NMIXX has confirmed a comeback with its 6th mini album, Strange Muse, featuring six tracks and member participation in songwriting.
September/24/2026 16:06
NMIXX has officially confirmed a comeback after about five months. JYP Entertainment, the group’s agency, recently released information about NMIXX’s 6th mini album, Strange Muse, along with the track list through its official SNS channels. According to the released track list, the album contains a total of six songs, led by the title track Birthday Wish, followed by Kerosene, RudE TaLK, Sing to the Moon (LILY, HAEWON), Hot 'n Unbothered (SULLYOON, BAE), and WHIP (JIWOO, KYUJIN). While the unit songs being revealed for the first time since debut are drawing attention, the members also participated in writing and composing this time as well. LILY and Haewon, Sullyoon and BAE, and Jiwoo and Kyujin each took part in writing the lyrics for their respective unit songs, and Kyujin also put effort into composing. BAE also participated in writing the lyrics for the third track, RudE TaLK. NMIXX, which recorded consecutive hits with the autumn carol Blue Valentine and the spring serenade Heavy Serenade and has established a firm position as a next-generation group, will once again captivate music fans with the fantastical atmosphere of its new album Strange Muse and the title track Birthday Wish in the autumn season it has now迎えた. NMIXX’s 6th mini album, Strange Muse, will be officially released at 6 p.m. on October 19. In addition, from November 27 to 29, the group will hold an encore concert at Incheon Inspire Arena, marking the finale of its first world tour, EPISODE 1: ZERO FRONTIER, which they have continued for about a year since their debut.
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