Four members of the disbanded K-pop boy group B.A.P — Bang Yong-guk, Jung Dae-hyun, Yoo Young-jae and Moon Jong-up — have reunited to release a new EP titled “Curtain Call.” This marks their first collaborative project in over six years, following the group’s eighth single album, “EGO,” which was released in December 2017.
“We’ve been talking about reuniting regularly. And at the end of last year, we thought it would be nice to get together when Yoo was discharged from military service (this year),” Moon said during the showcase event for the group’s new album at Ilchi Art Hall, Gangnam District, Seoul, Thursday.
“All of us felt positive about the reunion, so we went on with it. We definitely thought we would do it someday. The important question was when.”
Debuting in 2012, B.A.P instantly became one of the most promising rookie groups at the time, sweeping New Artist accolades at various music awards. 추천 The six-piece group released a string of hits, including “One Shot”(2013) and “Skydive” (2016), until the members parted ways after their contract with the agency, TS Entertainment, ended in 2019. Another member, Zelo, is currently in military service and Himchan is on probation due to charges of sexual assault.
The new album, which was released on Thursday, consists of five tracks: the title song “Gone,” “Love,” “Farewell” “Stand it all” and “Way Back.” Bang took part in producing and writing the songs throughout the album and Yoo co-wrote the lyrics for “Way Back.”
The members said it was important to show how they’ve changed through the years since their last group act.
“I thought the most important thing was to show how we’ve grown in different ways through the 6-year hiatus. And, we wanted to show the four of us standing on stage together again,” Jung said.
“So much has changed since our debut. So we had to learn everything again. Now that we’ve made a comeback, although there are other (artists) in the scene, we have our original color, so I believe we need to present a performance that shows our color.”