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ILLIT BREAK EVEN: everything to know about the comeback

Released on October 26: the “You’re Under Arrest” MV and its first 24 hours on YouTube, the four songs, what “break even” means and the teaser timeline.

The five members of ILLIT in white outfits at an event in January 2026
Photo: TV10 (티비텐) · CC BY 4.0

By the K-Pulso team · Published · Updated

ILLIT returned on Monday, October 26, 2026 with their fifth mini album, BREAK EVEN. The album and the music video for the title track, 체포하겠어 (You’re Under Arrest), came out at the same time, at 6 PM Korean time. Here’s the MV, what’s on the album and how it started on YouTube.

Watch the “You’re Under Arrest” MV

  1. ILLITYou’re Under Arrest (MV)

When it came out

BREAK EVEN came out on October 26 at 6 PM KST: 6 PM in Seoul and Tokyo, 10 AM in central Europe, 9 AM in London and 5 AM in New York. For the next releases in your own time zone, see the K-pop comeback calendar.

The tracklist

BREAK EVEN is a short record: four songs, revealed by BELIFT LAB on September 28.

  1. Super in Love
  2. More
  3. 체포하겠어 (You’re Under Arrest): the title track
  4. Pop

The official title, as it appears on the music video on HYBE LABELS, is 체포하겠어 (You’re Under Arrest). Before the release, some translated Korean articles had rendered it as “I’ll Arrest You” or “Arrest Me”. Korean media also report that HYBE chairman Bang Si-hyuk is credited on all four songs.

The concept: what “break even” means

The name comes from accounting. The break-even point is where what you’ve put in and what you get back are exactly equal. As reported by Korean media, the album takes that idea to relationships: no longer investing your time and your heart in someone who doesn’t give anything back. The title track is described as a song about the feelings toward someone who misread repeated kindness as something more.

The visuals moved through several moods, each with its own set of concept photos: BURNING, GLLIT (named after the fandom), QUIET, with a cold, distant look, and MAD, with bright blonde hair and a kitsch style.

The teaser timeline

BELIFT LAB announced the album on September 14 and spent a month releasing teasers. The dates below are in Korean time.

Who’s in the comeback?

ILLIT have five members: Yunah, Minju, Moka, Wonhee and Iroha. They debuted in March 2024 with “Magnetic”. Our guide to ILLIT’s members introduces each of them.

In June 2026, BELIFT LAB said that Moka would pause all activities to focus on her health, and that ILLIT would continue as a four-member group for the time being. The BREAK EVEN teasers feature Yunah, Minju, Wonhee and Iroha. The agency hasn’t announced a return date, so for any update on Moka, the official notices from BELIFT LAB on Weverse are the place to check.

Where to watch and listen

How “You’re Under Arrest” started

The music video went up on the HYBE LABELS YouTube channel on October 26 at 08:58 UTC (5:58 PM KST). This is how its first day went, according to YouTube’s own count:

In K-Pulso’s daily update of October 27 (15:05 UTC), the MV was No. 2 in today’s ranking, with 5,571,192 new views in 24 hours; only BABYMONSTER’s “DESERVE” gained more. By then it had 7,793,134 views in total and was No. 12 in the weekly ranking. The 24-hour gain and the positions are calculated by K-Pulso from the counts we record every day.

YouTube can still adjust early counts. You can follow the MV’s daily gains in the K-Pulso ranking and on the ILLIT artist page.

ILLIT on K-Pulso: the numbers before the comeback

K-Pulso follows every ILLIT music video and music show fancam on YouTube. This is where they stand on October 25, the day before the release.

ILLIT’s top videos on K-Pulso

  1. ILLITMagnetic (MV)
  2. ILLITIt’s Me (MV)
  3. ILLITIt’s Me (K-Choreo fancam)
  4. ILLITMagnetic (full cam)

The total views come from YouTube; the daily and weekly gains are calculated by us from the counts we record every day. You can follow ILLIT’s numbers live on the ILLIT artist page, and you’ll find how “You’re Under Arrest” started in the section above.

Frequently asked questions

When did ILLIT’s BREAK EVEN come out?

On October 26, 2026 at 6 PM Korean time, which is 6 PM in Tokyo, 9 AM in London, 10 AM in central Europe and 5 AM in New York.

What is the title track of BREAK EVEN?

체포하겠어 (You’re Under Arrest). Its music video came out at the same time as the album, on the HYBE LABELS YouTube channel.

How many songs are on BREAK EVEN?

Four: “Super in Love”, “More”, “You’re Under Arrest” and “Pop”.

Is Moka part of the BREAK EVEN comeback?

BELIFT LAB said in June that Moka was pausing activities for her health and that ILLIT would continue as four for now. The teasers feature the other four members, and no return date has been announced.

How many views did “You’re Under Arrest” get in 24 hours?

6,577,712 views on YouTube in its first 24 hours, by YouTube’s own count on October 27. In K-Pulso’s daily ranking that day it was No. 2, behind BABYMONSTER’s “DESERVE”.

What is ILLIT’s most viewed music video?

“Magnetic”, their debut song, with more than 365 million views on YouTube.

What is ILLIT’s fandom called?

GLLIT. You’ll find more fandom names in our guide to K-pop fandom names.

Sources

Video

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