TEMPEST

Into The TEMPEST Concept Photo

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**TEMPEST** (Korean: 템페스트; Japanese: テンペスト) is a South Korea-based boy group under Yue Hua Entertainment. Their debut was originally planned to be during the second half of 2021 but was seemingly postponed. They debuted on March 2, 2022.

## History

### Pre-debut

On June 8, 2021, Yue Hua Entertainment officially trademarked the three names "TEMPEST", "TPST", and "템페스트". On July 9, Yue Hua once again trademarked an item, in this instance though they trademarked a graphic resembling a logo.

On October 4, *Star News* reported that Yue Hua would be debuting a new boy group in the second half of 2021. It was also stated in the article that the group would go by the name "TEMPEST" and that Hyeongseop and Euiwoong, who had previously debuted as a duo known as Hyeongseop X Euiwoong, would be a part of the group's lineup. However, it is presumed that the group's debut had either been postponed or could not take place during that time as the group did not officially debut in 2021.

More than two months later, on December 31, the group was officially announced, along with their SNS accounts and official logo motion.

### 2022: Debut with *It's ME, It's WE*, *SHINING UP* & *ON and ON*

The group was originally scheduled to debut on February 21, 2022; however, the date was postponed when all seven members tested positive for COVID-19. TEMPEST eventually debuted on March 2, 2022 with their EP *It's ME, It's WE*.

On March 2, Yue Hua revealed the fandom name to be "iE" pronounced as "eye". They further explained that "TEMPEST's fan club iE always stands at the center of TEMPEST, like the clear and warm eye of the storm, and it captures the wish that only good things will happen to iE, things that put on a smile on their face."

The group made their first comeback on August 29th, 2022, with their second EP *SHINING UP*.

On November 22nd, 2022, the group released their third EP, *ON and ON* and had their first win at the music show SHOW CHAMPION with 'Dragon' on November 30th.

### 2023: *THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM*, first show con tour, "Into The TEMPEST", Hwarang's hiatus

On March 30, TEMPEST released a teaser for their upcoming comeback, which is set for release on April 17. The following day, it was confirmed that TEMPEST would be releasing their fourth mini album, *THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM*.

On June 19, TEMPEST released an ID clip for their first solo concert 2023 TEMPEST Show Con [T-OUR] would be held on August 12 and 13 at SK Handball Stadium. On June 20, TEMPEST announced that their first solo concert will also be held in Japan.

On August 31, a 'coming soon' poster was released, where it was revealed that TEMPEST will return on September 20. The following day, it was confirmed that TEMPEST would be releasing their first single album, "Into The TEMPEST".

On October 19, Yue Hua Entertainment announced that Hwarang would undergo surgery for his injured shoulder and would be going on hiatus to recover.

### 2024: Upcoming Japanese debut

On January 3, TEMPEST revealed a mystery 'coming soon' teaser, couple days later TEMPEST announced that they will release their pre-debut Japanese digital single "Baddest Behavior" on January 31 as the ending theme for "Run for Money: The Great Mission".

## Group name

The group name **TEMPEST** means "strong storm" and contains the meaning of a group that will sweep the music industry with bright energy and powerful performances.

Reflecting this, a strong gust of wind occurs along with thunder and lightning, and a logo reminiscent of the eye of a typhoon is used.

## Fandom

> *Main Article: iE*
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## Discography

> *Main Article: TEMPEST/Discography or Discography*
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## Activities

> *Main Article: TEMPEST/Activities*
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## Trivia

* TEMPEST is a multinational group with 6 Korean members and 1 Vietnamese member. Member Hanbin is also the first Vietnamese male K-Pop Idol to debut in the history of the K-Pop entertainment industry.
* Originally, Yue Hua's new boy group was scheduled to debut around the second half of 2018 but then postponed to 2020 and 2021, the group finally confirmed their debut in 2022.
* In the group, there are 4/7 members who participated in the survival show for trainees
	+ *Produce 101 Season 2* - Hyeongseop, LEW
	+ *Under Nineteen* - Hwarang
	+ *I-LAND* - Hanbin
* Yue Hua Entertainment's first ever idol group that's doesn't have Chinese members.
* The group was originally scheduled to debut on February 21, 2022, but eventually had to postpone the debut because a week before the debut, all the members tested positive for COVID- 19
* Each member has an official keyword. On January 1, 2022 before the group was debuted, a poster was posted, which was an alphabetical chart with TEMPEST in the middle, words the members' keys will have a single character concatenated into the group name. On January 3, each member's keywords were announced. .
* There is no member in the group who is the only child in their family: Eunchan and Hwarang have an older brother, Hanbin has an older sister, LEW has an older brother and sister, Hyeongseop and Taerae have a younger brother, and Hyuk have a younger sister.
* There are no members in the group share the same last name.
* All members' birthdays are in the first half of the year except for Hyeongseop born in August.
* Order of official publication: Eunchan - Hwarang - Hyuk - LEW - Hanbin - Hyeongseop - Taerae
* Order of joining the company:LEW - Hyeongseop - Hyuk - Taerae - Eunchan - Hwarang - Hanbin
* Sharing a room in the dormitory:
	+ Hanbin, Hyuk, LEW, Hwarang in one room
	+ Hyeongseop, Eunchan, Taerae in one room
* The members all debuted when they reached adulthood. The average age of the group on the day of their debut (March 2, 2022) was 21 years old.
* The average height of the group is 177cm.

## References

1. ↑ (KR) Star News: 최예나, 솔로 데뷔 내년 상반기로..위에화, 형섭·의웅 新보이그룹 템페스트 하반기 론칭
2. ↑ (KR) Naver: 위에화, '템페스트' 상표권 출원…형섭X의웅 속한 보이그룹 론칭?
3. ↑ (KR) Star News: 최예나, 솔로 데뷔 내년 상반기로..위에화, 형섭·의웅 新보이그룹 템페스트 하반기 론칭
4. ↑ @TPST\_\_official on Twitter: TEMPEST LOGO MOTION (December 31, 2021)
5. ↑ https://www.koreaboo.com/news/members-new-boy-group-tempest-test-positive-covid-19/
6. ↑ @TPST\_\_official on Twitter (June 19, 2023)
7. ↑ @TPST\_\_official on Twitter (June 20, 2023)
8. ↑ @TPST\_\_official on Twitter (June 20, 2023)
9. ↑ @TPST\_\_official on Twitter (August 31, 2023)
10. ↑ Soompi: TEMPEST’s Hwarang To Undergo Surgery + Temporarily Sit Out Activities
11. ↑ @TPST\_\_JP on Twitter (January 3, 2024)
12. ↑ @TPST\_\_JP on Twitter (January 5, 2024)
13. ↑ @TPST\_\_JP on Twitter (January 5, 2024)
14. ↑ According to the company representative's interview and the announcement of the debut plan posted on the official account of Yue Hua Entertainment .
15. ↑ At that time he was known with his real name, Lee Euiwoong.
16. ↑ T(LEW), E(Taerae), M(Hwarang), P(Hyeongseop), E(Hanbin), S(Eunchan), T(Hyuk)
17. ↑ Hanbin (Ngô), Hyeongseop (Ahn), Hyuk (Goo), Eunchan (Choi), LEW (Lee), Hwarang (Song), Taerae (Kim)
18. ↑ January (Hanbin), February (Eunchan), April ( LEW, Hyuk, Hwarang), May (Taerae)
19. ↑ LEW is the first Korean male trainee of Yue Hua Entertainment Korea branch, joining the company in 2016. After appearing on KBS's *Hello Counselor*, he was casted by a staff and became a trainee.
20. ↑ Hyeongseop joined the company through an audition in May 2016
21. ↑ Hyuk joined the company through the audition in March 2019
22. ↑ Taerae was discovered by a staff of the company and was casted right in front of the high school where he attended in 2019. The day he joined the company was also 1 day after Hyuk's joining date.
23. ↑ Eunchan was cast by a staff of the company at the graduation ceremony of Hanlim Arts School in February 2020
24. ↑ Hwarang joined the company in 2020
25. ↑ Hanbin transferred from BELIFT Lab to Yue Hua Entertainment in June 2021
26. ↑ Taerae 21 years old / Hwarang, LEW, Eunchan 22 years old / Hyuk 23 years old / Hyeongseop 24 years old / Hanbin 25 years old (In Korean age)
27. ↑ Eunchan 187cm, Taerae 181cm, Hwarang 178cm, Hanbin 176cm, Hyuk 174cm, Hyeongseop 173cm, LEW 170cm

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