YG Launches a Boy Group in 6 Years… Yang Hyun-suk: “Debut in September as a 5-Member Team Confirmed”

YG Entertainment (hereinafter referred to as “YG”) will unveil a new 5-member boy group aimed at the next-generation global market in September.

■ Yang Hyun-suk announces directly… “Five selected members, debut in September”

On the 30th, Yang Hyun-suk, the head producer of YG, shared the news of the new rookie boy group launch directly through his official blog (YG LIFE). Yang said, “Based on what we’re expecting right now, we plan to introduce YG’s new male group in September,” and officially confirmed the number of members who had been kept under wraps, adding, “The members that many people will be curious about—there are a total of five.”

The debut of this new rookie boy group marks about six years since TREASURE, which debuted in 2020. Since it continues the successful lineage of YG boy groups—BigBang, WINNER, iKON, and TREASURE—global music fans are paying close attention.

■ Expansion of new IPs such as “NEXT MONSTER”… YG’s aggressive moves

In addition to this boy group, Yang also expressed his intention to reveal, step by step, the new intellectual property (IP) and rookie lineup plans he has in store—such as the girl group planned for the future, tentatively titled ‘NEXT MONSTER’. This is interpreted as a strategy to diversify YG’s growth engine following BABYMONSTER’s successful settling in.

■ BigBang’s 20th anniversary tour and the arrival of new artists… Could 2026 be “the year of YG”?

This year, YG is running major projects like never before. BigBang’s world tour, marking the group’s 20th debut anniversary, is set to take place, and BABYMONSTER and TREASURE are also picking up the pace with new album activities. With a new boy group debuting in September as well, YG will have built a powerful roster pipeline.

Industry insiders in the music scene said, “As YG, which traditionally has shown strength in boy groups, is presenting a small, elite 5-member group for the first time in six years, it will likely have significant impact in terms of both musical completeness and performance.”