Wanna One will dominate the music charts again even after the members have pursued different careers already.
Following the finale of Produce 101 Season 2, 11 male idols debuted in August 2017 and started their journey as a project group. The final list of members of the K-pop group includes, Kang Daniel, Hwang Min Hyun, Ong Seong Wu, Park Ji Hoon, Ha Sung Woon, Yoon Ji Sung, Park Woo Jin, Kim Jae Hwan, Lai Kuan Lin, Lee Dae Hwi, and Bae Jin Young.
They disbanded in December 2018 after their contracts expired. Still, they offered one last concert to their fans on January 19.
The long wait is over for Wannable as the K-pop group will reunite again this year.
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Wanna One is Back After 2021 MAMA Performance
On Monday, CJ ENM confirmed that Wanna One will be back as an 11-member group by releasing their 2021 MAMA Performance track, Beautiful (Part III).
Ten members – excluding Lai Kuan Lin – performed the track for the first time at the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA). The song serves as a continuation of their Beautiful track series, following 2017’s Beautiful and 2018’s Beautiful (Part II). At that time, Lai Kuan Lin was not able to join them since he was in China.
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“The song comes exactly three years after Wanna One performed as a band for the last time which was on Jan. 27, 2019,” the agency said, as quoted by Korea JoongAng Daily. “We decided to officially release the song as a thank-you for all the love and support that the Wanna One fans have given to the band. We hope that their beautiful last moments can be remembered through this song.”
Fortunately, Beautiful (Part III) will feature all 11 members. A representative of CJ ENM confirmed that Lai Kuan Lin recorded his part from his studio in China and sent it over to the company to complete the song.
Where Are Wanna One Members Now?
After the group disbanded, Wanna One members pursued their desired careers in different industries.
Kang Daniel, Kim Jae Hwan, Ha Sung Woon, Park Ji Hoon, and Yoon Ji Sung all debuted as soloists, while Lee Dae Hwi and Park Woo Jin joined the boy group AB6IX.
Meanwhile, Hwang Min Hyun went back to his boy group, NU’EST, while Bae Jin Young debuted in CIX. Lai Kuan Lin has been continuing his career in China.
For Ong Seung Wu’s part, he is the only member who has been doing acting as a full-time career.
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