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Why Song-Song Couple, BTS and Filipino boy band SB19 have been in the news this month

STORYLim Li Ying
South Korean actor Song Joong-ki (left) with Song Hye-kyo at the ViuTV launch ceremony of the South Korean television series Descendants of the Sun, in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Sam Tsang
South Korean actor Song Joong-ki (left) with Song Hye-kyo at the ViuTV launch ceremony of the South Korean television series Descendants of the Sun, in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Sam Tsang
What's hot in Korea

As fans of the couple Song Hye-kyo and Song Joong-ki reel from the news of their divorce, a new Korea-trained Pinoy band is rising on the music scene, while K-pop group BTS contemplates military service – among other headlines

How is it already the end of September? While the leaves are changing colour, our favourite K-pop idols and K-drama thespians have been keeping busy. Whether good or bad news, catch up on all the headlines you might have missed this month.

South Korean actress Song Hye-kyo, right, and actor Song Joong-ki arrive for the Baeksang Arts Awards in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: AP
South Korean actress Song Hye-kyo, right, and actor Song Joong-ki arrive for the Baeksang Arts Awards in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: AP

Song Joong-ki at his 10th anniversary fan meeting in 2018.
Song Joong-ki at his 10th anniversary fan meeting in 2018.

Boy band BTS
Boy band BTS

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