On Thursday, HYBE announced that they will be releasing new web comics and web novels in collaboration their K-Pop artists BTS, TXT, and ENHYPEN.
TXT will feature in a fantasy story called 'The Star Seekers' which tells the tale of a boy group who lives in a world where magic exists, unbeknownst to them.
Another story that will be released is 'Dark Moon: The Blood Altar with ENHYPEN'. It will be released as a series and show the chemistry between vampire boys and a girl with a secret, as well as the confrontation and friendship with a group of werewolf boys.
'7Fates: CHAKHO', which will be released on January 15, 2022, is an urban fantasy story set in a city in the near future and inspired by the tiger hunters of the Joseon Dynasty. It will combine old stories of tradition with HYBE’s own imagination. CHAKHO will feature BTS.
Another story will feature the coming-of-age story of a group of girls inside a controlled city cut off from the outside world of Unknown, a magical land. No group was announced to feature in the story, and no release date was announced. It is suspected that this story will feature HYBE’s new girl group.
The company is also working on a new game featuring BTS, and the idols are not simply characters in the game, but have been actively involved in the process of the creation of the game for months. It is planned to launch in the first half of 2022.