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

Headlines

KCon issued an apology after a Twitter user posted a job advertisement calling for event staff of “Asian” or “White – European” descent.
Stray Kids headlined the Lollapalooza festival in Paris on July 21, the first K-pop group to do so.

Debuts & Comebacks

Ikon’s Jay released “Blue Moon,” from his first solo EP of the same name, just prior to his military enlistment.
Mamamoo+, a subunit of Mamamoo with Solar and Moonbyul, dropped a pre-release single “Save Me,” ahead of an August comeback.
NCT Dream riffed on the MBTI trend in “ISTJ.” Check out our review here!
Mirae showed ‘90s hip hop influences in “Jump!”
IChillin sought to get summer going with pop-punk “Kick Start.”
NewJeans dropped multiple videos from its new album ETA: “Cool With You” and “ETA.” Look out for our review of Cool With You!
The Rose returned with rock anthem “Back to Me.”

Yugyeom will release a new single album Lolo on July 24.
Shownu x Hyungwon (a Monsta X sub-unit) released a music video teaser for “Love Me a Little,” the title track from the upcoming July 25 album The Unseen.
ILY:1 posted a highlight medley for their July 25 release New Chapter.
Treasure posted multiple track spoilers for their forthcoming album Reboot on July 28.
Infinite dropped concept photos for their 7th mini-album 13egin ahead of its July 31 release.
Xeed will come back with their second mini-album Blue on August 1.
Kwon Eunbi will release The Flash, her first single album, on August 1.
Xikers unveiled mood posters for their upcoming album House of Tricky: How to Play, to be released on August 2.
BBGirls, formerly known as Brave Girls, will re-debut on August 3.
Nine.i will come back with Blue Moon on August 3.
BTS’ J-Hope released concept photos for the “Hope” edition of his 2022 solo album Jack in the Box, out on August 18.
Twice’s Jihyo shared the timetable of teasers for her solo debut album Zone, out on August 18.

Day6’s Dowoon was officially discharged from the military on July 16.
TR Entertainment announced that TRI.BE member Jinha has left the group, following a health hiatus since last May.
RBW reported that they are creating a new boy group with Hiroto, who appeared on Boys’ Planet. RBW is aiming for an October debut.
CDNZA Records revealed that their contract with Jay B was terminated in April 2023.

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