Welcome to This Week In KPOP, a collection of everything you may have missed during the past week on r/kpop.
August 30 – September 5, 2025
TOP 10 STORIES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+1344) | LE SSERAFIM to release new music in October | 50 comments |
| 2 | (+988) | BIGHIT MUSIC Releases Official Statement Regarding BTS’s Jimin And Song Da Eun | 532 comments |
| 3 | (+955) | Crayon Pop's ChoA Announces Miracle Twin Pregnancy After Battling Uterine Cancer | 26 comments |
| 4 | (+835) | IVE have earned their first win for "XOXZ" on KBS Music Bank (250905) | 28 comments |
| 5 | (+805) | 'KARMA' by Stray Kids debuts at #1 on the Billboard 200 | 69 comments |
| 6 | (+769) | K-Pop Star Jeon Somi To Make Acting Debut In Horror-Thriller ‘Perfect Girl’ Alongside Arden Cho & Adeline Rudolph | 44 comments |
| 7 | (+738) | Woman arrested for trespassing at home of BTS’ Jungkook | 64 comments |
| 8 | (+742) | LE SSERAFIM are set to appear on America's Got Talent on September 10th as guest performers | 22 comments |
| 9 | (+695) | DAY6 Renews Contracts With JYP Entertainment Ahead Of 10th Anniversary | 23 comments |
| 10 | (+684) | Prosecutors seek 15-year prison term for Kakao founder | 73 comments |
TOP ANNIVERSARIES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+894) | Happy 16th Anniversary to f(x)! | 50 comments |
| 2 | (+491) | Happy 1st Solo Debut Anniversary to TWICE Tzuyu! | 6 comments |
| 3 | (+395) | Happy 13th Anniversary to Fiestar! | 4 comments |
| 4 | (+283) | Happy 7th Anniversary to Girls' Generation-Oh!GG | 17 comments |
| 5 | (+234) | Happy 7th Anniversary to GWSN! | 18 comments |
| 6 | (+183) | Happy 21st Anniversary to Younha! | 11 comments |
| 7 | (+158) | Happy 1st Anniversary to MEOVV! | 7 comments |
| 8 | (+140) | Happy 17th Anniversary to 2PM! | 6 comments |
TOP 10 PERFORMANCES
TOP 5 DANCE CHALLENGES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+63) | IVE Liz & Rei with MONSTA X Shownu – XOXZ (Dance Challenge) (250830) | 1 comments |
| 2 | (+61) | NiziU Rima & Nina – Commas (orig. GIRLSET) (Dance Challenge) (250830) | 3 comments |
| 3 | (+59) | IVE Rei (with Red Velvet Joy) – XOXZ (Dance Challenge) (250831) | 2 comments |
| 4 | (+58) | Red Velvet Joy (with Sunmi) – Love Splash! (Dance Challenge) (250830) | 1 comments |
| 5 | (+54) | Red Velvet Joy (with IVE Rei) – Love Splash! (Dance Challenge) (250831) | 1 comments |
TOP DISCUSSIONS / FEATURES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+31) | /r/kpop Top Ten Tuesdays Results: ONF (2025) | 3 comments |
| 2 | (+16) | SBS B:MY BOYZ – Episode 11 (Final) (Post-Episode Discussion + B:inUS Final Pick Match Performances + Final Ranking) (250830) | 14 comments |
| 3 | (+14) | What Are You Listening To? – September 3, 2025 | 6 comments |
MUSIC SHOWS
| Date | Performances | Discussion Thread | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20250830 | Music Core | Thread | Stray Kids |
| 20250831 | Inkigayo | Thread | Stray Kids |
| 20250902 | The Show | No Broadcast. | No Winner. |
| 20250903 | Show Champion | Thread | Stray Kids |
| 20250904 | M!Countdown | Thread | Stray Kids |
| 20250905 | Music Bank | Thread | IVE |
NEW RELEASES
| Day | Artist | Album Title | Type | Music Video | Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30th | The 8 (SEVENTEEN) | Star Crossing Night | digital single | Star Crossing Night (feat. GALI) | Spotify / Apple Music |
| KYSB | Lucid dream | digital single | Lucid dream | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 31st | FIESTAR | VISTA (2025) | remake single | Vista (2025) | Spotify / Apple Music |
| Han Hyeri (ex-I.B.I) | Clockwork | digital single | Clockwork | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| PURPLE KISS | OUR NOW | English debut full-length album | DOREMI -English ver.- / WANT U BACK | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 1st | ILLIT | Toki Yo Tomare | Japanese single album | Toki Yo Tomare | Spotify / Apple Music |
| JUN.K(2PM) | Dear my muse | mini album | R&B ME (feat. Changbin (Stray Kids)) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| NCT WISH | COLOR | mini album | COLOR | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| MONSTA X | THE X | mini album | N the Front | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Moon Sujin | Chills | digital single | Chills | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Park Hyungsik (ZE:A) | BEGINNING | Japanese solo debut mini album | Koishikute Aitakute | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| TREASURE | LOVE PULSE | mini album | PARADISE | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| ZEROBASEONE | NEVER SAY NEVER | full-length album | ICONIK | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 2nd | hanhee | So Blue | digital single | So Blue / 902+1 | Spotify / Apple Music |
| HYOLYN (ex-SISTAR) | SHOTTY | digital single | SHOTTY | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Jeong Sewoon | Colors | digital single | Colors | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Jung Daehyun (BANG&JUNG&YOO&MOON) | 행로 | single album | 행로 / 行路 (JPN ver.) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Too Many Color (prev. TMC) | Dangerous | digital single | Dangerous | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 3rd | LYSON (ex-SIGNAL Kyuhwan) | You, As You Were | digital single | You, As You Were | Spotify / Apple Music |
| Kang Daniel | NO DAY | digital single | NO DAY | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 4th | 3WAY | Re:Make 3WAY (ep.PIXY) | remake single | Flip a Coin | Spotify / Apple Music |
| Kim Sihun (BDC) | 0 Break | digital single | 0 Break | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| X:IN | RRRUN | single album | RRRUN | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 5th | Aaron Young & Hwan (ex-TimeZ) | Ma Jia Xian | mini album | Ma Jia Xian | Spotify / Apple Music |
| aespa | Rich Man | mini album | Rich Man | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| DAY6 | The DECADE | anniversary full-length album | 꿈의 버스 / INSIDE OUT | Spotify | |
| 6th | UmYull | 25 Degrees | digital single | 25 Degrees | Spotify |
"This Week in KPOP" Archive
by alleybetwixt
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Another late TWIK. Pulled the data at the normal time yesterday, but too busy all day to get to it. I’ll work on the Releases after getting this up.
We finished up our Census mid-week! Thank you to everyone who took the time to participate! We’ll be working on those results. It will likely take *at least* a month.
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