BTS V’s sign language moment, CORTIS wins big and K-dramas battle for ratings: This week in K-entertainment
Some weeks in K-entertainment are loud. This one was loud and moving. In Busan, the 2026 The Fact Music Awards handed its four Daesang to ATEEZ, NMIXX, RIIZE and CORTIS, with CORTIS walking away with three trophies. In Arlington, BTS's V read a fan's I'M DEAF but I can FEEL the MUSIC placard and answered by signing the lyrics to Please. Jennie's Dracula made Hot 100 history. And on the small…
The 2026 The Fact Music Awards held in Busan awarded ATEEZ, NMIXX, RIIZE and CORTIS with four Daesangs, with CORTIS taking home three trophies. This was the group's biggest night, as they also won Next Leader, sharing the award with ALPHA DRIVE ONE. Meanwhile, BTS member V read a fan's placard that said "I M DEAF but I can FEEL the MUSIC" and signed the lyrics to "Please" in sign language, touching deaf fans in the audience.
In television, Flex x Cop 2 ended its run with the highest ratings of the season, followed by Four Hands, Two Sonatas and a new JTBC drama Fly High Butterfly. Jennie's "Dracula" song set a record in the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the longest-charting song by a K-pop artist.
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