THE BOYZ’s 9 Members Officially Sign With New Agency 78 Records for Group Activities
THE BOYZ fans finally have the update they’ve been waiting months for. On September 14, 2026, newly established label 78 Records confirmed that all nine current members of THE BOYZ — Sangyeon, Jacob, Younghoon, Hyunjae, Juyeon, Kevin, Q, Sunwoo, and Eric — have officially signed contracts to continue the group’s activities together.
The announcement closes out one of the more turbulent chapters in the group’s nearly decade-long history and gives THE B, the group’s devoted fandom, a clear path forward for future group promotions.
A New Label Built Around the Group
According to 78 Records’ statement, the company will be exclusively responsible for managing THE BOYZ’s group-level activities, including comebacks, tours, and collective promotions.
Individual schedules, however, will continue to be handled separately, with each member working under his own personal management company for solo projects like acting, variety appearances, or individual music releases.
The label described itself as being formed by industry professionals with deep, long-standing ties to the group.
Its co-CEOs reportedly worked with THE BOYZ from their initial casting all the way through their major career milestones, including their breakout win on the survival competition show Road to Kingdom.
Several reports also note connections between 78 Records’ founders and Kakao Entertainment, the company that oversaw THE BOYZ’s original agency, Cre.ker Entertainment, when the group debuted.
In its announcement, 78 Records emphasized its commitment to the fandom, stating that it understood how loyal THE B had remained throughout the uncertainty and pledging to give the group strong support so members and fans could continue building memories together.
The company said it would focus solely on the group’s collective promotional work rather than managing individual member careers.
How THE BOYZ Got Here: A Rocky Path Since Debut
To understand why this signing matters so much, it helps to look back at THE BOYZ’s agency history, which has been anything but stable in recent years.
The group debuted on December 6, 2017, as a 12-member act under Cre.ker Entertainment, a label operating under Kakao Entertainment (then Kakao M). Over the years, the lineup changed: Hwall departed in October 2019, and Ju Haknyeon left in June 2025, trimming the group down before this year’s developments.
THE BOYZ later transitioned to IST Entertainment, staying there until their contract concluded in December 2024 — though the group had already left the agency the previous month, in November 2024.
Shortly after, in mid-December 2024, THE BOYZ signed with ONE HUNDRED, a newer agency.
That relationship didn’t last. By February 2026, nine of the group’s then-ten members had grown frustrated enough to move against the label, formally notifying ONE HUNDRED of their intent to terminate their contracts and filing for a court injunction.
The members alleged a breach of trust, with reports pointing to unpaid settlement payments as a central issue in the dispute.
The legal process played out over the following months. In April 2026, the Seoul Central District Court sided with the members, granting an injunction that suspended the exclusive contracts of the nine THE BOYZ members with ONE HUNDRED.
That ruling effectively freed Sangyeon, Jacob, Younghoon, Hyunjae, Juyeon, Kevin, Q, Sunwoo, and Eric from their agreements with the agency and opened the door for them to determine their own next steps as a group.
New’s Departure and the Nine-Member Decision
Notably, one member sat out the legal battle entirely. New, who joined the lawsuit’s opposite side of the equation by not participating in the injunction filing, chose a different path.
In August 2026, he separately reached his own agreement to end his contract with ONE HUNDRED, reportedly on the condition that he return his signing fee. Media reports at the time indicated New was expected to continue his career as a solo artist going forward, separate from the group.
With New’s exit settled, the remaining nine members moved quickly to reassure fans about the future of THE BOYZ as a group.
On August 6, 2026, Sangyeon, Jacob, Younghoon, Hyunjae, Juyeon, Kevin, Q, Sunwoo, and Eric released a joint statement announcing they had unanimously agreed to continue promoting together as a nine-member group.
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In their message, the members said their feelings about staying together had never wavered from the very beginning, and that all nine felt strongly the group needed to remain intact.
They also thanked fans directly, addressing THE B by name and promising to repay their patience and support with strong future performances.
At the time of that August statement, the members noted they were preparing for activities under a new label system, though specifics hadn’t yet been finalized.
They also confirmed that, while each member would be signing individual contracts with separate agencies to support solo projects, the plan was always to keep the group’s activities running without interruption through close cooperation between those companies.
Where Each Member Landed for Solo Work
In the weeks following the August announcement, individual members began revealing which agencies would manage their personal schedules. According to reporting tied to the 78 Records announcement, the solo-agency lineup includes:
- Younghoon — signed with Namoo Actors
- Sunwoo — signed with AT AREA
- Eric — signed with GRID Entertainment
- Juyeon — signed with ACE FACTORY
- Hyunjae — signed with Management SEESUN
- Q — signed with PEACHY Company
Agencies for Sangyeon, Jacob, and Kevin’s individual activities have not been as widely detailed in reporting so far, suggesting more updates may still be coming as each member’s solo plans take shape.
Sangyeon, the group’s leader, has also been dealing with his own separate timeline: he enlisted for mandatory military service in March 2025, serving in an army military band, and is expected to complete his service in mid-September 2026 — timing that lines up closely with this new agency announcement and could set the stage for a fuller nine-member comeback once he’s back.
What This Means for THE BOYZ Going Forward
For a group whose fans spent much of 2026 anxiously tracking court filings and agency negotiations, the 78 Records deal represents a genuine turning point.
Rather than dissolving amid the ONE HUNDRED dispute, THE BOYZ managed to keep all nine remaining members aligned and secure a dedicated structure for their group promotions — a outcome that wasn’t guaranteed given how agency splits have played out for other K-pop acts in similar situations.
The dual structure now in place — one label for group work, separate agencies for individual members — is increasingly common in the K-pop industry, allowing artists more flexibility over their personal careers while still preserving group unity.
For THE BOYZ specifically, the arrangement appears designed to let members like Younghoon and Hyunjae pursue acting opportunities or other solo work without pulling focus away from THE BOYZ’s identity as a unit.
With a new label now confirmed and Sangyeon’s military discharge approaching, THE B can reasonably expect concrete comeback details in the coming months. 78 Records has indicated it will provide sequential updates on the group’s plans, meaning further announcements about release schedules, promotional activities, or tour plans are likely on the horizon.
For now, though, the headline is simple and, for long-time fans, deeply reassuring: THE BOYZ — all nine of them — are moving forward together, under a label built specifically to support that goal.