Welcome to another edition of SB Week in Review. Here’s all the news you might have missed over the past two weeks:
Headlines
- After nearly 10 years, f(x)‘s Krystal has parted ways with SM Entertainment.
- Hinapia has disbanded. We wish the members best of luck in their careers going forth.
Debuts & Comebacks
- The members of Itzy were “Not Shy“. Read our review here!
- Dreamcatcher developed their rock-inspired sound for their comeback with “Boca“. See what our writer had to say here!
- Oneus channelled Shakespeare in their MV for “To Be or Not To Be“. The full MV review is up!
- SuperM were in their top conditions for “100“.
- Ahead of his solo debut, Wonho dropped a pre-release track: “Losing You“.
- Rothy and Chanyeol teamed up for “Ocean View“.
- Victon‘s Seungwoo made a solo debut with “Sacrifice“.
- Hyolyn asked listeners to “Say My Name” in her latest MV.
- Gugudan‘s Sejong made a solo return with “Whale“.
- MCND‘s “nanana” left a powerful impression on their fans.
- Kim Jaehwan returned with an MV for “I’m Not Okay“.
- The members of BTS had a retro blast in English single “Dynamite“.
- Sunmi, too, dropped “Borderline“, tackling mental health issues through her self-penned English lyrics.
- James Lee released a melancholic MV for “Liar“.
Teasers & Announcements
- Ateez drops their MV for “Thanxx” on Aug 24.
- Cravity returns with Season 2, Hideout: The New Day We Step Into on Aug 24.
- Kim Yohan gears up for his release of “No More“, due out on Aug 25.
- Kard continues to excite fans for their Aug 26 release of “Way With Words“.
- Hyuna‘s single, Good Girl, was scheduled for a Aug 26 release, but has been delayed due to health concerns.
- Oh My Girl‘s new single titled “Rocket Ride” releases on Aug 28.
- Black Pink‘s new single, featuring Selena Gomez, drops on Aug 28.
- Day6‘s The Book of Us: Gluon is due for release on Aug 31.
- Lee Eunsang‘s debut single, Beautiful Scar, will be out on Aug 31.
- Lovelyz drops Unforgettable on Sep 1.
- A.C.E. comes back with The Butterfly Phantasy on Sep 2.
- Super Junior D&E return with their fourth mini-album, Bad Blood, on Sep 3.
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