Kstyle reviews 2025's top 10 articles in Korean entertainment, covering scandals, deaths, and new group debuts.

NiziU returns to Korea after 1 year and 6 months with its first Korean mini album, Sour Grapes. The album reimagines Aesop’s “sour grapes” and features five songs, while the members describe the comeback as a year of bold new challenges, performances, and gratitude to WithU.

SHINee’s Minho showed a calm, composed mood in a marie claire photoshoot, posing against a wide blue grassland. In an interview, he discussed preparing his second mini album, Make it hot, described it as an “expansion,” and expressed deep gratitude to fans for his growth.

Stray Kids announced the Stray Kids ACTIVATION PROJECT <SKZ AREA CONNECT> to coincide with its Japan tour. In Fukuoka, collaborations will run around the Mizuho PayPay Dome concert, including FUQUOKKA sweets, JR Hakata City events, Tenjin campaigns, and the first wrapped bus. The group will hold 10 shows for about 520,000 fans and release its Japan 4th Mini Album, SUIATSU, on November 25, 2026.

Stray Kids’ Han was harmed by the unauthorized distribution of his solo song “back to life.” The track was illegally spread on Spotify, TikTok, and other platforms after audio was extracted from YouTube. JYP Entertainment filed a DMCA subpoena in U.S. court and Symphonic later removed the related audio.

Stray Kids’ Bang Chan departed for Singapore via Incheon International Airport on the afternoon of the 9th for an overseas schedule. Related headlines note that he celebrated his birthday that day and donated a total of 33 million yen to three organizations, and that he attended FENDI’s spring-summer collection show with TWICE’s Mina and Snow Man’s Ren Meguro.

BLACKPINK’s Jennie appeared as a special guest at the second Seoul-area concert of The Weeknd’s Korea show and performed “One Of the Girls” with him. She wore a purple stage outfit, hugged The Weeknd after the song, and later watched his performance from the audience.

At the Seoul Drama Awards 2026, writer Kim Eunsook won the top Golden Bird Award. K-dramas and performers including Ryu Seung-ryong, Im Ji-yeon, and RIIZE’s Anton were also honored. Jin Akanishi attended from Japan and received the Asia Star Award.

Louis Vuitton held its 2027 spring/summer women’s collection fashion show in Paris on Wednesday, October 7 at 1:30 a.m. Japan time. Guests included Maison ambassador Suzu Hirose, XG’s HINATA and MAYA, Stray Kids’ Felix, BLACKPINK’s Lisa, Shin Min-a, Zendaya, Emma Stone, KATSEYE’s Daniela and Yoonchae, Ana de Armas, and Catherine Deneuve.

Louis Vuitton held its 2027 spring/summer women’s collection fashion show in Paris on Wednesday, October 7 at 1:30 a.m. Japan time. Guests included Maison ambassador Suzu Hirose, XG’s HINATA and MAYA, Stray Kids’ Felix, BLACKPINK’s Lisa, Shin Min-a, Zendaya, Emma Stone, KATSEYE’s Daniela and Yoonchae, Ana de Armas, and Catherine Deneuve.

At the Seoul Drama Awards 2026 ceremony held on the afternoon of the 8th at KBS Hall in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul, attendees included RIIZE’s Anton, Jin Akanishi, Yoon Ji-sung of Wanna One, Ku Gyo-hwan, Ryu Seung-ryong, Kim Nam-gil, Um Ki-joon, Lim Ji-yeon, Apink’s Jung Eun-ji, Han Go-eun, Moon Ji-hoon (Swings), Kim Min, Lee Jae-won, Park Gyeong-hye, Lee Dong-ha, Lee Yeo-reum, Choi Hyo-ju, writer Kim Eun-sook, Elizaveta Maksimova, Gladys Bay, Paulo Avelino, and announcer Lee Jae-eun.