Welcome to This Week In KPOP, a collection of everything you may have missed during the past week on r/kpop.
October 18 – October 25, 2025
TOP 10 STORIES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+2945) | NMIXX have earned their first win for "Blue Valentine" on MBC M Show Champion (251022) | 79 comments |
| 2 | (+1172) | "The Show" will air its final episode on November 11th, coming to an end after 14 years of broadcast. | 118 comments |
| 3 | (+1146) | ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Star EJAE Signs With WME | 40 comments |
| 4 | (+803) | Epik High – 2025 Epik High Concert (Additional Date Announcement Poster) | 37 comments |
| 5 | (+702) | Min Heejin establishes new entertainment agency OOAK | 446 comments |
| 6 | (+556) | ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Singers to Perform First Concert Appearance at KIIS-FM’s Jingle Ball | 16 comments |
| 7 | (+557) | IVE – 2025 World Tour ‘SHOW WHAT I AM’ (Poster) | 20 comments |
| 8 | (+530) | Krystal Jung to release her upcoming solo album on October 24 | 41 comments |
| 9 | (+471) | SHINee's Minho, Hwang Minhyun, And ALLDAY PROJECT's Annie Confirmed To Host 2025 MBC Music Festival | 97 comments |
| 10 | (+430) | LE SSERAFIM's Sakura and Kazuha to guest on ILLIT Minju's Pink Cabinet | 3 comments |
HYBE / ADOR / MHJ
TOP ANNIVERSARIES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+3438) | Happy 10th anniversary to TWICE! | 134 comments |
| 2 | (+650) | Happy 7th Anniversary to ATEEZ! | 13 comments |
TOP 10 PERFORMANCES
TOP 5 DANCE CHALLENGES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+169) | KATSEYE LARA & DANIELA with CORTIS SEONGHYEON & JAMES – Gabriela (Dance Challenge) (251023) | 11 comments |
| 2 | (+72) | NMIXX Sullyoon (with MEOVV Anna) – Blue Valentine (Dance Challenge) (251021) | 0 comments |
| 3 | (+66) | NMIXX Kyujin (with izna Ryu Sarang) – Blue Valentine (Dance Challenge) (251023) | 0 comments |
| 4 | (+55) | NMIXX Lily & Sullyoon (with Xdinary Heroes Jooyeon) – Blue Valentine (Dance Challenge) (251022) | 0 comments |
| 5 | (+52) | tripleS Kotone – Can You Entertain? (orig. ARTMS Kim Lip) (Dance Challenge) (251024) | 3 comments |
TOP DISCUSSIONS / FEATURES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+371) | Throwback: IU released "Twenty-three" on this day in 2015 | 19 comments |
| 2 | (+45) | /r/kpop Top Ten Tuesdays Results: Everglow (2025) | 4 comments |
| 3 | (+37) | /r/kpop Top Ten Tuesdays Results: PIXY (2025) | 2 comments |
| 4 | (+33) | Mnet Steal Heart Club – Episode 1 (Post-Episode Discussion + Club Audition Match Performances & Results Part 1 + Live Ranking Results) (251021) | 13 comments |
| 5 | (+16) | What Are You Listening To? – October 22, 2025 | 3 comments |
MUSIC SHOWS
| Date | Performances | Discussion Thread | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20251018 | Music Core | Thread | IVE |
| 20251019 | Inkigayo | Thread | IVE |
| 20251021 | The Show | Thread | TWS |
| 20251022 | Show Champion | Thread | NMIXX |
| 20251023 | M!Countdown | Thread | NMIXX |
| 20251024 | Music Bank | Thread | NMIXX |
NEW RELEASES
| Day | Artist | Album Title | Type | Music Video | Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18th | BE:MIN (XD Bao & Jaemin) | LIKE YOU LIKE ME | unit debut digital single | LIKE YOU LIKE ME | Spotify / Apple Music |
| 20th | TOMORROW X TOGETHER | Starkissed | Japanese full-length album | Can't Stop | Spotify / Apple Music |
| BM (KARD) | PO:INT | mini album | Freak (feat. B.I (ex-iKON)) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| BOYNEXTDOOR | The Action | mini album | Hollywood Action | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Hearts2Hearts | FOCUS | mini album | FOCUS | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Lee Chanwon | 찬란(燦爛) | full-length album | 오늘은 왠지 | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Xiumin (EXO) | Overdrop | digital single | Overdrop | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 21st | Jung Soyeon (LABOUM) | Moonlight | digital single | Moonlight | Spotify / Apple Music |
| Kang Yuchan (A.C.E) | REBEL | mini album | Close To You | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 22nd | YUL2 | Lost in Paradise | digital single | Lost in Paradise | Spotify / Apple Music |
| Lee Changsub (BTOB) | ENDAND 이별, 이-별 | mini album | Trickle Down 주르르 | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| VVUP | House Party | pre-release single | House Party | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| WISH (ex-ViV Vella), Kang Kyunsung (Noel) | Our Reflection 우리를 바라보면 | digital single | Our Reflection 우리를 바라보면 | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 23rd | OX:N (OMEGA X) | SWAY | Japanese debut single album | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| DKB | Emotion | mini album | Irony | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Jinsoul (ARTMS) | Ring of Chaos | digital single | Ring of Chaos | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Ningning (aespa) | Miss This Life | League of Legends: Wild Rift collaboration single | Miss This Life | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 24th | JUSTB | GOING SOUTH | pre-release single | GOING SOUTH | Spotify / Apple Music |
| NWHI | Like a Flame | debut digital single | Like a Flame | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| dita (ex-SECRET NUMBER) | love so sweet | solo debut digital single | love so sweet | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| LE SSERAFIM | SPAGHETTI | single album | SPAGHETTI (feat. j-hope (BTS)) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Xdinary Heroes | LXVE to DEATH | mini album | ICU | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| EJAE | In Another World | digital single | In Another World | Spotify / Apple Music |
"This Week in KPOP" Archive
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