Earlier this day, rumors about a new U-KISS member surfaced the internet, along with confirmation that the group will indeed make a comeback this June. This time, NH Media has given the spicy deets about U-KISS new seventh members.
On May 14, a representative of NH Media said, "We regret that the photo of the new member was leaked due to a mistake made by the staff. [It is true that] the new member will join promotional activities for the new album, which will be released this June. After former U-KISS member Dongho's exit from the group, this new member will surely fill the empty space [Dongho left behind]. Please look forward to the new and transformed U-KISS."
NH Media also released a side-view photo of the new member, Joon. Joon is born in 1997 and stands at 6'1" tall. He's described as a talented performer well-equipped at singing and dancing.
Although U-KISS is now officially a group of seven (again), they will promote with only 6 members this June since AJ will still be in the United States finishing his current semester at Columbia University where he is majoring in psychology. On this NH Media explained, "AJ has been in the States since January to complete his studies and after completing his studies, he will return to the group to carry out their domestic activities... We couldn't come to an agreement with the school's reps so it would be difficult to adjust his schedule. Thus, [AJ] will have to continue his studies this semester... He will not be able to take part in [U-KISS's] activities for this album."
Joon's addition to the group will be an interesting twist in U-KISS fate, especially following Dongho's exit, the third member to leave the group. In 2011 former members Kibum and Alexander had their contract with NH Media terminated, thus prompting them to say goodbye to U-KISS. They were shortly replaced by Hoon and AJ on the same year.
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