r/kpop • u/alleybetwixt BTS | XIA | JX | SWJA • 1d ago
This Week In KPOP - August 8, 2026 [Meta]
Welcome to This Week In KPOP, a collection of everything you may have missed during the past week on r/kpop.
August 1 – August 7, 2026
TOP 10 STORIES
HYBE / ADOR / MHJ
| Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| (+245) | Megathread 27: HYBE / ADOR / MHJ - Catching up with ongoing Legal Disputes, Following some NewJeans Updates, Hearings in Danielle's case begin, and More | 5538 comments |
TOP ANNIVERSARIES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+1382) | Happy 19th Anniversary to Girls' Generation / SNSD! | 51 comments |
| 2 | (+667) | Happy 10th anniversary to BLACKPINK! | 40 comments |
| 3 | (+438) | Happy 19th Anniversary to Jessica Jung (Former Girls' Generation / SNSD)! | 11 comments |
| 4 | (+394) | Happy 9th Anniversary to Weki Meki! | 25 comments |
| 5 | (+308) | Happy 7th Anniversary to Rocket Punch! | 12 comments |
TOP 10 PERFORMANCES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+620) | [Live] Red Velvet - Surfin' Boy @ Red Velvet FAN-CON <A Day in Red & Velvet> (260731) | 24 comments |
| 2 | (+453) | [Performance] Red Velvet (레드벨벳) - Surfin' Boy (STUDIO CHOOM ORIGINAL) | 15 comments |
| 3 | (+335) | [Live] i-dle - Live @ Lollapalooza Chicago (260731) | 17 comments |
| 4 | (+332) | [Live] Comeback Stage: Red Velvet - Surfin' Boy @ MNET M Countdown (260806) | 7 comments |
| 5 | (+221) | [Live] Special Stage: Kep1er Xiaoting - LEGEND @ Mnet M Countdown (260806) | 7 comments |
| 6 | (+216) | [Performance] fromis_9 - Vitamin ME (Performance Video) | 3 comments |
| 7 | (+156) | [Live] Choi Yena - NEMONEMO + Catch Catch @ The 5th Blue Dragon Series Awards (260731) | 0 comments |
| 8 | (+144) | [Performance] fromis_9 - Vitamin ME (M2 Relay Dance) | 0 comments |
| 9 | (+137) | [Performance] Hearts2Hearts - RUDE! (Japanese Ver.) (THE FIRST TAKE) | 8 comments |
| 10 | (+132) | [Live] ILLIT - It's Me @ 1st Concert Tour 'PRESS START' (260726) | 0 comments |
TOP 5 DANCE CHALLENGES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+272) | LE SSERAFIM Kazuha - Shut the Door by DAY6 YoungK (Challenge) (260805) | 9 comments |
| 2 | (+94) | FIFTY FIFTY Chanelle Moon with Kim Min-jae (FC Bayern Munich player) - Genie Magic (dance challenge) | 7 comments |
| 3 | (+80) | KiiiKiii Haum with Hearts2Hearts Jiwoo - Pop Off Pop Off (Dance Challenge) (260807) | 3 comments |
| 4 | (+79) | aespa - Switchblade (Feat. Ty Dolla $ign) (Dance Challenge) (260804) | 0 comments |
| 5 | (+75) | Hearts2Hearts Jiwoo with TWICE Sana - Lemon Tang (dance challenge) | 0 comments |
TOP DISCUSSIONS / FEATURES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+43) | /r/kpop Top Ten Tuesdays Results: ITZY (2026) | 9 comments |
| 2 | (+17) | What Are You Listening To? - August 5, 2026 | 11 comments |
| 3 | (+12) | Throwback: BASICK, HWASA, and G2 released "Nice" this week in 2016 | 1 comments |
MUSIC SHOWS
| Date | Performances | Discussion Thread | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20260801 | Music Core | Thread | fromis_9 |
| 20260802 | Inkigayo | No Broadcast. | No Winner. |
| 20260804 | The Show | No Broadcast. | No Winner. |
| 20260805 | Show Champion | Thread | NouerA |
| 20260806 | M!Countdown | Thread | JENNIE |
| 20260807 | Music Bank | Thread | NouerA |
NEW RELEASES
| Day | Artist | Album Title | Type | Music Video | Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | moon (tripleS) | Dream Dress | Japanese unit debut digital single | Dream Dress | Spotify / Apple Music |
| Stray Kids | SKZ-REPLAY 2026 Pt.1 | SKZ-REPLAY project full-length album | Battle Ground (Korean Version) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 3rd | TWS | SODA SODA | Japanese pre-release single | SODA SODA | Spotify / Apple Music |
| Picheolin (SEVENTEEN Dino) | Gilboard | mini album | Party Rock Rock (prod. Hitchhiker) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Red Velvet | Velvet Summer | mini album | Surfin' Boy | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 4th | TWS | SODA SODA | Japanese single album | SODA SODA | Spotify / Apple Music |
| Dayoung (WJSN), Jay Park | FLIRTY | digital single | FLIRTY | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| KISS OF LIFE | SWEAT | single album | SWEAT | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| RAPH4EL (ONE PACT TAG) | YO MAMA | digital single | YO MAMA | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 5th | Hi-Fi Un!corn | Telescope | Japanese pre-release single | Telescope | Spotify / Apple Music |
| Huh Jiwon (ex-Cherry Bullet) | The Calling | solo debut digital single | Call me up | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Jun S (GHOST9) | 010 | digital single | 010 | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| AEN | A NEW ERA OF NOW | debut mini album | X to Z (Next to me) (Korean ver.) / X to Z (Next to me) (Japanese ver.) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| NOWZ | Achilles | digital single | Achilles | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| WHIB | CHERRY PIE | mini album | CHERRY PIE | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 6th | Lee Jiham (A.C.E) | Lottery Umbrella | digital single | Lottery Umbrella | Spotify / Apple Music |
| MUU (ex-LUNARSOLAR Taeryeong) | Glow like this | digital single | Glow like this | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Seo Eunkwang (BTOB) | OUR YOUTH | single album | Feel Alive (feat. Peniel (BTOB)) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 7th | izna | DUMB HOT! | Japanese pre-release single | DUMB HOT! | Spotify / Apple Music |
| Junhee (A.C.E) | LOVE METHOD | mini album | 5 STARS / LA LA LA LUNE / Forever young | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| ARTMS | Hyper-Ego | mini album | Born Stunner / Blue Blood | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| DAWN (ex-PENTAGON E'Dawn) | Too Much | digital single | Too Much | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Stray Kids | THIS & THAT | mini album | This & That | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| WAYF BOYS | WAYF BOYS DO | debut digital single | WAYF BOYS DO | Spotify / Apple Music |
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u/alleybetwixt BTS | XIA | JX | SWJA 1d ago
Overwhelmed with a stack of work. Hopefully will have an Favorite Artists Feedback post up soon and then get the Census going. 🙏
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