THE BOYZ’s Eric departed from Incheon International Airport for Paris on the morning of the 30th to attend Fashion Week.

THE BOYZ will hold “ZENERATION III” at KSPO DOME in Seoul from December 24 to 27. It will be their first solo concert as nine members since moving to 78 RECORDS. After leader Sangyeon’s military discharge, the group will return with a tighter performance and continue the ZENERATION series.

On the afternoon of the 12th, a VIP screening of the film “Heavy Snow” was held at CGV Yongsan I’Park Mall in Seoul. Kim Ji-woon, Lee Yoon-ji, Ji Il-joo, Jeong So-yeon, Geum Hae-na, Kang Chae-young, Lee Do-ah, Kim Gi-he, Nucksal, Lee Michelle, Jang Young-won, YouTubers LookSam and Yuk Eun-yeong-sam, and others attended. The film is a mystery about a mysterious body found at a rural station isolated by heavy snow, involving stationmaster Gapsu, who is about to retire, and his newly arrived successor Hyuntek.

P Arc Group Chairman and One Hundred CEO Cha Ga-won denied fraud charges at his second court hearing. He is accused of taking large advance payments for an IP-based business and failing to fulfill a jeonse contract after receiving a 5.4 billion won deposit. Prosecutors plan witness questioning on December 7.

ASIA CULTURE FESTIVAL KOREA 2026, scheduled for November 14, 2026 at INSPIRE Resort in Incheon, South Korea, has been postponed after discussions with the organizers and related parties. The organizers apologized to fans, artists, and staff, and said the new date and details will be announced later. Ticket refund information will be provided once ready.

A Seoul court found that reports alleging former THE BOYZ member Ju Haknyeon engaged in prostitution were false and ordered reporter Choi to pay 200 million won in damages. The court said the reporter lacked sufficient factual basis and did not properly verify the claims. The case is not yet final, and a related criminal trial is ongoing.

THE BOYZ’s New appeared on bubble for JAPAN starting Tuesday, October 27, 2026. This rollout uses “bubble relay,” an integration platform developed by Korean company Dear U, which operates the bubble service. Through this connection, content distributed by Korean artists in their separate Dear U bubble apps can also be subscribed to seamlessly on bubble for JAPAN. New debuted in 2017 as a member of the K-pop boy group THE BOYZ. In 2026, he expanded his activities by starring in a musical and released the digital single “N/1” in September, accelerating his solo career.

A launch event for the brand BARRIE was held on the morning of the 27th at Han Gallery in Seoul’s Gangnam District. Attendees included IVE’s Wonyoung, NCT’s Jaemin, Lee Jae-hyun (THE BOYZ’s Hyunjae), and KickFlip’s Donghwa and Minjae.

Ji Chang Min, known as Q from THE BOYZ, will hold a solo fan meeting in Yokohama on November 15, 2026, celebrating his lead role in the drama "My Idol, My Debut." Tickets go on sale October 23, 2026. The event will feature two shows, VIP perks, and a hi-bye session.

ABEMA will broadcast the live finale of Mnet’s STREET WORLD FIGHTER: Directors' War exclusively in Japan and simultaneously with Korea for free tonight. The show spotlights performance directors who create every aspect of a stage, and four finalists—KASPER, BABYZOO, BADA, and kooyoung back—will compete in a cheer performance mission. ZEROBASEONE’s Sung Hanbin will MC, and a related special program featuring YUMEKI and JO1’s Ren Kawashiri is also streaming free.

On the morning of the 19th, ZEROBASEONE’s Sung Han-bin, former IZ*ONE member Choi Ye-na, THE BOYZ’s Sunwoo and Q, and fromis_9’s Baek Ji-heon and Lee Chae-young attended a brand event for COACH held in Seongsu-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul.