Jaehwa Bernardo

Red Velvet in a promotional photo for their 2024 EP 'Cosmic.' Photo from Red Velvet's X account

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Red Velvet dropping 'Velvet Summer' in August

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1783309628561RV.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Red Velvet in a promotional photo for their 2024 EP &#x27;Cosmic.&#x27;<em> Photo from Red Velvet&#x27;s X account</em></span></span></span></div><p>Fans can look forward to riding Red Velvet&#x27;s rhythm once again, as the K-pop girl group is set to release a summer-themed extended play (EP) in August, marking their first comeback in two years.</p><p>On its social media pages, the five-member act announced late Sunday it would drop the &quot;summer mini album&quot; titled &quot;Velvet Summer&quot; on August 3.</p><p>The post was accompanied by a visual depicting a woman whose hair blended into the water, while a man rode waves connected to it. What appeared to be a mermaid&#x27;s tail also emerged from the water.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2073784001341567478&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-07-06T04%3A30%3A37.294527%3A12844cc4-3042-445c-bc30-4f51f86178ea%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=335358c5da7afe7bb6ede7248f05a4ab3de0c2ec&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:495px;height:866px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2073784001341567478"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>The EP features five tracks, with &quot;Surfin&#x27; Boy&quot; serving as its lead single, according to a separate post on Red Velvet&#x27;s X account.</p><p>&quot;Velvet Summer&quot; marks Red Velvet&#x27;s first new release since the EP &quot;Cosmic,&quot; which was released in June 2024. Notably, its title track was later named by Billboard and Dazed as one of the best K-pop songs of the year.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/6/24/red-velvet-releases-midsommar-inspired-mv-for-cosmic-1802"><strong>READ: Red Velvet releases &#x27;Midsommar&#x27;-inspired MV for &#x27;Cosmic&#x27;<br/></strong></a></div><p>The announcement also comes a week after the quintet — Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, Joy and Yeri — revealed plans to hold a fan concert, which is also set to take place in the same month as their comeback.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/9/16/red-velvet-celebrates-10th-year-with-best-manila-crowd-1505"><strong>READ: Red Velvet celebrates 10th year with ‘best’ Manila crowd<br/></strong></a></div><p>Formed in 2014 by SM Entertainment, Red Velvet is known for its dual musical identity, featuring the more pop-oriented &quot;red&quot; sound and the R&amp;B-influenced &quot;velvet&quot; side.</p><p>The group is also known for its string of summer hits, including &quot;Power Up&quot; and the chart-topping &quot;Red Flavor.&quot;</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><strong></strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x5dPq78YruI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Fans can look forward to riding Red Velvet's rhythm once again, as the K-pop girl group is set to release a summer-themed extended play (EP) in August, marking their first comeback in two years.</p>

Fans can look forward to riding Red Velvet's rhythm once again, as the K-pop girl group is set to release a summer-themed extended play (EP) in August, marking their first comeback in two years.

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Red Velvet dropping EP 'Velvet Summer' in August

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published July 06, 2026 12:32 PM PHT

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