NUEST star JR has confirmed NUEST W is over and the band will reunite as a five-piece as of next year.
The K-pop boy band formed subgroup NUEST W after group member Minhyun was selected as a member of Wanna One during TV series Produce 101.
Rather than disbanding entirely, remaining NUEST stars JR, Aron, Baekho and Ren continued to promote as a four-member unit, with the additional W in their name standing for wait as they held out for Minhyuns return.
With Minhyuns contract as a member of Wanna One up in January 2019, JR has confirmed NUEST W is officially over.
During their final unit concert at Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul, JR reportedly told the crowd: We will become the NUEST that will continue to progress slowly, little by little, in the future.
제일 아무말도 하지않던 사람이 마지막에
뉴이스트더블류는 끝났고 이제 뉴이스트로 찾아뵙겠다는 말을 했다는거 자체가 이제 진짜 끝났다고 비로소 생각이 들었다"저희는 계속해서 앞으로도 천천히 조금씩 성장해나가는 그런 뉴이스트가 되도록 하겠습니다"
pic.twitter.com/Kodm65moTY— 그냥 (@zzv0w0vzz) December 16, 2018
It comes after the band hinted at a full-group reunion at the concert the night before.
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Fans were shown a VCR at the end of the gig which suggested Minhyun would be reuniting with the band very soon.
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In the video, a small golden flower lying on the floor is picked up by a mysterious hand.
The next scene shows four other identical golden flowers held in place as a small bouquet before the hand returns to add a fifth flower to the bunch, completing the five-flower bouquet.
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