Five acts on the 26th alone, from RIIZE at midnight to ILLIT at 6 p.m.: comeback schedule for the last week of October

On Monday, October 26, five acts release new music in a single day. RIIZE opens at midnight KST with 'Insomnia', XIAOJUN follows at noon, and ILLIT and You Chaehoon come at 6 p.m. IVE releases a mini album the same day. On the 27th it's AND2BLE and JAY B, on the 28th XLOV, and on the 29th AM8IC and N.TOP, plus KIM FEEL's second full-length album. We've gathered only what the agencies and official channels had announced as of the morning of October 25, in date order. The previous week's schedule is in our October 18 guide.

The schedule by date

Date	Time (KST)	Artist	Album	Title track	Showcase
Mon, Oct 26	0:00	RIIZE	Digital single 'Insomnia'	Insomnia	—
Mon, Oct 26	12:00	XIAOJUN (WayV)	1st mini album 'Hey, Somebody' · 5 songs	Hey, Somebody (Chinese and English versions)	—
Mon, Oct 26	18:00	ILLIT	5th mini album 'BREAK EVEN' · 4 songs	체포하겠어 (You're Under Arrest)	—
Mon, Oct 26	18:00	You Chaehoon	Single 'Home'	Home	—
Mon, Oct 26	TBA	IVE	Mini album 'Looks Can Kill' · 6 songs	Looks Can Kill (pre-released on the 19th)	—
Tue, Oct 27	18:00	AND2BLE	2nd mini album 'Sequence 02: Attraction'	French Kissing	Fan showcase 20:00
Tue, Oct 27	18:00	JAY B	3rd single 'Chptr. 1'	TBA (teaser titled 'Honeydew')	—
Wed, Oct 28	18:00	XLOV	3rd mini album 'i=!'	Hush · 투스젬치와와	—
Thu, Oct 29	12:00	AM8IC	1st single album 'RASCALS (Find The Pearl)' · 3 songs	Rascals (Find The Pearl)	—
Thu, Oct 29	12:00	N.TOP	'WE:BLOOM'	Silhouette	Fan showcase 18:00
Thu, Oct 29	18:00	KIM FEEL	2nd full-length album 'JOURNEY'	TBA	—

All times are Korea Standard Time (KST) and mark when the music goes out on streaming services. 'TBA' and '—' mark cells where we couldn't find an official announcement as of the morning of the 25th. We also haven't found any act that has officially announced a date for its first music-show appearance. No album has been confirmed for release between the 30th and November 1.

Monday, October 26: from midnight to evening

RIIZE releases the digital single 'Insomnia' at midnight KST. The description of the music video teaser posted on the SMTOWN channel at midnight on October 25 reads '2026.10.26 0AM (KST)'. The photo at the top is from 0:07 in that teaser: a person seen from behind, lit in red against a sunset sky. It's a prologue single ahead of the second full-length album in spring 2027, and the songs so far are covered in our RIIZE starter guide.

XIAOJUN is a member of WayV. The first solo mini album, 'Hey, Somebody', arrives at noon KST with the music and the physical album out together. The title track appears in two versions, Chinese and English, and with three more songs the album has five. An English-version music video teaser went up on the SMTOWN channel at midnight on October 25.
Sources: Herald Muse · My Daily · SMTOWN video

ILLIT's 5th mini album, 'BREAK EVEN', comes out at 6 p.m. KST. The Apple Music pre-add list shows four songs, 'Super in Love', 'More', 'You're Under Arrest' and 'Pop', and the third, 'You're Under Arrest' (체포하겠어), is the title track. The song was first performed on stage at the encore concerts at Inspire Arena in Incheon on the 17th and 18th. At 10 p.m. KST on the 23rd, Teaser 1 for 'You're Under Arrest' went up on the HYBE LABELS channel, and the full music video will be released at the same time as the music. The earlier songs are in our ILLIT starter guide. Apple Music
Sources: Sports Kyunghyang

You Chaehoon also releases the single 'Home' and the first music video at 6 p.m. KST. Just before release, at the concerts 'HOME' on the 24th and 25th, the plan is to sing the song live for the first time.
Sources: Topstar News

IVE put out the title track 'Looks Can Kill' first, at 6 p.m. KST on the 19th. On the 26th, the mini album of the same name arrives with six songs, adding 'Mirror Mirror', 'SNAKESKIN', 'CRUMBS', 'Girls Girls Girls' and 'Glow Motion'. As of the morning of the 25th, no release time for the album had been announced. IVE's earlier songs are in our starter guide.
Sources: Star News

Tuesday, October 27, 6 p.m. KST: two acts

AND2BLE returns with the 2nd mini album 'Sequence 02: Attraction'. 'French Kissing' is the title track, and 'Haunted', 'Potion', 'Beautiful' and 'Worth It' are on the album with it. A fan showcase is held at 8 p.m., two hours after the music and the title track's music video come out. Details are to be posted separately on the official social media accounts. The first music video teaser was released at midnight KST on the 23rd.
Sources: TenAsia · MBC Entertainment · AND2BLE video

JAY B's third single, 'Chptr. 1', comes out at the same time. The first music video teaser, posted on the JAY B channel at 6 p.m. KST on the 23rd, is titled 'Honeydew'. According to the schedule posted by the agency 528Hz, a second teaser follows on the 26th. Our JAY B starter guide goes up ahead of the release, at 5 p.m. KST on the 26th.
Sources: Single List

Wednesday, October 28, 6 p.m. KST: XLOV

XLOV's 3rd mini album, 'i=!', has double title tracks: 'Hush' and '투스젬치와와'. A music video teaser for 'Hush' came out first, at midnight KST on the 24th. Our XLOV starter guide goes up at 5 p.m. KST on the 27th.
Sources: Topstar News

Thursday, October 29: noon and evening

AM8IC releases its first single album, 'RASCALS (Find The Pearl)', at noon KST. The official highlight medley description names three songs: 'Rascals (Find The Pearl)', 'Diamonds' and a pop-punk remix of the first one. The same description presents this release as a pre-release for the second EP, 'THE BLIND', due in February 2027.
Sources: AM8IC video

N.TOP also releases 'WE:BLOOM' at noon KST. It's the last part of a trilogy that began with the debut release 'WE:DISCONNECT', and the title track is 'Silhouette'. At 6 p.m. KST, a fan showcase of about 70 minutes is held on the 12th floor of U-PLEX on Yonsei-ro in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul.
Sources: Sports Kyunghyang

KIM FEEL releases the 2nd full-length album 'JOURNEY' at 6 p.m. KST. It follows the first full-length album, 'yours, sincerely', from December 2019. On the 23rd the second pre-release song, 'Circle', came out. The Bugs album introduction calls the song "a confession of facing and accepting oneself just as one is", and KIM FEEL wrote the lyrics and composed the music together with Yu Eun-jae. Our KIM FEEL starter guide goes up at 5 p.m. KST on the 28th. Apple Music
Sources: OSEN · Sports Kyunghyang · Bugs album introduction for 'Circle'

The Monday after: TWS

TWS releases the 2nd single album 'TO US' at 6 p.m. KST on November 2. The Apple Music pre-add list shows three songs, 'WE UP', 'Call My Name' and 'heavy', and the title track is 'Call My Name' (내 이름을 불러줘). Our TWS starter guide goes up at 5 p.m. KST on the 29th, and a weekend concert guide at 5 p.m. KST on the 30th. Apple Music
Sources: Topstar News · Single List