Welcome to This Week In KPOP, a collection of everything you may have missed during the past week on r/kpop.
September 27 – October 3, 2025
TOP 10 STORIES
HYBE / ADOR / MHJ
TOP ANNIVERSARIES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+802) | Happy 6th anniversary to SuperM! | 94 comments |
| 2 | (+422) | Happy 3rd Solo Debut Anniversary to Red Velvet Seulgi! | 5 comments |
| 3 | (+159) | Happy 5th Anniversary to Youha! | 3 comments |
| 4 | (+35) | Happy 3rd Solo Debut Anniversary to IMFACT Park Jeup! | 3 comments |
TOP 10 PERFORMANCES
TOP 5 DANCE CHALLENGES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+214) | WJSN Dayoung (with Girls' Generation / SNSD SooYoung) – body (Dance Challenge) (250928) | 4 comments |
| 2 | (+82) | WJSN Dayoung (with ILLIT Minju) – body (Dance Challenge) (250927) | 0 comments |
| 3 | (+83) | Jungkook (BTS) – FaSHioN (orig. CORTIS) (Dance Challenge) (251001) | 1 comments |
| 4 | (+63) | BADVILLAIN Emma with Lee Chaeyeon – THRILLER (Dance Challenge) (251002) | 1 comments |
| 5 | (+46) | CORTIS MARTIN with ILLIT IROHA – GO! (Dance Challenge) (250928) | 2 comments |
TOP DISCUSSIONS / FEATURES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+38) | Throwback: 24K released "Super Fly" this week in 2015 | 3 comments |
| 2 | (+28) | What are your favorite releases so far? – 3rd Quarter 2025 | 13 comments |
| 3 | (+21) | The "2022 in K-pop" Rate! | 5 comments |
| 4 | (+15) | /r/kpop Top Ten Tuesdays Results: VAV (2025) | 1 comments |
MUSIC SHOWS
| Date | Performances | Discussion Thread | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20250927 | Music Core | Thread | aespa |
| 20250928 | Inkigayo | Thread | aespa |
| 20250930 | The Show | No Broadcast. | No Winner. |
| 20251001 | Show Champion | Thread | KickFlip |
| 20251002 | M!Countdown | Thread | aespa |
| 20251003 | Music Bank | No Broadcast Post | KickFlip |
NEW RELEASES
| Day | Artist | Album Title | Type | Music Video | Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28th | Catch The Young | In Your Arms | digital single | In Your Arms | Spotify / Apple Music |
| 29th | CHEN (EXO) | Arcadia | mini album | Arcadia | Spotify / Apple Music |
| POW | Wall Flowers | digital single | Wall Flowers | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| S.Coups X Mingyu (SEVENTEEN) | HYPE VIBES | unit debut mini album | 5, 4, 3 (Pretty woman) (feat. Lay Bankz) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 30th | Ace (VAV) | Eres tú | Portuguese digital single | Eres tú | Spotify / Apple Music |
| As One | Until Always | digital single | Until Always | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| izna | Not Just Pretty | mini album | Mamma Mia | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| OX:N (OMEGA X) | LOVE + | digital single | LOVE + | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 1st | tripleS hatch! | SecretHimitsuBimil | Japanese mini album | Password | Spotify / Apple Music |
| CHANGJO (TEEN TOP) | STAY DOWN | digital single | STAY DOWN | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| HYNN | Wind that blows | digital single | Wind that blows | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Kang Seungsik (VICTON) | Perfectly Imperfect | digital single | Perfectly Imperfect | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| ONEW (SHINee) | SAKU | Japanese mini album | Hana no Yoni | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 2nd | BAE173 | One day | pre-release single | One day | Spotify / Apple Music |
| Yerin Baek (The Volunteers) | Flash and Core | full-length album | MIRROR / Lovers of Artists / in the middle | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 3rd | Han Seungyeon (KARA) | I・恋 | Japanese mini album | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| i-dle | i-dle | Japanese mini album | Where Do We Go / Fate (Japanese ver.) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| BAE173 | What's wrong? 왜 이러니 | pre-release remake single | What's wrong? 왜 이러니 (orig. T-ARA) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Daegeon (F.CUZ) | LONG TIME TO FORGET | digital single | LONG TIME TO FORGET | Spotify / Apple Music |
"This Week in KPOP" Archive
by alleybetwixt
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October! Almost Chuseok!
Our [3rd Quarter Favorite Releases post](https://www.reddit.com/r/kpop/comments/1nvy2bt/what_are_your_favorite_releases_so_far_3rd/) is up. Let’s see those lists!
Aaaaand we might be on the *hunt* for some upcoming AMAs. Keep an eye out for something 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**
* **RATE:** [The “2022 in K-pop” Rate!](https://www.reddit.com/r/kpop/comments/1nu12a8/the_2022_in_kpop_rate/) **Due November 3rd**
* [What are your favorite releases so far? – 3rd Quarter 2025](https://www.reddit.com/r/kpop/comments/1nvy2bt/what_are_your_favorite_releases_so_far_3rd/)