# K/DA returns after 6 years with 'FIRESTARTER,' featuring (G)I-DLE's Miyeon and Soyeon

Release page: https://ktrenz.com/article/2026/10/kda-firestarter-comeback-2026
Reach map: https://ktrenz.com/reach-graph/kda-firestarter-comeback-2026
Artist: Soyeon — https://ktrenz.com/artisttag/soyeon
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: 31
- Total AI reads: 50
- Distinct vendors: 7
- Window: 27 days from first to last crawl

| Vendor | Reads | Kind | Bots |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OpenAI | 31 | answer-time | OAI-SearchBot 27×/15d; ChatGPT-User 4×/4d |
| Perplexity | 13 | training | PerplexityBot 13×/13d |
| Yandex | 2 | training | YandexBot 2×/2d |
| Anthropic | 1 | training | ClaudeBot 1×/1d |
| Amazon | 1 | training | Amazonbot 1×/1d |
| Meta | 1 | training | Meta-ExternalAgent 1×/1d |
| Apple | 1 | training | Applebot 1×/1d |

## Human reach
- Media outlets that picked this up: 13
- Social posts tracked: 11

| Outlet | Lang | Date | Headline | URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| IDC Games | EN | 11-05 | K/DA Lights the Match Again With FIRESTARTER After Six Years Away | https://idcgames.com/en/league-of-legends/news/kda-lights-the-match-again-with-firestarter-after-six-years-away-2026-10-19-10-00-14129 |
| Daily Tribune | EN | 11-05 | K/DA ignites a new era with ‘FIRESTARTER’ | https://tribune.net.ph/2026/11/03/kda-ignites-a-new-era-with-firestarter |
| IGN | EN | 11-05 | League of Legends Virtual K-Pop Group K/DA Reemerge After 6 Years of Silence With New Single and Music Video From the Makers of Arcane | https://www.ign.com/articles/league-of-legends-virtual-k-pop-group-kda-reemerge-after-6-years-of-silence-with-new-single-and-music-video-from-the-makers-of-arcane |
| NME | EN | 11-05 | ‘League Of Legends’ K-pop virtual group K/DA returns without Madison Beer | https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/league-of-legends-k-pop-virtual-group-k-da-members-madison-beer-3973607? |
| DANAMIC | EN | 11-05 | K/DA Returns After Six Years: FIRESTARTER, a 4-Track EP and Music Video Out Now | https://danamic.org/2026/10/19/k-da-returns-after-six-years-firestarter-single-and-music-video-out-now/ |
| Pixel Twelve | EN | 11-05 | K/DA Returns With FIRESTARTER After Six Years | https://pixeltwelve.com/articles/kda-firestarter-return-after-six-years |
| KStarTrend | EN | 11-05 | K/DA returns after six years as FIRESTARTER hits 6 million views in 14 hours | https://kstartrend.com/2026/10/20/i-dles-soyeon-and-miyeon-return-as-kda-after-six-years-as-firestarter-hits-6-million-views-in-14-hours |
| NME | EN | 11-05 | ‘League Of Legends’ K-pop virtual group K/DA returns without Madison Beer and Jaira Burns | https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/league-of-legends-k-pop-virtual-group-k-da-members-madison-beer-3973607 |
| GosuGamers | EN | 11-05 | K/DA makes long-awaited comeback with FIRESTARTER, featuring new voices for Evelynn and Kai'Sa | https://www.gosugamers.net/lol/news/79373-k-da-makes-long-awaited-comeback-with-firestarter-featuring-new-voices-for-evelynn-and-kai-sa |
| KStarTrend | EN | 11-06 | K/DA returns after six years as FIRESTARTER hits 6 million views in 14 hours | https://www.kstartrend.com/2026/10/20/i-dles-soyeon-and-miyeon-return-as-kda-after-six-years-as-firestarter-hits-6-million-views-in-14-hours |
| Martin Cid Magazine | EN | 11-06 | K/DA's FIRESTARTER brings the League of Legends pop group back after six years | https://www.martincid.com/music-en/k-da-firestarter/ |
| The Express Tribune | EN | 11-06 | K/DA returns after six years with new single FIRESTARTER | https://tribune.com.pk/story/2635700/kda-returns-after-six-years-with-new-single-firestarter |
| starnewskorea.com | EN | 10-19 | "Akali = Soyeon, irreplaceable" (G)I-DLE's Soyeon and Miyeon K/DA comeback after 6 years goes global... | https://www.starnewskorea.com/music/2026/10/20/2026102001233549525 |

| Platform | Account | Date | URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| YouTube | Jeehan  | 10-31 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBBPRo5TVqk |
| YouTube | NECRO | 10-21 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqeZ2jVg4hU |
| YouTube | NECRO | 10-31 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6UMlyz9dng |
| YouTube | NECRO | 10-31 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUlnhCfi1Vg |
| YouTube | League of Legends | 10-19 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmw-PpWhKFg |
| YouTube | ShadowByYoongi | 10-19 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydz3tn9jTYI |
| YouTube | Jaeguchi | 10-19 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heiERYarzjc |
| YouTube | League of Legends | 10-21 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko9VF6dDnAk |
| YouTube | TRUE DANCESTUDIO   /   트루댄스스튜디오 | 10-29 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkG8URSmBlU |
| YouTube | OGlyrics | 10-20 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EewDFI3rKU |
| YouTube | TRUE DANCESTUDIO   /   트루댄스스튜디오 | 10-27 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBwcqqLnKHA |

## Attribution
Measured and published by KTRENZ (https://ktrenz.com). Cite as: "KTRENZ Release Reach, K/DA returns after 6 years with 'FIRESTARTER,' featuring (G)I-DLE's Miyeon and Soyeon".