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K-pop group GFriend to drop special album on Jan. 13

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Jaehwa Bernardo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:959px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1733113065971gfriend.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">K-pop girl group GFriend in a promotional photo for the album &#x27;Walpurgis Night.&#x27; <em>Photo from Source Music&#x27;s X account</em></span></span></span>K-pop girl group GFriend will release a special album on January 13, marking the act&#x27;s first reunion in over three years, their label announced late Sunday.</div><p>Source Music had <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/9/24/k-pop-group-gfriend-to-reunite-for-10th-anniversary-report-1335"><strong>earlier bared plans</strong></a> of GFriend&#x27;s six members to reunite in January to celebrate the group&#x27;s 10th debut anniversary.</p><p>In an X post, Source Music revealed that the album &quot;Season of Memories&quot; will be released on January 13.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1863236640380256267&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-12-02T04%3A04%3A30.365883%3A834c6454-35db-4875-8a63-9bed46e36d69%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=78fd8cdd135c7a5686f725db08b60b84545c5999&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:947px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1863236640380256267"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Ahead of the album&#x27;s release, a pre-release track will drop on January 6.</p><p>Source Music&#x27;s post was accompanied by a 21-second video featuring the group&#x27;s iconic single &quot;Me Gustas Tu,&quot; along with voices reciting a fan chant that includes the members&#x27; names.</p><p>The reunion comes over three years after members Sowon, Yerin, Eunha, Yuju, SinB, and Umji departed Source Music, continuing their music careers in other agencies as the trio VIVIZ and as solo artists.</p><p>Launched in 2015, GFriend initially gained popularity with their &quot;innocent&quot; image, complemented by catchy hooks and orchestral arrangements, accompanied by sharp choreography. Their early hits include &quot;Me Gustas Tu,&quot; &quot;Rough,&quot; and &quot;Navillera.&quot;</p><p>The group later adopted a more sophisticated image while exploring new musical styles, as evident in singles such as &quot;Fever,&quot; &quot;Apple,&quot; and &quot;Mago.&quot;</p>

<p>K-pop girl group GFriend will release the special album 'Season of Memories' on January 13, their label announced.</p>

K-pop girl group GFriend will release the special album 'Season of Memories' on January 13, their label announced.