SM Entertainment has announced its artist lineup for the second half of 2026!
On August 5, SM Entertainment shared its business results for the second quarter of 2026, which includes a preview of upcoming music releases for the remainder of the year.
Girls’ Generation unit Girls’ Generation-HRS (consisting of members Hyoyeon, Yuri, and Sooyoung) is set to debut with a single in the third quarter. Alongside this, NCT 127’s full-length studio album along with mini albums from Minho and WayV will be released in the third quarter of the year.
The fourth quarter is also packed with a wide range of activities: full-length studio albums from Yesung, Taeyeon, Jaehyun, and NCT DREAM, mini albums from Changmin, Xiaojun, NCT WISH, an EXO Unit, and a single from the group Hearts2Hearts. RIIZE is additionally scheduled to make a comeback in the fourth quarter of the year.
SM also has an active schedule ahead in the concert sector—including aespa’s new global tour, a fan meeting tour for NCT WISH, and world tours for Yunho, Super Junior-83z, Yesung, Ryeowook, NCT 127, and WayV.
Check out more details on the upcoming tours through Soompi’s 2026 K-pop Tour Masterlist here!
Watch Girls’ Generation-HRS member Sooyoung in “IDOL I”:
Also check out NCT’s Jaehyun in “Dear. M”:
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