RIIZE’s “Insomnia” and XIAOJUN’s “Hey, Somebody”: Two Teasers, Two Release Stories

Update, October 26, 2026 (KST): This article reports the October 25 teaser announcements. RIIZE’s listed midnight marker has passed; the links below still point to the original teasers.

RIIZE’s midnight marker

The description of RIIZE’s “Insomnia” MV teaser lists October 26, 2026, at 0 AM KST. In everyday terms, that means midnight at the start of October 26 in Korea. If you are following from another time zone, check the conversion before setting a reminder.

That date is separate from a later event with a similar name. RIIZE’s official Weverse notice schedules “RIIZE into INSOMNIA: Sleepless Night Live” for October 26 at 11 p.m. KST on the group’s official YouTube channel. The notice says the stream celebrates the release of “Insomnia.”

Those two markers are 23 hours apart. The midnight announcement and the late-night stream should therefore stay separate on your calendar. The live notice links to the RIIZE channel; it does not provide a direct event watch page in the text checked for this article.

XIAOJUN’s English version has an album home

XIAOJUN’s teaser title specifies “Hey, Somebody (English Ver.).” Its description names his first mini album, Hey, Somebody, and displays October 26, 2026, with the notation “CST/KST.” It does not give a clock time.

The wider album details are clearer on the official stores. Weverse Global’s preorder notice lists October 26 as the official release and shipping date. SMTOWN &STORE also says the first mini album will be released on October 26.

The SMTOWN &STORE listing answers another question raised by the teaser: the English version is included on the album. Its five-track list puts “Hey, Somebody” first and marks it as the title track. “Sky High” follows, then “时光情书 (To Us),” “我眼中的你 (Wave),” and “Hey, Somebody (English Ver.)” at number five.

The wording also helps distinguish a song version from a physical album edition. “English Ver.” appears in the track list itself; it describes the recording named in the teaser. “Photobook Ver.” belongs to the store’s product title and identifies the physical edition being offered.

For an English-speaking listener, that gives the teaser a specific place in the project. It previews the English version of the title song, while the album listing offers a route into the other tracks. The store’s introduction also identifies Chinese and English versions of the title track.