ATEEZ GOLDEN HOUR Part.6 Release Date: Nov. 13 Comeback

by Hannah / Oct 08, 2026 06:45 PM EDT

A ship plows through towering waves, survives a collision and sails on while skeletons look on. That is the entire plot of the "CRASH TO BEGIN" spoiler video KQ Entertainment posted for ATEEZ on Oct. 8, and it ends with a date: Nov. 13, the release of "GOLDEN HOUR : Part.6."

The date, the album title and the video are all KQ has confirmed. The tracklist, title track and pre-order schedule have not been announced, allkpop reported, and no release time has been given.

The ship is the part to watch. allkpop notes it has long stood for ATEEZ's storytelling, and reads the on-screen phrase "CRASH TO BEGIN" as a sign that the collision is a starting point rather than an ending. KQ has not explained the video.

Part.6 arrives about five months after "GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5," the group's 14th EP, which came out in June. Part.5 debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, ATEEZ's third chart-topper on the main albums chart, and sold 223,000 copies in the US in its first week, a career best, according to allkpop. The Korea Herald reports first-week sales of more than 1.88 million copies, making it the group's seventh million-seller.

Its main track "BAD" won seven times on Korean TV music shows and gave ATEEZ its first entry on Melon's Top 100, where it climbed to No. 8, the Korea Herald said. allkpop adds that the song kept collecting music-show wins into September.

For readers who know ATEEZ mainly through US charts, the Billboard run is recent. "THE WORLD EP.FIN : WILL" reached No. 1 in December 2023, which Japan's Natalie described as the first Billboard 200 No. 1 for an act outside the four major Korean agencies. "GOLDEN HOUR : Part.2" followed in November 2024. In April 2024, ATEEZ became the first K-pop boy group to play Coachella, and in June 2025 "Lemon Drop" gave the group its first Billboard Hot 100 entry at No. 69.

The "GOLDEN HOUR" series has been the vehicle for most of that run. Part.3 debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in 2025, and Part.5 put the group back on top. KQ has not said whether Part.6 will have a US release plan or touring tie-in.

Nov. 13 is 36 days out. Until KQ posts a tracklist and a title track, the only preview of Part.6 is a ship in rough water.