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BTS’ “Normal” music video premiered first on Spotify on July 17, and Spotify says it became the platform’s most-streamed K-pop video in one day. The release also explains the group’s cryptic U.S. newspaper ads.
BLACKPINK’s Jennie is launching new single Less than a Lover on July 24, 2026, trading stage bangers for a lo fi summer heartbreak sound. Festival previews and self-directed visuals hint at a more personal solo era.
BTS’s July 19, 2026 FIFA World Cup halftime performance in East Rutherford put “Dynamite” on a massive U.S. stage. Reports then shifted attention to English pronunciation, while a conflicting song reference remains unresolved.
On July 19, 2026, BTS turned the World Cup final in New Jersey into a K-pop milestone with its first ever halftime show. The brief Dynamite stage and intense online debate are already changing how global sports TV thinks about K-pop on this stage.
BTS turned the first FIFA World Cup final halftime show in New Jersey into a new live vocals flashpoint. Jimin, Jung Kook and the mix are at the center of a fierce ARMY versus casual viewer debate.
HYBE’s new girl group TUIDE will debut under ABD in fall 2026, after unveiling their name, lineup and wave themed logo on July 20. Fans are already discussing the multinational members, Jihyo’s sister Seoyeon and the private Instagram strategy shaping their rookie era.
BLACKPINK’s Jennie just unveiled her self directed Less Than A Lover teaser at midnight KST, turning a live favorite into her next solo focus. With festival buzz, full creative credits, and no release date yet, BLINKs are calling it a real reset.
BTS’s sold out Paris stop on the ARIRANG world tour drew French President Emmanuel Macron to Stade de France just days before their World Cup halftime show. Here is how one night blurred pop, politics and sport.
BTS member V just dropped a 28 second Paris alley TikTok that looks like a tiny dance film, posted days before BTS’s record ARIRANG shows at Stade de France. ARMY and even Jungkook turned it into a mini movie moment online.
Stray Kids activate full dark mode in their FARMING UNVEIL track, turning into hunters on a tense, pixel-art minefield mission. The teaser opens the THIS and THAT era and gives US STAY an early look at 3RACHA’s self-produced sound.
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