Boysgroup, stylized in all caps, was a Japanese alternative idol boy band formed by WACK in 2022. They debuted with the studio album, We are Boysgroup, on January 18, 2023.[1] They disbanded on May 14, 2023.
History
In 2021, WACK held the Project WACK-Chin Audition.[2] The winner of the audition, Tasukukusu, would go on to take part in WACK's first all-male audition, the WACK Men's Joint Audition, in February 2022.[3] During the audition camp it was announced that WACK intended to debut its first boy group. By the end of the audition camp Tasukukusu had been eliminated and three finalists – John Gokuh, Chin Bonbon, and Che Jiming, later known as Rin, Ryosei, and Shunji, respectively – were announced as members of the upcoming group.[4] The group went by the tentative name, WACK Boyz.[5] The Second WACK Men's Joint Audition was held in August 2022. At the end of the audition camp four of the participants: Ecchichichiichiichii, New, Yatto The Endo, and Hanagemonster, later known as Hinata, Haru, Ayuru, and Ryota, respectively, were chosen to also join the group.[6] Hinata withdrew from the group in October 2022.[7] On December 7, the group was given the name Boysgroup.
They released their debut album, We are Boysgroup, on January 18, 2023.[1] Their first single, "Super Hero", was released on May 10.[8]
They disbanded on May 14 after their final performance of the Boysgroup 1st Oneman Tour at Esaka Muse in Osaka.[9]
Former members
- Ryosei (リョウセイ)
- Rin (リン)
- Shunji (シュンジ)
- Haru (ハル)
- Ayuru (アユル)
- Ryota (リョウタ)
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon[10] | Billboard[11] | ||
| We are Boysgroup |
|
47 | 40 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon[10] | |||
| "Super Hero" (スーパーヒーロー) | 2023 | 13 | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||
References
- ^ a b "WACK初のメンズグループBOYSGROUPが来年1月に1stアルバム発売、1stワンマンを梅田Shangri-Laで開催". Story Writer. December 9, 2022.
- ^ "「Project WACKちん」候補者3名に"WACKちんパスポート"付与、WACK合同オーディション参加へ". Natalie. September 7, 2021.
- ^ "WACK初のメンズオーディション合宿に完全密着、男だらけの3泊4日を生配信". Natalie. February 10, 2022.
- ^ "WACK初の男性オーディション合格者決定 2022年夏に再びメンズ合宿開催も決定". Model Press. February 28, 2022.
- ^ "WACK初のメンズアイドル・WACK BOYZ、Twitterアカウント開設". Natalie. August 22, 2022.
- ^ "「WACKメンズオーデ」合格者はエッチ、ハナゲ、ヤット、new". Natalie. August 21, 2022.
- ^ "WACK初のメンズグループ、デビュー前に1名が活動辞退". Natalie. October 30, 2022.
- ^ "BOYSGROUPが初東名阪ワンマンツアー開催、1stシングル発売も". Story Writer. February 20, 2023.
- ^ "WACK初メンズグループのBOYSGROUP、突然解散を発表". Natalie. May 12, 2023.
- ^ a b "Bosygroup | Oricon Style". Oricon. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
This page was last edited on 28 August 2023, at 15:15