SF9 to make dreams come true with EP 'Fantasy'

Boy band SF9 will release its 14th EP, “Fantasy,” on Aug. 19, its agency FNC Entertainment said Friday.

Boy band SF9 [FNC ENTERTAINMENT]

Boy band SF9 will release its 14th EP, “Fantasy,” on Aug. 19, its agency FNC Entertainment said Friday.

“Fantasy” is the boy band’s first new music release in seven months, since its last EP “Sequence” came out in January.

The lead track of the upcoming EP is will be titled “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.”

Only five of the eight members of SF9 — Yoo Tae-yang, Youngbin, Hwiyoung, Inseong and Chani — participated in “Fantasy.”

Members Dawon and Zuho are absent due to scheduling conflicts, an FNC Entertainment official told the Korea JoongAng Daily. Member Jaeyoon is currently serving in the military.

More information about "Fantasy" will be revealed at a later date.

SF9 debuted in October 2016 under FNC Entertainment with the single, "Feeling Sensation." The band originally started out as a nine-member group, but Rowoon left in September of last year.

The band currently consists of eight members: Yoo Tae-yang, Youngbin, Zuho, Hwiyoung, Inseong, Jaeyoon, Dawon and Chani. The boy band is known for the tracks "So Beautiful" (2016), "O Sole Mio" (2017) "Round And Round" (2019), "Good Guy" (2020) and "Puzzle" (2023). To find out more about SF9, visit Celeb Confirmed!

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