Welcome to another edition of SB Week in Review. Here’s all the news you might have missed over the past week:
Debuts & Comebacks
Yena brought a J-pop style sound to “Nemonemo.”Vanner returned with “Automatic.”Whib gave listeners a ““Rush of Joy.”TIOT came back with “The Long Season.” BtoB’s Lee Changsub released a story-driven MV for his single “33.”NCT’s Yuta rocked out with “Off the Mask.”.Kiss of Life dropped “R.E.M” ahead of their October 15 release of Lose Yourself.The Rose’s Woosung infused EDM into “44 (Forget Forever).”Asc2nt combined rock and hip hop in “Sweet Devil.”
Teasers & Announcements
The Wind teased the MV for “Hello My First Love,” out on October 7.Jay Park put out a highlight medley for his October 8th album The One You Wanted.Ab6ix will come back with Born Like This on October 10. Jennie will drop digital single “Mantra” on October 11.Seventeen revealed the track list for Spill the Feels, out on October 14.Xdinary Heroes will return with Live and Fall on October 15.Itzy built anticipation for their October 15 album Gold with a creative album trailer. One Pact will release their second min-album [Fallin’] on October 18.Billlie will make their long-awaited return on October 16 with Appendix: Of All We Have Lost.Aespa will give us Whiplash on October 21.Illit released a series of concept films for I’ll Like You, also out on October 21.Purple Kiss’ next mini-album Headway will drop on October 22.A new TripleS unit, Visionary Vision, will come out with Hit the Floor on October 23.The Boyz teased the album cover for their October 28th comeback Trigger.Moon Jongup will come back with Peter on October 31.TXT will begin a new era with The Star Chapter: Sanctuary on November 4. Rosé announced a full solo album Rosie, slated for a December 6 release.
Other News
Kep1er has signed with Klap Entertainment.Monsta X’s Minhyuk has been discharged from the military.Loco has left AOMG following the end of his contract.BPM Entertainment responded to Baek Yerin’s accusations that Ha Sungwoon’s Love Next Door OST “What Are We” plagiarized her song “0310.” BPM stated that Ha Sungwoon was only involved as a vocalist. Baek’s company People Like People confirmed that the issue only concerns the composer.
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