{
  "id": 8819115,
  "title": "Girl group Fin.K.L to resume full-group activities after 21 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/girl-group-fin-k-l-to-resume-full-group-activities-after-21-years",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T02:12:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20260921/girl-group-finkl-to-resume-full-group-activities-after-21-years"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Fin.K.L, a prominent K-pop girl group from the late 1990s, is preparing to reunite as a full group for the first time in 21 years, their agency announced on Monday. Gemstone E&M, the group's management company, confirmed that all four original members—Lee Hyo-ri, Ock Joo-hyun, Lee Jin, and Sung Yu-ri—have come together under the Fin.K.L name. This reunion marks a significant new chapter for the quartet, who are no longer merely making a one-off comeback.\n\nThe group's last full-group performance occurred in 2005 with the digital single \"Forever Fin.K.L.\" Although they briefly reunited in 2019 for a segment of the JTBC variety show \"Camping Club,\" releasing a new song connected to the program, this was not considered a resumption of their full-group activities. Their initial debut in 1998 helped shape the early K-pop girl group era with chart-topping hits such as \"Blue Rain,\" \"To My Boyfriend,\" and \"Eternal Love.\"",
  "summary": "Fin.K.L, one of the late 1990s' most influential K-pop acts, is set to resume full-group activities for the first time in 21 years, the group's agency said Monday. Gemstone E&M announced that all four original members — Lee Hyo-ri, Ock Joo-hyun, Lee Jin and Sung Yu-ri — have reunited under the Fin.K.L name and that preparations are underway for group activities. \"This time, it is a new start for…",
  "key_points": [
    "Fin.K.L to reunite as full group after 21-year hiatus",
    "Original members Lee Hyo-ri, Ock Joo-hyun, Lee Jin, Sung Yu-ri to return",
    "Last full-group performance in 2005 with \"Forever Fin.K.L.\""
  ],
  "editors_take": "This reunion signals a major shift for Fin.K.L, as they transition from sporadic one-off performances to a full-fledged revival of their group activities after two decades apart.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Girl group Fin.K.L to resume full-group activities after 21 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/girl-group-fin-k-l-to-resume-full-group-activities-after-21-years-8819817",
        "published": "2026-09-21T01:44:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Girl group Fin.K.L to resume full-group activities after 21 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/girl-group-fin-k-l-to-resume-full-group-activities-after-21-years-8840767",
        "published": "2026-09-21T04:42:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}