K-pop News Today (Nov 8, 2026): BIGBANG Book SoFi Stadium for Their 20th Anniversary Finale, A2O LITE Hit 10 Music Show Wins, TREASURE Bring ‘SHOCK’ to the Stage

Reading the BIGBANG news before sunrise, my fan heart did a little somersault. BIGBANG will close their 20th anniversary world tour at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, A2O LITE won their 10th music show trophy without even being in the studio, and TREASURE gave “SHOCK” its first music show stage and then took it to Gocheok Sky Dome. KGMA’s Artist Day also had wins and stages beyond the big prizes we already reported (Young K finished the night with five trophies). Here are the stories K-pop fans were talking about on Nov. 7.

BIGBANG Will End Their 20th Anniversary Tour at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles

BIGBANG will play SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, near Los Angeles, on March 13, 2027, a one-night show that becomes the final stop of their 20th anniversary world tour “XX : COSMOS,” according to SoFi Stadium and Billboard, as reported by Newsis on Nov. 8. The tour was supposed to end at Kaohsiung National Stadium in Taiwan on Feb. 27 and 28, so the LA date adds about two more weeks. The tour started in Goyang in August. It is the first world tour with G-DRAGON, TAEYANG and DAESUNG as a trio, and their first in nine years, since “Last Dance” in 2017. At MetLife Stadium on Sept. 11, they sang 30 songs in about three hours, including “BiiiG,” their first new song in four years and four months, released on their anniversary, Aug. 19. The Asia leg continues with Bangkok’s Rajamangala National Stadium on Nov. 7 and 8, followed by Hong Kong and Japan. General tickets for SoFi go on sale Nov. 13 at 10 a.m. PT (Nov. 14, 3 a.m. KST) on Ticketmaster. VIPs, it’s time to plan that trip to LA.

Sources: Newsis, Nov. 8, YouTube views checked 4:55 a.m. KST, Nov. 8 (2,801,388)

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A2O LITE Win ‘Show! Music Core’ Again for Their 10th Music Show Trophy and Retake No. 1 on Melon

A2O LITE won first place on MBC’s “Show! Music Core” on Nov. 7 with their debut digital single “NEON,” even though they did not appear on the show. It was their second win in a row on the program (after Oct. 31) and their 10th music show trophy, after wins on “The Show,” “Show Champion,” “M Countdown,” “Inkigayo” and Arirang TV’s “SHOW K-POP.” IVE placed second and ILLIT third. “NEON” also returned to No. 1 on the Melon TOP100 as of 4 p.m. KST on Nov. 7. All of this came in less than a month since the Oct. 13 release, from a single song with no physical album. The official video had 40,451,263 views when we checked. Ten trophies from one song, and the girls are still running.

Sources: OSEN, Nov. 7, Sports Today, Nov. 7, YouTube views checked 4:55 a.m. KST, Nov. 8

TREASURE Debut ‘SHOCK’ on ‘Music Core,’ Then Light Up Gocheok With a Band Version of ‘IF I’

TREASURE performed “SHOCK” on a music show for the first time on MBC’s “Show! Music Core” on Nov. 7, singing live into hand mics through the hard-hitting choreography. That night at KGMA’s Artist Day, where they also took Grand Song, they performed “SHOCK” and a new band arrangement of “IF I.” The digital single came out Nov. 2 and topped the iTunes song chart in 11 regions, according to OSEN. The “SHOCK” MV had 60,554,391 views when we checked, about five days after release, and MBCkpop’s “Music Core” stage had 144,530 views about 12 hours after it was posted. TREASURE head to SBS “Inkigayo” today, Nov. 8, and to the MAMA Awards at Kyocera Dome Osaka on Nov. 20. TREASURE MAKER, the “SHOCK” era is only getting started.

Sources: OSEN, Nov. 7, Ilgan Sports, Nov. 7, YouTube views checked 4:55 a.m. KST, Nov. 8

AND2BLE Take Grand Honors’ Choice and IS Rising Star at KGMA in Their Debut Year

Rookie group AND2BLE went home from KGMA’s Artist Day on Nov. 7 with two trophies: Grand Honors’ Choice, which they shared with RESCENE, and IS Rising Star. “Thank you for giving us such a big award right after our debut,” they said. “We’ll become artists who can repay our fans’ love, artists our fans can be proud of.” On stage they performed “French Kissing” and “Curious,” and the “la la la” chorus pulled the whole dome in with them. The “French Kissing” MV had 40,806,232 views when we checked, about 11 days after release. Two trophies in their first year: what a beautiful start.

Sources: Edaily, Nov. 7, Ilgan Sports, Nov. 7, YouTube views checked 4:55 a.m. KST, Nov. 8

CRAVITY Win Three Trophies at KGMA: Best Stage, Best Artist and Best Music Video

CRAVITY won three awards at KGMA on Nov. 7: Best Music Video (announced in advance), Best Stage in the male category and Best Artist. “We think we could receive this award because of LUVITY, who love our challenges and cheer for us without holding back,” they said. “We’ll keep working harder and keep taking on new challenges.” CRAVITY recently wrapped promotions for their ninth mini album “sonorous” and hold solo concerts at Olympic Hall in Seoul on Nov. 14 and 15. The “LOUDER” MV had 3,160,223 views when we checked. LUVITY, see you at Olympic Hall next weekend.

Sources: Ilgan Sports, Nov. 7, Edaily, Nov. 7, YouTube views checked 4:55 a.m. KST, Nov. 8

DAYOUNG Wins Best Solo and Style Icon, and Says It Means a New Song Next Year

DAYOUNG took two trophies at KGMA on Nov. 7: Best Solo in the female category and Style Icon. “I think thanks to this award, I’ll be able to release a new song next year,” she said, delighted. Her MV for “What’s a girl to do” had 4,043,849 views when we checked. A trophy and a promise in one sentence: we’ll hold her to it.

Sources: Edaily, Nov. 7, YouTube views checked 4:55 a.m. KST, Nov. 8

CLOSE YOUR EYES Cover ENHYPEN’s ‘No Doubt’ in Matching Denim, and More KGMA-Only Stages

KGMA’s Artist Day was full of one-night-only stages. CLOSE YOUR EYES covered ENHYPEN’s “No Doubt,” the title track of the November 2024 repackage “ROMANCE : UNTOLD -daydream-” with more than 100 million Spotify streams, all seven members in matching denim. RESCENE’s Wonyi, who also co-hosted the night with actress Nam Ji-hyun, covered BoA’s “Atlantis Princess.” IDID covered NCT 127’s “Cherry Bomb,” and Young K shared the stage with Japanese band Novelbright. CLOSE YOUR EYES, who formed on JTBC’s “Project 7” and debuted in April 2025, recently set a new personal best with first-week sales of over 710,000 for their fourth mini album, according to Ilgan Sports. Their official channel posted a KGMA dance practice for “Intro + Drop That!” about five hours before we checked. The kind of night where you want every stage on repeat.

Sources: Ilgan Sports, Nov. 7, Edaily, Nov. 7, YouTube checked 4:55 a.m. KST, Nov. 8 (3,963 views)

BTS Share a New ‘SWIM’ Stage Cam as the ARIRANG Tour Heads to Asia and 80+ Countries’ Cinemas

BTS posted a stage cam of “SWIM” from the iHeartRadio Music Festival 2026 on Nov. 6. “SWIM” is the title track of their fifth full album “ARIRANG,” released in March. After closing the South American leg in São Paulo on Oct. 31, the ARIRANG world tour moves to Asia, starting with Kaohsiung National Stadium in Taiwan on Nov. 19, 21 and 22. The Nov. 21 show will be screened live on about 3,300 screens and the Dec. 29 Jakarta show on about 2,800 screens, in more than 80 countries. Singapore follows with four National Stadium shows on Dec. 17, 19, 20 and 22, along with a month-long “BTS THE CITY ARIRANG – SINGAPORE” project. The stage cam had 929,729 views about a day after it went up. ARMY, the cinema seat counts too.

Sources: Topstar News, Nov. 7, YouTube views checked 4:55 a.m. KST, Nov. 8

Red Velvet’s IRENE & SEULGI Wrap Their First Japan Tour and Add Chiba Shows in February

IRENE & SEULGI finished “IRENE & SEULGI JAPAN TOUR 2026 -blank-,” their first Japan tour, in Yokohama, Kanagawa, on Nov. 4 and 5: eight shows in seven cities since Fukuoka on Sept. 19. They performed every song from their first Japanese mini album “Cheetah,” released Nov. 4, for the first time, along with “Monster,” “Naughty,” “TILT,” IRENE’s “Biggest Fan,” SEULGI’s “28 Reasons” and Red Velvet’s Japanese song “Aitai-tai.” At the finale they surprised fans with extra shows at Makuhari Event Hall in Chiba on Feb. 20 and 21, 2027, Herald Muse reported on Nov. 7. “We’ll show you stages and new songs we’ve never shown before, so we hope to see you in Chiba next year,” they said. The “Cheetah” MV had 1,243,185 views when we checked. ReVeluv, the duo isn’t done with Japan yet.

Sources: Herald Muse, Nov. 7, YouTube views checked 4:55 a.m. KST, Nov. 8

BTS’ Jimin Named ‘The King of K-pop’ on King Choice for the Eighth Year in a Row

Jimin took first place in King Choice’s “The King of Kpop 2026” vote, topping it every year since 2019, Star News reported on Nov. 7. King Choice is a platform that runs live popularity votes on celebrities and K-pop stars. Jimin became the first Korean soloist to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Like Crazy” in 2023, and “Who” (July 2024) spent 33 weeks on the chart. He returns to the stage with BTS in Kaohsiung on Nov. 19. The “Who” MV had 182,513,521 views when we checked. Eight years of fans voting with love.

Sources: Star News, Nov. 7, YouTube views checked 4:55 a.m. KST, Nov. 8

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Tonight is KGMA’s Music Day at Gocheok Sky Dome, hosted by Kim Jae-won and IVE’s LIZ, with ATEEZ, RIIZE, TWS, Hearts2Hearts, KiiiKiii, ITZY and more. EXO close their Seoul encore with the finale shown live in 757 cinemas, and “Inkigayo” crowns a new winner this afternoon. I’ll be cheering for every one of them with you. See you tomorrow.

Featured photo: BIGBANG's G-DRAGON on the red carpet at the 2025 Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards, Oct. 23, 2025. Photo: K-POPIT 케이팝잇 (Tenasia YouTube channel @K-POPIT; credited on Commons as 티비텐 TV10) via YouTube/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (YouTube Creative Commons Attribution) (cropped and resized).