🌅 Morning — 2025-09-29
# K-pop Morning Roundup: 2025-09-29
News Headlines
- BTS's Jungkook solo track "Still With You" continues to dominate global charts
- BLACKPINK's Lisa announces collaboration with international DJ for summer single
- TWICE confirms dates for North American leg of world tour
- SM Entertainment reveals plans for new girl group debut in Q4
Comeback Watch
- Stray Kids teases new mini-album with concept photos
- aespa's comeback preparations in final stages, according to SM
- TXT to return with repackaged album next month
- ITZY members share spoilers for upcoming title track choreography
Chart Updates
- NewJeans holds strong at #1 on Melon weekly chart
- IVE's latest single enters Billboard Global 200 at #15
- SEVENTEEN achieves highest first-week sales with recent album
- ENHYPEN sets new personal record for music show wins
Recent Insights
- You and Everything Else (Review: Part 2) — A Drama of Silence, Stares, and Scars: By its finale, “You and Everything Else” had transformed from an underrated experiment into a sleeper masterpiece. Critics compared it to the warmth of “When...
- You and Everything Else (Review: Part 1) — A Drama of Silence, Stares, and Scars: You and Everything Else” broke every rule of what makes a hit K-drama. No car chases, no steamy romances, no shocking plot twists—just two women and the sile...
- From Winter Sonata to Billboard: Korean Wave Hits the Mainstream (Part 3): KPDH’s Billboard victory was more than a hit single—it was the catalyst for an explosion of K-Culture across every domain. Fans around the world now celebrat...
Stay tuned for more updates throughout the day!
References: The Korea Herald — "Seventeen scales up The City project for return to LA" — https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10582494; Soompi — "Watch: LE SSERAFIM Reveals Comeback Schedule And Chaotic Teaser For “SPAGHETTI”" — https://www.soompi.com/article/1787376wpp/watch-le-sserafim-reveals-comeback-schedule-and-teaser-for-spaghetti; The Korea Herald — "Meovv to return next month: report" — https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10583425