STAYC prepares to drop new album on Aug. 16

Girl group STAYC [HIGH UP ENTERTAINMENT]

STAYC will return with a new album on Aug. 16, the girl group's agency High Up Entertainment said Monday.

It will be STAYC’s first music release since the release of its second Japanese single, “Teddy Bear (Japanese Version),” in April, which was preceded by the Korean single, “Teddy Bear,” which dropped on Feb. 14.

“STAYC is working on an album, which we aim to drop on Aug. 16,” High Up Entertainment said in a press release on Monday. The agency initially stated a “late August” release for the upcoming album.

STAYC, short for “Star to a Young Culture,” reflects the group's aim to be K-pop stars influencing the younger generation. The six-member girl group — Sumin, Sieun, Isa, Seeun, Yoon and J — debuted in November 2020 with the song “So Bad.” “ASAP,” the lead track for STAYC’s second single which dropped the following year, and “Stereotype,” which dropped in 2021, both surpassed 100 million total streams on global music streaming service Spotify.

Three of the girl group’s albums, “Stereotype,” “Young-Luv.com” (2022) and “Staydom” (2021) also surpassed 100 million album streams each on Spotify, signifying the group’s strong presence on streaming services.

More information about the album will be released gradually, the agency said.

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BY CHO YONG-JUN [cho.yongjun1@joongang.co.kr]