P NATION, an entertainment agency established by the 41-year-old rapper, said in a statement Tuesday that Psy plans to make his comeback in early July with a ninth album, two years and two months after he released "4X2=8", the eighth album, in May 2017.
The rapper also aroused fans' curiosity with a teaser Instagram post which included tags "#newalbum", "#컴백무대는어디다??" (Which venue would host my first comeback performance?) and "#ruready!?"
PSY established P Nation in January this year, about eight months after he left South Korea's entertainment powerhouse YG Entertainment. HyunA, an iconic sexy figure in the K-pop scene, and her boyfriend E'Dawn have joined P NATION, following JESSIE, a female hip-hop artist.