SHINee’s Taemin Postpones North American Stops Of “LiMiNaL” World Tour
SHINee’s Taemin’s world tour “LiMiNaL” has been postponed in North America.
On September 29, Taemin released an official statement announcing the postponement of the North American dates for his 2026-27 world tour “LiMiNaL” due to visa and administrative processes.
Read the full statement below:
Due to ongoing uncertainty surrounding U.S. visa and related administrative processes affecting key touring and production personnel, we have made the difficult decision to postpone the scheduled North American dates of the 2026-27 TAEMIN WORLD TOUR .
Significant number of key touring and production staff required for the North American shows are still awaiting their visas, with no clear timeline for issuance.
Given the continued uncertainty surrounding the participation of essential personnel, we determined that proceeding with the tour as scheduled would carry significant operational and production risks.
The North American leg remains an integral part of the 2026-27 TAEMIN WORLD TOUR and will proceed on rescheduled dates. New dates and venues are currently being arranged and will be announced shortly.
Refunds for the currently scheduled North American shows will be available upon request through the original point of purchase. Further information regarding the refund process will be provided by the respective ticketing platforms.
We sincerely apologize to everyone who has been looking forward to the shows and appreciate your understanding. We look forward to sharing the new North American tour dates with you soon.
Previously, Taemin announced the cities for his “LiMiNaL” world tour in North America. Stay tuned for updates, and check out Soompi’s K-pop Tour Masterlist here!
Listen: SHINee’s Onew And GFRIEND’s Yuju Drop Sneak Peek Of Collab Single “Mind Games”
SHINee’s Onew and GFRIEND’s Yuju are teaming up for a new song!
On September 27, Onew and Yuju unveiled a sneak peek of their upcoming song “Mind Games,” one of three title tracks off his first solo single album “Chakgak.”
“Mind Games” will be released on September 29 at 6 p.m. KST, followed by Onew’s second title track on October 7.
Onew’s single album “Chakgak,” along with its third title track, is due out on October 20 at 6 p.m. KST.
Check out the preview of Onew and Yuju’s upcoming song “Mind Games” below!
Watch Onew in his drama “Descendants of the Sun” on Viki below:
Stray Kids, SHINee’s Taemin, NCT 127, MONSTA X, RESCENE, And More Top Circle Monthly And Weekly Charts
Circle Chart has revealed its latest monthly and weekly chart rankings!
Monthly Album Chart
Stray Kids topped the physical album chart for August with their new mini album “THIS & THAT,” which claimed two of the top five spots. The regular version of the EP debuted at No. 1 on the monthly chart, while the FANS version charted separately at No. 5.
ENHYPEN’s new mini album “THE SIN : BLISS” debuted at No. 2, while ALPHA DRIVE ONE’s mini album “UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST” entered the chart at No. 3.
Finally, NCT 127’s new studio album “BLINGY” entered the monthly chart at No. 4.
Weekly Album Chart
MONSTA X topped the weekly album chart with their new mini album “The Phase,” while CORTIS’s “GREENGREEN” climbed back up to No. 2.
82MAJOR’s new single album “HEAT” debuted at No. 3, with NCT 127’s “BLINGY” staying strong at No. 4.
Finally, SHINee’s Taemin’s new solo EP “PHASE 1 : Soft Violence” entered the chart at No. 5.
Monthly Download Chart
NCT 127 topped the digital download chart for August with their new title track “Blingy,” which debuted at No. 1.
ENHYPEN’s “Bloody Paradise” entered the monthly chart at No. 2, Stray Kids’ “This & That” at No. 3, BIGBANG’s “BiiiG” at No. 4, and ALPHA DRIVE ONE’s “BORN DIRE” at No. 5.
Weekly Download Chart
Taemin achieved a double crown on this week’s charts with his new solo title track “FLOAT,” which topped both the overall digital chart and the digital download chart.
MONSTA X’s new title track “MAGIC” debuted at No. 2 on the digital download chart, followed by BLACKPINK’s Jisoo’s “CLICK” at No. 3, Girls’ Generation-HRS’s “Skibidi” at No. 4, and PLAVE’s “Flame” (featuring milet) at No. 5.
Monthly Digital Chart + Streaming Chart
RESCENE earned a double crown on the Circle charts for August with their belatedly viral 2024 hit “LOVE ATTACK,” which topped both the overall digital chart and the streaming chart this month.
The top five songs on the overall digital chart and the streaming chart were exactly the same for August: “LOVE ATTACK” took No. 1 on both charts, followed by CORTIS’s “REDRED” at No. 2, I.O.I’s “Suddenly” at No. 3, aespa’s “LEMONADE” at No. 4, and RESCENE’s remake of “Pretty Girl” at No. 5.
Weekly Digital Chart
Taemin’s new title track “FLOAT” debuted at No. 1 on this week’s overall digital chart, trailed by RESCENE’s “LOVE ATTACK” at No. 2, CORTIS’s “REDRED” at No. 3, BIGBANG’s “BiiiG” at No. 4, and I.O.I’s “Suddenly” at No. 5.
Weekly Streaming Chart
RESCENE’s “LOVE ATTACK” remained No. 1 on this week’s streaming chart, followed by CORTIS’s “REDRED” at No. 2, I.O.I’s “Suddenly” at No. 3, BIGBANG’s “BiiiG” at No. 4, and aespa’s “LEMONADE” at No. 5.
Monthly Global K-Pop Chart
HUNTR/X’s “Golden” (from the soundtrack of the animated film “KPop Demon Hunters”) continued its reign at No. 1 on the monthly global K-pop chart, while BTS’s “SWIM” maintained its position at No. 2.
ATEEZ’s “BAD” jumped to No. 3 for August, followed by BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” at No. 4 and CORTIS’s “REDRED” at No. 5.
Weekly Global K-Pop Chart
The top four songs on the weekly global K-pop chart were the same as the monthly chart: HUNTR/X’s “Golden” came in at No. 1, BTS’s “SWIM” at No. 2, ATEEZ’s “BAD” at No. 3, and Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” at No. 4.
Finally, BLACKPINK’s Jennie’s new solo single “FALLEN ANGEL” shot to No. 5 for the week.
Monthly Social Chart
BTS held onto their spot at No. 1 on the social chart for August, trailed by ILLIT at No. 2, BABYMONSTER at No. 3, and BLACKPINK at No. 4.
Finally, ATEEZ jumped to No. 5 on this month’s chart.
Weekly Social Chart
ILLIT maintained their position at No. 1 on the weekly social chart, with BTS holding steady at No. 2.
Jisoo shot to No. 3 for the week, followed by ATEEZ at No. 4 and BLACKPINK at No. 5.
Congratulations to all of the artists!
Watch NCT 127’s Johnny in his recent variety show “ALL or NOTHING” on Viki below:
SHINee’s Minho Breaks His 1st-Week Sales Record With “Make it hot”
SHINee’s Minho is soaring to new heights with his latest solo comeback!
Last week, Minho made his return with his new solo mini album “Make it hot” and its title track of the same name.
According to Hanteo Chart, Minho has achieved the highest first-week sales of his career with his new mini album. In the first week of its release (September 7 to 13), “Make it hot” sold a total of 75,235 copies—breaking his previous first-week sales record of 74,759 set by his first full-length album “CALL BACK” two years ago.
Watch: SHINee’s Taemin Takes 1st Win For “FLOAT” On “Music Core”; Performances By Soyeon, &TEAM, VERIVERY, And More
SHINee’s Taemin has won his first music show trophy for his new title track “FLOAT”!
On the September 12 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were MONSTA X’s “MAGIC,” BIGBANG’s “BiiiG,” and Taemin’s “FLOAT.” Taemin ultimately took the win with a total of 8,098 points.
Congratulations to Taemin! Watch a clip of the winner announcement below:
Other performers on today’s show included MONSTA X, i-dle’s Soyeon, &TEAM, VERIVERY, EVAN, SHINee’s Minho, UNIS, 82MAJOR, Kwon Eun Bi, Lovelyz’s Ryu Sujeong, TUIDE, ALL(H)OURS, hrtz.wav, TUNEXX, TNX, ASC2NT, H//PE Princess, Kim Hee Jae, DUETTO, and Ettone.
Check out their performances below!
MONSTA X – “MAGIC”
i-dle’s Soyeon – “I’m gonna TOESA”
&TEAM – “Mark on Me”
VERIVERY – “Don’t Panic!”
EVAN – “Death of Me”
SHINee’s Minho – “Out Of My Hands” and “Make it hot”
SHINee’s Taemin Reveals New Version Of Official Light Stick
SHINee’s Taemin is releasing a new version of his official light stick!
On September 9, Taemin unveiled teasers for version 2 of his official light stick. The preview photos hint at the light stick’s unique ability to turn into a lamp and a lantern.
Taemin recently made his comeback with his solo EP “PHASE 1 : Soft Violence” along with the music video for his title track “FLOAT.” He is also gearing up for his 2026-27 solo world tour “LiMiNaL.”
SHINee’s Minho Announces Solo Comeback With Teaser Schedule For New Album “Make It Hot”
SHINee’s Minho is gearing up for his solo comeback!
On August 18 at midnight KST, Minho unveiled plans to release his second mini album “Make it hot,” along with summery teaser images.
The new album is set to be released on September 7 at 6 p.m. KST, marking Minho’s return in approximately nine months after his last solo single “TEMPO.”
Check out the teaser schedule below!
Are you excited for Minho’s comeback? Stay tuned for more updates!
In the meantime, watch Minho in “Yumi’s Cells” on Viki:
