News from South Korea
In Korean, speech follows the relationship, and nunchi means reading the other person before their words: news from South Korea, read with that same attention.
Fans bought the tickets, FLO put up the billboard: PLAVE wins the first month of Cheer
FLO said on October 15, 2026 that virtual group PLAVE ranked first among about 130 acts in September on its Cheer feature, earning a billboard at Hongik University Station. Cheer reports 250,000 participants and more than 1 million plays, all figures from the operator.
PLAVE held Melon's top five places at midnight, from a debut album that sold 27,000 copies
All five songs of PLAVE's new mini-album held the top five places on Melon's TOP100 by midnight on October 13, 2026. The virtual group's debut sold 27,000 copies in its first week, and its first world tour reaches Singapore on October 17.
Hypeverse, a virtual K-pop group, opens in English for America with "Weirdo" and Universal Music
Hypeverse, a five-member virtual K-pop group made by Philandart Studio, released the English-language single "Weirdo" on October 7, 2026, with Universal Music Korea handling distribution. Its official debut is planned for the first half of 2027.
IU returns with “Unknown Planet”, two songs she wrote herself
One year to the day after “Bye, Summer”, the South Korean singer and actor released a single with two lead tracks, both written by her.