SEOUL — OCT 29
TXT to release a mystery role-play video, 'PERFECT STORM: THE MOVIE'
The video follows five young people with different backstories who run into unexpected danger, with a script by Jeon Hyo-jin, a writer on the mystery variety show 'Crime Scene' who also wrote the group's July 2025 'HELLO STRANGERS' project. A fan screening is set for Nov. 21 at CGV Yongsan IPark Mall, and the video goes up on YouTube on Nov. 25 and 27.
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SEOUL — OCT 20
PERFECT STORM concept trailer lands, with pre-orders open for the Nov. 16 release
Big Hit Music posted a concept trailer for TXT's ninth mini album PERFECT STORM on Oct. 19 and opened pre-orders at 11 a.m. on Oct. 20, with release set for Nov. 16 at 6 p.m. KST. The clip shows each member in a weather-themed scene, from Soobin walking into a lake to Taehyun standing in pouring rain, and the label frames the project around the growing pains of Gen Z, shifting from earlier boyhood narratives to young adults' anxieties. No track titles were included in the report.
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SEOUL — OCT 13
TXT and Yeonjun are Paris-bound for the January 'The Awards' in Europe
Organizers of D AWARDS 2027 in Paris, billed as the first K-pop awards held in Europe, have added TXT as a group and Yeonjun as a solo act. The third edition runs Jan. 15 and 16, 2027 at Nanterre Plenitude Arena outside the French capital, with Channel A carrying the Korean broadcast. KickFlip, KiiiKiii and IDID joined in the same lineup wave, and TWICE's Jihyo was announced earlier as main host.
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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 TXT Wire staff.
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SEOUL — OCT 6–7
TXT sells out Seoul three nights running before a single new track even drops
Big Hit Music confirmed general sale tickets for TXT's three "STEAL THE WIND" world tour shows at KSPO DOME (Nov. 13–15) sold out within moments on October 6. It's the group's fifth world tour, moving on to Asia, Japan, North America, and Europe after Seoul, including Macau dates (Nov. 20–22) that expanded to a third sold-out show. Ninth mini album "Perfect Storm" arrives November 16, the day after the Seoul run wraps.
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SEOUL — SEP 28
Ninth EP "Perfect Storm" announced for November 16
Big Hit Music confirmed TXT's ninth EP, "Perfect Storm," a six-track release landing November 16, after the five members teased it on a surprise Weverse livestream with the line "something different is needed this time." Spotify pre-saves opened the same day at 1 p.m., with more details promised on Weverse later. The EP arrives just ahead of the group's fifth world tour, "STEAL THE WIND," which opens November 13–15 at Seoul's KSPO Dome before stops across Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Mexico, Hong Kong, the U.S., and Europe through June 2027.
Summarized from The Korea JoongAng Daily by TXT Wire staff.
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NEW YORK — SEP 26
Global Citizen Festival cancelled for weather; TXT answers with a surprise "Practice Room Festival" livestream
The 2026 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, where TXT was set to open as the bill's only Korean act, was cancelled due to severe weather. Rather than let the preparation go to waste, the group rented an indoor studio and livestreamed an alternative set on Weverse — "Blue Hour," "0X1=LOVESONG," a Justin Bieber cover, and a hanbok-styled reinterpretation of one of their own tracks, plus solo performances and a cover from Yeonjun. "We worked hard to prepare, so we were disappointed that we couldn't show it. Only the location has changed," the members said. The stream closed with a surprise comeback teaser.
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UNITED STATES — DEC 2026
TXT and Yeonjun added to the 2026 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour lineup, a first for both
The group and member Yeonjun were named to this year's Jingle Ball lineup alongside Charlie Puth, Olivia Rodrigo, the Jonas Brothers, Hilary Duff, and Alex Warren. TXT is booked for New York (Dec 11), Boston (Dec 13), and Washington D.C. (Dec 14), with the full tour opening in Dallas/Fort Worth on December 1.
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SEOUL — SEPT 8
Soobin named global ambassador for Dolce&Gabbana
Big Hit Music confirmed the partnership on September 8, with Soobin fronting the Italian luxury house's 2026 fall/winter men's collection. Dolce&Gabbana cited his "talent, personality and global appeal" as reasons he aligns with the brand's identity; Soobin called it "a new journey with a brand that embraces individuality while remaining deeply rooted in its unique heritage and craftsmanship."
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NEW YORK — AUG 13
TXT confirmed as sole K-pop act at the 2026 Global Citizen Festival
The group will headline the Central Park Great Lawn show on September 26 alongside Ms. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz, and Lainey Wilson — the only K-pop act on the bill this year.
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TOKYO — AUG 17–19
Fifth Japanese single "Setsuna Hanabi" arrives, the group's first local comeback in 10 months
The four-track single digitally released August 17 and physically on August 19, led by a Brazilian-funk-influenced title track built around fireworks as a metaphor for fleeting beauty. Its music video splits the members across individual storylines before folding them back into shared memories.
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SEOUL — AUG 27
STEAL THE WIND World Tour announced, opens Seoul November 13–15
Big Hit Music confirmed the group's fifth world tour at midnight KST, kicking off with three nights in Seoul, continuing to Macau on November 21–22, then across the rest of Asia, North America, and Europe through a Hong Kong closer in June 2027.
Summarized from The Korea Times and Soompi by TXT Wire staff.
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SEOUL — AUG 31
Soobin fronts COVERNAT's 2026 Fall Campaign, "The Autumn Paper: Words of SOOBIN"
The streetwear label named Soobin the face of its 2026 fall lineup, running August 31 through September 27. The campaign ships with limited-edition photocard sets included with qualifying purchases while supplies last.
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SEOUL — APR 13
7th Year: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns lands; "Stick With You" sweeps a Grand Slam
The eighth Korean-language EP opened at No. 1 on Circle Chart and Japan's Oricon chart and No. 3 on the Billboard 200. Lead single "Stick With You" won five music show trophies — Show Champion, M Countdown, Music Bank, Show! Music Core, and Inkigayo — and gave the group its first Top 5 entry on Korea's Circle Digital Chart.
Summarized from Wikipedia and chart reporting by TXT Wire staff.
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