Week in Review, 8/11 to 8/17

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

DEBUTS & COMEBACKS

* Key returned with a horror concept for “Hunter.” Check out our Bite Review! * Somi interpolated Sean Kingston’s “Beautiful Girls” in her latest dance track “Closer.” Don’t miss our MV review! * Ampers&One said “That’s That” with their latest hip-hop track. * NCT Wish dropped “Surf,” a classic summer single. * Yuju made her first solo comeback in two years with “Reply.” * AtHeart debuted with “Plot Twist.” * ZooniZini, an Astro subunit with MJ and Jinjin, released “Some Things Never Change.” * Young Posse added jazz to their signature hip hop sound with “Freestyle.”

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TEASERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

* Cortis, the new BigHit boy group, will drop lead single “What You Want” on August 18 ahead of the September 8 release of their debut EP Color Outside the Lines. * Red Velvet‘s Joy continued to tease “Love Splash!” from her EP From Joy, With Love, also out on August 18. * Secret Number will return with new members with “Don’t Touch” on August 19. * Kep1er brought the attitude in teasers for “Bubble Gum”, also out on August 19. * Moonbyul released spoilers for her album Laundri, out on August 20. * Stray Kids previewed “Ceremony” and B-side “Creed” from their August 22 album Karma. * Ab6ix will come back with Upside Down on August 25. * Soojin will show her “Batitude” on August 27. * Purple Kiss announced an August 31 release date for their English album Our Now, one of their last drops before they disband in November. * Monsta X teased “Do What I Want” from their September 1 album The X. * Treasure will also return with Love Pulse on September 1. * Day6 announced their 10th anniversary album The Decade, out on September 5. * CIX will return with Go Chapter 1: Go Together on September 8.

OTHER NEWS

* G-Dragon and former YG CEO Yang Hyun-suk are under investigation for alleged copyright infringement for reproducing the song “G-Dragon” without the songwriter’s permission.

(YouTube. The Korea Herald. Images via BigHit Music, SM Entertainment).