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K-pop: TWICE’s Jihyo has left JYP Entertainment after 21 years and launched her own agency, Emithaus. Seventeen duo Jeonghan and Joshua topped Japan’s Oricon daily album chart with their unit EP, selling more than 650,000 copies on release day. On Screen: Netflix set Dec. 11 as the premiere date for Tantara, a period drama starring Song Hye Kyo and Gong Yoo as people chasing success in Korea’s music industry. Fan Scene: Aespa will celebrate its sixth anniversary with Seoul fan meetings on Nov. 28 and 29. Melon’s cross-border Global-K Chart also passed 3 million monthly users, with 85% based overseas. Culture: National Museum of Korea chief Yoo Hong-june offered to resign after a calligraphy work from a private collection was misattributed. Tourism: South Korea welcomed 17.11 million foreign visitors through September, putting it on course to surpass last year’s record this month.

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Oct. 20, 2026

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