# Pow (band)

Pow (Korean: 파우; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by Grid Entertainment in 2023. The group consists of five members: Yorch, Hyunbin, Jungbin, Dongyeon, and Hong. The group made their official debut on October 11, 2023.

## History
### Pre-debut

On July 10, 2023, Grid Entertainment announced that Thai actor Yorch had signed an exclusive contract with them. They also revealed their plan to launch a new boy group including Yorch in the second half of 2023. On August 1, Grid opened the group's official social media accounts revealing all the five members of the group as well as the group's name as Pow. On the same day, it was confirmed that the band will make its official debut in September 2023.
Prior to joining the group, Yorch was an active actor in Thailand who appeared on multiple television series. He was also a part of what was widely rumored to be Big Hit Music's upcoming boy group with the tentative name Trainee A. However, the debut project was later cancelled. Dongyeon participated in SBS's reality competition show Loud in 2021. He was eliminated in round 7, finishing in 15th place.

### 2023–present: Debut with Favorite

On September 13, 2023, Pow released their pre-release single "Favorite" before releasing their debut EP on October 11, 2023. On October 4, the music video of the EP, "Amazing" was released. On October 11, they officially debuted with the release of their EP and music video for "Dazzling". The group made their official broadcast debut on music program M Countdown on September 14.
On January 9, 2024, the group announced their upcoming release scheduled for January 15. On January 25, Pow released a music video digital single titled "Valentine". On September 11, Pow announced that they would be unveiling a pre-release single on September 23 before making their comeback with their second EP in October. The next day, the EP was revealed to be released on October 21. In addition, they would be releasing a pre-release single "Sunset" on September 23. On October 10, Grid announced that Pow's second EP title would be Boyfriend and the lead track of the same name, which is a remake of Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend".

## Members

* Yorch (요치)
* Hyunbin (현빈)
* Jungbin (정빈)
* Dongyeon (동연)
* Hong (홍)

## Discography
### Extended plays

List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Details | KOR | Sales |
| Favorite | Released: October 11, 2023 Label: Grid Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Favorite" "Dazzling" "Slow Dancing" "Amazing" | 24 | KOR: 24,445 |
| Boyfriend | Released: October 21, 2024 Label: Grid Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Boyfriend" "I" "Bae" "Sunset" | 25 | KOR: 18,064 |

### Singles

List of singles, with selected peak chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart position | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR Down. | Album |
| "Favorite" | 2023 | 178 | Favorite |
| "Dazzling" | 2023 | — | Favorite |
| "Valentine" | 2024 | 137 | Non-album single |
| "Sunset" | 2024 | 66 | Boyfriend |
| "Boyfriend" | 2024 | 64 | Boyfriend |
| "Gimme Love" | 2025 | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||

## Videography
### Music videos

| Title | Year | Director(s) | Length |
| "Favorite" | 2023 | Kim Minjae (sigakryu) | 3:40 |
| "Amazing" | 2023 | Nalim Cho (Ambience) | 3:30 |
| "Dazzling" | 2023 | Kim Minjae (sigakryu) | 3:14 |
| "Valentine" | 2024 | Han Daehee (Handaehee Studio) | 2:45 |
| "Boyfriend" | 2024 | Han Daehee (Handaehee Studio) | 3:14 |

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s)/work(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Seoul Music Awards | 2024 | Rookie of the Year | Pow | Nominated | |