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ILLIT Takes First Place on Music Bank With "You're Under Arrest" on Nov. 6

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ILLIT finished at the top of the Nov. 6 episode of "Music Bank," a weekly K-pop music show, scoring 9,803 points with "You're Under Arrest." The song leads the group's fifth mini album, "BREAK EVEN." [1][2] Date Show Winner Song Points 2026-11-06 Music Bank Illit You're Under Arrest 9,803 Related video: ILLIT (아일릿) '체포하겠어 (You’re Under Arrest)’ Official MV · HYBE LABELS Latest official video: 저 됐어요, 록커 됐어요!!! l ‘I Got Your Back (Feat. JISOO, MOMOKA of HANA)’ 녹음 비하인드 l ILLIT (아일릿) [BEHIND-IT] · ILLIT A comeback built on a mock arrest warrant "BREAK EVEN" came out on Oct. 26 at 6 p.m., after a media showcase in Seoul earlier that day. Its electro-pop title track treats a one-sided crush as a case to be prosecuted, with the singer charging the other person with a playful "crime." Only four members are on stage this cycle: Wonhee, Yunah, Minju and Iroha. Moka has been on hiatus since June for health reasons and is...

LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT and KATSEYE's "ICONIC BY MISTAKE" Music Video Passes 200 Million YouTube Views

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Photos (left to right): David Lee from Redmond, WA, USA / CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · 티비텐 (YouTube) / CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Warmtoned / CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Around midnight KST on November 8, the music video for "ICONIC BY MISTAKE" went past 200 million views on YouTube. The song is a special digital single shared by three girl groups: LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT and KATSEYE. [1] Related official video: LE SSERAFIM (르세라핌) x ILLIT (아일릿) x KATSEYE (캣츠아이) 'ICONIC BY MISTAKE' Official MV · HYBE LABELS Latest official video: 아일릿 치과에 오신 걸 환영합니다🦷 l 달리고, 부수고, 매달리기 l ICONIC BY MISTAKE MV, 콘셉트 포토 비하인드 l ILLIT (아일릿) [BEHIND-IT] · ILLIT Latest official video: 저 됐어요, 록커 됐어요!!! l ‘I Got Your Back (Feat. JISOO, MOMOKA of HANA)’ 녹음 비하인드 l ILLIT (아일릿) [BEHIND-IT] · ILLIT Latest official video: "Unloveu" (Live from THE WILDWORLD TOUR) | KATSEYE · KATSEYE A joint single first seen in June The video premiered on June 11, with the names of all three acts...

"Doctor X" Special Poster Puts Kim Ji Won, Kim Woo Seok and Lee Jin Hee in the Sun With Four Episodes Left

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On November 5, SBS released a special poster for its medical noir "Doctor X" that finds Kim Ji Won's genius surgeon, Gye Soo Jung, stretched out on a garden bench outside Guseo University Hospital. Members of her team share the sunlight beside her. [1] Related video: Doctor X: Mafia in White | Official Teaser | Netflix [ENG SUB] · Netflix K-Content Who is beside her Kim Woo Seok plays intern Park Tae Kyung, and Lee Jin Hee plays anesthesiology professor Jo Won Jin. With the surgeon at the center, the group goes by Team Gye Soo Jung, shown here at rest. [1] A pause after weeks of emergencies Recent previews pointed in the opposite direction. Late October teasers had Jang Seung Jo's character spiraling out of control and Gye Soo Jung in mortal danger as her mysterious past came into view. Later came a high-risk operation with all eyes on her, followed by a fight to save a child patient. [2][3][4][5] A strong audience going in This is one of the more closely...

Seventeen's Joshua Appears in Three Vogue Korea Digital Covers With Tom Ford Beauty

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Seventeen member Joshua is featured in three Vogue Korea digital covers made with Tom Ford Beauty, reported on Nov. 6, 2026. The magazine released the covers on Thursday through its official social media accounts, and they accompany an interview in which Joshua talks about his plans as a musician. [1] Latest official video: 도겸과 정한 〈정답 없는 여행〉 Official Teaser · SEVENTEEN A mature look for the beauty brand The shoot carries the theme "Bold Ambition." The images pair daring styling with a more refined, grown-up image for Joshua, who serves as an ambassador for Tom Ford Beauty. More photos and the full interview appear in Vogue Korea's November issue, as well as on its website and social channels. [1] Music first, with acting on the side In the interview, Joshua said his heart is more deeply invested in making music than before and that he is also learning acting. "I want to further develop my abilities and show you songs of my own," he said. He added that h...

BLACKPINK's 'GO' Music Video Passes 100 Million YouTube Views, the Group's 16th to Get There

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On November 4 KST, the music video for BLACKPINK's "GO" crossed 100 million views on YouTube, making it the 16th full-group video from the act to reach that count. Getting there took around eight months and eight days. [1] Related official video: BLACKPINK - ‘GO’ M/V HIGHLIGHT CLIP · BLACKPINK Latest official video: BLACKPINK - DEADLINE JACKET MAKING FILM · BLACKPINK Sharing a date with the group's EP The video premiered at 2 p.m. KST on February 27, 2026. "DEADLINE," still BLACKPINK's most recent EP, came out that same day. [1][2] Where the new entry fits Only videos featuring the whole group count toward this tally, so the members' solo work sits outside it. Ahead of "GO" on the list are "BOOMBAYAH," "Playing with Fire," "Whistle," "As If It's Your Last," "Stay," "DDU-DU DDU-DU," "Kill This Love," "How You Like That," "Ice Cream," ...

Ateez's "Drip" Debuts at No. 190 on the Nov. 7 Billboard Global 200, the Group's First Opening-Week Entry

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Ateez opened at No. 190 on Billboard's Global 200 dated Nov. 7 with its prerelease single "Drip." No earlier song by the group had reached that chart in its opening week. [1] Latest official video: ATEEZ(에이티즈) 'Choose' Production Behind · ATEEZ A song chart, not an album chart The trap-driven track came out Oct. 23 and was measured on a ranking built from streaming and digital sales in more than 200 countries and territories, the US among them. Ateez already knows the top of Billboard's album ranking, the Billboard 200, having led it with "The World Ep. Fin: Will" in December 2023, "Golden Hour: Part 2" in November 2024 and "Golden Hour: Part 5" in July. Those wins came with full releases. The Global 200 looks at individual songs instead, so "Drip" adds a result of a different kind. [1] Music show stages and a health absence Korean TV promotion started a week after release, with stages on KBS2's "Mu...

Seventeen's Dino Follows His Army Enlistment With Solo Single 'Automatic' on Nov. 3

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Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 is the release date Pledis Entertainment gave for "Automatic," a surprise solo digital single from Seventeen's Dino. The song comes out while he is serving: he began his military service on Oct. 26. [1][2] Latest official video: 도겸과 정한 〈정답 없는 여행〉 Mood Teaser · SEVENTEEN A love song he wrote himself Dino handled both the words and the melody, building the track around the giddy nerves of falling for someone. Some fans have heard it already. He previewed it in August at "Dino X Picheolin Board Show," his solo concert in Seoul. [1] From a mixtape to an alter ego His solo catalog goes back to the 2021 mixtape "Wait." August brought a bigger step, his first EP, "Board," released under the alter ego Picheolin, along with stand-alone shows that reached Macao as well as Seoul. With "Automatic," that run of solo work carries on past his enlistment. [1] The last two members called up Dino went in together wi...

BTS 'Arirang' Tour Shows in Kaohsiung and Jakarta to Stream Live in Cinemas Across 80-Plus Countries

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BTS's second night in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Nov. 21 and its third night in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Dec. 29 will be broadcast live to movie theaters in more than 80 countries and regions. BigHit Music, the group's agency, shared the plan on Nov. 3 in a notice posted on the fan community platform Weverse. [1] Related video: BTS WORLD TOUR ‘ARIRANG’ IN BUENOS AIRES & SÃO PAULO: LIVE VIEWING - Special Trailer · BANGTANTV Latest official video: BTS 'iHeartRadio Music Festival 2026' Sketch · BANGTANTV Thousands of screens, timed to local clocks The Kaohsiung concert is booked for roughly 3,300 screens worldwide, and the Jakarta concert for about 2,800. In South Korea, tickets go through CGV, Lotte Cinema and Megabox, the country's three major cinema chains. Showtimes will shift to suit each time zone, so some regions will see a delayed broadcast one to two days after the performance itself. [1] An Asian leg that opens in Kaohsiung Both screened dates belo...

BTS Wraps South American Leg of 'Arirang' World Tour With 853,000 Fans Across 14 Sold-Out Shows

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BTS closed the South American leg of its "Arirang" world tour with 14 sold-out concerts that drew about 853,000 fans across five cities, agency Big Hit Music said on Monday, Nov. 2. The leg ended with three nights at Morumbi Stadium in Sao Paulo on Oct. 28, 30 and 31. [1][2] Related video: BTS WORLD TOUR ‘ARIRANG’ IN BUENOS AIRES & SÃO PAULO: LIVE VIEWING - Special Trailer · BANGTANTV Latest official video: BTS 'iHeartRadio Music Festival 2026' Sketch · BANGTANTV Route and setlist The leg began in Bogota on Oct. 2 and moved through Lima, Santiago and Buenos Aires before reaching Sao Paulo. The tour takes its name from BTS's fifth studio album, "Arirang," which is named after Korea's best-known traditional folk song. The set mixed tracks from that album with older hits including "Fake Love," "Idol," "Butter" and "Dynamite." In Brazil, the members drew attention by wearing Brazilian soccer uniforms,...