Eight members, one survival show, and a contract that was always going to run out. F&F Entertainment has now confirmed the date.
What did F&F Entertainment announce about UNIS?
F&F Entertainment announced on September 22, 2026 that UNIS's exclusive management contract ends on September 26, 2026, and that the eight-member group will conclude its official activities as a full unit rather than renew . The notice went out through the agency's official X account, @fnfent_official, under the Korean heading 「UNIS(유니스) 전속 계약 종료 안내」 . The agency framed it as an expiry on schedule, not a dispute.
Quick Answer: UNIS will stop activities as a full group when its exclusive contract with F&F Entertainment expires on September 26, 2026, announced September 22 via the agency's official X account. The eight-member group debuted March 27, 2024 under a fixed two-year-and-six-month term from SBS's "Universe Ticket."
In the statement reproduced in full by Korean outlets, the company wrote: "After two years and six months together with the love and support of fans, UNIS's exclusive management contract with our company will end on September 26, 2026" . It added that "the company and the members have continuously discussed the contract period and the direction of their future activities; after thorough discussion, we ultimately decided to conclude UNIS's official activities as a full group in accordance with the originally scheduled contract period" .
That wording matters, because it points at the group's structure rather than at a mid-contract exit. UNIS was assembled through SBS's survival program "Universe Ticket," and the eight finalists were contracted to debut under F&F Entertainment for two years and six months from the start . With a March 27, 2024 debut , the clock reaches its end point almost exactly where it was set. The agency said it will support each member individually as they "stand at a new starting line" . Nothing in the notice says the members are leaving the company individually or that the group is disbanding beyond ceasing full-group activity.
Who is UNIS: members, debut and Universe Ticket origins
UNIS is an eight-member girl group assembled through "Universe Ticket," a survival program co-produced by SBS and F&F Entertainment that aired on SBS TV from November 18, 2023 to January 17, 2024 across 10 episodes with 82 contestants . The eight finalists were signed to debut under F&F Entertainment on a two-year-six-month term . Per Soompi, the show concluded in January 2024 , consistent with the January 17, 2024 finale date on the program's own page.
The lineup, as listed on the agency's artist profile and the program record, is Hyeonju (진현주), Nana, Gehlee (젤리당카), Kotoko, Yunha (방윤하), Elisia, Yoona (오윤아) and Seowon (임서원) . It is a multinational roster drawing from South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia — a structure that has been standard for audition-format groups since the "Produce" era, and one reason romanization of the members' names varies between Korean outlets, the agency's English materials and international fan translations. Readers comparing coverage will find Gehlee, Kotoko and Yoona in particular spelled several ways; the Hangul in the agency profile is the stable reference point.
The group debuted on March 27, 2024 with what Soompi describes as their first mini album, "We UNIS," led by the single "Superwoman" . F&F Entertainment presents the name itself through a "U&I Story" concept on its official profile page , and the fandom is addressed by the agency as EverAfter.
What matters for reading the September 26 date correctly is that UNIS was structured from the outset as a fixed-term project group rather than an open-ended debut. The contract length was set before the members had recorded anything together, disclosed as part of the show's terms, and the debut in March 2024 started a clock that was already counted out. That framing is visible in the program's own materials and is the background against which the agency's phrasing — concluding activities "in accordance with the originally scheduled contract period" — should be read.
UNIS's chart record from debut to its final release
UNIS never had a chart-topping single, but its album sales moved upward across all three Korean releases before the contract wound down. The group's debut mini album "We UNIS," released March 27, 2024, peaked at No. 11 and sold 65,052 copies; "Curious" (August 6, 2024) reached No. 5 with 70,376 copies; and "Swicy" (April 15, 2025) hit No. 3 with 58,479 copies . That is a rising peak position across three consecutive releases, with sales holding in a narrow band rather than collapsing after the debut window — the usual failure pattern for a survival-show project group.
| Release | Date | Album chart peak | Copies sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| We UNIS (1st mini album) | Mar. 27, 2024 | No. 11 (Korea) | 65,052 |
| Curious | Aug. 6, 2024 | No. 5 (Korea) | 70,376 |
| Swicy | Apr. 15, 2025 | No. 3 (Korea) | 58,479 |
| UNI☆Sparkle! (Japanese EP) | Jul. 31, 2026 | No. 4 (Oricon Daily) / No. 15 (Billboard Japan) | Not disclosed |
The trophies were fewer than the sales curve suggests. UNIS took its first music-show win with "Swicy" on Show Champion in April 2025 , and had earlier received a Fans' Choice Female honor at the 2024 MAMA Awards . The Japanese EP "UNI☆Sparkle!," issued July 31, 2026, debuted at No. 4 on Japan's Oricon Daily Album Chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales chart — an overseas showing in a second market the group would not get time to build on .
The last chapter is the one that makes the September 26 date awkward. On September 8, 2026 the group released a remake of "하늘땅 별땅," a 1997 hit by a Korean female duo, and carried it through music-show promotions into mid-September, including a stage on SBS Inkigayo episode 1324 on September 13, 2026, which the broadcaster billed as Y2K hi-teen pop . Korean press reported the track climbing Melon's daily chart from roughly No. 951 to about No. 465, and continuing to rise after promotions ended . Those figures come from news write-ups rather than a Circle Chart or Hanteo entry, so they are best read as reported movement, not certified placement. Either way, the agency's notice on September 22 landed while the group's most recent single was still gaining, not fading .
Why the timing is drawing attention
The sequence of announcements is what turned a routine contract expiry into a talking point: F&F Entertainment revealed the release date for the digital single "Milky Way" (밀키 웨이) on September 21, 2026 with a silhouette poster, then disclosed the end of UNIS's exclusive contract one day later, on September 22 . The single itself arrived September 23, 2026 at 6 p.m. KST on major music platforms — three days before the contract lapses on September 26 .
"Milky Way" therefore stands as UNIS's last release as a full eight-member unit. The agency described the song as taking the Milky Way as its image, casting the coming distance between the members and fans as a comma rather than a full stop, and said four members — Hyeonju, Nana, Elisia and Yoona — took part in writing the lyrics . In the same release the agency said the members "created numerous stages and precious moments with passion and sincerity," and that it would support their next steps .
Read on its own, the September 21 poster fit the pattern of a group building momentum through back-to-back releases — the "하늘땅 별땅" remake on September 8, 2026 and its music show run through mid-September, including the SBS Inkigayo stage broadcast September 13 , followed immediately by a new single. Korean outlets that reproduced the notice in full framed the contrast plainly: a group closing out while its numbers were still moving upward, rather than after a decline, with the renewed interest arriving too late in the term to translate into a renewal .
One qualifier matters here. F&F's wording points to a term running its scheduled course after continuous discussion between the company and the members, not to a dispute or an early termination . Nothing in the announcement links the decision to the chart performance in either direction — the two simply landed in the same week.
What's still unknown for EverAfter fans
The open questions for EverAfter — the official name of UNIS's fandom — are what the September 22 notice deliberately left out. F&F Entertainment's statement covers one thing only: that full-group official activity ends when the contract lapses on September 26, 2026 . It announces no collective re-signing, no successor agency, and no solo debut dates for any of the eight members .
Three practical items remain unresolved as of September 23, 2026:
- The UNIS name. Nothing in the notice says whether the trademark and group identity stay with F&F Entertainment, which co-produced the group with SBS through "Universe Ticket" .
- Individual contracts. The statement does not confirm that any member has signed elsewhere, nor that any is staying. It says only that the company will keep supporting them as they "dream and grow further in their respective positions" — without specifying what that support consists of .
- Catalogue and channels. No guidance was given on what happens after September 26 to the group's releases from "We UNIS" onward, or to the official Weverse community and F&F Entertainment's other artist channels.
"The members created numerous stages and precious moments with passion and sincerity," F&F Entertainment said in the release accompanying the final single, adding that it would support their next chapters (source: TV Report, 2026-09).
The concrete takeaway: the one date that is fixed is September 26, 2026, and the one thing fans can still act on before it is the farewell digital single "Milky Way," released September 23, 2026 at 6 p.m. KST with lyric credits for Hyeonju, Nana, Elisia and Yoona . Everything past that date is unannounced — and until F&F or an individual member says otherwise, it should be read as unannounced rather than decided.
Frequently asked questions
When does UNIS's contract with F&F Entertainment end?
UNIS's exclusive management contract with F&F Entertainment ends on September 26, 2026 . The agency announced this on September 22, 2026 through its official X account, @fnfent_official, describing the end as the expiry of the group's originally scheduled two-year-and-six-month term rather than an early termination . Korean outlets that reproduced the notice in full report the same date and wording (source: TV Report, 2026-09).
Is UNIS officially disbanding?
F&F Entertainment's statement says the company and members decided "to conclude UNIS's official activities as a full group in accordance with the originally scheduled contract period" . That wording covers full-group activity only. The agency has not confirmed permanent disbandment, has not said whether any member will re-sign individually, and has not addressed what happens to the UNIS name or trademark. It said it would support each member as they "stand at a new starting line" (source: Soompi, 2026-09). Anything beyond that is unannounced.
What was UNIS's last release before the contract ended?
The final release is the digital single "Milky Way" (밀키 웨이), issued September 23, 2026 at 6 p.m. KST on major music platforms — three days before the contract lapses . F&F Entertainment said the song uses the Milky Way as its central image, framing the coming distance between the members and fans as a comma rather than a full stop, and that four members — Hyeonju, Nana, Elisia and Yoona — took part in writing the lyrics.
Why is the contract end being called unusual timing?
Most K-pop group conclusions follow a period of reduced activity; UNIS's did not. On September 8, 2026 the group released a remake of the 1997 track "하늘땅 별땅" (Sky Land, Star Land) and promoted it on music shows through mid-September, including a comeback stage on SBS Inkigayo episode 1324 broadcast September 13, 2026 . Korean press reported the song entered Melon's HOT100 and continued climbing after promotions ended, alongside iTunes Top Songs placements in several Asian markets. Those chart figures come from press write-ups rather than Circle Chart or Hanteo pages, so they are reported rather than certified.
Who are UNIS's members?
UNIS is an eight-member group: Hyeonju (진현주), Nana, Gehlee (젤리당카), Kotoko, Yunha (방윤하), Elisia, Yoona (오윤아) and Seowon (임서원) . They were selected through SBS's girl-group survival program "Universe Ticket," co-produced by SBS and F&F Entertainment, which aired from November 18, 2023 to January 17, 2024 across 10 episodes with 82 contestants . The group debuted March 27, 2024 with what Soompi describes as their first mini album, "We UNIS" . The fandom is named EverAfter. Full profiles remain on the Universe Ticket program site.
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