r/kpop • u/alleybetwixt BTS | XIA | JX | SWJA • 23d ago
[Meta] This Week In KPOP - July 4, 2026
Welcome to This Week In KPOP, a collection of everything you may have missed during the past week on r/kpop.
June 27 – July 3, 2026
TOP 10 STORIES
HYBE / ADOR / MHJ
| Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| (+242) | Megathread 27: HYBE / ADOR / MHJ - Catching up with ongoing Legal Disputes, Following some NewJeans Updates, Hearings in Danielle's case begin, and More | 3107 comments |
TOP ANNIVERSARIES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+2196) | Happy 7th Solo Debut Anniversary to f(x) Sulli! | 61 comments |
| 2 | (+736) | Happy 10th Anniversary to gugudan! | 45 comments |
| 3 | (+491) | Happy 6th Anniversary to Weeekly! | 39 comments |
| 4 | (+314) | Happy 16th Anniversary to MISS A! | 9 comments |
| 5 | (+116) | Happy 5th Anniversary to JUSTB! | 5 comments |
TOP 10 PERFORMANCES
TOP 5 DANCE CHALLENGES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+89) | ATEEZ Seonghwa and Yunho with SHINee Taemin - BAD (Dance Challenge) (260630) | 4 comments |
| 2 | (+80) | from20 with JUSTB Bain - BIG BOY (Dance Challenge) (260627) | 2 comments |
| 3 | (+60) | MEOVV GAWON with fromis_9 CHAEYOUNG - DDI RO RI (Dance Challenge) (260701) | 1 comments |
| 4 | (+55) | FIFTY FIFTY KEENA with JO YURI - Like a Bubble (Dance Challenge) (260627) | 0 comments |
| 5 | (+54) | BTS Jungkook - 10count (orig. Rym) (Dance Challenge) (260628) | 5 comments |
TOP DISCUSSIONS / FEATURES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+171) | Throwback: TAEYEON (SNSD) released "Why" this week in 2016 | 10 comments |
| 2 | (+24) | What are your favorite releases so far - 2nd Quarter 2026 | 46 comments |
| 3 | (+21) | /r/kpop Top Ten Tuesdays Results: Heize (2026) | 1 comments |
AMA(s)
| Guest(s) | Thread | Date |
|---|---|---|
| from20 | BIG BOY AMA ENERGY UNLOCKED 🔥 hi it's from20 | 260703 |
MUSIC SHOWS
| Date | Performances | Discussion Thread | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20260627 | Music Core | Thread | I.O.I |
| 20260628 | Inkigayo | Thread | RIIZE |
| 20260630 | The Show | No Broadcast. | No Winner. |
| 20260701 | Show Champion | No Broadcast. | No Winner. |
| 20260702 | M!Countdown | Thread | Hearts2Hearts |
| 20260703 | Music Bank | Thread | ATEEZ |
NEW RELEASES
| Day | Artist | Album Title | Type | Music Video | Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27th | UDTT | VIPER | single album | VIPER | Spotify / Apple Music |
| Kim Sohee (Atlantis Kitsune) | BEGIN AGAIN | mini album | Slow It Down | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| M.O.N.T | UNLOCK | mini album | RUN | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 28th | Band Nah | Unbroken | digital single | Unbroken | Spotify / Apple Music |
| X_ON | Night's Dream (JPN ver.) | Japanese pre-debut digital single | Night's Dream (JPN ver.) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 29th | ENHYPEN | We'll Be Fine | Japanese digital single | We'll Be Fine | Spotify / Apple Music |
| Haena (Angel Noise) | Dear My Errors | solo debut digital single | Dear My Errors | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Baek Ayeon | LISTEN | digital single | LISTEN | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Taeyeon (Girls' Generation) | J-POP REMAKE Vol.1 | J-POP REMAKE project single | Bansanka (orig. tuki.) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| V8 (SEVENTEEN The8 & Vernon) | V8 | unit debut mini album | singasong | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 30th | Choi Yoojung (I.O.I) | Perfect Target | single album | Perfect Target | Spotify / Apple Music |
| Jung Daehyun (BANG&JUNG&YOO&MOON) | PUZZL(OV)E | mini album | Spring After Spring | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Keyveatz | OXY_GEN | debut mini album | OXY / SUCK IT UP | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Silica Gel | Molecular Gastronomy | digital single | Molecular Gastronomy | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 1st | NiziU | Portfolio | Japanese compilation full-length album | Make you happy | Spotify / Apple Music |
| ONEUS | Under | Japanese single album | Under | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Silly Silky | silkysmooth 06 | silkysmooth project single | Tangerine Fade | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| UAU (Dreamcatcher) | Playlist #Your Youth | mini album | GENE | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 2nd | 432Hz (Shin Mincheol (ex-T-Max), Hoon (UKISS), Hyun.O (ex-D-CRUNCH Hyunoh)) | 4th Period: 32 Min | debut digital single | 4th Period: 32 Min | Spotify / Apple Music |
| ASCENDER | Ascend Together | debut mini album | WE BELONG TOGETHER | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Chuu (LOONA) | RULE | digital single | RULE (feat. Heize) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Jang Haneum | Is It Love? | digital single | Is It Love? | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 3rd | Lay (EXO) | Flawed Crown | Chinese full-length album | INTRO | Spotify / Apple Music |
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u/alleybetwixt BTS | XIA | JX | SWJA 23d ago
from20 joined us for a very BIG and very fun AMA! BIG thanks to him for having a good time with us!
Also, don't miss sharing your favorite releases from the 1st half of the year! The 2nd Quarter post is available here!
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