While many people enjoy family reunion time, K-pop idols from four major entertainment companies including HYBE, SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment and YG Entertainment have successively shared plans for this important holiday. The overall picture shows the interweaving of rest, preparation of new products and a tight performance schedule.
At HYBE, most artists choose to spend time with their families after a busy year. LE SSERAFIM said that the group has just completed the opening night of their world tour in Seoul. Therefore, this Tet holiday will focus on resting, enjoying delicious food and rechargeing energy. BOYNEXTDOOR and ILLIT also have similar plans, emphasizing their desire to enjoy the rare time with loved ones before returning to music projects in the new year.
TWS revealed that members will celebrate Tet in their own way, from resting at home to traveling with family, to prepare mentally for upcoming activities. Meanwhile, KATSEYE chose to work through holidays, focusing on completing a new album after the success of her debut product, showing the high competitiveness of the K-pop market.
Contrary to the relaxing atmosphere of many HYBE artists, SM Entertainment stars started the holiday with large stages. The SMTOWN concert in Bangkok took place on February 14th, gathering a series of artists such as EXO, Red Velvet, NCT 127, NCT DREAM, WayV, aespa, RIIZE and many other names. This is considered a large-scale New Year's launch event of "SM Town", and also an opportunity for artists to meet international fans.
During this time, Taeyong (NCT) continues to be busy with a personal concert in Yokohama on the 16th and 17th. 2. On the last day of the holiday, RIIZE will release the Japanese single "All of You", showing SM's strategy to promote operations in the Japanese market in 2026.
At JYP Entertainment, ITZY celebrated Tet on stage with the world tour concert "Tunnel Vision" in Seoul from February 13 to 15, right before and during the holidays. The rookie group KickFlip took advantage of both resting and preparing for a fan-con series in Cheongju and Daegu at the end of the month. Meanwhile, Xdinary Heroes and NEXZ chose to spend time with their families, balancing work and personal life.
With YG Entertainment, TREASURE has just had a Japanese tour and is focusing on reuniting and practicing before the Asian tour scheduled to start in March. Baby Monster, after making an impression with the song "Really Like You" from the album "Drip", will have a Tet holiday to recover their fitness before entering the next promotion plan.
