🏆 NCT 127’s “Blingy” takes a Circle Chart digital double crown #1 Overall Digital + #1 Downloads (Aug 23–29) · only new release in the digital top 5 (Soompi)

🎧 EXO's 'Monster' tops 276 million Spotify streams The 2016 title track from 'EX'ACT' reached 276,017,364 plays on Spotify's public count as of Oct. 26. It is EXO's second most-streamed song on the platform, behind 'Love Shot' at 464 million.

🌪️ TXT's 'PERFECT STORM' tops Spotify's pre-save chart with about 300,000 pre-saves The group's ninth mini album took No. 1 on Spotify's Top 10 Countdown on Oct. 26, Big Hit Music said. Day-one pre-save participation was about 3.5 times that of their previous album. 'PERFECT STORM' arrives Nov. 16 at 6 p.m. KST.

🎧 BTS's Jung Kook passes 22 million Spotify followers, the fastest Asian act to get there He reached the mark about three years and eight months after opening his account on Feb. 11, 2022, according to STARNEWS, without a new solo single or album since 2023. 'Seven' and 'Standing Next to You' each top 1.5 billion streams, and 'Seven' has passed 3.1 billion.

🎬 TWICE's Dahyun stars in the romance film 'Clouds Roll Like Gureumi' Production company Take One Studio said on Oct. 21 that filming has begun, with a 2027 release targeted. Dahyun plays Gu Reum, a high schooler who uses a pink wheelchair, opposite Cha Woo Min as a young swimmer.

🩹 XLOV's Hyun to miss comeback showcase after leg injury StrangeLab said on Oct. 27 that Hyun was hurt during practice and will sit out the Oct. 28 showcase for the group's third mini album 'i=!', which will go ahead with three members on medical advice. His music show and fan sign schedules will be decided based on his recovery. 'i=!' drops Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. KST.

👑 RESCENE top October's Rising Singer brand reputation rankings The group led the Korea Business Research Institute's list with an index of 6,750,110, based on big data collected from Sept. 27 to Oct. 27, though their score was down 17.29% from September. ATEEZ placed second and Kim Yong Bin third, followed by CORTIS and Seongri.

🌙 RIIZE's 'Insomnia' tops QQ Music and earns Gold certification The new single, released Oct. 26, hit No. 1 on QQ Music's overall and single digital album sales charts and passed 250,000 yuan in sales, according to Ilgan Sports and bnt. It also reached No. 2 on LINE Music's real-time new song chart in Japan.

🎤 LE SSERAFIM wrap their first Europe tour in Berlin The group closed the European leg of their 'PUREFLOW' world tour on Oct. 26 at Berlin's Uber Arena, following shows in London, Amsterdam, Paris and Copenhagen. Next up are two shows at Macau's Galaxy Arena on Nov. 7-8, according to The Daily Post.

🎧 LE SSERAFIM's 'BOOMPALA' tops 100 million Spotify streams The second full album's title track reached 100,138,193 plays as of Oct 25, about five months after release, according to Source Music. It's their 18th song past 100 million on Spotify.

🎂 Happy 21st birthday to WHIB's Wonjun The group's maknae was born Oct. 26, 2005, in Uiwang, Gyeonggi-do. C-JeS Studio's birthday graphic and WHIB's official X account marked the day with new photos. WHIB are mid-tour on their 'BLUE HOUR' fan concert run, which played Osaka on Oct. 25 and heads to Taipei on Oct. 31, according to Chosun Biz.

🎤 izna hold their first concert in Hong Kong The six members brought their 'WHO DAT GIRL?' tour to MacPherson Stadium in Mong Kok on Oct. 24, their first show in the city since debut, according to on.cc. They greeted fans in Cantonese and performed unit covers of Girls' Generation's 'Kissing You' and aespa's 'Illusion'. The tour heads to Singapore on Nov. 8.

🎧 Hearts2Hearts' 'FOCUS' tops 100 million Spotify streams The title track from the group's first mini album passed 100 million streams on Spotify as of Oct. 26 KST, SM Entertainment said. It is their fourth song to reach the mark, after 'The Chase', 'STYLE' and 'RUDE!'. Released in October 2025, 'FOCUS' placed No. 11 on The Fader's list of the 51 best songs of 2025, the highest spot for a K-pop track.

📢 ZEROBASEONE's EMP set Nov. 10 return with 'OFF script' Seok Matthew and Park Gunwook will release their first digital single 'OFF script' on Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. KST, WakeOne Entertainment announced. It follows 'RUN' with Dynamic Duo on Nov. 4 and lands about two months after their mixtape 'We the Extra'.

📈 IVE's 'Looks Can Kill' climbs to No. 3 on Melon's Hot 100 The pre-release title track was also No. 10 on the Melon Top 100 as of 9 a.m. KST Oct. 26, according to News1. The six-track mini album of the same name came out that day at 6 p.m. KST, Starship Entertainment said.

🎤 MAMAMOO reunite on a Japanese stage for the first time in about four years All four members performed at Tokyo Garden Theater on Oct. 25 for their '4WARD' world tour, according to etnews. The tour wraps Nov. 28-29 at Taipei Arena, with both shows sold out.

🥃 BLACKPINK's Rosé is named Johnnie Walker Black Label's new brand ambassador Diageo announced the partnership on Oct. 26 and launched it with an event at Bar 81 in Signiel Seoul, debuting her signature 'Twist of Something Highball' cocktail. Campaigns will run in Korea, Britain, Indonesia, China and other markets, according to The Korea Times.

🎤 TWS wrap their first Asia tour with 115,000 fans '24/7:FOR' ran 15 shows in eight cities, opening at Seoul's KSPO DOME and closing Oct. 24 at Kaohsiung Arena, PLEDIS Entertainment said. Along the way they debuted unreleased unit songs and a Chinese version of 'hey! hey!'. Next up is their second single album 'TO US' on Nov. 2.

💿 SEVENTEEN's Jeonghan X Joshua sell over 800,000 copies in first week The unit's first mini album 'DREAMSCAPE' sold 804,949 copies on Hanteo from Oct. 19 to 25 and topped the weekly album chart, PLEDIS Entertainment said. The album had already moved more than 650,000 copies on release day alone, the biggest first-day total for a K-pop unit album. Their JOURNEY INTO [DREAMING] concerts open Oct. 30 at Inspire Arena in Incheon.