All UJUNG around the world should start marking March 31st as a special day as WJSN is set to make its comeback with its ninth mini-album, "Unnatural."
On the afternoon of March 14, the talent management agency in charge of WJSN, Starship Entertainment, made the announcement of the upcoming WJSN comeback with a teaser image of "Unnatural" across its social networking sites (SNS).
The teaser, which bears the words "Coming Soon" and the target March 31 release, features a fiery flower in full bloom, encouraging curiosity about its possible symbolism. This visual, plus the mini-album name "Unnatural," are definitely set to rouse fans' expectations and interest.
Additionally, Starship Entertainment has also released additional visuals for the upcoming mini-album: including variants of the previously released art showing the full bloom flower in purple and blue color schemes, a teaser for folding postcards and photo card sets, and more importantly, the full promotional schedule leading to the "Unnatural" release.
Starting on March 17, WJSN and Starship Entertainment are set to release the official "Unnatural" tracklist, followed by a series of concept photo releases, a hidden film showing, a music video teaser, and an album preview before its official release.
"WJSN is currently stepping up preparations for their comeback," said Starship Entertainment in a statement. "We will be back with a good album that will repay fans' expectations and love, so please look forward to it and show us a lot of interest."
"Unnatural" is particularly special since it marks the return of the full group since their eighth mini-album "Neverland," released last June 9, 2020. "Neverland" was a commercial success, besting the group's previous record with "As You Wish" in terms of copies sold. Additionally, the mini-album debuted at the number 2 spot of the Korean Gaon Album Chart, with its title track "Butterfly" peaking at the 81st spot of the US-based Billboard K-Pop Hot 100.
About WJSN
Also known as Cosmic Girls, WJSN is a South Korean - Chinese K-pop group jointly formed and managed by Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment. The girl group first debuted with twelve members on February 25, 2016 with the EP "Would You Like?" Its thirteenth member, Yeonjung, joined the group in July 2016.
The group has become one of the most successful K-pop groups in Korea, winning a number of year-end awards since their debut. This includes the Rising Star Award (2016) and the New Wave Award (2018) from the Asia Artist Awards, the M2 Hot Star Award from the 2019 Genie Music Awards, and the New K-Wave Music Icon in the recent 2020 Soribada Best K-Music Awards.
Members of WJSN are also originally divided into different subunits: the Wonder Unit, Joy Unit, Sweet Unit, and Natural Unit. On October 7, 2020, WJSN debuted a new subunit, WJSN Chocome, which included Soobin, Luda, Yeoreum, and Dayoung. The Chocome subunit made its debut with the successful track "Hmph!" and has been recognized at the 2021 First Brand Awards' "Idol Unit" Category.
