Week in Review, 7/20 to 7/26

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

HEADLINES

* TXT, BTS BTS K-POP GROUP BTS (방탄소년단) is a South Korean K-pop group formed by BigHit Music and debuted on June 13, 2013. The group consists of seven members: RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook. Known for their powerful performances, me , Cortis, and Hwasa won Daesangs from the KM Chart Awards.
* One Hundred lost a damages lawsuit filed against former The Boyz member Ju Haknyeon. The label is reportedly preparing to file a lawsuit against The Boyz for the return of their signing bonuses.

DEBUTS & COMEBACKS

* U-Know warned that “Time’s Tickin’.”
* Fromis_9 offered a dose of “Vitamin Me.”
* Wonho offered up heavy dance beats in spite of the title “Don’t Wake Me Up.”
* 8Turn shifted to pop R&B for “Stagefright.”
* Hyolyn returned with a fitting song for summer, “Check.”
* Dino embraced his trot-loving alter-ego Picheolin with “Micheo Micheo.”
* J.Y. Park said “Call me J.Y. Papi” in the tongue-in-cheek single “Wet.”
* One Pact declared, “U So Hot” in their latest release.
* Katseye KATSEYE K-POP GROUP KATSEYE is a global girl group formed through HYBE x Geffen's "The Debut: Dream Academy" project. The group debuted in 2024 and is known for a modern pop sound, sharp performance style, and multilingual global-member lin went in a more vocal-heavy direction with the Ed Sheeran-penned “Animal.”
* Jennie depicted a relationship on the line between friendship and love in “Less Than a Lover.”
* ARTMS dropped two MV versions for “Born Stunner,” a pre-release to their August 7 mini-album Hyper-Ego.

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TEASERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

* Young K shared music samplers from his July 27 album Youngest and an MV teaser for “Shut the Door”.
* KARD continued to tease the release of their first and final full album Where to Now? (Part 2): Nowhere, out on July 28.
* POW will also come back with Flavor on July 28.
* The Wind released a highlight medley for their July 29 album Second Wind: S#00.
* Zelo will make a solo comeback with “ELA” on July 29.
* Red Velvet Red Velvet K-POP GROUP Red Velvet is a five-member girl group known for switching between bright “Red” concepts and sophisticated “Velvet” R&B-influenced music. shared a series of sea-themed teasers for Velvet Summer, out on August 3.
* Kiss of Life will also return on August 3 with digital single “Sweat”.
* 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. began to tease tracks from This and That, out on August 7.
* Kiiikiii brought back 2010s aesthetics in promotions for their August 10 EP Why Kiiikiii.
* Enhypen ENHYPEN K-POP GROUP ENHYPEN is a six member boy group formed through I-LAND, known for powerful performances, storytelling concepts, and global popularity. previewed tracks from The Sin: Bliss, out on August 21.
* Alpha Drive One announced that they will release Unbreakable: Beast on August 24.
* NCT NCT K-POP GROUP NCT is a South Korean boy group formed by SM Entertainment with a unique multi-unit concept. There are 6 units within NCT; NCT 127, NCT DREAM, NCT WISH, WayV, NCT U, NCT DOJAEJUNG. 127 will drop their seventh full album Blingy on August 24.
* Taemin will come back with Phase 1: Soft Violence on August 31.
* NewJeans NewJeans K-POP GROUP NewJeans is a five-member girl group known for their fresh Y2K-inspired style, smooth vocals, and viral hits. hinted at a return as a four-member group with a video called “Summer of NewJeans NewJeans K-POP GROUP NewJeans is a five-member girl group known for their fresh Y2K-inspired style, smooth vocals, and viral hits. .”

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OTHER NEWS

* IU announced the cancellation of upcoming concerts and postponement of her album release due to flare ups of chronic ear issues.
* Block B’s P.O sustained minor injuries in a traffic accident.

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