Welcome to another edition of SB Week in Review. Here’s all the news you might have missed over the past week:
Debuts & Comebacks
Babymonster said you better dance like “Choom” in their latest.Cortis were pursued by a mob in “TNT.”Billlie tried out a darker concept for “Zap.”Kiiras went on a staycation for “Ta Ta.”
Teasers & Announcements
Aespa will put out the spooky pre-release “WDA (Whole Different Animal)” on May 11.Lemonade will drop on May 29.VVS teased a heist for May 11th’s “Dash.”NMixx will expand their lore with “Heavy Serenade,” also out on the 11th.Taeyong will release his first full solo album Wild on May 18.Itzy asked “What’s your motto?” in image teasers for their May 18 return.Zerobaseone shared laid back teaser photos for Ascend, also out on the 18th.The concept trailer for Taeyang‘s Quintessence was unexpectedly rock-heavy. The album is out on May 18.Somi and Doyeon shared a surprise kiss the first MV teaser for I.O.I‘s “Suddenly,” set for release on May 19.Xikers released a track teaser for Route Zero: The Ora, also out on May 19.Sanha dropped the mood sampler for his May 20 mini album No Reason.Shownu X Hyungwon will return as a duo with Love Me on May 21.Also on the 21st, Oh My Girl‘s Hyojung will put out the digital single “Purple Note.”Le Sserafim, for better or worse, continued the narrative of “Celebration” in the MV teaser for “Boompala.” Pureflow Part 1 is will be out on May 22.And2ble will debut with Sequence 01: Curiosity on May 26.Xlov‘s I,God will be out May 27.Treasure will return with New Wav on June 1.TripleS will have a full group comeback on June 1 with Love&Pop Pt. 1.Meovv began dropping comeback teasers, though no official date has been confirmed.
Other News
Lisa will be one of the headliners at the FIFA World Cup USA opening ceremony.Ador issued a short statement saying that talks with Minji are “proceeding in a positive direction,” but refused to confirm anything further about her status in NewJeans.Ador, NewJeans, and Hybe have denied plagiarism accusations by three songwriters who have filed a lawsuit in the US for copyright infringement regarding “How Sweet.”Galaxy Corp. issued an apology for a shirt G-Dragon wore on stage that had a Dutch slur on it.
(YouTube. The Korea Herald. Images via: Swing Entertainment, SM Entertainment, Ador.)
