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

Debuts & Comebacks

  • Babymonster said you better dance like “Choom” in their latest.
  • Cortis were pursued by a mob in “TNT.”
  • Billlie tried out a darker concept for “Zap.”
  • Kiiras went on a staycation for “Ta Ta.”

Teasers & Announcements

  • Aespa will put out the spooky pre-release “WDA (Whole Different Animal)” on May 11.
    • Lemonade will drop on May 29.
  • VVS teased a heist for May 11th’s “Dash.”
  • NMixx will expand their lore with “Heavy Serenade,” also out on the 11th.
  • Taeyong will release his first full solo album Wild on May 18.
  • Itzy asked “What’s your motto?” in image teasers for their May 18 return.
  • Zerobaseone shared laid back teaser photos for Ascend, also out on the 18th.
  • The concept trailer for Taeyang‘s Quintessence was unexpectedly rock-heavy. The album is out on May 18.
  • Somi and Doyeon shared a surprise kiss the first MV teaser for I.O.I‘s “Suddenly,” set for release on May 19.
  • Xikers released a track teaser for Route Zero: The Ora, also out on May 19.
  • Sanha dropped the mood sampler for his May 20 mini album No Reason.
  • Shownu X Hyungwon will return as a duo with Love Me on May 21.
  • Also on the 21st, Oh My Girl‘s Hyojung will put out the digital single “Purple Note.”
  • Le Sserafim, for better or worse, continued the narrative of “Celebration” in the MV teaser for “Boompala.” Pureflow Part 1 is will be out on May 22.
  • And2ble will debut with Sequence 01: Curiosity on May 26.
  • Xlov‘s I,God will be out May 27.
  • Treasure will return with New Wav on June 1.
  • TripleS will have a full group comeback on June 1 with Love&Pop Pt. 1.
  • Meovv began dropping comeback teasers, though no official date has been confirmed.

Other News

  • Lisa will be one of the headliners at the FIFA World Cup USA opening ceremony.
  • Ador issued a short statement saying that talks with Minji are “proceeding in a positive direction,” but refused to confirm anything further about her status in NewJeans.
    • Ador, NewJeans, and Hybe have denied plagiarism accusations by three songwriters who have filed a lawsuit in the US for copyright infringement regarding “How Sweet.”
  • Galaxy Corp. issued an apology for a shirt G-Dragon wore on stage that had a Dutch slur on it.

(YouTube. The Korea Herald. Images via: Swing Entertainment, SM Entertainment, Ador.)