Red carpet event for the inaugural "2024 ENA K POP UP CHART SHOW IN JAPAN" at Yokohama Pia Arena MM on August 6th and 7th.

Kim Dong-hyun has signed an exclusive contract with AER Entertainment and is officially launching his acting career. The agency pledged full support, and his new profile photos highlight a calm, refined image. Known from Produce 101 Season 2, MXM, and AB6IX, he has also built an acting resume and will now pursue new opportunities with AER.

ONEUS is coming back as a complete group. According to B-Wave Entertainment, they will release their 12th mini album, "FIRST LIGHT : 井," on the 23rd. This album is the first full-group release since Seoho rejoined after completing military service. After the comeback, ONEUS will begin the "2026 ONEUS WORLD TOUR 'FULL MOON'" starting with Seoul concerts on October 24 and 25, then continue through South America, Europe, North America, and Asia. ONEUS debuted in 2019 with "LIGHT US" and moved to B.Wave Entertainment in February after ending its seven-year exclusive contract with RBW.

At the HANNAH SHIN collection held on the afternoon of the 3rd at Seoul’s Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) for the 2027 S/S Seoul Fashion Week, DXTEEN, FLARE U, AMPERS&ONE’s Na Camden, Choi Ji-ho, and Mackiah, WJSN’s Luda, ARTMS’s Choerry and Heejin, Olivia Marsh, Uhm Ji-won, I.MET.U’s Moon Jeong-hee and Kim Young-bin, I.MET.U, Moon Seong-hyeon, Son Ji-woo, and LOUDI attended.

At the Seoul Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul’s Jung District on the afternoon of the 3rd, many stars attended the MMAM collection at the 2027 S/S Seoul Fashion Week. Guests included DXTEEN’s Ayuta Fukuda, ONE LOVE ONE HEART’s Isshin Aihara, Motonosuke, Dal★Shabet’s Dal Shabet Subin, BOYFRIEND’s Donghyun, AFTERSCHOOL’s Raina, former B.A.P member ZELO, former CoCoSoRi member SoRi, Thai actor Thanaphat Tansakul, I.MET.U’s Lia and Kelly, Fanbo, former AFTERSCHOOL member Joengah, Hyunwoo, Kim Hye-eun, Sonmin, Cha Ji-yeon, NORAZO, and Sohyang.

On the afternoon of the 1st, Fukuda Ayuta of DXTEEN, Aihara Isshin of ONE LOVE ONE HEART, Lee Jin-hyuk of UP10TION, Jang Moon-bok of LIMITLESS, Yoo Jae-pil, Son Ji-young, and Hwangbo attended the HOLYNUMBER7 collection at the 2027 S/S Seoul Fashion Week held at Seoul Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Jung-gu, Seoul.

To celebrate n.SSign’s third anniversary of their Japan debut, Home Drama Channel will air the second installment of “n.SSign Selection” starting in October. It will feature the first TV broadcast of their first hall tour, “n.SSign Japan Tour [EVERBLUE],” their second-anniversary fan meeting, and an exclusive original interview program over three months, with more first-time TV broadcasts planned for December.

Paul Kim, the popular Korean singer-songwriter known as the “Prince of OSTs,” will release the Hirose Kohmi-produced digital single “I Tried Turning You into a Melody” on Sept. 2, 2026. The warm ballad will also get an MV that day, featuring DXTEEN’s Ayuta Fukuda in a delicate, short-film-like performance.

Kstyle and IDOLCHAMP have launched the September vote for Kstyle POWER PUSH. Fans can choose the monthly power-push artist from August 25 to September 3, 2026, using Ruby CHAMSIM in the IDOLCHAMP app. Featured comeback artists include &TEAM, FLARE U, NCT TEN, and more.

n.SSign will release its first Japan original mini album, “WAY OUT,” on September 30, 2026. The five-track album consists entirely of original Japanese songs, and the pre-release track “LOOK AT ME NOW!” will stream from August 26. The group also revealed jacket art and plans a Japan tour.

MTV VMAJ 2026 will take place at Tokyo Dome on October 29, 2026. Live acts include Aina The End, &TEAM, INI, IS:SUE, JO1, and MAZZEL, with more artists to be announced. Official pre-sale runs through August 30. The event will award top music videos and major music prizes.