AKMU to come back with new album in August

Singer-songwriter duo AKMU will make its comeback after two years with new music release [YG ENTERTAINMENT]

Singer-songwriter duo AKMU will make its comeback on Aug. 21, two years since its last album.

A pink and blue pastel-toned teaser video, titled "AKMU is coming," was released Tuesday on YG Entertainment's official blog site, showing a cupid in the middle of the city with Lee Chan-hyuk and Lee Su-hyun shown as location tags. The agency said that the upcoming release will be a love song.

The duo's last album was "Next Episode," a collaboration album between AKMU and other renowned artists, which dropped in July 2021. Its lead track "Nakka" featured singer-songwriter IU.

AKMU started its career by uploading self-produced tracks and cover videos online in 2012. The duo rose to fame the following year when they appeared and took home the trophy on SBS's audition program "K-Pop Star 2."

The duo signed exclusive contracts with YG Entertainment and dropped its first full-length album "PLAY" in 2014. They are known for multiple hit tracks — mostly written and produced by the duo — such as "200%" (2014), "RE-BYE" (2016), "Last Goodbye" (2017), "Dinosaur" (2017) and more.

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