ZE:A to release new Japanese album in August

Album cover for ZE:A's upcoming special single "Watch Out!!" [Star Empire Entertainment]

Korean idols ZE:A will release a new album in Japan in August and kick off promotional events for it the same month, according to their agency Star Empire Entertainment.

"The boys will visit Japan to hold various events to promote the new album which will go on sale in the country on August 24," an official from Star Empire told 10Asia over the phone on Thursday.

She went onto explain that the record will include the newly arranged version of the group's upcoming Korean single "Watch Out!!" set for release in Korea on July 8, also the date of their comeback performance set to take place at KBS' "Music Bank."

ZE:A (Children of Empire) -- formed of members Moon Jun-young, Kim Dong-jun, Jung Hee-cheol, Kevin, Hwang Kwang-hee, Ha Min-woo, Siwan, Park Hyung-sik and Kim Tae-hun -- made their debut with single "Mazeltov" in January of last year.

The boys expanded their singing careers into Japan last September, while their last album in Korea was their first full-length album LOVABILITY" in Korea.

Recently, the group has been busy jet-setting to various countries in Asia including Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong to promote themselves, meet with fans and hold mini-concerts.

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