Week in Review, 8/3 to 8/9

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

DEBUTS & COMEBACKS

* 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. wrote their own beachside romance slash murder scheme in “Surfin’ Boy.”
* Kiss of Life said don’t let them see you “Sweat” in their latest single.
* Dino channeled his alter-ego Picheolin to hype up daily life with the help of Hitchhiker and a mashup of genres for “Let’s Party.”
* Aespa aespa K-POP GROUP aespa is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment, consisting of Karina, Giselle, Winter, and Ningning. Since their debut in 2020, aespa has gained international recognition for their innovative concept that and Ty Dolla $ign came together for “Switchblade.”
* 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. had a lot of options in “This & That.”
* Dawn shared the visual film for his latest single “Too Much.”
* Tuide encouraged listeners to “Meet My GRLS” ahead of their August 24 debut.
* Dayoung and Jay Park got “Flirty” in their collab single.

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TEASERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

* KiiiKiii are ready to “Pop Off Pop Off” on August 9.
* The highlight medley for Eunji‘s Summer, I is filled with seasonal love and longing. The EP and title track “I Love Love” drop August 11.
* 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 will be back on August 14 with Animal.
* Sophia will be stepping away from activities to focus on her health.
* Onewe will be back on August 19 with Unknown Atlas and have begun dropping solo MV teasers for “Scenario.”
* Tiffany Young dropped audio snippets from Edge of Calm, out on August 20.
* 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. will return on August 21 with The Sin: Bliss.
* Alpha Drive One tried out nesting in the teasers for Unbreakable: Beast, to be released on August 24.
* Sanghyeon will not be part of activities while he recovers from vocal cord surgery.
* 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 took to the sky with “Blingy Jets” teasers ahead of Blingy, out on the same day.
* Also back on the 24th will be Nexz with “Saucin‘.”
* Taemin will return on August 31 with Phase 1: Soft Violence, ahead of his recently announced “Liminal” world tour.
* 82Major put out the first teaser for their September 1 comeback.
* 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. released the comeback scheduler for The Phase, out September 4.

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OTHER NEWS

* Wei‘s Donghan will begin his mandatory miliary service on September 7.
* Rocket Punch‘s Suyun has left Woollim Entertainment.
* The Boyz will continue as nine — Jacob, Sangyeon, Hyunjae, Younghoon, Juyeon, Kevin, Q, Sunwoo, and Eric — under a yet-to-be-announced label system.
* Yonghoon has also signed with Namoo Actors, while Sunwoo has joined Groovy Room.

(YouTube, Naver: [1] [2], Chosun Daily. Images via: SM Entertainment, WakeOne Entertainment, IST Entertainment.)