September 2026 K-pop Comebacks: BOYNEXTDOOR, &TEAM, izna & Everything Announced So Far
September’s slate stretches from 82MAJOR’s HEAT and CHUNG HA’s “México” on September 1 to n.SSign’s Japanese mini album 迷走路 -WAY OUT- on September 30. This page tracks the records themselves — title tracks, rollout sequences, and the slots still waiting on titles. For the day-by-day layout of the month, see the September 2026 calendar, which carries release times and filters.
izna — “HANDLE WITH CARE” (September 2)
izna released the Japanese mini album “HANDLE WITH CARE” on September 2, led by the title track “DUMB HOT!”
MONSTA X — “The Phase” (September 4)
MONSTA X arrived on September 4 at 1 PM KST with the EP “The Phase,” led by the title track “MAGIC.”
&TEAM — “Mark on Me” (September 8)
&TEAM followed on September 8 at 6 PM KST with the Korean mini album “Mark on Me.” The title track shares the album’s name.
BOYNEXTDOOR — “HOME: DELUXE” (September 28)
BOYNEXTDOOR release the repackaged album “HOME: DELUXE” on September 28 at 6PM KST. The title track is “ANIMAL.” Their Japanese digital single “Boom Boom Boom” was released August 18, making September’s repackage their second release in about six weeks. If you’re catching up on the month before, the August 2026 preview has the full rundown.
Rollouts in progress
LISA’s “SaWaDiKa” (9 AM KST) and JISOO’s “CLICK” (1 PM KST) arrived as pre-release singles on September 4; LISA’s EP PRESS PLAY follows on October 23, covered in the October 2026 preview. ONEW (SHINee) has a pre-release single set for September 29, another for October 7, and the single album 착각 for October 20. CLOSE YOUR EYES opened their mini album 256th Note with the pre-release single “Open Your Eyes” on September 18, ahead of the album itself on September 30 at 6 PM KST, led by “Drop That!”
Notable leads through the month
IU’s digital single “이 별로부터” (September 10, 6 PM KST) carried two title tracks — “이 별로부터” and “Dear my crazy soulmate.” The Volunteers’ full album i love u (September 14, 6 PM KST) also carried a double lead: “White Truck” and ‘“RBF”.’ YOUNGTAK’s full album GOGO landed the same day with “꺾어,” and SORAN’s EP Layer followed on September 18 at 6 PM KST, led by “이별직전.” Earlier in the month, SERRI (Dal Shabet) released “Night Drive” on September 9, with KIM KYU JONG (SS501)‘s EP SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL and GYUBIN’s “우리의 여름” on September 10. Noon KST openings: Big Ocean’s “Love Sign” and H//PE Princess’s “AWA” on September 9, then L.SUJEONG’s “NEW ISSUE” on September 10.
In the back half: C.NU (B1A4)‘s full album REAL (September 19, 6 PM KST); AFuture’s “Last Party,” LUNEDI’s EP ANEW and QWER’s special single 소년만화 & 피카레스크 (all September 21, with ILLIT’s Japanese single the same day — see the Japan corner below); ONEUS’s mini album FIRST LIGHT : 井 (September 23, 6 PM KST), led by “눈을 돌리지마”; dearALICE’s EP dancefloorKILLA (September 25), a UK release; NCHIVE’s mini album ACHIEVE (September 26, 6 PM KST); and LEE JIMIN’s “사랑 없는 노래” (September 27).
Dated, but not yet titled
As of September 18, three September slots still hold unnamed records: Hi-Fi Un!corn’s September 25 digital single, MINZY (2NE1)‘s September 28 single, and ONEW’s September 29 pre-release single.
Japan corner
On the Japanese side, sun (tripleS)‘s “DNA” arrived September 1, with FTISLAND and izna following on September 2. SHIN SOOHYUN (U-KISS) and PLAVE followed on September 3, with FLARE U and XngHan&Xoul on September 9; the latter’s pre-release single is “Who Knew?” NAZE and IRENE & SEULGI (Red Velvet) shared September 14. ONEW (SHINee), KISS OF LIFE and INI released new Japanese records on September 16, alongside LIGHTSUM’s pre-release single “どうして.” ILLIT release “Swingin’ Magic” on September 21, followed by LIGHTSUM’s mini album “Re:idol” on September 23. XngHan&Xoul, SEO IN GUK, and n.SSign all land on September 30 with “HIGH BEAM,” “TRACE,” and “迷走路 -WAY OUT-,” respectively.
Quick-view schedule
| Date | Artist | Release | Type | Title track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | 82MAJOR | HEAT | Single Album | Like Fire |
| Sep 1 | CHUNG HA | México | Digital Single | México |
| Sep 1 | sun (tripleS) | DNA | Japanese Digital Single | DNA |
| Sep 1 | WhOLLiN | 깨어나다 | Digital Single Album | 타임 슬립 (Time Sleep) |
| Sep 1 | FELIX (Stray Kids) | Slow It Down | Digital Single | Slow It Down |
| Sep 1 | YEONJUN (TXT) | Home [THE 시즌즈: 성시경의 고막남친] | Cover Single | Home |
| Sep 2 | FTISLAND | Lemonade | Japanese Single | Lemonade |
| Sep 2 | izna | HANDLE WITH CARE | Japanese Mini Album | DUMB HOT! |
| Sep 2 | KEVIN (THE BOYZ) | FREECHILD | Single Album | FREECHILD |
| Sep 2 | TUNEXX | BLUE MODE | Mini Album | BLUE MODE |
| Sep 2 | ICHILLIN’ J | Look At Me! | Digital Single | BANANA (Look At Me!) |
| Sep 2 | hanhee | Clock It | Single Album | Clock It |
| Sep 2 | SHIN WONHO (CROSS GENE) | Super Star | Digital Single | Super Star |
| Sep 3 | KWON EUNBI | DEJAVU | Digital Single Album | DEJAVU |
| Sep 3 | SHIN SOOHYUN (U-KISS) | Us | Japanese Single | Highway |
| Sep 3 | W3WAY | ONE WAY FLIGHT | Mini Album | Maiden Flight |
| Sep 3 | ChRocktikal | Bloom & Gloom | Mini Album | REQUIEM |
| Sep 3 | PLAVE | Flame (feat. milet) | Japanese Digital Single | Flame (feat. milet) |
| Sep 3 | DONGHAE (SUPER JUNIOR) | A:LIVE | Digital Single Album | BABY (feat. CHANELLE MOON) / V10 |
| Sep 3 | IVNIT | Even though | EP | Chrome / LIFE (Love Is From Everyone) |
| Sep 3 | MilliMax | milli vs the world | Full Album | Ms. Mental (with TRADE L) / Magician (Feat. The Quiett) / 50,000 (Feat. untell) |
| Sep 3 | Sik-K & Lil Moshpit | U | Digital Single | U |
| Sep 4 | LISA | SaWaDiKa | Pre-release Single | SaWaDiKa |
| Sep 4 | MONSTA X | The Phase | EP | MAGIC |
| Sep 4 | JISOO | CLICK | Pre-release Single | CLICK |
| Sep 4 | ASC2NT | Still with you | Mini Album | If I Die Tomorrow |
| Sep 4 | TEN | OUTWEST | Single Album | OUTWEST |
| Sep 4 | DIMO REX | METAMORPHOSIS | EP | GIRLFRIEND (feat. CAMO) / SECRET (feat. Raf Sandou) |
| Sep 4 | PARK EUN BIN | SHOOTING MY LOVE | Anniversary Album | DREAMS COME TRUE / 태양은 떠올라 / 프리즘 (PRISM) |
| Sep 6 | BE’O | ZERO | Single | ZERO (Feat. BOBBY) |
| Sep 7 | EVAN | DEATH OF ME | Mini Album | Death of Me |
| Sep 7 | MINHO (SHINee) | Make it hot | Mini Album | Make it hot |
| Sep 7 | VERIVERY | CONFETTI | Mini Album | Don’t Panic! |
| Sep 7 | SOYEON (i-dle) | 끝내주는 인생 (What a Wonderful Life) | Full Album | 퇴사할게여 (Narr. 기안84) |
| Sep 7 | S2iT | Blue Crush | Digital Single | Blue Crush |
| Sep 8 | &TEAM | Mark on Me | Mini Album | Mark on Me |
| Sep 8 | D.O. (EXO) | DOPAMINE | Mini Album | Guitarist |
| Sep 8 | LIM YOUNGWOONG | IM HERO 10 | Digital Album | 또또 |
| Sep 8 | UNIS | 하늘땅 별땅 | Remake Single | 하늘땅 별땅 |
| Sep 8 | HaSeul (ARTMS) | Afterglow | Digital Single | 잔광 (Afterglow) |
| Sep 8 | HYOLYN | ChecK Remix (feat. Mad Clown) | Digital Single | ChecK Remix (feat. Mad Clown) |
| Sep 9 | In A Minute | When the sun goes down : Midnight | Full Album | Midnight |
| Sep 9 | FLARE U | YOUTH ERROR Japan Edition | Japanese Mini Album | WAY 2 U -Japanese ver.- |
| Sep 9 | Big Ocean | Love Sign | Digital Single | Love Sign |
| Sep 9 | hrtz.wav | The Second Wave : MOMENTUM | Mini Album | ALIVE (Feat. 성찬 of RIIZE) |
| Sep 9 | H//PE Princess | AWA | Digital Single | AWA |
| Sep 9 | Hearts2Hearts | Moonride | Collaboration Single | Moonride |
| Sep 9 | Rothy | Back to Me | Digital Single | Back to Me |
| Sep 9 | PARK JUNIL | BREAK IT | Single | BREAK IT |
| Sep 9 | Y:SY (fromis_9) | GOODIES | Mini Album | — |
| Sep 9 | XngHan&Xoul | Who Knew? | Japanese Pre-release Single | Who Knew? |
| Sep 9 | SERRI (Dal Shabet) | Night Drive | Digital Single | Night Drive |
| Sep 10 | MCND | Devil Youth Club | Mini Album | — |
| Sep 10 | ALL(H)OURS | UNBOUND | Mini Album | DANG DANG / HOP |
| Sep 10 | CHOI SUNG YUN (Golden Child) | I STILL WAITING | Hong Kong Single Album | I STILL WAITING |
| Sep 10 | MARK LEE | My Friend | Digital Single | My Friend |
| Sep 10 | IU | 이 별로부터 | Digital Single | 이 별로부터 / Dear my crazy soulmate |
| Sep 10 | Stray Kids | 11월 11일 | Digital Single | 11월 11일 |
| Sep 10 | KIM KYU JONG (SS501) | SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL | EP | Simply Beautiful |
| Sep 10 | GYUBIN | 우리의 여름 | Digital Single | 우리의 여름 |
| Sep 10 | L.SUJEONG | NEW ISSUE | Digital Single | NEW ISSUE |
| Sep 11 | 1VERSE | LOOP | Single Album | LOOP |
| Sep 11 | LE SSERAFIM | Made My Night | Single Album | Made My Night |
| Sep 11 | NewKin | LOG IN: ERROR | Project Single | — |
| Sep 11 | ROY KIM | Sparkle | Remake Single | Sparkle |
| Sep 11 | PENTAGON | 겁쟁이 | Anniversary Single | 겁쟁이 |
| Sep 11 | RYU SUJEONG (Lovelyz) | ALL THE COLORS I AM | Mini Album | Diamond |
| Sep 11 | No Brain, SUNGJIN & DOWOON (DAY6) | 노브레인 30주년 Part.5 | Remake Single | 넌 내게 반했어 |
| Sep 14 | NAZE | I LIKE IT | Japanese Digital Single | I LIKE IT |
| Sep 14 | YOUNGTAK | GOGO | Full Album | 꺾어 |
| Sep 14 | IRENE & SEULGI (Red Velvet) | Cheetah | Japanese Mini Album | Cheetah |
| Sep 14 | The Volunteers | i love u | Full Album | White Truck / “RBF” |
| Sep 14 | aespa | SYNK : COMPLaeXITY – 2026 Special Digital Single | Special Digital Single | 16 Bit (KARINA Solo) / Saddle Up (WINTER Solo) / BYEB4HELLO (GISELLE Solo) / I Love You But I Gotta Let You Go (NINGNING Solo) |
| Sep 14 | 8TURN | BESAME | Digital Single | BESAME |
| Sep 14 | KIM JIWOONG (ZEROBASEONE) | DRIVE | Digital Single | DRIVE |
| Sep 14 | LE SSERAFIM | Made My Night (feat. EJAE) | Digital Single | Made My Night (feat. EJAE) |
| Sep 15 | MW:MEU | With U | Mini Album | With U |
| Sep 15 | LEE CHANGSUB (BTOB) | Lee;Make (Fragmenta Amoris) | Mini Album | 사계, 그리고 너 |
| Sep 15 | SOLJI (EXID) | 솔지 스페셜 싱글 | Special Single | 한도 초과 / 하나뿐인 당신 |
| Sep 16 | ONEW (SHINee) | KAKERA -運命のピース- | Japanese Single | KAKERA -運命のピース- |
| Sep 16 | KISS OF LIFE | SWEAT -JAPANESE EP- | Japanese Mini Album | SWEAT (Japanese Ver.) |
| Sep 16 | LIGHTSUM | どうして | Japanese Pre-release Single | どうして |
| Sep 16 | INI | ANTHEM | Japanese Single | You Know What To Do |
| Sep 16 | Redoor | Memory | Mini Album | 아게하 |
| Sep 17 | B.YOUR SIDE | The Real Us | Digital Single | The Real Us |
| Sep 17 | DAILY:DIRECTION | UP | Pre-release Single | UP |
| Sep 17 | EPIK HIGH | EPIKISM | Digital Single | EPIKISM (feat. Crush) |
| Sep 18 | ROSÉ | new trick | Digital Single | new trick |
| Sep 18 | HONGJOONG (ATEEZ) | ENOuGH (with Bazzi) | Digital Single | ENOuGH (with Bazzi) |
| Sep 18 | CLOSE YOUR EYES | Open Your Eyes | Pre-release Single | Open Your Eyes |
| Sep 18 | SORAN | Layer | EP | 이별직전 |
| Sep 21 | ILLIT | Swingin’ Magic | Japanese Digital Single | Swingin’ Magic |
| Sep 19 | C.NU (B1A4) | REAL | Full Album | — |
| Sep 21 | AFuture | Last Party | Digital Single | Last Party |
| Sep 21 | LUNEDI | ANEW | EP | — |
| Sep 21 | QWER | 소년만화 & 피카레스크 | Special Single | — |
| Sep 23 | ONEUS | FIRST LIGHT : 井 | Mini Album | 눈을 돌리지마 |
| Sep 23 | LIGHTSUM | Re:idol | Japanese Mini Album | どうして |
| Sep 25 | dearALICE | dancefloorKILLA | EP | — |
| Sep 25 | Hi-Fi Un!corn | TBA | Digital Single | — |
| Sep 26 | NCHIVE | ACHIEVE | Mini Album | — |
| Sep 27 | LEE JIMIN | 사랑 없는 노래 | Single | 사랑 없는 노래 |
| Sep 28 | BOYNEXTDOOR | HOME: DELUXE | Repackaged Album | ANIMAL |
| Sep 28 | NiziU | Sour Grapes | Mini Album | Sour Grapes |
| Sep 28 | MINZY (2NE1) | TBA | Single | — |
| Sep 28 | ALLDAY PROJECT | CRASH | EP | — |
| Sep 29 | ONEW (SHINee) | TBA | Pre-release Single | — |
| Sep 29 | WOOAH | Wish With W : Vol.4 | Digital Single | VOODOO DOLL |
| Sep 30 | XngHan&Xoul | HIGH BEAM | Japanese Single | HIGH BEAM |
| Sep 30 | SEO IN GUK | TRACE | EP | Tipsy |
| Sep 30 | n.SSign | 迷走路 -WAY OUT- | Japanese Mini Album | DANCE ON THE EARTH |
| Sep 30 | CLOSE YOUR EYES | 256th Note | Mini Album | Drop That! |
| Sep 30 | CRAVITY | sonorous | Mini Album | LOUDER |
We update this page as each new release is confirmed, so check back through the month, and see what’s coming next for everything beyond September.
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