[Today’s K-pop] TXT to put out repack of 2nd LP Aug. 17

Tomorrow X Together will release a repackage of its second studio album on Aug. 17, it announced Monday.

The band will drop “The Chaos Chapter: Fight of Escape,” a rearrangement of “The Chaos Chapter: Freeze.” The original LP has remained in Billboard’s top 200 for five consecutive weeks, having entered the chart at No. 5.

The LP sold over 630,000 copies within a week of its release, the best record ever for a K-pop band in its third year. In Japan, the album topped Oricon’s weekly album chart for the second week of June, selling close to 77,000 units that week.

TXT has had four consecutive albums at the top of the chart, starting in May 2020 with the EP “The Dream Chapter: Eternity.” It is only the fourth international music act, and the second male international music act, to achieve the feat. 

The five-member boy band wraps up its “Chaos” series with the repack.

Ateez’ Mingi resumes activities after 8 months

Mingi of Ateez will rejoin his bandmates, agency KQ Entertainment announced Monday.

He took about eight months off due to anxiety issues but has regained his health after undergoing therapy and getting some rest, said the company in a statement. The musician, his parents and his therapist all agreed that he was ready to return, the statement said.

The band will resume its activities as an octet, said the firm, thanking fans for their support for his efforts to recuperate. 

Meanwhile, the band is celebrating 1,000 days since its debut and told fans it was publishing a photo book titled “Ateez Treasure: Hidden Map.” The book, due out Aug. 13, records special moments in the band’s history such as the release of its first EP, “Treasure EP. 1: All to Zero,” its first anniversary fan meet and its first standalone concert in South Korea.

Blackpink’s movie trailer draws 3.8m views in 40 hours

The trailer for Blackpink’s upcoming movie garnered more than 3.8 million views within 40 hours after it was unveiled on the band’s YouTube channel. 

It drew 1 million viewers within about three hours, reflecting the excitement surrounding “Blackpink: The Movie,” which premieres Aug. 4 and chronicles the band’s five-year career.

Meanwhile, Starbucks Thailand announced recently that it had collaborated with the band on an exclusive merchandise line that includes such items as tumblers, glasses and key rings.

In the meantime, Rose was spotted at Incheon Airport on Sunday after spending some time in Los Angeles, reportedly working on music with Jennie.

Girls’ Generation’s Hyoyeon to come out with solo song in August

Hyoyeon of Girls’ Generation will drop a new solo single next month, confirmed label S.M. Entertainment on Monday.

It has been about nine months since she put out “Think About Me” through S.M. Station.

She has released a series of singles as a solo musician under the name DJ Hyo ever since her solo debut in 2018 with “Sober.”

The veteran idol recently appeared on a cooking show hosted by Baek Jongwon along with bandmate Yuri.

By Hwang You-mee (glamazon@heraldcorp.com)