[theqoo] JAPANES MALE IDOLS MADE BY ‘AVEX’ HAVING THEIR OFFICIAL DEBUT IN KOREA…

May 5, 2026

They’re a rookie boy group from a major Japanese entertainment agency,

and they even held an official debut showcase in Korea in 2025

One or Eight is an 8-member boy group produced by Japan’s Avex in August 2024. Their debut song “Don’t Tell Me Nobody” and “Kawasaki” released last year entered the Billboard Japan chart and iTunes charts in six countries.

They plan to formally debut in Korea with their new song “DSTM” and actively participate in music broadcast activities. It is notable that a local group consisting entirely of Japanese members will be actively working in Korea. First, the members expressed their nervousness ahead of their Korean activities. Reia said, “I am grateful that we can stand there from the perspective of a viewer,” and Yuga said, “I will make sure to convey the emotion I felt standing on stage.” They also mentioned that they have been preparing with Korean activities in mind from before. Reia said, “We have prepared to be active in Korea.

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1. Go back….

2. Our country’s faces are indeed better….

3. Are they looking down on Korea…..

4. Damn…

5. Are their faces and physique for real…? Their hair, makeup and coordi are freaking hopeless. What’s with that aesthetic?

6. Huuuuuuhhhhhhhh???

7. Stop joking around

8. Their makeup looks way too weird?? Are they trying to take a jab at their own country?

9. Just why? Korea is fine already, sumimasen~

10. ? Do they honestly think that there’s a demand for this?