BTOB to release digital single “Friend” next week

October 19, 2018

SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) — K-pop boy band BTOB will release a new digital single next week, bringing together the group’s full lineup including Seo Eun-kwang, who is currently serving in the military, its management agency said Friday.

The new single “Friend,” recorded before the team leader was enlisted in August, will be released on Oct. 23, according to Cube Entertainment.

“This is BTOB’s small gift for fans who are longing to see BTOB in its full lineup,” according to Cube.

Eun-kwang joined the armed forces in late August to fulfill his mandatory military service, temporarily reshaping the boy band as a six-member group.

Following the single release, the six-member act will drop a separate extended play on Nov. 6.

This jacket image for the upcoming BTOB single "Friend" was provided by Cube Entertainment. (Yonhap)

This jacket image for the upcoming BTOB single “Friend” was provided by Cube Entertainment. (Yonhap)

This recent image captured from BTOB's Instagram account shows members visiting the military unit where Seo Eun-kwang is serving his mandatory military service. (Yonhap)

This recent image captured from BTOB’s Instagram account shows members visiting the military unit where Seo Eun-kwang is serving his mandatory military service. (Yonhap)