Welcome to another edition of SB Week in Review. Here’s all the news you might have missed over the past week:
Headlines
SM Entertainment announced on April 3 that Mark would be leaving the company and NCT following his contract expiration. In a follow-up letter to fans, Mark thanked his members and NCTzens for a decade of support and happy memories, and hinted at future musical endeavors outside of K-pop.
Debuts & Comebacks
Irene was her own “Biggest Fan” in her solo debut MV. Kep1er‘s “Killa (Face the Other Side of Me)” excelled in performance but fell short in concept according to our reviewer. Wonpil fround himself in a “Toxic Love” in his latest solo effort. Kino went retro for “Taxi.”T.O.P. made a much-anticipated return to music with “Desperado.”Akmu shared the pre-release MV for “Paradise of Rumors.”The duo will return with Flowering on April 6.Ahead of their April 13 return with Caligo Pt. 2, Plave put out the special MV for “Heung Heung Heung” featuring Sole. BTS danced off organized crime in the MV for B-side “2.0.“
Teasers & Announcements
Kiss of Life promised a thrilling ride in the MV teaser for “Who Is She?” The single album will drop April 6.Teenage shenanigans filled the MV teaser for KickFlip‘s “Eye Poppin’,” also out on April 6. Rookie rock group Hrtz.wav built anticipation for their April 6 debut with the “Nineteen” MV teaser.Dayoung asked “What’s A Girl To Do?” in the teaser for her April 7 release.Ampers&One dropped the intense teaser for “God,” out on April 8.Modyssey released the track list for their debut single album Got Hooked: An Addictive Symphony, also to be out on April 13.TXT turned up the saturation for the first 7th Year: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns concept teaser. The group returns with the new mini on April 13.Xdinary Heroes dropped a dark mood film to tease their April 17 album, Dead And.NCT Wish released an animated comeback scheduler for Ode to Love, set for release on April 20.Evnee announced their return on April 20 with the single album Backtalk.
Other News
Olympic figure skater Cha Jun-hwan joined Fantagio. Kwon Eunbi left Woollim Entertainment.
