Welcome to This Week In KPOP, a collection of everything you may have missed during the past week on r/kpop.
September 20 – September 26, 2025
TOP 10 STORIES
HYBE / ADOR / MHJ
TOP ANNIVERSARIES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+457) | Happy 8th Anniversary to LOONA / ODD EYE CIRCLE! | 13 comments |
| 2 | (+157) | Happy 7th Anniversary to BOY STORY! | 18 comments |
| 3 | (+117) | Happy 1st Solo Debut Anniversary to GWSN Lena! | 2 comments |
| 4 | (+64) | Happy 5th Anniversary to GHOST9! | 2 comments |
| 5 | (+53) | Happy 1st Anniversary to Dragon Pony! | 6 comments |
TOP 10 PERFORMANCES
TOP 5 DANCE CHALLENGES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+1245) | Wu Xuanyi (former WJSN) – body (orig. WJSN Dayoung) (Dance Challenge) (250923) | 37 comments |
| 2 | (+97) | IVE Leeseo with NMIXX Kyujin – XOXZ (Dance Challenge) (250921) | 1 comments |
| 3 | (+80) | H1-KEY Yel – body (orig WJSN Dayoung) (Dance Challenge) (250921) | 2 comments |
| 4 | (+71) | WJSN Dayoung (with BONA & Yeonjung) – body (Dance Challenge) (250923) | 0 comments |
| 5 | (+60) | Yuto Adachi (PENTAGON) (with TWICE Momo, Sana & Mina) – DIVE IN (Dance Challenge) (250924) | 2 comments |
TOP DISCUSSIONS / FEATURES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+27) | /r/kpop Top Ten Tuesdays Results: Kim Sejeong (2025) | 7 comments |
| 2 | (+23) | /r/kpop Top Ten Tuesdays Results: Jeon Somi (2025) | 7 comments |
| 3 | (+17) | What Are You Listening To? – September 24, 2025 | 4 comments |
MUSIC SHOWS
| Date | Performances | Discussion Thread | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20250920 | Music Core | Thread | aespa |
| 20250921 | Inkigayo | Thread | aespa |
| 20250923 | The Show | Thread | DAYOUNG |
| 20250924 | Show Champion | Thread | YUQI |
| 20250925 | M!Countdown | No Broadcast Post | aespa |
| 20250926 | Music Bank | Thread | IDID |
NEW RELEASES
| Day | Artist | Album Title | Type | Music Video | Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20th | Hojoon (ex-XENO-T) | Season | solo debut digital single | Sunshine | |
| Mimi (CATtRIEVER) | Sweetdreams, My Dear | digital single | Sweetdreams, My Dear | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 22nd | GENBLUE | MIRROR | mini album | BADASS | Spotify / Apple Music |
| KickFlip | My First Flip | mini album | My First Love Song | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Lee Junyoung (ex-UKISS) | LAST DANCE | mini album | Bounce / Why are you doing this to me | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| SUHO (EXO) | Who Are You | mini album | Who Are You | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| TWS | Head Shoulders Knees Toes | pre-release single | Head Shoulders Knees Toes | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Yoon Seobin | Strawberry Candy | digital single | Strawberry Candy | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 23rd | Hyun.O (ex-D-CRUNCH Hyunoh) | Perfume | digital single | Perfume | Spotify / Apple Music |
| Brown Eyed Soul | Soul Tricycle | full-length album | Moments Like This | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| The KingDom | the flower of the moon | special single album | Last Flower | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| TIOT | MY PRIDE | mini album | MY PRIDE | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 24th | JAIN ROS (ex-Brave Girls Hyeran) | Darling | mini album | FLY / GTF | Spotify / Apple Music |
| Hearts2Hearts | Pretty Please | pre-release single | Pretty Please | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| WOODZ | I'll Never Love Again | digital single | I'll Never Love Again | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Yerin (GFRIEND) | Awake | single album | Awake | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 25th | AIMERS | FULL COUNT | mini album | Called Game | Spotify / Apple Music |
| Kan Miyoun (Baby V.O.X) | Our Movie | digital single | Our Movie | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Ha Hyunsang (Hoppipolla) | Coyote Lily | digital single | Hummingbird / Wawa | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| MINIMANI | LOCK HIM UP | digital single | LOCK HIM UP | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Ryan | BOYS PLAN | digital single | BOYS PLAN | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 26th | Chanyeol (EXO) | Hibi | Japanese solo debut mini album | Zuruiyo | Spotify / Apple Music |
| from20 (ex-BIGSTAR Raehwan) | Social | digital single | Social | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Corbyn Besson, Tzuyu (TWICE) | Blink | digital single | Blink | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| LE SSERAFIM, YOASOBI | the NOISE (Contains a Samples of 夜に駆ける) | ZOZOTOWN collaboration single | the NOISE (Contains a Samples of 夜に駆ける) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| P1Harmony | EX | English mini album | EX | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| IN A MINUTE | Monthly MINUTE Vol.3 | Monthly MINUTE project single | Gravity | Spotify / Apple Music |
"This Week in KPOP" Archive
by alleybetwixt
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Long week. 😩 Hope y’all are well!
We’ll have the 3rd Quarter favorite releases post up mid-week.
**Community features of interest:**
* **RATE:** [The Dreamcatcher Song Rate!](https://www.reddit.com/r/kpop/comments/1nc4v1a/the_dreamcatcher_song_rate/) **Due October 13th**
* [What are your favorite releases so far? – 2nd Quarter 2025](https://www.reddit.com/r/kpop/comments/1loyq9i/what_are_your_favorite_releases_so_far_2nd/)