JYP Entertainment’s new boy group oftheblue has locked in its official debut date. The SQU4D act will release its first mini album, ‘out of the blue,’ on January 11, 2027 at 6 p.m. KST, the agency announced on November 12.
SQU4D shared the news through oftheblue’s official social media channels on November 12, confirming the date and the album title. The reveal ends days of speculation about when the group would formally debut, after JYP first unveiled the act on November 6 with only a teaser website and two cryptic images.
Pre-orders for the debut album’s first-press limited edition opened the same day, and JYP is keeping the rest of the details under wraps. Apart from the album title, nothing about the track list, packaging or member lineup has been revealed, in what the agency calls a ‘blind’ pre-order. Reservations run through November 25.
SQU4D used the same tactic when it debuted NMIXX in 2021, opening limited-edition pre-orders before revealing the members’ names or music. That blind pre-order drew 61,667 orders, setting a benchmark the new group will now be measured against.
The announcement comes one day after oftheblue released its pre-debut single, ‘Human Balloon,’ on November 11. The song captures the feeling of clearing your head after a hard day and lying on a cloud, and the members took part in writing and composing it. To mark the release, the group held a voice-only live broadcast on its official YouTube channel.
Fans in Seoul can meet the group before its debut at a pop-up store in Seongsu-dong. Running from November 12 to 25 at the venue Scène, the store sells four kinds of merchandise built around the group’s logo and slogans, including caps and T-shirts.
oftheblue is SQU4D’s first boy group and its first new act in about five years, following NMIXX, which debuted in February 2022. Since the November 6 launch, JYP has revealed the group in stages: a teaser website carrying the line ‘EVERYTHING GOOD COMES OUT OF THE BLUE,’ film photos the members shot around Seoul, and a digital sound mixer built from 18 everyday sounds. The members’ faces and names remain hidden.
With the debut date now set, the next reveals to watch are the members themselves and the full track list for ‘out of the blue,’ which JYP has said will be unveiled step by step ahead of January 11.
