South Korea\'s Broadcast Media Communications Commission held its first full meeting since its launch and cleared 23 pending items. It approved reauthorisation for 150 broadcast stations, setting licence terms based on review scores, and decided that 17 stations including TBS will undergo hearings before a final decision. It also handled drafts tied to amended broadcasting laws, follow-up rules after the repeal of the handset distribution law, and subordinate rules for a transmission qualification certification system due to take effect in September.

In the second week of April, sibling duo AKMU returned with its fourth full-length album \"Flowering\" and drew strong reactions to its new music video. Project group WANNA ONE announced a paid membership tied to an upcoming reality programme and member Kim Jae-hwan drew attention for messaging fans before the service opened. tvN said it will reorganise its planned anonymous debate show. Korean action titles including \"Hounds\" season 2 and film \"Humint\" ranked highly on OTT charts.