JULY 8 - JULY 14
Hello In Case You Missed It enjoyers and welcome to another great weekly update! This week, we saw ITZY's Lia return to her first group activity with the group since September 2023, while Min Heejin presented at the Yeonsan Police Station for questioning related to HYBE's criminal complaint against the ADOR head. Now as for comebacks, we saw new music from TEAM SHACHI, FT ISLAND, (G)I-DLE, DREAMCATCHER & more. With all that said, let's jump into In Case You Missed It for another week!
BY POLARIS_TAE
MONDAY:
#1- To start off the week, it was shared that ITZY's Lia would be re-joining the group to celebrate the group's anniversary via their special live stream. JYP later shared that, while Lia would be re-joining group activities very soon, such as their upcoming album promotions in the second half of 2024, she would not be participating in the group's remaining tour dates for their 2024 'Born To Be' world tour. Are you looking forward to seeing Lia active with ITZY again?
TUESDAY:
#1- We had some group and contract updates on Tuesday! Shin Se-kyung & Dal Shabet's Cho Ayoung both signed on with new companies this week. Shin Se-kyung has joined The Present Company and will be now adding Ahn Hyo-seop as her labelmate! Meanwhile, Dal Shabet's Cho Ayoung has signed with Totalset Entertainment. Now moving on to group updates and DSP Media had some sad news to announce their week. The label shared that their post-X1 boy group Mirae had officially disbanded. The group made their debut in 2021 as a 7-member group following the forced disbandment of X1 following Produce101's vote rigging scandal and Dongpyo's return to DSP Entertainment. Are you sad to see them go?
#2- Yonsan Police Station had an update for anyone still following the Min Heejin x HYBE situation on Tuesday. The department shared that they would begin their investigation of Min Heejin following HYBE's official complaint against the ADOR CEO earlier this year for 'suspicion of corporate misconduct'. Additionally, Following Min's arrival at Yongsan Police Station, she shared that she planned to 'Tell the truth' and that the accusations of corporate misconduct 'didn't make sense'. What are you expecting as the result of this ongoing criminal complaint?
WEDNESDAY:
#1- There were a few Entertainment-associated schedules announced throughout the week. BLACKPINK's Lisa will be headlining the Global Citizen Festival on the 28th of September. the festival will take place in New York at Central Park. It seems that the KBS pilot variety program Synchro U has ended up as a success. It's been announced that the show has been picked up as a regular scheduled program with Yoo Jaesuk & aespa's Karina officially returning to the program, while other pilot cast members including Lee Juck, Lee Yongjin & SEVNTEEN's Hoshi are positively considering returning to their role on the program. Meanwhile, M-net's Road To Kingdom will be coming back once more in 2024. The show recently dropped its competitors list in preparation for the show's premiere in September. The full list of competitors are as follows: P NATION's The New Six (TNX), TheCrewOne (ATBO & JustB), 8TURN, Cravity, ONEUS, TEMPEST & YOUNITE. This will be ONEUS' second time on Road To Kingdom. What are your thoughts on this line-up?
#2- BLACKPINK's Jennie was in hot water this month after it was discovered that the idol had been vaping indoors around several staff members in a recent vlog. Following this incident, the idol's agency, OddAtelier, later shared a statement via x.com (Twitter) stating that Jennie was apologetic of her actions and 'deeply regrets her mistake of vaping indoors'. What are your thoughts on the idol's response to the situation?
THURSDAY:
#1- We had two more comeback announcements during the second half of the week! SHINee's Onew will be returning with his new album, Flow in September. But that's not all! The idol has shared that he'll be releasing a pre-release for the album titled, '월화수목금토일' on the 15th of July. Meanwhile, MAMAMOO's Wheein will drop her new digital single 'Coco Water' on the 12th of July.
FRIDAY:
#1- There were no relevant updates on Friday.
SATURDAY:
#1- KARA's Gyuri had some concerning news for us on Saturday. It was shared — via her agency — that the idol had suffered from cheekbone & orbital fractures ultimately forcing her to cancel all of her schedules throughout July. We wish her our best as she recovers and hope to see her back to full health soon.
SUNDAY:
#1- There were no relevant updates on Sunday
BY POLARIS_TAE
#1. Jimin's 'Smeraldo Flower Marching Band' (ft. Loco) made its debut on the Billboard Hot 100 at #88. This marks Loco's first-ever entry on the chart. Congrats!
#2- KISS OF LIFE had something to be excited about when their Summer single 'Sticky' shot to the top 10 of all major Korean charts. We congratulate the group on such an exciting achievement!
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