Welcome to This Week In KPOP, a collection of everything you may have missed during the past week on r/kpop.
May 9 – May 15, 2026
TOP 10 STORIES
TOP ANNIVERSARIES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+2936) | Happy 10th Anniversary to BgA (Boys Generally Asian) | 130 comments |
| 2 | (+227) | Happy 10th Solo Debut Anniversary to Tiffany Young (Girls' Generation) | 3 comments |
| 3 | (+127) | Happy 6th Anniversary to WOOAH! | 3 comments |
| 4 | (+75) | Happy 11th Anniversary to MONSTA X! | 1 comments |
TOP 10 PERFORMANCES
TOP 5 DANCE CHALLENGES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+73) | BABYMONSTER ASA with Billlie TSUKI – CHOOM (Dance Challenge) (260510) | 6 comments |
| 2 | (+75) | ILLIT MINJU with LE SSERAFIM KAZUHA – It's Me (Workout ver.) (Dance Challenge) (260510) | 0 comments |
| 3 | (+59) | ILLIT YUNAH with izna BANG JEEMIN – It's Me (Dance Challenge) (260509) | 1 comments |
| 4 | (+56) | Lee Chaeyeon with ILLIT Minju – No Tears On The Dancefloor (Dance Challenge) (260510) | 0 comments |
| 5 | (+54) | Billlie Sheon with TXT Soobin – WORK (Dance Challenge) (260512) | 0 comments |
TOP DISCUSSIONS / FEATURES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+60) | Throwback: TIFFANY released "I Just Wanna Dance" this week in 2016 | 6 comments |
| 2 | (+28) | /r/kpop Top Ten Tuesdays Results: Wonder Girls (2026) | 2 comments |
| 3 | (+10) | What Are You Listening To? – May 13, 2026 | 4 comments |
MUSIC SHOWS
| Date | Performances | Discussion Thread | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20260509 | Music Core | Thread | AKMU |
| 20260510 | Inkigayo | Thread | TWS |
| 20260513 | Show Champion | Thread | CORTIS |
| 20260514 | M!Countdown | Thread | CORTIS |
| 20260515 | Music Bank | Thread | CORTIS |
NEW RELEASES
| Day | Artist | Album Title | Type | Music Video | Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th | Nam Woohyun (INFINITE) | Boys And Girls | anniversary single | Boys And Girls (feat. INFINITE) | Spotify / Apple Music |
| 10th | Jeonghwa (EXID) | sun love | solo debut digital single | sun love | Spotify / Apple Music |
| BIG Naughty | Still Freestylin' | digital single | Still Freestylin' | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Chu Hyukjin (ex-A.cian) | Whether it's one way or another | digital single | Whether it's one way or another | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 11th | T.EV | 5AM | digital single | 5AM | Spotify / Apple Music |
| aespa | WDA (Whole Different Animal) | pre-release single | WDA (Whole Different Animal) (feat. G-Dragon (BIGBANG)) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| BOYNEXTDOOR | ddok ddok ddok | pre-release single | ddok ddok ddok | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| H//PE Princess | Stolen (KR ver.) | debut pre-release single | Stolen (KR ver.) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Mingi (ATEEZ) | FIX OFF Desire Project : ORIGIN | Desire Project mini album | Dinero | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| NMIXX | Heavy Serenade | mini album | Heavy Serenade | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Rain | Feel It | anniversary single | Feel It | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 12th | CrazAngel | Picasso | mini album | Picasso | Spotify / Apple Music |
| Yeeun (CLC) | Scent of Memories | Japanese solo debut digital single | Scent of Memories | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Balming Tiger | Gojingamrae | pre-release single | Gojingamrae | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| ChaDongHyeop (DRIPPIN) | Doogeundae | unit debut single album | Doogeundae | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| YOUNITE | INYUN Part.1 | mini album | POSE! | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 13th | Comma | Radical | digital single | Radical (prod. 4MAKERS) | Spotify / Apple Music |
| FLARE U | YOUTH ERROR | debut mini album | WAY 2 U | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Junghoon (OMEGA X) | DON'T HOLD IT | digital single | DON'T HOLD IT | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| NOWZ | Us | digital single | Us | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Park Jinyoung (GOT7) | Said & Done | mini album | EVERLOVE | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| WOOAH | WXW(Wish With W) | Wish With W project single | WXW(Wish With W) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 14th | SEEYA | First, Again | anniversary full-length album | Stay | Spotify / Apple Music |
| 15th | KAJA | FORWARD | Japanese mini album | Kitto | Spotify / Apple Music |
| Kana Nishino | LOVE BEAT | Japanese digital single | LOVE BEAT (feat. NiziU) | Spotify / Apple Music |
"This Week in KPOP" Archive
by alleybetwixt
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Mentioned they were incoming last week and sure enough got our [Annual Awards Results](https://www.reddit.com/r/kpop/comments/1ta0y34/the_15th_annual_rkpop_awards_results/) up along with the [This Year In KPOP](https://www.reddit.com/r/kpop/comments/1ta0xv2/this_year_in_kpop_2025/) posts for 2025. Nice to get those done!
**Community features of interest:**
* **RATE: [The “2025 in K-Pop” Rate!](https://www.reddit.com/r/kpop/comments/1skfm0z/the_2025_in_kpop_rate/) Due May 17th**
* **RATE: [The Summer Rate!](https://www.reddit.com/r/kpop/comments/1t9ek5a/the_summer_rate/) Due June 14th**
* [The 15th Annual r/kpop Awards – Results!](https://www.reddit.com/r/kpop/comments/1ta0y34/the_15th_annual_rkpop_awards_results/)
* [This Year In KPOP – 2025!](https://www.reddit.com/r/kpop/comments/1ta0xv2/this_year_in_kpop_2025/)
* [What are your favorite releases so far? – 1st Quarter 2026](https://www.reddit.com/r/kpop/comments/1sz11se/what_are_your_favorite_releases_so_far_1st/)