NCT WISH, TXT, ENHYPEN, RIIZE, TWS, ZEROBASEONE, LE SSERAFIM, And More Earn RIAJ Double Platinum And Gold Certifications In Japan

The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) has announced its latest batch of official certifications!

This month, NCT WISH’s latest Japanese single album “YO-I-DON! / BOY MEETS GIRL” was certified double platinum for over 500,000 units shipped in Japan. According to the RIAJ’s certification thresholds, albums are certified gold at 100,000 units shipped, platinum at 250,000, and million at 1,000,000.

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TXT’s new Japanese single album “Setsuna Hanabi,” ENHYPEN’s Korean mini album “THE SIN : BLISS,” RIIZE’s new Japanese single album “Sunburst,” TWS’s new Japanese single album “SODA SODA,” and NiziU’s Japanese EP “GOOD GIRL BUT NOT FOR YOU” were all certified platinum for over 250,000 units shipped in Japan each.

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Meanwhile, ZEROBASEONE’s latest Japanese EP “KAIKILOVE,” LE SSERAFIM’s Korean album “PUREFLOW” pt.1, and ALPHA DRIVE ONE’s Korean mini album “UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST” were all certified gold for over 100,000 units shipped in Japan each.

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Congratulations to all of the artists!

Watch TXT, RIIZE, and ZEROBASEONE in “Idol Festa Attack” on Viki below:

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Or check out RIIZE’s variety show “BOSS RIIZE” below:

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Melon Music Awards 2026 Announces First Lineup

Get ready for this year’s Melon Music Awards (MMA2026)!

On September 16, The 18th Melon Music Awards announced its first lineup of artists consisting of PLAVE, RIIZE, NCT WISH, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, and LNGSHOT.

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The key theme of this year’s awards ceremony is “Connect,” with the main slogan set as “K-POP CONNECT: The New Pulse.”

Melon Music Awards 2026 will be held November 14 and 15 at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. Stay tuned for updates!

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Watch: NCT WISH Announces October Comeback Date With Trailer For “I SPY”

Mark your calendars for NCT WISH’s return!

On September 14, NCT WISH officially announced the date and details for their upcoming comeback next month.

NCT WISH will be returning with their fourth mini album “I SPY” on October 12 at 6 p.m. KST.

Check out NCT WISH’s new trailer and adorable teaser image for the comeback below!

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SEVENTEEN, ATEEZ, IVE, NCT WISH, aespa, And ILLIT Earn RIAJ Million, Platinum, And Gold Certifications In Japan

The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) has announced its latest batch of official certifications!

This month, SEVENTEEN earned an official RIAJ million certification for their 2023 Japanese compilation album “ALWAYS YOURS,” which has had over 1 million units shipped in Japan. According to the RIAJ’s certification thresholds, albums are certified gold at 100,000 units shipped, platinum at 250,000, and million at 1,000,000.

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ATEEZ’s Japanese single “BAD (Japanese Ver.),” IVE’s Japanese EP “LUCID DREAM,” and NCT WISH’s Japanese single album “YO-I-DON! / BOY MEETS GIRL” were all certified platinum for over 250,000 units shipped in Japan each.

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Finally, aespa’s Japanese EP “KISS N TELL,” ILLIT’s Japanese single “I Got Your Back,” and NiziU’s Japanese compilation album “Portfolio” were all certified gold for over 100,000 units shipped in Japan each.

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Congratulations to all of the artists!

Watch SEVENTEEN’s variety show “NANA TOUR with SEVENTEEN” on Viki below:

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Winners Of 2026 SPOTV K-Pop Awards

The 2026 SPOTV K-Pop Awards was a star-studded event!

On September 6, the 2026 SPOTV K-Pop Awards took place at KINTEX in Ilsan. The SPOTV K-Pop Awards aims to carry on the legacy of the Circle Chart Music Awards by combining objective evaluations based on Circle Chart data with global voting by fans all around the world.

This year’s Best Song of the Year went to KiiiKiii, while the Best Artist of the Year went to AKMU, and the Best Album of the Year went to BTS. AND2BLE snagged two group awards with Best New Artist and Artist of the Year (Bonsang) as well as three individual awards.

Check out the full list of winners below:

Next Generation: CLOSE YOUR EYES, IDID

Global New Wave: cosmosy, POW, xikers

Global Connect: RESCENE, MODYSSEY, 82MAJOR

Best New Artist: ALPHA DRIVE ONE, AND2BLE

Best Genre – Rock/Indie Artist: Hanroro

Best Genre – Trot Female Artist: Jeon Yu Jin

Best Genre – Trot Male Artist: Seongri

BIGC X coogoong GLOBAL FAN CHOICE K-POP: Nana (UNIS)
BIGC X coogoong GLOBAL FAN CHOICE TROT: Lee Chan Won
BIGC X coogoong GLOBAL FAN CHOICE BAND: DAY6
BIGC X coogoong GLOBAL FAN CHOICE OST: Zhang Hao (AND2BLE)
BIGC X coogoong GLOBAL FAN CHOICE iCONIC: Zhang Hao (AND2BLE)
BIGC X coogoong GLOBAL FAN CHOICE Best Spotlight: Ricky (AND2BLE)

Best Female Group: KISS OF LIFE

Best Male Group: KickFlip

Artist of the Year (Bonsang): AKMU, BTS, NCT WISH, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, AND2BLE, KiiiKiii, KISS OF LIFE

SPOTV Ground Performance: KickFlip

SPOTV Ambassador: RESCENE

Best Creative Producer: YH Entertainment’s Jung Hae Chang

Daum Best Male Solo Artist: Doh Kyung Soo (D.O.)

Daum Best Female Solo Artist: Yena

Casanello Best Performer: Billlie

Best Song of the Year: KiiiKiii

Best Artist of the Year: AKMU

Best Album of the Year: BTS

Congratulations to all of this year’s winners!

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Winners Of 2026 K-World Dream Awards

The K-World Dream Awards, which first kicked off in 2017 as the Soribada Best K-Music Awards, has returned for its 10th year!

Hosted by Jun Hyun Moo and Jang Do Yeon, the ceremony for the 2026 K-World Dream Awards was held on August 27 at KINTEX.

ATEEZ took home four awards including the Best Artist Award and the fan-voted Popularity Award. LE SSERAFIM won three awards including the Best Artist Award, and BTS also won three including Artist of the Year. RIIZE was additionally awarded three trophies for the night.

Check out the full list of winners:

Global Next Leadership: AMPERS&ONE, NOWZ, XLOV

Global Spotlight Award: xikers, IDID, AHOF

Best Performance Award: RIIZE, 82MAJOR, MEOVV

Best Band Artist Award: Hi-Fi Un!corn, QWER

Trot Artist Award: Seongri, Park Ji Hyeon

Best Producer Award: Jung Hae Jang (YH Entertainment)

Best All-Rounder Musician Award: JAY B, EVAN

Best Fandom Award: RESCENE, AHOF

Best Digital Music Award: AKMU, Hwasa, I.O.I, IVE, aespa, Yena

Best Album Award: BTS, ENHYPEN, NCT WISH, TXT, BLACKPINK

Best Stage Award: ATEEZ, P1Harmony, ILLIT

Listeners’ Choice Award: SEEYA

Solo Popularity Award: Park Ji Hyeon, Carmen (Hearts2Hearts)

Group Popularity Award: ATEEZ, ILLIT

Super Rookie Award: CORTIS, AND2BLE, ALPHA DRIVE ONE

Best Visual Content Award: KiiiKiii, RESCENE, LE SSERAFIM

Global Music Award: &TEAM, KickFlip, Hearts2Hearts

Journalist Pick Artist Award: RIIZE

Artist Award: AND2BLE, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, CORTIS, KiiiKiii, Hearts2Hearts, KickFlip, ILLIT, RIIZE, &TEAM, LE SSERAFIM, P1Harmony, ATEEZ, Stray Kids, BTS

Artist of the Year: BTS

Best Artist Award: LE SSERAFIM, ATEEZ

Congratulations to all of the winners!

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Watch: Performances From 2026 SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer

SBS wrapped up the first half of 2026 with a star-studded midyear celebration!

On August 9, the 2026 SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer took place at KINTEX in Goyang.

For decades, SBS Gayo Daejeon has traditionally been held as a year-end music festival that usually takes place around Christmas. However, starting in 2024, SBS expanded the event into a biannual festival by launching a summer edition of Gayo Daejeon for the first time.

The artists who performed at this year’s SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer included ALLDAY PROJECT, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, AND2BLE, ATEEZ, AxMxP, Baby DONT Cry, BABYMONSTER, BIBI, BOL4, DAY6’s Wonpil, EVAN (Heeseung), Hearts2Hearts, IDID, izna, KickFlip, KISS OF LIFE, MEOVV, NCT’s Taeyong and Ten, NCT WISH, NEXZ, Picheolin (SEVENTEEN’s Dino), Red Velvet, RIIZE, Stray Kids, xikers, Yena, and ZEROBASEONE.

Check out all of the special collaborations, covers, and performances from the summer festival below!

ALPHA DRIVE ONE – Red Velvet’s “Red Flavor”

AND2BLE – f(x)’s “Hot Summer”

KickFlip – TWICE’s “Dance the Night Away”

Baby DONT Cry – “Bittersweet”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P8zGHunX_g

IDID – “FLY!”

AxMxP – “10 Reasons”

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Stars Rock The Blue Carpet At 2026 SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer

Ahead of the 2026 SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer, stars greeted fans on the blue carpet!

The SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer is a midyear special that wraps up the first half of 2026 with special performances by a star-studded lineup of artists.

In addition to RIIZE’s Sungchan, Hearts2Hearts’ Ian, and NCT WISH’s Sion hosting the event, the performer lineup consists of AxMxP, IDID, Baby DONT Cry, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, EVAN, AND2BLE, KickFlip, MEOVV, NEXZ, xikers, izna, ZEROBASEONE, KISS OF LIFE, ALLDAY PROJECT, BOL4, NCT’s Ten, BABYMONSTER, Yena, BIBI, NCT’s Taeyong, Stray Kids, DAY6’s Wonpil, Picheolin (SEVENTEEN’s Dino), ATEEZ, Hearts2Hearts, NCT WISH, RIIZE, and Red Velvet.

On August 9, celebrities hit the blue carpet to pose for photos.

Check out SBS’s photos from the blue carpet!

RIIZE’s Sungchan, Hearts2Hearts’ Ian, NCT WISH’s Sion

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AxMxP

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IDID

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Baby DONT Cry

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ALPHA DRIVE ONE

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EVAN

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AND2BLE

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KickFlip

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MEOVV

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NEXZ

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xikers

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izna

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ZEROBASEONE

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KISS OF LIFE

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ALLDAY PROJECT

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BOL4

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NCT’s Ten

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BABYMONSTER

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Yena

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BIBI

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NCT’s Taeyong

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Stray Kids

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DAY6’s Wonpil

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Picheolin (SEVENTEEN’s Dino)

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ATEEZ

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Hearts2Hearts

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NCT WISH

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RIIZE

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Red Velvet

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Photo Credit: SBS

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SM Announces Comeback Lineup For Remainder Of 2026

SM Entertainment has announced its artist lineup for the second half of 2026!

On August 5, SM Entertainment shared its business results for the second quarter of 2026, which includes a preview of upcoming music releases for the remainder of the year.

Girls’ Generation unit Girls’ Generation-HRS (consisting of members Hyoyeon, Yuri, and Sooyoung) is set to debut with a single in the third quarter. Alongside this, NCT 127’s full-length studio album along with mini albums from Minho and WayV will be released in the third quarter of the year.

The fourth quarter is also packed with a wide range of activities: full-length studio albums from Yesung, Taeyeon, Jaehyun, and NCT DREAM, mini albums from Changmin, Xiaojun, NCT WISH, an EXO Unit, and a single from the group Hearts2Hearts. RIIZE is additionally scheduled to make a comeback in the fourth quarter of the year.

SM also has an active schedule ahead in the concert sector—including aespa’s new global tour, a fan meeting tour for NCT WISH, and world tours for Yunho, Super Junior-83z, Yesung, Ryeowook, NCT 127, and WayV.

Check out more details on the upcoming tours through Soompi’s 2026 K-pop Tour Masterlist here!

Watch Girls’ Generation-HRS member Sooyoung in “IDOL I”:

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Also check out NCT’s Jaehyun in “Dear. M”:

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Winners Of The KM Chart Awards (KMA) 2026

The KM Chart Awards (KMA) 2026 crowned its winners last night!

On July 25, this year’s KM Chart Awards took place at Korea University’s Hwajeong Tiger Dome in Seoul.

TXT won a total of five awards this year, including the Daesang (Grand Prize) for Artist of the Year. Of their five awards, two were determined entirely by fan voting: Best Popular Song and Best Popular Male Group.

The other Daesangs went to BTS, who took home Album of the Year for their latest studio album “ARIRANG”; MAMAMOO’s Hwasa, who won Song of the Year for her hit “Good Goodbye”; and CORTIS, who snagged Record of the Year with their latest EP “GREENGREEN.”

This year’s Ultimate 12 awards—also known as the ceremony’s main prizes (Bonsang)—went to BTS, Hwasa, TXT, P1Harmony, ZEROBASEONE, RIIZE, NCT WISH, KickFlip, Hearts2Hearts, ALLDAY PROJECT, CORTIS, and ALPHA DRIVE ONE.

Check out the full list of winners below!

Artist of the Year: TXT

Album of the Year: BTS (“ARIRANG”)

Song of the Year: MAMAMOO’s Hwasa (“Good Goodbye”)

Record of the Year: CORTIS (“GREENGREEN”)

Ultimate 12: BTS, Hwasa, TXT, P1Harmony, ZEROBASEONE, RIIZE, NCT WISH, KickFlip, Hearts2Hearts, ALLDAY PROJECT, CORTIS, ALPHA DRIVE ONE

Best Male Group: P1Harmony
Best Female Group: Hearts2Hearts

New Artist Award: LNGSHOT, ALPHA DRIVE ONE

Best Popular Male Group: TXT
Best Popular Female Group: UNIS

Best Popular Solo Male: TXT’s Yeonjun
Best Popular Solo Female: aespa’s winter

Best Popular Trot Award: Young Tak

KM Favorite Icon: UNIS, 82MAJOR

KM Next Potential: NEWBEAT, VVUP

KM Band Icon: Hi-Fi Un!corn

KM Spotlight: MODYSSEY

Global Rising Star: LNGSHOT

Congratulations to all of the winners!

Watch TXT, ZEROBASEONE, RIIZE, and more on “Idol Festa Attack” below:

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