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KiiiKiii throw first pitch at Angel Stadium, drop mini album 'WhyKiiiKiii' same day·BIGBANG return after 4 years with digital single 'BiiiG' on Aug. 19, kicking off 33-show world tour·HYNN drops 7-track EP '여름결' on Aug 13, solo concert set for Yonsei University·Hearts2Hearts drop Japanese debut single 'ICONIC HEART' with MV·Na Young-seok's Netflix hiking show '대체 등산을 왜 하는 건데?' holds production showcase·Stray Kids drop 'This & That (That Remixes)' as chart run continues·J-CERA drops new digital single '인생은 아름다워' on August 13·TWS 'SODA SODA' breaks group Japan first-week sales record with 225,853 copies·BTS 'ARIRANG' climbs to No. 14 on Billboard 200 in its 20th consecutive week·Actor Im Hyung-jun says he sees his 14-year-old son every weekend after divorce and remarriage·KiiiKiii throw first pitch at Angel Stadium, drop mini album 'WhyKiiiKiii' same day·BIGBANG return after 4 years with digital single 'BiiiG' on Aug. 19, kicking off 33-show world tour·HYNN drops 7-track EP '여름결' on Aug 13, solo concert set for Yonsei University·Hearts2Hearts drop Japanese debut single 'ICONIC HEART' with MV·Na Young-seok's Netflix hiking show '대체 등산을 왜 하는 건데?' holds production showcase·Stray Kids drop 'This & That (That Remixes)' as chart run continues·J-CERA drops new digital single '인생은 아름다워' on August 13·TWS 'SODA SODA' breaks group Japan first-week sales record with 225,853 copies·BTS 'ARIRANG' climbs to No. 14 on Billboard 200 in its 20th consecutive week·Actor Im Hyung-jun says he sees his 14-year-old son every weekend after divorce and remarriage·

KTRENZ Data Report

20% of K-pop releases in the last 90 days were 4th-gen acts

20%

Across 194 releases (comebacks + new releases) in the last 90 days, 20% came from 4th-gen acts, according to KTRENZ.

Releases by generation

n = 194 · share of total

Methodology
Releases = artist_events (type in comeback/release, visible) over the trailing 90 days. Generation derived from each act’s debut year (5th-gen ≥2023, 4th-gen 2018–22, 3rd 2012–17, 2nd 2005–11, 1st ≤2004).
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KTRENZ Data Desk · 2026-06-24

Cite as “according to KTRENZ.”