October girl-group comeback wave lined up for mid-month

With Korea’s Chuseok holiday running October 3 to 9, 2025, a crowded slate of girl-group releases kicks in from October 10, 2025, spanning third, fourth, and fifth-generation acts.

TWICE returns October 10, 2025 1:00 PM KST with the 10th-anniversary special album 'TEN: The Story Goes On'. Momentum is already building thanks to 'K Pop Demon Hunters' OST cut 'TAKEDOWN' by Jeongyeon, Jihyo, and Chaeyoung, plus album track 'Strategy' performing well overseas. TWICE will also host a 10th-anniversary fan meeting at Korea University’s Hwajeong Gymnasium on October 18, 2025.

BABYMONSTER drops mini-album 'WE GO UP' on October 10, 2025 1:00 PM KST. YG’s in-house producers—including CHOICE37, DEE.P, P.K, Kang Wook Jin, AiRPLAY, Diggy, LIL G, LP, Sonny—join overseas collaborators from 'BABYMONS7ER' and 'DRIP'. Title track 'WE GO UP' leans hip-hop with high-energy bravado and is paired with a multi-genre tracklist.

NMIXX follows on October 13, 2025 6:00 PM KST with first full album 'Blue Valentine' featuring 12 tracks, led by the same-titled single. Members Haewon (lyrics on 'PODIUM', 'Crush On You') and Lily (lyrics on 'Reality Hurts') add more of the group’s mix-pop identity.

Hearts2Hearts returns October 20, 2025 6:00 PM KST with mini 1st album 'FOCUS'. Pre-release track 'Pretty Please' arrived September 24, 2025 to warm up the comeback.

LE SSERAFIM has also signaled an October return following a North American run that included Newark, Chicago, Grand Prairie, Seattle, Las Vegas, and Mexico City, with the new single positioned as a step-up in sound.

MEOVV and FIFTY FIFTY are likewise preparing October comebacks, with exact dates to be announced.

Label insiders expect the post-holiday window to re-energize Q4 competition. As one industry source put it, “Groups that delayed before the holiday are rolling out from mid-October, and the market should heat up again. Boy groups are active, but the number of girl-group comebacks in October could shape the year-end mood. With 'K Pop Demon Hunters' music still charting, the question is whether these returns can slow that streak.”