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Yeonjun recently promoted his second solo EP, 'No Labels: Part 02,' in the US, where it reached No. 16 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on Oricon's Weekly Combined Album Ranking, both career highs for him as a soloist.
Yeonjun of Tomorrow X Together has joined the lineup of the 2026 Global Citizen Festival, to be held in New York on Sept. 26, Big Hit Music said Friday.
He becomes the second K-pop solo male singer invited to the annual event, adding his name to a list of celebrated artists that includes John Legend, Lenny Kravitz and Yoshiki.
The performer will take over the stage twice at the charity event, as TXT is slated to make its festival debut as a group as well. Last month, the label announced that the five-member act was included in the lineup as the only K-pop entry.
In August, Yeonjun promoted his second solo EP, โNo Labels: Part 02,โ in the US. The mini album hit the Billboard 200 at No. 16 and Oriconโs Weekly Combined Album Ranking at No. 2, both career-highs as a soloist.

Novelist Kim Gyeong-wook, who debuted in 1993, published his tenth novel collection, โHow Did You Become a Writer,โ by Munhakdongne, which deals with the novelistโs identity and metafiction.

Shinhan University will hold the cultural festival 'Color of Asia 2026' on the university campus and around Mangwolsa Station from the 12th to the 19th. By connecting college students, foreign students, K-culture content, citizens, and commercial districts, the university festival has been expanded into an urban festival with the entire community. Various programs will be held, including street performances, food, flea markets, cultural experience booths from 12 Asian countries, film screenings from Asian countries, Code Blue Festival, and Super Rookie Contest.

BTS will stream live concerts from Buenos Aires on October 24 and Sao Paulo on October 30 in cinemas across 80 regions and 3,800 theaters globally, with screenings delayed one to two days in some areas due to time differences. The announcement was made by Big Hit Music on Friday. The group's 'Arirang' world tour continues in South America with 14 shows, following a North American leg that attracted 1.92 million attendees across 31 shows.

After the resumption of the National Theater Company's original play contest, the first grand prize play, 'Retrograde', is being performed at the Myeongdong Arts Theater. The imagination that borrows from Sumerian mythology and expands personal suffering into memories of generations and lands stands out, but the excessive dependence of text and directing in the process of converting to stage language is pointed out as a limitation.

BTS broke concert revenue records at four US stadiums during its 'Arirang' world tour, generating nearly $50 million at Las Vegas's Allegiant Stadium alone and over $146 million across the leg.

The Sokcho Culture and Tourism Foundation announced that it will hold the first screening of 'Cine Table' at Art Platform Gaetbae under Seorak Bridge at 6 p.m. on the 19th and will recruit viewers through advance application. This event is part of the pre-program 'Appetizer' of the Sokcho International Food and Film Festival, and local food will be provided along with the film screening, and a conversation time with the director will also be provided.