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ENHYPEN

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"One, two, connect! Hello, we are ENHYPEN!
(One, two, connect! 안녕하세요, 엔하이픈입니다!)"
― ENHYPEN's introduction

ENHYPHEN (Hangul: 엔하이픈, Japanese: エンハイプン) is a seven-member South Korean boy group under BE:LIFT LAB, which was a joint venture between HYBE and CJ ENM.

ENHYPEN debuted on November 30, 2020 with their mini album BORDER : DAY ONE. HYBE posted the group's first official debut trailer on October 21, 2020.[1] The second trailer was posted on October 24, 2020.[2]

History

Pre-Debut: I-LAND

In March 2019, BE:LIFT Lab was co-founded by South Korean entertainment agencies CJ E&M and HYBE (known as Big Hit Entertainment at the time), with plans of creating a new band in 2020. Auditions commenced the same month in Seoul, the United States, Taiwan, and Japan, among others, for male trainees born between 1997 and 2008. On May 8, 2020, television channel Mnet announced the survival competition series, I-LAND, a joint venture of both companies that "follows the process of next generation K-pop artists being born." ENHYPEN was formed through I-LAND, featuring 23 male idols who had been training under BE:LIFT Lab, and was aired weekly on Mnet from June 26 to September 18, 2020, and distributed internationally through Big Hit Entertainment's YouTube channel. The show was split into two parts. 12 contestants from the first part made it to the second part of the series. On the final episode of the show, seven members were selected out of the nine final contestants, with six being chosen by global ranking and the last member by the producer's choice. The debut line-up of the group with seven members, Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, Jungwon, and NI-KI, was announced via live television broadcast of the finale.

2020–2021: Debut with BORDER : DAY ONE, BORDER : CARNIVAL, and DIMENSION : DILEMMA

On October 22, 2020, a trailer titled "Choose-Chosen" was posted to ENHYPEN's YouTube channel, announcing the band's debut in November 2020. A second trailer titled "Dusk-Dawn" was released three days later, followed by a pair of concept mood boards on October 27. On October 28, BE:LIFT Lab announced that ENHYPEN will release their debut mini album, BORDER : DAY ONE on November 30. On November 4, it was announced that album pre-orders had surpassed 150,000 copies in two days. Ahead of their debut, the group amassed a large following on social media platforms, garnering over one million followers simultaneously across TikTok, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and V Live. By November 21, pre-orders had surpassed 300,000 copies. The mini album BORDER : DAY ONE and the lead single "Given-Taken" were released on November 30, 2020, with a live showcase to promote it. On December 4, 2020, ENHYPEN officially made their debut on KBS' Music Bank, where the band performed "Given-Taken". The EP debuted at number two on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart, having sold 318,528 copies in one day and becoming the highest-selling album by a K-pop group that debuted in 2020. It also charted at number two on the Oricon Albums Chart, with over 71,000 copies sold in Japan. Within two weeks of debut, the band won "Next Leader" award at the 2020 The Fact Music Awards.

On March 25, 2021, BE:LIFT Lab announced that ENHYPEN will make their comeback in the end of April. A trailer titled "Intro : The Invitation" was released on April 5, announcing that their second extended play BORDER : CARNIVAL will be released on April 26, 2021.

On July 6, 2021, ENHYPEN made their Japanese debut with the single "BORDER : Hakanai", which includes an original Japanese song and the Japanese versions of "Given-Taken" and "Let Me In (20 Cube)".

On July 29th, 2021, ENHYPEN collaborated with the cartoon "Tayo the Little Bus" by remaking the theme song "Hey Tayo" and by releasing a new song called "Billy Poco".

On September 16, 2021, BE:LIFT Lab announced that their first full length album, DIMENSION : DILEMMA, is set to be released on October 12, with a trailer titled "Intro : Whiteout" being released on September 17. On September 23, it was announced that the album pre-orders had surpassed 600,000 copies in six days.

2022: DIMENSION : ANSWER, DIMENSION : Senkou, MANIFESTO: DAY 1 and Sadame

On the end of December 2021, BE:LIFT Lab released promotional material for the repackage of their first album, DIMENSION : ANSWER. The album was released on January 10, 2022.

On January 16, the first of a new fictional webtoon series about the group was released, titled "Dark Moon: The Blood Altar".

The group released a second Japanese digital single, "Always", on February 22, 2022. "Always" was included as the main theme of the Japanese drama "Muchaburi! I Am the President!", making the song ENHYPEN's first Japanese soundtrack.

ENHYPEN released their Japanese second single DIMENSION : Senkou on May 3, 2022. The single featured Japanese versions of "Drunk-Dazed" and "Tamed-Dashed", as well as the previously released single "Always".

The group released their third Korean mini album, MANIFESTO : DAY 1, on July 4, 2022 with the title track "Future Perfect (Pass the MIC)".

In July 2022, it was announced that ENHYPEN would be embarking on their first world tour starting in September 2022 in Seoul and ending in Japan in November, called the 1st World Tour "MANIFESTO" (2022). Also, was confirmed that on August 12 would release the original song "I Need The Light (구해줘)" as the theme for the Playlist and Naver NOW’s drama Mimicus, which would air beginning on July 22.

On July 21, Belift announced that member Jay tested positive for COVID-19; the same day, the label confirmed that member Jake also tested positive. On July 22, Belift confirmed that member Heeseung also tested positive for COVID-19. On July 27, Belift announced Jay and Jake had fully recovered and ended quarantine, resuming his activities from the same day. On July 28, the label confirmed Heeseung also fully recovered and ended quarantine, resuming his activities from the same day.

On August 27, the teaser for "One In A Billion", for the official soundtrack of the webtoon Dark Moon: The Blood Altar, was released; the song will premiere on September 3, and the music video and digital single will officially be released on September 6.

On October 26, Enhypen's first Japanese studio album Sadame (定め) was released with 10 tracks including the Japanese songs "Always" and "Forget Me Not", and the Japanese versions of "Polaroid Love", "Blessed-Cursed" and "Future Perfect (Pass the Mic)" through Universal Music Japan. It also contained the new original Japanese song "Make The Change", which was digitally released on October 12.

2023: DARK BLOOD, 結 -YOU- and ORANGE BLOOD

The group released their fourth Korean mini album, DARK BLOOD, On May 22 with the title track Bite Me.

On September 4, the group released their third Japanese single, 結 -YOU-, containing the new original Japanese song "BLOSSOM" alongside Japanese versions of "Bite Me" and "Bills"

The group released their fifth Korean mini album, ORANGE BLOOD, on November 17.

2024: 2nd studio album ROMANCE : UNTOLD and repackage album

ENHYPEN released their second studio album ROMANCE : UNTOLD on July 12.

They later released the repackage of their second studio album, ROMANCE : UNTOLD -daydream-, on November 11.

Etymology

The name means that just like how hyphens connect different words to make new words and meanings, the members of ENHYPEN will "connect, discover each other, and grow together".

Members

Name Birth name Birth date Position(s) Year(s) active Final Rank
Heeseung
(희승) 		Lee Hee-seung
(이희승) 		October 15, 2001 Center 2020-present 5
Jay
(제이) 		Jay Park

(박종성)

April 20, 2002 — 2020-present 2
Jake
(제이크) 		Jake Sim

(심재윤)

November 15, 2002 — 2020-present 3
Sunghoon
(성훈) 		Park Sung-hoon
(박성훈) 		December 8, 2002 — 2020-present 6
Sunoo
(선우) 		Kim Sun-woo
(김선우) 		June 24, 2003 — 2020-present Producer's choice
Jungwon
(정원) 		Yang Jung-won
(양정원) 		February 9, 2004 Leader 2020-present 1
NI-KI
(니키) 		Nishimura Riki
(西村力) 		December 9, 2005 Maknae 2020-present 4

Discography

Main Article: ENHYPEN/Discography

Videography/Filmography

Main Article: Videography

Agencies/Companies

Concerts & Tours

Main Article: Concerts & Tours

Awards & Nominations

Main Article: Awards & Nominations

ENGENE - ENHYPEN Official Fanclub

Main Article: ENGENE

Videos

Official Accounts

References

  1. ↑ https://youtu.be/i1_x7AwUGYE
  2. ↑ https://youtu.be/OrSbm0vsjcI
ENHYPEN
Heeseung • Jay • Jake • Sunghoon • Sunoo • Jungwon • NI-KI
Discography
Korean
Studio Albums DIMENSION : DILEMMA • ROMANCE : UNTOLD
Mini Albums BORDER : DAY ONE • BORDER : CARNIVAL• MANIFESTO : DAY 1 • DARK BLOOD • ORANGE BLOOD
Repackages DIMENSION : ANSWER • ROMANCE : UNTOLD -daydream-
Digital Singles Hey Tayo • Billy Poco • Always • A Kind of Magic - Coke Studio Session
Japanese
Singles BORDER : Hakanai • DIMENSION : Senkou
Studio Albums Sadame
Videography
Reality Shows I-LAND • ENHYPEN&Hi • SO SO FUN
Variety Shows EN-CH • EN-O'CLOCK
YouTube -note • Dance JAM Live • EN-TER key • ENHYPEN Episode • Monthly Review • ENHYPEN Choreography • EN-CORE • EN-loG • EN-O'CLIPS • Live Clips
DVDs Season's Greetings • Memories
Events
Concerts New Year's Eve Live • 2022 Weverse Con
Fan Meets EN-CONNECT
Other(s)
Agency HYBE • BE:LIFT LAB • CJ ENM
Games Rhythm Hive
Русский
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