# Taemin — ‘PHASE 1 : SOFT VIOLENCE’

Arc: rollout
Artist: Taemin — https://ktrenz.com/artisttag/taemin
On the record: 2026-07-25 to 2026-09-06 (Korea Standard Time)
Status: posted — Posts are out. Nothing has landed yet.

## Beats

### 2026-07-25 — announced
Taemin announces album 'PHASE 1 : SOFT VIOLENCE' and world tour [LiMiNaL] for August 31
- KTRENZ: https://ktrenz.com/article/2026/07/taemin-phase-1-soft-violence-liminal-world-tour-2026
- retold by: KTRENZ

### 2026-09-06 — published
Taemin posted a backstage shot in blonde hair and red jacket — teasing the vibe for his new album 'PHASE 1: Soft…
- source (topstarnews.net): https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=16184426
- retold by: KoreaPortal, Forbes, KPOPWORLD, hwaiting.me, InMusic Blog, BNT News

## Reach
Spread (fans, media, third parties) — media pickup: 26 — KoreaPortal, Forbes, KPOPWORLD, hwaiting.me (JA), InMusic Blog, BNT News (KO), InMusicBlog, The Korea Herald, allkpop, bntnews (KO), Edaily, Dojeon Media
Figures from different platforms are not added together.

## Method
Beats are grouped by Korea Standard Time day; a day's phase is the furthest this story got that day.
Retellings are listed under the day they belong to. Figures are quoted exactly as each source stated them.

Canonical page: https://ktrenz.com/story/phase-1-soft-violence-album-rollout