There has come a substantial Korean wave across the globe from growing Korean dramas on Netflix to some popular skincare rituals. K Pop stands for Korean pop music. There have been many new upcoming K Pop bands like BTS, Black Pink, and many more. It’s always difficult to hear that one of your favorite K-Pop groups has disbanded, but what’s arguably more difficult is when they go on hiatus for an indefinite time. Today, we bring you list of K-Pop boy groups that have all but vanished from the industry. (As per reports in koreaboo)
VIXX had their last comeback as a group with “Walking” on February 1, 2019, making it over 3 years since they released new music. Soon afterwards, the members of the group began their enlistment periods, and Ravi ended up leaving their company, Jellyfish Entertainment, in May 2019, though he planned to continue as a member of VIXX while promoting his own solo work. Hongbin left the group in August 2020 after being criticized for things said during a livestream, leaving five members still in VIXX. N also left Jellyfish Entertainment in October 2020, though like Ravi, remained a member of VIXX. Most recently, Hyuk also left the label in June 2022 with the same plans as Ravi and N. However, they haven’t released any group music since any of these departures and member changes happened.
KNK released their last comeback as a group, “Ride”, on September 17, 2020, making it nearly 2 years since they released new music. Since then, there have been member changes that have likely played a role in their lack of a comeback. Seoham left the group in September 2021, and has since gone on to star in the popular BL K-Drama Semantic Error. In January 2022, Heejun also left KNK, and the following month Inseong started his military enlistment. Currently, the group consists of only Inseong, Dongwon, and Jihun, though hopefully they’ll begin promoting again once Inseong returns.
INFINITE’s last group comeback, “Clock”, was released on February 13, 2019, over 3 years ago. In the same year, Sungyeol, Dongwoo, Sungjong, and Woohyun all began their military enlistments at different times. L also ended up not renewing his contract with Woollim Entertainment in August 2019, though planned to continue as a member of INFINITE. Sunggyu, Dongwoo, and Sungyeol also ended up not renewing their contracts with the label in March 2021, though Sungjong did. They all ended up joining different labels, but have had various events with most of the members such as for their 11th debut anniversary. Sungjong also finally ended up leaving Woollim Entertainment in January 2022, and with all of the members so split apart, it seems unlikely that they’ll release music as a group again.
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