Welcome to another edition of SB Week in Review. Here’s all the news you might have missed over the past week:
Debuts & Comebacks
- Seventeen’s Jeonghan x Wonwoo debuted as a subunit with “Last Night.”
- Riize brought out the “Boom Boom Bass” in their groovy new title track.
- Evnne returned with the bright, melodic “Badder Love.””
- Primrose came back with the celestial themed “Freyja.”
- Wooah reinvented their sound with the punk-inspired “Pom Pom Pom.”
- Kwon Eunbi made her comeback with “Sabotage.”
- Blitzers showed their “Superpower” in their new MV.
- H1-Key went with a pop punk sound for “Let It Burn.” Check out our review!
- Epik High made their return with “Antihero.”
- Lee Youngji acted out a romantic comedy with Doh Kyungsoo in “Small Girl.”
Teasers & Announcements
- Red Velvet built anticipation for the June 24 release of Cosmic with their concept photos and nostalgic concept trailer.
- TWS will also bring the Summer Beat! on June 24.
- Ikon’s DK plans to release his first single on the same day.
- Chuu continued to tease the June 25 release of Strawberry Rush.
- Craxy’s single album RE_ will drop on June 26.
- NCT Wish teased the video for “Songbird,” also out on June 26.
- B.D.U will also debut with their album Wishpool on the same day.
- Kim Jaejoong will also make a long-awaited return with Flower Garden on June 26.
- Blackpink’s Lisa surprised fans with an announcement of her single “Rockstar”, out on June 27.
- Rocky is also scheduled to release Blank on the same day.
- BTS’ Jimin will drop single “Smeraldo Garden Marching Band” on June 28, ahead of the July 19 release of his album Muse.
- Katseye will also debut on June 28.
- StayC will release their first full album Metamorphic on July 1.
- Babymonster is also scheduled to return with digital single “Forever” on the same day.
- Kiss of Life will also be back with digital single “Sticky” on July 1.
- Lee Chaeyeon will bring the Showdown on July 3.
- (G)I-dle dropped a concept trailer for I Sway, out on July 8.
- Weeekly will return on July 9 with Bliss.
- Enhypen announced that their full album Romance: Untold will come out on July 12.
- Stray Kids showed that they Ate with their trailer for their July 19 comeback.
Other News
- Blackpink’s Rosé signed with The Black Label for her solo activities.
- TXT’s Beomgyu will take a break from upcoming activities due to a sprained ankle ligament.
- Pixy’s Dajeong announced that her time with the group has concluded.
- She will appear at this summer’s Otakon convention in Washington, DC under the stage name U-Chae.
- Crush has suspended his activities following a lumbar disc surgery.
- NewJeans‘ Hyein will resume some of her schedule after receiving treatment for a foot fracture.
- Former Loona and current Artms members Choerry, Heejin, Jinsoul, Kim Lip won their lawsuit against Blockberry Creative to void their exclusive contract.
- NCT‘s Renjun apologized after mistakenly posting a phone number he thought was a sasaeng’s.
- C9 Entertainment released a controversial statement in response to guests on variety show “No Back Tak Jaehoon” commenting on Cignature member Jeewon‘s suitability for the adult video industry.
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