SM Entertainment’s 2026 First Quarter Lineup Triggers Massive Reactions

Who are you most excited for?

Recently, SM Entertainment revealed the upcoming lineup for the fourth quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026.

Many solo releases were coming up in the last quarter of this year, including Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon, TVXQ’s Changmin, SHINee’s Minho, NCT’s Doyoung, and Jungwoo.

In particular, many were surprised by NCT U‘s mini-album, set for release in the first quarter of 2026.

NCT U is a sub-unit of NCT, with the member line being rotational, changing with each release and concept.

They also released the concert lineup preview for next year.

Notably, fans were surprised to learn that they would be holding an SMTOWN LIVE concert.

K-Netizens could not hide their shock at some of the artists on the lineup!

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• “OMG NCT U is coming…”
• “What the…NCT U? Who are they talking about? I’m so curious.”
• “NCT U???”
• “EXO is coming back!”
• “It must be nice to be a K-Pop stan with these lineups being released ahead of time.”
• “I’m so curious about NCT U…”