Abz Love and Jason ‘J’ Brown have introduced their shock return to ’90s boy band 5 forward of giant comeback information.
5 are reuniting with an enormous announcement coming this week
The ‘When the Lights Go Out’ hitmakers – which additionally included Ritchie Neville, Scott Robinson, Sean Conlon – first cut up in September 2001, after the discharge of their third album, ‘Kingsize’, because of the pressures of fame.
They briefly reunited in 2006 earlier than going their separate methods once more.
In 2012, they reunited with out J and continued as a 4 piece.
Nevertheless, in 2014, Abz introduced he had stop the group.
In January 2022, 5 launched the album ‘Time’.
In addition they launched into an ‘Australian Biggest Hits Tour’ final 12 months, whereas they carried out a handful of exhibits within the UK.
This month, the official 5 X account shared a clip of a promo exhibiting on the advert screens on the escalators of the London Underground, with an enormous announcement anticipated at 8am GMT on Thursday (27.02.25).
Abz was the primary to announce on X that he has rejoined the band, writing on Monday (24.02.25): “As of as we speak I’m as soon as once more a member of @itsfiveofficial.
“Thanks to all of the followers who help us, I like you all..”
A day later (25.02.25), J wrote on his personal profile: “Mic test…is that this factor on? @itsfiveofficial @abzlove @SeanConlonMusic
@RitchieNeville @Scottlarock5
“5 dangerous boys with the ability to rock you.”
Followers might be stunned that J is returning after he accused his bandmates of bullying throughout their look on the ITV2 collection ‘The Huge Reunion’ in 2013.
He mentioned: “Stuff’s been mentioned that is truly not true and it has had a deep influence on me.
“I believed, I truly cannot imagine what I am listening to and who I am listening to it from.
“I used to be loud and a bit aggressive at instances, and I used to be bodily greater than them so I can see how that might have been taken a sure method. However by no means in my thoughts was I so-called bullying individuals.”
He additionally detailed his struggles together with his psychological well being and admitted he could not see himself being in 5 once more.
J mentioned: “Being in that band simply would not work for me. I truly could not do this now. I would be mendacity to myself and mendacity to different individuals if I attempted to place myself on stage.”
The reunion additionally comes after Ritchie appeared within the BBC collection ‘Boybands Ceaselessly’ and opened up in regards to the robust actuality of life within the boy band.
5 had been fashioned by the identical crew behind the Spice Ladies in 1997 and had been subsequently signed by Simon Cowell and BMG/RCA.
They’ve offered greater than 20 million information worldwide, with their biggest hits additionally together with ‘Carry on Movin”, If Ya Gettin’ Down’ and ‘Slam Dunk (Da Funk)’.
