Red Velvet's Joy sole-writes lead single and B-side on 'Velvet Summer'

Red Velvet returned on 3 August 2026 with the five-track mini album 'Velvet Summer', their first full-group release in over two years. Member Joy alone wrote both the lead single 'Surfin' Boy' and B-side 'Hawaii', Billboard Korea reported — a solo writing credit spanning a title track and a deeper cut, still uncommon for a K-pop group member.