BTS draws 1.92 million on North American 'Arirang Tour' SEOUL, September 08 (AJP) - BTS drew about 1.92 million people across North America on its "ARIRANG" world tour with four sold-out shows at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, the group's agency BigHit Music said Tuesday. The North American leg covered 31 concerts in 12 cities and ended with performances in Los Angeles on Sept. 1, 2, 5 and 6. The four LA shows drew about 282,000 people, according to the agency. The concerts were also streamed live on fan platform Weverse September 8, 2026

K-pop boy group NCT collabs with Seoul fashion week SEOUL, September 07 (AJP) -K-pop boy group NCT celebrated the 10th anniversary of its brand launch with a Seoul Fashion Week program that brought the group's stage costumes, music and choreography to a public space in Seoul's Jamsil area, SM Entertainment said Monday. The three-day program ran from Friday to Sunday at the lawn plaza of Lotte World Tower as part of Seoul Fashion Week's 2027 spring-summer season. It featured an exhibition of stage costumes worn by NCT September 7, 2026

NiziU to return with first mini album SEOUL, September 07 (AJP) - K-pop girl group NiziU will release its first Korean mini album, marking the JYP Entertainment girl group's first domestic comeback in about 18 months, the agency said Monday. The album, "Sour Grapes," will be released at 6 p.m. (0900GMT) on Sept. 28. NiziU announced the release through a prologue film posted on its official social media channels at midnight Monday. The new album will be the group's first mini album released in K September 7, 2026

L.A. in 'BTS Week' to celebrate this week's sold-out shows SEOUL, September 1 (AJP) - Los Angeles has declared Sept. 1-8 as "BTS Week" to celebrate the K-pop juggernaut' s return to the city for four sold-out concerts, their agency BigHit Music said on Tuesday. The septet's "Arirang" world tour concerts are set to be held at SoFi Stadium on the outskirts of La La Land on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday this week. All four shows sold out early. The City of Angels designated the eight-day observance to w September 1, 2026

Stray Kids' Felix to roll out solo track SEOUL, September 01 (AJP) - Felix of Stray Kids will release a solo digital single, "Slow It Down" on Tuesday as the second installment of the group's self-produced project SKZ-PLAYER, JYP Entertainment said. SKZ-PLAYER is a Stray Kids project in which the group's eight members release music and visual content they helped create, with a focus on their work as musicians and artists. Member Han opened the project in June with "back to life," making F September 1, 2026

NCT to bring 10th anniversary events across Seoul SEOUL, August 31 (AJP) - NCT will hold a series of public events across Seoul in September to mark the 10th anniversary of its brand launch, SM Entertainment said Monday. The events will be held in collaboration with Seoul Fashion Week and will include fountain shows, costume displays, a runway program, installations and an anniversary exhibition. From Sept. 1 to 5, Banpo Hangang Park's Moonlight Rainbow Fountain will present nightly shows set to songs by NCT 127, NCT DREAM August 31, 2026

BTS' 'Arirang' tour sets record as highest-grossing concert run SEOUL, August 29 (AJP) - K-pop juggernaut BTS raked in US$120.5 million in ticket sales in July through their ongoing world tour "Arirang," making it the group's highest-grossing tour, Billboard said on Friday. BTS ranked second on Billboard's July tour chart, behind The Weeknd, who topped the chart with $124.4 million. The group earned nearly as much as The Weeknd despite performing half as many shows, with eight shows in Europe, compared with The Weeknd's 16. August 29, 2026

Korea widens anti-scalping rules SEOUL, August 28 (AJP) - South Korea began enforcing tougher anti-scalping rules for concert and sports tickets Friday, rolling out the detailed penalties and procedures behind a law that expanded the definition of illegal ticket buying and resale. The enforcement decrees under the Performance Act and the National Sports Promotion Act took effect Friday, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said. The underlying laws, amended in February, newly banned illegal ticket buyin August 28, 2026

Stray Kids to open Japan tour at Tokyo National Stadium SEOUL, August 28 (AJP) - K-pop boy group Stray Kids will become the first foreign male artist to hold a solo concert at Tokyo National Stadium, the group's agency JYP Entertainment said Friday. The group will perform at the venue, also known as MUFG Stadium, on Aug. 29 and 30 as the first overseas stop of its new world tour, "RUN IT." The tour opened in Seoul in July with five sold-out shows at KSPO Dome. Stray Kids will continue the Japan leg with concerts at August 28, 2026

Red Velvet to release remix album SEOUL, August 28 (AJP) - K-pop girl group, Red Velvet will release a remix album for its latest single "Surfin' Boy" on Friday, SM Entertainment said. The album, "iScreaM Vol. 40: Surfin' Boy Remixes," will be released at 1 p.m (0400 GMT) on major music platforms. It marks the 40th installment of iScreaM, a remix series run by ScreaM Records. ScreaM Records is SM Entertainment's dance music label, which releases electronic and remix projects b August 28, 2026