Season of Memories is the upcoming fourth Korean-language album (fifth overall) by South Korean girl group GFriend. It is scheduled to be released on January 13, 2025, by Source Music. The album is a special project to celebrate the group's tenth anniversary, and will be their first release since Walpurgis Night in 2020.
On September 24, 2024, Source Music confirmed that the members of GFriend would be reuniting in January 2025 for a special project in celebration of their tenth anniversary.[3] In November 2024, Ilgan Sports reported that January 2025's "special project" would be an album, but the size and concept had yet to be determined.[4]
GFriend's reunion project, Season of Memories, was officially announced on December 2, 2024 as a "special album", to be released on January 13, 2025, being preceded by a pre-release single on January 6. At the same time, it was announced that the group will hold two concerts at Olympic Hall, Seoul on January 18 and 19.[5][6] Speaking of the comeback, GFriend member Sowon stated that "no matter what, we've never reunited or disbanded. I'm so happy to be back on stage because I've waited for four years."[7]
Promotion
Season of Memories will be promoted by the group with a concert tour of Asia, beginning on January 17, 2025 in Seoul. Originally announced along with the album as two standalone concerts at Seoul's Olympic Hall,[8] a third show was added after tickets quickly sold out on December 9.[9] On December 18, the concert series was further expanded, with a tour of Asia being announced, visiting cities in Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong in March.[10] The announcement included a teaser poster for the concerts that shows the group members running through a field of snow.[8]
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^Lee, Seung-gil (September 24, 2024). "[공식] 여자친구, 4년만에 재결합 한다...쏘스뮤직 "데뷔 10주년 기념 프로젝트" (전문)" [[Official] GFriend reunites after 4 years... Source Music "10th Anniversary Debut Project" (Full Text)] (in Korean). MyDaily. Archived from the original on September 24, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Naver.
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^Lee, Jae-hoon (2024-12-02). "'4년 만에 재결합' 여자친구, 내달 10주년 기념 스페셜앨범·콘서트" ['Reunited after 4 years' GFriend, 10th anniversary special album and concert next month]. Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-12-03.
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