Week in Review, 5/4 to 5/10

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 BABYMONSTER K-POP GROUP BABYMONSTER is a multinational girl group under YG Entertainment. They debuted as a full ensemble on April 1, 2024. 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.”

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TEASERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

* Aespa aespa K-POP GROUP aespa is a four–member girl group under SM Entertainment, famous for their metaverse concept, powerful performances, and hits like “Black Mamba,” “Next Level,” and “Savage.” 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 ITZY K-POP GROUP ITZY is a South Korean girl group under JYP Entertainment. They debuted on February 12, 2019. asked “What’s your motto?” in image teasers for their May 18 return.
* Zerobaseone ZEROBASEONE K-POP GROUP ZEROBASEONE (ZB1) is a 9-member K-pop boy group formed through Boys Planet. Debuted on 2023-07-10 under WAKEONE. 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 LE SSERAFIM K-POP GROUP LE SSERAFIM is a five-member girl group known for confident, performance-driven concepts and strong stage presence. , 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.

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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 NewJeans K-POP GROUP NewJeans is a five-member girl group known for their fresh Y2K-inspired style, smooth vocals, and viral hits. .
* Ador, NewJeans NewJeans K-POP GROUP NewJeans is a five-member girl group known for their fresh Y2K-inspired style, smooth vocals, and viral hits. , 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.)