Touched to drop debut full-length album and concert film in October

Touched are heading into fall with two major releases: their first regular album in five years and a concert film, both slated for October.

The band—vocalist/guitarist Yoon Min, drummer Kim Seung-bin, bassist Jon B. Kim, and keyboardist Chae Do-hyun—formed out of Seoul Institute of the Arts' practical music department. The regular album drops in October. Their agency promises "music and narrative that is different from what we have shown so far."

Touched Concert 'Highlight IV': The Movie captures footage from the January solo concert at Ticketlink Live Arena and opens October 26.

The timing lands after a run of high-profile wins. Touched took the Grand Prize at the 2020 Yoo Jae-ha Music Competition. They won Mnet's band survival program Great Seoul Invasion in 2022. Earlier this year they claimed the final championship at KBS2's Immortal Songs Kim Kwang-seok 30th Anniversary Special. Their biggest TV moment: nine consecutive victories as King of Masked Singer on MBC's The King of Mask Singer with the song "희로애락도 락이다" (Huiroaerakdo Rakida).

On the festival circuit, they've played Beautiful Mint Life, Grand Mint Festival, Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival, and Busan International Rock Festival. The kind of lineup that gets a band called a festival booker's first call.

This full-length album is the one fans have been waiting on since debut.