Rookie boy band TWS preparing for June comeback

Rookie boy band TWS [PLEDIS ENTERTAINMENT]

TWS will release a new album in June, the rookie boy band’s agency, Pledis Entertainment, told the Korea JoongAng Daily.

“TWS is currently preparing for a comeback, aiming to prerelease a song in early June,” the agency said Friday, adding that exact dates will be announced later.

Ilgan Sports reported Friday that the rookie boy band is preparing for a new album and shooting a music video in Hong Kong.

TWS debuted on Jan. 22 with its first EP, “Sparkling Blue,” as Pledis Entertainment’s next-generation boy band, nine years after Seventeen made its debut in 2015. It has six members — Youngjae, Jihoon, Dohoon, Kyungmin, Shinyu and Hanjin.

The band’s debut lead track, “plot twist,” landed No. 1 on Melon’s, Genie’s and Bugs' real-time streaming charts and No. 2 on Melon's daily, weekly and monthly charts.

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