Orbit (Japanese group)
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Origin | Japan |
Genres | J-pop |
Years active | 2020–present |
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Website | www |
Orbit (Japanese: オルビット; Korean: 오르빗), commonly stylized as OR
History
[edit]Pre-debut
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
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JPN [14] |
JPN Hot [15] | |||
00 |
Track listing
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3 | 3 |
Extended plays
[edit]Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
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JPN [18] |
JPN Hot [19] | |||
Enchant |
Track listing
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2 | 5 | |
Alter Ego |
Track listing
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5 | 4 |
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Singles
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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JPN [23] |
JPN Hot [24] | |||||
"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
[edit]Music videos
[edit]Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
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"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
[edit]- ^ a b "【プデュ
日本 】派生 日 韓 グループ誕生 !「ORβ IT(オルビット)」メンバーまとめ!" (in Japanese). BIGLOBE. February 14, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020. - ^ "HALO、メンバー
全員 が契約 満了 …事務所 が公式 コメント「今後 の活動 については議論 中 " (in Japanese). Kstyle. May 8, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2020. - ^ Kuwahata, Yuka (September 3, 2019). "
推 しメン投票 が日本 の音楽 シーンを変 える?韓国 の革命 的 番組 「PRODUCE 101 JAPAN」上陸 " (in Japanese). Yahoo! News Japan. Archived from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019. - ^ Ikuta, Aya (December 5, 2019). "「PRODUCE 101 JAPAN」
韓国 の参加 者 が相次 いで辞退 し、0人 に。運営 がSNSの誹謗 中傷 にマナー呼 びかけ". The Huffington Post (in Japanese). Retrieved November 18, 2020. - ^ "「PRODUCE 101 JAPAN」デビューメンバー11
人 決定 1位 は最年少 ・豆 原 一成 <1位 ~20位 最終 順位 >" (in Japanese). modelpress. December 11, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020. - ^ "LISTEN: "Produce 101 Japan" Project Group OR
β IT Shines In Pre-Release Song "Lazurite" By Moon Kim". WhatTheKpop. June 22, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020. - ^ "
日 韓 7人 グループORβ IT、デビューアルバム「00」発売 決定 !自社 レーベル「Present Label」を設立 " (in Japanese). Kstyle. August 27, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020. - ^ "
日 韓 7人 グループORβ IT、デビューアルバムのタイトル曲 「UNIVERSE」フル音源 を先行 公開 …メイキング映像 も同時 配信 " (in Japanese). Kstyle. October 16, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020. - ^ "OR
β 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 " (in Japanese). Natalie. November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020. - ^ "OR
β IT、1stミニアルバム「Enchant」リリース" (in Japanese). Natalie. January 16, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021. - ^ "OR
β IT、新曲 「Dionaea」ミュージックビデオ公開 " (in Japanese). Natalie. April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2021. - ^ デイリー アルバムランキング 2021
年 04月 20日 付 [Daily Album Chart 2021/4/20]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2021. - ^ "OR
β IT、初 めて7人 が揃 って制作 !2ndミニアルバム「Alter Ego」を11月23日 にリリース決定 " (in Japanese). Kstyle. October 11, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021. - ^ Oricon Weekly Album:
- "00". November 18, 2020.
- ^ Billboard Japan Hot Albums:
- "00". November 18, 2020.
- ^ Total physical sales for 00:
月間 アルバムランキング 2020年 11月度 [Monthly Album Chart 2020/11]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ Total digital sales for 00:
週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2020年 11月23日 付 [Weekly Digital Album Chart 2020/11/23]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ Oricon Weekly Album:
- "Enchant". April 28, 2021.
- ^ Billboard Japan Hot Albums:
- ^ Total physical sales for Enchant:
週間 アルバムランキング 2021年 05月 03日 付 [Weekly Album Chart 2021/05/03]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ Total digital sales for Enchant:
週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2021年 05月 03日 付 [Weekly Digital Album Chart 2021/05/03]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ オリコン
週間 アルバムランキング 2021年 11月22日 ~2021年 11月28日 [Oricon Week Album Ranking November 22, 2021 – November 28, 2021]. Oricon. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021. - ^
週間 シングルランキング 2023年 05月 08日 付 [Weekly Single Ranking for May 8, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023. - ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 — Week of February 7, 2024". Billboard Japan. Archived from the original on February 7, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ OR
β IT「UNIVERSE」M/V (full ver.), November 1, 2020, retrieved November 11, 2020 - ^ OR
β IT「Dionaea」M/V (full ver.), April 17, 2021, retrieved April 17, 2021 - ^ OR
β IT「Blind」M/V (full ver.), April 19, 2021, retrieved April 19, 2021 - ^ OR
β IT 「Eclipse」 M/V (Full ver.), November 23, 2021, retrieved December 8, 2021
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)