ILLIT announces 5th mini album 'BREAK EVEN' for October 26
ILLIT's 5th mini album 'BREAK EVEN' drops October 26. Belif Lab calls it the group's declaration to walk away from one-sided relationships.
ILLIT's 5th mini album lands October 26
ILLIT will release their 5th mini album, BREAK EVEN, on October 26. The title borrows from the economic term "break-even point" — the moment losses and gains cancel out. Belif Lab describes the album as the group's honest declaration to stop investing heart and time in relationships that don't give back proportionally.
The announcement comes roughly five months after their 4th mini album title track It's Me dropped in April. That track has held a top position on domestic and international charts for approximately four months since release.
Chart run that sets the stage
ILLIT has been stacking global chart entries in the lead-up to this comeback. Their collaboration single ICONIC BY MISTAKE with LE SSERAFIM and KATSEYE reached No. 38 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 22 on the UK Official Singles Top 100. On the Japan side, their 2nd Japanese single title track I Got Your Back (Feat. JISOO, MOMOKA of HANA) peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. (That track was also selected as the OST for ABEMA's original drama Vacation Rules.)
Three charting tracks across three different markets before mini album No. 5 even has a release date.
Tour momentum heading into the comeback
ILLIT's first tour, ILLIT LIVE 'PRESS START♥', sold out every date across Seoul, five cities in Japan, and Hong Kong. The group will extend that run with encore dates in Incheon in October and Chiba, Japan in December.
BREAK EVEN arrives October 26. The Incheon encore happens that same month. Fans are looking at a packed final quarter of 2026.
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