(Yonhap)

Roy Kim on Tuesday confirmed his new album release in May.

“Roy Kim is set to return to the spotlight next month. He’s not filming a music video for his new song in Japan,” CJ E&M said. “But the exact date of the album release has not been set yet.”

Earlier in the day, a local media outlet said that the singer was spotted leaving for Japan to secretly film a music video and he is at final stage for the album release.

(CJ E&M)

Meanwhile, the 23-year-old singer is also gearing for his first concert tour “2017 Roy Kim Live Tour,” which will begin on June 24 in Seoul. Following Seoul’s music event in June, he will visit Daejeon, Daegu and Busan in July.

By Jie Ye-eun (yeeunjie@heraldcorp.com)