SeeYa Are Back: 'Nevertheless, We' Drops After 15 Years

SeeYa (씨야), the legendary Korean ballad trio, released their first new music in 15 years on March 30, 2026, with the pre-release single "Nevertheless, We" (그럼에도, 우리), confirmed by SeeYa Co., Ltd. via official announcements. The three original members, Nam Gyu-ri, Kim Yeon-ji, and Lee Bo-ram, debuted together on February 24, 2006, under Core Contents Media and immediately dominated the Korean music scene with emotional vocal ballads before disbanding in January 2011. Their reunion marks the 20th anniversary of that debut. What makes this comeback different from a typical nostalgia trip: the trio formed SeeYa Co., Ltd., their own independent management company, where all three members now serve as executives. Nam Gyu-ri holds the CEO title. The song was produced by Park Geun-tae, a frequent SeeYa collaborator from their peak years, and all three members co-wrote the lyrics, according to statements released through the group’s official channels. A fan meeting was held the same evening in Seoul’s Jongno district.

A Song That Tells Their Story

Recording "Nevertheless, We" was not a routine studio session. According to StarNews Korea, all three members broke down in tears repeatedly during recording, stopping the session multiple times because the lyrics hit too close to home. Nam Gyu-ri, Kim Yeon-ji, and Lee Bo-ram spent 15 years building separate careers before this moment, and they poured every bit of that distance into the song. Producer Park Geun-tae, who watched the sessions, told the press: "All the time and sincerity of SeeYa are condensed in this song. It will prove more than just a reunion song."

The lyrics carry that weight clearly. Lines like "Not a short-lived flower, but a tree that survived the seasons" and "We are learning how to bloom late" are not metaphors the writers invented for dramatic effect. They are, as all three members confirmed in interviews, descriptions of their own story. Nam Gyu-ri shared that she cried while recording because the words matched what the group had actually lived through. The result is a ballad that functions as both a comeback and a reckoning, the kind of song that only lands when the people singing it have actually earned it.

They Built Their Own Table

The most significant detail of this reunion is structural, not sentimental. Each of the three members remains signed to separate agencies for their individual activities, as reported by MK Economy. For group activities, they created SeeYa Co., Ltd. as a dedicated project company where they operate as the decision-makers. This is the deliberate inversion of how the group’s original run ended. Nam Gyu-ri addressed this directly in the March 29 vlog posted to her YouTube channel "Nam Gyu-ri’s Gyulmung," saying their past breakup came from "outside reasons," not conflict between the members themselves. They simply did not control the terms.

Now they do. Lee Bo-ram teared up during the fan meeting when she addressed how the group exists: "The group only exists because of the fans’ endless love." There is something honest in framing it that way instead of crediting the label structure, because there is no label structure this time. SeeYa is, for the first time in 20 years, entirely theirs. The group’s joint statement, quoted by AllKPop, made the philosophy clear: "This reunion is not simply about revisiting the past. It is a new beginning as artists. Rather than following old formulas or decisions made by others, we want to present the music that truly represents SeeYa."

Twenty Years: A Brief History

SeeYa debuted on February 24, 2006, under Core Contents Media, distributed through Mnet, and were positioned from the start as the female vocal counterpart to male group SG Wannabe. The comparison stuck because it was accurate: like SG Wannabe, SeeYa built their identity around clean harmonies and emotionally direct ballads rather than the idol choreography formula. Their second album "Lovely Sweet Heart" (2007) sold over 81,000 copies and ranked as the fifth best-selling Korean album of that year, according to certified Hanteo data cited on Wikipedia. The single "Love’s Greetings" won at the 2007 Golden Disk Awards and MKMF Awards. In 2009, Nam Gyu-ri left the group to pursue acting and solo work. A fourth member, Lee Soo-mi, briefly joined, but the group eventually continued as a duo before officially disbanding in January 2011.

The members did not disappear entirely. Lee Bo-ram joined WSG Wannabe, a project group formed on the variety show "Mr. Trot 2" in 2022. All three made occasional appearances, including a joint performance on JTBC’s Two Yoo Project Sugar Man in 2020. But a full reunion with original lineup and new music had been attempted and cancelled before, and many fans had stopped expecting it. Podcasts dedicated to 2nd generation K-pop history, including The K-Pop Sunbaes, have covered this era in depth for newer audiences who missed it the first time. SeeYa’s return gives that conversation a current hook.

What Comes Next

"Nevertheless, We" is the pre-release single from SeeYa’s fourth studio album, scheduled for May 2026, per announcements from SeeYa Co., Ltd. The full album will feature producers Park Geun-tae and Kim Do-hoon, both of whom worked with the group during their original peak years. Multiple tracks will include lyrics written by the members themselves. The May release will mark the first full SeeYa album since before their 2011 disbandment, making it the longest gap between studio albums in the group’s history. After the fan meeting in Seoul on March 30, the group has not announced additional tour dates or schedule specifics beyond the album timeline.