Ukiss to make a comeback in June with three former members rejoining boy band

Boy band Ukiss will make its comeback in June with six members, its agency Tango Music announced on Monday. “To mark the boy band’s 15th anniversary, Ukiss have confirmed a six-member comeback with Soohyun, Hoon and Kiseop ...

Boy band Ukiss [TANGO MUSIC]

Boy band Ukiss will make its comeback in June with six members, its agency Tango Music announced on Monday.

“To mark the boy band’s 15th anniversary, Ukiss have confirmed a six-member comeback with Soohyun, Hoon and Kiseop at the forefront,” a statement from the agency reads.

The teaser uploaded on the boy band’s social media on Monday showed the three current members of Ukiss — Soohyun, Hoon and Kiseop — posing in front of a set of microphones. There are three more microphones on the side of the three members, suggesting that there will be more members joining the upcoming reunion.

The boy band will kick off its anniversary event with Hoon and Soohyun’s solo single releases in May, followed by an EP release in June with six members — three of which will be ex-members of the boy band.

There have been multiple member changes in the past — Alexander, Allen Kim (known by the stage name Kibum), Shin Dong-ho, Siyoon (known by the stage name AJ), Kevin, Eli and Lee Jun-young — have all left the boy band. It is unclear which of the three ex-members will rejoin the band.

Ukiss will hold anniversary concerts in Japan. It plans to perform two concerts in Zepp Haneda, Tokyo and two in Zepp Namba, Osaka in July.

Boy band Ukiss debuted in 2008 with the EP “New Generation,” and is best known for its track “Am I That Easy?” (‘ManManHani' in Korean) from 2009, “330” (2009) and “Shut up!!” (2010).

The three current members are under new agency Tango Music.

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