Welcome to another edition of SB Week in Review. Here’s all the news you might have missed over the past week:
Headlines
Min Hee-jin announced the launch of her agency Ooak.Park Bom announced a multi-billion trillion won lawsuit against YG Entertainment, and also released a post claiming the agency had kept her from opportunities while encouraging her cosmetic procedures.Her agency D-Nation followed-up with a statement explaining that Bom is “emotionally unstable” and will seek treatment. In a separate post earlier in the week, it also said no lawsuit against YG had been filed.
Debuts & Comebacks
Hearts2Hearts tried their hand at house music for “Focus.”BoyNextDoor‘s “Hollywood Action” was filled with the group’s usual hijinks. Don’t miss our review!B.M. and B.I. hit the club for “Freak.”Xiumin was sleek and mysterious for the single “Overdrop.”A.C.E.‘s Kang Yuchan put out his first solo mini and the MV for “Close to You.”Bae173 played around int he MV for “Turned Up.”DKB rocked out retro-style in the MV for “The Irony.”Le Sserafim cooked up as many disses as they did dishes in “Spaghetti.” Keep an eye out for our review!Yunho put out the pre-release “Set in Stone.”His first full album I-Know is set for release on November 5.JustB also shared a pre-release MV for “Going South.” The group returns November 7 with Snow Angel.
Teasers & Announcements
The MV teaser for Tempest‘s “In the Dark” was more than a little eerie. The group returns on October 27 with As I Am.Nexz showed off their moves in the teaser for “Beat-Boxer,” out on the same day. Miyeon and Colde are set to collab for “Reno” on October 28, ahead of her November 3 mini album, My, Lover. Wei released the effects-heavy teaser for their October 29 return with “Home.”82Major geared up for some bragging in the MV teaser for “Trophy.” The group’s new mini of the same name will be out on October 30.Xikers will return on October 31 with House of Tricky: Wrecking the House. Wonho will release his first full album Syndrome, led by the title “If You Wanna,” on the same day.DKZ will also return on the 31 with Tasty.
Kang Seungyoon (Winner) released the concept film for his November 3 album, Page 2.Fifty Fifty began to roll out image teasers for their November 4 single, “Eenie Meenie Minie Moe.”Ahof will return the same day with The Package. Sunmi released the track list for her first full album, Heart Maid, out on November 5.Xlov will put out their first mini album, UXLXVE, on the same day.Rescene‘s Lip Bomb roll-out will include the “Heart-drop” pre-release on November 7, before the mini album drops on November 25. Following the leak of his No Labels album cover, Yeonjun (TXT) released the track list for the upcoming solo mini. Daniela from Katseye will feature on the B-side, “Let Me Tell You.”Itzy are gearing up to return with Tunnel Vision on November 10.ONF shared the comeback scheduler for their Unbroken return on November 10. Plave announced their return on the 10th with the single album PLBUU. Close Your Eyes shared the track list for Blackout, out November 11. Kyuhyun released the first teasers for his November 20 mini, The Classics. Ahead of their November 21 return, Stray Kids unveiled the track list for SKZ It Tape ‘Do It.’Cha Eunwoo announced his second solo mini album, Else, also set for release on November 21.
(YouTube: [1] [2]. The Korea Herald. Images via: JYP Entertainment, Highline Entertainment.)
