On July 10, KQ Entertainment announced that all members of the group ATEEZ have renewed their contracts with the agency.
The agency stated, "After in-depth discussions with the ATEEZ members, we have completed a 7-year contract renewal with all eight members: Hongjoong, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung, and Jongho," adding, "We will provide our full support so that each member can fully demonstrate their abilities."
ATEEZ, who debuted in 2018, entered the US 'Billboard 200' chart for the first time in 2021 with their seventh mini album 'ZERO : FEVER Part.3'. In 2023, they achieved first place twice with their second full-length album 'THE WORLD EP.FIN : WILL' and their eleventh mini album 'GOLDEN HOUR : Part.2'.
The title track 'Lemon Drop' from their twelfth mini album 'GOLDEN HOUR : Part.3', released in June this year, became the group's first song to enter the Billboard main singles chart 'Hot 100'. The album also ranked second on the 'Billboard 200', simultaneously dominating major charts.
Last year, ATEEZ became the first K-pop boy group to perform at the major US music festival 'Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (Coachella)'. On July 5 and 6, they kicked off their world tour 'IN YOUR FANTASY' at Inspire Arena in Incheon, and they are scheduled to continue the tour in 12 cities across North America and 3 cities in Japan.
ATEEZ is set to release the 'In Your Fantasy Edition' of their twelfth mini album 'GOLDEN HOUR : Part.3' on July 11.
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