K-pop agencies introduce upcoming boy bands

RBW's new boy band NXD [RBW]

K-pop agencies are rolling out new boy bands this winter.

RBW, home to girl group Mamamoo and boy band Oneus, is launching a new boy band called NXD, with pre-debut promotions to begin this month.

NXD is scheduled to open its official social media account next week on Thursday. It will be RBW's first new boy band since Oneus, which debuted in 2019. The number of members has not been announced yet.

TM Entertainment is also gearing up to launch a new boy band, Eastshine, on Nov. 16. Eastshine will include seven members: IEL, Hyun, Dongjae, Phoenix, Karis, Younggwang and Lumin.

TM Entertainment is a new agency, and Eastshine will be its first idol group.

TM Entertainment's new boy band Eastshine [TM ENTERTAINMENT]

FNC Entertainment is also launching a boy band called Ampers&One on Nov. 15 with a single titled “Ampersand One.”

The band will consist of seven members from different cultural backgrounds. The launch comes four years after FNC's debut of P1Harmony.

BY LEE CHAE-MIN [lee.chaemin1@joongang.co.kr]