IVE Prepare ‘Looks Can Kill’ Pre-Release for October 19 Ahead of New EP
STARSHIP Entertainment has set a two-stage October rollout: an advance single followed by the complete mini album.
Two dates to remember
IVE will issue a pre-release single on October 19, 2026, ahead of their new EP, Looks Can Kill, scheduled for October 26. Agency STARSHIP Entertainment confirmed the plans in late September. Both dates remained in the future as of October 15, so this article describes an announced schedule rather than an already released single or album.
The significance of the rollout
A pre-release allows listeners to hear one piece of the forthcoming project before the complete record arrives. That creates two separate milestones for journalists and fans to track: the first song’s publication and the EP’s complete release. The dates should not be collapsed into a single comeback day. In particular, official music-video availability, platform links and track credits require confirmation when the music goes live.
Following a full-length era
The EP is planned as the group’s first new release since their second studio album, REVIVE+, which arrived in February. It follows a period that also included international touring. The combination of recorded work and live dates gives the late-October release particular interest for audiences who discovered IVE through concert performances rather than through the earlier album alone.
What is confirmed and what is still open
The agency’s release dates and EP title are established. Details such as the final song sequence, production credits, music-video imagery and initial chart performance should be checked against primary release materials rather than inferred from teaser graphics. The title Looks Can Kill is an announced project name, not an indicator of any particular lyrical subject until the finished material is available.
How KWaveScope will follow the release
The next meaningful updates are the October 19 official single and any associated video, then the October 26 EP track list and global platform release. KWaveScope will keep release-time reporting and later chart analysis separate so readers can distinguish verified results from expectations.
Sources & Verification
Individual original announcements and reporting used to verify this article; dates reflect when those sources published the information.
Yonhap · September 28 agency announcement
STARSHIP Entertainment · artist profile
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