June has provided many surprises in terms of music and the ‘Summer Rush’ has proved that the excitement is just getting started. Last week saw big releases from Stray Kids, IZ*ONE and Weki Meki to name a few. However, this week; some big artists are throwing their cards onto the table and there is much more to come. With songs from Hwasa, AB6IX and more coming up in the last days of June; the UKP team are looking back on the top tracks and some you may have missed from the past week.
We could not talk about the biggest releases this week without mentioning the biggest video premiere in Youtube history. 1.65 million fans tuned in for the first glimpse into BLACKPINK’s upcoming album and the pre-release single, “How You Like That” has already gained over 100 million views for the music video alone. It is safe to say that fans are definitely liking the return of the group, and there is more to come later in the year.
With their first release as part of Big Hit Labels; the Pledis “producer group”, Seventeen are back to bring colour to the summer. Complete with an addictive TikTok dance challenge, “Left & Right” has got idols, celebrities and fans alike swaying and jiving to the upbeat funk-pop sound that the group has been well known for with their earlier releases.
Following up from their appearance in “Road To Kingdom”, Golden Child are not holding back with their latest single; which is the last instrumental of their trilogy series that includes “Wannabe” & “Without You”. Despite their appearance being brief on the show, the group is going from strength to strength and teaming up with Woollim’s BLSSD – the brains behind Infinite’s “Tell Me” for a powerful song to lead their new album, “Take a Leap”.
It has been a while since fans have officially heard from Super Junior-M member, Zhoumi in terms of music but ELF received a treat of a duet between him and fellow member, Ryeowook in both Korean and Chinese. “Starry Night” marks Zhoumi’s second single in 2020 after teaming up with Kun & Xiaojun of WayV for “I’ll Be There”; a tribute single to the people on the front-line and those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Check out the full list of releases below:
| DATE | ARTIST | SINGLE | ALBUM/OST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21st June | H (BECZ) | “Bye Bye Bye” | Bye Bye Bye |
| Kim Na Young | “Not Anyone Else” | Not Anyone Else | |
| The Daisy | “I Think I’m Still Not Okay” | Brilliant Heritage Soundtrack | |
| Heize | “You’re Cold” | It’s Okay to Not Be Okay Soundtrack | |
| Song Sohee | “Season of You” | Kingmaker: The Change of Destiny Soundtrack | |
| Woo Jay | “Duumvirate” (feat. TOEFER) | Duumvirate | |
| Darin | “The Elephant” | Forest Pt. 1 | |
| San E | “Gamophobia” (feat. Cosmic Girl) | Look! What Happened to Love?! | |
| YESEO | “Broken Water” | Broken Water | |
| T.O.P Girls | “The Sun Shines” | The Sun Shines | |
| 22nd June | Maddox | “Sleep” | Sleep |
| Seventeen | “Left & Right” | Heng:garæ | |
| Zhoumi & Ryeowook (Super Junior) | “Starry Night” | Starry Night | |
| Sobo | “This Is My First Life” | Sweet Munchies Soundtrack | |
| Cha Ga Eul | “If You Drink…” | If You Drink… | |
| Flohwa | “Fruits” | Growing Up | |
| Lofi | “m o v i e” (feat. Jade) | m o v i e | |
| VOISPER | “The Day” | The Day | |
| 23rd June | Golden Child | “ONE (Lucid Dream)” | Take A Leap |
| RAVI | “Rain Drop” (feat. April’s Naeun) | Rain Drop | |
| Han Kyungil | “I’m Going to See You Now” | Brilliant Heritage Soundtrack | |
| Shinji | “Sweep Sweep” | Ga Doori’s Sushi Restaurant Soundtrack | |
| Purple Rain | “Waking Up” | Op.1 | |
| Wyne | “Sand” | Sand | |
| Yebit | “Smile For Me” | Smile For Me | |
| STOPS | “Driving Towards You” | Driving Towards You | |
| Dawon | “Midnight Blue” | Midnight Blue | |
| SINCEB | “Let’s Get The Party” | Let’s Get The Party | |
| Jowall | “To Celebrate Nothing” | To Celebrate Nothing | |
| 24th June | A.C.E | “Stand By You” | Stand By You |
| Josee | “Dive” | Dive | |
| DD! | “Dancing Under The Moonlight” (feat. IIIBOI) | Dancing Under The Moonlight | |
| ZIHYERI | “Moon” | Cafe Virus Sweet Sound 20 年 June | |
| Jaguar Patrick | “Reflection” (feat. Hata) | Reflection | |
| O.WHEN | “Can’t Hold You” | From the Day I Loved to The Day I Said Goodbye | |
| Uzuhan | “Worth The Trouble?” (feat. Vincent Fable) | The Uncanny | |
| THAMA | “Do It For Love” (feat. George) | Do It For Love | |
| DEMIAN | “Karma” | Karma | |
| Wazzy | “Wash Away” | The Night | |
| FROMM | “Rescue Me” | Rescue Me | |
| Meli | “Blue” | Blue | |
| 25th June | 20 Years of Age | “7942” | 7942 |
| Jung Seung Hwan | “Walking along the moon” | Walking along the moon | |
| Nada | “My Body” | My Body | |
| SOOIN | “Feelin’ In Heaven” | Feelin’ in Heaven | |
| th!nk | “Letter” | Letter | |
| V-HAWK | “Lag” | Lag | |
| Napkins | “LMAO” | LMAO | |
| Asian Chairshot | “Rocket” | Rocket | |
| The Ade | “Weird” | re:cord | |
| Lazy Child | “Plate Sticker” | Plate Sticker | |
| BUDY | “Stray Cat” | Stray Cat | |
| Mingggo | “Mingggo Song” | Mingggo Song | |
| Frankie Summer | “I Like The Way You Are” | I Like The Way You Are | |
| Sýn Hjang | “Hope” | Hope | |
| 26th June | BLACKPINK | “How You Like That” | How You Like That (Pre-Release Single) |
| Damons Year | “Cherry” | Cherry | |
| Neul | “3-Out” | Piece of Love | |
| Bok Dajin | “See Saw” | Dream House | |
| The FunCity | “It Will Be Fun” | It Will Be Fun | |
| Kim Daniel | “foreverymoments” | foreverymoments | |
| KOVINE | “Fraction Of You” (feat. Gyogyo) | Fraction Of You | |
| Various Artists | “We Are All Here Together: To You” | KCON:TACT 2020 Summer Collaboration | |
| JiHye | “Ebb” | Ebb | |
| 27th June | 9z | “Lover” | Lover |
| Jung Yewon | “ILOVEUIHATEU” (feat. Yellopumpy & Babymoon” | I LOVE U, I HATE U | |
| KIRIN | “Ore Ore” (feat. Hoody) | Ore Ore | |
| Bizzy | “Everything is Everything” | Everything is Everything |
