Welcome to another edition of SB Week in Review. Here’s all the news you might have missed over the past week:
Headlines
- The 37th Golden Disc Awards was held on January 7 in Bangkok, Thailand with Ive winning Digital Song of The Year Daesang and BTS Album of The Year Daesang respectively.
Debuts & Comebacks
- NewJeans had us saying “OMG” in their latest return. Check out our MV review here!
- Got7 Yugyeom partnered with Sik-K for “Ponytail.”
- Vixx commemorated their 10-year anniversary with “Gonna Be Alright.”
- Moonbin & Sanha made us even crazier in “Madness.”
- ILY:1 showed off their youthful side in “Twinkle Twinkle.”
Teasers & Announcements
- Monsta X shared the second MV teaser for their January 9 comeback with “Beautiful Liar.”
- SF9 will return on January 9 with “Puzzle.”
- Taeyang will team up with BTS’s Jimin for “Vibe” on January 13.
- GOT The Beat will release their first mini album Stamp On It on January 16.
- Yena dropped concept photos for Love War; set for release on January 16.
- Cignature were all smiles in their My Little Aurora concept photos; the EP is scheduled for release on January 17.
- Got7 Jinyoung revealed the schedule for his January 18 solo debut with Chapter 0: With.
- Twice will drop an English pre-release single “Moonlight Sunrise” on January 20.
- TXT will return on January 27 with The Name Chapter: Temptation.
- NCT 127 revealed a schedule poster for their January 30 return with “Ay-yo.”
- Viviz announced they will drop a new album at the end of January.
- Seventeen BSS teased their comeback.
Other News
- The Lunar New Year holiday special Idol Star Athletics Championship will not be held this year.
- NCT 127’s Haechan will not participate in future activities to focus on recovering after suffering from heart palpitations and stuffiness.
- Jamie will terminate her contract with Warner Music Korea following the end of her contract period.
- SF9 Dawon missed a season’s greeting event to focus on rest after administering first aid to an individual experiencing cardiac arrest at a sauna he frequents.
- Block B Jaeho, B-Bomb, and U-Kwon concluded their contracts with Seven Seasons.
- E’LAST‘s Seungyeop will begin his military enlistment on January 31st
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