JYP to Debut 4 New Groups? Agency Drops 2022 Comeback & US Tour Plans of TWICE, ITZY, Stray Kids & More
JYP Entertainment continuously expands in Japan and the U.S. as it announced its artists TWICE, Stray Kids, ITZY, and NiziU's pending plans and schedules in 2022. Along with this, it is also expected that the agency prepares for the debut of four new groups, drawing attention.
On the 16th, Eugene Investment & Securities, a full-service company based in South Korea, revealed the performance status of one of the "BIG3" agencies, JYP Entertainment.
Aside from the good news that the company achieved its highest performance based on the album in the third quarter of the year, the security company also discussed JYP Entertainment's comeback and tour schedules in 2022.
TWICE, ITZY, Stray Kids, 2PM & NiziU: JYP Artists Expected to Have Offline Tours in the U.S. and Japan in 2022
According to Eugene Investment & Securities, the performance of JYP Entertainment is expected to grow further as artists' performances are expected to resume in earnest in the fourth quarter to 2022.
Idol Groups under JYP Entertainment, including TWICE, Stray Kids, ITZY, 2PM, and NiziU are all scheduled to be active.
Starting with TWICE, TWICE broke its own record with more than 700,000 pre-orders for its third full-length album. Considering the year-end repackage, it is estimated that at least 1 million copies can be easily sold.
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The group has also confirmed five U.S. tours by the end of February next year, starting with three offline domestic performances at the end of the year. Depending on the COVID-19 situation, the tour schedule for the second half of the year may be added.
Along with TWICE, NiziU is also preparing for a large-scale tour in Japan next year.
Its sister group ITZY is also believed to be planning to release albums and have a tour around Japan and the United States, showing that the group is set to expand globally.
As for Stray Kids, although there's no confirmation, the security company analyst avows that fans can anticipate the group's overseas tour ad well, based on their solid fan base in the U.S. and South America.
JYP Entertainment to Launch Xdinary Heroes in the 4th Quarter of 2021 and 'JYPn' in 2022 + Expected to Introduce More Rookie Groups in 2023
Meanwhile, JYP Entertainment is also expected to debut four new K-pop groups over the next two years, as per Researcher Lee.
The first runner group who will debut will be Xdinary Heroes, a new rookie boy group comprised of five members selected from SBS TV's "Loud."
In February 2022, JYPn (pending group name) or JYP's new girl group is expected to be introduced. Ahead of their debut, the members were introduced through various photo and video teasers, and a "Blind Package" that contains the group's merchandise was also pre-sold.
"The rookie boy band group 'XDinary Heroes' is set to debut at the end of this year and four more teams are scheduled to debut over the next two years, so rookie momentum is the most abundant," researcher Lee emphasized.
On the other hand, JYP Entertainment recorded its highest-ever performance in the third quarter of this year due to its high growth in overseas music sales. Starting in the fourth quarter, each artist is expected to actively engage in activities starting with TWICE and resume offline performances, which is expected to increase the record further.
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Written by Eunice Dawson
