Welcome to another edition of SB Week in Review. Here’s all the news you might have missed over the past week:
Headlines
Exo‘s Baekhyun, Chen, and Xiumin have filed a lawsuit against SM Entertainment‘s Chief A&R Officer (Lee Sung-soo) and co-CEO (Tak Young Jun) for fraud. The complaint was made claiming the violation of South Korea’s Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes act.
Debuts & Comebacks
Red Velvet made a Midsommar-inspired comeback with “Cosmic“.TWS came back with “If I’m an S, Can You Be My N?” Check out our review! Chuu couldn’t get enough of a “Strawberry Rush” in her latest pop MV. Vocal group B.D.U debuted with “My One“.FT Island came back after 7 years with “Burn It“, a pre-release for Serious, out on July 10.Lisa (Black Pink) made her comeback with the hard-hitting “Rockstar“.BTS‘ Jimin collaborated with Loco for “Smeraldo Garden Marching Band“.Ive were ready for a refreshing “Summer Festa” as part of Pepsi’s campaign.NCT Wish released “Tears Are Falling” as a pre-release for their July 1 single, “Songbird”.
Teasers & Announcements
StayC returns with “Cheeky Icy Thang” on July 1.BabyMonster returns with “Forever” on July 1.Kiss of Life drops “Sticky” on July 1.Lee Chaeyeon returns with her third mini-album, Don’t, on July 3.(G)I-dle‘s I Sway will be out on July 8.Xdinary Heroes‘ “Open ♭eta v6.2” is scheduled for July 8.Youngjae (Got7) releases “T.P.O” on July 9.Dreamcatcher continues to tease their July 10 release of VirtuouS.Enhypen are gearing up for the release of Romance: Untold on July 12.NCT 127‘s Walk releases on July 15.Stray Kids make their comeback with “Mountains” from Ate on July 19Kara make a much-awaited comeback with “I Do I Do” on July 24.
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