The packed 2026 K-pop release calendar reflects major comebacks from legacy acts completing military service and contract negotiations, alongside aggressive new-group launches from HYBE, SM, YG, and Modhaus. BTS delivered its first full album since 2022 with the March 20 drop of Arirang, while BLACKPINK followed its February Deadline mini-album with ongoing tour momentum; EXO’s January Reverxe return and BIGBANG members’ solo projects like Taeyang’s Quintessence have further fueled expectations for additional group activity later this year. New debuts from artists such as KATSEYE and multiple HYBE and YG boy bands, plus confirmed Q2 releases from ITZY, Zerobaseone, and NCT subunits, underscore the industry’s emphasis on sustained chart presence and streaming dominance through the second half of the year.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedWhich KPop groups will release songs in 2026?
$124,416 Vol.
Itzy
100%
Twice
60%
NewJeans
59%
$124,416 Vol.
Itzy
100%
Twice
60%
NewJeans
59%
Officially released means that a newly released song is officially available for download or streaming (not including live events) by the resolution date.
Songs released by individual members, subgroups, or any other configuration not under the listed group name will not qualify. If a song is released jointly by multiple groups credited equally as primary artists, the song will count for all of them.
Re-releases, deluxe editions, compilations, or remixes will not count.
The resolution source will be any official streaming or download site, e.g. Apple Music or Spotify.
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0x65070BE91...Officially released means that a newly released song is officially available for download or streaming (not including live events) by the resolution date.
Songs released by individual members, subgroups, or any other configuration not under the listed group name will not qualify. If a song is released jointly by multiple groups credited equally as primary artists, the song will count for all of them.
Re-releases, deluxe editions, compilations, or remixes will not count.
The resolution source will be any official streaming or download site, e.g. Apple Music or Spotify.
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0x65070BE91...The packed 2026 K-pop release calendar reflects major comebacks from legacy acts completing military service and contract negotiations, alongside aggressive new-group launches from HYBE, SM, YG, and Modhaus. BTS delivered its first full album since 2022 with the March 20 drop of Arirang, while BLACKPINK followed its February Deadline mini-album with ongoing tour momentum; EXO’s January Reverxe return and BIGBANG members’ solo projects like Taeyang’s Quintessence have further fueled expectations for additional group activity later this year. New debuts from artists such as KATSEYE and multiple HYBE and YG boy bands, plus confirmed Q2 releases from ITZY, Zerobaseone, and NCT subunits, underscore the industry’s emphasis on sustained chart presence and streaming dominance through the second half of the year.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated



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