RIIZE News

Jungkook's solo single "Standing Next to You" surpassed 500 million streams on YouTube Music, giving him four songs over that mark; the Golden lead also debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has racked up 1.5 billion Spotify streams

NMIXX will return on Oct. 19 with their sixth EP Strange Muse, featuring six dreamy tracks led by the single "Birthday Wish" and, for the first time, three subunit songs pairing members; the six-member group will also hold an encore at Inspire Arena in November

Riize’s 2024 single “Love 119” surpassed 100 million Spotify streams — their second song to reach that mark after “Get A Guitar” — and the group announced a prologue single on Oct. 26 ahead of a second album planned for spring 2027

Plave, RIIZE, NCT WISH, ALPHA DRIVE ONE and LNGSHOT were named among the first performers for the 2026 Melon Music Awards; the two-day show will be held Nov. 14–15 at Gocheok Sky Dome and notes LNGSHOT was launched by Jay Park’s label More Vision

Riize will release their second full-length album in spring 2027, with a prologue single scheduled for Oct. 26, SM Entertainment said; the six-member group revealed the plan during a two-day third‑anniversary fan meeting, Ch. Riize: On Air, at Incheon’s Inspire Arena — a sold-out, 360‑degree event that drew about 23,000 people — where they performed hits and solo stages and closed with a special video announcing the schedule

BTS member Jungkook posted a video of girl group RESCENE performing “Love Attack” at Spotify House Seoul, renewing attention after he previously shared member Minami’s cover of his solo. He also shared RIIZE’s performance, highlighting fan‑to‑idol connections

Vocal directors Jang Jin-young and Kim Seong-pil are debuting a five-member "2.5D" virtual idol group under A-TOP Universe aimed at Japan, combining utaite/anime aesthetics with K-pop training and planning live shows in Tokyo (Nov. 13) and Osaka (Nov. 14)