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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