Apink's Kim Nam-joo to drop comeback album after 4-year hiatus

A graphic with Kim’s initials, K, N and J, was uploaded onto the singer’s social media page on Wednesday. No further details about her new music, including release date or title, were revealed.

Singer Kim Nam-joo [IST ENTERTAINMENT]

Kim Nam-joo of girl group Apink is returning to her singing career with a solo album after a four-year hiatus, her agency Choi Creative Lab said on Thursday.

This will be her first music as a solo artist in four years since her first single “Bird” dropped in 2020.

Kim Nam-joo will be back with new music this year [CHOI CREATIVE LAB]

A graphic with Kim’s initials, K, N and J, was uploaded onto the singer’s social media page on Wednesday. No further details about her new music including the release date or title were revealed.

Kim debuted as a member of girl group Apink under IST Entertainment in 2011 with EP “Seven Springs of Apink." She started her career as a solo artist with the single “Bird” (2020). She made her debut as an actress with the web drama “Detective Alice” (2015) and has since starred in the musical “Midnight Sun” (2022).

Kim also works with the DIA TV label for her YouTube videos, which mainly consist of song covers and vlogs. To find out more about Kim Nam-joo and Apink, visit Celeb Confirmed!

BY KIM JU-YEON [kim.juyeon2@joongang.co.kr]