SEOUL — OCT 23
'DESERVE' is out: BABYMONSTER trade high notes for a retro synth ballad
BABYMONSTER released the digital single 'DESERVE' on Oct. 23 with a cinematic music video, their first release since June's 'SUGAR HONEY ICE TEA'. The song is a pop ballad built on synth melodies and a retro mood, looking back on a past relationship while wishing the other person well. Live promotion starts on Show! Music Core on Oct. 24 and Inkigayo on Oct. 25, ahead of the next stretch of the 31-show, 18-city CHOOM world tour.
Summarized from Bandwagon by BABYMONSTER Wire staff.
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SEOUL — OCT 14
BABYMONSTER's 'DESERVE' is a slow burn with an Oct. 23 date and an album behind it
YG has put a name to the Oct. 23 comeback: a digital single called 'DESERVE.' Yang Hyun-suk describes it as a slow-tempo track that still carries more intensity than anything the group has put out so far, pairing delicate vocals with raw, explosive delivery. The black-and-white teaser poster looks torn and blurry, a sharp turn from earlier dreamy visuals. It is their first release in four months, and Yang says a full-length album is aimed at early 2027.
Summarized from The Korea Times by BABYMONSTER Wire staff.
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K-WIRE NETWORK — OCT 14
K-Trail Seoul is live: a free K-pop pilgrimage map for Seoul, Busan, Goyang, Incheon and Jeju
K-Wire Network's sister project, K-Trail Seoul, is officially live and free to use — no account, no paywall. It's an offline-ready map of real K-pop pilgrimage spots: agency HQs, concert and broadcast venues, cafes and culture stops, plus curated hotels and restaurants near the busiest clusters (Seongsu, Hongdae, Myeongdong, K-Star Road, Jamsil), now covering five cities — Seoul, Busan, Goyang, Incheon and Jeju. It installs straight to your home screen as an app (Share → Add to Home Screen on iOS, the install banner on Android/desktop), saves map areas for offline use before you lose signal, and lets you save and share individual spots. With Fanomenon set to bring a wave of international fans to Korea in December 2027, this is the time to start building your own trail.
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SEOUL — OCT 7
JYP’s Park Jin-young defends "Fanomenon" trademark filing, explains agency selection at National Assembly hearing
Park Jin-young, co-chair of the Presidential Committee on Popular Culture Exchange, appeared before the National Assembly’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee to explain the process behind "Fanomenon" — a government-linked joint venture between HYBE, JYP, SM and YG for an annual K-pop awards show, concert series and exhibition set to debut in Seoul and Gyeonggi in December 2027. Park told lawmakers that his solo filing of the "Fanomenon" and "Pandemonium" trademarks overseas, ahead of any transfer to the joint entity, was a rushed but necessary step to stop the names from being taken by someone else before the joint venture could register them itself. On the selection of the four agencies without a public tender, Park argued the arrangement was a sacrifice rather than a favor, noting the four labels stood to earn two to three times more running individual concerts on their own. Lawmakers also raised questions about the committee’s projected 520,000 visitors and roughly 1 trillion won in economic impact, which organizers have described as provisional, midpoint estimates.
Summarized from the Korea JoongAng Daily by BABYMONSTER Wire staff.
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SEOUL — OCT 6
BABYMONSTER isn't even done touring and YG already wants a comeback
YG Entertainment confirmed BABYMONSTER will drop new music on October 23 — the group's first release since their June single "Sugar Honey Ice Tea." The agency posted a "Coming Soon" teaser poster on its official blog without revealing the title or concept, with the news landing mid-way through the group's ongoing "Choom" world tour, which kicked off in Seoul in June and runs through Jakarta, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, the U.S., and Australia into December.
Summarized from Korea JoongAng Daily by BABYMONSTER Wire staff.
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GUNSAN — OCT 2–5
YG's "PROJECT YOURSIDE" pop-up brings BABYMONSTER and TREASURE stage outfits to Gunsan
The sixth edition of YG Entertainment's regional pop-up series opened October 2 at Gunsan Hall in Jeonbuk, running through October 5, with actual stage outfits worn by BABYMONSTER and TREASURE on display alongside albums and merchandise spanning the label's artists. The program — built to bring Seoul-concentrated pop culture experiences to other regions — also includes AI-powered content, light-stick-making media art, and professional dance classes; select content moves to Gunsan Port 1981 for a longer run from October 8–31.
Summarized from allkpop by BABYMONSTER Wire staff.
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OSAKA — SEP 22–23
BABYMONSTER draw 90,000 across two sold-out nights at Kyocera Dome Osaka, closing out the Japan leg
The group's first-ever performances at Kyocera Dome Osaka sold out both nights, drawing a combined 90,000 fans and wrapping a Japan leg that spanned six cities and 11 dates since opening in Kobe in July — roughly 200,000 attendees in total. Japanese members Asa and Ruka grew emotional from the opening moments; the group later said seeing the dome completely filled was almost overwhelming to take in. Satellite broadcaster WOWOW carried the finale show live.
Summarized from allkpop by BABYMONSTER Wire staff.
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SEOUL — APR 1
Choom World Tour launches from Seoul, Southeast Asia dates still pending
BABYMONSTER announced their second world tour would open with three Jamsil Indoor Stadium shows on June 26–28 — the group's first Seoul concerts in 17 months. Japanese stops followed the announcement, but no Southeast Asian dates had been confirmed for the 2026–27 run as of this report, despite the group's June 2025 Malaysia stop on the earlier Hello Monsters tour.
Summarized from Malay Mail by BABYMONSTER Wire staff.
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SEOUL — MAY 18
"CHOOM" becomes fastest 2026 K-pop MV to reach 100 million views
Released May 4 at 6 PM KST, the "Choom" music video crossed 100 million YouTube views in roughly 13 days and 21 hours — the fastest pace of any K-pop MV released in 2026, and only the second to hit the milestone that year after BTS's "Swim." It's also BABYMONSTER's 11th video overall to cross 100 million views.
Summarized from Soompi by BABYMONSTER Wire staff.
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SEOUL — JUN 9
"Sugar Honey Ice Tea" opens at #1 on YouTube's Global Daily chart
The digital single dropped June 8 and topped YouTube's Global Daily Top Music Videos chart and worldwide trending within its first day, pulling more than 20 million views in 26 hours. It also led national charts in Japan, Australia, Thailand, and Hong Kong — a fast, single-driven follow-up to the Choom EP rather than a full comeback cycle.
Compiled from YouTube chart data and regional trending reports by BABYMONSTER Wire staff.
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CHIBA — AUG 14
BABYMONSTER take the Summer Sonic main stage for a third straight year
BABYMONSTER played the Marine Stage at Summer Sonic 2026 in Chiba — their first time on that festival's main stage at the Chiba venue and a third consecutive year at the festival overall. The 50-minute, 11-song set opened with "WE GO UP" and ran through "CHOOM," "DRIP," and summer-themed cuts, arriving as all five Japanese arena stops on the Choom World Tour had already sold out.
Summarized from allkpop by BABYMONSTER Wire staff.
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MANILA — SEP 5
Choom World Tour rolls into Manila as October full album gets confirmed
BABYMONSTER played SM Mall of Asia Arena on September 5, the tour's Southeast Asia opener, days after the group picked up the Global Icon Group award at the 2026 TMElive International Music Awards on August 22. The tour now heads to Macau's Venetian Arena on September 11–12, then the group's first-ever solo dome shows at Kyocera Dome Osaka on September 22–23. YG Entertainment has separately confirmed a full-length studio album for October 2026, with the exact release date still to be announced.
Compiled from tour and award reporting by BABYMONSTER Wire staff.
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MANILA — SEP 6
YG asks fans to remove Rami's symbol from a Manila tribute cake, and the "official statement" question resurfaces
Ahead of the September 5 Mall of Asia Arena show, YG Entertainment asked a Manila-based MONSTIEZ fanbase to remove Rami's personal symbol from a fan-funded tribute cake for the group. The fanbase confirmed the request publicly. It's a real, confirmed action by the agency — but it is not a statement on Rami's membership status, and fans quoted in coverage said they still haven't gotten one. She has now missed every date of the Choom World Tour, continuing the indefinite, health-related hiatus that began May 9, 2025.
Reported by Koreaboo, summarized by BABYMONSTER Wire staff.
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MACAU — SEP 12
Tour wraps Macau as a six-member act, schedule expands into SEA, Oceania, and Hong Kong
BABYMONSTER closed a two-night stand at The Venetian Arena in Macau on September 11–12, still performing as a six-member group; a Koreaportal review of the preceding Manila show described the configuration as a settled, if unresolved, fixture of this tour. Separately, the tour's publicly listed schedule has grown to include Jakarta's Indonesia Arena (Oct 17), Bangkok's Impact Arena (Nov 7–8), Kuala Lumpur's Unifi Arena (Nov 14), Taipei Arena (Nov 21–22), Singapore Indoor Stadium (Nov 28–29), Auckland's Spark Arena (Dec 8), Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena (Dec 11), Sydney's Qudos Bank Arena (Dec 13), and Hong Kong's AsiaWorld-Arena (Jan 9, 2027). No Europe, North America, or South America dates have been announced. Next stop: the group's first-ever solo dome shows, at Kyocera Dome Osaka on September 22–23.
Compiled from YG Family's official tour listing and Koreaportal reporting by BABYMONSTER Wire staff.
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