# 5 K-pop girl groups this week: IVE, NMIXX, BABYMONSTER, ILLIT, LE SSERAFIM — plus A2O Light's chart sweep

Release page: https://ktrenz.com/article/2026/10/ive-nmixx-babymonster-illit-lesserafim-comebacks-a2o-light-debut
Reach map: https://ktrenz.com/reach-graph/ive-nmixx-babymonster-illit-lesserafim-comebacks-a2o-light-debut
Artist: NMIXX — https://ktrenz.com/artisttag/NMIXX
Category: comeback
Published: 2026-10-19

## How measured
Server-side crawler hits on this article, counted per vendor and per bot. "Answer-time" means the vendor fetched the page while composing an answer (OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User, Claude-User); "training" means bulk collection. These are requests we served — not impressions, not audience, not estimated reach. Crawlers we block are excluded from every number here.

## AI reach
- Answer-time citations: 52
- Total AI reads: 72
- Distinct vendors: 7
- Window: 15 days from first to last crawl

| Vendor | Reads | Kind | Bots |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OpenAI | 52 | answer-time | OAI-SearchBot 48×/13d; ChatGPT-User 4×/3d |
| Perplexity | 13 | training | PerplexityBot 13×/13d |
| Amazon | 3 | training | Amazonbot 3×/2d |
| Anthropic | 1 | training | ClaudeBot 1×/1d |
| Meta | 1 | training | Meta-ExternalAgent 1×/1d |
| Apple | 1 | training | Applebot 1×/1d |
| Yandex | 1 | training | YandexBot 1×/1d |

## Human reach
- Media outlets that picked this up: 14
- Social posts tracked: 121
- Listed below: 14 outlets, 60 posts

| Outlet | Lang | Date | Headline | URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hallyu Wiki | EN | 10-23 | October 2026 K-pop comebacks: IVE, ILLIT and RIIZE on the same day | https://hallyu.wiki/en/guides/kpop-comebacks-2026-10/ |
| Starnews Korea | EN | 10-23 | 'Lee Soo-man Girl Group' A2O LITE Sweeps Three Music Show Awards, Riding an Unstoppable Upward Trend | https://www.starnewskorea.com/en/music/2026/10/23/2026102307582091459 |
| The Chosun Daily | EN | 10-23 | Lee Soo-man's A2O Lite Tops Melon in Record 29 Hours | https://www.chosun.com/english/travel-food-en/2026/10/16/JJGZYUQZ7JDEHP2H4JM3NAGP4Y/ |
| Starnews Korea | EN | 10-25 | Lee Soo-man's Return, the Birth of a 'Little BoA'... The Shadow Cast Over A2O LITE's Glamorous Debut | https://www.starnewskorea.com/en/music/2026/10/25/2026102315165092030 |
| eDaily China | ZH | 10-25 | Can Lee Soo-man's girl groups maintain dominance... NMIXX and IVE strike simultaneously | https://zh.edaily.co.kr/news/eda202610195509/ |
| Infoseek News | JA | 10-25 | What's the originality of 'A2O LITE' produced by Lee Soo-man?... NMIXX, IVE, BABYMONSTER, and ILLIT make comebacks at the same time | https://news.infoseek.co.jp/article/wowkorea_539392/ |
| Naver News | KO | 10-25 | Major entertainment companies mobilize for Lee Soo-man's comeback... October girl group battle heats up | https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/024/0000108999 |
| Edaily | EN | 10-25 | Will the 'Lee Soo-man Girl Groups' See Their Dominance Broken?… NMIXX and IVE Debut on the Same Day at the Same Time | https://en.edaily.co.kr/news/eda202610195509/ |
| 매경ECONOMY | KO | 10-25 | 이수만 컴백에 대형 기획사 총출동…10월 걸그룹 대전 ‘후끈’ | https://www.mk.co.kr/news/all/12177892 |
| Edaily Korea | JA | 10-25 | 「イ・スマン率いるガールズグループ」の独走を打ち破れるか…ENMIX・IVEが同日同刻にデビュー | https://ja.edaily.co.kr/news/eda202610195509/ |
| Kookmin Ilbo | KO | 10-26 | 신인 A2O라이트 돌풍 속 인기 걸그룹 속속 컴백 | https://www.kmib.co.kr/article/20261019501993 |
| edaily.co.kr | EN | 10-19 | Will 'Lee Soo-man's girl group' dominance be broken…NMIXX and IVE make simultaneous debut | https://www.edaily.co.kr/News/Read?newsId=03814646645614560&mediaCodeNo=257&utm_source=naver&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=news_syndication&utm_content=original_article |
| gukjenews.com | EN | 10-23 | 'Music Bank' Jeong Han × Joshua, A2O Hot Debut… IVE, NMIXX, Choi Kang-min Comeback Lineup | https://www.gukjenews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=3730917 |
| sports.khan.co.kr | EN | 10-26 | "Japanese fans love effort"...Sung Si Kyung gives unexpected advice to NMIXX ahead of Japan debut | https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202610262137003?pt=nv |

| Platform | Account | Date | URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| YouTube | JYP Entertainment | 10-19 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roHWN9fL2SM |
| TikTok | donghwaverse | 10-22 | https://www.tiktok.com/@donghwaverse/video/7699431186069785864 |
| YouTube | M2 | 10-22 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCBEeZ0RrVA |
| TikTok | sullyoonsobeautifulgirl | 10-21 | https://www.tiktok.com/@sullyoonsobeautifulgirl/video/7699060080595029266 |
| YouTube | Mnet K-POP | 10-22 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2et9-4peX1M |
| YouTube | M2 | 10-22 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH7DSu08orQ |
| TikTok | nmixx_official | 10-22 | https://www.tiktok.com/@nmixx_official/video/7699293850308775174 |
| YouTube | M2 | 10-22 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az91d4kW3Hk |
| TikTok | mixx4life_ | 10-21 | https://www.tiktok.com/@mixx4life_/video/7699199740034010400 |
| TikTok | yerijsm1 | 10-22 | https://www.tiktok.com/@yerijsm1/video/7699452343074508053 |
| TikTok | nmixxdefender6 | 10-22 | https://www.tiktok.com/@nmixxdefender6/video/7699422278165073160 |
| TikTok | fillion_07 | 10-22 | https://www.tiktok.com/@fillion_07/video/7699440747027713301 |
| YouTube | Mnet K-POP | 10-22 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ttct0xxxts |
| TikTok | yyyyiiu00 | 10-22 | https://www.tiktok.com/@yyyyiiu00/video/7699427834653101318 |
| Instagram | nmixx_official | 10-22 | https://www.instagram.com/p/Dey4QwWGVlc/ |
| Instagram | nmixx_official | 10-19 | https://www.instagram.com/p/Deq26aTuuDi/ |
| Instagram | nmixx_official | 10-19 | https://www.instagram.com/p/Deq4t22OoRr/ |
| Instagram | nmixx_official | 10-19 | https://www.instagram.com/p/Deq5r7MuMG_/ |
| TikTok | sullyoonsobeautifulgirl | 10-22 | https://www.tiktok.com/@sullyoonsobeautifulgirl/video/7699427903666212103 |
| TikTok | ilovenmixxgng | 10-21 | https://www.tiktok.com/@ilovenmixxgng/video/7699133423125974293 |
| TikTok | honey_be3e | 10-22 | https://www.tiktok.com/@honey_be3e/video/7699513588511264022 |
| TikTok | calettomusic | 10-22 | https://www.tiktok.com/@calettomusic/video/7699550861395102996 |
| Instagram | nmixx_official | 10-22 | https://www.instagram.com/p/Dey_HoLNJZ8/ |
| Instagram | nmixx_official | 10-22 | https://www.instagram.com/p/Dey05Qetpl7/ |
| Instagram | nmixx_official | 10-23 | https://www.instagram.com/p/De03YDGGZOx/ |
| Instagram | nmixx_official | 10-23 | https://www.instagram.com/p/De0-JISNbGG/ |
| Instagram | nmixx_official | 10-23 | https://www.instagram.com/p/De1Sysat-Rj/ |
| YouTube | NMIXX | 10-20 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPjK8fPCwE4 |
| YouTube | Feature Friday Clips | 10-22 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHAy6vlhFpU |
| Instagram | nmixx_official | 10-23 | https://www.instagram.com/p/De1ZsJTtD6A/ |
| Instagram | nmixx_official | 10-23 | https://www.instagram.com/p/De1dC69NnFK/ |
| Instagram | nmixx_official | 10-23 | https://www.instagram.com/p/De1geSnt722/ |
| TikTok | sullyluvvv | 10-23 | https://www.tiktok.com/@sullyluvvv/video/7699859471493008663 |
| TikTok | nmixx_official | 09-30 | https://www.tiktok.com/@nmixx_official/video/7691206269159427346 |
| TikTok | teenvogue | 10-23 | https://www.tiktok.com/@teenvogue/video/7699909450492071181 |
| TikTok | fillion_07 | 10-23 | https://www.tiktok.com/@fillion_07/video/7699778431680072981 |
| TikTok | sullyluvvv | 10-23 | https://www.tiktok.com/@sullyluvvv/video/7699939573362593026 |
| TikTok | fillion_07 | 10-23 | https://www.tiktok.com/@fillion_07/video/7699809647938571521 |
| TikTok | mr_o.oncidium | 10-24 | https://www.tiktok.com/@mr_o.oncidium/video/7700041419242654982 |
| TikTok | thekpopplaylist | 10-23 | https://www.tiktok.com/@thekpopplaylist/video/7699971291951975710 |
| Instagram | nmixx_official | 10-24 | https://www.instagram.com/p/De3vCxfmXXU/ |
| Instagram | nmixx_official | 10-24 | https://www.instagram.com/p/De3u-udGRMc/ |
| YouTube | NMIXX | 10-24 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AFUEsrSx5M |
| YouTube | MBCkpop | 10-24 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUQxwaML-ts |
| Instagram | nmixx_official | 10-24 | https://www.instagram.com/p/De33o8Gt6ny/ |
| Instagram | nmixx_official | 10-24 | https://www.instagram.com/p/De36-mVtVqC/ |
| Instagram | nmixx_official | 10-24 | https://www.instagram.com/p/De4ZUjQmc9P/ |
| Instagram | nmixx_official | 10-24 | https://www.instagram.com/p/De3-ccKtVXA/ |
| TikTok | _snowywinternight | 10-25 | https://www.tiktok.com/@_snowywinternight/video/7700420787634752798 |
| TikTok | mixx4life_ | 10-24 | https://www.tiktok.com/@mixx4life_/video/7700211194166054177 |
| TikTok | fillion_07 | 10-24 | https://www.tiktok.com/@fillion_07/video/7700127842088094996 |
| TikTok | llovellykyujin | 10-19 | https://www.tiktok.com/@llovellykyujin/video/7698482338967244035 |
| TikTok | anayeo.0ns | 10-24 | https://www.tiktok.com/@anayeo.0ns/video/7700169111464054034 |
| TikTok | nainaseven1 | 10-24 | https://www.tiktok.com/@nainaseven1/video/7700172134739414293 |
| YouTube | 별☕ | 10-25 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ckDxiMeFc4 |
| Instagram | nmixx_official | 10-25 | https://www.instagram.com/p/De6cXIHts1I/ |
| Instagram | nmixx_official | 10-25 | https://www.instagram.com/p/De6Q5dDmZtG/ |
| YouTube | KOCOWA TV | 10-24 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkNQOO9nwB8 |
| YouTube | NMIXX | 10-24 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS2cH1K-luE |
| Instagram | nmixx_official | 10-25 | https://www.instagram.com/p/De6jP6ItMrr/ |

## Attribution
Measured and published by KTRENZ (https://ktrenz.com). Cite as: "KTRENZ Release Reach, 5 K-pop girl groups this week: IVE, NMIXX, BABYMONSTER, ILLIT, LE SSERAFIM — plus A2O Light's chart sweep".