Victon
| Victon | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | Plan A Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Apink, Huh Gak |
| Website |
www |
| Members |
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Victon (Korean: 빅톤; stylized as VICTON), acronym for Voice To New World, is a South Korean boy group formed by Plan A Entertainment in 2016. The group consists of seven members: Han SeungWoo, Kang SeungSik, Heo Chan, Lim SeJun, Do HanSe, Choi ByungChan and Jung SuBin. Victon debuted on 9 November 2016 with their first extended play Voice to New World. Victon is the brother group to veteran girl group and labelmate, Apink. Victon is the company's first male idol group.
History
Pre-debut: Plan A Boys, Me & 7 Men, Begin Again
On 17 August 2016 Plan A Entertainment's SNS released pre-debut news of Victon, known as the trainee group Plan A Boys at the time.[1]
On 30 August 2016, Mnet aired the first episode of Me & 7 Men featuring all the members of Victon. The reality show's purpose was to show the debut process of Plan A boys.[2]
On 31 August 2016, Plan A Boys collaborated with labelmate Huh Gak on the track Begin Again.[3]
2016: Debut with Voice To New World
On 1 November 2016, Plan A Entertainment dropped a video displaying the logo of the group, names of the members, and the day of their debut on the company's V Live channel and Victon's YouTube channel. On the same day the company dropped music video teasers of the members Se-Jun and Byung-chan from Voice to New World's title track I'm Fine. On 2 November 2016, the company dropped the music video teasers of Su-bin and Han-se. On November 3, 2016, Plan A entertainment dropped the music video teasers of Seung-woo, Chan, and Seung-sik. Two days after the last release of the member's music video teasers the company dropped a performance trailer of Victon's What time is it now? track from the group's first extended play. On 7 November 2016, the company released a music video teaser of I'm Fine; a day later, the company dropped a highlight for Voice to New World featuring short samples of all the tracks in the extended play. On 9 November 2016 at 12:00 am, Victon's I'm Fine music video was released on YouTube and Plan A Entertainment's V Live channel.
Members
- Seungwoo was born Han Seung-woo (Korean: 한승우) on December 24, 1994 in South Korea. He is the leader of the group.[4] His older sister is actress and former member of Secret, Han Sunhwa.[5]
- Seungsik was born Kang Seung-sik (Korean: 강승식) on April 16, 1995 in South Korea. He is the main vocalist of the group.[4]
- Chan was born Heo Chan (Korean: 허찬) on December 14, 1995 in South Korea. He is the main dancer of the group.[4] His older brother is Heo Jun of Madtown.[6]
- Sejun was born Im Se-jun (Korean: 임세준) on May 4, 1996 in South Korea. He is the lead vocalist and "face" of the group.[4]
- Hanse was born Do Han-se (Korean: 도한세) on September 25, 1997 in South Korea. He is the main rapper of the group.[4]
- Byungchan was born Choi Byung-chan (Korean: 최병찬) on November 12, 1997 in South Korea. He is a vocalist and visual of the group.[4]
- Subin was born Jung Su-bin (Korean: 정수빈) on April 5, 1999 in South Korea. He is a vocalist and the youngest member of the group.[4]
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [7] |
JPN [8] | ||||
| Voice to New World |
|
13 | — | TBA | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Sales (Download) |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Gaon |
KOR Billboard | ||||
| 2016 | "I'm Fine" | — | — |
|
Voice to New World |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
Filmography
Reality shows
| Year | Network | Title | Member(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mnet | Me & 7 Men | All |
External links
References
- ↑ kpopmap,kpop-map (2016-08-31). "Plan A Boys Profile: APink's Younger Brothers Make Debut • Kpopmap - Global Hallyu Online Media". Kpopmap - Global Hallyu Online Media. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ↑ kpopmap,kpop-map (2016-09-01). "Plan A Boys Prepare for Debut Through Reality Show "MiChilNam" • Kpopmap - Global Hallyu Online Media". Kpopmap - Global Hallyu Online Media. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ↑ "Huh Gak and Plan A Boys drop MV teaser for their collaboration track 'Begin Again' | allkpop.com". allkpop. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "[V LIVE] VICTON 빅톤 Debut Anniversary Countdown". Members stated positions in group at beginning of V live. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ↑ "[단독]빅톤 한승우, 알고보니 한선화 동생 '우월 남매'". 네이트뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ↑ "#VOICE_TO_NEW_WORLD on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ↑ "gaonchart".
- ↑ "Billboard Japanese Chart".