ONEUS sidesteps '7-year curse,' full lineup returns for 12th EP
For K-pop groups, the seventh year is supposedly cursed. Standard exclusive contracts usually are set to expire around that point, and members start weighing solo careers, new agencies or leaving the industry altogether. For boy band ONEUS, members say that reckoning never really arrived, and agreeing to stay together took far less discussion than deciding where to do it. The five-member boy…
K-pop boy band ONEUS defies the so-called seven-year curse, reunites for 12th album release
Seoho, Leedo, Keonhee, Hwanwoong and Xion, the five-member group, will debut their latest EP titled "FIRST LIGHT: 井" on Wednesday at 6 p.m. This marks their first release as an intact lineup since Seoho completed his mandatory military service in August. Moreover, it is their first album since all five members relocated together to B-Wave Entertainment earlier this year.
ONEUS officially signed with RBW in January 2019. However, they parted ways with the agency in February when their contracts expired. Following this, B-Wave Entertainment acquired the ONEUS-related intellectual property from RBW, enabling the group to continue under the same name at the request of its members. Keonhee, one of the band members, expressed during an interview with The Korea Times on Monday that there were no significant challenges in maintaining unity.
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