Welcome to another edition of SB Week in Review. Here’s all the news you might have missed over the past week:
Headlines
- Attrakt will be pursuing legal action against Warner Music Korea on the grounds that the latter colluded with former Fifty Fifty members Aran, Saena, and Sio to breach their contracts.
- Following Min Heejin seeking reappointment as Ador‘s CEO, Hybe Entertainment has responded with a refusal. This comes after the members of New Jeans conducted a livestream requesting that Min Heejin be reinstated as CEO.
- Taeil (formerly NCT) has been been booked (without detention) by the police on reports of sexual crimes on an undefined number of victims. He is currently out on bail. Further details remain unknown as investigations are ongoing.
Debuts & Comebacks
- NCT Wish released “Dunk Shot” ahead of their comeback with Steady on September 24.
- The members of Boy Next Door were “Nice Guy(s)” in their latest MV.
- Xdinary Heroes collaborated with YB Yoon Dohyun for “Instead!“
- Naevis (SM Entertainment‘s first virtual artist) debuted with “Done“.
- Stray Kids‘ Hans released the self-penned “Human” for his birthday.
Teasers & Announcements
- Hwasa (Mamamoo) drops her 2nd mini-album, O, on September 19.
- TXT‘s Yeonjun makes his solo debut with his mixtape, Ggum, on September 19.
- Fifty Fifty’s Love Tune is released on September 20.
- P1Harmony‘s “Sad Song” is also out on September 20.
- Key‘s (Shinee) Pleasure Shop drops on September 23.
- Super Junior D&E comeback with Inevitable on September 25.
- Seventeen return with their 12th mini-album on October 14.
- Itzy make their comeback with Gold on October 15.
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