🎧 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.

🌙 RIIZE's 'Insomnia' tops QQ Music and earns Gold certification The new single, released Oct. 26, hit No. 1 on QQ Music's overall and single digital album sales charts and passed 250,000 yuan in sales, according to Ilgan Sports and bnt. It also reached No. 2 on LINE Music's real-time new song chart in Japan.

🎤 LE SSERAFIM wrap their first Europe tour in Berlin The group closed the European leg of their 'PUREFLOW' world tour on Oct. 26 at Berlin's Uber Arena, following shows in London, Amsterdam, Paris and Copenhagen. Next up are two shows at Macau's Galaxy Arena on Nov. 7-8, according to The Daily Post.

🎧 LE SSERAFIM's 'BOOMPALA' tops 100 million Spotify streams The second full album's title track reached 100,138,193 plays as of Oct 25, about five months after release, according to Source Music. It's their 18th song past 100 million on Spotify.

🎂 Happy 21st birthday to WHIB's Wonjun The group's maknae was born Oct. 26, 2005, in Uiwang, Gyeonggi-do. C-JeS Studio's birthday graphic and WHIB's official X account marked the day with new photos. WHIB are mid-tour on their 'BLUE HOUR' fan concert run, which played Osaka on Oct. 25 and heads to Taipei on Oct. 31, according to Chosun Biz.

🎤 izna hold their first concert in Hong Kong The six members brought their 'WHO DAT GIRL?' tour to MacPherson Stadium in Mong Kok on Oct. 24, their first show in the city since debut, according to on.cc. They greeted fans in Cantonese and performed unit covers of Girls' Generation's 'Kissing You' and aespa's 'Illusion'. The tour heads to Singapore on Nov. 8.

🎧 Hearts2Hearts' 'FOCUS' tops 100 million Spotify streams The title track from the group's first mini album passed 100 million streams on Spotify as of Oct. 26 KST, SM Entertainment said. It is their fourth song to reach the mark, after 'The Chase', 'STYLE' and 'RUDE!'. Released in October 2025, 'FOCUS' placed No. 11 on The Fader's list of the 51 best songs of 2025, the highest spot for a K-pop track.

📢 ZEROBASEONE's EMP set Nov. 10 return with 'OFF script' Seok Matthew and Park Gunwook will release their first digital single 'OFF script' on Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. KST, WakeOne Entertainment announced. It follows 'RUN' with Dynamic Duo on Nov. 4 and lands about two months after their mixtape 'We the Extra'.

📈 IVE's 'Looks Can Kill' climbs to No. 3 on Melon's Hot 100 The pre-release title track was also No. 10 on the Melon Top 100 as of 9 a.m. KST Oct. 26, according to News1. The six-track mini album of the same name came out that day at 6 p.m. KST, Starship Entertainment said.

🎤 MAMAMOO reunite on a Japanese stage for the first time in about four years All four members performed at Tokyo Garden Theater on Oct. 25 for their '4WARD' world tour, according to etnews. The tour wraps Nov. 28-29 at Taipei Arena, with both shows sold out.

🥃 BLACKPINK's Rosé is named Johnnie Walker Black Label's new brand ambassador Diageo announced the partnership on Oct. 26 and launched it with an event at Bar 81 in Signiel Seoul, debuting her signature 'Twist of Something Highball' cocktail. Campaigns will run in Korea, Britain, Indonesia, China and other markets, according to The Korea Times.