This Week in K-pop: July 20-26, 2026 Comebacks
The July 20-26 schedule lists 14 releases across seven dates. There is one release on July 20, three on July 21, four on July 22, one on July 23, three on July 24, one on July 25, and one on July 26. Ten of the entries include a named title track, while four do not. For every release listed this month, visit the July 2026 K-pop comeback calendar.
July 20
U-KNOW (TVXQ) has the only release listed for July 20. Time’s Tickin’ is a single, and its title track is also named “Time’s Tickin’.”
July 21
Three releases are dated July 21. fromis_9 releases the full album Glow ME, with “Vitamin ME” listed as its title track. 8TURN releases the single album 8.X, whose title track is “Stagefright.” WONHO releases the EP CORE, with “Don’t Wake Me Up!” as its title track.
July 22
July 22 has four entries. HYOLYN releases the mini album OriginaLyn with the title track “Check.” LUN8 releases the mini album Off the Grid with the title track “SNEAKERS.” Picheolin (DINO of SEVENTEEN) has a release titled Pre-release Single, and its type is also listed as Pre-release Single; no title track is named. OURBIRTHDAY releases the digital single HUNGRY (Side A), with no title track listed.
July 23
J.Y. Park has the only July 23 entry. WET is a single album, and “WET” is the listed title track.
July 24
Three releases are listed for July 24. ARTMS has a Pre-release Single, with no title track named. JENNIE releases the single Less than a Lover, with “Less than a Lover” as its title track. aespa releases the Japanese mini album KISS N TELL, whose listed title track is also “KISS N TELL.”
July 25-26
ALICE SYNDROME releases the digital single DEEP DIVE on July 25. No title track is listed for the release. On July 26, ILLIT releases the Japanese single I Got Your Back, with “I Got Your Back” as its title track.
Release types and title tracks
Across the week, the schedule contains two singles, two single albums, two mini albums, two pre-release singles, two digital singles, one full album, one EP, one Japanese mini album, and one Japanese single. The U-KNOW (TVXQ), J.Y. Park, JENNIE, aespa, and ILLIT entries use the same name for both the release and its title track. The other named title tracks are “Vitamin ME,” “Stagefright,” “Don’t Wake Me Up!,” “Check,” and “SNEAKERS.” The Picheolin (DINO of SEVENTEEN), OURBIRTHDAY, ARTMS, and ALICE SYNDROME entries do not list title tracks.
Quick-view schedule
| Date | Artist | Release | Type | Title track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20 | U-KNOW (TVXQ) | Time’s Tickin’ | Single | Time’s Tickin’ |
| Jul 21 | fromis_9 | Glow ME | Full Album | Vitamin ME |
| Jul 21 | 8TURN | 8.X | Single Album | Stagefright |
| Jul 21 | WONHO | CORE | EP | Don’t Wake Me Up! |
| Jul 22 | HYOLYN | OriginaLyn | Mini Album | Check |
| Jul 22 | LUN8 | Off the Grid | Mini Album | SNEAKERS |
| Jul 22 | Picheolin (DINO of SEVENTEEN) | Pre-release Single | Pre-release Single | Not listed |
| Jul 22 | OURBIRTHDAY | HUNGRY (Side A) | Digital Single | Not listed |
| Jul 23 | J.Y. Park | WET | Single Album | WET |
| Jul 24 | ARTMS | Pre-release Single | Pre-release Single | Not listed |
| Jul 24 | JENNIE | Less than a Lover | Single | Less than a Lover |
| Jul 24 | aespa | KISS N TELL | Japanese Mini Album | KISS N TELL |
| Jul 25 | ALICE SYNDROME | DEEP DIVE | Digital Single | Not listed |
| Jul 26 | ILLIT | I Got Your Back | Japanese Single | I Got Your Back |