HALCYON

"Pleasant Moment!, Hello we are HALCYON"

**HALCYON** is a 5 member South Korean girl group formed by NOVA Entertainment. They debuted on March 13, 2023 with the single album, *Rewind* and with the title track of the same name. HALCYON consists of Bora, Jieun, Zhu, Gyuri and Yeojin.

## History

### Pre-debut

Bora was street casted while playing games at an arcade but declined due to her parents decision. After a few months, she auditioned at the company. Jieun who is South Korean, was born in Japan but moved back to South Korea in 2019. Before joining NOVA Entertainment, Zhu moved to South Korea in 2018 and became quite popular in the Korean industry due to appearing in multiple variety shows as a cast member in 2021 - 2022. Gyuri was known as an "**Ulzzang**" during her school and trainee years. Yeojin and her family moved to The United States of America when she was 8 and returned back to South Korea to pursue her idol dream in 2021.

All the members were casted at auditions that are held monthly at NOVA Entertainment.

### 2023

The CEO of NOVA Entertainment, Park Min-jun is a well known video producer and art director that has worked with many famous groups. On January 1, he announced that NOVA Entertainment would be debuting a new group in the first half of the year. He announced that the new group was HALCYON and also announced the debut date.

#### Debut - Rewind

HALCYON debuted on March 13 with the single album, *Rewind* and with the title track of the same name. Due to the hype of being NOVA Entertainment first group and Zhu's participation on multiple Korean Variety Shows, HALCYON album sales during promotions reached about 51,000. HALCYON went on to win 3 music show wins, 2 from Inkimana and 1 from Stage Champion. The *Rewind* MV reached 2.2 million views in the first 24 hours. A special clip for *Alone* was released on March 29.

#### 1st Comeback - Sentimental

HALCYON had a comeback with the mini album, *Sentimental* and with the title track, *Flutter* on September 25. The album sales reached 69,000 during promotions. HALCYON went on to win 4 music show wins, 2 from S-Countdown and 2 from Stage Champion. The Flutter MV reached 3.8 million views in the first 24 hours. A special clip for *Dance With Me* was released on October 1 and a special clip for Sunset was released on November 11.

#### Special Single - Our Carol

HALCYON released a special Christmas digital single named *Our Carol* as a gift for fans on December 23. The MV for *Our Carol* reached 1.1 million views in the first 24 hours.

### 2024

#### 2nd Comeback - ROSES

HALCYON had a comeback with the mini album, *ROSES* and with the title track, *Roses* on March 4. The album sales reached 81,000 during promotions. HALCYON went on to win 4 music show wins, 3 from Inkimana and 1 from S-Countdown. The *Roses* MV reached 5.1 million views in the first 24 hours. A special clip for the 1 year anniversary song, *Our Moment* was released on March 13.

#### 3rd Comeback - HALCYON

HALCYON had a comeback with the full album, *HALCYON* and with the title track, *Harmony* on October 7. The album sales reached 106,000 during promotions. HALCYON went on to win 5 music show wins, 3 from S-Countdown and 2 from Stage Champion. The *Harmony* MV reached 5.4 million views in the first 24 hours.

## Discography

### Mini Albums

* Sunset
* Dance With Me
* Wave
 3/4/24
* My Universe
* Wish
* See U
* Checkmate
* Our Moment

### Full Albums

* **Harmony**
* Memory
* Sunshine
* I Don't Know
* Starfall
* Champion
* Level Up (BORA SOLO)
* Rain (JIEUN SOLO)
* Desperado (ZHU SOLO)
* Dreaming (GYURI SOLO)
* Bullseye (YEOJIN SOLO)

## Filmography

### Music Videos

 9/25/23
 12/23/23
 3/4/24
 10/7/24

## Trivia

* Jieun is fluent is Korean and Japanese.
* Zhu is fluent in Mandarin and Korean.
* Yeojin is fluent in Korean and English.