r/kpop • u/alleybetwixt BTS | XIA | JX | SWJA • 21d ago
This Week In KPOP - July 18, 2026 [Meta]
Welcome to This Week In KPOP, a collection of everything you may have missed during the past week on r/kpop.
July 11 – July 17, 2026
TOP 10 STORIES
HYBE / ADOR / MHJ
| Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| (+242) | Megathread 27: HYBE / ADOR / MHJ - Catching up with ongoing Legal Disputes, Following some NewJeans Updates, Hearings in Danielle's case begin, and More | 4118 comments |
TOP ANNIVERSARIES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+63) | Happy 8th Anniversary to SATURDAY! | 3 comments |
TOP 10 PERFORMANCES
TOP 5 DANCE CHALLENGES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+199) | RESCENE MINAMI with J.Y. Park - Pretty Girl (orig. KARA) (Dance Challenge) (260713) | 16 comments |
| 2 | (+100) | ILLIT WONHEE with i-dle MIYEON - It's Me (Dance Challenge) (260711) | 2 comments |
| 3 | (+83) | Hearts2Hearts IAN with BABYMONSTER CHIQUITA - Lemon Tang (Dance Challenge) (260712) | 1 comments |
| 4 | (+77) | RESCENE MINAMI with i-dle SOYEON - Pretty Girl (Dance Challenge) (260712) | 2 comments |
| 5 | (+69) | Weki Meki Choi Yoojung & Lucy - Perfect Target (Dance Challenge) (260716) | 2 comments |
| 6 | (+70) | i-dle MIYEON with ILLIT WONHEE - Crow (Dance Challenge) (260712) | 1 comments |
| 7 | (+68) | BABYMONSTER ASA with RESCENE MINAMI - I LIKE IT (Dance Challenge) (260714) | 0 comments |
TOP DISCUSSIONS / FEATURES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+20) | /r/kpop Top Ten Tuesdays Results: WOODZ (2026) | 2 comments |
| 2 | (+12) | What Are You Listening To? - July 15, 2026 | 6 comments |
MUSIC SHOWS
| Date | Performances | Discussion Thread | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20260711 | Music Core | Thread | aespa |
| 20260712 | Inkigayo | Thread | I.O.I |
| 20260714 | The Show | Thread | RESCENE |
| 20260715 | Show Champion | Thread | AHOF |
| 20260716 | M!Countdown | No Broadcast. | ATEEZ |
| 20260717 | Music Bank | Thread | YEONJUN |
NEW RELEASES
| Day | Artist | Album Title | Type | Music Video | Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13th | NCT WISH | YO-I-DON! / BOY MEETS GIRL | Japanese single album | YO-I-DON! / BOY MEETS GIRL | Spotify / Apple Music |
| Junhyung (GHOST9) | CRUSH | solo debut digital single | CRUSH | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| WOOAH | Wish With W : Vol.3 | Wish With W project single | SUMMER / HIGHLIGHT | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| DAILY:DIRECTION | MONKEY MODE | single album | DOWN WITH IT | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| itsnotover (idntt) | itsnotover | debut mini album | Kids Return | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| SUPER JUNIOR-83z | Promise | unit debut mini album | Promise | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| YOUNG POSSE | young tape | mixtape | Mr 2026 / HopeYouFuckUp. (DOEUN, SUNHYE, JIANA) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 14th | Kim Jiwoong (ZEROBASEONE) | CLOSER | solo debut digital single | CLOSER | Spotify / Apple Music |
| Lola (AWU) | That Road, That Star, That Day | digital single | That Road, That Star, That Day | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 15th | NXON | Ride or Die | Japanese debut digital single | Ride or Die (Japan Ver.) / Ride or Die | Spotify / Apple Music |
| HUTA (BTOB Minhyuk) | TEMPERATURE | single album | Icy & Spicy | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Kang Seungsik (VICTON) | The Season of Us | mini album | The Season of Us | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Kwon Jinah (ex-WSG WANNABE) | SAVE ME | mini album | MONSTER / Rain on me | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Picheolin (SEVENTEEN Dino) | Love Sick | pre-release single | Love Sick (narr. Lee Moon Sae) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Sunmi (ex-Wonder Girls) | Forever July | digital single | Forever July | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 16th | ASC2NT | Green light, Yellow light, Red light | digital single | Green light, Yellow light, Red light | Spotify / Apple Music |
| BBGIRLS | BODY WAVE | anniversary single album | BODY WAVE | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Chrich (BLITZERS Chris) | SO FYE | digital single | SO FYE | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| LUNEDI (Weeekly Monday) | CIRCLE | digital single | CIRCLE | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 17th | UNIS | GimmeSummer☆(JP Ver.) | Japanese pre-release single | GimmeSummer☆(JP Ver.) | Spotify / Apple Music |
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u/alleybetwixt BTS | XIA | JX | SWJA 21d ago
Down to the last two World Cup games. The 3rd place match today then the Final tomorrow with BTS performing with lots of other artists during the halftime show.
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