K-POP Archive Artist & Group Database

K-POP Info Sites & How to Check Comebacks

A collection of go-to sites for charts and sales, comeback schedules, news and official fan platforms, plus a step-by-step guide to catching your favorite artist's comeback news fast.

How to check your favorite artist's comeback news

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    Official social media & fan platforms (first to know)

    Teaser posters and schedules appear first on the group's and agency's official X accounts, Weverse and official fan cafes. Turn on notifications to get announcements right away.

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    Check the comeback timetable

    A scheduler (timetable) image is usually posted on official social media about 2–3 weeks before a comeback. Use the table below to read what content drops on each date.

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    Schedule apps & calendars

    Follow artists in an app like Blip, or check the Kpopmap comeback calendar to see this month's confirmed comebacks by date at a glance.

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    Search news articles

    Search “[group name] comeback” on Naver or Google News and sort by latest to see reports of comeback preparations or official agency statements before the schedule is released.

Items in a comeback timetable

ItemDescription
Concept Photo / FilmPhotos and videos that first reveal the album's concept, outfits and hair
TracklistTitle track name, tracklist, and lyricist/composer credits
Highlight Medley / SamplerA video previewing short clips of every track on the album
MV TeaserMusic video teaser (usually 1–2 days before release)
Album & MV ReleaseOfficial release of the music and music video (usually 6 PM KST)
ShowcaseFirst stage of the new song and press conference, held on or around release day

You can also search for an artist's latest comeback news directly from each artist page in the Artist DB. Artist DB

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Charts & album sales

Circle Chart circlechart.kr Korea's official chart, run by the Korea Music Content Association. Formerly the Gaon Chart, it officially tracks streaming, downloads and album sales.Hanteo Chart hanteochart.com An album chart based on data from retailers. Widely used to check chodong (first-week sales) as well as daily and weekly sales.Melon melon.com Korea's most-used music service, with real-time, daily and weekly popularity rankings.Genie genie.co.kr One of Korea's major music services, offering a TOP 200 ranking.FLO music-flo.com A Korean music streaming service with popularity charts on its app and website.Bugs music.bugs.co.kr A long-running Korean music service offering real-time and daily charts.

Comeback & debut schedules

Blip blip.kr A K-POP app and web service that gathers schedules such as TV appearances, releases and birthdays for the artists you follow, and sends you notifications.Kpopmap Comeback & Debut Calendar kpopmap.com An English-language outlet's schedule page listing each month's confirmed comebacks and debuts by date.Soompi Music News soompi.com The music section of an English-language K-POP outlet that publishes monthly comeback and debut lineup roundups.

News & specialist media

Naver Entertainment entertain.naver.com Collects entertainment articles from Korean media outlets, including showcase coverage and press releases.Daum Entertainment entertain.daum.net A portal entertainment section that gathers Korean entertainment news by outlet.Soompi soompi.com The best-known English-language K-POP and K-drama news outlet among international fans.allkpop allkpop.com An English-language outlet that quickly covers K-POP news and trending stories for international fans.Koreaboo koreaboo.com An English-language K-POP outlet focused on fan reactions and trending stories.

Official announcements & fan communication platform

Weverse weverse.io An official fan community hosting HYBE artists and many others. Announcements, live broadcasts and membership fan club sign-ups all happen here.bubble dear-u.co A paid subscription app that delivers artists' messages like a 1:1 chat. Artists from many agencies, including SM and JYP, take part.X (formerly Twitter) x.com Where agencies and groups' official accounts post teasers, tracklists and concert announcements first. Turn on notifications for your favorite group's official account to stay ahead.Reddit r/kpop reddit.com A large English-language community where international fans discuss new songs, albums, comeback news and chart performance.Daum Cafe (official fan cafes) cafe.daum.net Home to many artists' official fan cafes, where pre-recording sign-ups and fan event notices are sometimes posted.

External sites are services of their respective operators. They are not affiliated with this site, and addresses and service names may change. (Access verified: September 30, 2026)