UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of January 2026

Commission file number: 001-42648

K WAVE MEDIA LTD.

c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited

PO Box 309, Ugland House

Grand Cayman, KY1-1104

Cayman Islands

(703) 790-0717

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐

Nasdaq ~~Minimum~~ ~~Bid~~Market ~~Price~~Value ~~Deficiency~~of Listed Securities Deficiency Letter

On January 722, 2026, K Wave Media Ltd. (the “Company”) received a letter from the Listing Qualifications staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, ~~based on the closing bid price of the Company~~ for the period from November 20 25, 2025 to January 620, 2026, the ~~Company~~Market noValue ~~longer~~of ~~meets~~Listed Securities (“MVLS”) for the ~~continued~~Company was ~~listing~~below the $50 million minimum MVLS requirement offor continued listing on Nasdaq, under Nasdaq Listing ~~Rules~~Rule ~~5550~~5450(ab)(2)~~, to~~(A) ~~maintain~~(the ~~a minimum bid price of $1 per share~~“MVLS Rule”).

Pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(AC), the Company has a compliance period of 180 calendar days, or until July 621, 2026 (the “Compliance Period”), to regain compliance with ~~Nasdaq’s~~the ~~minimum~~MVLS ~~bid price requirement~~Rule. If at any time during the Compliance Period, the ~~closing~~MVLS ~~bid~~for ~~price per share of~~ the Company’s ~~ordinary shares~~ is at least $~~1.00~~50 million for a minimum of ten consecutive business days, Nasdaq will provide the Company a written confirmation of compliance and this matter will be closed.

In the event that the Company does not regain compliance inwith the MLVS Rule during the Compliance Period, ~~the~~Nasdaq ~~Company~~will ~~may~~provide bewritten ~~eligible~~notification ~~for~~that anthe ~~additional~~Company’s ~~180 calendar~~securities ~~days~~will tobe ~~demonstrate~~subject ~~compliance~~to ~~with~~delisting. In the ~~bid~~event ~~price~~of ~~requirement~~such notification, ~~provided~~the ~~that~~Nasdaq rules permit the Company ~~meets~~an ~~the~~opportunity ~~continued~~to ~~listing~~appeal ~~requirement for~~Nasdaq’s ~~market~~determination. ~~value~~Alternatively, ofthe ~~publicly~~Company ~~held~~may ~~shares~~be ~~and~~eligible ~~all~~to ~~other~~transfer ~~initial~~the listing ~~standards~~of ~~for~~its ~~The~~securities to the Nasdaq Capital Market, ~~with~~ (the ~~exception of the~~ ~~bid~~“Capital ~~price requirement~~Market”), ~~and~~provided isthat ~~able~~the toCompany ~~provide~~then ~~written~~satisfies ~~notice~~the ofrequirements ~~its~~for ~~intention~~continued tolisting ~~cure~~on the ~~deficiency~~Capital ~~during the second compliance period, by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary~~Market.

The Company is currently evaluating options to regain compliance and intends to timely regain compliance with ~~Nasdaq’s~~the ~~continued~~MVLS ~~listing requirement~~Rule. Although the Company will use all reasonable efforts to achieve compliance with ~~Rule~~the ~~5550(a)(2)~~MVLS Rule, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain compliance with ~~that~~the ~~rule~~MVLS Rule or will otherwise be in compliance with other Nasdaq continued listing requirement.

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 6-K is a copy of the press release of the Company, dated January 923, 2026.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release on Receipt of Nasdaq Deficiency Letter, dated January 923, 2026

Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	K Wave Media Ltd.
Date: January 9, 2026	By:	/s/ Ted Kim
Date: January 23, 2026	By:	/s/ Ted Kim
	Name:	Ted Kim
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

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