Welcome to another edition of SB Week in Review. Here’s all the news you might have missed over the past week:
Headlines
Winner’s Mino, who completed his alternative military service on December 23, is under investigation for allegedly failing to attend his duties as a public service worker. Following the December 29 plane crash at Muan International Airport, Acting President Choi Sang-mok declared a national mourning period until January 4. Many entertainment broadcasts and idol promotions have been cancelled.
Debuts & Comebacks
Fromis_9 released their final single with Pledis Entertainment, “From.” Onewe gave fans a holiday single, “We x Mas”. Stray Kids concluded their series of solo MV releases with Lee Know’s “Youth” and Bang Chan’s “Railway.” Nakyoung from TripleS dropped a special single, “Closer.” Kim Jaejoong returned with the comforting ballad “Hoper.” Ken from VIXX came back with a pop rock title track, “Gradually”.
Teasers & Announcements
Le Sserafim’s Huh Yunjin will release a single “Jellyfish” on December 30.Onew revealed a track list and shared a highlight medley for Collection, out on January 6. Boynextdoor will also return that day with single “I Love You.”BSS announced that their next single album Teleparty will drop on January 8. Gfriend will reunite with Season of Memories on January 13 and will also perform a series of concerts.. Ive will drop their first title track for Empathy on Jan 13, ahead of a February 3 album release. Wei released a trailer for The Feelings, out on January 15 Cix teased a January release for Thunder Fever.
Other News
Four members of Rocket Punch and five members of Golden Child will leave Woollim Entertainment after their contracts end on December 31.Rosé and Bruno Mars, Day6, NewJeans, Le Sserafim, and NCT 127 won Daesangs at the Asia Artist Awards. Byeon Woo-seok, Park Min-young, and Kim Soo-hyun won the major acting awards.
(YouTube. Naver: [1][2][3], The Korea Herald. Yonhap News Agency, Osen, Weverse: [1][2]. Images via Source Music/HYBE, Griffin Entertainment).
