ONEUS: "Seven years of bad luck? No big hesitation in re-signing... Confident we'd stay together" [Interview 2]

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The group ONEUS announced the process behind their decision to re-sign as a complete five-member unit and shared their thoughts on this new beginning.

ONEUS (Seoho, Lee Do, Geonhee, Hwanwoong, Siwon) recently discussed their five-member re-signing and their first activities after joining a new agency during an interview held at a café in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, to commemorate the release of their twelfth mini-album 'First Light: Jeong (FIRST LIGHT : )'.

Debuting in 2019, ONEUS's exclusive contract with RBW expired last January. Since then, they have continued their group activities under the newly established agency Wave Entertainment as a complete five-member unit.

Seoho stated, "I am grateful to both the members and fans for being able to perform together again as a full five-member team. Perhaps because it's our first comeback as a complete unit in a long time, I feel a bit nervous but also excited to show the fans what we've prepared. We will work hard to deliver our best."

Hwanwoong expressed his anticipation: "Thinking about presenting an album created by all five of us after such a long time brings both joyful excitement and tension. As this is our first album released under a new company following our re-signing, we aim to sharpen our skills and showcase our passion and dedication in our activities."

Geonhee mentioned that the five members faced no significant difficulty in reaching a consensus. He said, "Even without much discussion among us, I felt we would stay together. While aligning our intentions was easy, I am truly grateful to the members. I had firm confidence that ONEUS would continue its activities."

He added, "The CEO is like a father figure to us. Seeing how highly he values our worth made me feel it would be right to stay with him. When we discussed the need to consider our future, the words 'we should do this together' came out naturally without much hesitation."

Lee Do commented on their teamwork: "Our personalities are very different. However, rather than maintaining a hierarchical relationship, we've grown closer by treating each other like friends. In fact, we've spent more time together than with our families, which has deepened our bond. We even travel together once a year."

Hwanwoong laughed, saying, "I'm not built for physical altercations anyway," and added, "We agreed not to get into any physical fights."

He continued, "In the music industry, there's a well-known story about the 'seven-year curse' for idol groups, so we often discussed it. We asked ourselves, 'How much longer can we go?' and expressed our desire to continue. Since we've consistently emphasized working hard regardless of circumstances, when the re-signing season approached, I was certain we would stay together."

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