Former GFRIEND vocalist Yuju has said the door to a future GFRIEND reunion remains open, while making clear that she cannot promise one on her own.
In an interview with MHN Sports conducted on October 30, Yuju was asked about the possibility of GFRIEND reuniting as a full group. She said the decision would depend on the situations and judgment of all six members, so she could not simply say yes or no in the interview. At the same time, she stressed that the group is not finished.
“We are not completely over, and we showed that chemistry again at our 10th anniversary,” Yuju said, according to MHN Sports. “The possibility is always open, and the members often talk about it among ourselves.” Her answer stops well short of an announcement: there is no date, no project, and no agency statement attached to it. What she offered was openness, not a plan.
The interview was tied to Yuju’s solo work rather than a group project. She spoke to MHN Sports at its office on October 30 following the release of her fourth mini album, “file. 07,” on October 14. As with her previous solo releases, she wrote and composed all six tracks on the new EP, including the title song “Mije,” a title that refers to an unsolved case. The EP frames unfinished emotions as case files, and Yuju directed her own vocal recording for every song, without a separate vocal director.
That solo identity grew out of GFRIEND’s run, which ended as a regular group activity in May 2021 when the members’ exclusive contracts with Source Music came to an end. Yuju made her solo debut the following January with her first mini album, “REC.,” and has since built a career as a singer-songwriter. In GFRIEND, she was known as the group’s power vocalist, the singer trusted with the most forceful high notes in hits such as “Glass Bead,” “Me Gustas Tu,” and “Rough.” She told MHN Sports that her role in the group was clearly defined: whenever a song arrived, she was usually given the part that had to hit hardest, the moment the spotlight landed on.
Her solo work has changed how she uses that voice, but not removed it. Yuju said there is no large gap between what she wants to show as a soloist and what the public expects from her, noting that likes and dislikes always exist no matter what an artist releases. Even on an album led by emotion, she said, she does not discard the powerful side of her singing, and tries to carry everything with her. Looking back at her rookie days, she recalled a time when every member was straining to be noticed, when she focused on creating ad-libs she did not yet have. Now, she said, she needs a more mature vocal alongside that power.
The reason a reunion question still carries weight is that GFRIEND already proved one was possible. The group reunited for its 10th anniversary in January 2025, releasing the special album “Season of Memories” and returning to the stage together for the first time in about four years. In an interview with The Korea Times at the time, the members said they had always talked about the anniversary when they met, and had confidence they would gather again someday. The anniversary project, which included concerts and an Asia tour, was possible, they said, because all six members shared the same determination and trust in each other.
Yuju’s latest comments sit in that same pattern: a reunion is discussed, not scheduled. She told MHN Sports that she still feels GFRIEND’s presence in everyday life, hearing the group’s songs on the street and hearing them used as entrance music on variety and comedy programs. Younger singers she meets at broadcast stations often tell her they once covered a GFRIEND song or auditioned with one, a reminder she said she receives with gratitude. Asked which GFRIEND song she would choose to sing on her current program, she picked “Me Gustas Tu,” a bright dance song with lyrical words she said would come alive in an acoustic arrangement.
For fans, the distinction in her wording matters. Yuju did not announce a comeback, a concert, or a new recording, and no official statement from the group or an agency accompanied the interview. She described a possibility that remains alive because the members still talk about it, and a chemistry that was already tested again at the 10th anniversary. Whether that conversation turns into a second reunion will depend, by her own account, on all six members reaching the same decision at the same time.
