OMG, Wannables, this is NOT a drill! K-Pop legends Wanna One, the absolute idols’ idols, are officially making their grand return! We’re talking ‘return of the kings’ energy, and our hearts are already doing the ‘Energetic’ dance.
Mnet’s official channel just dropped a major bombshell with a “ㅇㄴㅂㅇㄴㅇㄱㅇㅅㅁㄴ Coming soon” message, and if you know, you KNOW! It came with handwritten letters from all ELEVEN iconic members, and let me tell you, it’s giving main character energy and making us emotional.
Lee Daehwi serving pure feels, reminding us, “Wannable! Remember when we promised Wanna One would reunite when you all gathered? We’re late, but we’ve come to keep that promise!” Ong Seongwu literally told the ‘asleep Wannables’ to “wake up! Wanna One has returned on the spring breeze!” Park Woojin’s words, “So much time has passed, right? I knew you’d love us this much. It’s time to retrieve the memories we kept in our hearts. Now it’s not just a dream, but reality,” are just *chef’s kiss*. And Bae Jinyoung confessed his hands were trembling writing his message – we get it, king, our hands are trembling reading it!
But the message that truly got us? Lai Kuanlin’s. The former idol, now a film director in Taiwan, wrote, “Wannable, you remember me, right? Thank you so much for cheering us on in the past. I’m doing well now. Please love our hyungs a lot. Wannable, please be happy too. I’ll be happy too.” BRB, manifesting crying.
For the new stans, Wanna One was an iconic project group formed through Mnet’s ‘Produce 101’ Season 2 in 2017. They debuted on August 7, 2017, and in just 1.5 years, they dropped bops like ‘Energetic’, ‘Beautiful’, ‘BOOMERANG’, ‘Light’, and ‘Spring Breeze’, literally sweeping the charts. They were even dubbed ‘ExBangWon’ alongside EXO and BTS – talk about GOAT status! They disbanded in January 2019, leaving a massive void because the love was just TOO real.
Now, after whispers and rumors, the comeback is officially set for 2026! This means we’re about to relive those epic 9-year-old memories. The beautiful memories built with the National Producers are about to come alive again. Get ready, Wannables, it’s time for Wanna One to slay the game once more! Periodt.
Reported by Seoul Wire | Seoul, South Korea 🇰🇷
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