{
  "id": 5181950,
  "title": "Solo queens crowd September's K-pop comeback race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/solo-queens-crowd-septembers-k-pop-comeback-race",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-02T22:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20260903/solo-queens-crowd-septembers-k-pop-comeback-race"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "September opens with a flurry of solo K-pop releases, as four prominent female artists drop new music within a span of just four days. The pack includes Chung Ha, Kwon Eun-bi, Lisa, and Jisoo, marking the densest run of solo releases by women in the K-pop scene this year. The month is set to keep the momentum going, with a long-delayed full-length album, a debut EP, a band's second wave, and a rapid return from HYBE's LE SSERAFIM group still anticipated.\n\nChung Ha makes her first solo appearance on September 2, releasing the digital single \"México\" through MORE VISION. This marks her first new music since \"Save me\", a birthday single she released in February. Kwon Eun-bi follows suit on September 3, putting out her digital single \"DEJAVU\", her first release since April. This is also her debut since parting ways with Woollim Entertainment at the end of March. RBW, her new management agency, has been hinting at a wider range of tones with this release, contrasting it to the sharp and sexy vibe of her previous work.\n\nBLACKPINK's Lisa also joins the solo queen crowd on September 3, unveiling \"SaWaDiKa\" – the lead single from her upcoming six-track EP titled \"PR\".",
  "summary": "The heat has finally started to break, but nobody told the K-pop release calendar. September opens with Chung Ha, Kwon Eun-bi, Lisa and Jisoo all putting out new music in just a four day span, the densest run of solo releases by women in K-pop this year. The month only gets busier, with a long-delayed first full-length album, a debut EP, a band's second wave and a rapid-turnaround return from…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Solo queens crowd September's K-pop comeback race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/solo-queens-crowd-septembers-k-pop-comeback-race-5183353",
        "published": "2026-09-02T22:12:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}