Boy bands ATBO, Just B to form 12-member project group together

Rookie boy bands ATBO and Just B are forming a project group together named The CrewOne.

Boy bands ATBO, left, and Just B [IST ENTERTAINMENT, BLUE DOT ENTERTAINMENT]

Rookie boy bands ATBO and Just B are forming a project group together named The CrewOne.

The project group was announced by their respective agencies, IST Entertainment and Blue Dot Entertainment, in a press release on Thursday. Both groups have six members, making the project group a 12-man boy band.

“It is a decision made for creating new synergies and a new challenge,” according to the agencies. The name “The CrewOne” refers to people together in one boat.

Additional information will be unveiled at a later date. ATBO debuted in July 2022, with its first EP “The Beginning.” The boy band held its first overseas fan meet and greet "Home Party" on Feb. 29 and Mar. 23, in Tokyo and Osaka, respectively.

Just B debuted in 2021 with its first EP “Just Burn.” The boy band was nominated for No. 1 on Mnet music show “M Countdown” with the EP’s lead track, “Damage,” in 2021. Just B held its fan meet and greet, “Ready, Burn!” in Kobaco Hall, Yangcheon District, western Seoul in January.

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BY KIM MIN-YOUNG [kim.minyoung5@joongang.co.kr]