How We Verify

A release calendar is only useful if you can trust it. This page explains the rules used for new and corrected entries on KpopComebacks, the limits of the source records shown on older cards, and what happens when we get something wrong.

The rules

• Two sources minimum. A release is added or changed only when at least two independent sources agree. A date that appears on a single schedule site stays out until it's confirmed elsewhere. Two copied articles or two posts from the same account do not become independent just because they have different URLs.
• Official sources take priority for facts they state. An artist's official X account, official YouTube channel, or agency announcement beats an aggregator when the two conflict on the same detail.
• Korean press over international rewrites. For Korean artists, Korean-language press and original tracklists are the primary record — international summaries sometimes rename or re-case song titles.
• Korean titles stay verbatim. If a title track is officially announced in Korean, we keep the official Korean rendering instead of inventing an English one.
• No rumors. Unconfirmed dates, leaks, and speculation don't belong on the calendar. A blank title track means we have no confirmed title track to list; it does not necessarily mean a song announcement is still to come.
• Release times only when announced. We only list a time when a source actually states it — convention isn't confirmation.

Source links on release cards

Where source records are available, a release card includes a Sources section with links and a checked date. That date records when we checked the sources, not when the site was built or the music was released. Older entries are still being documented; a card without this section does not have a published source record yet.

Corrections we've made

Cross-checking is not hypothetical — schedule sources get things wrong, and catching that is most of the work. Recent examples, exactly as they happened:

• TOMORROW X TOGETHER — which date counts. Aggregator schedules listed the Japanese single Setsuna Hanabi for August 17, and so did we. August 17 is not an error: it is the date the music went up for streaming. The single's official release date is August 19. The label's own Japanese site gives two dates: digital distribution (音源配信日) begins at 0:00 on August 17, and the release (発売日) is August 19. BigHit announced the same August 19 date to the press. Our calendar lists the official release date, so it says August 19. Official site listing · Korea JoongAng Daily
• JEONG EUNJI (Apink) — title track name. A schedule site rendered the title track as "I Love LOVE," dropping the main Korean title entirely. Korean press and the official music video confirm the name is 파도 (i love LOVE) — main title first, official lowercase kept. Our calendar keeps the official rendering. Sports Khan · Official MV
• HUH JIWON — release type. A schedule site listed The Calling as a single album rather than a mini album. The artist's own official X announcement says 1st Mini Album, and Korean press reported it as a mini album — official source wins, so mini album it is. Official X announcement · bnt News

Spot something we got wrong? Send the release, disputed detail, and source. Correction reports are checked against the same rules before the calendar changes.

How we use AI tools

We use AI tools to help research, draft and check content. Monthly previews and calendar summaries are generated from the release information used by the calendar, then checked for data mismatches and reviewed before publication. If a pipeline review fails, its changes are held for manual review instead of being treated as published work.

Guides, lore articles and Spotlight pieces also use AI assistance. Where an article relies on an external factual source, we aim to link that source beside the relevant claim. Interpretation is labeled as interpretation rather than presented as official canon.

Automated checks can catch some inconsistencies, but they can also miss mistakes. An AI review is not the same as a person checking every claim. We correct errors when they are identified, and the site operator remains responsible for what is published.

Who's responsible

YUJU runs KpopComebacks and is responsible for its content and corrections. Monthly previews carry the site's name to distinguish them from the other articles. If you find an error, please send the details and a source so we can check it.