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Seoul · KST · 2026.10.08

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IVE's Taipei shows and the final night's live stream

IVE's second world tour, 'SHOW WHAT I AM', listed three Taipei Arena shows from 11 to 13 September 2026. The last of those dates, 13 September, was scheduled for a live stream on Mnet Plus at 7 p.m. KST.

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RESCENE

67 stories · Japanese version of "Pinball"

RESCENE are a five-member girl group under THE MUZE Entertainment. They debuted on 26 March 2024 with the single album Re:Scene and its title track "UhUh".

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Woni

49 stories · The channel reaches 1.83 million subscribers

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Zena

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May

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aespa's four 'SYNK : COMPLæXITY' solos reach music services

aespa released a special digital single at 6 p.m. KST on 14 September 2026, collecting four solo songs first performed at Gocheok Sky Dome in August. Karina contributed lyrics; Giselle and Ningning participated in writing and composing their own songs.

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BTS's 'ARIRANG' South America Shows Head to Cinemas in 80-Plus Territories

BTS's 'ARIRANG' shows in Buenos Aires on 24 October and São Paulo on 30 October will reach cinemas worldwide. Star News reported more than 80 countries and regions and about 3,800 screens, with CGV, Lotte Cinema and Megabox taking part in Korea.

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IVE's Taipei shows and the final night's live stream

IVE's second world tour, 'SHOW WHAT I AM', listed three Taipei Arena shows from 11 to 13 September 2026. The last of those dates, 13 September, was scheduled for a live stream on Mnet Plus at 7 p.m. KST.

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aespa's four 'SYNK : COMPLæXITY' solos reach music services

aespa released a special digital single at 6 p.m. KST on 14 September 2026, collecting four solo songs first performed at Gocheok Sky Dome in August. Karina contributed lyrics; Giselle and Ningning participated in writing and composing their own songs.

K-popBriefTrend signal: Steady

BTS's 'ARIRANG' South America Shows Head to Cinemas in 80-Plus Territories

BTS's 'ARIRANG' shows in Buenos Aires on 24 October and São Paulo on 30 October will reach cinemas worldwide. Star News reported more than 80 countries and regions and about 3,800 screens, with CGV, Lotte Cinema and Megabox taking part in Korea.

K-popBriefTrend signal: Steady

IVE's Taipei shows and the final night's live stream

IVE's second world tour, 'SHOW WHAT I AM', listed three Taipei Arena shows from 11 to 13 September 2026. The last of those dates, 13 September, was scheduled for a live stream on Mnet Plus at 7 p.m. KST.

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The Awards IU Won for When Life Gives You Tangerines in 2025

At the 4th Blue Dragon Series Awards in Incheon on 18 July 2025, IU won Best Actress for the Netflix series When Life Gives You Tangerines, took the Upbit Popular Star Award, and saw the series take three categories. The 61st Baeksang Arts Awards gave it four on 5 May, and the APAN Star Awards six on 29 December.

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How A Bona Fide Killer ratings moved: 7.4 percent to 10.2 percent

MBC's Friday-Saturday drama "A Bona Fide Killer" opened at 7.4 percent on 31 July 2026, reached 10.2 percent on Nielsen Korea figures reported by News1, and drew 8.8 percent for the 22 August episode, StarNews reported. The Korea Times says it is number one in its time slot.

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What A Shop for Killers Season 2 Did in Four Weeks

Disney+'s A Shop for Killers Season 2 opened with two episodes on 22 July 2026 and added two every Wednesday for four weeks. On its first day it was the most-watched Korean original on Disney+ worldwide, and a day before it ended it held first place for buzz at home for a second week.

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Hearts2Hearts

SM Entertainment

Hearts2Hearts (하츠투하츠) are an eight-member SM Entertainment girl group — Jiwoo, Carmen, Yuha, Stella, Juun, A-na, Ian and Ye-on. They debuted on 24 February 2025 with the single The Chase, and released their second mini album Lemon Tang in June 2026 and the single Moonride in September.

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i-dle

CUBE Entertainment

i-dle are a five-member CUBE Entertainment girl group: Miyeon, Minnie, Soyeon, Yuqi and Shuhua. They debuted on 2 May 2018 under the name (G)I-DLE, changed it to i-dle on their seventh anniversary in May 2025, and released their ninth mini album We made in July 2026.

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How Broadcasters Take Music Show Audience Applications

An agency's episode notice is not the only way into a music show audience; broadcasters take applications too. This guide reads the three routes as KBS, SBS and MBC state them: Music Bank's web form and assigned seats, Inkigayo's app ticket and Show! Music Core's viewer-committee draw.

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How a K-pop Music Show Pre-Recording Works

A pre-recording, "sanok" to fans, is the stage filmed in advance and transmitted during the live hour. Entry opens per episode. This guide sets seven episode notices from KBS, SBS, MBC and Mnet side by side and reads how the window, the capacity and the check-in are decided.

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What Reaches RESCENE by Post, and What Is Returned

Sending something to a Korean agency splits in two, with different rules: the fan letter, and the support fans pool together. RESCENE's agency, THE MUZE Entertainment, issued a new notice on 2 July 2026 when it moved offices, and the address changed with it. This guide reads the envelope rules and the new address.

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Where a RESCENE Fan Chant Comes From

A RESCENE fan chant (응원법) is not something the fandom compiled: it arrives in a video the group's official YouTube channel posts for each song. There are nine, from 'UhUh' in March 2024 to 'Pretty Girl' in July 2026, and this guide reads them against the songs' release dates.

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What Opens a RESCENE Fan Club Pre-sale

The second of REMINE's five membership benefits is a pre-sale for RESCENE's own concerts. The recruitment notice attaches a condition — agreement with the organisers — and the booking notice for the group's first fan concert in 2025 set out, in four stages, what a member had to do beyond joining.

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How RESCENE's Music Show Audience Entry Opens and Closes

Applying for the studio audience at a RESCENE music show recording opens per episode: the agency publishes a notice for each programme, and it sets the application window, the number admitted, the roll-call time and the entry order for that day alone. This guide reads seven published episode notices side by side.