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EXO closed their sixth solo concert tour with three sold-out Seoul encore nights at KSPO DOME, drawing 33,000 fans and capping 27 sold-out shows across 14 cities. The final show was streamed to 64 theaters in 23 regions worldwide. Suho, Chanyeol, Kai, D.O., and Sehun opened with "Crown" and "Monster," and the emotional peak came when fans sang "Butterfly Girl" entirely on their own while the members watched with teary eyes. The night also celebrated the 15-year bond between EXO and EXO-L. Over at the Korea Grand Music Awards, Monster X won Best Group on Music Day, NEXZ took the Hulu Japan Popularity Award for the second year in a row, and ITZY and WayV delivered show-stopping stages with "Motto," "That's a No No," and "Vision Wings." Plus, IVE's Rei charms fans at the "D-Festa: The Origin" K-pop art exhibition.Stay connected with K-BUZZ for your daily dose of Korean entertainment news!Visit us at https://www.kbuzz.net for more updates, episode archives, and additional content.Love the show? Leave us a review and help other K-pop and K-drama fans discover K-BUZZ. Your support helps us keep bringing you the latest from Korea's entertainment scene every day.Thanks for listening, and we'll catch you in the next episode!

Disney Plus' romance fantasy epic "The Remarried Empress" is making history, becoming the platform's most-watched local original worldwide in just three days and ranking first among Korean titles across more than fifty markets. Shin Min-a stars as Empress Navier, with Joo Ji-hoon, Lee Se-young, and Lee Jong-suk heating up a royal love triangle that has viewers buzzing about the lavish sets and sweeping music. Meanwhile, Kim Ji-won's turn as a genius surgeon in SBS's "Doctor X: Age of the White Mafia" has hit a 19.5% nationwide rating in six episodes, while P1Harmony's tenth mini album "Blow Up" sold over 540,000 copies on its first day, a career best. Plus, BLACKPINK's Jennie earns a Hollywood Music in Media Awards nomination for "Someone to Hold" from the Netflix movie "Steps," CRAVITY completes a three-award sweep at the Korea Grand Music Awards, and Day6's Young K wins Best Artist after writing 234 songs.Stay connected with K-BUZZ for your daily dose of Korean entertainment news!Visit us at https://www.kbuzz.net for more updates, episode archives, and additional content.Love the show? Leave us a review and help other K-pop and K-drama fans discover K-BUZZ. Your support helps us keep bringing you the latest from Korea's entertainment scene every day.Thanks for listening, and we'll catch you in the next episode!

HYBE has fired back at a New York Times report criticizing NewJeans' exclusive contract, insisting the deal had no problems and that the contracting party was Min Hee-jin, then CEO of ADOR. The company also defended its camera, school, and penalty-clause practices, and noted that Hanni, Haerin, and Hyein have returned to ADOR while Danielle remains in a civil lawsuit. Elsewhere, Marvel fans have plenty to cheer about as Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, and Kevin Feige head to Seoul to promote "Avengers: Doomsday," with Evans making his first Marvel-related Korea visit in eleven years. TWICE's Nayeon is also gearing up for her solo comeback with "NA-sty," teased by a mysterious intro film featuring her striking blue hair. Plus, ATEEZ's "Drip" becomes their first song to chart on the Billboard Global 200 in its debut week, and KOYKIDS sells more than 525,000 copies of their debut single in Japan.Stay connected with K-BUZZ for your daily dose of Korean entertainment news!Visit us at https://www.kbuzz.net for more updates, episode archives, and additional content.Love the show? Leave us a review and help other K-pop and K-drama fans discover K-BUZZ. Your support helps us keep bringing you the latest from Korea's entertainment scene every day.Thanks for listening, and we'll catch you in the next episode!

BTS can put the "Swim" plagiarism saga behind them: three American songwriters voluntarily dropped their copyright lawsuit against Hybe in a California federal court just four months after filing, with no settlement and before Hybe had even submitted a formal response. The news lands as BTS prepares to hit the road again with the Arirang Southeast Asia tour, including fifteen shows across five cities such as Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, and Jakarta. Meanwhile, Stray Kids' Leeno will become the group's first member to enlist, as JYP Entertainment confirms his military service for the first quarter of 2027, and IVE's Jang Wonyoung is addressing a viral Bulgari event moment, calling it a simple misunderstanding. Plus, Hyukoh returns with the full album "Thirty-Three" after six years, Shin Min-a, Lee Jin-wook, and Yoo Teo headline MBC's "Soomokgeum," and Netflix unveils the trailer for the crime thriller "Blue Road."Stay connected with K-BUZZ for your daily dose of Korean entertainment news!Visit us at https://www.kbuzz.net for more updates, episode archives, and additional content.Love the show? Leave us a review and help other K-pop and K-drama fans discover K-BUZZ. Your support helps us keep bringing you the latest from Korea's entertainment scene every day.Thanks for listening, and we'll catch you in the next episode!

BTS just made history as the first K-pop act ever to earn an album certification in Italy, with their fifth studio album "Arirang" awarded Platinum status by FIMI for 50,000 units. It's an upgrade on their earlier Gold certifications for "Be" and "Proof" there. "Arirang" is also still going strong on the Billboard 200 at number 57, extending its run to 32 straight weeks, while the title track "Swim" sits at number 33 on the Global 200 as the world tour rolls on. Meanwhile, RESCENE is making their own history as the first Korean girl group song featured in a Disney film, with "With" playing over the end credits of Hex: Kingdom of Witches, and the track hit number one on Melon's Top 100 just two hours after release. Plus, NWYMD's "French Kissing" earns another music show win with 800,000+ first-week sales, NCT Wish sells out Seoul's Gocheok Sky Dome from pre-sale alone, Netflix's "Part-Time Honey" scares its way into the global non-English top ten, and Na Hong-jin's "Hope" posts the year's biggest Korean opening in France.Stay connected with K-BUZZ for your daily dose of Korean entertainment news!Visit us at https://www.kbuzz.net for more updates, episode archives, and additional content.Love the show? Leave us a review and help other K-pop and K-drama fans discover K-BUZZ. Your support helps us keep bringing you the latest from Korea's entertainment scene every day.Thanks for listening, and we'll catch you in the next episode!

Andable just posted a career-best, with their second mini album "Sequence Two: Attraction" selling 803,415 copies in its first week according to Hanteo Chart, topping the 731,000 sold by their debut. More than 520,000 of those copies sold on day one, and the album landed in the iTunes Top Albums top ten in 15 regions, while every track, including the title song "French Kissing," entered Melon's Hot 100. Elsewhere, a U.S. federal court dismissed a copyright lawsuit against BTS, and the group will also broadcast two Arirang World Tour shows live to theaters in more than 80 countries and regions. BLACKPINK's Jisoo hit #1 on iTunes in 28 regions with "Addicted," and Rescene took the top spot on the Melon Hot 100 with "With." Plus, Disney Plus unveils "The Remarried Empress" starring Shin Min-a, and CORTIS heads to Fuji TV's FNS Music Festival.Stay connected with K-BUZZ for your daily dose of Korean entertainment news!Visit us at https://www.kbuzz.net for more updates, episode archives, and additional content.Love the show? Leave us a review and help other K-pop and K-drama fans discover K-BUZZ. Your support helps us keep bringing you the latest from Korea's entertainment scene every day.Thanks for listening, and we'll catch you in the next episode!

BTS just wrapped a blazing South American leg of their "Arirang" world tour, performing for roughly 850,000 fans across five countries and closing with three sold-out nights at Morumbi Stadium in São Paulo. The run brought firsts and emotional reunions, from debut shows in Peru to returns to Chile after nine years and Brazil after seven, with an estimated 460 billion won in spending in Buenos Aires alone. Meanwhile, ILLIT hit a career-high 444,000 first-week sales with "Break Even" and their title track "I'll Arrest You" landed at #3 on Melon, and EXO's Kai and Sehun are teaming up as a brand-new duo unit with a first album coming in December. Elsewhere, tvN's "One Hundred Days of Lies" hit a personal best 9.8% rating, Chiikawa: The Mermaid Island Mystery topped the Korean box office for a fourth straight weekend, and the beloved veteran actor Choi Bul-am was laid to rest after 67 years in acting.Stay connected with K-BUZZ for your daily dose of Korean entertainment news!Visit us at https://www.kbuzz.net for more updates, episode archives, and additional content.Love the show? Leave us a review and help other K-pop and K-drama fans discover K-BUZZ. Your support helps us keep bringing you the latest from Korea's entertainment scene every day.Thanks for listening, and we'll catch you in the next episode!

BTS just wrapped the Latin American leg of the BTS World Tour Arirang with a perfect sellout: all 14 shows across five cities, drawing about 853,000 fans. The run took them from Bogotá to Lima, Santiago, Buenos Aires and São Paulo, with first-ever stops in Colombia and Argentina, and fans in La Plata alone spent an estimated 460 billion won outside of ticket costs. Meanwhile, TREASURE drops the electronic hip-hop single "SHOCK" with a nod to 1TYM's "Hot Ddeugeo," and ATEEZ builds hype for the 15th mini album, Golden Hour Part Six, with a sporty third concept photo and a pre-release track, "Drip." Also in the headlines, AND2BLE's "French Kissing" helps their new mini album pull in about half a million copies on day one, Lightsum is named honorary ambassador for Korea Post Savings, and Lee Seung Yoon's solo concert "Zero" hits #1 on NOL Ticket's reservation rankings.Stay connected with K-BUZZ for your daily dose of Korean entertainment news!Visit us at https://www.kbuzz.net for more updates, episode archives, and additional content.Love the show? Leave us a review and help other K-pop and K-drama fans discover K-BUZZ. Your support helps us keep bringing you the latest from Korea's entertainment scene every day.Thanks for listening, and we'll catch you in the next episode!

J-Hope's "Mona Lisa" music video has officially passed 100 million views on YouTube, about a year and a half after release. The hip-hop R&B track, set in an art museum with smooth, detailed choreography, reached number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 56 on the UK Official Singles Chart, and number 27 on Spotify's Weekly Top Songs Global. It's his fourth solo video to hit the mark, and BTS is still busy on their "Arirang" world tour, with V and Jungkook's side-by-side selfies sending fans into a frenzy. On the music front, AND2BLE's tropical R&B title track "French Kissing" is driving about half a million first-day copies of their new mini album, while Kim Feel, XLOV, IVE ("Looks Can Kill"), and ILLIT ("Arresting You") all dropped fresh releases. Plus, Roy Kim sets the record straight on the wedding song controversy involving Ji Ye-eun and Bata, a new Hongdae indie venue called Cosmos X Ruby prepares to open, and a court case involving a K-pop choreographer continues to draw attention as he appeals his three-year prison sentence.Stay connected with K-BUZZ for your daily dose of Korean entertainment news!Visit us at https://www.kbuzz.net for more updates, episode archives, and additional content.Love the show? Leave us a review and help other K-pop and K-drama fans discover K-BUZZ. Your support helps us keep bringing you the latest from Korea's entertainment scene every day.Thanks for listening, and we'll catch you in the next episode!

Korea is mourning Choi Bul-am, the beloved actor often called the nation's father, who passed away at 87 after a career spanning 67 years that began with the stage play "Hamlet" in 1959. Kim Hye-ja, Na Moon-hee, Lee Kye-in, Kang Seok-woo and Cha In-pyo shared emotional farewells, Yoo In-chon remembered his on-screen father from "Country Diaries," and President Lee Jae-myung praised him as a father figure to the people. The Gold Crown Order of Cultural Merit was also delivered to his family. On the drama front, Yoo Yeon-seok and Seo Hyun-jin launched MBC's "Liar" with a 1.9% Nielsen Korea rating, telling two opposing versions of one night after a perfect first date. In music, Nayeon of TWICE teases her solo single album "NA-sty" with blue hair after two years and five months, NMIXX completes its MIXXTOPIA storyline with "Strange Muse" and the title track "Long Wish," and Eric Nam returns to KBS 2TV's The Seasons for the first time in seven years. Plus, LIGHTSUM readies the Japanese single "Merry Kiss," Rescene previews "With" from the mini album "Pulse," Park Ji-hyun lights up Gyeongbokgung on "Immortal Songs," VIBY makes its Music Bank debut, and AND2BLE's "French Kissing" pulls in about half a million copies on day one.Stay connected with K-BUZZ for your daily dose of Korean entertainment news!Visit us at https://www.kbuzz.net for more updates, episode archives, and additional content.Love the show? Leave us a review and help other K-pop and K-drama fans discover K-BUZZ. Your support helps us keep bringing you the latest from Korea's entertainment scene every day.Thanks for listening, and we'll catch you in the next episode!