ORβIT

Group Formation (L-R: Heecho, June, Shunya, Yugo, Tomo, Yoondong, and Younghoon)

## Background

### Label

Dream Passport
Future Passport
Present Label

## Members

### Current

Heecho
Younghoon
Yoondong
June
Tomo
Shunya
Yugo

## Fandom

### Mascot

RβIT (ルビット)

**ORβIT** (Japanese: オルビット; Korean: 오르빗) is a Japanese-South Korean boy group under Dream Passport and Future Passport. The group consists of seven members who participated in *Produce 101 Japan*: Heecho, Younghoon, Yoondong, June, Tomo, Shunya, and Yugo. The group debuted on November 11, 2020 with the release of their studio album *00*.

## Name meaning

ORβIT was named with two meanings: one after a planet motif meaning that they will "each follow their own orbit", and the other being "All Beat" - meaning each member will pursue music with their own vision.

## Career

### 2020: Debut

Beginning on February 1, the group and its members were announced daily through a series of individual profile videos on their official YouTube channel and the group was officially formed on the 9th.

On June 20, the group released a YouTube video for their first music track "Lazurite".

On July 5, the group opened their official goods shop "SPACESHIP" and began selling their first merchandise collection "to EαRTH". Shunya participated in directing the designs of the merchandise.

On August 20, the group announced they would be releasing their first album under their own music label Present Label as a way to give a "present" to their fans supporting to maintain the group's "self" in the "present" now. The group made their official debut on November 11 with the release of their first studio album *00*, which featured the title track "UNIVERSE". The album debuted as #2 on Oricon's daily album ranking.

On December 5, the group began selling their second merchandise collection "Happy βox".

### 2021-present: Enchant

On January 1, the group's official website was updated to feature a new design as well as new profile photos for each of the members. The concept, outfits, makeup, and more were directed by Shunya.

On January 7, the group announced that they had begun working on a mini album. On January 16, the group released details for their first mini album titled *Enchant* with an April 21 release date.

On April 13, the group were featured on the front cover of the real style magazine *GIANNA*.
On April 15, the group, along with Hico and BUGVEL at a later date, became featured in a web commercial for *ABC-MART* promote the shoe line *CONVERSE ALL STAR LIGHT WR*.

## Filmography

* *Space Shower Plus! ORβIT Debut Celebration to EαRTH Special* (スペシャプラス！ORβITデビュー記念 to EαRTH スペシャル) (SPACE SHOWER TV Plus, 2020)
* *3 Months Continuous ORβIT!『Enchant』 Special* (3ヶ月連続ORβIT！『Enchant』スペシャル) (SPACE SHOWER TV Plus, 2021)

## Gallery

Group Formation 1Happy Valentine's DayORβIT Happy All Relay.jpgHappy All RelayEnchant TeaserORβIT Enchant Highlight Medley Photo.jpgHighlight Medley Photo
## Trivia

* ORBIT UNION (オルビットユニオン), the name of the group's official YouTube channel when it was first created, refers to the collective name of people and staff members who are supporting ORβIT.
* The group name was proposed by Shunya, the fanclub name by Heecho, and the official color by Tomo. The fanclub name "EαRTH" was decided on before deciding the group name and holds the meaning that ORβIT aims to be a group that travels around the world Earth.
* The group consists of 7 members from Japan and Korea, where the Korean members will travel to Japan only when there are group activities due to travel restrictions from Korea's compulsory military service. The group was formed on the consensus that during the time where a member will leave for military service, the remaining members will continue to be active and make a place for the Korean members to come back to.
* After the group's formation, Yugo, Shunya, June, Tomo, and Yoondong were living together in Japan while Younghoon and Heecho were living in Korea. As of November 2020, Yoondong returned to living in Korea.

## References

1. ↑ ORβIT、撮影中もケバブ同盟！？太陽の下で大はしゃぎ…日本チームのメイキング映像を公開 (Japanese). *Kstyle* (2020-11-10). Retrieved on December 3, 2020.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Group (Japanese). *ORβIT Official Website*. Retrieved on December 4, 2020.
3. ↑ ORβIT OFFICIAL GOODS 『SPACESHIP』商品情報 (Japanese). *ORβIT Official Website* (2020-6-30). Retrieved on December 3, 2020.
4. ↑ ORβIT DEBUT ALBUMは自社レーベル「Present Label」よりリリース (Japanese). *ORβIT Official Website* (2020-8-27). Retrieved on December 3, 2020.
5. ↑ Oricon Daily Album (Japanese). *Oricon*. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved on December 2, 2020.
6. ↑ RβIT(ルビット) on Twitter (Japanese). *RβIT(ルビット) Official Twitter* (2021-1-3). Retrieved on January 16, 2021.
7. ↑ 【Kstyle9周年】ORβITからお祝いメッセージをいただきました！ (Japanese). *Kstyle* (2021-1-7). Retrieved on January 15, 2021.
8. ↑ ORβIT、4月21日に1stミニアルバム「Enchant」の発売決定！特典会も開催 (Japanese). *Kstyle* (2021-1-16). Retrieved on January 16, 2021.
9. ↑ ORβIT、4月13日発売のファッション誌「GIANNA」にW表紙で初登場！素顔や本音に迫った特集も (Japanese). *Kstyle* (2021-3-6). Retrieved on April 24, 2021.
10. ↑ ORβIT、ABC-MART「CONVERSE ALL STAR LIGHT WR」新ウェブCMに出演決定！“日韓をつなぐ”パフォーマンスも (Japanese). *Kstyle* (2021-4-15). Retrieved on April 24, 2021.
11. ↑ ORβITメンバーからのお知らせ (Japanese). *ORβIT Official Twitter* (2020-2-13). Retrieved on December 4, 2020.
12. ↑ Vol.1 ― ORβITがついに始動！日本と韓国、同じ空の下でつながる7人「困難を乗り越えてやっと…」 (Japanese). *Kstyle* (2020-11-5). Retrieved on December 6, 2020.
13. ↑ Vol.2 ― ORβIT、このメンバーだからこそできること…グループに“必要不可欠”な意外なものとは！？ (Japanese). *Kstyle* (2020-11-6). Retrieved on December 6, 2020.