# TAN (group)

TAN (Korean: 티에이엔; formerly Korean: 탄; acronym for To All Nations) is a South Korean boy band formed through the MBC survival competition show Extreme Debut: Wild Idol in 2021. The group consists of seven members: Changsun, Jooan, Jaejun, Sunghyuk, Hyunyeop, Taehoon, and Jiseong. They debuted on March 10, 2022, with the extended play 1TAN.

## History
### Pre-debut: The Wild Idol and several performances

TAN was formed through the survival competition show The Wild Idol, which was aired from September 17, 2021, until December 16, 2021. Out of initially forty-five contestants, only the top seven would be included in the final debut lineup.
Prior to appearing on the program, most of the members had already been active in the entertainment industry. Lee Jae-jun debuted in 2012 as a member of C-Clown under the stage name Maru, until the group disbanded in 2015. He then debuted with TREI in 2019, which later disbanded the next year and made his debut once again as one half of the duo JT&Marcus in 2021. Lee Chang-sun joined 24K in 2016. They were both contestants in Mix Nine, but neither of them made the final lineup; the latter was eliminated in the first round, placing at 105th overall, while the former was eliminated in the final round. After finished at 31st place in Produce 101 Season 2, Seo Sung-hyuk made his debut in project group Rainz in 2017 until the group conclude its activities a year later. Im Joo-an debuted with We in the Zone in 2019 until the group disbanded in 2021. Bang Tae-hoon briefly appeared in Cap-Teen. Kim Ji-seong is a member of NTX, they debuted in early 2021.
On December 29, 2021, TAN had their first live stage performance with the song "Diving to the Top" on 2021 MBC Entertainment Awards. Two days later, they performed "Last Chance" on MBC Gayo Daejejeon. TAN performed the song once again on their first music show broadcast on MBC's Show! Music Core on January 8, 2022. They then had their first busking at Taebaek Gowon Gymnasium on January 16.

### 2022: Debut with 1TAN, 2TAN, Dream & Deurim, and overseas promotions

On February 28, 2022, Think Entertainment released a promotional timetable announcing TAN's debut with their first extended play 1TAN on March 10. As per the planned date, the EP with the lead single "Du Du Du" and its music video was released. TAN also had a debut showcase at Yonsei University's Centennial Hall on the same day. The following day, Think Entertainment announced that Jaejun will be a special host on Show! Music Core for two weeks starting on February 12. On the same day, TAN had their debut stage on KBS2's Music Bank.
On May 22, TAN had their second busking at Pohang Space Walk. After performing, they announced that they would make a comeback in June and spoiled parts of the new song. On June 21, TAN released the first part of their second extended play 2TAN with its lead single "Louder". On July 26, TAN released the second part of 2TAN with its lead single "Walking On The Moon". On August 4, the group's name was changed from TAN (Korean: 탄; pronounced tan) to TAN (Korean: 티에이엔; pronounced T.A.N.). They held their first ever showcase on Japan at Toyos PIT, Tokyo, and BIGCAT Live House, Osaka, on September 7 and 9, respectively.
On October 11, TAN released their first single album Dream & Deurim with the lead single "Beautiful Lie". On November 4, they had a fan meeting on Manila. They also had guest appearances on some television shows, such as ABS-CBN's It's Showtime. On November 26, they performed at the "1er Festival Coreano en República Dominicana (1st Korean Festival in the Dominican Republic)". A month later, on December 18 and 24, they held another fan meeting on Japan at Knowledge Theater, Osaka and TFT Hall 500, Tokyo.

### 2023: Essege

On February 23, 2023, Think Entertainment released a promotional timetable revealing their next release, a special single album for their first anniversary titled Essege, which will be released on March 10. The single album's name came from the combining of the words "Essay" and "Message".

## Members

* Changsun (창선)
* Jooan (주안)
* Jaejun (재준)
* Sunghyuk (성혁)
* Hyunyeop (현엽)
* Taehoon (태훈)
* Jiseong (지성)

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Details | KOR | Sales |
| 3TAN | Released: March 28, 2024 Label: Think Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "ADRENALINE" "HYPERTONIC" "Love is an open Door" "Dreamy Love" "Tmi" "Surfin'" "Lights" "5:45" "AREA" | 28 | KOR: 19,906 |

### Extended plays

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | KOR | Sales |
| 1TAN | Released: March 10, 2022 Label: Think Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Fix You Part1." "Du Du Du" "My Girl" "Du Du Du" (English version) | 24 | KOR: 15,460 |
| 2TAN | Wish ver Released: June 21, 2022 Label: Think Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Louder" "Adorable" "My Heart" (언제나) "Louder" (English version) | 16 | KOR: 18,665 |
| 2TAN | We ver Released: July 26, 2022 Label: Think Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Walking on the Moon" "Sing With You" (너란 별 (약속해요)) "Midnight" (별 헤는 밤) "Walking on the Moon" (English version) | 27 | KOR: 18,636 |
| TAN Made [ ] | Released: August 11, 2023 Label: Think Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Artificial Heart" "HEARTBEAT" "VIOLET" "Freeze (CHANGSUN & HYUNYEOP)" "JEKYLL & HYDE (JOOAN & JAEJUNG & SUNGHYUK)" "Tarzan (TAEHOON & JISEONG)" "New Days" | 30 | KOR: 16,542 |

### Single albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | KOR | Sales |
| Dream & Deurim | Released: October 11, 2022 Label: Think Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Beautiful Lie" "Our Youth" | 42 | KOR: 13,804+ |
| Essege | Released: March 10, 2023 Label: Think Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Fix You" "It's You" (바로 너) "Would You?" (연주시차의 법칙) "Dream of You" (CD Only) | 16 | KOR: 27,517 |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR Down. | KOR BGM | Album |
| Korean |||||
| "Du Du Du" | 2022 | 59 | 188 | 1TAN |
| "Louder" | 2022 | — | — | 2TAN |
| "Walking On The Moon" | 2022 | — | 193 | 2TAN |
| "Beautiful Lie" | 2022 | — | — | Dream & Deurim |
| "Fix You" | 2023 | — | — | Essege |
| "Heartbeat" | 2023 | — | — | TAN Made |
| "Hypertonic" | 2024 | — | — | 3TAN |
| Japanese |||||
| "Violet" (pre-debut) | 2023 | — | — | Proxima |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |||||

### Other charted songs

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR BGM | Album |
| "Sing with You" (너란 별 (약속해요)) | 2022 | 189 | 2TAN |
| "Midnight" (별 헤는 밤) | 2022 | 136 | 2TAN |

## Videography
### Music videos

| Title | Year | Director(s) |
| "Du Du Du" | 2022 | Kwon Jin-mo |
| "Louder" | 2022 | Kwon Jin-mo |
| "Walking on the Moon" | 2022 | Kwon Jin-mo |
| "Beautiful Lie" | 2022 | Kwon Jin-mo |
| "Fix You" | 2023 | Kwon Jin-mo |
| "Heartbeat" | 2023 |
| "Hypertonic" | 2024 | Grida |

## Filmography
### Television shows

| Year | Title | Title | Notes | Ref. |
| Year | English | Korean | Notes | Ref. |
| 2021 | The Wild Idol | 극한데뷔 야생돌 | Survival show to determine the members of TAN | |
| 2022 | We Are Family | 우리는 식구당 | Company wide variety show of Think Entertainment | |
| 2022 | Dancing Dol Stage | 댄싱돌 스테이지 시즌1 | Contestant, finished at first place | |

### Web shows

| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
| 2021-2022 | TAN in Wonderland: 18-28 | Pre-debut reality show | |
| 2022 | TAN-tents with PUBG: Battlegrounds | Game-themed survival variety show | |

## Ambassadorship

* Ambassador for Untangodo 1330 (2022)

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
| Hanteo Music Awards | 2023 | New Korean Wave Star | TAN | Won |
| Hanteo Music Awards | 2023 | Rookie of the Year – Male | TAN | Nominated |
| Seoul Music Awards | 2023 | Rookie Award | TAN | Nominated |
| Seoul Music Awards | 2023 | Popularity Award | TAN | Nominated |
| Seoul Music Awards | 2023 | Hallyu Special Award | TAN | Nominated |
| Seoul Music Awards | 2023 | New Wave Star | TAN | Won |