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Babymonster’s Ahyeon to resume activities after hiatus
K-pop girl group Babymonster’s Ahyeon will return to the team in April, ending her monthslong hiatus for health reasons, the group’s agency said Thursday.
Originally planned to debut as a septet with members — Ruka, Pharita, Asa, Rami, Rora, Chiquita and Ahyeon — the group made its long-awaited debut as a six-member group in November.
Ahyeon had opted not to participate in the debut single due to her unspecified health problems.
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“Ahyeon has fully recovered her health and is recording songs for the upcoming album,” Yang Hyun-suk, founder and chief producer of YG Entertainment, said in a video posted on the agency’s official blog.
The group’s first EP due out in April will include its debut song, “Batter Up,” and a new version of “Stuck in the Middle,” a new single to be unveiled next Thursday, with Ahyeon’s participation.
“You can anticipate Babymonster’s activities as a full seven-member group,” he said, mentioning the group’s goal to release its first studio album in the fall.