Girls' Generation to drop new album to mark 15th anniversary

Girl group Girls' Generation [ILGAN SPORTS]

Girls’ Generation will be returning to the K-pop scene as a full group in August, according to SM Entertainment on Tuesday.

The group will release a new album to mark its 15th anniversary. Girls’ Generation is also slated to make appearances on reality programs after the album drop. The exact release date has not yet been specified.

The new album marks an end to the group's five-year hiatus. The last album was its 6th full-length album titled "Holiday Night," which was released in August 2017. Afterward, three of the eight members left the group's agency but Girls' Generation did not disband, telling fans that it intends to continue its activities in the future.

During the group's break, members remained in the public eye — as actors, musical theater performers, soloists or variety show hosts.

Currently, member Taeyeon is the host of Mnet's ongoing program "Queendom 2" and a regular panelist on tvN's "Amazing Saturday." Member Hyoyeon released her new single "Deep" on Monday.

Girls' Generation debuted in 2007 with the track "Into the New World." An iconic girl group in the early 2010s, it produced hits such as "Gee" (2010), "Genie" (2010) and "The Boys" (2011). Its members are Taeyeon, Sunny, Yoona, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung and Seohyun.

BY LEE JIAN [lee.jian@joongang.co.kr]