Cross Gene, a multinational six-member boy band, said it will make a comeback with a new mini album to be released Thursday.

On Jan. 11, the singers unveiled member Takuya’s solo teaser image and the new album cover via Twitter. The teaser image shows Takuya staring at the camera with the luminous letters “Come Back” on his cheek. The cover initially revealed the title of the new album, “Game”.

(Cross Gene's official Twitter)

The group‘s official website was closed on the same day and the countdown for their comeback was set to reopen Jan. 21.

“The website will be renewed at noon on Jan. 21. The track list and the music video of the title track will also be available that day,” said the agency.

Having debuted in 2012, Cross Gene showed potential for growth after receiving the Best New Singers Award at the 2013 Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards. After releasing the new song “Play With Me” last year, the group also had big hits with new singles “Love & Peace” and “Shi-tai!” recently in Japan, ranking second on Oricon’s weekly chart.

By Lee Ja-hye (jahye@heraldcorp.com)