ENOi

## ENOi (이엔오아이)

ENOi promoting W.A.Y (雨)

**ENOi** (이엔오아이) was a boy group composed of seven members under Kithewhale Entertainment. The members were Laon, Dojin, Hamin, Avin, Jinwoo, J-Kid, Gun. The group debuted on April 19, 2019 with their first single "bloom". They released one digital single, one mini album, and two special albums; their last EP is *W.A.Y (雨)*, which was released on August 8, 2020.

Their name stands for "w**E** ca**N** d**O** **i**T". This is a frequent phrase that appears in many of their works. Their fandom name is RAYS, which stands for "Realize All Your Star". Their logo is a combination of the four letters the name is made up of.

They disbanded on January 27, 2021; being a group for 21 months.

## History

### 2019: Debut and Fandom Name Announcement

Prior to debut, Laon had recruited all members of ENOi. In the beginning of 2019, Jinwoo was the first member to be revealed, followed by Gun, Hamin, Avin, J-Kid, Dojin, and finally Laon.

ENOi officially debuted on April 19, 2019 and released their debut single, bloom.

Later in the year, the group was announced to release a special album composing of three songs and two instrumental tracks on December 19, 2019. This coincided with the announcement of the fandom name, RAYS, and relates to the album's name, *For RAYS, Realize All Your Star*. The title track was revealed to be "Starlight". This was a digital release, which was followed by the physical release a month later. It peaked on the Gaon Music Chart at 79th.

After a Christmas V LIVE, they revealed information about their first mini album, *RED IN THE APPLE*, followed by concept photos in the next days.

### 2020: First Mini Album and Second Special Mini Album

ENOi released the physical version of *RAYS, Realize All Your Star* January 8, 2020. On the same day, they revealed their official light stick, which includes their logo. Four days later, they released *RED IN THE APPLE* with their title track, "Cheeky". It peaked on the Gaon Music Chart at 56th.

On July 12, ENOi posted a time table with information pertaining their second special album, *W.A.Y (雨)*. "W.A.Y (Where Are You)" was revealed as the title track on July 25. *W.A.Y (雨)* was finally released on August 6, peaking at 40th on the Gaon Music Chart.

### 2021: Disbandment

ENOi stated on their SNS that they would disband. They disbanded on January 27, 2021.

## Members

Laon (라온)

Dojin (도진)

Hamin (하민)

Avin (어빈)
 December
 19, 1995
(age
28
)

     Gray**Leader, Lead Vocalist**
 7, 1997
(age
26
)

     Green**Main Rapper**
 24, 1997
(age
26
)

     Blue**Main Vocalist**
 18, 1999
(age
24
)

Jinwoo (진우)

J-Kid (제이키드)

Gun (건)
 January
 12, 2000
(age
24
)

     Purple**Vocalist**
 14, 2000
(age
23
)

     Yellow**Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist**
 15, 2000
(age
23
)

     Red**Rapper**

## Discography

### Special Albums

* *For RAYS, Realize All Your Star* (2019)
* *W.A.Y (雨)* (2020)

## Trivia

* Despite recruiting all of the other members, Laon was revealed to be a member last.
* Hamin and Gun are the tallest members of the group, both being 183 cm (6’0″), while Jinwoo is the shortest member, being 167 cm (5’6″). This is one of the largest height gaps in K-pop.
* They do not have an official lead rapper or lead dancer position despite having two official lead vocalists. Gun is often portrayed by RAYS as a lead rapper.
* Laon is a former BOYS24 contestant in Team Blue, but he was eliminated in the beginning.
* Laon, Dojin, and J-Kid have never promoted a title track with their natural hair color, albeit not in the same color each time. All seven members have dyed their hair at least once.
* Avin's birthday is just one day before Laon's.