From XLOV's first award win and upcoming album drop to Hearts2Hearts hitting 100 million Spotify streams, and a major think tank arguing K-beauty and K-food could power Korea to $1 trillion in annual exports — it's been a defining week for Korean culture and the economy behind it.
From BLACKPINK's hard techno comeback to aespa's chart-sweeping "Lemonade," K-pop girl groups are locked in a full-scale genre battle — but critics are asking whether the rush toward techno is bold reinvention or a genre pile-up waiting to happen.
ILLIT claimed first place on MBC's "Show! Music Core" with "It's Me" even after their five-week official promotion cycle had ended, with the song continuing to dominate Korean streaming charts and gain ground on the Billboard Global 200.
Marie Claire Korea's second week of July horoscopes are here, and they are serving up some genuinely thoughtful guidance for Capricorn, Sagittarius, and Scorpio — from career breakthroughs to creative awakenings and the quiet power of daily routine.
Seoul's wellness scene is evolving fast, with four standout new spaces blending physical recovery, mental health rituals, running culture, and slow living into accessible, immersive experiences for city dwellers and visitors alike.
Korean sesame oil, known locally as chamgireum, is quietly emerging as one of the country's hottest food export products, riding the global K-food wave with its distinctive roasted flavor and premium quality.
From Dong-A Pharmaceutical's derma-cosmetics push to Cosmax's European acquisition and Kolmar Korea's luxury skincare contracts, Korea's health and beauty industry is making a coordinated move upmarket in 2026.
SHINee has returned with their sixth EP "Atmos," a six-track electronic house-driven project that debuted at number one on iTunes in 16 countries and landed in the Top 10 in 34 regions worldwide.
KATSEYE performed a 14-track, 50-minute set at The Governors Ball 2026 in New York City, drawing 40,000 fans in a massive sing-along — with rapper Cardi B spotted in the crowd dancing and singing along.
From U.S. moves to cut off Chinese biotech funding to a new Federal Reserve chair and a firestorm over Samsung's employee housing loans, three major stories are reshaping Korea's economic week.
From Emart's first-ever Tesla accessories partnership to Lotte's budget sake push and a flurry of stock market moves driven by AI and robotics, here is everything happening in Korean retail and business this week.
ATEEZ topped both the Hanteo Weekly World Chart and Weekly Album Chart for the fourth week of June 2026, selling over 826,000 copies of their fourteenth mini-album "GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5" in a single week.