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Orbit (Japanese group)

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Orbit
OriginJapan
GenresJ-pop
Years active2020–present
Labels
  • Dream Passport
  • Future Passport
  • Present Label
Members
  • Younghoon
  • Heecho
  • Yoondong
  • June
  • Tomo
  • Shunya
  • Yugo
Websitewww.orbit-official.com

Orbit (Japanese: オルビット; Korean: 오르빗), commonly stylized as ORβべーたIT, is a Japanese-South Korean boy group formed by seven members who participated in the 2019 reality competition show Produce 101 Japan. The group consists of Younghoon, Heecho, Yoondong, June, Tomo, Shunya, and Yugo.[1] The group debuted on November 11, 2020, with the release of their studio album titled 00.

History

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Pre-debut

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Heecho (under the name Heecheon), Younghoon (under the stage name Ooon), and Yoondong are former members of South Korean boy group HALO, which on hiatus on May 8, 2019.[2] June (under the name Jun Uehara) competed on South Korea's Mnet reality-survival program Produce X 101 and finished in 91st place.[3]

All seven members participated in Japan's spin-off series Produce 101 Japan under their legal names. However, the three former HALO members had left the show prior to its finale, citing personal reasons.[4] June, along with individual trainees Tomoaki Ando, Shunya Osawa, and Yugo Miyajima were eliminated in the show's finale and finished in 20th, 14th, 13th, and 12th place, respectively.[5]

2020: Debut with 00

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Beginning on February 1, the group and its members were announced daily through a series of individual profile videos.[1] The group released their first track, "Lazurite", a ballad song on June 20.[6] On August 20, the group announced their debut album, 00 (オーツー, pronounced O2) with a November 11 release date under their own music label Present Label.[7] The lead track "Universe" was pre-released digitally on October 16[8] and the music video was released on November 1.[9]

2021–present: Enchant and Alter Ego

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On January 16, it was announced that the group will release their first extended play Enchant on April 21.[10] The album features two lead tracks: "Dionaea" and "Blind". "Blind" was pre-released digitally on Line Music on March 31 and the music video was released on April 19. The music video for "Dionaea" was released on April 17.[11] The album debuted at number one on the Oricon Albums Chart.[12]

On October 10, it was announced that the group will release their second extended play Alter Ego on November 23.[13]

Members

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  • Younghoon (ヨンフン) (영훈)
  • Heecho (ヒチョ) (히쵸) - leader
  • Yoondong (ユンドン) (윤동)
  • June (ジュン) (준)
  • Tomo (トモ) (토모)
  • Shunya (シュンヤ) (슌야)
  • Yugo (ユウゴ) (유고)

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
[14]
JPN
Hot

[15]
00
Track listing
  1. "Universe"
  2. "Crazy Love"
  3. "Bloom"
  4. "Mooncrystalpower"
  5. "Show Off"
  6. "Serenade"
  7. "Puddle." (みずたまり。)
  8. "Beautiful Butterfly"
  9. "To You" (きみへ)
  10. "Ready to Burn"
  11. "Showersnow"
  12. "Double 20"
  13. "Lazurite"
3 3
  • JPN: 32,032 (Phy.)[16]
  • JPN: 1,094 (Dig.)[17]

Extended plays

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Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
[18]
JPN
Hot

[19]
Enchant
  • Released: April 21, 2021
  • Label: Present Label
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. "Bird of Paradise" (極楽鳥ごくらくちょうはな ~Bird of Paradise~)
  2. "Blind"
  3. "Never Gonna Get Away"
  4. "Dionaea"
  5. "Flor Lunar"
2 5
  • JPN: 17,880 (Phy.)[20]
  • JPN: 467 (Dig.)[21]
Alter Ego
  • Released: November 23, 2021
  • Label: Present Label
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. "Eclipse"
  2. "Shady"
  3. "Forever"
  4. "With"
  5. "One" (ハナ)
5 4
  • JPN: 12,705 (Phy.)[22]

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
JPN
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JPN
Hot

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"Universe" 2020 00
"Dionaea" 2021 Enchant
"Blind"
"Eclipse" Alter Ego
"FUN" 2023 10 Non-album single
"Bull's Eye" 2024 60
"Patience" Run
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Videography

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Music videos

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Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Universe" 2020 Park Sang Woo (Rigend Film) [25]
"Dionaea" 2021 Shintaro Sakai [26]
"Blind" Kwon Yong Soo [27]
"Eclipse" Park Sang Woo (Rigend Film) [28]

References

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  1. ^ a b "【プデュ日本にっぽん派生はせいにちかんグループ誕生たんじょう!「ORβべーたIT(オルビット)」メンバーまとめ!" (in Japanese). BIGLOBE. February 14, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "HALO、メンバー全員ぜんいん契約けいやく満了まんりょう事務所じむしょ公式こうしきコメント「今後こんご活動かつどうについては議論ぎろんちゅう" (in Japanese). Kstyle. May 8, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Kuwahata, Yuka (September 3, 2019). "しメン投票とうひょう日本にっぽん音楽おんがくシーンをえる? 韓国かんこく革命かくめいてき番組ばんぐみ「PRODUCE 101 JAPAN」上陸じょうりく" (in Japanese). Yahoo! News Japan. Archived from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  4. ^ Ikuta, Aya (December 5, 2019). "「PRODUCE 101 JAPAN」韓国かんこく参加さんかしゃ相次あいついで辞退じたいし、0にんに。運営うんえいがSNSの誹謗ひぼう中傷ちゅうしょうにマナーびかけ". The Huffington Post (in Japanese). Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "「PRODUCE 101 JAPAN」デビューメンバー11にん決定けってい 1最年少さいねんしょうまめはら一成いっせい<1~20最終さいしゅう順位じゅんい>" (in Japanese). modelpress. December 11, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "LISTEN: "Produce 101 Japan" Project Group ORβべーたIT Shines In Pre-Release Song "Lazurite" By Moon Kim". WhatTheKpop. June 22, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "にちかん7にんグループORβべーたIT、デビューアルバム「00」発売はつばい決定けってい自社じしゃレーベル「Present Label」を設立せつりつ" (in Japanese). Kstyle. August 27, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  8. ^ "にちかん7にんグループORβべーたIT、デビューアルバムのタイトルきょく「UNIVERSE」フル音源おんげん先行せんこう公開こうかい…メイキング映像えいぞう同時どうじ配信はいしん" (in Japanese). Kstyle. October 16, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  9. ^ "ORβべーたIT、デビューアルバムよりリードトラック「UNIVERSE」ミュージックビデオ公開こうかい" (in Japanese). Natalie. November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  10. ^ "ORβべーたIT、1stミニアルバム「Enchant」リリース" (in Japanese). Natalie. January 16, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  11. ^ "ORβべーたIT、新曲しんきょく「Dionaea」ミュージックビデオ公開こうかい" (in Japanese). Natalie. April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  12. ^ デイリー アルバムランキング 2021ねん04がつ20にちづけ [Daily Album Chart 2021/4/20]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "ORβべーたIT、はじめて7にんそろって制作せいさく!2ndミニアルバム「Alter Ego」を11月23にちにリリース決定けってい" (in Japanese). Kstyle. October 11, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  14. ^ Oricon Weekly Album:
    • "00". November 18, 2020.
  15. ^ Billboard Japan Hot Albums:
    • "00". November 18, 2020.
  16. ^ Total physical sales for 00:
  17. ^ Total digital sales for 00:
  18. ^ Oricon Weekly Album:
  19. ^ Billboard Japan Hot Albums:
  20. ^ Total physical sales for Enchant:
  21. ^ Total digital sales for Enchant:
  22. ^ オリコン週間しゅうかん アルバムランキング 2021ねん11月22にち~2021ねん11月28にち [Oricon Week Album Ranking November 22, 2021 – November 28, 2021]. Oricon. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  23. ^ 週間しゅうかん シングルランキング 2023ねん05がつ08にちづけ [Weekly Single Ranking for May 8, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  24. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 — Week of February 7, 2024". Billboard Japan. Archived from the original on February 7, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  25. ^ ORβべーたIT「UNIVERSE」M/V (full ver.), November 1, 2020, retrieved November 11, 2020
  26. ^ ORβべーたIT「Dionaea」M/V (full ver.), April 17, 2021, retrieved April 17, 2021
  27. ^ ORβべーたIT「Blind」M/V (full ver.), April 19, 2021, retrieved April 19, 2021
  28. ^ ORβべーたIT 「Eclipse」 M/V (Full ver.), November 23, 2021, retrieved December 8, 2021
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