KARD Announces Disbandment After First Studio Album ‘Where To Now? (Part.2) : NOWHERE’ Release and Final World Tour

Co-ed K-pop team KARD, with members J.seph, BM, Somin, and Jiwoo, is going their separate ways. According to an announcement shared by their label, the team will be ending their time together following the release of their upcoming first album and a follow-up tour. Comprising a two-male, two-female lineup, the quartet debuted on July 19, 2017, with the release of their first EP "Hola Hola" and its title track.

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The following is the official notice shared by the group’s management agency on July 6, 2026:
“Hello, This is DSPmedia.
First and foremost, we would like to sincerely thank HIDDEN KARD for your unwavering love and support for KARD throughout the years.
KARD will release their first album “Where To Now? (Part.2) : NOWHERE” on July 28, followed by a world tour.
After careful and thoughtful discussions with all four members, we have mutually agreed that this album and tour will mark the conclusion of KARD’s journey as a group.
We would like to once again express our heartfelt gratitude to HIDDEN KARD for standing by KARD every step of the way.
We also hope you will continue to support and encourage each member as they begin the next chapter of their individual journeys.
The members have poured their hearts into preparing this album and tour, and we sincerely hope these final activities will become cherished memories for HIDDEN KARD.
We kindly ask for your continued love and support until the very end as KARD shares one final chapter with you in the way only they can.
Thank you.”

Over the years, the K-pop team KARD has released eight extended plays (mini-albums) and several digital singles, among which their debut single "Oh NaNa", "Don't Recall" and "Rumor" remain the most famous. The team will drop their very first full-length album on July 28 and continue their world tour which they set out on July 4, with shows in Tokyo. This will be followed by stops in Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom and Bulgaria, completing their European leg and will end with an Asian spell.