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Rank the K-pop comebacks expected between October and December 2026. Compare soloists, rookies, and established acts such as BABYMONSTER, TWICE, NCT DREAM, and ZEROBASEONE, then reorder the list into your personal fourth-quarter anticipation ranking.
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K-pop's final quarter is always crowded, and 2026 is no exception. Use this template to rank the comebacks you are most excited about between October and December. The set spans seasoned soloists and legacy acts, rising rookies, and powerhouse groups including JISOO, LISA, SEVENTEEN, Stray Kids, and Xdinary Heroes. Drag and reorder the entries to reflect your anticipation, personal taste, or which release you expect to dominate charts. There is no right answer—just make the ranking your own.
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YG Entertainment plans BABYMONSTER's first full-length studio album for October 2026, marking the seven-member group's debut album, according to founder Yang Hyun Suk's 2026 roadmap. It follows the third mini album 'CHOOM' (early May) and a June-starting world tour that expands to South America, Europe, and Australia as the group's biggest tour yet, capping a milestone year for the act.
Official sourceBOYNEXTDOOR releases 'HOME: DELUXE,' a repackage of the six-member KOZ Entertainment group's first studio album 'HOME' (June 2026), on September 28 at 6 p.m. KST, with the Japanese edition arriving October 2. The deluxe edition expands the original full-length album with additional versions, closing the group's 2026 campaign and giving fans a fresh final-quarter installment of the 'HOME' era.
Official sourceHearts2Hearts opens Spotify's CLOSER project as its first artist with a special October 2 performance in Seoul. The SM Entertainment eight-member group will premiere the Korean version of 'ICONIC HEART,' its Japanese debut single, following 'RUDE!' surpassing 100 million Spotify streams. The event adds new stages and conversation segments, extending the group's 2026 momentum from 'Lemon Tang' and its Japanese debut into the fourth quarter.
Official sourceILLIT returns October 26 with 'Break Even,' the BELIFT LAB five-member group's fifth mini album and its first new music in about six months. The title draws from the economic 'break-even point,' and the project delivers a message of no longer investing time and emotion in relationships that lack mutual return. It follows April's fourth EP 'It's Me.'
Official sourceBLACKPINK vocalist JISOO returns to solo music with 'CLICK,' released September 4, 2026, as the first single from her upcoming debut full-length album. It follows her February 2025 EP AMORTAGE and the October 2025 Zayn Malik collaboration 'Eyes Closed,' which peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Philippines Hot 100. The horror-carnival visual direction signals a darker era distinct from her 2023 debut ME.
Official sourceJYP Entertainment's rookie boy group KickFlip releases its fifth mini album, 'KICK OFF THE WALL Pt. 1,' on October 6, 2026, behind double title tracks 'Puzzle Piece' and 'Kick Off The Wall,' the latter featuring rapper iann dior. The group also announced its first-ever tour, 'KICK OFF THE WALL.' The project follows April 2026's 'My First Kick,' keeping up a fast cadence since its January 2025 debut.
Official sourceKISS OF LIFE returned August 4, 2026, with third single 'Sweat,' arriving only four months after second single 'Who is She.' Blending Afro-house and Latin pop, the summer release leans into the seasonal identity forged by 2024's breakthrough 'Sticky,' which brought the quartet's first music show win and the Korean Music Awards' Rookie of the Year. B-side 'What!' adds festival-ready EDM energy.
Official sourceBLACKPINK's LISA follows her debut full-length album 'Alter Ego' with 'PRESS PLAY,' a six-track EP out October 23, 2026. Sony Music describes it as a bold follow-up and her most personal project, honoring her Thai roots and rise as a global icon. It arrives after a breakout year spanning The White Lotus Season 3, sold-out Las Vegas shows, and a documentary premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Official sourceSM Entertainment's seven-member unit debuted in 2016 with 'Chewing Gum' and grew from bright teen pop into one of NCT's most commercially reliable acts through hits like 'Candy,' 'Hello Future,' and 'Smoothie.' Their fifth studio album, 'Go Back to the Future' (July 2025), led by double title tracks 'BTTF (Back to the Future)' and 'Chiller,' tops the Circle Album Chart and anchors an accompanying Asia tour.
Official sourceNCT's Japan-based unit was formed on the 2023 survival series 'NCT Universe: LASTART' and debuted in February 2024 with the single 'WISH,' bringing a bright, youthful pop color distinct from NCT DREAM's output. Its six members Sion, Riku, Yushi, Jaehee, Ryo, and Sakuya kept momentum through 'poppop' (April 2025), which surpassed 1.2 million pre-orders, and the third mini album 'COLOR' (August 2025).
Official sourceJYP Entertainment's six-member girl group debuted in February 2022 with 'O.O,' introducing its 'MIXX POP' blend of contrasting genres and showcasing the vocal power of Lily, Haewon, Sullyoon, Bae, Jiwoo, and Kyujin. After the EP 'Fe3O4: FORWARD' (March 2025), NMIXX released its first full-length album 'Blue Valentine' in October 2025, marking a shift toward a more refined, versatile sound while retaining the group's signature adventurous arranging.
Official sourceSHINee's leader Onew debuted solo in 2018 and has since moved between warm ballads and experimental R&B, releasing albums like 'Circle' (2023) and the EP 'Flow' (2024), his first under Griffin Entertainment. His second full-length album, 'Percent' (July 2025), spans 11 tracks led by 'Animals,' with Onew credited as a lyricist on six B-sides, and launched his first solo world tour, 'Onew The Live: Percent.'
Official sourceRESCENE returns on November 3, 2026, with PULSE, its fourth mini-album under The Muze Entertainment. The quintet of Woni, Liv, Minami, May, and Zena is back about four months after July's remake single 'Pretty Girl,' and this marks their first physical release in roughly a year since Lip Bomb. The group debuted in March 2024 and found renewed momentum when 'Love Attack' climbed major domestic charts nearly two years after its release.
Official sourceRIIZE will return with a new digital single on October 26, 2026, the first of two comebacks announced at the opening night of the group's third-anniversary fan meeting 'Ch. RIIZE : ON AIR' at Incheon's INSPIRE Arena. The SM Entertainment act will follow the single with EMOTIION, its second full-length album, set for release in spring 2027.
Official sourceROSÉ returns with 'new trick,' her first solo release since the 2024 debut album rosie, out September 18, 2026, in a special collaboration with Apple. Directed by Dave Meyers, the accompanying music video was shot entirely on the newly unveiled iPhone 18 Pro. The BLACKPINK vocalist has described the track as the lead single for her as-yet-untitled second studio album, which she plans to release in 2027.
Official sourceSEVENTEEN's veteran vocalists Jeonghan and Joshua debut as JxJ, the group's seventh official subunit, with the mini-album DREAMSCAPE on October 19, 2026. Titled for a 'landscape of dreams,' the project explores dual dimensions of dreaming—unconscious fantasies and waking ideals. It follows Jeonghan's cover of Tuki's 'Bansanka' and Joshua's digital single 'Baby Come Home,' giving the duo their first standalone release as a subunit.
Official sourceSEVENTEEN's three-unit structure—hip-hop, vocal, and performance—plus producer Woozi and choreographer Hoshi has kept the 13-member act self-producing since its 2015 debut under Pledis Entertainment. Known as the 'kings of synchronization,' the group took the 2024 MAMA Album of the Year for Seventeenth Heaven, making each comeback a benchmark for scale, precision choreography, and million-selling album runs.
Official sourceSelf-producing unit 3RACHA anchors Stray Kids, the eight-member JYP Entertainment act that debuted in 2018 and has stacked Billboard 200 No. 1 albums since 'Oddinary' made it only the third K-pop act to top the chart, after BTS and SuperM. A fourth-quarter return typically arrives with dense rap production, stadium-ready staging, and heavy global chart and touring expectations.
Official sourceZEROBASEONE's leader becomes the first member to go solo, with The Live Label confirming an Oct. 12, 2026 release after he placed second on 'Boys Planet' in 2023. Known for waacking and tutting and praised as a dancer-vocal all-rounder, Hanbin's debut will test whether his sharp precision, live stability, and growing MC profile can support a standalone body of work.
Official sourceFresh off renewing with SM Entertainment, the Girls' Generation leader returns as K-pop's benchmark female vocalist, having debuted solo in 2015 and sold over a million combined albums by 2022—the most for a K-pop female soloist. With 'INVU' still among the genre's top first-week sellers, a fourth-quarter comeback frames Taeyeon's emotive delivery as the standard for ranking new female solo releases.
Official sourceTWICE is a nine-member girl group formed by JYP Entertainment through the survival show Sixteen, debuting on October 20, 2015 with the mini album The Story Begins and lead single 'Like OOH-AHH.' The lineup—Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu—became known for hits such as 'Cheer Up,' 'TT,' and 'Fancy,' building a strong following in Korea and Japan.
Official sourceXdinary Heroes is a six-member rock band under JYP Entertainment that debuted on December 6, 2021 with the single 'Happy Death Day.' The lineup is drummer Gun-il, keyboardists Jungsu and O.de, guitarists Gaon and Jun Han, and bassist Jooyeon. It is the label's second band after Day6, known for self-composed tracks and winning MAMA's Best Band Performance.
Official sourcexikers is a ten-member boy group formed by KQ Entertainment, debuting on March 30, 2023. Members are Minjae, Junmin, Sumin, Jinsik, Hyunwoo, Junghoon, Seeun, Yujun, Hunter, and Yechan, with Minjae as leader. It is KQ's first new boy group since ATEEZ, recognized for energetic choreography and the 'House of Tricky' album series.
Official sourceZEROBASEONE (ZB1) is a boy group formed through Mnet's survival show Boys Planet, debuting in July 2023 with nine members: Sung Han-bin, Seok Matthew, Kim Ji-woong, Zhang Hao, Kim Tae-rae, Ricky, Kim Gyu-vin, Park Gun-wook, and Han Yu-jin. In February 2026, WAKEONE announced the group would continue as a five-member act.
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