Fin.K.L resumes full group activities after 21 years... first official move since 'Forever Fin.K.L'

Finkl has announced a full-group comeback with all four members participating for the first time in 21 years. This return is attracting attention as it marks a full-scale resumption of activities under the team name ″Finkl,″ rather than a one-time event from the past. Finkl members LEE HYO RI, Ok Joo-hyun, Lee Jin, and Sung Yuri have each been active in various fields such as singing, broadcasting, and musical theater. This time, Gemstone E&M will collaborate with the four members and their respective affiliated companies to plan and manage Finkl’s activities. Gemstone E&M is also the agency of god members Danny Ahn, Son Ho-young, and Kim Tae-woo. Finkl plans to sequentially showcase various activities in the future, but specific album or concert plans have not yet been announced. The way first-generation idol groups reunite is also changing. In the past, group activities were only possible if all members gathered again under one agency, but recently, there has been an increase in cases where team activities are operated separately while members remain affiliated with their own agencies. god is cited as an example of continuing full-group concerts while members work in their respective agencies and fields. Finkl is also returning in a similar manner. LEE HYO RI continues as a singer and broadcaster, Ok Joo-hyun as a musical actress, and Lee Jin and Sung Yuri maintain their individual activities. Instead of uniting them under one agency, an external company collaborates with the members and affiliated companies to plan and operate only the team activities. As a case of first-generation idol reunions, H.O.T. held a full-group concert at Seoul Jamsil Olympic Stadium in 2018, 17 years after disbandment. SECHSKIES reunited in 2016 after 16 years through MBC’s ″Infinite Challenge,″ signed with YG Entertainment, and continued various activities including new songs, concerts, remake albums, and music shows. Finkl debuted in 1998 and officially halted full team activities after the digital single ″Forever Finkl″ in 2005. In 2019, they released the new song ″Like a Remaining Song″ through JTBC’s ″Camping Club,″ but that was mainly a broadcast project. This comeback is expected to be a new attempt to show whether the members can continue group activities under the name Finkl even now in their 40s.