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JULY:
1- Various announcements related to upcoming concerts and events were revealed in July. STAYC & ENHYPEN kicked off their world tours in September and October respectively; while B.I began his Europe tour in September. Then moving on to events and LE SSERAFIM took part in the TMEA Music Festival in early July, while KBS Music Bank held Music Bank in Mexico with NewJeans, STAYC, AB6IX, ITZY, and more.

2- Following Sungchan & Shotaro's exit from NCT, SM Entertainment took to social media to announce that they had plans on debuting, not just one, but two new boy groups by the end of the year! Firstly, Sungchan & Shotaro would be returning to the spotlight through their newest Korean boy group RIIZE. The group officially made its debut in September with the single, 'Get A Guitar'. Then later in the year, we would see the formation of NCT's final unit, tentatively named NCT NEW TEAM, which was formed via an idol debut competition show, NCT Universe: LASTART. The group has yet to make their official debut but, as of the time of writing, has released a pre-debut single, 'Hands Up' on the 19th of October.