HI-KEY

"Where is your KEY, we are HI-KEY"

**HI-KEY** is multinational South Korean girl group under Big Planet Music. Consisting of five members, Eunjoo, Yumji, Keyla, Mao, and Eugene. Debuted on June 7, 2045 with their Debut EP titled "H:KEY" and lead single "Fishy Fishy".

The group was aboard of flight Japan Airlines 183 on July 23,2047 which crashed 10 miles away from Incheon International Airport. All the members did not survive the crash.

## History

### Pre-Debut: Training & Wonder 9

Shion and Yumji were trainees at YJ Entertainment for almost five years but ended up leaving the company due to unknown reasons. Both were admitted to Big Planet as trainees after a scout saw their busking performance on Hongdae. Keyla, an Mexican-American college graduate from Yale University was accepted after submitting her audition video singing fully in Korean without any mistakes. Eugene is the a famous actress who decided to shoot for her idol dream and auditioned for Big Planet. Eunjoo & Mao were former members of Wonder 9 under Wonderland Entertainment but after the group disbandment they stayed with the company now known as "Big Planet Music".

### 2045-2046: Debut with "H:KEY" & American Debut with "H:KEY"

Big Planet announced on May 10th that their first girl group HI-KEY was set to make their debut on June 7, 2045. From May 20th-24th, all the members were reveled via small teaser videos saying the phrase "would you like the KEY". All members teaser videos surpassed 1 Million views on HI-KEY official K-Tube Account. On May 30th, the music video teaser was released along with a small snipet of the debut song "Fishy Fishy". June 3, a group photo was release. In June 7, HI-KEY released their debut EP "H:KEY" with their lead single "Fishy Fishy". The group held a premier debut showcase with S-Countdown making them the first girl group to have a debut show on a Korean Network. They also held a press conference later that day. Their single trended in major search engines and debuted at #58 in K-Charts. The group made their debut stage on Inkimana the next day. After a week, the album sold a total of 175K units and debuted at #3 at the Gaon Album Chart. The single, ended up peaking at #34 and debuted at #30 at the Gaon Digital Streaming Chart. The music video had surpassed over 10 Million views just after a week. After a month, the music video surpassed over 50 Million Views.

On September 2, HI-KEY announced their official fandom name to be "Hi-Keys". Also, opened their fandom club for both Korea & International Fans. HI-KEY announced their World Wide Debut Showcase titled "HI-KEY Worldwide Premier Showcase" where they would travel across the globe and have a debut showcase. The tour would run from mid September until early December. Tickets went out for sale on September 10th and were sold out on the 11th. On November 10th, it was announced that HI-KEY had signed an exclusive contract with US Label "Republic Records" who will be managing the group future releases and had invested over $5 Million Dollars into the group. On December 10th, Big Planet Music announced that member Yumji had injured her ankles and would need to go into surgery thus making her inactive in the group. On December 31st, at the annual K-Pop Story Music Awards the group won "New Artist Award".

January 5,2046 at the K-Golden Music Awards HI-KEY won two awards "Rookie of the Year" & "New Artist". On January 13th, Republic Records announced that the group would be releasing an English version of their Debut EP "H:KEY" on February 4th. On January 15, HI-KEY dropped a snippet of their English version EP "H:KEY". On January 16th, Good Morning America announced that HI-KEY would be making their US Television Debut on February 4th at 10AM. Big Planet Music announced on the same day that member Yumji would be absent due to her ankle injury. On February 4, HI-KEY released the English Version of their Debut EP. HI-KEY also made an appearance on S-net Kcon at NYC on February 11th. After their US Debut promotions the group arrived back on Korea on March 3rd. Big Planet Music announced that the group would be gearing for a late summer comeback. On May 4th, Big Planet reveled the official colors of the group to be white & red. On June 7th, the group held their 1st Anniversary Event to celebrate a year since their debut. The event was held via their B-Live Account. On July 3rd, HI-KEY reveled the group official lights-tick which would be a spinning key that would project multiple colors. On August 4th, the group announced their next release which would be their 1st EP "K:HI" to be released on September 7th. The album would be supported with its lead track "TANK". On September 7th, HI-KEY made their comeback with their 1st EP "K:HI" more than year after the release of their debut album. The group held a comeback showcase at the imarket music hall with a live audience. TANK after released trended in major search engines in South Korea at #1 but a few hours after release the song debuted at #35 K-charts becoming the group highest peak. After a week the album went to sell over 179K copies and debuting at #3 in the Gaon Album Chart. The song TANK debuted at #21 Gaon Digital Streaming Chart becoming the group highest peaking song so far. The group won their 1st Music Show win at Stage Champion on September 20. The group was reported to be placed on a small hiatus until early next year.

### 2047-Present: 1st Mini Album "H:WITK", Japanese Debut, & Plane Crash

On February 11, HI-KEY announced that they would be releasing the group 1st Mini Album titled "H:Where is the Key?" with the lead single "Bazzoka" on March 2,2047. On February 10, it was announced that the album had surpassed over 43K copies. On March 2, 2047 the group released their 1st Mini Album H:Where is the Key? along with its title track "Bazzoka". The song after a week debuted at #98 in the Gaon Streaming Chart. On March 2, it was announced that the group would be performing at the KSBS Dream Concert on March 20. On May 10, Wave Music Japan announced that they would manage HI-KEY Japanese Promotions. On May 24, HI-KEY official Japanese website opened along with its fandom official club. It was revealed that HI-KEY would be making their Japanese Debut on July 7 with their 1st Japanese Mini Album "W:Where is the Key". On July 7, HI-KEY made their Japanese Debut with the release of their 1st Japan Mini Album "W:Where is the Key". On July 23, HI-KEY flight Japan Airlines 183 crashed 10 miles away from Incheon International Airport they were no survivors. On the same day, Big Planet Music announced that all the members of the group indeed where in the flight along with three managers and two stylist. On July 24, Big Planet announced that they would be taking care of the members & staff memorial services and that each of the respective families would be getting a respective compensation. On August 1, Big Planet announced that the group would be disbanded. On August 2, during the memorial services the group song "Bazzoka" rose across all the K-charts to #1 earning the group their 1st #1 hit. On August 4, the song "Bazzoka" reached a total of 150 PAK's. On August 10, the mini album "H:Where is the Key?" surppassed a total of 236K copies sold and making it debut at #1 at the Gaon Album Chart. On August 14, Big Planet Music thanked the fans and the public for the support and love that they have been giving HI-KEY but that all the money made from streaming & album sales would be given to their respective families.

## Members

* Eunjoo - Main Vocalist, Visual
* Yumji - Main Vocalist
* Keyla- Main Vocalist
* Mao- Main Dancer, Center
* Eungue - Main Vocalist

## Discography

### EP's

* [H:KEY] 06.07.45 The Debut EP
* [H:KEY] 02.04.46 The 1st English EP (English Version)
* [K:HI] The 1st EP 09.07.46
* [H:Where is the key?] The 1st Mini Album 03.2.2047

## Trivia

* Members Eunjoo & Mao were ex-members of Wonder 9
* The group debut was originally set for early 2044 but due to internal conflicts with the company it was delayed another year
* All the members a fluent in distinct languages
* Member Keyla is the first mexican-american idol to debut.
* HI-KEY is a multinational group with focusing primarily in both music markets USA & KR.
* On July 23, 2047 the group was aboard of flight Japan Airlines 183 in return to Seoul after Japanese promotions ended the flight crashed 10 miles away from Incheon Airport all the members did not survive.