SHINee gears up for comeback

After a 16-month-long hiatus, K-pop group SHINee is ready to unveil new material.

The five-member boy band is scheduled to release a new album in September, the official date depending on how the group’s currently scheduled events pan out, a local media outlet reported quoting an industry insider.

To promote its fourth Japanese studio album “D×D×D,” SHINee performed 20 concerts throughout Japan from January to May, attracting a total of over a million fans.

The group’s entertainment agency S.M. Entertainment will be holding a special exhibition of stage set replicas from some of the band’s most memorable performances at Coex Artium in Samseong-dong, Seoul from Aug. 21-31.

SHINee will be holding concerts at the Olympic Park in Seoul on Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. and Sept. 4 at 4 p.m. Tickets will be available starting Thursday at ticket.yes24.com.

By Kim Yu-young (ivykim@heraldcorp.com)