Welcome to This Week In KPOP, a collection of everything you may have missed during the past week on r/kpop.
November 8 – November 14, 2025
TOP 10 STORIES
HYBE / ADOR / MHJ
TOP ANNIVERSARIES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+804) | Happy 5th anniversary to STAYC! | 33 comments |
| 2 | (+372) | Happy 11th Anniversary to Lovelyz! | 12 comments |
| 3 | (+317) | Happy 4th Anniversary to Billlie! | 7 comments |
| 4 | (+238) | Happy 9th Anniversary to MOMOLAND! | 2 comments |
TOP 10 PERFORMANCES
TOP 5 DANCE CHALLENGES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+256) | ILLIT WONHEE – SPAGHETTI (orig. LE SSERAFIM feat. j-hope of BTS) (Dance Challenge) (251112) | 2 comments |
| 2 | (+252) | LE SSERAFIM HUH YUNJIN with ILLIT YUNAH – SPAGHETTI (feat. j-hope of BTS) (Dance Challenge) (251110) | 4 comments |
| 3 | (+162) | ITZY Yeji (with Stray Kids Hyunjin) – TUNNEL VISION (Dance Challenge) (251112) | 1 comments |
| 4 | (+114) | ITZY Chaeryeong (with NEXZ Tomoya) – TUNNEL VISION (Dance Challenge) (251114) | 3 comments |
| 5 | (+100) | LE SSERAFIM KAZUHA with i-dle MIYEON – SPAGHETTI (feat. j-hope of BTS) (Dance Challenge) (251108) | 0 comments |
TOP DISCUSSIONS / FEATURES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+103) | Throwback: VIXX released "Chained Up" this week in 2015 | 11 comments |
| 2 | (+18) | What Are You Listening To? – November 12, 2025 | 14 comments |
| 3 | (+16) | /r/kpop Top Ten Tuesdays Results: WEi (2025) | 2 comments |
AMA
| Guest(s) | Thread | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Woo | Hey r/Kpop! Kevin Woo here! (singing voice of MYSTERY SAJA of the Saja Boys from Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters) Join my AMA LIVE! | 251114 |
MUSIC SHOWS
| Date | Performances | Discussion Thread | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20251108 | Music Core | No Broadcast. | No Winner. |
| 20251109 | Inkigayo | Thread | NMIXX |
| 20251111 | The Show | Thread | AHOF |
| 20251112 | Show Champion | Thread | AHOF |
| 20251113 | M!Countdown | No Broadcast. | No Winner. |
| 20251114 | Music Bank | Thread | AHOF |
NEW RELEASES
| Day | Artist | Album Title | Type | Music Video | Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NPC (BLITZERS) | NPC.wav | unit debut digital single | Creeper | Spotify / Apple Music / YouTube Music |
| Park Janghyun (ex-VROMANCE) | I Regret It | remake single | I Regret It (orig. 4MEN) | Spotify / Apple Music / YouTube Music | |
| RiRi (Dalshabet Serri, Choi Yeoncheong) | RUSH(YES YES, CALL IT LOVE) | debut mini album | RUSH | Spotify / Apple Music / YouTube Music | |
| The Ade | For you | RE:MEMORY project remake single | For you (orig. Lim Jaebeum) | Spotify / Apple Music / YouTube Music | |
| 2nd | ANTARES | BLIND | digital single | BLIND | Spotify / Apple Music |
| 3rd | ARrC | CTRL+ALT+SKIID | single album | SKIID | Spotify / Apple Music |
| I.MET.U | VELVET TRIGGER | pre-debut single album | VELVET TRIGGER | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Kang Seungyoon (WINNER) | PAGE 2 | full-length album | ME | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| MIRANI | CLUTCH | mini album | CLUTCH | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Miyeon (i-dle) | MY, Lover | mini album | Say My Name | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| SM Jazz Trio | Only One (Jazz Ver.) | pre-release single | Only One (Jazz Ver.) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Urban Zakapa | Stay | mini album | Stay | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 4th | AHOF | The Passage | mini album | Pinocchio | Spotify / Apple Music |
| FIFTY FIFTY | Too Much Part 1 | digital single | Eeny meeny miny moe | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Kim Sihun (BDC) | New Dawn | mini album | Journey | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 5th | KISS OF LIFE | TOKYO MISSION START | Japanese debut mini album | Lucky | Spotify / Apple Music |
| Ace (VAV) | Chulita | Spanish digital single | Chulita | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| J.Y. Park | Happy Hour | digital single | Happy Hour (feat. Kwon Jinah) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| SUNMI | HEART MAID | full-length album | CYNICAL | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| U-Know (TVXQ!) | I-KNOW | full-length album | Body Language / Stretch | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| XLOV | UXLXVE | mini album | Rizz | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 6th | Chu Seojun | To Be Honest | digital single | TBH (feat. GK) / Emptiness (feat. Lee Jaehee (Weeekly)) | Spotify / Apple Music |
| NEWBEAT | LOUDER THAN EVER | mini album | Look So Good / LOUD | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Oh Yoojin | SOME | digital single | SOME | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| NCT WISH | Dreamcatcher | Japanese pre-release single | Dreamcatcher | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| NTX | PROTO TYPE | mini album | ICE LUV | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| RESCENE | Heart Drop | pre-release single | Heart Drop | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 7th | JUSTB | SNOW ANGEL | mini album | TRUE HEART | Spotify / Apple Music |
| Mark Tuan (GOT7) | Silhouette | mini album | Sunsets and Cigarettes | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Yeonjun (TOMORROW X TOGETHER) | NO LABELS: PART 01 | mini album | Talk to You | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| MEOVV | BURNING UP (Rush Remix) | remix single | BURNING UP (Rush Remix) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Nah Yoonkwon, D.O. (EXO) | If It Were Me | remake single | If It Were Me (orig. Nah Yoonkwon) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Yoon Min | trust me! | pre-release single | trust me! | Spotify / Apple Music |
"This Week in KPOP" Archive
by alleybetwixt
2 Comments
Been an exhausting week for me.
Have maybe like 2 or 3 focused nights of work on the Census to do… *if only I could get those 3 free nights*. Oof.
And the Megathread gained like 6000 comments in the last week and we need a new one imminently. Kinda waiting for potential Monday news on that one.
[Kevin Woo was an awesome AMA guest yesterday.](https://www.reddit.com/r/kpop/comments/1oxdqe3/hey_rkpop_kevin_woo_here_singing_voice_of_mystery/) Very thoughtful answers to your questions!
Over in r/kpophelp we put up [a post for everyone to add their Holiday/Winter related song recommendations](https://www.reddit.com/r/kpophelp/comments/1ovsrxc/holiday_season_25_song_recs_megathread/). Check that out and add your favorites if you have any!
**Community features of interest:**
* **RATE: [The “Late Gen 3” Girl Groups Rate!](https://www.reddit.com/r/kpop/comments/1ogrpaz/the_late_gen_3_girl_groups_rate/) Due December 1st**
* [❄️☃️ Holiday Season ’25 Song Recs Megathread ☃️❄️](https://www.reddit.com/r/kpophelp/comments/1ovsrxc/holiday_season_25_song_recs_megathread/)
* [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/)
These are last week’s new releases