Wanna One

Kang Daniel will begin his mandatory military service on Feb. 9, his agency ARA announced on Thursday. He will serve in the army after the basic training camp, it added. The singer has been preparing to put his career on hold. At a June media conference held to introduce his sixth EP “Pulsephase,” he promised to show as much as he can as a singer before his enlistment. Kang also held a fan concert in December to bid fans a temporary farewell. His absence will especially be felt in Wanna One, whi

Singer Kang Daniel will begin his mandatory military service Feb. 9, his agency, ARA, said Thursday. The 29-year-old had signaled his plans for enlistment during a press showcase for his sixth EP in June last year, expressing his desire to show as much as he can as a singer before starting his service. Last month, he held his final fan concert in Seoul, an interactive show that combines performances and fan events, before his departure. All able-bodied South Korean men are required to serve at least 18 months in the military in a country that faces security threats from North Korea. Kang Daniel debuted in 2017 and quickly rose to prominence as a member of the project boy group Wanna One. It was formed through the Mnet audition program "Produce 101" Season 2. Following the group's activities, he continued to find success through various solo projects. While Wanna One disbanded at the end of 2018 after 18 months of activity, it is scheduled to be reunited for a reality show on the same TV channel in the first half of this year. According to media reports, Kang is currently discussing ways t

All 11 members of Wanna One are expected to reunite for a reality show, media reported Tuesday. The show will premiere in the first half of this year, although details are yet to be finalized, reports said, citing a source from Mnet, a music cable network. The network set fans abuzz with a teaser video on the New Year’s Day. The clip showed a cassette tape bearing the group's logo, which starts playing part of “Spring Breeze,” followed by a message: “we GO again.” Wanna One was borne out of Mnet

K-pop project boy group Wanna One will reunite with fans for the first time in a while through a new reality TV program set to air in the first half of this year. "The Wanna One members have been considering ways to meet Wannables, and agreed to produce a new reality show, a format most beloved by their fans," an official with the cable music channel Mnet said Friday. Wannable is the name of the group's fandom. The official added that the channel is preparing the show with the aim of releasing it within the first half of the year and details of the show will be announced once fixed. Formed through Mnet's 2017 audition program "Produce 101" Season 2, Wanna One debuted as an 11-member project group and gained huge popularity with hit songs, like "Energetic" and "Beautiful." The group stood at the forefront of K-pop's third generation alongside two other boy groups, EXO and BTS. With EXO's new album due out this month and BTS' album release planned for March, fans will be able to greet all three of these top-tier acts of the third-generation K-pop in various ways during the first half of th

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- K-pop project boy group Wanna One will reunite with fa...