K-pop idol group Big Bang will soon release its first album since “Still Alive” (2012), a local media outlet said Wednesday.

Yang Hyun-seok, CEO of YG Entertainment, confirmed in a recent interview that Big Bang was putting the finishing touches on its new album.

(YG Entertainment)

Big Bang fans have been waiting for a new album since early 2014, when the five members went on a concert tour of Japan.

YG Entertainment will also launch its new seven-member boy band iKON.

(YG Entertainment)

iKON is set to debut after six months on YG’s “Mix & Match,” a weekly boy band survival program.

In the program, iKON members competed in cutthroat song and dance battles.

iKON members have already attracted attention across Asia thanks to the online voting system, which includes foreign fans.

(khnews@heraldcorp.com)