SEOUL, Oct 21 — For K-pop enthusiasts it’s going to be a packed week of new releases as well as the potential for some serious drama.

K-pop girl groups Aespa and Illit will both be releasing comebacks today and due to the competitive nature of K-pop fandoms, not to mention past controversy between HYBE and Aespa, things could get a bit heated.

The embattled former CEO of ADOR Min Hee-jin had previously claimed that HYBE’s CEO Bang Si-Hyuk had asked her if her new group could "step on” Aespa.

Meanwhile Illit, which is managed by Belift, a company under HYBE has recorded 550,000 preorders for their album I’ll Like You and has dropped teasers for the album’s title track Cherish (My Love).