kpop predictions

Putting my predictions out there since more kpop groups have announced tours. Following all 3 prior kpop headliner’s tour schedule/lolla parallels, the only kpop/kpop company artists I see possible are:

ITZY - JYPE (on tour)

NMIXX - JYPE (on tour, no Chicago LATAM stop)

ILLIT - HYBE (on a pseudo tour?)

Girlset - JYPE (on a pseudo tour?)

leaning on yes:

I-dle (on tour, has 8/2 and 8/4 east coast stops)

and a hugeeeee maybe to IVE - Starship Ent. (on tour, has been 2 years), Ateez - KQ Ent. (On tour), and if SM somehow gets into Lolla, aespa (on tour)

I can definitely see a repeat of ‘25 ‘s kpop lineup, whereby Itzy takes Twice’s spot, NMIXX takes Xdinary Heroes’s spot, and Girlset takes KickFlip’s spot. Illit could be Katseye’s spot. Would be interesting to see I-dle snag the the headliner spot tbh, but might have a similar spot to ‘24 IVE

Who I think have a low/no chance of going:

Blackpink (as a group) - just finished 2025 tour

Babymonster - not on tour

BTS - has a Chicago August stop

Any ‘25 artist - 2+ year “rule”

Le sserafim - already finished 2025 tour

Txt - already finished 2025 tour

Enhypen - already finished 2025 tour

TWS - too early of a pseudo tour

Cortis - not on tour

Hearts2Hearts - too early of a pseudo tour

Past kpop for reference:

2023

TXT (HL) - Bighit/Hybe (was on tour)

NewJeans - Ador/Hybe

2024

Stray Kids (HL) - JYPE (was on tour)

VCHA/girlset (planned, dropped out) - JYPE (was on tour)

IVE - Starship Ent. (Was on tour)

2025

Twice (HL) - JYPE (was on tour)

Xdinary Heroes - JYPE (was on tour)

KickFlip - JYPE

Katseye - Hybe (tour announced)

BOYNEXTDOOR - Koz/Hybe