JYP Entertainment is launching a new boy group, oftheblue, with a formal debut planned for 2027. The agency confirmed the group on November 9, 2026. It comes from SQU4D, the JYP division behind NMIXX, and is the division’s first boy group.
It is also JYP’s first new boy group since KickFlip debuted in 2025. No members, debut date or release have been announced yet.
What has been revealed so far
The teasing started before the announcement. On November 6 (KST), oftheblue’s official social media accounts went live with two images: a portrait with a QR code over the face, and a crossword built from the words “BLIND” and “BLUE.” A group logo followed on November 7 and a flyer image on November 8. A short teaser video titled “Everything good comes out of the blue.” is up on the group’s YouTube channel.
The QR code leads to the official oftheblue website. It opens on a run of everyday scenes: a plane crossing the sky, a late-afternoon sunset, a green field, a shoreline at changing tide, and city shots with a camcorder, an MP3 player and earphones. Below the line “EVERYTHING GOOD COMES OUT OF THE BLUE” are film photos and recordings of ordinary sounds that, according to JYP’s launch materials, the members made themselves while walking around Seoul.
A “START MIXING” button opens a small sound mixer with 18 of those sounds, among them footsteps on sand, a coin dropping into a vending machine and an engine starting. Visitors can layer them into their own track.
How many members will oftheblue have?
JYP has not said. One photo on the website shows four people from behind, and Korean reports have read it as a hint at a four-member lineup. Until the agency introduces the members, that count is a guess. JYP says further details will come step by step through the group’s official social media.
What the name means
The name starts from the English idiom “out of the blue,” shortened to “of the blue.” JYP says “blue” stands for endless possibilities, freedom and youth. The group is meant to portray a youth full of unexpected moments, one that is fine as it is even when it heads somewhere no one planned.
Who is behind it
SQU4D is a JYP artist division set up around Lee Ji-young, the first woman to become an inside director on JYP’s board. Its first act was NMIXX, which debuted in February 2022.
