K-pop News Today (Nov 11, 2026): JENNIE’s “Dracula” Climbs to No. 3 on the Hot 100, Stray Kids Grow Their World Tour to 46 Shows, RESCENE Pass 600,000 First-Week Copies

Honestly, I’ve been grinning since I saw JENNIE’s name at No. 3 on the Hot 100 this morning. Stray Kids also turned their “RUN IT” tour into a stadium run across North America and Europe, RESCENE sold more in one week than ever before and took a music show trophy, and NCT DREAM opened their 10th-anniversary era at the top of the charts. Here are the stories K-pop fans were talking about on Nov. 10.

JENNIE’s “Dracula” Climbs to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, Tying ROSÉ’s Record

“Dracula,” Tame Impala’s song featuring JENNIE’s remix vocals, rose to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 dated Nov. 14, Newsis reported on Nov. 10. That ties ROSÉ’s “APT.” with Bruno Mars for the highest Hot 100 position ever by a K-pop female soloist. It took 58 weeks on the chart to reach the top three, which makes “Dracula” the slowest climb to the top three in Hot 100 history, passing Glass Animals’ “Heat Waves” (51 weeks). Halloween did the rest: according to Luminate, the song drew 2.8 million official on-demand US streams on Oct. 31, its best day yet and the most of any 21st-century song on Halloween. It has now spent 24 weeks in the top 10, the longest run for a K-pop artist, and holds No. 1 on Billboard’s Radio Songs chart for an eighth week. A spooky-sounding love song became a new Halloween classic in its first year, and JENNIE’s voice is a huge part of why. The official lyric video had 54,451,324 views when we checked. BLINKs, this one is a record you’ll want to frame.

Sources: Newsis, Nov. 10, My Daily, Nov. 10, YouTube views checked around 4:57 a.m. KST, Nov. 11

Also read: K-pop News Today (Nov 7, 2026): ILLIT Win Music Bank With 'You're Under Arrest', JENNIE Sings for Netflix's 'Steps', BESTie's 13-Year Comeback Keeps Climbing

Stray Kids Add 25 Shows to the “RUN IT” World Tour, Now 46 Shows in 31 Cities

Stray Kids will play 25 more shows in 23 cities on their “Stray Kids World Tour ,” JYP Entertainment said on Nov. 10, as Newsis and Herald Muse reported. The new leg starts in Yokohama on April 24–25, 2027, and Osaka on May 4–5, then crosses North America from Seattle on May 16 through Vancouver, Santa Clara, San Diego, Los Angeles, Arlington, Houston, Atlanta, Miami, Orlando, Chicago, Baltimore, Toronto and East Rutherford on June 29. Europe follows in July with Paris, London, Munich, Vienna, Barcelona, Arnhem and Milan on July 31, with many stadium dates. The tour opened with five sold-out shows at KSPO DOME in Seoul in July and August and already included a solo show at Tokyo’s Japan National Stadium, a first for a foreign male act there. With the new dates, it grows to 46 shows in 31 cities. This all comes in the same year that “THIS & THAT” gave the group a ninth straight No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The “RUN IT” MV had 69,091,615 views when we checked. STAY, start planning those road trips.

Sources: Newsis, Nov. 10, Herald Muse, Nov. 10, YouTube views checked around 4:57 a.m. KST, Nov. 11

RESCENE Pass 600,000 First-Week Copies With “PULSE” and Win “THE SHOW”

RESCENE’s fourth mini album “PULSE” sold more than 600,000 copies in its first week on the Hanteo Chart, their agency The Muse Entertainment said, making them a “half-million seller” for the first time, YTN reported on Nov. 10. Their previous best first week was about 100,000 copies for the third mini album “Lip Balm,” so this is roughly six times higher. The title track “With” went to No. 1 on Melon on its release day, Nov. 3, and has stayed at the top since, YTN noted. On the evening of Nov. 10, RESCENE also took first place on SBS LIFE’s “THE SHOW” and celebrated together on stage. Watching RESCENE grow step by step into a group that sells like this is exactly what makes fans so proud. The “With” MV had 25,799,246 views a week after release. Remine, your girls did it.

Sources: YTN, Nov. 10, OSEN, Nov. 10, Sports Chosun, Nov. 10, YouTube views checked around 4:57 a.m. KST, Nov. 11

NCT DREAM Top Hanteo and Circle Daily Charts With 10th-Anniversary Album “DREAM AFTER DREAM”

NCT DREAM’s sixth full album “DREAM AFTER DREAM,” released on Nov. 9, went straight to No. 1 on the daily Hanteo Chart and Circle Retail Album Chart, and the title track “Boogie Woogie” reached No. 1 on Bugs’ real-time chart, Star News reported on Nov. 10. In China, the album topped QQ Music’s digital album sales chart, passing 750,000 yuan in sales for “Triple Gold Album” status, and also took No. 1 on Kugou Music’s digital album chart. “Boogie Woogie” topped Tencent Music’s K-pop chart, with every song on the album charting. Ten years in, the six members still bring the playful, friends-first energy fans fell for, and the bright disco title fits an anniversary party perfectly. NCT DREAM’s own reaction video to the MV had 87,385 views about six hours after it went up, and the “Boogie Woogie” MV itself had 5,201,003 views a day after release. NCTzens, the party has only just started.

Sources: Star News, Nov. 10, Herald Muse, Nov. 10, YouTube views checked around 4:57 a.m. KST, Nov. 11

YouTube Views Return to the Billboard Charts in January 2027

YouTube will send its streaming data to the Billboard charts again starting with the charts dated Jan. 16, 2027, which cover Jan. 1 to 7, Newsis reported on Nov. 10, citing Billboard and a blog post by YouTube’s global head of music, Lyor Cohen. Billboard is narrowing the gap between paid and ad-supported streams: one Billboard 200 album unit will equal 1,000 paid streams or 1,500 ad-supported streams, down from 2,500 ad-supported streams now. YouTube had pulled its data starting with the chart dated Jan. 31, 2026, after a disagreement over those weightings, ending a run that began in 2013 when PSY’s “Gangnam Style” era brought YouTube into the Hot 100. Only US plays count, Tenasia pointed out, but for K-pop acts whose global fandoms live on music videos, this is good news. Every MV streaming party in the US will count again from January.

Sources: Newsis, Nov. 10, Tenasia, Nov. 10

ZEROBASEONE’s First Unit EMP Release “OFF script” With Dynamic Duo

EMP, the first unit from ZEROBASEONE with SEOK MATTHEW and PARK GUNWOOK, released the digital single “OFF script” on Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. KST, Star News reported. The single has three songs: the title track “RUN (with Dynamic Duo),” released early on Nov. 4, “AFTERTASTE (with JUNNY)” and “MADE YOU LOOK.” Both members worked on the songs themselves, and the unit was introduced as a hip-hop project, a clear change of color from the group’s usual sound. Teaming up with hip-hop veterans Dynamic Duo on a debut unit single is a confident first move. The “RUN” MV had 203,200 views when we checked. ZEROSE, this is a side of Matthew and Gunwook worth turning up loud.

Sources: Star News, Nov. 10, My Daily, Nov. 10, YouTube views checked around 4:57 a.m. KST, Nov. 11

LNGSHOT Release EP “S.W.I.S.H.” and Title Track “Bananas”

LNGSHOT released their new EP “S.W.I.S.H.” and its title track “Bananas” on Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. KST, Top Star News reported. “S.W.I.S.H.” stands for “Swag with integrity shapes history,” and “Bananas” borrows the phrase “Go Bananas” to talk honestly about how life has changed since debut and how high they still want to go. The five-track EP includes the pre-release “Masterpiece,” plus “Wanna Go,” “Up & Away” and “Beep Beep,” with executive producer Jay Park, Cha Cha Malone and Kwon on board. The group, who joined Jay Park’s 22-city world tour as special guests from September, performed the new songs for the first time on “Spotify CLOSER with LNGSHOT” that night. It is also the EP Atlantic Music Group is backing in North America. The “Bananas” MV passed 1,003,771 views about 10 hours after release. SHOTTIES, go bananas.

Sources: Top Star News, Nov. 10, My Daily, Nov. 10, YouTube views checked around 4:57 a.m. KST, Nov. 11

MMA2026’s First Global Fan Vote Passes 1.7 Million Votes From 202 Countries

The overseas fan vote for the Melon Music Awards’ new “Global TOP10” category passed 1.7 million votes in its first week, with fans from 202 countries taking part, Kakao Entertainment said on Nov. 10, as My Daily and ZDNet Korea reported. Voting on the Berriz app started on Oct. 30 and runs until Nov. 13. Berriz sign-ups in Indonesia and Mexico doubled between Oct. 29 and Nov. 5. The 30 nominees include BTS, BLACKPINK, IU, SEVENTEEN, Stray Kids, NCT DREAM, JENNIE, ROSÉ, aespa, IVE, ILLIT, RESCENE, Hearts2Hearts and CORTIS, and the final 10 will be decided by chart score (60%), judges (20%) and votes (20%, Korean and overseas votes counted one to one). MMA2026 takes place at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Nov. 14 and 15. The nominee video had 83,370 views when we checked. Fans, there are three days left to vote.

Sources: My Daily, Nov. 11, ZDNet Korea, Nov. 10, YouTube views checked around 4:57 a.m. KST, Nov. 11

SBS Gayo Daejeon Names Six Former “Inkigayo” MCs, Including JISOO, to Host Its 30th Anniversary

“2026 SBS Gayo Daejeon” will be hosted by former “Inkigayo” MCs for its 30th anniversary, SBS announced on Nov. 10, as JoyNews24 reported. IVE’s AN YUJIN, TXT’s YEONJUN and RIIZE’s SUNGCHAN take Dec. 24, and BLACKPINK’s JISOO, BOYNEXTDOOR’s WOONHAK and TWS’s SHINYU take Dec. 25. The show runs over two days for the first time, with 44 acts at KINTEX in Goyang. Bringing back hosts fans remember from Sunday afternoons is a sweet way to celebrate 30 years. The 30th-anniversary teaser had 11,730 views when we checked.

Sources: JoyNews24, Nov. 10, Etoday, Nov. 10, YouTube views checked around 4:57 a.m. KST, Nov. 11

IU and IVE Receive Fire Agency Commendations for Supporting Wildfire Firefighters

IU and IVE received commendations from the head of Korea’s National Fire Agency for the 64th Fire Fighting Day on Nov. 9, honoring how they helped firefighters during the large Yeongnam wildfires in March 2025, FN News reported on Nov. 10. Each gave 200 million won (about $149,000) to the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association and asked that half go to people who lost their homes and half to firefighters. Hope Bridge used the firefighters’ share for emergency kits and meals at the scene. All six IVE members pooled their donation together, and last month they also recorded cheering voice messages for firefighters. “I wanted to help the firefighters even a little, but this honor has given me strength instead,” IU said. It’s the kind of news that makes you proud to be a fan.

Sources: FN News, Nov. 10, Dong-A Sports, Nov. 10

That’s a lot to look forward to: KYUHYUN’s EP “Continue” today, MMA2026 at Gocheok this weekend, TXT’s “PERFECT STORM” on Monday, and MAMA in Osaka next week. I can’t wait to see who takes the next trophy.

Currency note: 1 USD = about 1,345 won (exchange rate as of Nov. 10, 2026).

Featured photo: Stray Kids' Bang Chan at a Fendi photo call in Seoul, July 15, 2026. Photo: K-POPIT via YouTube/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (cropped and resized).