Has Brian been cured of Yips? Joy and "Fly to the Sky" announce comeback after 8 years: "We are back." [Star Issue]

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The group Fly to the Sky is making a comeback after eight years.

On the 27th, Brian posted on social media: "Have you heard the news? What Joy said is correct~ We are coming back! Just wait a little longer and we might return soon. I know y'all heard the news, we're coming back!" along with photos.

The photo showed Brian visiting a recording studio to work alongside Joy.

In that day's broadcast of KBS 2TV 'Sallimnam 2', Joy made a surprise announcement: "Fly to the Sky will make a comeback after eight years." He continued, "We kept talking about it, and last year at my solo concert, Brian came and sang for me. He said he wanted to get back on stage again."

Joy explained, "Trot fans might be worried, but we're not giving up on trot. We'll share Fly to the Sky music first, then connect it with trot afterward."

The reason Fly to the Sky could not perform together for so long was Brian's health condition. In January, during an appearance on the YouTube channel 'Donghae Mulgwa Baekdu Eunhyeok', when asked, "Have you reached a point where you can no longer sing?" Brian replied, "I don't think it's quite that bad," but also admitted, "I just can't mentally control myself."

He added, "Even during solo practice, I wonder if something is wrong. Is my brain telling me from within my body that I can't do it anymore? Because of that frustration, I don't feel like singing."

Joy remarked, "From what Brian said, it's absolutely not true; it seems more like a mental issue. He's now pursuing another path, but since we spent so much time together in the past, joking and playing around, couldn't he just mimic me when I sing? Maybe through that process, something could be discovered, but there's no overlap." He expressed his regret.

He further stated, "In my view, it's not that he can't sing; rather, it seems to be a mental block right now. The reason is that the weapon he originally possessed is too good. There is no other singer with such a voice except Brian."

Pointing to Donghae and Eunhyeok, Brian said, "The reason I continue making music is because performing on stage and doing performances are still enjoyable for me. But for me, that has faded. If Joy were to propose releasing a duet song, I think I could record it."

In last April's broadcast of MBC 'Radio Star', Brian also revealed the reason he had not appeared on stage for so long: "It's not that my throat hurts; rather, my throat control has weakened significantly. My pitch doesn't go up, and I often deviate from it. I sang using incorrect methods, which is why it kept deteriorating."

Joy commented, "I respect Brian's opinion, but he was originally a great singer. It seems to be largely mental—like a false signal coming from the brain. Since he hasn't performed in a long time, there's probably a strong obsession that he can't do it." In response, Brian said, "That's correct. A few years ago, I visited a vocal trainer, and they told me it was due to psychological factors," explaining that he had been suffering from Yips (a phenomenon where one cannot perform actions properly in situations of increased anxiety, despite being able to do them well under normal circumstances).

During Joy's 2025 nationwide tour concert 'Two Be Continued' Seoul performance held last January, Brian made a duet stage with him for the first time in a long while, demonstrating his intention to return to singing activities.

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