🌅 Morning — 2025-09-30
# K-pop Morning Roundup: 2025-09-30
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
- The Roar of Togetherness (Part-1) : How Ttechang Defines K-Pop’s Social Ecstasy: Ttechang, often mistranslated as “sing-along,” is far more profound. Rooted in Korea’s marketplace performances and folk traditions like Madanggeuk and Talch...
- The Roar of Togetherness: How Ttechang Defines K-Pop’s Social Ecstasy: From Seoul to São Paulo, Wembley to Jakarta, ttechang has become the sound of K-Pop’s globalization. International fans memorize Korean lyrics, rehearse chan...
- 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...
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; The Korea Herald — "Le Sserafim to drop 1st single next month" — https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10585620; The Korea Herald — "Tappytoon teams up with K-pop group Newbeat for 'Bullet Time' webtoon music video" — https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10584401