K-pop News Today (Nov 5, 2026): AND2BLE Win Two Music Shows in Two Days, RESCENE’s ‘With’ Lands a Disney Film, JENNIE Back at No. 5 on the Hot 100

A confession from one very happy fan: hearing AND2BLE thank their fans with a trophy in hand two nights in a row made me smile like an idiot at my screen. RESCENE’s “With” is headed into a Disney movie, JENNIE climbed back to No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, and BTS became the first K-pop act to go Platinum in Italy. Here are the stories K-pop fans were talking about on Nov. 4.

AND2BLE Win ‘The Show’ and ‘Show Champion’ Back to Back With ‘French Kissing’

AND2BLE (Zhang Hao, Yoo Seung-eon, Ricky, Kim Gyu-bin and Han Yu-jin) took No. 1 on MBC M and MBC every1’s “Show Champion” on Nov. 4 with “French Kissing,” the title track of their second mini album “Sequence 02: Attraction.” It came one day after their win on SBS M’s “The Show” on Nov. 3, so the comeback now has two music-show trophies in two days. “This is our first comeback, and we prepared really hard,” Han Yu-jin said on stage, and Zhang Hao added, “The awards we receive aren’t AND2BLE’s alone. AND2BLE and our fans completed them together.” The album already sold more than 800,000 copies in its first week, a new personal best, and the MV stood at 38,098,356 views when we checked. Two trophies in two days for a first comeback: their fans earned every one of these right alongside them.

Sources: Topstar News, Nov. 4, Topstar News, Nov. 4, Sports Donga, Nov. 4, YouTube views checked 4:55 a.m. KST, Nov. 5

Also read: K-pop News Today (Nov 2, 2026): A2O LITE Win Inkigayo Again, BTS Wrap Up Brazil, IVE's First-Week Rebound

RESCENE’s ‘With’ Will Play Over the End Credits of Disney’s ‘Hexed’ in Korea

Disney Korea revealed on Nov. 4 that RESCENE’s new title track “With” will be the end-credits song for the Korean release of Disney’s animated film “Hexed” (“헥스: 마녀왕국”), which opens in Korea on Nov. 25. It’s the first time a Korean girl group’s song has been used as the end-credits song of a Disney film, and it will play in both the subtitled and the dubbed versions. Disney’s “Guess Who?” teaser had fans guessing at a silhouette for days, and the reveal video shows the five members transformed into the film’s heroine. The same day, Hanteo Chart counted 131,893 copies of “PULSE” sold on release day alone, already more than the 104,406 first-week total of their previous album “lip bomb,” and “With” was still No. 1 on the Melon TOP100 at 10 a.m. Their first big week isn’t even over (the first-week tally runs through Nov. 9), and RESCENE are already somewhere they’ve never been.

Sources: SBS Entertainment News, Nov. 4, Sports Kyunghyang, Nov. 4, Kyunghyang Shinmun, Nov. 4, YouTube views checked 4:52 a.m. KST, Nov. 5

JENNIE’s ‘Dracula’ Climbs Back to No. 5 on the Hot 100 as LISA Debuts on the Billboard 200

On Billboard’s charts dated Nov. 7 (released Nov. 3 U.S. time), JENNIE’s “Dracula” with Tame Impala rose three spots to No. 5 on the Hot 100, matching the song’s highest rank. Her bandmate LISA’s new album “PRESS PLAY” entered the Billboard 200 at No. 35. Elsewhere on the album chart, the “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack was No. 32, BTS’s “ARIRANG” spent its 32nd straight week at No. 57, CORTIS’s “GREENGREEN” re-entered at No. 90 for 19 weeks in total, and Stray Kids’ “This & That” was No. 116, while KATSEYE’s “Animal” sat at No. 27 on the Hot 100. Two BLACKPINK members in the U.S. top tier in the same week: BLINKs, that’s a good chart day.

Sources: SBS News, Nov. 4, K Star News, Nov. 4, Tenasia, Nov. 4

BTS Become the First K-pop Act to Go Platinum in Italy With ‘ARIRANG’

Big Hit Music said on Nov. 4 that Italy’s music industry association FIMI certified BTS’s fifth full-length album “ARIRANG” Platinum on Nov. 2 (local time), for 50,000 units combining physical sales, downloads and streams. It’s the first FIMI Platinum for any K-pop act, and it came about six months after the album went Gold there in April. Five earlier BTS albums (“LOVE YOURSELF 結 ‘Answer’,” “MAP OF THE SOUL : PERSONA,” “MAP OF THE SOUL : 7,” “BE” and “Proof”) had all stopped at Gold in Italy. “ARIRANG” also stayed on the Billboard 200 for a 32nd straight week, and the Southeast Asia leg of the tour starts in Kaohsiung on Nov. 19. A market that used to be the hard one for BTS just said yes, and Italian ARMY made it happen.

Sources: Kyunghyang Shinmun, Nov. 4, Herald Economy, Nov. 4, Etoday (BizEnter), Nov. 4

ILLIT’s ‘You’re Under Arrest’ Debuts at No. 1 on Spotify’s Global Top Song Debut Chart

BELIFT LAB said on Nov. 4 that ILLIT’s “You’re Under Arrest” (“체포하겠어”), the title track of their fifth mini album “BREAK EVEN,” debuted at No. 1 globally and No. 3 in the U.S. on Spotify’s latest Top Song Debut chart (Oct. 30 to Nov. 1). The B-side “Pop” debuted at No. 4 globally and No. 7 in the U.S. The title track passed 10 million Spotify streams in its first week, climbed from No. 67 to No. 8 on Apple Music’s Today’s Top 100: Global (Nov. 2 chart), and entered Billboard’s Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts dated Nov. 7. The MV had 19,406,149 views when we checked. A whistle hook and lyrics that “charge” ILLIT with all their past songs: GLLIT, this one was made to be replayed.

Sources: OSEN, Nov. 4, YouTube views checked 4:52 a.m. KST, Nov. 5

BABYMONSTER’s ‘DESERVE’ MV Hits 100 Million Views in Record Time

BABYMONSTER’s “DESERVE” MV passed 100 million YouTube views at around 1:57 a.m. KST on Nov. 4, 11 days and 14 hours after its Oct. 23 release, YG Entertainment said. That beats “CHOOM,” their fastest song to 100 million this year at 14 days. It’s the group’s 19th video over 100 million, their channel now has 13.5 million subscribers and more than 10 billion total views, and the MV stood at 106,771,148 views when we checked. YG credited the choice to put the members’ vocals, not flashy choreography, at the center of the song. The girls sang their hearts out, and MONSTIEZ answered loud and fast.

Sources: Etoday (BizEnter), Nov. 4, SPOTV News, Nov. 4, YouTube views checked 4:52 a.m. KST, Nov. 5

MMA2026 Reveals Its Final Lineup, With an I.O.I Reunion on Night One

The Melon Music Awards revealed its final lineup on Nov. 4 for MMA2026, held over two days for the first time, Nov. 14 and 15 at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome. Night one has 14 acts: I.O.I, aespa, NCT DREAM, ATEEZ, RIIZE, TWS, YENA, RESCENE, Hearts2Hearts, Dragon Pony, IDID, AEN, TUIDE and HANA. Night two has 12: IVE, PLAVE, NCT 127, NCT WISH, CORTIS, KiiiKiii, ILLIT, 82MAJOR, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, LNGSHOT, hrtz.wav and AND2BLE. I.O.I reunite on a stage together for the first time in about nine years, and voting runs on Melon until Nov. 13. The show streams on Melon and Wavve in Korea and on 1theK’s YouTube channel in most other countries. An I.O.I reunion at a year-end awards show: produce fans, this one’s for you.

Sources: Topstar News, Nov. 4, My Daily, Nov. 4

CL and ALLDAY PROJECT Team Up for a ‘STILL THE BADDEST’ Stage at the 2026 MAMA Awards

CJ ENM unveiled the first special collaboration stages of the 2026 MAMA Awards on Nov. 4, led by CL and ALLDAY PROJECT performing together for the first time under the title “STILL THE BADDEST,” a hip-hop and street-culture stage built across two generations. Newly added act TUIDE will also share a rookie face-off stage with LNGSHOT and MODYSSEY. The ceremony, hosted by Park Bo-gum as its first ambassador, runs Nov. 20 and 21 at Kyocera Dome Osaka, with more stages still to be announced. The baddest female meets the newest bad kids: fans of both are already counting the days.

Sources: Sports World, Nov. 4, Topstar News, Nov. 4

ENHYPEN Open a New Vampire Chapter With ‘I Want You,’ Out Nov. 20

ENHYPEN posted the first concept photos and the “DREAM” version concept film for their spin-off single “THE SIN : PARALLEL WORLD” on Nov. 3 and 4, expanding their vampire story into a parallel world built around a love that doesn’t change “in another world, another time.” The title track is “I Want You.” DAY & NIGHT concept content follows from Nov. 5 to 10, the MV drops first on Nov. 13 at 11:59 p.m. KST, the digital single arrives Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. KST, and the physical album on Nov. 23 at noon. The concept film had 438,558 views when we checked. Waking up from a long vampire dream into a brand-new world: ENGENE, the countdown starts now.

Sources: PPSS, Nov. 4, YouTube views checked 4:52 a.m. KST, Nov. 5

IVE’s Liz Will Host Her First Awards Show at KGMA 2026 This Weekend

IVE’s Liz will host an awards show for the first time in her career, co-hosting day two of the 2026 Korea Grand Music Awards on Nov. 8 with actor Kim Jae-won, the KGMA organizing committee said on Nov. 4. She will also open the night with a special solo stage built around her vocals. “It’s a festival with so many artists and fans, so I’m working hard to make it a fun time,” Liz said through Starship Entertainment. KGMA runs Nov. 7 and 8 at Gocheok Sky Dome, with RESCENE’s Woni co-hosting the first night. That clear, steady voice of hers opening a dome show: DIVE, this is the solo moment you’ve been waiting for.

Sources: Star Today (MK), Nov. 4, Sports Seoul, Nov. 4, Viva100, Nov. 4

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KGMA lights up Gocheok this weekend, ENHYPEN’s MV is just over a week away, and MMA2026 follows right after. I’ll be cheering for every one of them with you. See you tomorrow.

Featured photo: JENNIE on the red carpet at the 40th Golden Disc Awards, January 2026. Photo: 티비텐 TV10 (Tenasia’s YouTube channel) via YouTube/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (YouTube Creative Commons Attribution) (cropped and resized).