EVAN releases DEATH OF ME mini-album
- K-pop act EVAN released its debut mini-album DEATH OF ME today and announced pop-up events tied to the release with serial number perks. - The release includes serial-numbered copies and in-person pop-up incentives advertised by EVAN's Japan account, per the group's official post today on X. - EVAN's Japan account posted the announcement today; fans were directed to pop-ups in Tokyo and Osaka. (x.com)
1/ EVAN released his first mini-album, *DEATH OF ME*, on Sept. 7, according to the act’s official Japan discography page, which lists the project as a new album release dated 2026.09.07. (evan-official.jp) 2/ The release was paired with a fresh Japan-site update on Sept. 7 announcing a store “lucky draw” event tied to the album, plus store-specific CD purchase benefits. The official site lists that notice as new under its latest news items. (evan-official.jp) 3/ EVAN’s Japan account also pushed fans toward pop-up activity in Tokyo and Osaka in a Sept. 8 X post referenced in the source briefing. The same release cycle has been supported by a broader Japan retail-and-event rollout on the official site. (evan-official.jp) 4/ The serial-number piece was not improvised for release day. EVAN’s Japan site had already published a “serial number benefit” notice for *DEATH OF ME*, laying out three incentives: an online long-talk event, an offline signing event, and a signed-poster giveaway. (evan-official.jp) 5/ One of the clearest details in that notice is timing. The offline signing event tied to the serial-number campaign is scheduled for Oct. 31 at an undisclosed location in Tokyo and Nov. 14 at an undisclosed location in Kyoto, according to the official Japan site. (evan-official.jp) 6/ EVAN’s Japan operation built several other in-person hooks around the same album. The official site separately announced a high-touch event for first-come buyers, an offline two-shot photo event, an offline talk event, an online signing event, and a premium offline signing event. (evan-official.jp) 7/ Retail partners in Japan were also folded into the campaign. Tower Records said the Japanese release carried a serial-number application benefit and listed Sept. 8, 2026, as the local sale date for the edition it was promoting. HMV likewise advertised limited benefits and said sales would count toward Korean and Japanese charts. (tower.jp) 8/ The album itself had been positioned as EVAN’s first mini-album since the June debut single “RIDE OR DIE.” StarNews, citing Billip Lab, reported on Aug. 10 that EVAN participated in producing the full album and that pre-orders opened the same day. (starnewskorea.com) 9/ Billip Lab said at the time that *DEATH OF ME* was meant to show EVAN “moving forward” while holding mixed emotions, and StarNews reported the singer had taken part across the project after contributing heavily to his debut single as well. (starnewskorea.com) 10/ The next concrete dates in this rollout are already on the calendar: the Tokyo-area offline sign event on Oct. 31 and the Kyoto-area event on Nov. 14, both tied to the serial-number campaign on EVAN’s official Japan site. (evan-official.jp)
