Welcome to another edition of SB Week in Review. Here’s all the news you might have missed over the past week:
Debuts & Comebacks
- Hearts2Hearts returned with a surprisingly sweet song for the name “Lemon Tang.”
- Evan debuted as a soloist with the rock-hyperpop single “Ride or Die.”
- Classy rebranded with “Tear Drop,” their first comeback since 2024.
- BoyNextDoor followed up their title track “Viral” with an MV for B-side “Adios!”
- Ryeowook released “Runaway” to commemorate his 10th solo debut anniversary.
- Vayonn, a new group from Kim Jaejoong’s Inkode label, debuted with “Watta Day.”
- Stray Kids returned with the anthemic pre-release “Run It.”
- Dodree continued to blend traditional and modern sounds in “Hawwah.”
- Primrose went with a R&B sound for “Cosmic.”
- AtHeart interpolated The Cardigans’ “Lovefool” for their new comeback “Say It.”
- HITGS offered a cute song for summer, “Little By Little.”
- Ateez sought actress Chase Infiniti’s attention in the MV for “Bad.”
- From20 cheered on everyone in “Big Boy.”
- M.O.N.T dropped the energetic “Run” for their latest comeback.

Teasers & Announcements
- The8 and Vernon previewed “Singasong” from their debut album V8, out on June 29.
- Choi Yoojung will release digital single “Perfect Target” on June 30.
- I-dle dropped audio snippets from We Made, out on July 6.
- Babymonster will drop an MV for “I Like It” on July 6.
- Monsta X’s Kihyun will make a solo comeback with Borderline on July 7.
- Yeonjun revealed concept photos for No Labels Part 02, out on July 10.
- TVXQ‘s U-Know declared that “Time’s Tickin'” with an announcement for his July 20 single.
- POW will make a comeback with “Flavor” on July 28.
- Starship Entertainment announced that their latest boy group Aen would debut with A New Era of Now on August 5.
- Enhypen teased a “brand renewal” for their next comeback.

Other News
- Mystic Story announced that Arrc concluded group activities on June 23.
- January has also officially disbanded.
- VVS’ contracts with their company MZMC ended following closure of the agency. Members Ilee and Jiu have departed the group, while the other members remain with VVS as an independent group.
- Mark Lee’s company Upper Room apologized for Mark wearing a shirt with a confederate flag.
- In another race-related controversy, Dreamcatcher’s Handong apologized for holding a “Natasha Doll” that sparked outrage for anti-Black racism.
- Seventeen’s Jeonghan and former Nuest member Ren both completed their alternative military service.
- TripleS’ Yubin collapsed during a concert on June 26 and will focus on rest and recovery.
(YouTube. Instagram: [1][2][3]. Teen Vogue. The Korea Herald. Maeil Business. X. Images via BigHit Entertainment, Starship Entertainment, Pledis Entertainment).