2026 in South Korean music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases that have happened, or are expected to happen in 2026 in music in South Korea.

Contents

Debuting and disbanding in 2026

Debuting groups

Solo debuts

Disbandments

Reunions and re-establishments

Releases in 2026

First quarter

January

DateAlbumArtist(s)Ref.
5Re: Love Apink [4]
Yesweare Idntt [5]
光 (Insanity) Joohoney [6]
73logy CNBLUE [7]
Gray. Soohyun  [ ko ] [8]
XO, My Cyberlove Chuu [9]
8In Elixir: Spellbound Waker [10]
12Euphoria Alpha Drive One [1]
Serenade DK X Seungkwan [3]
13Funky Like Me N.SSign [11]
Shot CallersLngshot [1]
14Crossfade: Inseong  [ ko ] [12]
15We Break, You AwakeChroktikal [2]
16The Sin: Vanish Enhypen [13]
19Reverxe Exo [14]
21Amplify My Way AxMxP [15]
27TBA Young Posse [16]
30Studio We: Recording #4 Onewe [17]

February

DateAlbumArtist(s)Ref.
2Re-Flow Zerobaseone [18]

March

DateAlbumArtist(s)Ref.
20TBA BTS [19]
TBATBA Yuna [20]

Second quarter

April

DateAlbumArtist(s)Ref.
TBATBA Kiss of Life [21]

TBA

DateAlbumArtist(s)Ref.
TBATBA Blackpink [14]
TBATBA Deux [22]
TBATBAHype Princess [1]
TBATBANaze [1]
TBATBASMTR25 [1]
TBATBA T.O.P [23]
TBATBA TNX [24]
TBATBAYuhz [1]
TBATBAUnnamed A2O boy group [1]
TBATBA Yim Jae-beom [25]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pyo, Kyung-min (January 1, 2026). "K-pop's next generation: Which rookie groups will debut in 2026?". The Korea Times . Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Lee, Jung-joo (December 26, 2025). "Dreamcatcher's Siyeon to debut in new co-ed band Chrocktikal next month". The Korea Herald . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Hwang, You-mee (December 17, 2025). "Seventeen's DK, Seungkwan to drop EP as duo". The Korea Herald . Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  4. ↑ Hwang, You-mee (December 16, 2025). "Apink to release 11th EP in January". The Korea Herald . Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  5. ↑ Son, Bong-seok (December 29, 2025). 압도적 음악 퀄리티!...아이덴티티 yesweare, 하라메에 '설렘 UP' [Overwhelming musical quality!...Idntt yesweare ramps up the excitement with highlight medley]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  6. ↑ Yoon, So-yeon (December 21, 2025). "Boy band Monsta X's Joohoney to release second solo EP Insanity in January 2026". Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  7. ↑ Lee, Da-kyeom (December 22, 2025). 씨엔블루, 내년 1월 7일 정규 3집 '쓰릴로지' 컴백...새 월드투어 예고 [CNBLUE to make a comeback with 3rd full album 3logy on January 7...New World Tour announced]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  8. ↑ Kang, Kyung-yeon (December 15, 2025). "U-Kiss Soohyun Sets Second Mini-Album Gray. for January 7, Steps Into Solo Spotlight". SBSStar. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  9. ↑ Son, Bong-seok (December 15, 2025). 츄, 솔로 첫 정규 앨범 'XO, My Cyberlove' 티저 공개...1월 7일 컴백 [Chuu unveils teasers for 1st full-length album XO, My Cyberlove...January 7 comeback]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved December 15, 2025– via Naver.
  10. ↑ Ahn, Byung-gil (December 11, 2025). 웨이커, 미니 3집 스케줄러 공개 [Waker unveils scheduler for 3rd mini album]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  11. ↑ Kim, Sun-woo (December 18, 2025). 엔싸인, 1월 컴백...스케줄러 이미지 공개 [N.SSign gears up for January comeback, unveils scheduler for new album Funky Like Me]. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved December 18, 2025– via Naver.
  12. ↑ Kim, Sun-woo (January 1, 2026). SF9 인성, 14일 첫 솔로 앨범 발매 [SF9 Inseong to release his first-ever solo album on January 14]. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  13. ↑ Molloy, Laura (December 22, 2025). "ENHYPEN announce new mini-album The Sin: Vanish". NME . Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  14. 1 2 Pyo, Kyung-min (December 29, 2025). "K-pop's biggest names set for full-group comebacks in 2026". The Korea Times . Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  15. ↑ Choi, Young-ho (January 1, 2026). AxMxP, 1월 21일 미니 1집 'Amplify My Way'로 컴백 [AxMxP to comeback on January 21 with 1st mini album Amplify My Way]. Madclub (in Korean). Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  16. ↑ Yoo, Ji-hee (January 2, 2026). 영파씨, 27일 컴백 확정...새해 포문 연다 [공식] [Young Posse confirmed to make comeback on the 27th...kicking off the new year [Official]]. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  17. ↑ Hwang, You-mee (January 5, 2026). "New Onewe digital single drops next week". The Korea Herald . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  18. ↑ Hwang, You-mee (January 2, 2026). "Zerobaseone to drop special album". The Korea Herald . Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  19. ↑ Park, Han-sol (January 1, 2026). "BTS announces March 20 comeback, ending nearly 4-year hiatus". The Korea Times . Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  20. ↑ Hwang, You-mee (January 6, 2026). "Itzy's Yuna to drop solo album in March: report". The Korea Herald . Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  21. ↑ Hwang, You-mee (January 5, 2026). "Kiss of Life announces spring return". The Korea Herald . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  22. ↑ =듀스, 28년만 신곡 '라이즈' 발매...故김성재 목소리 AI로 복원. YNA. November 19, 2025.
  23. ↑ Shim, Sun-ah (January 2, 2026). "Former BigBang member T.O.P to return as solo artist". Yonhap News Agency . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  24. ↑ [단독]'싸이 보이그룹' TNX, 1월 컴백 '알찬 새해'. JTBC (in Korean). December 5, 2025. Retrieved December 5, 2025– via Naver.
  25. ↑ 임재범, 은퇴 선언 "40주년 공연 끝으로 무대 떠날 것". Maeil Business Newspaper.
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