# Secret Number

Secret Number (Korean: 시크릿넘버; RR: Sikeuritneombeo; stylized as SECRET NUMBER) is a South Korean girl group formed by Vine Entertainment. The group consists of six members: Léa, Dita, Jinny, Soodam, Minji, and Zuu. Originally a five-member lineup, former member Denise departed from the group on February 5, 2022, while Minji and Zuu joined the group in October 2021. The group debuted on May 19, 2020, with the single album Who Dis?

## Name

According to the group, their name means that, "Everyone has a secret number [for a password or PIN code], which is usually a birthday, anniversary, or some other special number. We want to hold such special meaning in public. Our logo is designed like a password box with five stars, representing the five of us."

## History
### 2011–2020: Pre-debut activities

Léa was previously a member of South Korean girl group Skarf between 2011 and 2014 under the stage name Hana. She later participated in Mix Nine under her birth name Mizuki Ogawa in 2017 where she finished in 109th place.
Jinny was previously a trainee under YG Entertainment between 2013 and 2017. She later participated in Produce 48 where she finished in 69th place.
Minji previously participated in the survival program Produce 101 but was eliminated in episode 5, and like Jinny, Minji also participated in Produce 48 and finished in 53rd place
Soodam was once a member of a traditional dance group Little Angels Children's Folk Ballet of Korea
Denise was previously participated in a Korean reality television show competition titled K-pop Star 5 and became a member of the Mazinga S unit, then in May 2016 Denise became a YG Entertainment trainee for 2 years and chose to leave.
On March 12, 2020, Vine Entertainment announced that the group was initially scheduled for debut on March 26, 2020, however there was a push back due to COVID-19 pandemic.

### 2020–2021: Introduction, debut with Who Dis?, Got That Boom, Fire Saturday, and new members

On April 29, 2020, the members were revealed in a dance cover video published on YouTube along with the group name Secret Number. On May 6, 2020, Vine Entertainment announced that Secret Number would release their debut single album Who Dis? on May 19. The members were officially introduced individually from May 11 to 14 (in order: Jinny, Léa, Soodam, Dita, and Denise). The debut single album consisting of two tracks, lead single "Who Dis?" and "Holiday", was released on May 19. The group made their broadcast debut on KBS2's Music Bank on May 22 where they performed their lead single "Who Dis?". On May 23, it was announced that the music video "Who Dis?" has more than 5 million views.
On October 22, 2020, Vine Entertainment announced that Secret Number would release their second single album Got That Boom on November 4. The single album, consisting of two tracks, lead single "Got That Boom" and "Privacy", was released on November 4.
Secret Number's commercial success in their first five months earned them several rookie awards at major Korean year-end music award shows, including the Asia Artist Awards, APAN Music Awards, and Asian Pop Music Awards. Additionally, Billboard Korea named them as one of the Rookie K-pop Groups of 2020.
On September 30, 2021, Vine Entertainment announced through their Instagram account, that Denise would not be participating in the group's upcoming third album promotions due to contract negotiation matters.
On October 8, 2021, Vine Entertainment announced that Secret Number would release their third single album Fire Saturday on October 27. On October 16, Zuu was introduced as a new member of Secret Number. A day later, Minji was introduced as the second new member.

### 2022–2023: Denise's departure, Doomchita, and Japanese debut

On February 5, 2022, Denise announced her departure from the group and Vine Entertainment on her Instagram account.
On May 12, 2022, Vine Entertainment announced that Secret Number would release their fourth single album Doomchita on June 8.
On August 5, 2022, Secret Number entered into an exclusive cooperation contract agreement with the company SP & Co., Ltd. for promotion and distribution in Japan
On November 9, 2022, Vine Entertainment announced that Secret Number would release their fifth single album Tap on November 16.
On March 3, 2023, Secret Number released their Japanese debut single "Like It Like It" digitally. It was also announced that the extended play of the same name containing six tracks including the Japanese debut single would be released on April 5, 2023. On May 24, 2023, Secret Number released their sixth single album entitled Doxa. And three months later, namely on August 16, 2023, through their social media accounts, Secret Number released their seventh single album entitled Starlight.
On August 31, 2023, Dita was selected as the ambassador for bilateral relations between Indonesia and South Korea, and was inaugurated by the Indonesian ambassador to South Korea, Gandi Sulistiyanto.
On September 25, 2023, Vine Entertainment cooperate with the platform Koong to release a special NFT album Love, Bye performed by Dita, Jinny, and Minji.

### 2024-present : U.S. debut tour and first solo concert

In early 2024, Secret Number announced their debut tour in the United States through Studio PAV as promoter titled "UNLOCK". They visited eight U.S. cities chosen by polls, starting from Chicago on July 26, 2024, and ending in Los Angeles on August 10, 2024. On September 28, 2024, Vine Entertainment collaborated with Chan Entertainment and Tiptip as promoters to hold their first solo concert titled "pasSworLd" in Indonesia, which was held at Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta.

## Endorsements

On October 5, 2020, Dita was announced as the brand ambassador for global cosmetic brand Nacific Indonesia and then in 2024 She was chosen to be the ambassador for the health product brand Femmy Fyber.

## Members

* Léa (레아) – vocalist
* Dita (디타) – vocalist, dancer
* Jinny (진희) – rapper
* Minji (민지)
* Soodam (수담) – vocalist
* Zuu (주)

### Former members

* Denise (데니스) – vocalist

### Timeline
## Discography
### Extended plays

List of extended plays, showing selected details :
| Title | Details |
| Like It Like It | Released: April 5, 2023 (JPN) Label: SPC Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming |

### Single albums

List of single albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Details | KOR | Sales |
| Who Dis? | Released: May 19, 2020 Label: Vine Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Who Dis?" "Holiday" | 19 | KOR: 6,178 |
| Got That Boom | Released: November 4, 2020 Label: Vine Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Got That Boom" "Privacy" | 20 | KOR: 6,979 |
| Fire Saturday | Released: October 27, 2021 Label: Vine Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Fire Saturday" (불토) "Dangerous in Love" | 23 | KOR: 5,999 |
| Doomchita | Released: June 8, 2022 Label: Vine Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Doomchita" (둠치타) "Hola" | 21 | KOR: 12,386 |
| Tap | Released: November 16, 2022 Label: Vine Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Tap" "Slam" | 57 | KOR: 3,880 |
| Doxa | Released: May 24, 2023 Label: Vine Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Doxa (독사)" "Beautiful One" | 32 | KOR: 3,417 |
| Starlight | Released: August 24, 2023 Label : Vine Entertainment Format : Digital download, streaming Track listing "Starlight" "Crazy Love" | — | — |

### Singles

List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR Down. | Album |
| Korean ||||
| "Who Dis?" | 2020 | 123 | Who Dis? |
| "Got That Boom" | 2020 | 81 | Got That Boom |
| "Fire Saturday" (불토) | 2021 | 73 | Fire Saturday |
| "Doomchita" (둠치타) | 2022 | 76 | Doomchita |
| "Tap" | 2022 | 50 | Tap |
| "Doxa" (독사) | 2023 | 45 | Doxa |
| "Starlight" | 2023 | — | Starlight |
| Japanese ||||
| "Like It Like It" | 2023 | 122 | Like It Like It |

### Soundtrack appearances

List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR Down. | KOR BGM | Album |
| "Love, Maybe" (사랑인가 봐) (Sung by Dita, Zuu, and Soodam) | 2022 | 84 | 17 | Business Proposal OST Part 5 |
| "Fall In Love" (Sung by Minji, Zuu, and Soodam) | 2023 | — | — | Love Alarm Clap! Clap! Clap! OST |
| "Love Love" (Sung by Zuu and Soodam) | 2024 | — | — | Serendipity's Embrace OST Part 1 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory |||||

### Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR Down. | Album |
| "Holiday" | 2020 | 189 | Who Dis? |
| "Dangerous in Love" | 2021 | 188 | Fire Saturday |
| "Hola" | 2022 | 75 | Doomchita |
| "Slam" | 2022 | 69 | Tap |
| "Beautiful One" | 2023 | 46 | Doxa |

## Videography
### Music videos

| Title | Year | Director(s) |
| "Who Dis?" | 2020 | Hong Won-ki (Zanybros) |
| "Got That Boom" | 2020 | Hong Won-ki (Zanybros) |
| "Fire Saturday" | 2021 | Yoo Sung-kyun (Sunny Visual) |
| "Doomchita" | 2022 | Hong Won-ki (Zanybros) |
| "Tap" | 2022 | Hong Won-ki (Zanybros) |
| "Slam" | 2022 | Hong Won-ki (Zanybros) |
| "Like it like it" | 2023 | Yu-ya Hara (Almas) |
| "Doxa" | 2023 | Hong Won-ki (Zanybros) |
| "Starlight" | 2023 | Yang Si-wook (Memud) |

## Filmography
### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2022 | Road To Max | Contestant | Road To Mama Finalist | |

## Concert and tours
### Headlining concerts

Secret Number pasSworLd concert :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening act | Attendance | Ref. |
| September 28, 2024 | Jakarta | Indonesia | Tennis Indoor Senayan | Tiara Andini | 3,300 | |

### Showcase

The 1st U.S Show(k)ase tour : UNLOCK :
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| July 26, 2024 | Chicago | United States | Distro Music Hall |
| July 28, 2024 | Minneapolis | United States | Cedar Cultural Center |
| July 31, 2024 | Charlotte | United States | Blackbox Theatre |
| August 2, 2024 | Fort Worth | United States | Ridglea Theatre |
| August 4, 2024 | Boulder | United States | Fox Theatre |
| August 6, 2024 | Phoenix | United States | The Rebel Lounge |
| August 8, 2024 | Seattle | United States | Nectar Lounge |
| August 10, 2024 | Los Angeles | United States | The Roxy Theatre |

### Joint tours, concerts, and music festivals

| Event | Date | Country | Venue |
| Asia Song Festival | October 10, 2020 | South Korea | Gyeongju |
| Joyland Festival | November 5, 2022 | Indonesia | Gelora Bung Karno Softball Stadium |
| K-Pop World Festival | October 27, 2023 | South Korea | Changwon |
| KBS World Radio: Beyond Borders | August 15, 2023 | South Korea | N/A |
| KCON | October 1, 2022 | Saudi Arabia | Boulevard Riyadh City |
| Kstyle PARTY | February 25, 2024 | Japan | Ariake Arena |
| SBS Super Concert | October 31, 2021 | South Korea | Daegu Stadium |
| World K-Pop Festival | July 22, 2023 | South Korea | Daecheon Beach |
| World K-Pop Festival | December 31, 2023 | South Korea | Dongdaemun Design Plaza |
Cancelled dates :
| Event | Date | Country | Venue | Reason | Ref. |
| GMO Sonic | January 27, 2024 | Japan | Saitama Super Arena | Due to various circumstances | |

## Award 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(s) / Work(s) | Result |
| APAN Music Awards | 2020 | Best Female Group | Secret Number | Nominated |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2020 | Best New Female Artist | Secret Number | Won |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2020 | Female Idol Group Popularity Award | Secret Number | Nominated |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2021 | Female Idol Group Popularity Award | Secret Number | Nominated |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2021 | U+ Idol Live Popularity Award (Female Group) | Secret Number | Nominated |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2023 | Female Idol Group Popularity Award | Secret Number | Nominated |
| Asian Pop Music Awards | 2020 | Best New Artist (Overseas) | "Who Dis?" | Nominated |
| Asian Pop Music Awards | 2020 | Outstanding Newcomer | Secret Number | Won |
| Brand of the Year Awards | 2020 | Best Rookie Female Idol Award | Secret Number | Nominated |
| Circle Chart Music Awards | 2023 | Idolplus Global Artist Award | Secret Number | Nominated |
| Forbes Korea K-Pop Awards | 2021 | Female Popularity Award | Secret Number | Nominated |
| Indonesian Hallyu Fans Choice Awards | 2021 | Girl Group Song of the Year | "Fire Saturday" | Won |
| K-World Dream Awards | 2022 | Popularity Award (Girl Group) | Secret Number | Nominated |
| K-World Dream Awards | 2023 | Popularity Award (Girl Group) | Secret Number | Nominated |
| K-World Dream Awards | 2023 | 4th Gen Hot Icon Female Award | Secret Number | Won |
| K-World Dream Awards | 2023 | K-Global Next Leader Award | Secret Number | Won |
| Korea First Brand Awards | 2021 | Rookie Female Idol Award | Secret Number | Nominated |
| MAMA Awards | 2020 | Best New Female Artist | Secret Number | Nominated |
| MAMA Awards | 2020 | Artist of the Year | Secret Number | Nominated |
| MAMA Awards | 2020 | Worldwide Icon of the Year | Secret Number | Nominated |
| MAMA Awards | 2022 | Road to Max Award | Secret Number | Nominated |
| Seoul Music Awards | 2021 | Rookie of the Year | Secret Number | Nominated |
| Seoul Music Awards | 2021 | K-wave Popularity Award | Secret Number | Nominated |
| Seoul Music Awards | 2021 | Popularity Award | Secret Number | Nominated |
| Seoul Music Awards | 2021 | Fan PD Artist Award | Secret Number | Nominated |
| Seoul Music Awards | 2021 | WhosFandom Award | Secret Number | Nominated |
| The Fact Music Awards | 2020 | Fan N Star Choice Award (Artist) | Secret Number | Nominated |
| The Fact Music Awards | 2020 | TMA Popularity Award | Secret Number | Nominated |
| The Fact Music Awards | 2021 | U+ Idol Live Popularity Award | Secret Number | Nominated |
| The Fact Music Awards | 2022 | Fan N Star Choice Award (Artist) | Secret Number | Nominated |
| The Fact Music Awards | 2022 | Four Star Awards | Secret Number | Nominated |
| The Fact Music Awards | 2022 | Idolplus Popularity Award | Secret Number | Nominated |
| The Fact Music Awards | 2023 | Best Music Summer | "Doxa" | Nominated |
| The Fact Music Awards | 2023 | Best Music Fall | "Starlight" | Nominated |
| Tokopedia WIB Indonesia K-pop Awards | 2021 | Multi Language Group Award | Secret Number | Won |
| Universal Superstar Awards | 2024 | Universal Best Popularity (Female) | Secret Number | Won |
| Universal Superstar Awards | 2024 | Universal Golden Best | Secret Number | Won |
| Universal Superstar Awards | 2024 | KM Chart Top 6 | Secret Number | Won |

### Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement :
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
| Billboard Korea | 2020 | Best Rookie | Placed | |