July 2026 K-pop Comebacks
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July 2026 has 46 confirmed K-pop releases on the calendar: 3 albums, 14 mini albums and EPs, 22 singles, 1 other release — plus 6 Japanese releases. Full-length albums come from fromis_9, Young K (DAY6), and KARD. Dates and times follow each release's announced local time — KST for Korea and JST for Japan — and may change. This page is revised when source-backed release data changes, and the main calendar tracks every confirmed release from today onward.
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July 2026 wrapped with 46 releases on the calendar, and a lot of it was carried by soloists and full-length statements. fromis_9 delivered the full album Glow ME with title track "Vitamin ME," Young K of DAY6 went long with YOUNGEST, and KARD continued their Where To Now? series with the full album NOWHERE. In between, JENNIE dropped "Less than a Lover," SUNMI timed "Forever July" to its own month, HYOLYN returned with OriginaLyn, and even J.Y. Park showed up with "WET."
The Japanese lane stayed busy all month: aespa's KISS N TELL mini album, ILLIT's "I Got Your Back," ATEEZ's "BAD (Japanese Ver.)," P1Harmony's UNIQUE Japan Edition, NCT WISH's "YO-I-DON!," and UNIS closing things out with UNI☆Sparkle! on July 31. For the full rundown, the July 2026 complete guide covers the whole month release by release.
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