If you want to find new songs released in September 2026 with their choreographies, it's best to separate the music release date from the video release date. Even for the same song, music videos, music show performances, and dance practice videos are uploaded on different days. This article, as of 2026-09-20, selects Chungha's México, MONSTA X's MAGIC, and MINHO's Make it hot, whose releases and official videos have been confirmed, and provides a viewing guide on which materials to watch first. It is not a ranking chart or a complete list of September releases.
1. September Releases and Choreography Materials at a Glance
| Artist | Song | Release Date | Official Material to Watch First |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chungha | México | 2026-09-01 | September 3 M COUNTDOWN Stage |
| MONSTA X | MAGIC / EP The Phase | 2026-09-04 | September 11 Dance Practice (Fix ver.) |
| MINHO | Make it hot | 2026-09-07 | September 10 Dance Practice |
Release schedules were cross-checked with KBS WORLD's September Comeback Announcement and official artist/broadcaster materials. The observation points mentioned below are suggestions for readers to compare videos. They should not be interpreted as official names for specific moves, or as an indication of which song is easiest or most popular. You can start by choosing just one song you like and watching the same section across different video formats.
2. Chungha México — Connecting Music and Broadcast Stage
Chungha's México was released on September 1. The release date is also specified in the Spanish version of the song on the official artist channel. This link is for the audio material, so distinguish it from videos that show choreography. To see the dance and stage performance together, you can go to the September 3 M COUNTDOWN official stage.
The first time you watch, listen to the overall flow of the song. The second time, try to follow the movements of the singer and surrounding performers separately during the repeated chorus. Your appreciation will become more concrete if you set questions such as where their gaze is during singing, the direction of movement, and which part of the music aligns with their stopped poses. Since camera angles can change in broadcast footage, it's best not to guess and imitate footwork that disappears off-screen. Even if you remember a part from a short video, finding out which section of the original song it is first will make it easier to compare with other versions.
3. MONSTA X MAGIC — Viewing Formations with a Fixed Camera
MAGIC from the EP The Phase, released on September 4, can use the Dance Practice (Fix ver.) uploaded on the official channel as a starting point for choreography appreciation. In addition to the fixed camera version, a Magician ver. is also available, making it easy to distinguish and choose between different video formats for the same song. Even if the upload dates of the two videos are different, it doesn't mean the song was newly released twice.
When watching group choreography, watch the entire screen the first time, and then follow only one person's movement path the next time. This method involves observing where others move aside when the person in the center changes, and how spacing is maintained when the front and back rows switch. If you are preparing a cover, the number of members in your team may not be the same as the original team. Before replicating only the noticeable hand movements, writing down the space to move and starting positions on paper will make it easier to check each other's paths during practice.
4. MINHO Make it hot — Observing Solo Centerline and Movement Connections
MINHO's second mini-album, Make it hot, was announced for a September 7 release. By watching the SHINee official community countdown notice and the September 10 official dance practice video together, you can connect the album and performance materials. Here, the official video title is displayed as is, to avoid confusion with fan-edited videos or practice videos of other songs.
In solo performances, attention tends to focus only on the main character. In the second viewing, let's also look at the space created by the surrounding performers. You can observe who the screen is centered on even with the same beat, and how the end of one movement connects to the beginning of the next. When practicing, it's less burdensome to check one element at a time rather than trying to memorize the hand shape, the order of foot placement, and the body's direction all at once. If you've slowed down the video playback speed, make sure to return to the original speed at the end to see if the music and movements flow naturally.
5. Three Questions for Choosing Representative Choreography
The 'representative choreography' in this article means finding sections in official performance materials that help understand the song. It does not arbitrarily assign official names or difficulty ratings to point choreographies. First, ask if the same movement returns when the chorus repeats, what preparatory movements precede and follow that movement, and if the entire movement can be accurately understood even in short clips showing only the upper body. If the answer is unclear, it's better to return to the full video than to rely on cropped shorts.
If you are filming a cover for the first time, you can choose a short section that connects from the starting pose to the ending pose, rather than aiming to complete the entire song. First, connect at a comfortable speed, then film yourself and watch it side-by-side with the original. You must decide from the beginning whether to follow the screen's left and right as is, or the actual direction of movement. Mixing mirrored and normal videos in the middle can change directions and make it difficult to remember. If wide movements or low stances are burdensome, there's no need to force yourself to match the original's range.
6. Order of Viewing from Original Song to Cover Video
After learning the structure with the original song, watching the official choreography video, music show performances, and then other teams' covers in that order provides a basis for comparison. The completeness of an official stage and the on-site conditions of a cover team are not the same. The number of cameras, personnel, floor, and space may differ, so it's more interesting to see what elements are maintained and what is changed, rather than simply ranking who performs better. If you watch one team repeatedly across several songs, their chosen expressions become more apparent.
You can continue to other stages in Dance Collection or check for new articles in Dance Communication. The Hot Global playlist is separate material to explore, and the selection of these three songs in this article does not mean they are the top three in that ranking. Unreleased songs from late September were not included as if already viewed, and if new material emerges later, this article can be supplemented by checking release dates and official links.
Information verification date: 2026-09-20. Release dates and video release dates are based on the sources linked above, and video availability may vary depending on platform policies or rights holder settings.
