Week in Review, 3/16 to 3/22

Welcome to another edition of SB Week in Review. Here’s all the news you might have missed over the past week:

HEADLINES

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* The Fact reported that nine members of The Boyz notified One Hundred that they were terminating their exclusive contracts due to breach of trust and contract violations, including failure to pay the group settlement amounts since the third quarter of 2025. In response, One Hundred announced that they would not accept a termination request and would seek legal action against The Fact. Through their legal representatives, The Boyz members confirmed that they filed for contract termination.
* Meanwhile, Viviz, Lee Mujin, and Be’O announced their departure from Big Planet Made (BPM), a label also owned by One Hundred CEO Cha Ga Won. BPM also claimed that the decision was not final.
* BTS BTS K-POP GROUP BTS is a seven–member South Korean boy group known for their powerful performances, self-produced music, and global impact across pop and hip-hop. performed an open-air comeback concert for 104,000 people at Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square. Netflix also live-streamed the performance to 190 countries globally. Hybe issued a statement expressing gratitude to officials supporting the event and apologizing to locals for any disruptions the event caused.

DEBUTS & COMEBACKS

* All(H)ours embraced a horror concept for “Dead Man Walking.”
* Ab6ix encouraged living in the moment with “Bottoms Up.”
* Latency made their first comeback with “Latency.”
* P1Harmony followed up their title track “Unique” with “L.O.Y.L.”
* BTS BTS K-POP GROUP BTS is a seven–member South Korean boy group known for their powerful performances, self-produced music, and global impact across pop and hip-hop. made their long-awaited return with “Swim.” Look out for our reviews of the MV and their album Arirang!
* BtoB reunited as a full group for “We Again.”
* Stray Kids Stray Kids K-POP GROUP Stray Kids is an eight-member self-producing boy group known for intense performances, experimental sound, and powerful rap lines. ’ Hyunjin released a lo-fi video for “Lover” on his birthday.

TEASERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

* Itzy ITZY K-POP GROUP ITZY is a South Korean girl group under JYP Entertainment. They debuted on February 12, 2019. ’s Yuna dropped a bright, anime-inspired teaser for her March 23 debut, Ice Cream.
* Hyo promised an upbeat dance track with “Moveurbody”, out on March 23.
* New virtual group OWIS also teased the March 23 drop of “Museum.”
* Baby Don’t Cry previewed their first mini-album After Cry, out on March 24.
* Moonbyul revealed a racing concept for “Hertz” from Rev, out on March 25.
* Jo Kwon will make a comeback with digital single “Like I Do” on March 27.
* Irene released a series of “mood clips” for her March 30 album Biggest Fan.
* Kino teased a new EP, Lost and Found, scheduled for an April 1 release.
* T.O.P declared that he is back with a teaser for “Desperado” and an announcement for Another Dimension, out on April 3.
* Monsta X MONSTA X K-POP GROUP MONSTA X is a South Korean boy group formed through the survival show No.Mercy under Starship Entertainment. They debuted in 2015 and are known for powerful performances, strong rap and vocal lines, and a global fanbase. will also release their English album Unfold that day.
* Ampers&One will drop Definition on April 8.
* Plave’s Caligo Pt. 2 is scheduled for an April 14 release.
* Ifeye posted its tracklist for As If as a crossword puzzle. The mini-album drops on April 15.
* Xdinary Heroes will return with with a pre-release single on March 25 and Dead And on April 17.
* Lngshot dropped a track list for Training Day without a specific release date.

OTHER NEWS

* Shinsigae Group confirmed that an employee stole gift certificates that NCT NCT K-POP GROUP NCT is a South Korean boy group formed by SM Entertainment with a unique multi-unit concept. ’s Jaemin purchased for his fans.
* Rolling Quartz‘s Hyunjung posted an Instagram story with injuries sustained from an attack from a stranger on the street. Her company Rolling Star Entertainment stated that both parties have come to a settlement.
* Ji Eunho will part ways from Lun8 to focus on his recovery from ongoing health issues.

(YouTube. Naver: [1][2][3][4][5]. The Fact: [1][2]. The Chosun Daily: [1][2]. X. Weverse. Images via BPM Entertainment, BigHit Entertainment and Netflix).