Beyond the Big Four Latest — October 18, 2026
Selected October 18 updates: IVE shared release dates for Looks Can Kill, and ATEEZ announced that “BAD” reached 100 million views. izna and ZEROBASEONE posted promotion-behind episodes, while QWER marked its third anniversary with a special episode. PENTAGON announced European tour dates, and tripleS scheduled Stationhead sessions.
At a glance
- IVE shares release dates; ATEEZ reports milestone
- IVE’s Looks Can Kill announcement leads this selected roundup, with a pre-release scheduled for October 19 and the EP for October 26, both at 18:00 KST.
- IVE sets Looks Can Kill release dates
- IVE shared ‘HERO ON SET’ concept-photo announcements for its EP Looks Can Kill on October 18.
- ATEEZ reports 100 million views for “BAD”
- ATEEZ announced on October 18, 2026, that the official music video for “BAD” had reached 100 million views.
A selected roundup of news published or first observed on October 18, 2026 (KST). Upcoming ATEEZ calendar listings are presented separately from the news window.
IVE shares release dates; ATEEZ reports milestone
IVE’s Looks Can Kill announcement leads this selected roundup, with a pre-release scheduled for October 19 and the EP for October 26, both at 18:00 KST. ATEEZ also announced that the “BAD” official music video had reached 100 million views.
Other updates include promotion-behind episodes from izna and ZEROBASEONE, QWER’s third-anniversary special, PENTAGON’s European tour dates, and tripleS Stationhead sessions scheduled for October 19–21.
IVE sets Looks Can Kill release dates
IVE shared ‘HERO ON SET’ concept-photo announcements for its EP Looks Can Kill on October 18. The schedule lists a pre-release for October 19, 2026, at 18:00 KST and the album release for October 26 at 18:00 KST.
ATEEZ reports 100 million views for “BAD”
ATEEZ announced on October 18, 2026, that the official music video for “BAD” had reached 100 million views. This is the milestone reported by the group, rather than an independently checked live count.
Selected upcoming ATEEZ calendar listings
Selected upcoming entries in the current ATEEZ calendar list 언발란스 식당 on October 22, 2026; ootb STUDIO 인기맛집 on October 23; and MBC 전지적 참견 시점 on October 24.
The calendar records were rechecked on October 19, 2026 (KST), after the October 18 news window. Listed hours have unconfirmed timezones; these scheduled entries do not confirm recording dates or attendance.
izna posts Japan-promotion behind-the-scenes episode
izna published a YouTube behind-the-scenes episode about its ‘HANDLE WITH CARE’ Japan promotion on October 18, 2026, at 20:00:06 KST. The supplied title identifies the episode’s subject but does not establish when the footage was recorded.
QWER marks its third anniversary with special
QWER marked its third anniversary with a special episode. The description says surprise letters appear at the end and notes that multilingual subtitles were planned for Sunday night KST; it does not say those subtitles were already available.
ZEROBASEONE posts Japan EP promotion episode
ZEROBASEONE published a ZE_pisode installment about promotion for its second Japanese EP, 回帰LOVE, on October 18, 2026. The announcement identifies the behind-the-scenes subject but does not give filming dates.
PENTAGON announces three European tour dates
PENTAGON’s 10th Anniversary Tour <101010> announcement lists three European stops: PANAMA in Amsterdam on November 4, 2026; LE TRABENDO in Paris on November 6; and MAHALLA in Berlin on November 8.
tripleS schedules LOVE&POP pt.2 sessions
tripleS announced Stationhead listening parties and voice Q&A sessions for LOVE&POP pt.2 on October 19–21, 2026. The post lists Kaede and Kotone on October 19; JiWoo and YuBin, and ChaeWon and Mayu on October 20; and HaYeon and YeonJi, and ShiOn and Lynn on October 21. It supplies no session hours or timezone.
Release dates and selected announcements to track
IVE’s Looks Can Kill pre-release is scheduled for October 19, 2026, at 18:00 KST. Selected October 18 announcements also included ATEEZ’s reported “BAD” milestone; new content from izna, QWER and ZEROBASEONE; PENTAGON’s November European dates; and tripleS’s October 19–21 sessions.
The upcoming calendar entries and announced dates are schedules, not confirmation that an event has taken place.
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Here’s your selected news roundup for October 18, 2026, Korea time. The announced pre-release is scheduled for October 19. The EP follows October 26, both at 6 PM KST. ATEEZ announced that its official “BAD” music video reached 100 million views. Separately, ATEEZ has calendar listings for October 22 to 24. Those schedules were rechecked October 19, outside the news window. A new behind-the-scenes episode covers “HANDLE WITH CARE” promotion in Japan. Q W E R marked its third anniversary with a special episode. The description says surprise letters appear at the end. ZEROBASEONE shared a new behind-the-scenes installment. It covers promotion for the group’s second Japanese EP. PENTAGON announced three European stops for its tenth-anniversary tour. Amsterdam November 4, Paris November 6, and Berlin November 8. Stationhead listening parties and voice question-and-answer sessions are scheduled. The announced dates run October 19 to 21. That wraps this roundup of release dates, milestones, and announcements. Check the original notices for details before making plans.
