ASTRO celebrates 8th anniversary; releases new single ‘Circles’

The Korean pop group turns eight today.

On Friday, February 23, 2024, South Korean male pop group ASTRO and their fandom AROHA are celebrating both the team’s eight anniversary since their official debut and the formation of the fanbase in 2016.

To celebrate the occasion, the group held a special live stream in the early hours of the day.

Members MJ, Jinjin, Eunwoo, and Sanha bonded together for the said stream, as they interacted with one another, as well as their fans around the world.

Aside from the surprise online broadcast, the milestone will also be marked by the members with a special song titled ‘Circles.’

Jinjin explained during the stream that he chose the title for the single as he thought the numerical 8 is similar to two circles put together.

As a teaser, the members also shared that it will be a music that “sounds and feels ASTRO.”

ASTRO originally debuted eight years ago with six members: the four abovementioned musicans plus Moonbin and Rocky.

Rocky left the group in February last year, while Moonbin passed away at the age of 25 on April 19, 2023.

Throughout the years, the group released multiple albums, with the first being titled ‘Spring Up’ which had ‘Hide&Seek’ as its lead single.

They went on to churn out tracks like ‘Breathless,’ ‘Confession,’ ‘Again,’ ‘Baby,’ ‘Crazy, Sexy, Cool,’ ‘Always,’ ‘All Night,’ ‘Blue Flame,’ ‘Knock,’ ‘ONE,’ ‘After Midnight,’ and ‘Candy Sugar Pop.’

Here is ASTRO with their emotional and heartfelt anniversary single ‘Circles.’

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