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Evnne - Wikipedia

Evnne (Korean이븐; RRIbeun; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by Jellyfish Entertainment. The group consists of seven members: Keita, Park Han-bin, Lee Jeong-hyeon, Ji Yun-seo, Yoo Seung-eon, Mun Jung-hyun and Park Ji-hoo. They debuted on September 19, 2023, with the extended play (EP) Target: Me.

Evnne
Seven boys standing
Evnne in 2023
From L–R: Park Ji-hoo, Lee Jeong-hyeon, Park Han-bin, Keita, Yoo Seung-eon, Ji Yun-seo and Mun Jung-hyun
Background information
Also known asEvening's Newest Etoiles
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Years active2023 (2023)–present
LabelsJellyfish
Members
  • Keita
  • Park Han-bin
  • Lee Jeong-hyeon
  • Yoo Seung-eon
  • Ji Yun-seo
  • Mun Jung-hyun
  • Park Ji-hoo

Career

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Pre-debut, participation in Boys Planet, and formation

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In 2023, Mnet aired the reality competition show Boys Planet, which saw 98 contestants from various backgrounds compete to become part of a temporary boy band under WakeOne. At the show's conclusion, nine contestants were selected to form the lineup of Zerobaseone, which debuted on July 10.[1] Four members of Evnne made it to the Top 18 of the show's finale but were unable to debut in the final lineup, which included Park Han-bin, Keita, Lee Jeong-hyeon, and Yoo Seung-eon, who placed 11th, 12th, 15th, and 16th, respectively. The remaining members who would make up the group are Mun Jung-hyun, Park Ji-hoo, and Ji Yun-seo who were eliminated in the second round of the show, placing 29th, 33rd, and 41st, respectively.[2]

Later, on August 3, Jellyfish Entertainment announced that seven eliminated contestants from the show, following careful discussions between the trainees' companies —WakeOne, Yuehua Entertainment, and Rain Company— would debut under the agency in the second half of 2023 as the boy band BLIT.[3][4] The agency explained that the group's name is an acronym for "Boldly Leaping into Tomorrow", adding that the group promises to "break boundaries as artists".[5] Following concerns regarding the potential misinterpretations of the group's name, Jellyfish renamed the group to "Evnne" following consultations with the members.[6] The agency explained that the name was derived from combining "unusual words" that mean "Evening's Newest Etoiles", which represents a "new rising star in the night sky".[7]

The group's lineup includes several members with prior experience in the entertainment industry ahead of their participation on Boys Planet. In 2021, Keita debuted as part of the boy band Ciipher under Rain Company,[8] while Park Han-bin competed on SBS TV's Loud before joining WakeOne as a trainee.[citation needed]

2023–present: Debut with Target: Me, Un: Seen and Ride or Die

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On August 16, 2023, it was announced that Evnne would make their debut on September 19, with the EP Target: Me and its lead single "Trouble".[9][10][11] The group released their second EP Un: Seen on January 22, 2024.[12] The EP's lead single "Ugly" won the group's first music show win on Show Champion on January 31.[13] Evnne released their third EP Ride or Die on June 17, 2024 with the lead single "Badder Love".[14] On September 7, 2024, at the 7th The Fact Music Awards, Evnne won the Global Hot Trend Award, together with another group, N.SSign. [15]

Members

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  • Keita Terazono (けい; 케이타) – leader[16]
  • Park Han-bin (박한빈)
  • Lee Jeong-hyeon (이정현)
  • Yoo Seung-eon (유승언)
  • Ji Yun-seo (지윤서)
  • Mun Jung-hyun (문정현)
  • Park Ji-hoo (박지후)

Discography

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Extended plays

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List of EPs, showing songs, selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
KOR
[17]
JPN
[18]
JPN
Hot

[19]
Target: Me 1 6 54
Un: Seen
  • Released: January 22, 2024
  • Labels: Jellyfish, Genie Music, Stone Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
2 7 85
Ride or Die
  • Released: June 17, 2024
  • Labels: Jellyfish, Genie Music, Stone Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
7 4 99

Singles

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List of singles, showing year released, chart positions and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
DL

[27]
"Trouble" 2023 57 Target: Me
"Ugly" 2024 8 Un: Seen
"Badder Love" 11 Ride or Die

Other charted songs

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List of songs, showing year released, chart positions and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
DL

[28]
"Role Model" 2023 87 Target: Me
"Pretty Thing" 93
"Your Text" 88
"Jukebox" 89
"Even More" 96
"Syrup" 2024 51 Un: Seen
"K.O. (Keep On)" 50
"Chase" 54
"Festa" 53
"I <3 U (I Love U)" 62 Ride or Die
"XO" 66
"2X" 70
"Boom Bari" 64

Videography

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Music videos

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Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Trouble" 2023 Guzza, Kim Joohun (Kudo) [29]
"UGLY" 2024 Kim Ja-kyeong
(Flexible Pictures)
[30]
"Badder Love" DQM [31]

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) and the result of the award
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee/work Result Ref.
Asian Pop Music Awards[note 1] 2023 Best New Artist (Overseas) Target: Me Nominated [33]
Golden Disc Awards 2023 Rookie of the Year Evnne Nominated [34]
Hanteo Music Awards 2023 Rookie of the Year – Male Nominated [35]
MAMA Awards 2023 Album of the Year Target: Me Longlisted [36]
Artist of the Year Evnne Longlisted
Best New Male Artist Nominated
Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 Nominated
Seoul Music Awards 2023 Rookie of the Year Nominated [37]
The Fact Music Awards 2024 Global Hot Trend Award Won [15]

Notes

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  1. ^ Hosted by the Hong Kong Asia Pacific International Group and Sunway Records, the Asian Pop Music Awards bases its winners on the "Asian Pop Music Chart" which opened in September 2019.[32]

References

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  1. ^ Yang, Haley (April 21, 2023). "Nine finalists announced on 'Boys Planet' K-pop audition show". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "BOYS PLANET Ranking". karchives. karchives. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Yoo, Jung-min (August 3, 2023). "'보이즈 플래닛' 문정현→박지후, 7인조 '블릿' 데뷔 "젤리피쉬 기획"" ['Boys Planet' Moon Jung-hyun → Park Ji-hoo, 7-member 'Blitz' debut "Jellyfish planning"]. iMBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  4. ^ Jeon, Hyo-jin (August 3, 2023). "'보플' 문정현→케이타 7인조, '블릿'으로 하반기 데뷔 [공식]" ['Bople' Jung-hyun Moon → Keita 7-member group, debuted in the second half of the year with 'Blitz' [Official]]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  5. ^ Yang, Haley (August 3, 2023). "Jellyfish Entertainment to launch boy band 'BLIT' with seven 'Boys Planet' contestants". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  6. ^ Yeo, Gladys (August 16, 2023). "Here's when new group EVNNE, formed by ex-'Boys Planet' contestants, will debut". NME. Archived from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  7. ^ Kim, Ha-young (August 9, 2023). "'보이즈 플래닛' 파생 그룹 블릿→이븐, 팀명 변경" ['Boys Planet' derived group BLIT→ EVNNE, team name changed]. Sports Khan (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Naver.
  8. ^ Yoon, Sang-geun (September 1, 2021). "'비 프로듀싱' 싸이퍼, 9월 미니 2집 컴백[공식]". Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 3, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  9. ^ "젤리피쉬 しん 보이그룹 '이븐', 9월18일 데뷔" [Jellyfish's new boy group 'Evnne' to debut on 18 September]. Newsis (in Korean). August 16, 2023. Archived from the original on August 17, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Naver.
  10. ^ "이븐, 9월 18일 데뷔...완전체 실루엣 공개" [Evnne to debut on 18 September...full shots revealed]. Sports Donga (in Korean). August 16, 2023. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Naver.
  11. ^ Hong, Hye-min (August 24, 2023). "EVNNE unveils first group photo ahead of September debut". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  12. ^ Kim, Ji-won (December 29, 2023). "[공식] 이븐, 1월 22일 컴백 '감각적 블루 무드'" [[Official] Evnn, comeback on January 22nd 'Sensual Blue Mood'] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Naver.
  13. ^ Ahn, Byung-gil (February 2, 2024). 이븐(EVNNE) '쇼챔' 삼켰다 [Evnne swallowed 'ShowCham'] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024 – via Naver.
  14. ^ Kim, Ju-yeon (May 15, 2024). "Evnne to release third EP 'Ride or Die' in June". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  15. ^ a b Cha, E (September 7, 2024). "Winners Of 2024 The Fact Music Awards (TMA) Day 1". Soompi. Retrieved October 1, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ Yoon, So-yeon (September 19, 2023). "EVNNE shows that persistence pays off with debut album 'Target: ME'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  17. ^ Peak chart positions on the Circle Album Chart:
  18. ^ Peak chart positions on the Oricon Albums Chart:
  19. ^ Peak chart positions on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart:
  20. ^ "Circle Album Chart – 2023". Archived from the original on January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  21. ^ Cumulative sales of Target: Me:
  22. ^ "South Korean album certifications – Evnne – Target: Me" (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association (KMCA). Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  23. ^ "Circle Album Chart – First Half, 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  24. ^ Cumulative sales of Un: Seen:
  25. ^ Cumulative Sales of Ride or Die:
  26. ^ オリコン週間しゅうかん アルバムランキング 2024ねん06がつ17にち~2024ねん06がつ23にち [Oricon Weekly Album Ranking June 17, 2024 – June 23, 2024] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  27. ^ Peak chart positions on the Circle Download Chart:
  28. ^ Peak chart positions on the Circle Download Chart:
  29. ^ Target: Me (EP) (photobook). EVNNE. South Korea: Jellyfish Entertainment, Genie Music. 2023. Credits.
  30. ^ @flexiblepictures_ (February 8, 2024). "EVNNE (이븐) 'UGLY' Official MV". via Instagram.
  31. ^ @dawnqmentary (June 17, 2024). "EVNNE 'Badder Love'". via Instagram.
  32. ^ "2020亚洲流行りゅうこうおん乐大奖结はて はやししゅん杰获5奖成最大さいだい赢家". VCT News (in Chinese). December 28, 2020. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  33. ^ "【APMA 2023】亚洲流行りゅうこうおん乐大奖2023年度ねんどいれ围名单" (in Chinese). Asian Pop Music Awards. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  34. ^ "Golden Disc Awards 2024 Full Winners List: Jung Kook, NewJeans, Stray Kids, SEVENTEEN Take Home Trophies". outlookindia. January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  35. ^ Lee, Tae-soo (February 18, 2024). 한터뮤직어워즈 대상에 NCT 드림·세븐틴 등 [Hanteo Music Awards Grand Prize Winners: NCT Dream, Seventeen, etc.] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Naver.
  36. ^ "Jimin & Tomorrow X Together Lead Nominations for 2023 MAMA Awards (Full List)". Billboard. October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  37. ^ Jeong, Ha-eun (January 3, 2024). 역사상 첫 해외 개최, 대상은 엔시티 드림 "2년 연속 수상 영광...시즈니 덕분"[제33회 서울가요대상] [Held overseas for the first time in history, the grand prize was awarded by NCT Dream "Honored to be awarded for the second year in a row...Thanks to Czennies" [The 33rd Seoul Music Awards]] (in Korean). Sports Seoul. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Naver.