CORTIS Announced As 1st Players For Mnet’s Idol Horror Show “SUMBAKKOKJIL 2”

Mnet Plus has announced the first players for Season 2 of its horror variety show “SUMBAKKOKJIL” (literally meaning “hide-and-seek” in Korean)!

On July 20, Mnet Plus revealed that CORTIS will be the first players on “SUMBAKKOKJIL 2.”

“SUMBAKKOKJIL” is a “survival” variety show in which K-pop idols play a chilling game of hide-and-seek and attempt to evade a mysterious “seeker” for 4,444 seconds. Season 1 featured a total of eight groups as guests: TREASURE, NCT WISH, RIIZE, ZEROBASEONE, TXT, ALLDAY PROJECT, TWS, and BOYNEXTDOOR.

While Season 1 built suspense through the fear of an unseen presence lurking in the dark, Season 2 will introduce a story-driven format inspired by well-known urban legends and ghost stories. Rather than simply hiding from an unidentified “seeker,” participants will take on roles within each story as they try to escape an unknown space.

In the newly released poster for CORTIS’s episode, the eerie caption reads, “Don’t look into the water for too long,” hinting at the ghost story awaiting the members.

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The first episode of “SUMBAKKOKJIL 2” will premiere on Mnet Plus on July 31 at 6 p.m. KST, before airing on Mnet on August 1 at 11 p.m. KST.

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PSY’s “Gangnam Style” Becomes 1st MV By Asian Artist To Hit 6 Billion Views

PSY has once again made YouTube history with his iconic hit “Gangnam Style”!

On July 17, PSY’s legendary music video for his 2012 smash hit “Gangnam Style” surpassed 6 billion views on YouTube, making it the first music video by an Asian artist ever to reach the milestone—and only the fifth overall.

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PSY originally released the music video for “Gangnam Style” on July 15, 2012, meaning that it took just over 14 years to hit the 6 billion mark.

Back when it was first released in 2012, “Gangnam Style” became the first music video in YouTube history ever to reach 1 billion views.

Congratulations to PSY on another YouTube record!

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Watch the historic music video for “Gangnam Style” again below:

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Watch: TXT’s Yeonjun Takes 1st Win For “Ice Cream” On “Music Bank”; Performances By i-dle, GIRLSET, And More

TXT’s Yeonjun has won his first music show trophy for “Ice Cream”!

On the July 17 episode of “Music Bank,” the candidates for first place were Yeonjun’s “Ice Cream” and i-dle’s “Gimme Dat Love.” Yeonjun ultimately took the prize with a total of 6,920 points.

Congratulations to Yeonjun! Watch the winner announcement and encore (with Beomgyu’s surprise appearance) below!

Performers on today’s show included TXT’s Yeonjun, i-dle, MONSTA X’s Kihyun, AHOF, RESCENE, Sunmi, VAYONN, idntt, Keyveatz, GIRLSET, Jang Haneum, AmbiO, UDTT, DAILY:DIRECTION, TRENDZ, Lee Yeji, and Hat:q.

Watch the performances below:

TXT’s Yeonjun – “Ice Cream”

i-dle – “Gimme Dat Love”

MONSTA X’s Kihyun – “So Good”

AHOF – “RUN TO YOU”

RESCENE – “Pretty Girl”

Sunmi – “Forever July”

VAYONN – “MUAH!”

idntt – “Kids Return”

Keyveatz – “OXY”

GIRLSET – “CHAT”

Jang Haneum – “Is It Love”

AmbiO – “BLUE SPLASH”

UDTT – “VIPER”

DAILY:DIRECTION – “DOWN WITH IT”

TRENDZ – “On My Knees”

Lee Yeji – “I hate it”

Hat:q – “Life Goes On”

Watch full episodes of “Music Bank” with English subtitles below:

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Watch: AHOF Takes 1st Win For “RUN TO YOU” On “Show Champion”; Performances By RESCENE, VAYONN, And More

AHOF has won their first music show trophy for “RUN TO YOU”!

On the July 15 episode of “Show Champion,” the candidates for first place were i-dle’s “Gimme Dat Love,” ATEEZ’s “BAD,” Hearts2Hearts’s “Lemon Tang,” AHOF’s “RUN TO YOU,” and TXT’s Yeonjun’s “Ice Cream.” AHOF ultimately took the win.

Congratulations to AHOF! Watch the winner announcement and encore below:

Performers on today’s show included AHOF, RESCENE, VAYONN, Keyveatz, Jang Haneum, UDTT, Golden Child’s Choi Sung Yun (Y), Juniel, Lee YeJi, HAENA, Meaningful Stone, THE VANE, Tokai, and Jungwoo.

Check out their performances below!

AHOF – “RUN TO YOU”

RESCENE – “Pretty Girl + Deja Vu”

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VAYONN – “MUAH!”

Keyveatz – “OXY”

Jang Haneum – “Is It Love”

UDTT – “VIPER”

Choi Sung Yun (Y) – “BLUE MOON”

Juniel – “Summer Scene”

Lee Yeji – “I hate it”

HAENA – “Dear My Errors”

Meaningful Stone – “Seoul Station”

THE VANE – “I’m gonna make it shine”

Tokai – “sway”

Jungwoo – “Cloud Cuckoo Land”

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Circle Chart Reveals Midyear Album And Digital Charts For 1st Half Of 2026

Circle Chart (formerly known as Gaon Chart) has published its midyear charts for the first half of 2026!

As the midyear chart results are based on accumulated weekly data since the beginning of January 2026, albums and songs released earlier in the year have more weekly points included in their scores.

Album Chart

BTS topped the midyear physical album chart with their latest album “ARIRANG,” followed by ENHYPEN’s “THE SIN : VANISH” at No. 2, CORTIS’s “GREENGREEN” at No. 3, BLACKPINK’s “DEADLINE” at No. 4, and TXT’s “7TH YEAR: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns” at No. 5.

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The top 50 albums on the midyear chart (listed with the number of copies recorded) are as follows:

  1. BTS – “ARIRANG” [4,224,016]
  2. ENHYPEN – “THE SIN : VANISH” [2,144,075]
  3. CORTIS – “GREENGREEN” [2,031,256]
  4. BLACKPINK – “DEADLINE” [1,988,245]
  5. TXT – “7TH YEAR: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns” [1,700,411]
  6. ALPHA DRIVE ONE – “EUPHORIA” [1,412,973]
  7. NCT WISH – “Ode to Love” [1,398,242]
  8. &TEAM – “We on Fire” [1,283,307]
  9. TWS – “NO TRAGEDY” [1,250,047]
  10. RIIZE – “II” [1,018,651]
  11. TREASURE – “NEW WAV” [1,013,769]
  12. BOYNEXTDOOR – “HOME” [954,734]
  13. aespa – “LEMONADE” [954,328]
  14. ATEEZ – “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4” [927,094]
  15. IVE – “REVIVE+” [886,006]
  16. ATEEZ – “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5” [865,701]
  17. PLAVE – “Caligo Pt.2” [797,990]
  18. EXO – “REVERXE” [779,592]
  19. CORTIS – “GREENGREEN” (Weverse version) [705,393]
  20. PLAVE – “Caligo Pt.2” (POCA version) [643,139]
  21. SEVENTEEN’s DxS – “Serenade” [614,908]
  22. AND2BLE – “Sequence 01: Curiosity” [612,687]
  23. LE SSERAFIM – “PUREFLOW” pt.1 [603,295]
  24. CORTIS – “COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES” [594,902]
  25. Hearts2Hearts – “Lemon Tang” [560,671]
  26. BABYMONSTER – “CHOOM” [526,303]
  27. NCT WISH – “Ode to Love” (SMC version) [517,288]
  28. ATEEZ – “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4” (POCA version) [489,590]
  29. P1Harmony – “UNIQUE” [471,108]
  30. NCT JNJM – “BOTH SIDES” [467,366]
  31. ILLIT – “MAMIHLAPINATAPAI” [465,497]
  32. ZEROBASEONE – “Ascend-“ [460,749]
  33. triples – “LOVE&POP” pt.1 (Cosmo) [431,030]
  34. idntt – “yesweare” (Cosmo) [404,140]
  35. ATEEZ – “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5” (POCA version) [387,731]
  36. NEXZ – “Mmchk” [350,038]
  37. BTS – “ARIRANG” (Weverse version) [346,677]
  38. RIIZE – “II” (SMC version) [320,430]
  39. NCT’s Taeyong – “WYLD” [311,970]
  40. BOYNEXTDOOR – “HOME” (Weverse version) [311,911]
  41. MODYSSEY – “1.Got Hooked: An Addictive Symphony” [302,599]
  42. CRAVITY – “ReDeFINE” [285,727]
  43. NMIXX – “Heavy Serenade” [284,134]
  44. BABYMONSTER – “CHOOM” (Nemo version) [282,589]
  45. ENHYPEN – “THE SIN : VANISH” [278,648]
  46. XLOV – “I,God” [256,874]
  47. Park Ji Hyeon – “MASTER VOICE” (MINIRECORD version) [253,873]
  48. ITZY – “Motto” [251,538]
  49. SEVENTEEN’s V8 – “V8” [250,000]
  50. BTS – “ARIRANG” (LP version) [247,334]

Digital Chart

HANRORO swept the top two spots on the midyear digital chart for 2026, where her hits “Landing in Love” and “0+0” took No. 1 and No. 2 respectively.

MAMAMOO’s Hwasa’s “Good Goodbye” ranked No. 3 for the first half of the year, followed by KiiiKiii’s “404 (New Era)” at No. 4 and WOODZ (Cho Seung Youn)’s 2023 song “Drowning” at No. 5.

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The top 50 songs on the overall digital chart (listed with their total scores) are as follows:

  1. HANRORO – “Landing in Love” [315,527,555]
  2. HANRORO – “0+0” [280,626,654]
  3. MAMAMOO’s Hwasa – “Good Goodbye” [266,726,968]
  4. KiiiKiii – “404 (New Era)” [266,466,211]
  5. WOODZ – “Drowning” [262,572,567]
  6. Hearts2Hearts – “RUDE!” [237,340,633]
  7. IVE – “BANG BANG” [226,708,529]
  8. Car, the garden – “My whole world” [218,379,938]
  9. Davichi – “Time Capsule” [200,968,462]
  10. AKMU’s Lee Chanhyuk – “Endangered Love” [196,640,116]
  11. AKMU – “Paradise of Rumors” [191,725,991]
  12. NMIXX – “Blue Valentine” [189,486,310]
  13. HUNTR/X – “Golden” [181,988,639]
  14. AKMU – “How can I love the heartbreak, it’s you I love” [169,826,509]
  15. BLACKPINK – “JUMP” [168,061,124]
  16. AKMU – “Joy, Sorrow, A Beautiful Heart” [168,061,124]
  17. Epik High – “Love Love Love” [162,108,727]
  18. CORTIS – “REDRED” [160,220,757]
  19. Woody – “Sadder Than Yesterday” [159,119,810]
  20. BLACKPINK’s Rosé – “toxic till the end” [158,143,249]
  21. 10CM – “To Reach You” [154,457,982]
  22. Hearts2Hearts – “FOCUS” [151,497,045]
  23. aespa – “Whiplash” [151,393,281]
  24. Sung Si Kyung – “Every Moment of You” [148,692,665]
  25. ZO ZAZZ – “Don’t you know” [146,999,775]
  26. LE SSERAFIM – “SPAGHETTI” (featuring BTS’s j-hope) [144,059,056]
  27. ILLIT – “NOT CUTE ANYMORE” [143,810,462]
  28. Yena – “Catch Catch” [140,662,225]
  29. Hearts2Hearts – “STYLE” [139,994,082]
  30. ALLDAY PROJECT – “ONE MORE TIME” [138,231,334]
  31. Nerd Connection – “If I have you only” [135,314,020]
  32. Roy Kim – “If You Ask Me What Love Is” [135,003,659]
  33. ALLDAY PROJECT – “FAMOUS” [133,286,028]
  34. BLACKPINK’s Jennie – “like JENNIE” [132,466,185]
  35. BTS – “SWIM” [129,980,067]
  36. ILLIT – “It’s Me” [129,129,884]
  37. BTOB’s Changsub – “Heavenly Fate” [128,862,874]
  38. DAY6 – “Time of Our Life” [127,340,973]
  39. Lee Mujin – “Coming Of Age Story” [123,773,645]
  40. HAON – “TICK TOCK” (featuring Zico) [123,247,465]
  41. HANRORO – “Let Me Love My Youth” [123,229,620]
  42. DAY6 – “HAPPY” [122,433,936]
  43. ILLIT – “Magnetic” [120,071,760]
  44. EXO’s Doh Kyung Soo (D.O.) – “Popcorn” [119,862,314]
  45. Eclipse – “Sudden Shower” [117,500,341]
  46. BIGBANG’s G-Dragon – “HOME SWEET HOME” (featuring Taeyang and Daesung) [116,330,989]
  47. BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars – “APT.” [114,902,751]
  48. Roy Kim – “No Words Can Say” [114,693,389]
  49. Hwang Karam – “I’m Firefly” [326,414,907]
  50. TWS – “OVERDRIVE” [113,236,860]

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TXT’s Yeonjun To Become 1st Korean Artist To Perform At iHeartRadio’s Z100 Summer Bash In New York

TXT’s Yeonjun will be taking the stage at iHeartRadio’s Z100’s Summer Bash in New York!

On July 13 local time, iHeartRadio announced the lineup for this year’s Z100 Summer Bash, which will take place outdoors at New York’s Hudson Yards. In addition to Yeonjun, the 2026 lineup includes artists like Charlie Puth and Bella Kay.

Notably, Yeonjun, who recently made a solo comeback with “NO LABELS: PART 02,” will be the first Korean artist ever to perform at the event.

Mark Adams, VP of CHR Programming and Program Director for Z100, commented, “This summer’s show is our biggest yet.”

This year’s Z100 Summer Bash will be held on August 6, and the event is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. local time, with the actual show kicking off at 6 p.m.

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Watch TXT in the first episode of “Idol Festa Attack” on Viki below:

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“Agent Kim Reactivated” Ratings Dip For 1st Time Since Premiere

Despite seeing its first-ever decrease in viewership, SBS’s “Agent Kim Reactivated” is still going strong as the most-watched drama of the year!

Last week, “Agent Kim Reactivated” achieved the highest viewership ratings of any drama so far in 2026, soaring past the 20 percent mark to earn the third-highest ratings of any Friday-Saturday drama in SBS history.

On July 10, ratings for the hit drama dipped for the first time since its premiere, though the show still held strong in the 20 percent range. According to Nielsen Korea, the fifth episode of “Agent Kim Reactivated” scored an average nationwide rating of 20.5 percent, making it the most-watched program of any kind to air this entire week.

Based on a popular webtoon, “Agent Kim Reactivated” tells the story of Manager Kim (So Ji Sub), a seemingly ordinary dad with a secret past who puts everything on the line to save his beloved daughter.

Watch So Ji Sub in “Confession” on Viki below:

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And check out his film “Alienoid” below:

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KARD’s “Don’t Recall” Becomes Their 1st MV To Hit 100 Million Views

KARD has just hit the 100 million mark for the first time on YouTube!

On July 8 at around 2 p.m. KST, KARD’s music video for their 2017 pre-debut single “Don’t Recall” surpassed 100 million views on YouTube, making it the group’s first music video ever to reach the milestone.

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KARD first released the music video for “Don’t Recall” on February 16, 2017 at midnight KST, meaning that it took approximately nine years, four months, and 22 days to hit the 100 million mark.

Congratulations to KARD!

Celebrate by watching the music video for “Don’t Recall” again below:

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KATSEYE To Release 1st Feature Film “WILD HEARTS” In Cinemas Around The World

KATSEYE is about to hit the silver screen in countries across the globe!

On July 8, KATSEYE announced that they would be releasing a new feature film next month called “WILD HEARTS.”

Directed by Nadia Hallgren, “KATSEYE: WILD HEARTS” will offer fans a behind-the-scenes look inside the group’s journey, starting from their survival show “Dream Academy” to their viral success as rising global pop stars. The film will feature never-before-seen footage of KATSEYE, fan videos, and intimate interviews with the group members.

Limited screenings of “KATSEYE: WILD HEARTS” will begin on August 12, although release dates may vary from region to region.

Tickets will go on sale starting on July 15, and you can find more information on the film’s official website here!

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Watch: Red Velvet Announces Comeback Date With 1st Teaser For “Velvet Summer”

The wait is nearly over!

On July 6 at midnight KST, Red Velvet officially announced the date and details for their long-awaited comeback next month.

The group will be returning with a new summer mini album, “Velvet Summer,” on August 3 at 6 p.m. KST.

Check out Red Velvet’s first teaser video for “Velvet Summer” below!

While you wait for Red Velvet’s comeback, watch Joy in her drama “The One and Only” on Viki below:

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And watch Irene’s film “Double Patty” below:

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