K-enter_Cha Eun-woo enlists in army band on July 28

Today's top story in K-entertainment is a sad story for Cha Eun-woo's fans.

Singer and actor Cha Eun-woo will begin his mandatory military service in late July and serve in the Army's military band. According to his agency, Fantagio, on Thursday, he will enter the training center on July 28th to undergo basic military training before serving his duty in the Army Band. Previously, Cha Eun-woo applied and interviewed for the Army Band and has been officially accepted.

The agency did not disclose the enlistment time or location of the camp, asking fans to refrain from visiting the site to ensure their safety. It added that there will be no special event held at the site to mark his enlistment.

Meanwhile, Cha Eun-woo is currently filming the new Netflix series "The WONDERfools" and has confirmed his role in the movie "First Ride." Additionally, he is scheduled to meet fans at ASTRO's fourth solo concert in June and also his first solo virtual reality concert, set to be released on June 18th.

Something tells me fans don't have to be too sad after all, as they'll have Cha on the screen, the stage, and that IU music video we talked about yesterday. PLUS, serving in the military band means there are more chances to see him.

Now let's turn over to some exciting news for the ARMYs, or BTS fans, specifically j-hope fans.

J-Hope is dropping a new digital single "Killin' It Girl." On Thursday, his agency, BIGHIT MUSIC announced that he will release "Killin' It Girl" on June 13th. This will mark the end of his solo single project after "Sweet Dreams" and "Mona Lisa."

The new single is a hip-hop genre song that captures the thrill of falling in love at first sight. It will feature American rapper GloRilla.

J-Hope will perform "Killin' It Girl" for the first time at the "j-hope Tour 'HOPE ON THE STAGE' FINAL" at Goyang Stadium from June 13th to 14th.

Lucky for those attending the concert who will get to catch the live performance for the very first time.

Last story is on a group we mentioned several times within just this week, because they continue to reach new milestones. It's

SEVENTEEN! They placed third on Billboard's 2025 midyear boxscore report, earning 120.9 million dollars from ticket sales. According to Billboard's midyear boxscore report, released on Wednesday local time, Seventeen sold 842-thousand tickets across 30 shows on their latest "Right Here" world tour, held from October of last year to February of this year.

Billboard's 2025 midyear boxscore report celebrates the top-grossing and best-selling artists, venues, and concert promoters around the world for the period of October 1st, 2024 to March 31st, 2025.

Coldplay topped the chart, followed by Shakira in second place. It's impressive to see that Seventeen's gross nearly doubled from 67.5 million dollars during the same period last year, when it ranked No. 16.

In the K-pop category, Seventeen led the pack, followed by ATEEZ and BTS j-Hope, who ranked second and third respectively.

So much to celebrate for Seventeen, marking their decade of achievements this year. Thank you Bella for today's stories.

Let's now check out what culture-related stories our AI anchor Ari has for us today! Ari!