TRAIN RECKER

**TRAIN RECKER** is a South Korean coed-group consisting of members Shiwoo, Jinho, Eunji, and Diana. They made their debut on April 4, 2022 with their debut EP titled "SO WHAT".

## History

### Pre-Debut

All the members were scouted in the streets. Shiwoo and Jinho had both just graduated from the SOPA High School but didn't manage to find a label to train at. After giving a performance in the streets of Seoul a CEO of a new company offered them to take them in. Both signed to BOK Entertainment around early 2020. Eunji was a former trainee at MSX Entertainment but left due to internal problems with the agency. After auditioning for BOK Entertainment and passed the audition she joined around mid 2020. Diana was the last member to join BOK in early 2020. The CEO of BOK Entertainment originally wanted to debut a boy group & girl group but after consideration he decided it was best to debut a trial group. All the members agreed to debut as a coed group.

### 2022-Present: Debut with "SO WHAT"

On March 1,2022 BOK Entertainment announced that they would be debuting the company 1st idol group "TRAIN RECKER". A coed-group consisting of four members with different backgrounds and stories. On March 20-24th, all the members individual teasers were released. On April 4, 2022 the group released their debut EP "SO WHAT" and its lead single of the same name. The debuted at #89 but ended up peaking at #79 in SK. The group did not released a music video as the company was trying to gather money. After a week, the album sold around 10K units. On April 20, the music video for "SO WHAT" was released and after four weeks it surpassed over 1.2 Million views. On May 31, 2022 TRAIN RECKER won "Best Pop Song" at the Spring Bloom Award Show. On June 1, 2022 BOK announced that the group would be making a comeback in a few days with their 1st EP "DARARI". It was also announced that the group would have their 1st live showcase at the Hannin Music Hall on the day of the album release. It was also announced that the song was produced by major k-pop producer JYP. On June 3, it was revealed that the album would be released on June 9. On June 9, TRAIN RECKER released their 1st EP "DARARI". The single manage to peak at #37 in SK making it their highest charting song so far. After a week, the album reported a total of 115K sales. On July 2, BOK Entertainment announced that both members Shiwoo & Jinho will be attending the prestegious "Korea University" Shiwoo would majoring in "Mechanical Engineering" and Jinho "Business Administration". It was also announced that BOK Entertainment will encourage all of their current artists/future ones to attempt higher education. On August 31, 2022 at the annual Summer Splash Award Show TRAIN RECKER won "Best Pop Song" with "DARARI" earning their 2nd Seasonal Award. On September 1, 2022 they released their 1st Single Album "CLOSE TO ME". The song ended up debuting and peaking at #21 in SK. Becoming one of their highest peaks on the TOP 100 of the charts. On September 7, they won their 1st Music Show win at Inkimana.

On November 11, they released their 1st Digital Single "GOOD FOR U".The single won only one music show win on S-Countdown. On December 12, they released an OST titled "WA WA WA". On December 31,2022 at the annual K-Pop Story Music Awards TRAIN RECKER won "Rookie of the Year". They became the first idol group from BOK Entertainment to win such a prestigious award. On January 19, 2023 they released their 1st Mini Album "GOT IT".

## Members

* Shiwoo Lee-Main Vocalist, Visual
* Jinho Seo- Main Vocalist
* Eunji Ahn- Main Vocalist, Center
* Diana Ahn- Main Vocalist

## Discography

### Extended Plays

* The Debut EP [ SO WHAT]
* The 1st EP [DARARI]
* The 1st Mini Album [GOT IT]

### Singles

* The 1st Digital Single "GOOD FOR U"
* 1st OST "WA WA WA"

## Triva

* Both Eunji & Diana are sisters
* Eunji was a former trainee at MSX Entertainment
* Shiwoo & Jinho both graduated High School