If the past year has taught us anything about ZEROBASEONE, it’s that they rarely move without intention. From their highly selective release strategy to the quiet intensity of their visual language, the group has sidestepped the typical survival show trajectory in favour of something more considered. So when a brief reference to an October 2025 World Tour recently surfaced, it signalled the possible contours of a final act.

The potential tour would come on the heels of ZEROBASEONE FAN-CON [BLUE MANSION], a three-night event held at Seoul’s KSPO Dome this April, as well as their 14-date 2024 Asia tour, TIMELESS WORLD.

For context: ZEROBASEONE debuted in July 2023 following their formation on Boys Planet, and like many project-based groups in the post-Produce era, they were signed to a fixed-term contract widely expected to expire in January 2026. That leaves just under nine months, and realistically, a narrow window to execute a world tour of any meaningful scale. A possible October run, then, takes on a new emotional weight: not just a celebration of their impact, but potentially a graceful final bow.

It also aligns with a broader shift in how K-pop artists are reimagining the traditional concert experience. This spring, ZEROBASEONE announced that their first world tour concert film would screen in cinemas globally; not just in standard formats, but in SCREENX, 4DX and ULTRA 4DX where available, reflecting the genre’s growing emphasis on creating transmedia narratives that are as much about immersion as they are about access.

The K-pop ecosystem has always thrived on ephemerality: short contracts, fast turnarounds, new faces waiting in the wings. Yet with each era, the best groups leave something that sticks. If ZEROBASEONE are entering their final stretch, they appear poised to close with intention, not exhaustion.

Watch the cryptic teaser below: