BAE173

Concept photo for Intersection : Trace. From left to right: Muzin, Dohyon, Junseo, Doha, Youngseo, J-Min, Hangyul, Bit, and Yoojun

## Names

### Hangul

비에이이173
포켓돌즈 (former)

## Members

### Current

* J-Min
* Hangyul
* Yoojun
* Muzin
* Junseo
* Youngseo
* Doha
* Bit

## Fandom

### Name

ELSE (엘스)

**BAE173** (Hangul: 비에이이173) is a nine-member boy group under PocketDol Studio. They debuted on November 19, 2020 with their first mini album *Intersection : Spark*.

Their name is an acronym for "Before Anyone Else" and includes the number 1 for perfection and the lucky number 73.

## History

### Pre-debut

On May 5, 2020, PocketDol revealed that they were planning to debut a new boy group in the fall and that the lineup would include Lee Hangyul and Nam Dohyon of H&D.

On September 4, 2020, Dohyon was confirmed as the group's first member through his individual profile photos. Only two days later, Bit was revealed as the second member, followed by Doha on the 9th, Youngseo on the 11th, Muzin on the 14th, J-Min on the 16th, Yoojun on the 18th, Junseo on the 21st, and finally Hangyul on the 23rd.

On September 25, after revealing all of the members, they announced that their official name would be 'BAE173' and revealed their group logo.

### 2020: *Intersection : Spark*, "Every Little Thing Is You"

They made their official debut on November 19, 2020 with their first mini album "Intersection : Spark" and its title track "Crush On You".

On November 27, they revealed that their originally CD only track "Every Little Thing Is You" would be publicly released and that it would serve as their first digital single. It was released digitally two days later on November 29.

### 2021: First comeback with *Intersection : Trace*

On March 16, 2021, BAE173 announced that they will be having their first comeback with their second mini album "Intersection : Trace". The album, along with its title track "사랑했다 (Loved You)", were released on April 8.

## Discography

### Mini albums

* *Intersection : Spark* (2020)
* *Intersection : Trace* (2021)
* *INTERSECTION : BLAZE* (2022)
* *ODYSSEY:DaSH* (2022)

## References

1. ↑ Soompi: Nam Dohyon And Lee Hangyul To Join New Boy Group Slated To Debut This Fall
2. ↑ @PocketDolStudio on Twitter: DOHYON - PROFILE PHOTO (September 4, 2020)
3. ↑ @PocketDolStudio on Twitter: BIT - PROFILE PHOTO (September 7, 2020)
4. ↑ @PocketDolStudio on Twitter: DOHA - PROFILE PHOTO (September 9, 2020)
5. ↑ @PocketDolStudio on Twitter: YOUNGSEO - PROFILE PHOTO (September 11, 2020)
6. ↑ @PocketDolStudio on Twitter: MUZIN - PROFILE PHOTO (September 14, 2020)
7. ↑ @PocketDolStudio on Twitter: J-MIN - PROFILE PHOTO (September 16, 2020)
8. ↑ @PocketDolStudio on Twitter: YOOJUN - PROFILE PHOTO (September 18, 2020)
9. ↑ @PocketDolStudio on Twitter: JUNSEO - PROFILE PHOTO (September 21, 2020)
10. ↑ @PocketDolStudio on Twitter: HANGYUL - PROFILE PHOTO (September 23, 2020)
11. ↑ Naver: 남도현→한결 보이 그룹 이름 ‘BAE173’ 확정 (공식)
12. ↑ @PocketDolStudio on Twitter: 'BAE173' OFFICIAL LOGO (September 25, 2020)
13. ↑ Naver: BAE173, 팬들 위해 제작한 '모두 너야' MV 29일 공개…기대
14. ↑ Soompi: BAE173 Announces 1st Comeback With New Mini Album "INTERSECTION : TRACE"

## Official links

* Twitter
* YouTube