K-pop News Today (Nov 7, 2026): ILLIT Win Music Bank With ‘You’re Under Arrest’, JENNIE Sings for Netflix’s ‘Steps’, BESTie’s 13-Year Comeback Keeps Climbing

I’ll be honest: as a fan, watching ILLIT hold up a trophy and thank GLLIT put the biggest smile on my face this morning. ILLIT took first place on “Music Bank,” JENNIE released her first-ever animated film song for Netflix, and BESTie’s 2013 single kept climbing charts at home and abroad. Here are the stories K-pop fans were talking about on Nov. 6.

ILLIT Win ‘Music Bank’ With ‘You’re Under Arrest’ and Drop a 7-Track Remix Album

ILLIT took first place on KBS2’s “Music Bank” on Nov. 6 with “You’re Under Arrest” (체포하겠어), scoring 9,803 points to IVE’s 7,391 for “Looks Can Kill.” On stage, Yunah thanked HYBE, BELIFT LAB and “our GLLIT, so, so much,” and Wonhee thanked “Moka unnie” for standing beside her. The same afternoon, ILLIT released a remix album for the song with seven tracks: the original, a Kids Remix, a Whistle Remix, a Club Remix, a Hyper Remix, a 1.3x Sped Up version that fans are using for the finger-gun dance challenge, and a Slowed + Reverb version. The original had charted on Spotify’s Daily Top Songs Global and Apple Music’s global daily chart for nine days in a row, and the MV had 21,597,014 views when we checked. A whistle hook, a cheeky warning and a trophy on a Friday night: GLLIT, the case is closed.

Sources: Celuv Media, Nov. 6, Tenasia, Nov. 6, YouTube views checked 5:00 a.m. KST, Nov. 7

Also read: K-pop News Today (Oct 27, 2026): IVE's EP Drop, ILLIT 'You're Under Arrest', LISA's 59M

JENNIE Releases ‘Someone to Hold,’ Her First Animated Film Song, for Netflix’s ‘Steps’

JENNIE released “Someone to Hold” on Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. KST. It’s from “Steps,” a Netflix animated action comedy that retells Cinderella through the eyes of stepsister Lilith and premieres on Nov. 20. The song is a ballad about the bond between sisters that plays at the film’s turning point, and it was nominated for Song – Animated Film at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards before it was even released. “I loved the warm hearts and personalities of the characters, and I was happy to be a part of their world, even a little,” JENNIE said. Her “Dracula” with Tame Impala has spent 23 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100 top 10, according to Newsis, and the Netflix Music video for “Someone to Hold” had 234,875 views about 15 hours after release. JENNIE singing about sisterhood in a fairy tale: BLINKs already have Nov. 20 circled.

Sources: Newsis, Nov. 6, Star Today (MK), Nov. 6, YouTube views checked 5:00 a.m. KST, Nov. 7

BESTie’s 2013 Song ‘Love Options’ Hits No. 1 in Taiwan and a New Melon High

BESTie’s “Love Options” (연애의 조건), first released in 2013, keeps climbing. After short-form videos brought the song back, the members reunited for a full-group stage on MBC’s “Show! Music Core” about 4,000 days after their last music show. As of the morning of Nov. 5, the song was No. 1 on both Spotify and iTunes in Taiwan, No. 3 on iTunes Hong Kong, No. 6 on iTunes Malaysia, No. 2 on Apple Music Taiwan and in the Shazam top 10 in seven countries. At home it reached No. 14 on the Melon TOP100, the song’s highest rank ever. MBCkpop’s “Show! Music Core” stage video had 7,852,177 views when we checked. Thirteen years of waiting, and the song finally found everyone it was meant for.

Sources: Tenasia, Nov. 6, Herald Muse, Nov. 5, YouTube views checked 5:00 a.m. KST, Nov. 7

EXO Open Their Sold-Out Seoul Encore, With 757 Cinemas Joining on Sunday

EXO opened “EXO PLANET #6 – EXhOrizon [dot],” the Seoul encore of their sixth solo tour, on Nov. 6 at KSPO DOME in Olympic Park. The three shows run through Nov. 8 and sold out early. The Nov. 7 show streams live on Beyond LIVE and Weverse, and the Nov. 8 finale will be shown live in 757 cinemas across 23 regions, including Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, the Philippines and Australia. EXO came back in January with their eighth full album “REVERXE,” their eighth million-seller, won five music show trophies with it, and sold out all 27 shows in 14 regions on the tour that began in April. From the stadium to the cinema seat: EXO-L, wherever you are this weekend, it’s “We are one.”

Sources: OSEN, Nov. 6, Slist, Nov. 6

NCT DREAM Let Fans Hear All 10 New Songs Two Days Before ‘DREAM AFTER DREAM’

NCT DREAM hold a listening party in Seongsu, Seoul, on Nov. 7 for their sixth full album “DREAM AFTER DREAM,” playing all 10 tracks for fans before release and talking about the album themselves. The album and its title track “Boogie Woogie,” a dance song inspired by 1970s disco funk with modern synths, come out Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. KST, and the members go live at 5 p.m. that day on their YouTube channel and NCT’s TikTok for “Let’s Boogie Woogie!” The album moves through pop ballad, hyperpop, electronic house and pop rock under a “festival” concept. The “Boogie Woogie” MV teaser posted on Nov. 6 had 101,595 views about four hours after it went up. Ten songs, ten years of growing up together: NCTzen, let the festival start.

Sources: Tenasia, Nov. 6, YouTube views checked 5:00 a.m. KST, Nov. 7

Mark Releases ‘Happiest’ and Announces His Studio Album ‘WINDMILL’ for Dec. 4

Mark Lee released his new single “Happiest” and its full MV on Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. KST, and opened pre-orders that morning for his studio album “WINDMILL,” out Dec. 4. “Happiest” is an alternative pop R&B song that starts from the question “Is the happiness we know really happiness?” Mark co-wrote it, as he did the songs on “WINDMILL.” The MV was directed by Colin Tilley and had 339,600 views about 15 hours after release. A single in November and an album in December: Mark is giving fans a very full winter.

Sources: Herald Muse, Nov. 6, eToday, Nov. 6, YouTube views checked 5:00 a.m. KST, Nov. 7

TWICE’s NAYEON Opens Her ‘NA-sty’ Era With a Mysterious Intro Film

NAYEON returns as a soloist on Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. KST with the single “NA-sty” and its title track “BABY ANGEL,” her first solo release in about two years and five months, since her second mini album “NA.” The intro film “EVERYWHERE BUT NOWHERE,” released Nov. 6, opens on feathers piling up on a book, then tells the story of a blue-haired woman who suddenly appears on every digital screen in the world. It ends with a rumor that it’s all a prank played by “BABY ANGEL.” The film had 140,698 views when we checked. ONCE, the countdown to Nov. 20 has officially started.

Sources: Herald Muse, Nov. 6, YouTube views checked 5:00 a.m. KST, Nov. 7

ITZY’s CHAERYEONG Shares Her ‘Lovesick’ Album Spoiler Three Days Before Solo Debut

CHAERYEONG posted an album spoiler for her first mini album “Lovesick” at midnight on Nov. 6, previewing all four tracks, including “Favorite Reason,” which she helped write lyrics for. She is ITZY’s third soloist after YEJI and YUNA, and she has also opened a blog to share her prep and daily life with fans. CHAERYEONG performs at KGMA’s “Music Day” at Gocheok Sky Dome on Nov. 8, holds a countdown live at 5 p.m. KST on Nov. 9, and releases “Lovesick” at 6 p.m. that day. MIDZY have waited a long time for this one.

Sources: Ilgan Sports, Nov. 6

HYUKOH Announce ’33,’ Their First Full Album in Six Years, and a World Tour

HYUKOH will release their full album “33” on Nov. 25 at 6 p.m. KST, about six years after “through love” (2020), their agency Doodoorudoo Artist Company said on Nov. 6. The title returns to the band’s age-number series that began with “20” in 2014. Their first solo tour in about five years, “HYUKOH [33] TOUR,” opens Jan. 16 and 17, 2027, at Olympic Hall in Seoul, then heads to Taipei Music Center and Toyosu PIT in Tokyo in February and March, seven North American cities including Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, and London. The singles “Godspeed!,” the 8-minute-27-second “KoK” and “지는 날” have been warming fans up since August. A new number, a new chapter, and a world tour: welcome back, HYUKOH.

Sources: Newsis, Nov. 6

MAMA Fans’ Choice Voting Passes 76.7 Million as TREASURE Move Into the Top Six

Second-round Fans’ Choice voting for the 2026 MAMA Awards passed 76,789,533 votes as of 9:45 p.m. KST on Nov. 6, up 10,193,079 from the night before. As of the afternoon of Nov. 6, BTS led the male category ahead of ENHYPEN, CORTIS, EVAN and NCT DREAM (tied for fourth) and TREASURE, who moved into sixth. Hearts2Hearts led the female category ahead of BABYMONSTER, ILLIT, NMIXX and LE SSERAFIM. Voting closes Nov. 8 at 11:59 p.m. KST on Mnet Plus, and MAMA said votes cast through abnormal methods will be excluded, with the count independently verified by Samil PwC. The 2026 MAMA Awards take place Nov. 20 and 21 at Kyocera Dome Osaka. Two days left, so every fandom still has time to show up.

Sources: Topstar News, Nov. 6

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KGMA lights up Gocheok Sky Dome tonight and tomorrow, EXO play their second encore night, and NCT DREAM and CHAERYEONG are just two days away. I’ll be cheering for every one of them with you. See you tomorrow.

Featured photo: ILLIT's Minju at a photocall in Seoul, July 2026. Photo: K-POPIT 케이팝잇 (YouTube channel @K-POPIT) via YouTube/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (YouTube Creative Commons Attribution) (cropped and resized).