🌅 Morning — 2025-10-02
# K-pop Morning Roundup: 2025-10-02
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 Mentor Behind the Korean Wave (Part 1): When Korea remembers its Miracle on the Han River, most think of economic growth. Yet the greater miracle was cultural: the rise of K-Pop, K-Drama, and K-Fil...
- The Mentor Behind the Korean Wave (Part 2): In 1991, Kim Min-Ki founded Hakchon Theater, a small stage in Seoul that became the training ground for over 700 artists—actors, singers, and directors who w...
- The Harmony of Togetherness (Part-1) : How Ttechang(떼창) 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...
Stay tuned for more updates throughout the day!
References: 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; The Korea Herald — "Blackpink logs career-high run on Billboard’s Hot 100" — https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10586505