SM Entertainment's six-member boy group RIIZE is returning with their second mini album on Jun. 15, 2026, the agency officially confirmed.
SM Entertainment confirmed the release date to media outlets on Apr. 24 (KST), stating: "RIIZE will be releasing their second mini album on Jun. 15. Details regarding the promotional schedule will be announced at a later date, so please look forward to it." The group is currently in the final stages of preparation ahead of the comeback.
The Jun. 15 release marks RIIZE's first new music in approximately seven months, following the release of their second single album Fame on Nov. 24, 2025, according to Ktown4U. Fame was a three-track single album, with the lead single sharing the same title. It came about six months after RIIZE dropped their first full-length studio album, ODYSSEY, in May 2025.
The upcoming second mini album will be the group's first extended play release since RIIZING, their debut mini album that came out on Jun. 17, 2024. RIIZING was an eight-track record led by the title track "Boom Boom Bass" and sold over 1 million copies in South Korea in its first chart week. A repackage version titled RIIZING: Epilogue followed on Sept. 4, 2024, to mark the group's first anniversary.
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The comeback announcement comes on the heels of a busy touring period for RIIZE. The group successfully completed their first world tour, RIIZING LOUD, which drew 420,000 fans across 21 regions worldwide before wrapping in March 2026. As part of the tour, RIIZE became the first K-pop boy group to perform at Lollapalooza South America, with stops in Argentina, Chile, and Brazil, Allkpop reported.
Earlier this month, the group also gained international recognition when UK-based guitar magazine Guitar.com named RIIZE as a rising guitar artist in the Asian music scene to watch in 2026, making them the only K-pop act on the list. The feature highlighted members Wonbin and Anton for weaving their passion for guitar music into the group's performances and releases.
RIIZE debuted on Sept. 4, 2023, under SM Entertainment with the single album Get A Guitar. The group currently has six members: Shotaro, Eunseok, Sungchan, Wonbin, Sohee, and Anton, after original member Seunghan departed from the group in October 2024. No further details about the second mini album's title, track list, or promotional schedule have been announced yet, as per Soompi.
