Welcome to This Week In KPOP, a collection of everything you may have missed during the past week on r/kpop.
October 4 – October 10, 2025
TOP 10 STORIES
HYBE / ADOR / MHJ
TOP ANNIVERSARIES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+596) | Happy 10th Solo Debut Anniversary to TAEYEON (Girls' Generation / SNSD)! | 20 comments |
| 2 | (+277) | Happy 9th Solo Debut Anniversary to ARTMS Heejin! | 7 comments |
| 3 | (+177) | Happy 4th Solo Debut Anniversary to Jo Yuri! | 1 comments |
| 4 | (+154) | Happy 2nd Anniversary to tripleS EVOLution! | 5 comments |
| 5 | (+103) | Happy 9th Anniversary to SF9! | 3 comments |
TOP 10 PERFORMANCES
TOP 5 DANCE CHALLENGES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+159) | WJSN Dayoung (with WJSN) – body (Dance Challenge) (251006) | 4 comments |
| 2 | (+79) | MEOVV – BURNING UP (Dance Challenge) (251009) | 5 comments |
| 3 | (+51) | Corbyn Besson & TZUYU (TWICE) – Blink (Dance Challenge) (251004) | 0 comments |
| 4 | (+34) | EXO SUHO & LAY – Medicine (Dance Challenge) (251010) | 0 comments |
| 5 | (+30) | WJSN Dayoung (with HANI the Artist) – body (Dance Challenge – gayageum ver.) (250930) | 1 comments |
TOP DISCUSSIONS / FEATURES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+249) | Throwback: Seo Taiji and Boys released "COME BACK HOME" this week in 1995 | 19 comments |
| 2 | (+137) | 2025 Chuseok/Korean Thanksgiving Greetings Compilation | 17 comments |
| 3 | (+33) | /r/kpop Top Ten Tuesdays Results: FTISLAND (2025) | 2 comments |
| 4 | (+22) | What Are You Listening To? – October 8, 2025 | 11 comments |
AMA
| Guest(s) | Thread | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Arden Cho & May Hong | Hey r/kpop, we’re Arden Cho (Rumi) and May Hong (Mira), the acting voices behind KPop Demon Hunters! AMA! | 251008 |
MUSIC SHOWS
| Date | Performances | Discussion Thread | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20251004 | Music Core | Thread | aespa |
| 20251005 | Inkigayo | No Broadcast. | No Winner. |
| 20251007 | The Show | No Broadcast. | No Winner. |
| 20251008 | Show Champion | No Broadcast. | No Winner. |
| 20251009 | M!Countdown | No Broadcast. | No Winner. |
| 20251010 | Music Bank | Thread | CxM / Lay Bankz |
NEW RELEASES
| Day | Artist | Album Title | Type | Music Video | Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | HITGS | Things we love : I | mini album | HAPPY | Spotify / Apple Music |
| QWER | Blue Whale | special single | Blue Whale | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 7th | ONEWE | MAZE : AD ASTRA | mini album | MAZE | Spotify / Apple Music |
| 8th | ITZY | Collector | Japanese full-length album | ROCK & ROLL | Spotify / Apple Music |
| 9th | Silly Silky | silkysmooth 03 | digital single | IFall | Spotify / Apple Music |
| 10th | Reina Washio | freivor | Japanese pre-release single | TOP NOTE (feat. Soojin (ex-i-dle)) | Spotify / Apple Music |
| ISHA (ex-BerryGood Gowoon) | Come Over | digital single | Come Over (feat. Albert) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| W24 | I gotta feeling | digital single | I gotta feeling | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| BABYMONSTER | WE GO UP | mini album | WE GO UP | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| TWICE | TEN: The Story Goes On | special full-length album | ME+YOU | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| BamBam (GOT7) | HOMETOWN | Thai mini album | WONDERING | Spotify / Apple Music |
"This Week in KPOP" Archive
by alleybetwixt
1 Comment
Hope everyone had a lovely Chuseok!
We got the chance to test out video responses incorporated into an [AMA with Arden Cho and May Hong of KPop Demon Hunters](https://www.reddit.com/r/kpop/comments/1o0j9r1/hey_rkpop_were_arden_cho_rumi_and_may_hong_mira/), which was super delightful. Make sure you check out those videos!
I’ve been so busy (and distracted by IRL political crises 😬) I’ve made minimal progress on the Census results, but hoping to catch up some in the next 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/)