K-Pop Comebacks This Week: IVE, ILLIT, RIIZE & Full Release Schedule (Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026)

K-Pop Release Calendar · Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026

K-Pop Comebacks This Week: IVE, ILLIT, RIIZE & Full Release Schedule

K-Pop · This WeekOctober 26, 2026By KVIBE IDOLS Editorial

It's a stacked K-pop comeback week. IVE, ILLIT and RIIZE all return on the same day — Monday, October 26 — followed by AND2BLE, JUSTB and XLOV midweek. Next week brings TREASURE, xikers, TWS and RESCENE, the act with three songs in this week's KVIBE K-Pop Index Top 10.

Below is the full release schedule with Korea times, official teasers you can play right here, and the Korean words you'll keep seeing on comeback week.

K-Pop Comebacks · Oct 26 – Nov 1

Date · Time (KST) · Release
MON OCT 2612 AM KSTRIIZE Insomnia official videoRIIZEMV out“Insomnia” · Digital single
MON OCT 266 PM KSTIVE Looks Can Kill official videoIVEMV out“Looks Can Kill” · EP (title track pre-released Oct 19)
MON OCT 266 PM KSTILLIT BREAK EVEN official videoILLIT“BREAK EVEN” · 5th mini album
TUE OCT 276 PM KSTAND2BLE Sequence 02: Attraction (title: “French Kissing”) official videoAND2BLE“Sequence 02: Attraction (title: “French Kissing”)” · 2nd mini album
WED OCT 2812 PM KSTJUJUSTB“k-pop” · 6th EP
WED OCT 286 PM KSTXLXLOV“i=!” · 3rd mini album
Korean you'll see on comeback week컴백keom-baek= comeback ·발매bal-mae= release ·선공개seon-gong-gae= pre-release ·미니앨범mi-ni ael-beom= mini album
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Coming Next Week · Nov 2 – 3

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MON NOV 2Time TBATREASURE SHOCK official videoTREASURE“SHOCK” · Digital single
MON NOV 26 PM KSTxikers ROUTE ZERO : The CALLING official videoxikers“ROUTE ZERO : The CALLING” · 8th mini album
MON NOV 26 PM KSTTWS TO US official videoTWS“TO US” · 2nd single album
TUE NOV 36 PM KSTRESCENE PULSE official videoRESCENETop 10 act“PULSE” · 4th mini album

Tap any thumbnail to watch the official MV, teaser or concept film right here. Schedules come from agency announcements and official teasers, and can change — we update this page as dates move.

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What Time Is 6 PM KST Where You Live?

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Most K-pop albums drop at 6 PM Korea time (KST) = 9:00 UTC. That is 5 AM in New York and 10 AM in Paris this week (Oct 26–31), 4 AM in New York after U.S. clocks change on Nov 1, 2:30 PM in Mumbai, 4 PM in Bangkok and Jakarta, 5 PM in Manila and 6 PM in Tokyo.

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FAQ

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What K-pop comebacks are this week?

From Oct 26 to Nov 1, 2026: RIIZE (“Insomnia,” Oct 26), IVE (“Looks Can Kill” EP, Oct 26), ILLIT (“BREAK EVEN,” Oct 26), AND2BLE (“Sequence 02: Attraction,” Oct 27), JUSTB (“k-pop,” Oct 28) and XLOV (“i=!,” Oct 28).

What time do K-pop albums release?

Most K-pop albums and MVs release at 6 PM Korea Standard Time (KST), which is 9:00 UTC. Some digital singles release at midnight or noon KST.

Which K-pop groups come back next week?

TREASURE (“SHOCK”), xikers (“ROUTE ZERO : The CALLING”) and TWS (“TO US”) on Nov 2, and RESCENE (“PULSE”) on Nov 3.

What does 컴백 (keom-baek) mean?

컴백 (keom-baek) is the Korean spelling of “comeback” — the word K-pop fans use when an artist returns with new music.

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