DEOBIs, your 2023 is about to get more exciting as K-pop boy group The Boyz just confirmed that they’ll make three comebacks for the remainder of the year!
IST Entertainment confirmed on Tuesday, July 25, that the group’s second full-length album titled PHANTASY will be divided into three parts.
“The Boyz will release their 2nd full album ‘PHANTASY’ in three parts, as a trilogy, in the second half of 2023,” the agency said.
[#더보이즈 뉴스] 더보이즈, 정규 2집 '판타지' 3부작으로…하반기 트리플 컴백#THEBOYZ@IST_THEBOYZhttps://t.co/wmCRSP8fgQ pic.twitter.com/kLAxdvjmvx
— IST ent (@ist_ent) July 25, 2023
Following the confirmation, The Boyz then released a collage of three sequence posters for the album, where each showed three different places – a beach, a drive-in theater, and a field of snow.
THE BOYZ 2ND ALBUM [PHANTASY] Sequence Poster Pt.1 Christmas In August #THEBOYZ #더보이즈 #PHANTASY pic.twitter.com/JqB1Iso7Ub
— 더보이즈(THE BOYZ) (@IST_THEBOYZ) July 24, 2023
THE BOYZ 2ND ALBUM [PHANTASY] Sequence Poster Pt.2 Sixth Sense #THEBOYZ #더보이즈 #PHANTASY pic.twitter.com/Rt5mlTjvH5
— 더보이즈(THE BOYZ) (@IST_THEBOYZ) July 24, 2023
THE BOYZ 2ND ALBUM [PHANTASY] Sequence Poster Pt.3 Love Letter#THEBOYZ #더보이즈 #PHANTASY pic.twitter.com/5Xj8m2sOPG
— 더보이즈(THE BOYZ) (@IST_THEBOYZ) July 24, 2023
The first part of the PHANTASY trilogy album will be titled Christmas in August, which will be released on August 7.
The Boyz also released the first teasers for Christmas in August, with most of the photos being in a tropical beach setting.
THE BOYZ 2ND ALBUM [PHANTASY] Pt.1 Christmas In August Mood Poster #PRESENT
🎁 2023.08.07 6PM Release#THEBOYZ #더보이즈 #PHANTASY #Christmas_In_August pic.twitter.com/TWJHFahZQr
— 더보이즈(THE BOYZ) (@IST_THEBOYZ) July 25, 2023
THE BOYZ 2ND ALBUM [PHANTASY] Pt.1 Christmas In August Mood Poster #GLITTER
✨ 2023.08.07 6PM Release#THEBOYZ #더보이즈 #PHANTASY #Christmas_In_August pic.twitter.com/iEzJx0gAsQ
— 더보이즈(THE BOYZ) (@IST_THEBOYZ) July 25, 2023
Additional details about the album, such as its title track and number of songs, have yet to be announced.
Meanwhile, the remaining parts of the album, which will be titled Sixth Sense and Love Letter, will be released in the coming months. Final dates have yet to be disclosed.
PHANTASY would serve as The Boyz’s first full-length album in more than three years following REVEAL, which was released in February 2020. BE AWAKE, their latest mini-album, was released in February.
Currently, The Boyz is embarking on their second world tour called Zeneration.
The Boyz initially made their debut as a 12-member group in December 2017. However, Hwall left in October 2019 due to health reasons.
Currently, the group is composed of Sangyeon, Jacob, Hyunjae, Younghoon, Kevin, Juyeon, New, Q, Sunwoo, Ju Haknyeon, and Eric.
Featured image: THE BOYZ’ Twitter