ENHYPEN, a group that showed explosive growth this year, is expected to have a fierce 2026. Backed by strong ENGENE (the fandom name) power, attention is on how far their popularity-accelerated run will continue.
# Global fan support sweeping major awards…K-pop's new leader emerges
ENHYPEN established themselves as a new leader to lead K-pop by taking home three grand prize trophies at major music awards in 2025. In particular, winning the mama awards grand prize (FANS' CHOICE OF THE YEAR) proved the fervent support of fans around the world. At another awards show, they received two album category grand prizes, firmly imprinting the team's stature at the top of the charts.
ENHYPEN's high standing is reflected clearly in album indicators. In February they produced their first triple million-seller with the full-length album ROMANCE : UNTOLD, and with mini album DESIRE UNLEASH they added a third double million-seller title. At the start of this year, only three K-pop artists, including ENHYPEN, had achieved double million-seller first-week sales.
# "Coachella" → largest-ever world tour…the "performance king" sweeping the globe
ENHYPEN also earned the moniker "performance king." In April they performed 13 songs at the United States' largest music festival, Coachella Festival, unleashing powerful energy and a dense musical color. The response from global music fans translated into overwhelming buzz on social media. Among artists who performed at Coachella, ENHYPEN was the fifth most mentioned on X (formerly Twitter), and ENCHELLA (a portmanteau of ENHYPEN and Coachella) reached No. 1 on global real-time trends.
The expansion of their tour scale was also steep. ENHYPEN's world tour ENHYPEN WORLD TOUR "WALK THE LINE" drew about 676,000 people, completing their largest-ever world tour. Not only were shows in the United States and Europe sold out, they also hit the milestone of entering large stadiums in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. The tour was also listed at No. 4 on Billboard Boxscore's "Top 10 highest-grossing K-pop tours of 2025."
# Solidifying status as a "global top-tier group" with comeback on Jan. 16 next year
After their best year yet, ENHYPEN will return Jan. 16 next year with mini album THE SIN : VANISH to carry the momentum forward. The album, which opens the new series THE SIN inspired by sin, excited fans early with the narrative of lovers who break the taboos of a world where humans and vampires coexist, choose love, and flee.
Only the video and stills for No Way Back, the first of the album's four chapters, were released on the 22nd and 23rd, yet they exuded the aura of a major work. The distinctive structure shifting between live action and animation and the computer graphics reminiscent of fantasy films were a highlight. The seven vampires naturally overlapped with ENHYPEN members, who boast unique visuals, and background music, which is part of some of the recorded tracks, heightened tension and raised expectations for the epic album narrative to come.
ENHYPEN plans to release the second chapter video at 10 p.m. on the 28th. They have previewed a "concept album" in which every track, lyric and sound is intricately connected. Their comeback, which will deliver the essence of immersive storytelling, is drawing great interest.
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