Hearts2Hearts' 'Next Chapter', Eric Nam's 4th album and tripleS 'Andless': October 17 news briefing

At 1 p.m. yesterday, Eric Nam released a 4th full-length album and tripleS put out a new song sung by all 24 members. At 6 p.m., Hearts2Hearts released a song made with a game. In the Bugs daily ranking for the 15th, 'NEON' stayed on top for a second day, and D.O.'s new recording of 'Every moment of you' entered for the first time. Seven stories in all, through the schedule for the 20th and 21st.

Yesterday (the 16th), 6 p.m.

1. Hearts2Hearts 'Next Chapter', a song for a game's 10th anniversary

A single released for the 10th anniversary of 'Arena of Valor', a game developed by Tencent Games and Garena. The song came out at 6 p.m., and the music video went up on the Hearts2Hearts official YouTube channel. The song runs 2 minutes 49 seconds, and Bugs' credits list IRIS (이리스) and Yeow as lyricists and WARMIT, llosewin, IRIS and Yeow as composers. The agency said Hearts2Hearts will perform it on stage for the first time on the 23rd at 'Arena of the Decade: RoV Pro League 2026 Winter', an esports event in Bangkok, Thailand.
Sources: Bugs album 'Next Chapter' · Song credits (Bugs) · Ilgan Sports · Hearts2Hearts music video

Yesterday (the 16th), 1 p.m.

2. Eric Nam's 4th full-length album: nine songs, 26 minutes 50 seconds

The 4th full-length album 'Confessions of a Lonely Heart' is out, three years and a month after the 3rd, 'House on a Hill', in September 2023. The opening title track 'Psycho' runs 2 minutes 50 seconds, and three people are listed as composers in the Bugs credits: Eric Nam, Kellen Pomeranz and James Norton. News reports say Eric Nam worked on every song on the album.
Sources: Bugs album info · 'Psycho' credits (Bugs) · JoyNews24 · Singlelist

3. tripleS 'Andless': 2 minutes 46 seconds from twenty-four members

It's the one song on the single '<LOVE&POP> pt.2'. The Bugs introduction describes this single as the '&' that sits between 'LOVE' before it and 'POP' still to come, and says it was finished together with the music team behind 'KPop Demon Hunters'. Melanie Fontana, Lindgren, Ilja Krut, Jaro and A-Dee are credited as composers.
Sources: Bugs album introduction · tripleS official music video

The 16th, two songs from labels abroad

4. YOUHA's full-length 'pasado', twelve songs

A full-length album released through 88rising. The title means 'the past' in Spanish, and twelve songs fill 30 minutes 54 seconds. The third track and title track, 'pasado' (2 minutes 58 seconds), has lyrics by YOUHA alone and music by YOUHA with Minit and AIRAIR. The Bugs introduction calls it the first full-length album YOUHA has made with 88rising.
Sources: Bugs album introduction · 'pasado' credits (Bugs)

5. AleXa 'sixteen', from Sony Music Sweden

AleXa released 'sixteen', a 3-minute-7-second single. The agency field in the Bugs album info reads Sony Music Sweden. AleXa is credited as a composer along with Ellen Berg and Adam Fröström Gehrke.
Sources: Bugs album info · 'sixteen' credits (Bugs)

Ranking for the 15th

6. 'NEON' No. 1 for a second day, 'Every moment of you' new at 40

A2O LITE's 'NEON' sat at the top of the Bugs daily ranking on the 15th, as it did on the 14th. With 'Mise en scène' at No. 2 and meomuru's 'The Adult I Dreamed Of' at No. 3, the top three are the same as the day before. The only new song in the top 100 is D.O.'s 'Every moment of you', at No. 40. It's a single out on the 15th, a new recording of Sung Si Kyung's song made for KBS's music show 'THE SEASONS' (THE 시즌즈: 성시경의 고막남친). The lyrics are by Shim Hyun-bo and the music by Sung Si Kyung.
Sources: Bugs daily ranking for October 15 · Bugs album introduction for 'Every moment of you'

Next Tuesday and Wednesday

7. ONEW and WOODZ on the 20th, EUNSANG on the 21st

Two artists release music at 6 p.m. on the 20th. ONEW's single 'Chakgak (착각)' holds three songs: the title track 'Chakgak (착각)' and the two songs released ahead of it, 'Mind Games' (with YUJU) and 'Tic Tac Toe' (with ZICO). WOODZ releases the digital single 'Come into my world!'. WOODZ took part in writing the lyrics and music, and producers NATHAN and sid, who worked on 'Drowning' and more, are said to have joined again. WOODZ also holds world tour encore concerts at KSPO DOME on the 31st and November 1. At 6 p.m. on the 21st, EUNSANG releases a four-song EP that includes the title track 'Kkumui Jeongwon (꿈의 정원)'.
Sources: Metro Seoul (ONEW) · Topstarnews (WOODZ) · Tenasia (WOODZ concerts) · Newspim (EUNSANG)