BTS became the first pop group to top $500 million in ticket sales on a single tour, per Billboard Boxscore figures released September 30, 2026. The Arirang World Tour’s August run generated $171.7 million alone.
Gemstone E&M confirmed on Sept. 21, 2026 that Lee Hyori, Ock Joo-hyun, Lee Jin and Sung Yuri have reunited as Fin.K.L for full-group activities. No album, single or tour has been announced.
Hwasa performed on Rock in Rio’s Palco Mundo on September 11, becoming the first K-pop female soloist to take the festival’s main stage. The MAMAMOO member delivered 13 songs to about 80,000 fans, including a MAMAMOO medley and a Brazilian flag finale.
BIGBANG returned to New Jersey for the first time in 11 years and sold out MetLife Stadium on September 11, 2026. The XX : COSMOS show ran about three hours, and G-Dragon closed by telling the crowd the group is so back.
Tame Impala and Jennie’s ‘Dracula’ reportedly spent a 16th week in the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10, holding at No. 6. The run passes BTS’s ‘Butter’ for the longest Top 10 stay by a K-pop act.
The Remarried Empress teaser has reached more than 10 million views ahead of its November 4, 2026 Disney+ premiere. Shin Min-ah, Lee Jong-suk, Ju Ji-hoon, and Lee Se-young lead the fantasy romance.
KATSEYE’s third EP, WILD, opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 170,000 equivalent units in the United States. Its sales-heavy debut marks a rapid rise from No. 98 and places the global girl group in a wider all-woman chart story.
The August 22, 2026 chart week explained: This and That at No. 38, the album at No. 1, and why song streams, purchases and album-equivalent units are different measures.
BLACKPINK’s 10-year anniversary marks more than a milestone. From Born Pink’s chart-topping run to Coachella, YouTube, fashion, and solo careers, the group rewrote the global girl-group model.
BLACKPINK’s seven-piece Heritage Collection with MU:DS and the National Museum of Korea arrives for the group’s 10th anniversary. Preorders open through YG SELECT on August 8, with US shoppers facing key shipping questions.
