K-Pop Fans Need To Prepare Their Bodies For 2026 Because The Industry Is About To Go Absolutely Feral

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It's an breathtaking twelvemonth for K-Pop fans (and adjacent casual listeners — welcome!). Here's a look astatine what's coming up successful the satellite of K-Pop...

1. BLACKPINK volition merchandise their 3rd mini-album Deadline connected February 27.

The medium volition diagnostic their 2025 azygous "Jump" arsenic good arsenic 4 different songs. It follows their Deadline satellite tour, which Rosé, Jennie, Jisoo and Lisa wrapped successful January — though with the group's 10th day coming up successful August, there's a batch of speculation they'll bash immoderate encore concerts to celebrate.

2. BTS are backmost successful a large way, with a caller album, ARIRANG, retired March 20, followed by a satellite tour.

ARIRANG is not lone the archetypal radical merchandise since each 7 members completed their mandatory subject work past June, it's the archetypal afloat radical medium successful astir six years(!).

3. Another large comeback connected the skyline is BIGBANG, whose remaining 3 members, G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung, volition observe the group's 20th day this twelvemonth and volition beryllium releasing caller music to grant the occasion.

4. Meanwhile erstwhile BIGBANG subordinate T.O.P., who near the radical successful in 2023 and starred successful Netflix's Squid Game successful 2024, volition beryllium debuting arsenic a soloist this year, teasing that a "new medium is connected the way" connected his societal media.

5. EXO already made their much-anticipated comeback successful January with the merchandise of their eighth workplace medium Reverxe, featuring members Suho, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai, Sehun, and Lay.

The six-member portion volition embark connected a circuit called Exo Planet #6 EXhOrizon, opening successful Seoul successful April and past heading to different countries successful Asia including Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and more.

6. Although we don't person details, it seems SHINee volition beryllium making a radical comeback this twelvemonth — their archetypal since 2023 — with Key revealing past year that he, Minho, Taemin, and Onew had been selecting "really bully songs" to merchandise successful 2026.

Meanwhile Onew conscionable released a solo album, TOUGH LOVE, successful March and Taemin is acceptable to execute arsenic a soloist astatine Coachella successful April.

7. Twice is different radical touring for overmuch of 2026, with Part 2 of their monolithic This is For satellite circuit unrolling until astatine slightest June. It volition spot the members execute astir North America, Asia, and Europe.

8. Mamamoo observe their 12th day this twelvemonth and volition beryllium releasing a radical medium in June — their archetypal since 2022 — followed by a satellite tour.

9. After precocious making her acting debut successful Undercover Miss Hong, Yuna from miss radical ITZY volition marque her solo singing debut with an medium that is presently scheduled for March.

10. After occurrence forming Katseye from the contention amusement Dream Academy, Hybe and Geffen are putting unneurotic different global miss radical with 3 different Dream Academy participants (Emily, Lexie, and Samara) positive 1 much subordinate they're scouting done different contention show, World Scout: The Final Piece, which volition premiere astatine the extremity of February.

11. Netflix smash K-Pop Demon Hunters has already won 2 Golden Globes and a Grammy this year, and is nominated for 2 Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song (for "Golden").

The existent singers who voiced HUNTR/X — Audrey Nuna, EJAE and Rei Ami — are besides acceptable to perform "Golden" astatine the Oscars connected March 15.

12. Finally, present are immoderate different artists confirmed to beryllium releasing euphony successful the coming months:

What are you astir hyped for this year? Tell america successful the comments!

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