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K-Pop
KO1KEYZ takes its 6.98 million votes on the road before debut
KO1KEYZ sets Tokyo, Kobe and Seoul fan-meetings before its fall 2026 Korea-Japan debut, after a 6.98 million-vote finale.
K-Drama
Shun Oguri hunts an invisible terror in Netflix’s Gas Human
Netflix’s 8-episode Gas Human premieres July 2, with Yeon Sang Ho, Shinzo Katayama, Shun Oguri and Yū Aoi reworking Toho’s 1960 sci-fi thriller.
K-Drama
Cho Jung Seok prints trouble as Park Hae-soo closes in on Paper Man
Netflix confirms Paper Man, a Korean crime drama starring Cho Jung Seok as a counterfeiter, with Park Hae-soo and Soo Hyun.
Global K-Wave
Mamamoo fills 10,000 seats in Kaohsiung as four voices reunite
Mamamoo sells out Kaohsiung Arena after three Seoul shows, launching its 4WARD world tour with 4 Flowers on June 19.
Variety & TV
SHIN JI and Mun Won’s wedding hits TV as Baek Ji Young pauses
MBN’s June 9 episode follows SHIN JI and Mun Won’s wedding, from the dress fitting to Baek Ji Young’s song and Koyote’s remarks.
K-Pop
Secret starts its 12-year comeback with Yebin’s voice
Secret introduces Yebin before its June 18 'Secret Flavor' release, confirming a three-member comeback with Jun Hyo Seong and Jung Ha-na.
K-Movie
Kim Jae Joong tracks a Kobe shrine mystery in his screen return
Kim Jae Joong returns as shaman Myeong-jin in Shinsa: Whispers of the Evil Spirit, opening June 17 as a CGV-exclusive horror film.
Celebrity & Issues
Go Joon-hee snacks as Kian84 starts over and Song Ga-in laughs
Go Joon-hee, Kian84 and Song Ga-in use new June 8 YouTube videos for snack talk, a former-employee project and family test results.
Celebrity & Issues
Ok Jin-uk: From Super Five to Musical Stages and 'Teach You a Lesson'
Explore Ok Jin-uk's journey from music auditions and the group Super Five to his role as Jo In-beom in the Netflix series Teach You a Lesson.
K-Drama
The Legend of Kitchen Soldier heats up TVING as ratings hit 7%
Park Ji Hoon's tvN drama climbs from a 5.8% premiere to 7.2% nationwide by episode 7 while leading TVING for three weeks.
Global K-Wave
ZEROBASEONE puts Ascend on Target and Walmart shelves June 26
ZEROBASEONE's 6th mini album gets a physical US music release June 26, with retail sales at Target, Barnes & Noble and Walmart.
Global K-Wave
Jennie brings Ruby to life across a 17-song Governors Ball set
Jennie closes the SNAPCHAT stage in New York on June 7 with a 60-minute solo set built around Ruby, plus a first reveal of a new song.
Global K-Wave
aespa breaks into the UK Top 100 as LEMONADE powers a chart first
aespa's LEMONADE debuts at No. 95 on the UK Official Singles Chart, with No. 13 downloads and a No. 9 Billboard 200 start for the album.
K-Pop
Sandara Park brings rePRISM straight to the stage with ARADNAS
Sandara Park releases rePRISM on June 20 as ARADNAS's first official project, then heads to a July 4 YES24 LIVE HALL fan-con in Seoul.
Global K-Wave
WOODZ and KiiiKiii storm FADER's list with two very different albums
WOODZ's 17-track Archive. 1 and KiiiKiii's six-song Delulu Pack land on FADER's best albums of early 2026 list.
Global K-Wave
Hope brings Na Hong-jin's 160-minute Cannes risk home on July 15
Na Hong-jin's SF action film Hope opens in Korea on July 15 after Cannes, 200-territory presales and debate over its 160-minute runtime.
K-Pop
LE SSERAFIM, Illit and KATSEYE hit M Countdown before the song drops
HYBE’s three girl groups preview ICONIC BY MISTAKE with a June 11 music video and M Countdown stage before the June 12 single release.
K-Pop
RIIZE turns summer into a dance floor with 'Do your dance'
RIIZE sets a June 15 comeback with mini-album 'II,' six tracks, Haru Lee lyrics and point choreography built for stage clips.
K-Pop
BOYNEXTDOOR opens HOME with ‘VIRAL’ and a fourth million-seller in sight
BOYNEXTDOOR releases first full-length album HOME on June 8, 2026, with title track “VIRAL,” nine songs, and rising million-seller stakes.
K-Movie
Lee Je-no and Na Jaemin swing WIND UP into CGV this July
WIND UP: THE MOVIE opens exclusively at CGV on July 2, 2026, reshaping the 30 million-view KITTZ baseball story for cinemas.
K-Pop
2026 Weverse Con Festival fills Olympic Park with Rain and 30 acts
The June 6-7 festival brought KSPO DOME, 88 Lawn Field and online streaming together with LE SSERAFIM, BOYNEXTDOOR and more.
Celebrity & Issues
Jeon So-min steps into Lungs for a tense 95-minute two-hander
Jeon So-min joins Duncan Macmillan's Lungs at Chungmu Art Center from May 23 to August 2, 2026, taking the female role in the 95-minute play.
Variety & TV
Han Da-gam turns a home visit into My Little Old Boy's standout clip
Han Da-gam's June 7 My Little Old Boy home visit with Tak Jae-hun and Kim Jun Ho gets a separate SBS YouTube clip.
Celebrity & Issues
Chae Yeon revisits "Shake" scrutiny as 2005 gets a new voice
On Nopakku Tak Jae-hun, Chae Yeon revisits the "Shake" music video review as "2005 Chae Yeon" returns after an eight-month break.
KO1KEYZ takes its 6.98 million votes on the road before debut
KO1KEYZ sets Tokyo, Kobe and Seoul fan-meetings before its fall 2026 Korea-Japan debut, after a 6.98 million-vote finale.
Shun Oguri hunts an invisible terror in Netflix’s Gas Human
Netflix’s 8-episode Gas Human premieres July 2, with Yeon Sang Ho, Shinzo Katayama, Shun Oguri and Yū Aoi reworking Toho’s 1960 sci-fi thriller.
Cho Jung Seok prints trouble as Park Hae-soo closes in on Paper Man
Netflix confirms Paper Man, a Korean crime drama starring Cho Jung Seok as a counterfeiter, with Park Hae-soo and Soo Hyun.
Mamamoo fills 10,000 seats in Kaohsiung as four voices reunite
Mamamoo sells out Kaohsiung Arena after three Seoul shows, launching its 4WARD world tour with 4 Flowers on June 19.
SHIN JI and Mun Won’s wedding hits TV as Baek Ji Young pauses
MBN’s June 9 episode follows SHIN JI and Mun Won’s wedding, from the dress fitting to Baek Ji Young’s song and Koyote’s remarks.
Secret starts its 12-year comeback with Yebin’s voice
Secret introduces Yebin before its June 18 'Secret Flavor' release, confirming a three-member comeback with Jun Hyo Seong and Jung Ha-na.
Kim Jae Joong tracks a Kobe shrine mystery in his screen return
Kim Jae Joong returns as shaman Myeong-jin in Shinsa: Whispers of the Evil Spirit, opening June 17 as a CGV-exclusive horror film.
Go Joon-hee snacks as Kian84 starts over and Song Ga-in laughs
Go Joon-hee, Kian84 and Song Ga-in use new June 8 YouTube videos for snack talk, a former-employee project and family test results.
Ok Jin-uk: From Super Five to Musical Stages and 'Teach You a Lesson'
Explore Ok Jin-uk's journey from music auditions and the group Super Five to his role as Jo In-beom in the Netflix series Teach You a Lesson.
The Legend of Kitchen Soldier heats up TVING as ratings hit 7%
Park Ji Hoon's tvN drama climbs from a 5.8% premiere to 7.2% nationwide by episode 7 while leading TVING for three weeks.
ZEROBASEONE puts Ascend on Target and Walmart shelves June 26
ZEROBASEONE's 6th mini album gets a physical US music release June 26, with retail sales at Target, Barnes & Noble and Walmart.
Jennie brings Ruby to life across a 17-song Governors Ball set
Jennie closes the SNAPCHAT stage in New York on June 7 with a 60-minute solo set built around Ruby, plus a first reveal of a new song.
aespa breaks into the UK Top 100 as LEMONADE powers a chart first
aespa's LEMONADE debuts at No. 95 on the UK Official Singles Chart, with No. 13 downloads and a No. 9 Billboard 200 start for the album.
Sandara Park brings rePRISM straight to the stage with ARADNAS
Sandara Park releases rePRISM on June 20 as ARADNAS's first official project, then heads to a July 4 YES24 LIVE HALL fan-con in Seoul.
WOODZ and KiiiKiii storm FADER's list with two very different albums
WOODZ's 17-track Archive. 1 and KiiiKiii's six-song Delulu Pack land on FADER's best albums of early 2026 list.
Hope brings Na Hong-jin's 160-minute Cannes risk home on July 15
Na Hong-jin's SF action film Hope opens in Korea on July 15 after Cannes, 200-territory presales and debate over its 160-minute runtime.
LE SSERAFIM, Illit and KATSEYE hit M Countdown before the song drops
HYBE’s three girl groups preview ICONIC BY MISTAKE with a June 11 music video and M Countdown stage before the June 12 single release.
RIIZE turns summer into a dance floor with 'Do your dance'
RIIZE sets a June 15 comeback with mini-album 'II,' six tracks, Haru Lee lyrics and point choreography built for stage clips.
BOYNEXTDOOR opens HOME with ‘VIRAL’ and a fourth million-seller in sight
BOYNEXTDOOR releases first full-length album HOME on June 8, 2026, with title track “VIRAL,” nine songs, and rising million-seller stakes.
Lee Je-no and Na Jaemin swing WIND UP into CGV this July
WIND UP: THE MOVIE opens exclusively at CGV on July 2, 2026, reshaping the 30 million-view KITTZ baseball story for cinemas.
2026 Weverse Con Festival fills Olympic Park with Rain and 30 acts
The June 6-7 festival brought KSPO DOME, 88 Lawn Field and online streaming together with LE SSERAFIM, BOYNEXTDOOR and more.
Jeon So-min steps into Lungs for a tense 95-minute two-hander
Jeon So-min joins Duncan Macmillan's Lungs at Chungmu Art Center from May 23 to August 2, 2026, taking the female role in the 95-minute play.
Han Da-gam turns a home visit into My Little Old Boy's standout clip
Han Da-gam's June 7 My Little Old Boy home visit with Tak Jae-hun and Kim Jun Ho gets a separate SBS YouTube clip.
Chae Yeon revisits "Shake" scrutiny as 2005 gets a new voice
On Nopakku Tak Jae-hun, Chae Yeon revisits the "Shake" music video review as "2005 Chae Yeon" returns after an eight-month break.