page_title: Boys Republic (band)
section_title: 2013: Debut single "Party Rock" and mini-album Identify
hierarchical_section_title: Boys Republic (band) / History / 2013: Debut single "Party Rock" and mini-album Identify
caption_attribution_description: English: Boys Republic at Lotte World K-POP Concert on November 30th of 2013.
context_page_description: Boys Republic are a South Korean boy band consisting of five members: Onejunn, Sunwoo, Sungjun, Minsu, and Suwoong. They are Universal Music's first K-pop idol group. Boys Republic debuted on June 5, 2013 with the single "Party Rock".
  On September 12, 2018 they announced that they would go on indefinite hiatus.
context_section_description: Boys Republic made their debut with the first single, "Party Rock." After its release, the song peaked at No. 1 on iTunes single charts in Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. On June 2, the group performed on their very first stage in front of a crowd of nearly 20,000 local K-POP fans in Japan at the K-POP Festival 2013 Live in Kumamoto. In the months of June and July, SBS MTV aired the group's eight episode reality show "Rookie King: Boys Republic." They took on their second endorsement and became the new face of Michiko London Koshino 2013.
  After their successful debut, the group made a comeback with their 1st EP, "IDENTITY" on October 8 with written lyric contributions from their group leader, Onejunn. They held their first domestic showcase for the comeback at Ilchi Art Hall, Seoul. Their EP title song "You Are Special" peaked at No. 1 on KKBOX Chart in Malaysia in 2013. They were voted by fans to close the U.O.X. 2013 held by Celcom in Malaysia. Boys Republic officially debuted in Malaysia the following week with their "I'm Ready" Showcase in Kuala Lumpur. In November, Boys Republic along with South Korean boy group, VIXX, became ambassadors for "Eye Camp Expedition", a charity campaign, joining other volunteers in Vietnam to help those visually impaired. Their charity work was documented through a four episodes reality show aired on SBS MTV. They were named 2014 ambassadors for Korean Federation of Youth to promote youth development activities conducted by schools and youth training institutions.
caption: Boys Republic at Lotte World K-POP Concert on November 30th of 2013.
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