{"id":79297,"date":"2026-07-08T20:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/79297\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T20:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:31:09","slug":"2026-release-calendar-of-new-kpop-albums-and-songs-q3-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/79297\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Release Calendar Of New KPop Albums And Songs: Q3 And Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hearts2Hearts<\/a><\/p>\n

Ye-on, Stella, Yuha, Ian, A-na, Juun, Carmen and Jiwoo of Hearts2Hearts pose during the showcase for the group’s second mini album ‘Lemon Tang’ at Blue Square on June 22, 2026 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by KCNA\/Imazins via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

ImaZins via Getty Images<\/p>\n

While the first quarter of 2026<\/a> saw record-breaking new BTS<\/a> and BLACKPINK<\/a> albums, plus Grammy and Oscar wins from KPop Demon Hunters, Q2 did not disappoint. Artists like I.O.I, i-dle, ATEEZ, Tomorrow X Together, TREASURE, aespa, BOYNEXTDOOR, RIIZE, &TEAM, TWS, PLAVE, NCT WISH, KATSEYE, Hearts2Hearts, CORITS and ALPHA DRIVE ONE all delivered major releases to keep the spring season equally exciting.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead to K-pop\u2019s second half of the year, there are loads of exciting upcoming releases including some long-awaited returns like a new single from BIGBANG, as well as comebacks from TVXQ!\u2019s U-KNOW, Epik High, Sunmi, Tiffany Young, Taemin, Baekhyun, D.O., Chanyeol, John Park, Jackson Wang, Wonho, Red Velvet, Stray Kids, ENHYPEN and &TEAM.<\/p>\n

The latter half of 2026 will also include debuts from INKODE Entertainment\u2019s VAYONN, as well as other new boy bands from agencies like SM, YG, LIZ, GRID and A2O Entertainment, plus the unveiling of new sub-units from Super Junior and SEVENTEEN.<\/p>\n

Looking at K-pop\u2019s larger crossover vision, look out for highly anticipated projects from KATSEYE, GIRLSET, Hi-Fi Un!corn, &TEAM and NCT WISH, as well as a range of artists like Pusha T, Shenseea and Ty Dolla $ign, as well as brands like Pok\u00e9mon and Riot Games, all leaning into the K-pop scene.<\/p>\n

Catch up on all of the K-pop comebacks in Q1<\/a> and Q2 of 2026 if you missed it<\/a> and check back for all the K-pop releases from the second half of the year moving forward.<\/p>\n

July 2026 KPop Albums & SinglesJuly 1BIG Naughty, \u201cDear.J (feat. Jay Park)\u201dBlue.D, Not Perfect LoveTitle Track: \u201cPerfect Love (feat. BE’O)\u201ddaegeon, \u201cI Said It Drunk\u201dJAEHEE & YUHA, \u201cOpen Your Eyes\u201d ((Teenieping: Legend of the Whale Heartstone Special) (Original Soundtrack))Kim Gun Mo, \u201cHow Far Are You\u201dMELONii, \u201cUnconditional (Indonesian ver.)\u201dNiziU, Portfolio [Japan Compilation Album]ONEUS, Under [Japan EP]Paul Blanco, \u201cCHAPAGETTI (feat. CHANGMO)\u201dSeo In Guk, \u201cThe one who fills me\u201d ((See You At Work Tomorrow!) (Original Television Soundtrack))Silly Silky, silkysmooth 06Title Track: \u201cTangerine Fade\u201dUAU, Playlist #Your YouthJuly 2ASCENDER, Ascend Together [Debut]Title Track: \u201cWE BELONG TOGETHER\u201dATEEZ, \u201cBAD (James Carter Ver.)\u201dBLINGONE, MisterCHI HOON, LoveHateCHUU, \u201cRULE (feat. Heize)\u201d\uc9c4\ud604\uc900, \u201cLove Was Never Meant to Hurt\u201dPotty Monkey & Swings, \u201cWork\u201d Song Ga In, \u201cNot a flower [Jilgyeong-i]\u201dZia, \u201cWhy Does It Have to Rain\u201d10CM, \u201cCrushed\u201d1300 & GIRIBOY, \u201cHeadrock\u201d432Hz, \u201c4th Period: 32 Min\u201dJuly 3BE\u2019O, \u201cCherry Cola\u201dKanto, \u201cRainy Street (feat. Hanhae)\u201dKim Doyul ([Formerly of 14U], \u201cMOREDAY\u201d [Japanese Version]LAY, \u6597\u6218\u80dc\u4f5b(Flawed Crown) [China Album]jaNerd Connection, On the Crest of a WaveTitle Track: \u201cDistant Memories of You\u201dShin Ye Young, \u201cDistant Memories of You\u201dThe Vignettes & vakano, \u201cwhat a life it\u2019d be\u201dJuly 4BLAS\u00c9, \u201cRevenant (Agent Kim Reactivated : Original Television Soundtrack)\u201dCLASSy (HONG HYEJU), \u201cSpinning Coin (feat. \uc11c\ucd9c\uad6c)\u201d [Performance Video]Ha Hyun Woo, \u201cRunaway\u201d (\uacb0\ud63c\uc758 \uc644\uc131 Original Sound Track)Kim Jung yeon, My JeongiLim Changjung, \u201cTa Ta Tat [Won\u2019t]\u201dOTC (Off the Cuff), \u201cDreamy Night\u201d [Unreleased YouTube Video]TRADE L, TTRAPH4El, “W4STED (feat. Vapo)”July 5BABYMONSTER, \u201cI LIKE IT\u201d [Music Video]Baek Yeseul, \u201cHow Can I Love\u201dE11iVYN, \u201cI\u2019m The One\u201d (\ub4dc\ub77c\ub9c8 ‘\uacf5\uac10\uc138\ud3ec\u2019 Original Soundtrack)L (INFINITE), \u201cBeautiful Moment\u201d (\ub4dc\ub77c\ub9c8 ‘\uacf5\uac10\uc138\ud3ec\u2019 Original Soundtrack)OHYUL of LNGSHOT, \u201cUs, Now\u201d (\uacb0\ud63c\uc758 \uc644\uc131 Original Sound Track)Raina, \u201cLoving You (feat. Jae Woo AN)\u201dROO, \u201cI Feel You\u201d (\ub4dc\ub77c\ub9c8 ‘\uacf5\uac10\uc138\ud3ec\u2019 Original Soundtrack)July 6DXMON, HYPER LINK : Vol.3Title Track: \u201cCHEESE\u201dHolynn, \u201cA E I O U\u201di-dle, We madeTitle Track: \u201cGimme Dat Love\u201dLeaven, \u201cunder the midsummer sun\u201dNiel, CaliforniaPagaehun, \u201cHey Girl\u201dRahul Rajkhowa & Jimmy Brown, \u201cHoliday in Paris\u201dVAYONN, Youth Today [Debut]Various Artists, EL DIEZ (10th Anniversary Compilation)Yooeun, \u201cSituationship\u201dJuly 7AmbiO, \u201cBLUE SPLASH\u201dCHOI SUNG YUN(Y), \u201cBLUE MOON\u201dCOOING, 4 in 6 outHan Yiseo, One Way TrainKIHYUN, BORDERLINETitle Track: \u201cSo Good\u201dLee So Ra, \u201cSummer Breeze\u201dMRCH, MutualismZENE THE ZILLA, Still HotJuly 8AHOF, RUN TO YOU [EP]LEEJUN [Formerly of XONIK], BETWEENQWER, \u201cSHOW DOWN\u201dRESCENE, \u201cPretty Girl\u201d [KARA Remake Digital Single]TRENDZ, 6th Single Album [On My Knees]July 9July 10Aaron Young [Formerly of TimeZ], \u201cib4u (feat. Ray Storme)\u201dACE of VAV, \u201cSilk Drop\u201dCosmosy, \u201cStay Alive\u201d [Japan Debut]JAEHUYN of NCT, \u201c99 Degrees\u201dJake Shimabukuro, \u201cGolden (HUNTR\/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI)\u201dLE SSERAFIM, Sound Coin AlbumShenseea & JIHYO of TWICE, \u201cDistant Lover\u201dYEONJUN, NO LABELS: PART 02Title Track: \u201cICE CREAM\u201dJuly 13idntt, Junhyung of GHOST9, \u201cCRUSH\u201d SUPER JUNIOR-83z, PROMISE – The 1st Mini Album [Sub-Unit Debut]WOOAH, Wish With W: Vol. 3Title Track: \u201cSUMMER\u201dYOUNG POSSE, TBA [Mixtape]July 14Chaesol [Formerly of cignature], TBDJuly 15HUTA (BTOB Minhyuk), TEMPERATUREKwon Jin Ah, TBDNCT WISH, YO-I-DON! \/ BOY MEETS GIRL [Japan Double Single]SUNMI, \u201cForever July\u201dJuly 16BBGIRLS, Body Wave [10th Anniversary Single Album]July 17DAILY:DIRECTION, \u201cMONKEY MODE\u201dGIRLSET, \u201cCHAT\u201didntt, \u201cTBA\u201d [Japan Version Music Video]July 20co:zip, 1st single ‘TIME OUT\u2019 [Debut]idntt, “TBA” [Unit Music Video]U-KNOW YUNHO of TVXQ!, The 1st Single \u2018Time\u2019s Tickin\u2019\u2019July 21fromis_9, Glow MeTitle Track: \u201cVitamin ME\u201dWONHO, [CORE] (EP)July 22HYOLYN, 4th Mini Album \u2018OriginaLyn\u2019July 23Jonghwan of FAVE1, \u201c\u3082\u3046\u4e00\u5ea6\u3001\u82b1\u706b\u201dJuly 24aespa, The 1st Japan Mini Album \u2018KISS N TELL\u2019ARTMS, \u201cTBA\u201d [Pre-Release Single]July 27JAM HEADS, \u201cZ\u30e9\u30f4 (Z Love)\u201dYoung K of DAY6, 2nd Full Album \uff1cYOUNGEST\uff1eJuly 28KARD, Where To Now? (Part.2) : NOWHEREPOW, FLAVORJuly 29ILLIT, I Got Your Back [Japanese Single Album]The Wind, 4th Mini Album \u2018Second Wind : S# 00\u2019July 31EMOTI:M, CONNECT [Debut]Hi-Fi Un!corn, \u201cTBA\u201d (2026 Monthly Digital Single Project \u2018H!dden Color\u2019)\u201dKANTO, \u201c\ube44 \ub0b4\ub9ac\ub294 \uc9c0\uae08 \uc774 \uac70\ub9ac\uc5d0 (feat. TBA)\u201dUNIS, TBA [Japanese Mini Album]TBA1300, ILLSAMGONGGONGaespa, \u201cSwitchblade\u201d [Music Video]ALL\u2019N [Idol Producer Season 2 Contestant], \u201cTBA\u201dH1-KEY & IVHY, \u201c\ud589\ubcf5\ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4 (2026 Collaboration Remake Single) [Orig. Yoon Ilsang]\u201dJohn Park, TBDKISS OF LIFE, TBDLUN8, TBDasunwoojunga, TBDALLDAY PROJECT, TBCAugust 2026 KPop Albums & SinglesAug. 3PICHEOLIN [DINO of SEVENTEEN], 1st Mini Album \u5409BOARD(Gilboard)Red Velvet, Velvet SummerAug. 5AEN, THE 1ST EP [A NEW ERA OF NOW]Aug. 7ARTMS, Hyper-EgoStray Kids, THIS & THATAug. 14Aug. 15ALL\u2019N, \u201cDream Higher\u201dAug. 18Hi-Fi Un!corn, 3rd Single \u201cTelescope\u201dAug 21Aug. 22ENHYPEN, \u201cBloody Paradise\u201d [Music Video]Aug. 28Hi-Fi Un!corn, \u201cTBA\u201d (2026 Monthly Digital Single Project \u2018H!dden Color\u2019)TBAAIR Trainee, 1st Digital Trainee Album \u2018\ubcc4\ube5b \uc18d\uc73c\ub85c\u2019D.O. (Doh Kyung Soo) of EXO, TBABABYMONSTER, \u201cMOON\u201d [Music Video]RESCENE, \u201cWe Are All Friends (Pok\u00e9mon Ending Theme)\u201d [Remake Single]September 2026 KPop Albums & SinglesSept. 1UK [Formerly of Apeace], 3rd album \u2018Evergreen\u2019Sept. 8&TEAM, 2nd Korean Mini Album \u2018Mark on Me\u2019Sept. 25Hi-Fi Un!corn, \u201cTBA\u201d (2026 Monthly Digital Single Project \u2018H!dden Color\u2019)\u201dTBAALL\u2019N [Idol Producer Season 2 Contestant], TBABABYMONSTER, \u201cMOON\u201d [Music Video]YG Entertainment New Boy Band [Debut]Forbes2026 Q2 Release Calendar Of New KPop Albums And Singles (Updating)By Jeff Benjamin<\/a>October 2026 KPop Albums & SinglesOct. 30Hi-Fi Un!corn, \u201cTBA\u201d (2026 Monthly Digital Single Project \u2018H!dden Color\u2019)\u201dTBABABYMONSTER, TBA (Full-Length Album)SEVENTEEN\u2019s Jeonghan & Joshua [Sub-Unit Debut]November 2026 KPop Albums & SinglesNov. 27Hi-Fi Un!corn, \u201cTBA\u201d (2026 Monthly Digital Single Project \u2018H!dden Color\u2019)\u201dTBABABYMONSTER, TBA (Full-Length Album)December 2026 KPop Albums & SinglesDec. 25Hi-Fi Un!corn, \u201cTBA\u201d (2026 Monthly Digital Single Project \u2018H!dden Color\u2019)\u201dTBAYEOJIN(L\u221ena), \u201cTBA\u201dUnscheduled 2026 KPop Albums & SinglesAIDEN [Formerly of ATEEN & B.I.T], 7 DaysARISE, RE:BOOT EP.2BAEKHYUN, TBA [Live Album]blah, TBACHANYEOL of EXO, TBA [Japan Mini Album]GIRLSET, TBAHOJI, TBAKanto, LifeMADEWELL of WE:A, 3rd album \u2018MAMA : THE ETERNAL LOVE\u2019Title Track \u201cMAMA (Be my mama again)\u201dNCT 127, TBANXON, Ride or Die [Japan Single Album]Red Velvet-IRENE & SEULGI, TBA [Japan Mini Album]RIIZE, TBA [Japan Single CD]RYEOWOOK of SUPER JUNIOR, TBA [Japan Single CD]SPAX, 3\u20222\u20221TAEYEON, TBA [Full Album]TEN of NCT, TBA [Mini Album]The Rose, ROSETiffany Young, TBA [Full Album]tripleS, &YESUNG of SUPER JUNIOR, TBA [Full Album]BAEKHYUN, \u201cMagic on the Floor\u201dBIGBANG, \u201cTBA\u201dCOiBLEN. \u201cZero Gravity Love\u201dDONGDONG [Former BOYS II PLANET Contestant], \u201cCLOWN\u201dDONGDONG [Former BOYS II PLANET Contestant], \u201cWULI\u201dGISELLE of aespa, \u201cDestroy Lonely\u201dHearts2Hearts, TBA [Japan Single CD]WayV, TBA [Mini Album]HOJI, \u201cSecret Affair\u201dHOJI, \u201cGive Me Him\u201dJackson Wang, \u201cSex God (feat. Pusha T)\u201dJENNIE, \u201cLittle Dress\u201dJETAIME & AuAu of DEXX, \u201cRED WINE\u201dJewelry, \u201cI Really Like You (DJ SUVIN Remix)\u201dJung Junkyo of N.O.M, \u201c\ubd88\ud0c0\ub294 \uc2ec\uc7a5\u201dKAMA [Formerly of N-SONIC], \u201cSAVVY (Feat. ILHOON, YAWWA)\u201dKanto, \u201cES TU HOMBRE (feat. FREEMAN)\u201dTAEMIN, \u201cFrankenstein\u201dTAEMIN, \u201cLet Me Be the One\u201dTAEMIN, \u201cParasite\u201dTAEMIN, \u201cSober\u201dTAEMIN, \u201c1004\u201dUDTT, \u201cViper\u201dThe Deep & Frost Children, \u201cTBA\u201dVINKA of N.angels, \u201cDon\u2019t Get It Twisted\u201dForbes2026 Q1 Release Calendar Of New K-Pop Albums And SinglesBy Jeff Benjamin<\/a>To-Be-Confirmed, Unschedule & Rumored New 2026 K-Pop ReleasesADAPANODEASCEND PROJECTAST8AWU [Former PIXY Members Dia and Lola]Bee [Formerly of N.angels]ChaserColdeDang Hong HaiDeuxDIVA-XEpik HighEric NamHaena of ANGEL NOISEHANAHEEJAE of SEVENUSHIGHWAYI-CODE [Debut]JENNIEJEON SOMIJISOOJun SJungkyun of WE:AKan of MEGAMAXKARAKevin WooKim Daewon [Formerly of NOIR] KrystalLUSEON [Formerly of NOIR]Mark LeeME:IMINHO of SHINeeMIONBIG [NYH Entertainment Boy Band featuring PROJECT 7\u2019s Kim Sungjun, SCOOL\u2019s Lee Seungmin, Starlight Boys\u2019 Jeon Mingyu, Kim Seungyeon, Kwon Doeun and Sian]NCT DREAMNCT WISHNCT UNCT 2026NEWBIS [RBC Amusement Boy Band]NTneeOBZETORORAOURBIRTHDAY [JYP Entertainment\/INNIT Entertainment Girl Group]PRISM7P1HarmonyRE:SEVENSEVENTEEN\u2019s DK & Seungkwan [Sub-Unit]SoyosoyoSTCTAEMINTREASURE T5TREASURE\u2019s HYUN.HA.YOTrEStripleSUNBUNCHILDVIXXVNXVOLTEQWHYNOT [BlackBear Entertainment New Boy Band]W3WAYXD:IYEOJIN(L\u221ena)Yim JaebeomYUNEE 505 PROJECTABD Girl GroupA2O Entertainment Boy BandCONTI Boy Group [Featuring FANTASY BOYS contestant Yu Junwon & Boys 2 Planet contestants Hsu Chingyu, Kim Daniel and Na Yunseo]GRID Entertainment New Boy Band [Including Lukas and Matthew, Samuel, Kibum, Oh Junhee and BOYS PLANET and BOYS II PLANET contestant Cai Jinxin]LIZ Entertainment Boy BandPIX Entertainment Girl GroupProject WZ [H&J Entertainment Boy Band]RETOPIA SALON Boy BandSMTR25 [SM Entertainment New Boy Band]Studio Blossom Boy BandYUMENITY Project Team 1 YUMENITY Project Team 2<\/p>\n

April, May and June 2026 KPop Albums & Singles<\/a><\/p>\n

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