Welcome to another edition of SB Week in Review. Here’s all the news you might have missed over the past week:
- Cha Eunwoo and his company Fantagio both addressed Cha’s tax evasion allegations, apologizing and stating they would accept the final decision made by authorities.
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum appealed to South Korean President Lee Jae-myung for additional BTS performances in Mexico, stating that 1 million people vied for 150,000 tickets in Mexico City.
- The Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling giving the operator of the YouTube channel Sojang a two-year prison sentence for defamation of celebrities, including Ive’s Wonyoung.
- Kiiikiii evoked Y2K aesthetics in “404 (New Era).”
- Billlie released multiple live performance MVs of their pre-release single “Cloud Palace.”
- I-dle took an inclusive stance in “Mono,” featuring Skaiwater.
- Young Posse offered their spin on hyperpop and rage trends with “Visa.”
- Lngshot dropped an MV for B-side “Face Time.”
- 8Turn made their comeback with the anthemic “Bruise.”
- POW embraced winter imagery in “Come True.”
- Whib returned to “Rock the Nation.”
- ZeroBaseOne’s special limited album Re-Flow will drop on February 2.
- Super Junior’s Sungmin will also release Unlimit that day.
- Blitzers‘ Sya teased the MV for “Stay,” out on February 3.
- Ateez released an album preview for Golden Hour: Part 4 and a cinematic trailer for “Adrenaline”, both out on February 6.
- TWS will drop a Korean version of their 2025 Japanese single “Nice to See You Again” on February 9.
- Yang Yoseop will also return with Unloved Echo that day.
- Kard’s Jiwoo will debut as a soloist with (Ex)ist on February 11.
- Ive’s second album Revive+ is scheduled to come out on February 23.
- NCT JNJM, a new subunit with Jeno and Jaemin, will debut with Both Sides on February 23.
- One Pact will drop 1’Only on February 26.
- Blackpink began promotions for Deadline, out on February 27.
- Kim Sungkyu will make his comeback with Off the Map on March 2.
- Woodz will release his first full album Archive. 1 on March 4, preceded by a pre-release single on February 12.
- AtHeart teased that The New Black will come out in February or March.
- QQQ, a group with OnlyOneOf members KB, Jisung, and Nine, announced a mini-album QtoresQ.
- T.O.P hinted at an album called Another Dimension.
- All 11 Wanna One members wrote letters to fans indicating an upcoming project.
- ONF departed their agency, WM Entertainment.
- Dawn announced that his contract with At Area has ended.
- FTIsland renewed their contract with FNC Entertainment ahead of their 20th anniversary.
- Pentagon will reunite for the Hanteo Music Awards in March.
- I-dle’s Yuqi and Day6‘s Young K were among the artists promoted to full members of the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA).
(YouTube. Instagram: [1][2]. Naver: [1][2][3][4]. Reuters. Korea JoongAng Daily. X. Images via: KQ Entertainment, YG Entertainment, WM Entertainment).
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