FNC Entertainment holds auditions for new talent on April 20th at BORN START Training Center in Yokohama.

At the production presentation for Lifetime’s new weekend drama, Jung Yong-hwa said he joined the long-delayed romance series out of loyalty to the project. He plays Ohm Tae-bong, a top romance-drama star who refuses kiss scenes and hides a major secret. The drama premieres October 24.

On the afternoon of the 19th, a production press conference for the new drama “Reason for No Reason, It’s You” was held at The Saint Grand Ballroom in D-Cube City, Guro District, Seoul, attended by CNBLUE’s Jung Yong-hwa, Hong Seung-hee, Han Chae-ah, Jo Jae-yun, and director Yoon Jong-ho. The drama is an unprecedented, unpredictable romance about a veteran romance actor with fatal flaws who meets a suspicious woman who believes she is the heroine of a drama. It was also announced that the series will be exclusively streamed in Japan on Lemino from October 24.

Lemino will exclusively stream the Korean drama "Without Reason, It’s You: She Calls Herself a Bodyguard!?" starting October 24, 2026. The story follows heiress Oh Hera, who wakes from an accident believing she is a drama heroine, and actor Eom Tae-bong, whose romance scenes are always rejected.

P1Harmony attended the Seoul Drama Awards 2026 ceremony held at KBS Hall in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul, on the 8th afternoon and performed the opening stage.

The second lineup for D Awards 2027 in Paris has been revealed. Choi Yena, AMPERS&ONE, RESCENE, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, and LNGSHOT have confirmed appearances. The first lineup included TWICE’s Jihyo as MC and performer, along with DPR IAN, P1Harmony, KISS OF LIFE, and AND2BLE.

The first lineup for D Awards 2027 in Paris has been announced. Held at Plenitude Arena in Paris on January 15 and 16, 2027, the event has confirmed TWICE’s Jihyo as MC and performer. The first lineup also includes DPR IAN, P1Harmony, KISS OF LIFE, and AND2BLE. More hosts and additional acts will be revealed later. The awards are hosted by Sports DongA and will air in Korea on Channel A.

The Seoul Drama Awards 2026 will take place on October 8 at KBS Hall in Seoul, with Kim Eun-sook receiving the Golden Bird Award. Winners and guests include Ryu Seung-ryong, RIIZE’s Anton, JIN, and the team behind Norway’s A Better Man. The ceremony will be broadcast live worldwide.

XMF 2026, a Japan-Korea music festival co-hosted by XMF and the NPO Japan-Korea Cultural Exchange Association, was held in Incheon over two days, featuring 24 acts and about 40,000 attendees. The event highlighted cross-border, cross-generational music exchange and will continue in Japan in 2027.

The 2026 Gangnam Festival was held on Dosan-daero in Seoul’s Gangnam District on the afternoon of the 4th, featuring K-pop concert appearances by ZEROBASEONE, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, SAY MY NAME, P1Harmony, KiiiKiii, LUN8, and PSY. ZEROBASEONE’s Seok Matthew and Park Gunwook also unveiled a mixtape for the first time as the unit EMP, with a digital single set for release in November. ALPHA DRIVE ONE’s Sangwon and Anxin shared a close photo with their faces resting on each other’s shoulders and spoke about their affection for one another.

FTISLAND’s Lee Hong-gi posted about reuniting with ONE OK ROCK’s Taka and UVERworld’s Takuya∞, expressing deep gratitude for the time spent with top Korean and Japanese bands. He also shared photos with other artists, highlighting warm Korea-Japan exchanges at XMF 2026.