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Of The Blue Could Be JYP's Self-Produced Bet, but Fans Thought the Group Was OT4

A rumor says JYP's next boy group is Of The Blue, an OT5 self-produced act debuting in January. Fans are comparing it to CORTIS and debating the lineup.

By Ha-Rin SongNovember 6, 20262 min read
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Of The Blue Could Be JYP's Self-Produced Bet, but Fans Thought the Group Was OT4
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A community post circulating this week says JYP Entertainment's next boy group is called Of The Blue, a five-member (OT5) act with members born between 2008 and 2011, and that it will debut in January of next year. The post also claims the group is self-produced. None of this has been confirmed by JYP, so treat the details as rumor for now.

The self-production claim is the part drawing the most attention. Commenters point to a beat posted on the group's website that sounded like something the members made themselves, and to a teaser with audible footsteps and doors opening in a practice room, which fans read as a sign of a hands-on, studio-built project. Talk of mixing in the same material pushed that impression further.

Of The Blue Could Be JYP's Self-Produced Bet, but Fans Thought the Group Was OT4

There is a lineup question too. Earlier chatter described the group as OT4, so at least one commenter wondered whether this is a different act entirely or an updated version of the same plan. Until JYP says more, the member count is the weakest part of the rumor.

The debut math is simple if the January window holds: expect a teaser and member-reveal cycle through the winter, with the first track as the real test of the self-produced pitch. One checkable prediction: if the group is real, the music will be credited to the members, and that credit list will decide whether the CORTIS comparisons stick.

Of The Blue Could Be JYP's Self-Produced Bet, but Fans Thought the Group Was OT4

Of The Blue Could Be JYP's Self-Produced Bet, but Fans Thought the Group Was OT4

What instiz users said

10 comments · instiz
  1. 1

    Self-produced? That raises my eyebrows a little.

  2. 2

    People were saying this group was OT4, so is this a different group?

  3. 3

    Self-producing, huh? I wonder if JYP took inspiration from watching that other group.

  4. 4

    The beat they put on the website really felt like something they made themselves.

  5. 5

    They remind me of CORTIS.

  1. 6

    They look handsome, wow.

  2. 7

    From the talk about mixing and so on, it really seemed like a self-produced project. I could even hear footsteps and doors opening in the practice room.

  3. 8

    The one in white looks really, really handsome.

  4. 9

    The vibes in the teaser looked so good.

  5. 10

    Honestly, it's been a while since I was looking forward to a new boy group.

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