Week in Review, 7/27 to 8/2

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

DEBUTS & COMEBACKS

* Legend of the Kitchen Soldier took home the best drama prize at the Blue Dragon Series Awards, while Kim Go-eun was awarded the daesang for her role in You and Everything Else.

DEBUTS & COMEBACKS

* Young K sang of exhaustion and the relief of arriving home in “Shut the Door.”
* KARD made their final comeback with “Back to Life.” Keep an eye out for our Where to Now? album review!
* POW have that “Flavor,” and they know it.
* The Wind donned football uniforms to “Party Like a Rock Star.”
* B1A4 celebrated their 15th debut anniversary with “D-Day.”
* Zelo broke out his dance and English skills for “Ela.“
* KiiiKiii dropped the pre-release MV for “Candy Pink Magic Hole Flip Phone (What Do I Do).”
* Why KiiiKiii will be out on August 10.
* Onewe shared the animated pre-release MV for “The Wake” ahead of their August 19 full-album return with Unknown Atlas.

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TEASERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

* Another doomed romance is about to be written for 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. ‘s “Surfin’ Boy,” out on August 3.
* Kiss of Life’s August 3 release of “Sweat” may unintentionally be the sequel to J.Y. Park‘s “Wet.”
* Dino (as Picheolin) will team up with Hitchhiker for “Let’s Play,” out the same day.
* 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. ‘ This & That will drop on August 7.
* The track-list is out for ARTMS‘ August 7 release, Hyper-Ego.
* Also gracing the lineup on August 7 is Dawn with the single “Too Much.”
* Jung Eunji‘s Summer, I teasers promise a nostalgic look at the season. The MV for “I Love Love” drops on August 11.
* 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. took a serious turn in the first trailer for The Sin: Bliss, the mini album will be released on August 21.
* Alpha Drive One dropped a stone tablet comeback scheduler for Unbreakable: Beast, also out on the 21st.
* 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 posted an “action plan” scheduler ahead of Blingy, which drops on August 27.
* Taemin‘s Phase 1: Soft Violence will round out the month on August 31.

OTHER NEWS

* Yuri left SM Entertainment after 19 years.
* Seventeen SEVENTEEN K-POP GROUP SEVENTEEN is a self-producing boy group with 13 members, divided into hip-hop, vocal, and performance units, known for intricate choreography and songwriting. ‘s Vernon and DK will begin their military enlistments on August 20 and September 8, respectively.
* The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office filed an arrest warrant for One Hundred Label‘s CEO Cha Ga-won for fraud.

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