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!
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:
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.”
Watch: BIGBANG Takes 1st Win For “BiiiG” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By MONSTA X, Chungha, And More
BIGBANG has won their first music show trophy for their new single “BiiiG”!
On the September 6 episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo,” the candidates for first place were BIGBANG’s “BiiiG,” ATEEZ’s “BAD,” and ALPHA DRIVE ONE’s “BORN DIRE.” BIGBANG ultimately took the win with a total of 5,351 points.
Congratulations to BIGBANG! Watch a clip of the winner announcement below:
Performers on today’s show included MONSTA X, Chungha, SHINee’s Taemin, NCT 127, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, Kwon Eun Bi, SEVENTEEN’s Dino, NCT’s Ten, NEXZ, 82MAJOR, TUIDE, ASC2NT, TUNEXX, ODD YOUTH, ICHILLIN’ J, TNX, TEMPEST’s Hanbin, iii, AEN, Joosiq, and NINA.
Watch: NCT 127 Takes 1st Win For “Blingy” On “Music Core”; Performances By Girls’ Generation-HRS, MONSTA X, And More
NCT 127 has won their first music show trophy for their new title track “Blingy”!
On the September 5 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were BIGBANG’s “BiiiG,” ALPHA DRIVE ONE’s “BORN DIRE,” and NCT 127’s “Blingy.” NCT 127 ultimately took the win with a total of 8,741 points.
Congratulations to NCT 127! Watch their performance, win, and full unaired encore below:
Other performers on today’s show included Girls’ Generation-HRS, MONSTA X, Chungha, SHINee’s Taemin, SEVENTEEN’s Dino, NCT’s Ten, Kwon Eun Bi, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, NEXZ, 82MAJOR, TUIDE, TEMPEST’s Hanbin, TUNEXX, ODD YOUTH, ICHILLIN’ J, TNX, AEN, and NINA.
Check out their performances below!
Girls’ Generation-HRS – “Lowkey In Love” and “Skibidi”
MONSTA X – “MAGIC”
Chungha – “México”
SHINee’s Taemin – “FLOAT”
SEVENTEEN’s Dino – “LIKE IT”
NCT’s Ten – “OUTWEST”
Kwon Eun Bi – “DEJAVU”
ALPHA DRIVE ONE – “BORN DIRE”
NEXZ – “SAUCIN’”
82MAJOR – “Like Fire”
TUIDE – “SUN KISS”
TEMPEST’s Hanbin – “No Fear”
TUNEXX – “BLUE MODE”
ODD YOUTH – “can’t go back”
ICHILLIN’ J – “BANANA (Look At Me!)”
TNX – “Die Another Day”
AEN – “X to Z (Next to me)” (Korean version)
NINA – “WHY”
Watch NCT’s Johnny in his currently airing variety show “ALL or NOTHING” on Viki below:
Watch: ALPHA DRIVE ONE Takes 3rd Win For “BORN DIRE” On “Music Bank”; Performances By Taemin, MONSTA X, And More
ALPHA DRIVE ONE has won their third music show trophy for “BORN DIRE”!
On the September 4 episode of “Music Bank,” the candidates for first place were ALPHA DRIVE ONE’s “BORN DIRE” and NCT 127’s “Blingy.” ALPHA DRIVE ONE ultimately took the prize with a total of 8,794 points.
Congratulations to ALPHA DRIVE ONE! Watch the winner announcement and encore below:
Performers on today’s show included ALPHA DRIVE ONE, NCT 127, SHINee’s Taemin, SEVENTEEN’s Dino, MONSTA X, Chungha, Kwon Eun Bi, 82MAJOR, TUIDE, TNX, TUNEXX, OURBIRTHDAY, AEN, TEMPEST’s Hanbin, NEXZ, ASC2NT, AtHeart, ICHILLIN’ J, NINA, and Huh Jiwon.
Watch the performances below:
ALPHA DRIVE ONE – “BORN DIRE”
NCT 127 – “Blingy”
SHINee’s Taemin – “Gooey”
SEVENTEEN’s Dino – “LIKE IT”
MONSTA X – “MAGIC”
Chungha – “México”
Kwon Eun Bi – “DEJAVU”
82MAJOR – “Like Fire”
TUIDE – “SUN KISS”
TNX – “Die Another Day”
TUNEXX – “BLUE MODE”
OURBIRTHDAY – “SQUEEZY”
AEN – “X to Z (Next to me)”
TEMPEST’s Hanbin – “No Fear (Feat. punchnello)”
NEXZ – “SAUCIN’”
ASC2NT – “If l Die Tomorrow”
AtHeart – “3!4!”
ICHILLIN’ J – “BANANA (Look At Me!)”
NINA – “Why”
Huh Jiwon – “Call Me Up”
Watch full episodes of “Music Bank” with English subtitles below:
Watch: ENHYPEN Takes 6th Win For “Bloody Paradise” On “M Countdown”; Performances By Chungha, TWS, And More
ENHYPEN has won their sixth music show trophy for “Bloody Paradise”!
On the September 3 episode of “M Countdown,” the candidates for first place were BIGBANG’s “BiiiG” and ENHYPEN’s “Bloody Paradise.” ENHYPEN ultimately took the prize with a total of 7,822 points.
Congratulations to ENHYPEN! Watch the winner announcement below:
ATEEZ, iKON, STAYC, MADEIN, And The Wind Cancel Appearances At “SOUND IN COLORS × K-POP EXPOSÉ” In Poland
ATEEZ, iKON, STAYC, MADEIN, and The Wind have canceled their appearances at the upcoming K-pop event “SOUND IN COLORS × K-POP EXPOSÉ” in Poland.
On August 12, the agencies of ATEEZ, iKON, STAYC, MADEIN, and The Wind announced that their artists would no longer perform at the event, which is scheduled to take place on August 15 and 16.
In their respective statements, the agencies cited the organizer’s failure to fulfill its contractual obligations and other essential requirements needed for the event to proceed. They explained, “We have been in ongoing discussions with the organizers to ensure the smooth operation of the performance. However, as the organizer has not fulfilled their contractual obligations and other essential requirements necessary for the performance to proceed, we have determined that it would be difficult for the scheduled performance to proceed as planned.”
They continued, “Taking into consideration the conditions necessary for the artist to perform smoothly, as well as the artist’s safety, we have made the difficult decision to cancel [the artists’] appearance at the event.”
Meanwhile, the organizers have only stated, “We are currently in the final stages of discussions with the relevant parties regarding the contractual arrangements and participation of some of the artists in the event. Accordingly, there is a possibility that the final participation of certain artists and/or their performance schedules may be subject to change from the currently announced lineup.”
They added, “Once the final artist participation and lineup have been confirmed, any changes will be announced through the official SOUND IN COLORS channels.”
“SOUND IN COLORS × K-POP EXPOSÉ” is scheduled to take place at Tauron Silesia Park in Poland on August 15 and 16 local time. The original lineup included ATEEZ, iKON, STAYC, MADEIN, AtHeart, The Wind, Taemin, and Suho.
Taemin Announces New 2026-2027 World Tour “LiMiNaL”
Taemin has teased a new world tour!
On July 24 at 11 a.m. KST, Taemin unveiled the teaser poster for his upcoming “2026–27 TAEMIN WORLD TOUR [LiMiNaL].”
The title “LiMiNaL” is derived from the Latin word “Limen,” meaning “threshold” or “boundary.” It reflects the message that a boundary is not an ending, but the beginning of a new transformation. Through the tour, Taemin is expected to showcase his continued artistic evolution, highlighting his growth as an artist with a distinct creative identity.
Meanwhile, Taemin is set to make his comeback with his new album “PHASE 1 : Soft Violence,” which will be released on August 31 at 6 p.m. KST.
Stay tuned for more updates on the world tour’s dates and venues!
