THE BOYZ News

Doh Kyung‑soo (EXO’s D.O.) will launch a 10‑city Asia solo tour titled “Day Off,” kicking off with a three‑day run in Seoul Oct. 2–4 and visiting cities including Macao, Bangkok, Jakarta, Kaohsiung, Singapore, Hong Kong, Manila, Tokyo and Taipei through March. He’s also weighing a TV return in the drama We Are the Zombies and stars in the upcoming animated f

Younghoon of THE BOYZ will hold two solo fan meetings in Seoul on Aug. 29 after signing with Namoo Actors, as the group transitions to a nine-member lineup that excludes New; several other members have also pursued individual deals or projects, including Sunwoo, Eric, Q and Hyunjae

Twice’s “Fancy” surpassed 700 million YouTube views, becoming the group’s third music video to hit that milestone after “What is Love?” and “TT.” JYP says contracts for all nine members are set to expire soon and it is in talks with individual members about renewals

THE BOYZ member Younghoon signed an exclusive contract with Namoo Actors on Aug. 7 to further his acting career, and the agency said it will also back his ongoing activities with THE BOYZ. Younghoon, who debuted with THE BOYZ in 2017, has appeared in dramas including Love Revolution, One the Woman and Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938; the group recently announced it will continue as a team under a newly established agency after a dispute with former manager One Hundred

Rescene unexpectedly topped a chart with “Love Attack” while ATEEZ finally cracked South Korea’s charts with “Bad” eight years into their career, highlighting a study that finds the average idol group survives just 4.12 years and prompting new government support for smaller agencies

THE BOYZ will continue group activities as a nine-member act — Sangyeon, Jacob, Younghoon, Hyunjae, Juyeon, Kevin, Q, Sunwoo and Eric — after finalizing a group contract to promote under a newly established label; New is not part of the agreement. The members said they will sign individual contracts with separate agencies for solo work while coordinating future group plans, noting that in April a court granted an injunction suspending their exclusive contracts with their former agency amid an ongoing legal dispute

Cha Ga-won, CEO of One Hundred Label, was detained on fraud charges over roughly 30 billion won after her rapid acquisition-driven entertainment empire unraveled, triggering mass contract terminations from artists including The Boyz, Lee Seung-gi, Taemin, Exo-CBX and Viviz