K-pop girl group MOMOLAND are set to reunite under new management, two years after the group disbanded.
On April 10, a representative of Korean entertainment agency Inyeon Entertainment announced in a statement to OSEN News that it had signed exclusive contracts with Hyebin, Jane, Nayun, JooE, Ahin and Nancy – final the six members of MOMOLAND before they broke up – for what the company called “group activities”.
The six-piece confirmed they would disband in February 2023, after all six left longtime label MLD Entertainment. At the time, the girl group’s members took to their personal Instagram profile with identical letters announcing the band’s disbandment after seven years together.
MOMOLAND were originally formed in 2016 though the reality TV show Finding MOMOLAND, before making their debut in 2017. Past members Yeonwoo and Taeha left the band in 2019, while Daisy later departed the group in 2020 before claiming she was “fired” from MOMOLAND.
In other K-pop news, (G)I-DLE are gearing up for the release of a new mini-album sometime in May. It will notably mark the quintet’s first release together since all members renewed their contracts with CUBE Entertainment.
Also due out in May is RIIZE’s first studio album, which was first confirmed to be on its way by their label SM Entertainment last month. The as-yet-untitled album is set to mark the band’s first new music release in nearly a year, following their June 2024 mini-album, ‘RIIZING’.