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The members of K-pop group THE BOYZ send off their leader Sangyeon for his military service. Photo from THE BOYZ's X account

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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/1742197231252TBZ.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The members of K-pop group THE BOYZ send off their leader Sangyeon for his military service. <em>Photo from THE BOYZ&#x27;s X account</em></span></span></span></div><p>South Korean boy band THE BOYZ released their third full-length album &quot;Unexpected&quot; on Monday, the same day leader Sangyeon began his mandatory military service.</p><p>&quot;Unexpected&quot; is the 11-member group&#x27;s first musical project since departing IST Entertainment, the label that formed and debuted them in 2017, and signing with new agency One Hundred.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5sulSfWKV4Q?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>The package includes nine tracks, with &quot;VVV&quot; serving as the lead single.</p><p>Notably, the comeback is scheduled on the same day as Sangyeon enlisted in the military, becoming the first member of the team to fulfill his conscription.</p><p>Under South Korean law, most able-bodied men are required to perform around 18 to 21 months of military service.</p><div><br/></div><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=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1901510415554908268&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%3A2025-03-17T07%3A39%3A31.324377%3Ac5578e08-d7be-4694-af56-e5933e8d7c5d%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=3c26b238fb801eaa8b19cb5ffd42c595a2f9a7d1&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:626px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1901510415554908268"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>The group posted on its X account photos of the members sending off their 28-year-old leader. Some of the members also shared snapshots from the event on their personal Instagram Stories.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:633px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1742197456814HAKNYEON.jpg" style="width:633px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Screenshot from Haknyeon&#x27;s Instagram Stories</em></span></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:633px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1742197508032Q.jpg" style="width:633px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Screenshot from Q&#x27;s Instagram Stories</em></span></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:633px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1742197532957JUYEON.jpg" style="width:633px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Screenshot from Juyeon&#x27;s Instagram Stories</em></span></span></span></div><p>THE BOYZ gained further popularity after winning the 2020 reality competition show &quot;Road to Kingdom,&quot; earning them a spot in its sequel &quot;Kingdom: Legendary War.&quot;</p><p>The group previously visited the Philippines in August 2024, staging their &quot;Zeneration II&quot; concert at the Mall of Asia Arena.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/8/28/the-boyz-delivers-memorable-concert-at-hometown-manila-1257"><strong>READ: THE BOYZ delivers ‘memorable’ concert at ‘hometown’ Manila</strong></a></div>

<p>South Korean boy band THE BOYZ released their third full-length album 'Unexpected' on Monday, the same day leader Sangyeon began his mandatory military service.</p>

South Korean boy band THE BOYZ released their third full-length album 'Unexpected' on Monday, the same day leader Sangyeon began his mandatory military service.

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THE BOYZ make comeback with 'Unexpected' as Sangyeon enlists in military

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published March 17, 2025 05:11 PM PHT

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Updated March 17, 2025 06:29 PM PHT

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