On December 30, the legendary boy band shared their New Years greetings for their fans through an online video. In the one minute clip, the members humbly wore traditional Korean clothing and announced that a new album and concert would be in the works in 2013.

“March 2013 will be Shinhwa’s 15th anniversary as a group. During their 14th anniversary concert, the group promised to hold a concert and release an album the following year. On March 24,2013, the group is going to release their 11th album and hold a concert on the same day,” their agency, Shinhwa Company, released in a statement.

In November, the group began working on the concept for the album and individual songs. This month was jam-packed with Shinhwa activities. Shinhwa’s Lee Min Woo and Andy attended the VIP movie premiere of Jeon Ji Hyun’s “The Berlin File” on Wednesday. Minwoo complete his first solo fanmeeting in Taiwan on Friday. Two thousand fans were in attendance at the fan meeting titled, “ ”2013 Lee Min Woo M Style Show in Taiwan”. 

He was quoted at the event stating the following: “ “This year , Shinhwa will celebrate our 15th anniversary and  I will also be celebrating my 10th anniversary since my solo debut as M. I thank you so much that I get to spend a good time with my Taiwanese fans and make special memories. In 2013, I hope that Shinhwa and M (my solo stage name) can return to Taiwan with a new album and concert.”

Minwoo is scheduled to hold a  fan meeting in Beijing, China on February 22,2013.

Shinhwa released “The Return” on March 23,2012 and actively promoted the single “Venus”. This was the first project the boy band released since their 2008 album “Volume 9″. The members enlisted in the military following “Volume 8″ promotions and individually completed their 2 year mandatory military service.

Sources: Shinhwa Company’s Official Facebook Page, Korea Star Daily and Nate