[Diary Point = Reporter Park Bo-young] The last week of October is packed with major K-pop comebacks right from Monday. According to official agency announcements, IVE, ILLIT and RIIZE are all releasing new albums on the same day, Oct. 26.
Release Schedule by Day (Oct. 26 – Nov. 1)
- Oct. 26 (Mon) — RIIZE single 'Insomnia' (drops at midnight, SM Entertainment), IVE mini album 'Looks Can Kill' (Starship Entertainment), ILLIT mini album 'BREAK EVEN' (Belift Lab)
- Oct. 27 (Tue) — ANDTEAM mini album 'Sequence 02: Attraction' (6 p.m. KST, YH Entertainment)
- Oct. 28 (Wed) — XOVE mini album 'i=!' (6 p.m. KST, RBW/Strange Lab)
- Oct. 31 (Sat) – Nov. 1 (Sun) — WOODZ's '2026 WOODZ WORLD TOUR Archive. 1 : Completed' concert at KSPO DOME in Seoul (EDAM Entertainment)
IVE's pre-released music video for 'Looks Can Kill' shot straight to No. 1 on YouTube's worldwide trending chart right after its release, raising expectations for the full comeback. With two girl groups and one boy group all releasing on the same day, attention is also turning to first-week album sales and chart performance.
Comebacks Continue Into Early November
The first week of November is just as busy: Psyche's mini album 'ROUTE ZERO : The CALLING,' TWS's single 'TO US' and TREASURE's digital single 'SHOCK' all drop on Nov. 2. Lisanne follows with 'PULSE' on Nov. 3, Yoon Seobin with 'Slow Motion' on Nov. 4, UNCHILD with 'TiNG TiNG' and Heart of Woman with 'ETERNAL FADE' on Nov. 5, and P1Harmony with 'BLOW UP' on Nov. 6 — eight releases in the first week of November alone. NCT DREAM returns with its full album 'DREAM AFTER DREAM' on Nov. 9, and TOMORROW X TOGETHER follows with the mini album 'PERFECT STORM' on Nov. 16.
Release times and schedules may change depending on each agency's plans. The full day-by-day schedule, each artist's upcoming activities and member birthdays can be found at K-pop Today's weekly comeback schedule, while album pre-order periods and retailer-specific bonuses are listed at Preorders.