Welcome to another edition of SB Week in Review. Here’s all the news you might have missed over the past week:
Headlines
Celebrities including IU who showed support for protestors calling for President Yoon Suk Yeol‘s impeachment were mass reported by right-wing netizens to the US CIA, though there remains to be seen any real reason for such reports. The impeachment motion against Yoon passed the National Assembly on December 14. After reports surfaced questioning the validity of NewJeans‘ Hanni‘s visa status following the group’s unilateral termination of their contracts, Ador put out a statement confirming the company is preparing the necessary paperwork for her scheduled renewal early next year.
Debuts & Comebacks
Mark and Youngji came together for the prerelease “Fraktsiya.”BabyMonster shared the sweet B-side MV for “Love in My Heart.”Hyunjin shared the solo MV for “Thank You” following Looosemble‘s abrupt disbandment.KARD wanted to “Detox” in their latest single.Bang&Jung&Yoo&Moon shared some soothing holiday spirit with “Christmas With You.”Yugyeom released the single “Sweet Like.”Dreamcatcher turned festive for “My Christmas Sweet Love.”All eight Stray Kids members have been releasing MVs for their solo tracks of their latest special album Hop.
Teasers & Announcements
Onewe will drop their special Christmas album Secret Santa and the single “We X Mas” on December 23.fromis_9 will return on the same day with the special single “[from].”Ken shared the track list for his December 26 mini album “Puzzle.”n.SSign will release the mini album Poison on December 30. GOT7 confirmed a full group comeback for January 20.
Other News
Jung Na-ra took home the Daesang at the SBS Drama Awards for “Good Partner,” with “Connection” winning Best Drama. Meanwhile at the KBS Entertainment Awards, Lee Chan-won won the Daesang, and “Immortal Songs” was chosen as best program of 2024. YG Entertainment denied a Dispatch report that Mino was failing to properly fulfill is alternative mandatory military service.
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