⚖️ Brazil's consumer authorities seek answers on BTS concert screens ahead of São Paulo shows Brazil's National Consumer Secretariat asked Live Nation and Ticketmaster to explain why the South American leg of BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG' uses four LED screens instead of the 12 used in other regions, and how that setup was disclosed to ticket buyers. São Paulo's consumer agency Procon-SP said it has received 460 complaints about the concert structure. Live Nation said the setup matches the official map shown when tickets went on sale in April, citing logistical and scheduling constraints. BTS play Estádio do MorumBIS on Oct. 28, 30 and 31.

🎫 LE SSERAFIM's Manila tour stop is now one night only All December 6 ticket holders for the 2026 LE SSERAFIM TOUR 'PUREFLOW' IN MANILA will be moved to the Saturday, December 5 show at SM Mall of Asia Arena, according to the local promoter. The promoter apologized for the change and said an exclusive item has been prepared for all show attendees.

🎧 ATEEZ's 'BAD' passes 100 million Spotify streams The song from 'GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5' crossed the mark on Oct. 26, reaching 100,410,996 plays on Spotify's public count. It is ATEEZ's 12th song to hit 100 million streams on the platform.

DXMON shares the music video teaser for ‘RING IT.’ Out Oct. 29.

🚀 Jin's 'The Astronaut' turns 4 BTS' Jin released his first official solo single on Oct. 28, 2022, a song he co-wrote with Coldplay, who also played on the recording. It debuted at No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 as his first solo entry and opened at No. 1 on Digital Song Sales.

🎧 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.

JISOO unveils the music video teaser to ‘ADDICTED.’ Out this Friday.

📱 Eunha, SinB and Umji launch new official social media under their own names Their agency UNCORE opened the trio's official accounts on Oct. 26 under the ID 'ehsbuj_official', combining their names instead of using VIVIZ, and they also unveiled new individual profile photos. UNCORE, which signed the former GFRIEND and VIVIZ members on Oct. 5, said earlier this month that talks with their previous agency Big Planet Made Entertainment over the VIVIZ name had not reached a final agreement.

NCT DREAM shares the mood sampler for ‘DREAM AFTER DREAM.’ Out Nov. 9.

🩹 XLOV's Hyun sits out the 'i=!' comeback showcase with a leg injury Strangelab said Hyun was hurt during practice and, following medical advice to rest, the Oct. 28 showcase went ahead with Wumuti, Rui and Haru. Hyun's participation in music shows and fan signings will be decided based on recovery. XLOV's third mini album 'i=!', led by double title tracks 'Hush' and 'Tooth Gem Chiwawa', is out today at 6 p.m. KST.

🧢 IVE's Gaeul becomes the first celebrity ad model for NOT EVEN MORE Starship Entertainment announced on October 27 that Gaeul has been chosen as the face of the unisex accessories brand, which launched for spring/summer 2026. The campaign photos show her in a white tee with wide pants, and in a pink knit with a ball cap. The brand said her mix of lovely and free-spirited styling fits its image.

🎪 KATSEYE to headline Lollapalooza India 2027 HYBE x Geffen Records announced that the group will be the main act on day two of the festival, Jan. 24 in Mumbai. It will be the fifth Indian edition of Lollapalooza. Before then, KATSEYE continue 'The Wildworld Tour' in North America, with Boston on Oct. 28 as the sixth stop of the leg and 13 more shows through the end of November.

🚀 PLAVE hit a career-high No. 31 on the Billboard 200 with 'HYPERDRIVE' The virtual group's fifth mini album debuted at No. 31 on the chart dated Oct. 31, a 114-spot jump from their first entry, 'Caligo Pt.2', which debuted at No. 145 in May. 'HYPERDRIVE' also took No. 1 on World Albums and No. 4 on Independent Albums, while PLAVE topped Emerging Artists and placed No. 25 on the Artist 100, according to Newsis.

🏆 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)

🌪️ 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.