{
  "id": 9196132,
  "title": "ONEUS sidesteps '7-year curse,' full lineup returns for 12th EP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/oneus-sidesteps-7-year-curse-full-lineup-returns-for-12th-ep",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T21:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20260923/oneus-sidesteps-7-year-curse-full-lineup-returns-for-12th-ep"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "For K-pop groups, the seventh year is believed to bring misfortune. Standard contracts typically expire around that time, causing members to contemplate solo endeavors or depart from the industry. However, the boy band ONEUS defied such expectations. The five-member group, consisting of Seoho, Leedo, Keonhee, Hwanwoong, and Xion, revealed they have no intention of disbanding. Their decision to remain together was more of a collective choice than a difficult one. The band will release their 12th EP, titled FIRST LIGHT: 井, on Wednesday at 6 p.m. This marks their first release as a full lineup since Seoho completed his mandatory military service in August and since all five members relocated to B-Wave Entertainment earlier this year. ONEUS originally debuted under RBW in January 2019, but parted ways with the agency when their contracts concluded in February. Upon the group's request, B-Wave acquired the intellectual property related to ONEUS from RBW, enabling them to continue under the same name. Keonhee, one of the group's members, expressed their smooth transition during an interview with The Korea Times in Seoul on Monday.",
  "summary": "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…",
  "key_points": [
    "ONEUS defies 7-year misfortune curse for 12th EP release",
    "Seoho completed military service, all members moved to B-Wave",
    "Keonhee discusses smooth transition to new agency"
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "ONEUS sidesteps '7-year curse,' full lineup returns for 12th EP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/oneus-sidesteps-7-year-curse-full-lineup-returns-for-12th-ep-9199428",
        "published": "2026-09-22T21:22:03.000Z"
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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."
}