Week in Review, 10/20 to 10/26

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.[https://seoulbeats.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/20251026_seolbeats_wonho-1024x683.jpg]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.)