Welcome to another edition of SB Week in Review! Here’s all the news you might have missed:

Headlines

COVID cases continue to rise in South Korea and impact daily life as well as the entertainment industry.
- Yoo Jae-sook is currently self-isolating after testing negative.
- Ateez will resume activities following San‘s recovery and the member’s quarantine.
- Hani tested positive for COVID and is following government isolation guidelines.
- BtoB‘s Minhyuk also tested positive.

Debuts & Comebacks

Exo‘s Baekhyun featured on Colde‘s latest, “When Dawn Comes Again.”
Seventeen released an MV for their b-side, “Anyone.”
- The group also renewed their contracts with Pledis Entertainment.

The highlight medley for D.O.‘s Empathy was essentially a short film. The album and it’s title track “Rose” will be out on July 26.
On the same day, AkMu will release “Nakka” (featuring IU) as part of their collaboration album, Next Episode.
Mamamoo‘s Solar and Moonbyul will release a special cover of Vibe‘s “Promise U” on July 28.
Dreamcatcher are embracing summer vibes for their July 30 mini, Summer Holiday.
Golden Child are dropping individual member teasers ahead of their August 2 album, Game Changer.
Somi will release Dumb on the same day.
Astro, as well, will return on the 2nd with the mini album Switch On.
Weeekly are keeping things sweet in the teasers for Play Game: Holiday, out on August 4.
Sunmi will be back with 1/6 on August 6.
ONF are looking to cool things down in the teasers for their August 9 album, Popping.
TXT will return with the repackage album The Chaos Chapter: Fight or Escape on August 17.
CIX will also return on the 17th with Ok.
Ha Sungwoon will return with the repackage, Select Shop on August 9.
Stray Kids teased their August 23 return with the “Thunderous” trailer for NoEasy.
JayB (Got7) will drop his first solo mini album on August 26.
A handful of other August comebacks have been confirmed, but do not yet have a set date including: The Boyz, Hyoyeon (DJ Hyo), Cravity, Park Ji Hoon, and Red Velvet.

Infinite‘s Sunggyu and his agency DHTNE expressed their disappointment with KBS over the singer’s removal as a fixed cast member on Two Faced following his recovery from COVID.
Aespa has signed with Creative Artists Agency for future international promotions.
Monsta X‘s Shownu began his military service this week.
Mingi will resume activities with Ateez ahead of their first Japanese single, “Dreamers.”

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