🎧 EXO's 'Monster' tops 276 million Spotify streams The 2016 title track from 'EX'ACT' reached 276,017,364 plays on Spotify's public count as of Oct. 26. It is EXO's second most-streamed song on the platform, behind 'Love Shot' at 464 million.

JISOO unveils the music video teaser to ‘ADDICTED.’ Out this Friday.

📱 Eunha, SinB and Umji launch new official social media under their own names Their agency UNCORE opened the trio's official accounts on Oct. 26 under the ID 'ehsbuj_official', combining their names instead of using VIVIZ, and they also unveiled new individual profile photos. UNCORE, which signed the former GFRIEND and VIVIZ members on Oct. 5, said earlier this month that talks with their previous agency Big Planet Made Entertainment over the VIVIZ name had not reached a final agreement.

NCT DREAM shares the mood sampler for ‘DREAM AFTER DREAM.’ Out Nov. 9.

🩹 XLOV's Hyun sits out the 'i=!' comeback showcase with a leg injury Strangelab said Hyun was hurt during practice and, following medical advice to rest, the Oct. 28 showcase went ahead with Wumuti, Rui and Haru. Hyun's participation in music shows and fan signings will be decided based on recovery. XLOV's third mini album 'i=!', led by double title tracks 'Hush' and 'Tooth Gem Chiwawa', is out today at 6 p.m. KST.

🧢 IVE's Gaeul becomes the first celebrity ad model for NOT EVEN MORE Starship Entertainment announced on October 27 that Gaeul has been chosen as the face of the unisex accessories brand, which launched for spring/summer 2026. The campaign photos show her in a white tee with wide pants, and in a pink knit with a ball cap. The brand said her mix of lovely and free-spirited styling fits its image.

🎪 KATSEYE to headline Lollapalooza India 2027 HYBE x Geffen Records announced that the group will be the main act on day two of the festival, Jan. 24 in Mumbai. It will be the fifth Indian edition of Lollapalooza. Before then, KATSEYE continue 'The Wildworld Tour' in North America, with Boston on Oct. 28 as the sixth stop of the leg and 13 more shows through the end of November.

🚀 PLAVE hit a career-high No. 31 on the Billboard 200 with 'HYPERDRIVE' The virtual group's fifth mini album debuted at No. 31 on the chart dated Oct. 31, a 114-spot jump from their first entry, 'Caligo Pt.2', which debuted at No. 145 in May. 'HYPERDRIVE' also took No. 1 on World Albums and No. 4 on Independent Albums, while PLAVE topped Emerging Artists and placed No. 25 on the Artist 100, according to Newsis.

🏆 NCT 127’s “Blingy” takes a Circle Chart digital double crown #1 Overall Digital + #1 Downloads (Aug 23–29) · only new release in the digital top 5 (Soompi)