SEVENTEEN's newest sub-unit brought "singasong" to KBS2's flagship music show in the first week of July 2026 — but the date circulating in fan recaps is off by a day. Here is what actually aired.
What Happened on Music Bank, July 3, 2026?
V8 — the SEVENTEEN sub-unit of Vernon and The8 — performed their title track "singasong" on episode 1297 of KBS2's "Music Bank," broadcast Friday, July 3, 2026 . It was a promotional stage, not a chart race: V8 was not among that week's first-place nominees. The trophy went to ATEEZ's "BAD," which beat Hearts2Hearts' "Lemon Tang" .
The episode carried 18 acts in total. Alongside V8, the lineup included ATEEZ, Hearts2Hearts, EVAN (Heeseung), RIIZE, MEOVV, izna, IDID, CLASSy, Choi Yoojung, Keyveatz, USPEER, AtHeart, UDTT, Baek A Yeon, HAENA, Kim Hee Jae and U Sung Eun .
One caveat on the setlist. The fan-maintained setlist.fm entry for the episode lists "singasong" as V8's only song, with two attendances logged by users as of its last edit on July 3, 2026 . The KpopNewsHub broadcast recap independently reports a single stage, so one song is the best-supported reading — though a second, unlogged performance cannot be ruled out with certainty given the setlist database's small sample size for this show.
Why July 4 Is the Wrong Date for This Performance
July 4, 2026 was a Saturday, and KBS2's "Music Bank" airs on Fridays — so no Music Bank episode existed on that date. The show that broadcasts on Saturdays is MBC's "Show! Music Core," which is the program that actually lines up with July 4. The V8 stage circulating under a July 4 label belongs to episode 1297 of Music Bank, aired Friday, July 3, 2026 .
Two independent records agree on the July 3 date. The setlist.fm entry files the appearance under July 3, 2026, and the KpopNewsHub broadcast recap covers the same episode with the same date and the same performer lineup . Korean coverage of V8's promotion cycle sequences it the same way: Mnet's "M Countdown" on July 2, Music Bank on July 3, then "Show! Music Core" .
For anyone cataloguing V8's debut promotions — fan wikis, setlist databases, timeline posts — July 3, 2026 is the date to record for the Music Bank stage. A July 4 citation points to a broadcast slot on a different network.
Who Is V8, and What Is 'singasong'?
V8 is a SEVENTEEN sub-unit made up of Vernon (Choi Hansol) and The8 (Xu Minghao), announced by PLEDIS Entertainment in late May 2026 . The name fuses the "V" of Vernon with the "8" of The8, and the agency framed it through an eight-cylinder engine metaphor for acceleration and originality. V8 is SEVENTEEN's sixth official unit, following BSS, Jeonghan x Wonwoo, Hoshi x Woozi, S.Coups x Mingyu and DK x Seungkwan .
The pair's self-titled debut mini album, V8, arrived on June 29, 2026 . The eight-track EP runs "Friend," "BEAT," "singasong," "Mia" (a Vernon solo), "Coloring," "girlsnboys," "8DM" (a The8 solo) and "rat race," and the project was recorded over roughly a 10-month period across Seoul, Los Angeles and Berlin .
Title track "singasong" is a hyperpop-rooted electronic song co-composed with German producer Mechatok. The wider credit list is unusual for a SEVENTEEN release: "girlsnboys" was written, composed and produced by Pharrell Williams with longtime SEVENTEEN collaborator Bumzu, while Alice Longyu Gao worked on "BEAT," "8DM" and "rat race," Dylan Brady of 100 gecs contributed to "rat race," and Kirara worked on "Mia" .
V8's first music-show stage was not Music Bank. The unit debuted on Mnet's "M Countdown" on July 2, 2026, performing both "singasong" and the digital track "rat race" . Korean press described the "singasong" staging as retro sci-fi in tone, with the two members cutting through rows of synchronized dancers and a shuffle-dance sequence in the bridge as its high point; "rat race" was built around relentless sprinting and closed with identically dressed dancers confined in a large cube, gazing up at descending light . That concept carried into the July 3 Music Bank broadcast the following night.
From the July 3 Stage to a July 10 First-Place Nomination
V8 did not compete for a trophy on July 3, 2026 — the unit reached the first-place nominee slot one week later, on the July 10 broadcast (episode 1298), when "singasong" went head-to-head with ATEEZ's "BAD" . ATEEZ won a second consecutive week with 7,271 points , and did so without appearing on that broadcast . So the July 3 episode was a promotional stage; July 10 was the chart race.
One caution about that Star News report: it lists the V8 lineup as "Vernon, DK." The unit is Vernon and The8 , and the misattribution has circulated in secondhand aggregation since.
The points behind ATEEZ's July 3 win are less settled than they look. KpopNewsHub reports 9,688 points for "BAD," matching a component breakdown of digital 39, broadcast 3,343, K-pop fan vote 652, physical album 5,631 and social media 23 . The fan-maintained K-Chart table on namu.wiki lists 8,797 for the same episode . Both figures are attributed here rather than asserted; readers citing a number should name the source with it.
| Episode | Date | First-place nominees | Winner | Reported points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1297 | 2026-07-03 | ATEEZ "BAD" · Hearts2Hearts "Lemon Tang" | ATEEZ | 9,688 (KpopNewsHub) / 8,797 (namu.wiki) |
| 1298 | 2026-07-10 | ATEEZ "BAD" · V8 "singasong" | ATEEZ (2nd week) | 7,271 (namu.wiki) |
The gap is easier to read against streaming. "singasong" peaked at No. 23 on Melon's Top 100 — a modest domestic run for a SEVENTEEN-affiliated release, and thin in the digital component that Music Bank weights heavily. ATEEZ, meanwhile, was working from a "GOLDEN HOUR : Part 5" first week of 1.88 million copies . V8's own 559,904 copies as of July 1, 2026 made the nomination itself the milestone, not the trophy.
Where to Catch V8 Next: Concerts and Livestream Access
V8's live rollout ran on its own track, separate from the music-show circuit. "2026 VERNON THE 8 [V8] LIVE — GOYANG" was staged on July 11–12, 2026 at KINTEX Exhibition Center 1 in Goyang, drawing roughly 15,000 fans across the two nights and reaching viewers in 63 countries via livestream . It was the first all-standing concert staged by any SEVENTEEN unit, a format choice that fit the EP's hyperpop-leaning material more than a seated arena setup would have.
The show ran about 150 minutes and pulled from three pools: tracks off the V8 EP, rearranged SEVENTEEN group songs, and unreleased solo material from The8 and Vernon . That last category is the practical reason the Goyang dates mattered to fans tracking the unit — solo cuts performed there had no streaming equivalent at the time.
A three-night run at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong followed on July 17–19, 2026 , giving the unit an overseas leg within a week of the domestic debut. A V8 pop-up store themed around the EP also ran at HYBE's Seoul headquarters from July 4–9, 2026, alongside the promotional run , the standard PLEDIS pattern of pairing a release cycle with a physical merchandise window.
The takeaway for anyone tracking dates: V8's July 2026 activity clusters into three verifiable blocks — music shows (M Countdown July 2, Music Bank July 3, Show! Music Core), the Goyang concerts July 11–12, and Hong Kong July 17–19 . No further V8 tour legs have been announced beyond the Hong Kong dates. When a date circulating on social feeds does not fall inside one of those blocks, check it against the broadcaster's weekday or the venue's own schedule before repeating it.
Frequently asked questions
Did SEVENTEEN's V8 perform on Music Bank on July 4, 2026?
No. KBS2's "Music Bank" airs on Fridays, and July 4, 2026 fell on a Saturday. V8's Music Bank stage aired Friday, July 3, 2026, on episode 1297 . A July 4 Saturday slot would correspond to MBC's "Show! Music Core," a different program on a different network.
What song did V8 perform on Music Bank?
V8 performed "singasong," the title track of their debut mini album "V8," released June 29, 2026 . Both the setlist.fm entry for episode 1297 and the broadcast recap list "singasong" alone . The setlist page is fan-maintained, with only two attendances logged as of its July 3, 2026 last edit, so a second unlisted stage cannot be ruled out with certainty, but no source confirms one.
Did V8 win first place on Music Bank?
No. V8 was not among the nominees on July 3, 2026 — that week's first-place race was between ATEEZ's "BAD" and Hearts2Hearts' "Lemon Tang," and ATEEZ won . "singasong" reached the nominee slot the following week, on episode 1298 aired July 10, 2026, but ATEEZ took a second consecutive win with 7,271 points despite not appearing on that broadcast . Reported point totals for the July 3 episode differ between sources, so exact figures for that week should be treated with caution.
Who are the members of V8?
V8 is a two-member SEVENTEEN sub-unit made up of Vernon (Choi Hansol) and The8 (Xu Minghao), announced by PLEDIS Entertainment in late May 2026 . The name combines the "V" of Vernon with the "8" of The8. It is SEVENTEEN's sixth official unit, after BSS, Jeonghan x Wonwoo, Hoshi x Woozi, S.Coups x Mingyu and DK x Seungkwan . One Korean report on the July 10 broadcast listed the lineup as "Vernon, DK," which is incorrect .
Where can fans see V8 live after the Music Bank broadcast?
V8 held "2026 VERNON THE 8 [V8] LIVE — GOYANG" at KINTEX Exhibition Center 1 on July 11–12, 2026, drawing roughly 15,000 fans across two nights with a livestream that reached 63 countries . A three-night run at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong followed on July 17–19, 2026 . No additional tour legs have been announced beyond those dates.
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