SEOUL — OCTOBER 2026
NMIXX's sixth mini album Strange Muse releases October 19, 2026, led by title track "Birthday Wish" (literally translated as "Long Wish") — a dreamy comeback JYP Entertainment is pitching as carrying the group's momentum into "another autumn." Of the EP's six tracks, three are B-side duets pairing different members together. It follows April's pre-release single "Crescendo" and May's self-titled EP Heavy Serenade, and lands just weeks before the group closes out its first world tour, EPISODE 1: ZERO FRONTIER, with a three-night encore back where it started — Incheon's INSPIRE Arena. This page is a working build of how NMIXX Wire tracks all of it for English-speaking NSWER — translated, sourced, and converted to whatever timezone you're reading from.
A note on the lineup: NMIXX is a six-member group — Lily, Haewon, Sullyoon, Bae, Jiwoo, and Kyujin. Founding member Jinni left the group in December 2022; NMIXX has promoted as a six-member act ever since, and this page treats the current six as the group, full stop.
The desks
Korean and English coverage, translated and summarized — always credited back to the original outlet.
DESK 02Track-by-track reads on every era, from AD MARE to whatever's coming next.
DESK 03Official videos only, curated and embedded — never reuploaded.
DESK 04A running clock on the Strange Muse era's key dates, converted to your local time.
DESK 05Quick, shareable quizzes built for the group chat, not the algorithm.
DESK 06Where to buy official merch abroad, without the guesswork.
Desk 01 · News
Every dispatch below links back to its original source — this desk summarizes, it doesn't replace.
SEOUL — OCT 28
Every seat for the Nov. 27-29 finale of 'EPISODE 1: ZERO FRONTIER' at Incheon Inspire Arena is gone. Fan-club presale opened Oct. 26 and general sales Oct. 27, so the run sold out within about two days. Sports Kyunghyang counts the tour at 21 shows in 17 cities.
Summarized from Sports Kyunghyang by NMIXX Wire staff.
Read the original source ↗SEOUL — OCT 20
NMIXX's sixth mini album Strange Muse arrived on Oct. 19 with the title track 'Long Wish (Birthday Wish)', which entered Melon's TOP100 at No. 34 at 7 PM, a personal best opening spot for the group on that chart. By midnight it had risen to No. 5. The release day also included an afternoon countdown livestream where the members told fans they would 'take care of' this fall, plus the first subunit songs from LILY and HAEWON, SULLYOON and BAE, and JIWOO and KYUJIN.
Summarized from Sports Kyunghyang by NMIXX Wire staff.
Read the original source ↗SEOUL — OCT 16
To mark its sixth mini album, NMIXX has teamed up with the dessert brand Landis Donut on a limited run lasting through November 30. Six shops across Seoul, Jeju, Busan, Daegu and Suwon sell donuts built from each member's suggestions, and the Yeonnam branch is dressed as the donut shop from the group's "O.O" video. Eight-piece sets come with a photocard set, while fans who post about their purchase can enter a raffle for signed CDs.
Summarized from WikiTree by NMIXX Wire staff.
Read the original source ↗K-WIRE NETWORK — OCT 14
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.
Posted by NMIXX Wire staff.
Open K-Trail map ↗SEOUL — SEP 30
JYP Entertainment released a second wave of concept photography for the upcoming sixth mini album, building on an already mysterious rollout with imagery the agency is framing as deliberately ambiguous — part of a wider teaser campaign ahead of the October 19 release.
Summarized from Sports Kyunghyang by NMIXX Wire staff.
Read the original source ↗SEOUL — SEP 29
A short trailer accompanied the first round of Strange Muse concept photos, continuing to withhold details about the album's sound and direction while building anticipation ahead of the full tracklist reveal.
Summarized from Sports Kyunghyang by NMIXX Wire staff.
Read the original source ↗SEOUL — SEP
NMIXX's agency released the complete six-track listing for Strange Muse, confirming title track "Birthday Wish" alongside five additional songs — three of which are duets pairing different members together, a first for one of the group's mini albums.
Summarized from allkpop by NMIXX Wire staff.
Read the original source ↗SEOUL — SEP 22
JYP Entertainment confirmed NMIXX's sixth mini album Strange Muse for an October 19 release, describing the record as dreamy and carrying the group's momentum into "another autumn." The agency announced the title and full tracklist via the group's official social channels.
Summarized from Sports Kyunghyang by NMIXX Wire staff.
Read the original source ↗INCHEON — AUG 19
NMIXX will cap off its debut world tour, EPISODE 1: ZERO FRONTIER, with three encore shows at Incheon's INSPIRE Arena on November 27, 28, and 29 — the same venue where the tour opened with two sold-out shows in late November 2025. Across 21 shows in 17 cities spanning Europe, North America, and Asia, the European leg marked the group's first stand-alone concerts in the region, and all six North American dates sold out. Ticket details for the Incheon finale were not yet announced as of this report, with the group's official channels expected to confirm sales later.
Summarized from Sports Kyunghyang and Korea JoongAng Daily by NMIXX Wire staff.
Read the original source ↗Roster check-in · Oct 2026
Leader and main vocalist, fronting the group's promotional rollout for Strange Muse.
Main vocalist, and the group's sole Australian member.
Visual and lead vocalist, carrying much of the group's promotional imagery.
Vocalist and dancer, part of the "Birthday Wish" B-side duet pairings.
Main rapper and lead dancer, anchoring the group's choreography-forward stages.
The group's maknae, and its main dancer, rapper, and vocalist all at once.
Desk 02 · Review
Text only, always — no reposted photos or video frames on this desk. Ratings and pull quotes are sourced from named outside critics, not written in-house.
"Even with all its twists and turns and moments of experimental surprise, Crescendo doesn't do much for me."
"Crescendo" (2026): the pre-release single NMIXX dropped ahead of their current album cycle. The Bias List gave it a mixed Grade C (7.5/10 — Hooks 7, Production 8, Longevity 8, Bias 7), praising the verses' structural twists and tempo shifts while arguing the chanted, Western-pop-leaning chorus stalls the song's momentum rather than building on it. The review frames "Crescendo" less as a chart bid and more as a pre-release buzz track — a mood-setter ahead of the fuller statement NMIXX was building toward.
It's a useful marker of where the group's experimental streak was heading right before Strange Muse: a record built, per its own teaser campaign, around deliberate mystery rather than an obvious hook.
Desk 03 · Screening Room
Every clip here is an official YouTube embed, verified against the group's own channel. If it isn't published there, it doesn't play on this desk.
Pre-release single ahead of the current album cycle, released April 28, 2026.
Title track from the group's debut studio album, and NMIXX's first #1 on Korea's Circle Digital Chart.
Strange Muse's title track hasn't dropped yet as of this build. This slot fills once the official MV is published and verified on the group's channel.
Desk 04 · Signal
A running timer on the Strange Muse era's key dates — auto-converted to your local timezone. Past dates automatically flip to a "time since" count; future dates count down to "time left."
EPISODE 1: ZERO FRONTIER closes with a three-night encore at INSPIRE Arena, Incheon Estimated time
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Desk 05 · Quiz
Three questions, no email required — built to demonstrate the interaction, not to collect data.
QUESTION 1 / 3
Pick a late-night activity.
QUESTION 2 / 3
Pick a concept.
QUESTION 3 / 3
Pick a feeling you want from a comeback.
RESULT
Desk 06 · Market
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Strange Muse album versions, photocards, and official merch, shipped worldwide.
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