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CJ ENM has unveiled the creative plan for the 2026 MAMA Awards, scheduled for November 20 and 21 at Kyocera Dome Osaka. Rather than presenting the ceremony only as a music-industry event,…
CJ ENM will stage the 2026 MAMA AWARDS at Osaka’s Kyocera Dome on November 20 and 21, extending one of Korea’s longest-running music award shows into a major Japanese fan event. The…
Singer and entertainer Lee Daehwi and broadcaster Choi Min-a-soo will host the red-carpet events at the 2026 MAMA Awards in Osaka on Nov. 20 and 21. The ceremonies will be streamed worldwide…
A Japan-affiliated investment group and SVCV say they are considering a tender offer for 25% to 50% of JYP Entertainment, but JYP says it has received no acquisition proposal. Korean financial authorities…
aespa will hold a two-day fan meeting in Seoul on November 28 and 29, marking the group’s sixth anniversary and its first fan meeting since 2023.
South Korea’s four largest entertainment companies—HYBE, SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment and YG Entertainment—have reportedly chosen not to submit their artists’ work for the Grammy Awards’ newly introduced Best Asian Pop Music Performance…
P1Harmony appeared live on FOX11’s Good Day LA after headlining the 82WORLD: LA K-pop festival. The group discussed its growing U.S. audience and upcoming mini-album BLOW UP, due November 6.
Rookie group LNGSHOT has begun building anticipation for its November comeback with a documentary-style teaser focused on the members’ creative growth. The first episode of the promotional series for the group’s upcoming…
BTS has passed 10 billion streams on Spotify in 2026, becoming the first group to reach the milestone in a single year, according to Korean media reporting on October 16.
LE SSERAFIM’s second Japanese single, ‘Made My Night,’ debuted at No. 1 on Oricon’s daily singles chart after its October 9 release. The result gives the group consecutive chart-topping debuts for its…
BTS, BLACKPINK, KATSEYE and the Korean-linked animated hit ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ have earned multiple nominations for the 2026 Kids’ Choice Awards, extending Korean pop culture’s visibility in one of the United States’…
South Korea’s K-pop calendar is entering one of its busiest periods of the year, with major artists from HYBE, SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment and YG Entertainment preparing new releases alongside IVE, ATEEZ,…
