{"id":164993,"date":"2026-04-24T13:29:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=164993"},"modified":"2026-04-24T13:29:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:29:05","slug":"kpop-girl-groups-prepare-major-comeback-battle-in-may-including-aespa-le-sserafim-nmixx-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/kpop-girl-groups-prepare-major-comeback-battle-in-may-including-aespa-le-sserafim-nmixx-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"KPop girl groups prepare major comeback battle in May, including aespa, LE SSERAFIM, NMIXX, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Major girl bands schedule new releases for May<\/h2>\n<p>Names like <strong>BABYMONSTER, NMIXX, ITZY, LE SSERAFIM, aespa, and I.O.I<\/strong> are making May 2026 one of the busiest months for K-pop girl groups. They are all scheduled to return with different singles, mini-albums, albums, and concepts, making the fifth month of the year highly competitive.<\/p>\n<p>The musical lineup stars on May 4, 2026, with the release of BABYMONSTER\u2019s third EP, \u201c<strong>Choom<\/strong>.\u201d It will come as the girl band\u2019s first release since We Go Up\u201d in October 2025 and is expected to show a wider musical range. The EP will have a total of 4 songs, including \u201cMoon,\u201d \u201cI Like It,\u201d and \u201cLocked In.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-164994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BABYMONSTER-Choom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BABYMONSTER-Choom.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BABYMONSTER-Choom-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BABYMONSTER-Choom-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BABYMONSTER-Choom-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BABYMONSTER-Choom-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BABYMONSTER-Choom-860x484.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>NMIXX and ITZY add momentum to JYP\u2019s lineup<\/h2>\n<p>NIMIXX will continue the comeback run on May 11, 2026, with their fifth EP, \u201c<strong>Heavy Serenade<\/strong>,\u201d about seven months after their acclaimed album \u201cBlue Valentine.\u201d JYP Entertainment said singer-songwriter Hanroro helped write the title track, while Lily and Bae joined the writing process for other B-side tracks in the project, titled\u00a0 \u201cCrescendo,\u201d \u201cLoud,\u201d and \u201cDifferent Girl.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Love\u2014once it grows, it won\u2019t stay hidden.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NMIXX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NMIXX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%EC%97%94%EB%AF%B9%EC%8A%A4?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\uc5d4\ubbf9\uc2a4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NMIXX 5th EP \u201cHeavy Serenade\u201d<br \/>\u27ab 2026.5.11 6PM (KST)<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfbc Pre-Save &amp; Pre-Add &amp; Pre-Order<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xB3mkUNH4u\">https:\/\/t.co\/xB3mkUNH4u<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NMIXX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NMIXX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%EC%97%94%EB%AF%B9%EC%8A%A4?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\uc5d4\ubbf9\uc2a4<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HeavySerenade?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#HeavySerenade<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NMIXX_HeavySerenade?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NMIXX_HeavySerenade<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nLGyID1RCl\">pic.twitter.com\/nLGyID1RCl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NMIXX (@NMIXX_official) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NMIXX_official\/status\/2047329921115226298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile. ITZY, also under JYP, will return on May 18, 2026, with the EP \u201c<strong>Motto<\/strong>.\u201d The project will include solo songs from each member, which has raised interest among fans, especially after the group\u2019s older song \u201cThat\u2019s a No No\u201d found new popularity online. The track was originally released in 2020, but gained traction after being performed during ITZY\u2019s World Tour in Sydney.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ITZY \u2018Motto\u2019 TRAILER\" width=\"1240\" height=\"930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GPd_c3_lNwA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>LESSERAFIM, aespa, and I.O.I will wrap up the month<\/h2>\n<p>Adding excitement to the girl group run, LE SSERAFIM will release their second full-length album, \u201c<strong>Pureflow pt. 1<\/strong>,\u201d on May 22, 2026, following the pre-release track \u201cCelebration,\u201d which dropped today. Watch the music video for \u201cCelebration\u201d below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LE SSERAFIM (\ub974\uc138\ub77c\ud54c) &#039;CELEBRATION&#039; OFFICIAL MV\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a2grcJdfXmY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I.O.I will also return on May 19, 2026, with \u201c<strong>I.O.I: Loop<\/strong>,\u201d marking the group\u2019s first release in about nine years. The group was originally formed in 2016 in the Produce 101 reality show. The girl band remained active until 2017. Finally, aespa will close the month on May 29, 2026, with their second album, \u201cLemonade,\u201d before starting a global tour in August 2026. This will mark their next full project following \u201cArmageddon,\u201d which spawned massive hits like \u201cSupernova.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Major girl bands schedule new releases for May Names like BABYMONSTER, NMIXX, ITZY, LE SSERAFIM, aespa, and I.O.I are making May 2026 one of the busiest months for K-pop girl groups. They are all scheduled to return with different singles, mini-albums, albums, and concepts, making the fifth month of the year highly competitive. 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