K-pop girl group ITZY will be making a comeback this October, with the return of vocalist Lia.
Yesterday (September 4), TenAsia reported that ITZY will be making a comeback as a full group this October, marking the return of vocalist Lia after a lengthy hiatus due to health issues.
Shortly after, their agency JYP Entertainment confirmed via TVDaily that ITZY are “preparing for a full group comeback this October”. However, the agency has yet to share specific details on the record, such as its title, tracklist and release date.
Back in July, JYP Entertainment issued a statement sharing that Lia would return to the group in the coming months, after going on hiatus due to “extreme levels of anxiety” since September 2023.
“Her tension and symptoms of anxiety have significantly improved,” it said at the time. “After careful discussion with Lia, it has been decided that she will resume her activities.”
The upcoming record will be ITZY’s first release since their second studio album ‘Born to Be’, which arrived in January 2024. The album did not feature Lia, apart from her solo song ‘Blossom’.
In February, the singer made her first public appearance since going on hiatus at the group’s ‘Born To Be’ concert in Seoul as an audience member. During the show, the singer was spotted on the venue’s LED screens on stage, waving to fans and her bandmates.
In other K-pop news, NCT’s Taeyong is set to release his first solo concert film Taeyong: TY Track in Cinemas this October. The movie will feature his February concert at the Olympic Hall in Seoul, as well as behind-the-scenes footage.
10cc drummer Paul Burgess has announced that he is leaving the band because the demands of touring have become too much for him.
The 75-year-old musician, who also spent time performing with Jethro Tull, Camel, Magna Carta, and The Icicle Works, has chosen to walk away from the legendary rock group after more than five decades.
He shared: “After so many wonderful years with 10cc, I must admit that the rigours of touring are no longer manageable for me as I get older, and I feel it’s time to let go of the long hours in airports and endless travel on buses.
“I’m not planning to stop playing altogether. I will still perform but at a pace that feels right, working alongside old friends and a new group of fellow musicians called The Guilty Men.”
Frontman Graham Gouldman confessed that it will feel unusual to perform without his “longest-running musical associate.”
He explained: “When Paul and I first joined forces in 10cc, we never could have imagined that we’d still be at it after 30 years, let alone 52.
“Paul has been my longest musical partner and it will feel different to turn around and see another drummer, but I completely understand why he no longer wants to sit on a plane for 14 hours or wake up in a new hotel every day for weeks at a time.”
Ben Stone, who has previously played with Mike and The Mechanics and Bonnie Tyler, will be taking over on drums.
Paul, who had several runs with 10cc after joining in 1973, performed his final show with the I’m Not In Love band in Alexandria, Virginia this past September.
The group is set to continue their And Another Bloody Greatest Hits Tour in the UK next year.
