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Latest news
View all →News · September 14, 2026
IU releases Unknown Planet, her first new music in a year
The single came out at 6 p.m. KST on September 10. Both songs, "Unknown Planet" and "Dear my crazy soulmate", are title tracks.
News · September 14, 2026
BTS's Arirang World Tour runs through March 2027
Launched April 9 in Goyang, the tour covers more than 80 shows in 34 cities across 23 countries through March 2027.
New albums
View all →IU · September 10, 2026
Unknown Planet
IU's first new release in a year, following "Bye, Summer". Both songs are title tracks.
BTS · March 20, 2026
ARIRANG
BTS's first full-group album after all members completed military service. 14 tracks, with "SWIM" as the title track.
BLACKPINK · February 27, 2026
DEADLINE
BLACKPINK's third EP. Five tracks including the pre-release song "뛰어 (JUMP)"; the title track is "GO".
Artists
View all →aespa 에스파
Four-member girl group under SM Entertainment. Debuted in 2020 with "Black Mamba"; released their second studio album, LEMONADE, in May 2026.
ATEEZ 에이티즈
Eight-member boy band under KQ Entertainment. Debuted in 2018; the first K-pop boy group to play Coachella, with three No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200.
BABYMONSTER 베이비몬스터
Seven-member girl group under YG Entertainment with members from South Korea, Japan and Thailand. Made their full debut in April 2024 with BABYMONS7ER and released the EP CHOOM in May 2026.
BLACKPINK 블랙핑크
Four-member girl group under YG Entertainment. Debuted in 2016; BORN PINK made them the first K-pop girl group to top the Billboard 200, and in 2023 they became Coachella's first Asian headliner.
BTS 방탄소년단
Seven-member boy band under BigHit Music. Debuted in 2013; the first all-South Korean act to top the Billboard Hot 100. After every member completed military service, they returned with ARIRANG in March 2026.
ENHYPEN 엔하이픈
Six-member boy band under Belift Lab, formed through the 2020 survival show I-LAND. Continuing as six after Heeseung left in March 2026, they scored their first Billboard 200 No. 1 with THE SIN : BLISS.