Week in Review, 10/21 to 10/27

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

Cube Entertainment stated that they are negotiating with (G)I-dle’s Soyeon about her contract renewals with the agency. XportNews had previously reported that Soyeon would leave Cube after her contract expires in November.
FTIsland’s Minhwan suspended media activities after his ex-wife Yulhee (formerly of Laboum) posted a video alleging that he frequented adult entertainment establishments.
Hybe COO Kim Tae-ho testified in front of the National Assembly in the continuing audit of K-pop companies business practices.
- In the process, internal communication records were revealed that showed Hybe monitoring of other companies’ groups and business strategies based on netizen reactions/trends.
- The company also addressed accusations of sajaegi, which it denied doing, though the internal records hinted at questionable bulk buying practices.

Aespa brought the dance beats for “Whiplash.”
Illit followed up their debut with “Cherish (My Love)”. Don’t miss our review!
POW interpolated Avril Lavigne’s “Girlfriend” in their single “Boyfriend.”
Dxmon came back with the Dem Jointz-produced track “Zip Zip Zip.”
Purple Kiss returned with a rock sound for “On My Bike.”
Ampers&One charmed with “He+She=We”.
TripleS’s dance-based unit, Visionary Vision, debuted with “Hit the Floor.”
NCT’s Jaehyun released “Unconditional” prior to his November enlistment.
Jin dropped the joyful “I’ll Be There” ahead of the November 15 release of his album Happy.

The Boyz released teasers for their MV “Trigger,” from their album of the same name, out on October 28.
Itzy put out spooky trailers for “Imaginary Friend,” also due for an October 28 release.
StayC will drop digital single “…I” on October 30.
A.C.E will also come back that day with the dystopian-themed Piñata.
Members of BtoB will release digital single “Please Stay” on October 31.
Babymonster continued to preview tracks from their November 1 album Drip.
Kep1er’s November 1st comeback Tipi-Tap will be their first with 7 members.
Shinee’s Minho teased his first full album Call Back, out on November 4.
TXT created a series of short videos to promote The Star Chapter: Sanctuary, also out on November 4.
Day6’s Sungjin will release his first solo album <30> on November 5.
Epex will drop Youth Chapter 2: Youth Deficiency on November 6.
Viviz will share their Voyage on November 7.
Enhypen’s Romance: Untold -daydream-, a repackage of their similarly named album from July, will come out on November 11.
NCT Dream will come back as a full team of 7 with Dreamscape on November 11.
Class:y’s November 14th release Love X X will be their first comeback in two years.
Ateez announced that Golden Hour Part 2 will drop on November 15.
Twice will return with Strategy on December 6.

P Nation announced that Kyungjun from The New Six will enlist in the military and then end his contract following his service.
Attrakt filed a 20 billion won lawsuit against Warner Korea for tampering, citing a meeting with the parents of Fifty Fifty members last May.
Jessi apologized a second time for her response to an assault incident involving a fan.
Lee Soo-man introduced his new company A2O Entertainment with a video of their trainees.