October Comeback Lineup Revealed

In October 2026, the K-pop comeback lineup was officially announced. On October 1, TIOT will release their 5th Mini Album 『Time for Us』 and begin promotions with the title track “Five Hours in Pieces.” Meanwhile, tripleS neptune will make a comeback via their Japanese digital single 『Welcome to Heaven』, using “Welcome to Heaven” as the title track.

On October 2, Jay Ohwan will confirm his U.S. debut and release his 1st US EP 『ANIMAL』. The title track is “ANIMAL,” with “WHATCHA DOIN’” and “SAKURA” already being released as preview tracks. Additionally, Mark of GOT7 will start his solo activities with the digital single 『NIGHTLIGHT (feat. MILLI)』, using “NIGHTLIGHT” as the title track. Nine’s Minjun has also confirmed his solo debut with the digital single 『Another Breath』, featuring “Another Breath” as the title track.

On October 4, ORBIT will make a comeback through their digital single 『TACOS』, using “TACOS” as the title track. On October 6, KickFlip will release their 5th Mini Album 『KICK OFF THE WALL Pt. 1』 and begin promotions with the title track “Kick Off The Wall (Feat. iann dior).” Furthermore, Lee Yesung of SUPER JUNIOR will launch his solo project with his 2nd Full Album 『Where We Are』, using “Pedazos” as the title track, and announced that it will be a commemorative album for their 10th anniversary. X:IN will return with their 1st Full Album 『Chain Reaction』, featuring “ZZIRIT (feat. Luisa Sonza)” as the title track.

On October 7, KO1KEYZ will confirm their debut and release their Debut Single 『KO1KEYZ』. The title track is “KO1KEYZ,” and the group, composed of 12 members, comes from 『PRODUCE 101 JAPAN 新世界』 and has announced a simultaneous debut in Japan and South Korea. The members are Daiki Kato, Kahiro Yada, Xiong Pak, Xi Hun O, Sho Futori, Yuta Ima, Kento Ono, Shoran Abe, Reiga Izuka, Ryoji Shoyama, Koussuke Teiji, and Eiwa Hita. Additionally, Youngforce will make a comeback with their 3rd Digital Single 『GO해』, using “GO해” as the title track. Fan Minhyun will start his solo activities with the digital single 『OUR』, featuring “OUR” as the title track. Onew of SHINee will release his 2nd Pre-Release Single 『Tic Tac Toe』 in collaboration with ZICO, and on October 20, he will issue his 1st Single Album 『착각』. Kim Jaehwan will also return with his 3rd Single Album 『Love, From Here』, using “Call It Love (사랑이라 부를지도 모를 거야)” as the title track.

On October 8, IVE’s Yuki will release her 2nd Mini Album 『二十七 (27)』 and begin promotions with the title track “Stay.” N.Flying will make a comeback with their 9th Mini Album 『Still』, using “Still (잔불)” as the title track, after already releasing the preview track “Our Ending (아는 결말).” KNK will return with their Single Album 『동화』, using “동화” as the title track. Additionally, Chae Yeon has confirmed her Japanese debut with her 1st Single Album 『ボクノコエ』, featuring “ボクノコエ (My Voice)” as the title track, with a release date set for October 22.

On October 12, NCT WISH will make a comeback through their 4th Mini Album 『I SPY』, using “I SPY” as the title track. MEOVV will begin promotions with their Single Album 『GO HARD』, using “GO HARD” as the title track. Modeseleete will also return with their 1st EP 『2.Multitude: How We Bloom』, using “CAN YOU HEAR THAT (타!)” as the title track. Hanbin of Jay Ohwan has confirmed his solo debut with his 1st EP 『DEAD:ALIVE』, using “UNDEAD” as the title track. PLAVE will make a comeback with their digital single 『Flame』, using “Flame” as the title track, which was released at 6 p.m. on the 3rd through music streaming platforms. The new song is a rock track that evokes images of blue flames and serves as the opening piece for their Japanese debut single 『PLAVE WORLD TOUR.』 PLAVE’s digital single 『Flame』 will be available on various music streaming sites.

On October 13, A2O LITE has confirmed their debut and released their Digital Single 『NEON』. This is part of the comeback lineup revealed as of October 8, with multiple artists announcing plans to launch promotions in October.