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- Hybe Chairman Bang Si-hyuk Referred to Prosecutors Over Alleged 260 Billion Won Fraudulent Trading
Korean police have referred Hybe founder Bang Si-hyuk to prosecutors without detention over alleged fraudulent trading, with 263.1 billion won frozen.
- Classical Music Gains Ground in Korea's Live Performance Market as Chart Turnover Accelerates
Korea's weekly performance box office shows classical music's share rising from 4% to 6%, with 34 new productions entering the top 50 and concentration easing.
- Korea Opens First-Come Race for 220,000 Performance Discount Vouchers Worth 10,000 Won Each
South Korea began issuing 220,000 first-come, first-served vouchers today, each cutting 10,000 won off performance tickets — a 2.2 billion won pool.
- Korean Box Office Falls 32.6% in Week 35 as The Odyssey Towers Over a Thinning Market
Weekly ticket sales in South Korea dropped 32.6% in late August 2026, with The Odyssey grossing 19.9 billion won — over four times its nearest rival.
- ENHYPEN's Eighth Mini Album Tops 2 Million Sales, Their Fifth Double Million Seller
ENHYPEN's eighth mini album has passed 2 million copies sold, the group's fifth double million seller, with a Billboard 200 No. 1 seen as likely.
- SM Entertainment, Tencent Music Launch Beijing Joint Venture STE Under Zhou Mi
SM Entertainment and Tencent Music Entertainment have established a Beijing joint venture, STE, with Super Junior-M's Zhou Mi named as its first chief.
- Korea's Music Copyright Society Withdraws Its New AI Music Registration Rules
KOMCA has scrapped newly drafted standards that would have opened copyright registration to AI-assisted music, pending talks with lawmakers and the government.
- Korea's Box Office Cools as Weekly Revenue Drops 14.8%, The Odyssey Holds Court
Korean weekly box office revenue fell 14.8% in late August as The Odyssey stayed dominant with ₩28.5 billion and two new titles entered the top ten.
- Musicals Claim a Bigger Slice of Korea's Stage Market as Pop Dominance Eases
Musicals rose from 32% to 36% of Korea's weekly box-office ranking while top-genre concentration fell to 42%, per KOPIS data for the week of August 17.
- KATSEYE's Billboard 200 No. 1 Is Hybe's Proof That the K-Pop System Exports
Hybe girl group KATSEYE has reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 — the fourth girl group from the K-pop system to top the US albums chart.
- KATSEYE Land Career-Best No. 2 on UK Albums Chart With Three Singles Charting at Once
KATSEYE's new album debuted at No. 2 in the UK — the group's highest chart position yet — while three of its tracks entered the singles chart simultaneously.
- Metal Band Demon Hunter Sues Netflix Over 'KPop Demon Hunters' Trademark
The American Christian metal band Demon Hunter has filed a trademark infringement suit against Netflix over its hit animation KPop Demon Hunters.
- Stray Kids Extend Billboard 200 Streak to Nine Straight No. 1 Debuts
Stray Kids have topped the Billboard 200 for a ninth consecutive release, trailing only the Beatles among groups, while setting a new career high on the Hot 100
- All Six NCT Dream Members Re-Sign With SM Entertainment
NCT Dream's full lineup has renewed contracts with SM Entertainment, securing one of the agency's biggest revenue drivers as Kakao-era SM defends its roster.
- Box Office Momentum: 'Odyssey' Crosses 5 Million Admissions in 13 Days
The blockbuster film 'Odyssey' has reached 5 million ticket sales in just 13 days, outpacing past major releases and dominating the box office.
- Ha Jung-woo to Lead Prequel of Hit Thriller 'Inside Men'
Ha Jung-woo, Ahn Bo-hyun, Park Hae-joon, and Jung Sung-il have been cast in an upcoming prequel to the 2015 Korean political crime film Inside Men.
- Korean Box Office Slips 7% in Week 33 as 'The Odyssey' Tightens Its Grip on First Place
Korea's weekly box office revenue fell 7.0% in mid-August 2026. The Odyssey led with ₩29.4 billion as two new releases entered the top ten.
- Stray Kids Notch Ninth Straight Billboard 200 No. 1, Trailing Only the Beatles
Stray Kids' latest album tops the Billboard 200, their ninth consecutive No. 1 — a run among groups second only to the Beatles in the chart's history.
- Theater Doubles Its Share of Korea's Box Office Chart as Concert Season Peaks
Theater climbed from 4% to 10% of Korea's weekly performance box-office top 50 in week 33 of 2026, even as pop concerts held 24 of 50 chart slots.
- Grammys Move to Revisit Asian Pop Category After BTS Boycott
The Recording Academy may revise its Best Asian Pop Music Performance category, roughly two weeks after BTS declared a boycott and after talks with Hybe.
