AKMU are back!

In an announcement made on 12 July, YG Entertainment unveiled a cinematic teaser revealing the brother-sister duo's highly-anticipated comeback. Entitled New Episode, AKMU are slated to release their collaboration album on 26 July. 

#AKMU COLLABORATION ALBUM [NEXT EPISODE] RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT

COLLABORATION ALBUM [NEXT EPISODE]
✅2021.07.26

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— YG FAMILY (@ygent_official) July 11, 2021

The album includes seven collaborative tracks featuring Sam Kim, IU, Crush, Zion. T, Beenzino, Lee Sun Hee, and Choi Jung-hoon aka Jannabi. 

#AKMU COLLABORATION ALBUM [NEXT EPISODE] TRACKLIST

COLLABORATION ALBUM [NEXT EPISODE]
✅2021.07.26#악뮤 #LEECHANHYUK #이찬혁 #LEESUHYUN #이수현 #CollaborationAlbum #NEXTEPISODE #Tracklist #OnlineRelease #20210726 #OfflineRelease #20210727 #YG pic.twitter.com/38xhAGj7vn

— YG FAMILY (@ygent_official) July 13, 2021

Ahead of the album's drop, AKMU  dropped their latest single '전쟁터 (Hey kid, Close your eyes)' which features coveted singer-songwriter Lee Sun Hee. 

#AKMU ‘전쟁터 (with 이선희)’ TRACK POSTER

COLLABORATION ALBUM [NEXT EPISODE]
✅2021.07.26 6PM#악뮤 #LEECHANHYUK #이찬혁 #LEESUHYUN #이수현 #LEESUNHEE #이선희 #CollaborationAlbum #NEXTEPISODE #전쟁터 #TrackPoster #20210726 #YG pic.twitter.com/tvwEF3KuFs

— YG FAMILY (@ygent_official) July 18, 2021

Alongside the album drop, AKMU revealed the music video for 'NAKKA' that features IU. 

Hinted to be a follow-up to their 2017 record Summer Episode, this is AKMU's first comeback since their 2019 record, Sailing. The duo comprises siblings Chan-Hyuk and Su-Hyun, who debuted in 2014 after winning the reality competition show K-pop Star 2. 

Listen to NEXT EPISODE by AKMU here.