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TXT's 8th mini album '7TH YEAR: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns' debuts at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 with 69,000 units, while topping the Top Album Sales chart for a record ninth time. The group also achieves a Music Show Grand Slam and chart domination in Japan.
BTS kicked off the North American leg of their ARIRANG World Tour at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, performing a 23-song setlist including the tour debut of Permission to Dance and the emotional return of Magic Shop for 60,000 fans.
TWICE has shattered K-pop records by drawing 550,000 fans across 35 shows in 20 cities during the North American leg of their THIS IS FOR World Tour. The group now heads to Japan's National Stadium for three historic nights as the first overseas artist to headline the venue.
BLACKPINK's Jennie made history as the sole K-pop artist named to TIME's 100 Most Influential People of 2026, attending the prestigious gala in a custom Schiaparelli gown and earning a heartfelt tribute from Gracie Abrams.
South Korean prosecutors have rejected a police request for an arrest warrant against HYBE chairman Bang Si-hyuk, citing insufficient grounds for detention. The billionaire K-Pop mogul behind BTS faces allegations of misleading investors ahead of HYBE's 2020 IPO in a scheme worth an estimated 260 billion won.
