Many celebrities attended the ULKIN show at Seoul Fashion Week in Seoul, including idols, actors, and models.

U-NEXT will exclusively livestream 2026 MUSIC BANK in Barcelona on Saturday, October 17, 2026, with a replay available after the live broadcast. The Barcelona show featured Park Bo-gum as MC and performances by ATEEZ, ENHYPEN, NMIXX, and other K-pop artists.

WINNER’s Song Mino updated social media for the first time in about 3 years and 7 months, not to announce a comeback but to post a handwritten apology over the military service evasion controversy. He apologized for causing concern, disappointing fans and those serving, and said he would fulfill remaining duties responsibly. A court recently sentenced him to 1 year in prison, suspended for 2 years, over alleged military service violations.

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.

On the afternoon of the 8th, stars including Jin Akanishi, Ku Gyo-hwan, Ryu Seung-ryong, Kim Nam-gil, Im Ji-yeon, Apink’s Jung Eun-ji, Han Go-eun, Swings, Kim Min, Lee Dong-ha, Lee Yeo-reum, Choi Hyo-joo, Park Gyeong-hye, Singaporean actress Gladys Bay, and announcer Lee Jae-eun appeared at the red carpet event for the Seoul Drama Awards 2026, held in front of KBS Hall in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul.

THE BOYZ’s Eric will meet Korean fans for the first time as solo artist Song Young-jae at a two-show Seoul fan meeting on November 14. The event, themed around his favorite drama Boys Over Flowers, will include special stages, legendary performances, candid talk, and fan events.

On the morning of the 7th, Im Si-wan left for France through Incheon International Airport for an overseas schedule. Related headlines mention Im Si-wan and Seol In-a’s new drama poster for "My Guilty Man," where the two appear handcuffed together, and photos from a BYREDO event attended by THE BOYZ’s Juyeon and ZEROBASEONE’s Sung Han-bin.

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.

Singer Jeon Somi shed tears at BIGBANG’s 20th debut anniversary concert. In a vlog released on the 24th, she attended the final show with relatives, Kwon Eun-bi, and Umji, saying she had been a BIGBANG fan since childhood. She grew emotional during “LIES” and cried.

WINNER appeared at a-nation 2026 in Tokyo on October 3, marking their first stage at the event in about 12 years. Opening the festival’s first day, they performed six songs, including “LOVE ME LOVE ME,” “ISLAND,” “REALLY REALLY,” and “EVERYDAY (REMIX),” and also promoted new goods.

SHINee’s Onew has teamed up with Block B’s Zico for the title track “Tic Tac Toe” from his new single “Illusion,” set for release on the 20th at 6 p.m. Through official SNS, Onew unveiled a teaser poster and highlighted the collaboration. The single also includes “Mind Games” with former GFRIEND member Yuju, raising expectations for his special musical synergy and triple title-track project.