UNIVERSE is adding more and more artists to its platform, the latest being GOT7 Youngjae and eight-member rookie group EPEX.
NCSoft Co., Ltd. and Klap Co., Ltd. made the announcement regarding the two artists joining the newest K-pop fan interaction platform and that they will have their own PLANET on June 8.
Both artists will be releasing exclusive content for the fans through their own spaces in the platform.
Both GOT7 Youngjae and EPEX (Wish, Keum, MU, A-Min, Baekseung, Ayden, Yewang, and Jeff) will be participating in the various activities of the UNIVERSE platform, communicating with their respective fanbases and providing more entertainment to the growing app.
As a part of UNIVERSE, fans of these K-pop idols could expect a lineup of online and offline events such as fan meeting and fansign events, exclusively within the app.
As a rapidly growing fan interaction platform, the recent announcement for GOT7 Youngjae and EPEX follows other groups who have recently joined UNIVERSE: Brave Girls, DRIPPIN, Oh My Girl, WEi, and CRAVITY.
Additionally, the NCSoft and Klap platform was recently chosen as a media partner for the newest Mnet project, the reality survival competition Girls Planet 999.
Artists under UNIVERSE can communicate with their fans through the app's Fan Network Service (FNS). Also, the platform also has its own series of original music releases with UNIVERSE Music, the latest being AB6IX's "GEMINI," and exclusive online shows under UNIVERSE Original series, set to release programs starring WEi, The Boyz, and CIX.
About GOT7 Youngjae
Born Choi Young-jae, the singer-songwriter debuted with the JYP Entertainment boy group GOT7, together with Jay B, Mark, Jackson, Jinyoung, BamBam, and Yugyeom.
They debuted on January 2014 with their EP "Got It?," which was a commercial and critical success. Their debut peaked at the second spot of the Korean Gaon Album Charts and reached the top of the Billboard's World Albums Chart.
During his stay with the group, they released five albums (4 Korean and 1 Japanese language), the last of which being "Breath of Love: Last Piece" released last November 2020.
As a singer-songwriter, he has been active in the composition of songs under the pseudonym Ars since 2016 and has contributed to the GOT7 EP "Flight Log: Departure." After the group's contract with JYP Entertainment expired, Youngjae signed under Sublime Artist Agency on January 20, 2021.
About EPEX
EPEX is the latest boy group under C9 Entertainment and were formerly known as C9ROOKIES. They are set to make their debut on June 8 2021 with the EP "BIPOLAR Pt. 1." The group's name has been explained by their talent agency as "the gathering of eight youths reaching eight different apexes."
