Jang Hyun-seung to return to BEAST with two new members > K-POP

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A shock to the K-Pop fandom came as Cube Entertainment announced this afternoon (Feb. 10) that ex-BEAST member Jang Hyun-seung is to rejoin the group, but with two new members.  What?  So BEAST is back, but not the BEAST that we know of. Okay, this is all very confusing.  

To recap, Jang Hyun-seung left the group last April 19th due to irreconcilable differences with the team and renewed his contract as a solo artist.  Whereas the other five members, Yoon Doo-jon, Yong Jun-hyung, Yang Yo-seob and Lee Gi-kwang bid farewell to Cube after the end of their contract and started their own company, Around Us Entertainment.  They were not able to use the BEAST name as it had been registered by Cube, who now intends to squeeze as much out of the name as it possible could.  

So from now on will we have to differentiate the groups as New BEAST and Old BEAST?  Will the fan club names carry on as B2uty and B2sties?  How many of the old fans will continue to support the new group?   Let's wait and see.​

​written by Korea.com's: Christine Lee