We in the Zone (Hangul: 위인더존) was a South Korean boy band formed in Seoul in 2019 under Choon Entertainment. The group was composed of five members: Min, Kyeongheon, Eson, Jooan, and Shihyun. They debuted on May 27, 2019 with their self-titled album "We in the Zone".[1]
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History
Pre-debut
Shihyun participated in the Mnet survival series Produce 101 Season 2 in 2017. He left the show before its official airing due to medical reasons. He later debuted in the duo group Longguo & Shihyun with the album the.the.the. The duo has quietly disbanded. Shihyun released "Sweet Potato X 100" with Kim So-hee. He later participated in MBC survival show Under Nineteen in 2018, placing tenth in the final episode.
During late 2018, Choon Entertainment announced a new boy group by the name of WITZ.[2][3] The group consisted of Eson, Jooan, and Kyeongheon. Eson and Jooan both released mixtapes. WITZ released dance covers on their YouTube channel.[4]
In April, it was announced that WITZ would be debuting with the additional members Shihyun and Min.
2019–2021: Debut, We in the Zone, Min's and Kyungheon's departure, and disbandment
The group originally announced the debut date to be May 29, but was later changed to the 27th of the month.[5] Leading up to the release of the album, the group revealed album prologs for each member.[6] On May 27, 2019, the group debuted with their self-titled album with a few self produced songs.[7] They held their debut show case at Hongdae Hana Tour V Hall in Seoul, performing a number of songs off of the album including their title track.[8]
On October 23, Min left the group and terminated his contract due to personal reasons.[9]
On January 15, 2021, Kyeongheon announced via Instagram he would be leaving the group.[10] Kyeongheon also revealed on Instagram that the members have terminated their contracts with Choon Entertainment.[11]
Former members
- Min (민)
- Kyeongheon (경헌)
- Eson (이슨)
- Jooan (주안)
- Shihyun (시현)
Timeline
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [12] | |||
| We in the Zone |
|
17 |
|
| Weeee! |
|
13 |
|
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Sales | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | |||||
| "Let's Get Loud" | 2019 | — | — | We in the Zone | |
| "Wish List" | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Loveade" | — | Weeee! | |||
| "Be Your Star" | 2020 | — | Non-album single | ||
| "You Bought YSL Tint" (라고 말해도) | — | ||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that area. | |||||
References
- ^ "위인더존 "자작곡으로 데뷔, 무게감 느껴 밤 새면서 작업했다"". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ "witz : 네이버 통합검색". m.search.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ "보이그룹 윗츠, 새로운 콘텐츠 'WITZ_MOMENT' 공개 - 베리타스알파". www.veritas-a.com (in Korean). 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ 기사입력: 2018-12-19 14:42 (2018-12-19). "보이그룹 '윗츠(WITZ)', 프리 데뷔 퍼포먼스 비디오 티저 이미지 오픈". 비즈엔터. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "위인더존, 데뷔일 29일→27일 변경…더 빨리 팬들 만난다". inews24 (in Korean). 3 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ "위인더존, '감미로운 목소리' 경헌까지 5인 5색 프롤로그 필름 모두 공개". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ "위인더존, '자체제작돌'의 진화 "직접 쓴 데뷔곡…기회이자 도전"". inews24 (in Korean). 18 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ ""진짜가 나타났다"…위인더존, '자체제작돌'의 자신감(종합)". inews24 (in Korean). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ "We In The Zone Announces Min's Departure". Soompi. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "Departure announcement". Instagram. January 15, 2021.
- ^ "We In The Zone announces their disbandment". All Access Asia. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean).
- "We in the Zone charting". Retrieved 2019-08-26.
- "Weeee! charting". Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- ^ "2019년 07월 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-08-26.
- ^ "위인더존, 10월 컴백 대전 합류..."팬들 위한 통 큰 선물과 함께"". TenAsia (in Korean). September 27, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 2019년 11월 Album Chart [November 2019 Album Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 12, 2019.
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