KWAVESCOPE A–Z NEWS · NMIXX · OCTOBER 19, 2026
NMIXX Set to Release Sixth EP ‘Strange Muse’ Today, Led by ‘Birthday Wish’
JYP Entertainment’s six-member group returns on October 19 at 6 p.m. KST with a six-track record that introduces three new member-unit songs. The title track’s music video remains a scheduled release as of this pre-release report.
NMIXX are approaching release day. Their sixth mini-album, Strange Muse, is scheduled to arrive on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 6 p.m. Korea Standard Time. JYP Entertainment has already previewed the project through concept photographs, two different types of highlight medley and an official teaser for the title track, ‘긴 소원 (Birthday Wish)’.
There is an important distinction on the morning of release day: the album and its main music video have been announced, but the official release time has not yet arrived. This article covers the confirmed details before 6 p.m. KST. It does not claim any chart result, streaming milestone or response to a finished music video.
Six songs, including three first-ever NMIXX unit tracks
The album’s announced track list has six songs. Three feature all six members, while the other three are two-member tracks—the group’s first formal unit recordings since its 2022 debut. The planned line-up offers more room for individual vocal pairings without replacing the full group’s music.
| Track | Members / format |
|---|---|
| 긴 소원 (Birthday Wish) | Full group · title track |
| Kerosene | Full group |
| RudE TaLK | Full group |
| 너는 달 (Sing to the Moon) | LILY and HAEWON |
| Hot ‘n Unbothered | SULLYOON and BAE |
| 휙 (WHIP) | JIWOO and KYUJIN |
The member pairings are a noteworthy shift for a group widely recognised for switching between musical styles within a single performance. With two voices rather than six on each unit track, listeners will be able to hear how particular combinations carry a song from beginning to end.
The members contributed to the new songs
The announced credits show the members taking part in the writing process. All six are credited as lyricists on their respective unit songs, with KYUJIN also contributing to composition on ‘WHIP’. BAE participated in writing the lyrics for the full-group track ‘RudE TaLK’. These credits make the unit project more than a rearrangement of the usual performance formation.
JYP’s published pre-release material includes an a cappella highlight medley and an original highlight medley. Listening to both can offer a useful comparison: one foregrounds the voices while the other introduces more of the recorded arrangements. Neither should be mistaken for the final full-length album or an already published official title-track video.
What is confirmed for the release?
The release plan names October 19 at 6 p.m. KST as the official start for Strange Muse. The physical album is also listed by JYP Japan Online Store with October 19 as its Korean release date, although international shipping and local product-arrival dates differ.
NMIXX have been teasing the record through JYP’s official notice board, including the title-track MV teaser posted on October 18. Fans should check those channels again after 6 p.m. for the finished music video and official streaming links rather than relying on a fan upload or a scheduled premiere image.
Why this comeback is worth following
The six-song structure creates a balance between the collective sound that made NMIXX distinctive and the first official chance to hear LILY with HAEWON, SULLYOON with BAE, and JIWOO with KYUJIN on three dedicated recordings. That opens fresh possibilities for vocal colour and songwriting within one release.
For international NSWER, the important thing is to follow the difference between a scheduled comeback and a released album. Sales statistics, streaming rankings, live stages and reactions to the full MV should be reported only after their respective official data become available. The announced track titles and member credits are already enough to explain why October 19 is a significant date on NMIXX’s calendar.
JYP Japan Online Store — Strange Muse official product listing and October 19 Korean release date
Reporting status: scheduled release, as of the morning of October 19, 2026 (KST). This article does not present chart results or the finished MV as available.