Welcome to another edition of SB Week in Review. Here’s all the news you might have missed over the past week:
Debuts & Comebacks
Taemin released his first title track under BPM Entertainment, “Sexy in the Air.” Look out for our album review! NMixx brought a smooth approach to “mixxpop” with “See That?!” SF9 tried to forget a breakup in “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” Drippin returned with “Weekend.” ARrC debuted with “S&S (Sour and Sweet)”. ILY:1 came back with “Illang (Firework).” Plave decided to “Pump Up the Volume!” Young Posse mimicked Grand Theft Auto in the MV for “Ate That.” Moonbyul wondered, “Is This Love?” in her upbeat new release. NCT Dream dropped English single “Rains in Heaven” in honor of their anniversary.
Teasers & Announcements
Zerobaseone teased “Good So Bad,” the title track from their August 26 album Cinema Paradise. NCT’s Jaehyun will make his solo debut with J on the same day. Oh My Girl will come back on August 26 with Dreamy Resonance. Rescene previewed their August 27 album Scenedrome. Nowadays will release single album Nowhere on August 27. Le Sserafim will go Crazy with their August 30 mini-album release. Fifty Fifty will release “Starry Night,” the first single with their new lineup, on the same day. Chungha surprised with the announcement of single “Algorithm,” also out on August 30.Loossemble previewed tracks from TTYL, out on September 2. Day6 will return with Band Aid on September 2. BtoB’s Lee Changsub will also release his first full album 1991 on September 2. Onewe announced digital single “Off Road,” out on September 4. Pentagon’s Kino will drop a digital single, “Dancing on the Road,” on September 5. Baekhyun dropped a concept film for his September 6 album Hello World.Tzuyu started to release snippets of tracks from AboutTZU, out on September 6. BoyNextDoor will come back with 19.99 on September 9. SM Entertainment teased a September 10 debut for Naevis. SNSD’s Hyoyeon will return with “Retro Romance” on September 26.
Other News
Kim Jonghyeon (formerly of Nu’est) and Choi In of E’last both announced September enlistments. B1A4’s Gongchan has left WM Entertainment, but plans to remain with the group. Viviz renewed their contract with BPM Entertainment. Fifty Fifty signed a global distribution agreement with Sony Music Entertainment.
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