KARD will officially end group activities after nine years, with a first full-length album and a farewell world tour giving Hidden KARDs one last chapter to share together.
The co-ed group’s agency DSP Media confirmed that this comeback-and-tour cycle will mark the “conclusion of KARD’s journey as a group,” turning their long awaited studio album into a goodbye letter for fans who have followed them from predebut tracks to sold out shows across the Americas.
KARD Disbanding: Final Album and Farewell Tour
DSP Media announced that KARD will release their first studio album, Where To Now? (Part.2): NOWHERE, on July 28, 2026 at 6 p.m. KST. After “careful and thoughtful discussions with all four members,” the label said this album and an accompanying world tour will wrap up KARD’s group promotions.
The project completes the narrative that started with 2024’s Where To Now? (Part.1): Yellow Light, with Korean press describing Part.2 as revealing the “truth” the members find at the end of their journey. The wordplay between album title NOWHERE and tour name “NOW HERE” underlines that this is both an ending and a final moment of arrival with fans.
The farewell run is branded as KARD 2026 WORLD TOUR “NOW HERE”, kicking off with “NOW HERE in Seoul” on August 8 at Gabin Art Hall in Gangnam. DSP frames this tour, together with the album, as KARD’s last official activities as a group, effectively confirming the disbandment once the cycle is complete.
- July 28, 2026: Where To Now? (Part.2): NOWHERE album release (6 p.m. KST)
- August 8, 2026: “KARD 2026 WORLD TOUR ‘NOW HERE’ IN SEOUL” at Gabin Art Hall
- Post album and tour: KARD’s group activities conclude
Why Hidden KARDs Are Taking This Goodbye So Personally
Made up of BM, J.Seph, Somin, and Jiwoo, KARD debuted in 2017 with Hola Hola after already turning heads through predebut tracks like Oh NaNa and breakout hit Do not Recall. Billboard named them one of the “Top 10 New K-pop Artists of 2016,” and their moody, club-ready sound made them a favorite in international K-pop circles.
As one of very few long running co-ed idol groups, KARD built a rare global touring footprint, repeatedly playing North and Latin American dates while often feeling underrated in Korea. That history is a big reason Reddit threads from r/kpop and r/KARD are filled with longtime fans calling the disbandment the end of an era, while also thanking the group for getting a proper final album and tour instead of a quiet fade out.
Those same spaces are now organizing streaming and voting drives, hoping to finally give KARD a domestic music show win with their last comeback. For many Hidden KARDs, making this final era visible on charts and on stage has become part farewell, part mission.
What To Watch Next: Dates, Tickets, Future Paths
For now, Seoul is the only officially confirmed stop of the “NOW HERE” world tour, even though KARD just wrapped their “DRIFT” tour with a Tokyo finale on July 4 after visiting multiple overseas cities, including six in the United States. Some European September dates exist under earlier tour branding, but with DRIFT now declared finished, fans are being urged by local media to double check any listings against KARD’s official channels and ticketing partners.
DSP has not explained why KARD are disbanding, beyond saying the decision came after discussions with the members, and has not promised any future reunions. The statement instead asks fans to keep supporting each member’s “next chapter,” which for now means following already active solo paths like BM’s releases, Somin’s EP Unveil, and Jiwoo’s single Home Sweet Home once the final album and “NOW HERE” tour close the book on KARD as a group.