Venom (band)

## Venom

Venom promoting Seven

**Venom** was a Korean Pop/Hip Hop/Rock group formed in Seoul, South Korea in 2042 and signed under *Bulletproof Records*, which is a branch label under *Music is Dead, LLC*.

## History

### 2041-2042: Origins and *Venom*

In 2041, Pink Switchblade and Music is Dead, LLC. co-founders Tyler Jett and Michael Hall decided to form a new record label that would fall under the MiD Family. At the time, the only labels in the family were Music is Dead, Inc., Inverted Cross and Jett/Moon Music. All of which were National labels, meaning foreign acts could not be signed to any of the three labels. Jett and Hall decided to create a Korean label, and named it Bulletproof Records.

Later in the year, Jett and Hall began conducting auditions for a K-pop group they were putting together for Bulletproof Records. Out of over 1,000 auditions, only 7 of the auditionees passed through to the finals. Jett and Hall only planned for the group to have 4 members, but Jett and Hall both believed that the seven finalists were "so good", that they had to be together.

On January 1, 2042, Tyler Jett and Michael Hall concluded the Second Annual Music is Dead Family New Year's Party Live Stream by officially announcing Bulletproof Records, along with unveiling Venom to the public for the first time. Following the announcement, Venom's official social media accounts went live, and immediately smashed the record for Fastest Time to Gain 1,000,000 Followers. Just 1 hour.

On March 11, Venom announced their self-titled Mini-Album, set for release on October 10. Immediately following the announcement, Venom made their debut, with "Seven". The music video had 2,000 viewers during its initial premiere. The video quickly gained 1,000,000 views, and Jett and Hall followed this insane growth by announcing that Venom would headline 2043's Touring is Dead World Tour. For context, the Touring is Dead World Tour was the world's biggest tour.

On October 10, after nearly two months of non-stop promotion, 'Venom' was officially released. The album immediately exploded in popularity and debuted at #1 on the Gaon Charts. Following this immense success, Venom officially announced the Imagery Tour, which would begin immediately following the Touring is Dead World Tour.

#### 2043-2046: Touring is Dead, change in sound and *Ready, Aim, Fire!*

On March 1, 2043, the Touring is Dead World Tour kicked off in Seoul, South Korea. Every. Single. Date. Sold out. On July 17, the Touring is Dead World Tour concluded in Las Vegas, Nevada. The next day, on July 18, the Imagery Tour kicked off at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. On November 2, to celebrate the conclusion of the tour in Bangkok, Thailand, Venom released an all-new single, "D-Day". In December, Venom ended the year off by launching seven separate social media accounts for each of the seven members, along with the launch of the official joint-account for Tyler Jett and Michael Hall. Venom was featured as the Main Event of the Third Annual Music is Dead New Year's Party Live Stream.

On January 1, 2044, the Third Annual Music is Dead New Year's Party Live Stream concluded with the announcement of Venom's second Mini-Album, 'D-Day'. On February 23, Venom announced a May 16 release date for D-Day. On March 7, "Grass-Fed" was released, which was D-Day's second single. On May 16, 'D-Day' was released after months of promotion. On June 2, the D-Day Mini-Tour began in LA. On June 17, the Mini-Tour concluded, which was immediately followed by the announcement of Venom's third Mini-Album, 'Edge'. A September 7 release date was announced. Prior to Edge's release, Venom confirmed they were not going to commence a Mini-Tour for the Mini-Album. Edge was released on September 7 and shot to the top of the Gaon Chart, dethroning D-Day, which held the #1 Spot since release. The group performed the two sole promotion shows for Edge on October 11 and November 3, 2044. On December 20, Venom was asked to perform during Disney's Christmas Celebration, which would be streamed live on Disney+ on Christmas Day 2044. They agreed and headlined the event. On December 31, Venom headlined the Fourth Annual Music is Dead New Year's Party Live Stream.

On January 1, 2045, at 12:00 AM, Venom performed an all-new song, "Ready, Aim, Fire!" Following the event, the "Ready, Aim, Fire!" single was released. The single marked a major change in sound for Venom. The group dropped their signature hard, heavy-hitting sound in place of a lighter, warmer Soft-Rock/Pop sound. On August 1, Venom announced that their previous two Mini-Albums were part of a trilogy entitled the "Edge Trilogy". On September 12, Venom announced the conclusion to the Edge Trilogy; 'Ready, Aim, Fire!' Alongside the announcement, a new single, titled "Work" was released, which was later confirmed to be a track on Ready, Aim, Fire! On November 29, Ready, Aim, Fire! was revealed to be Venom's first full-length album. On December 20, Venom was asked once again to headline Disney's Christmas Celebration. They accepted. On December 31, Venom headlined the Fifth Annual Music is Dead New Year's Party Live Stream, the third consecutive year they had done so.

On February 17, 2046, 'Ready, Aim, Fire!' was released and debuted at #1 on the Gaon Chart. On March 7, the group announced The Red Bullet Tour. The tour was separated into two parts and began on April 1 in Las Vegas, Nevada. On May 19, Venom released a cover of BTS' "Dynamite", which the group had been performing live since their first show. This release was the first studio recorded version of the cover. On September 11, The Red Bullet Tour Episode I concluded with a performance at the One World Trade Center. On October 31, Venom performed 5 songs during Max's All Hallow's Eve Celebration Event, including a cover of Spooky Scary Skeletons, which concluded their set. On December 20, Venom was asked to headline Disney's Christmas Celebration. They accepted once again and attended the event on December 25. On December 26, Tyler Jett and Michael Hall announced that Venom would once again be headlining the Music is Dead New Year's Party Live Stream. This was the fourth consecutive time the group would headline.

###### 2047-2052: *Life Trilogy* and *Nature*

On January 11, 2047, Venom announced 'Life', which was revealed to be the first in the "Life Trilogy", along with the dates for The Red Bullet Tour Episode II. Life released on March 31, and, once again, debuted at #1 on Gaon. On April 17, The Red Bullet Tour Episode II kicked off in Seoul, South Korea. On September 15, Venom performed the final show of The Red Bullet Tour in LA. On September 17, 'Death', which was Venom's fifth Mini-Album, was announced as part 2 of the Life Trilogy. Along with the announcement of Death, 'Rebirth' was announced, which was the sixth Mini-Album. On September 20, 'The Edge of the Bullet' was released, which was a repackage of the Edge Trilogy featuring three all-new singles, "Burn up", "Just One More" and "Edge Trilogy Epilogue". On October 6, 'Death' was released and shot to a peak position of #2 on the Gaon Chart. On December 20, Venom was once again asked to headline Disney's Christmas Celebration. They declined the offer in order to focus on Rebirth. On December 31, Venom headlined the Seventh Annual Music is Dead New Year's Party Live Stream.

On March 17, 2048, Rebirth was released, which was Venom's sixth Mini-Album. The Mini-Album concluded the Life Trilogy. On April 29, 'Life, Death & Rebirth' was released, which was a repackage of the Life Trilogy with three all-new singles. On May 1, Venom announced the Venom on Stage Trilogy Chapter II - Life, which was scheduled to begin on July 7. The tour kicked off with a residency in Las Vegas, Nevada. On October 9, Venom made the decision to postpone the second half of the on Stage Trilogy Chapter II following the death of Kim Nam-Yung's mother. On October 17, the "Self Trilogy" was announced, which would contain Venom's next three Mini-Albums, 'Love Yourself', 'Speak Yourself' and 'Face Yourself'. The on Stage Trilogy Chapter II was reactivated on December 23. On December 31, Venom headlined the Eighth Annual Music is Dead New Year's Party Live Stream.

On March 19, 2049, the on Stage Trilogy Chapter II concluded. On March 23, Love Yourself was released. On May 6, Speak Yourself was released, which was followed by the announcement of the Venom on Stage Trilogy Chapter III - Love, which was scheduled to begin on July 7. The tour kicked off in Tokyo and concluded May 9, 2049 in LA. On April 1, Face Yourself was released, which was immediately followed by 'Love, Speak, Face' on June 14, which was a repackage of the Self Trilogy with three all-new singles. On July 9, Venom announced that they would be taking an "indefinite hiatus" for the foreseeable future to rest, as they had been working hard non-stop for 7 years. They came back on December 19 with their first original Christmas song, titled "Xmas". On December 31, Venom headlined the Ninth Annual Music is Dead New Year's Party Live Stream.

Out of nowhere on May 11, 2050, Venom surprised fans with the release of 'Golden', their first full-length album of new material since 'Ready, Aim, Fire!' Despite having not been promoted, Golden shot to the top of the charts. On June 19, the Venom on Stage Trilogy Epilogue - Golden was announced, and kicked off a week later in LA. Venom spent the rest of the year touring for the on Stage Epilogue. On December 31, Venom headlined the Tenth Annual Music is Dead New Year's Party Live Stream.

On April 7, 2051, 'Silver' and 'Diamond' were announced, which would conclude the "Gems Trilogy". On May 23, 'Silver' was released, which was another full-length album. On September 9, 'Diamond' was released, which was a Mini-Album. On December 6, Music is Dead, LLC. released a statement regarding the future of the MiD Family and brand. The statement not only revealed the cancellation of the Eleventh Annual Music is Dead New Year's Party Live Stream, along with all future streams, but also confirmed that the members of Venom would engage in their Mandatory Military Service immediately following the conclusion of their 10 Year Celebration.

On January 1, 2052, Venom's 10 Year Celebration began. The Celebration kicked off with a free concert at Music is Dead HQ. On February 6, Venom kicked off the Decade of Venom World Tour in Washington, DC. On February 21, Yungmin released a solo single, "Bicycle". On March 3, Yungmin released his debut solo album, 'U + I = Y(ungmin)'. On March 20, Jeyun released "Scenery", his debut solo single. This was followed by Jeyun's debut album, 'Splenda', on April 17. On May 9, T-Min released his solo single, "T", which was followed by his album, 'Alphabet Soup', on May 20. On June 16, Chimin released his solo single, "On the Run", which was followed by 'Walk the Line', Chimin's solo album, on June 30. On July 23, Min Yun released his solo single, "Sugar, Spice, Everything Nice", followed by 'Picture Day' on August 1. On August 31, Minjoon released his solo single, "Bang Bang", which was followed by his album 'Smoking Gun' on September 7. On September 29, Rap Monster released "Birthday Boy", his solo single, which was followed by his album, 'Extraordinary" on October 5. On October 10, Venom's 10 Year Celebration concluded with the Anthology Release, 'Nature'. Immediately following the release, "Chapter II - Introduction" on October 11, followed by the members' Military enlistment on October 13.

### 2053-2055: Military Service and *Forever Young*

Between 2053-2054, Venom served in the Military while recording and releasing singles infrequently during their leave periods. On April 19, 2054, the members of Venom were discharged and immediately returned to the studio. On August 19, 'The Journey', Venom's comeback album, was released. The album was followed by the Journeys Tour, which kicked off on September 23. On July 9, 2055, the Journeys Tour concluded. On September 6, "Forever Young - Chapter II Epilogue" was released, which was Venom's final single.

#### 2062-2065: Comeback and *Venom Epilogue*

On July 8, 2062, out of nowhere, "Chapter III - Prologue" was released. On August 1, Venom played their first show in 7 years at Madison Square Garden. In September, the Venom on Stage Comeback Tour - The Next Chapter was announced. The tour began in October and was followed in December by 'Guinness', Venom's first album of original content in over 8 years. On June 1, 2063, the on Stage Comeback Tour concluded in Seoul. On July 17, 'Spirit' was released, which was the second of three albums in the "Wasted Trilogy". On November 30, 'Tequila' was released. On March 17, 2064, 'Young & Wasted' was released, which was a repackage of the Wasted Trilogy with three all-new singles. On June 29, the Young & Wasted Tour kicked off in Tokyo, Japan. The tour concluded on March 7, 2065 in LA. On April 3, "Venom Epilogue" was released, followed by the release of a statement from Music is Dead, LLC. announcing that Venom would be deactivated, effective immediately.

## Band members

### Final lineup

* Park Yong-min/Yungmin - Rap Line, Dance Line (2042-2055; 2062-2065)
* Ji Pak-yon/Jeyun - Rap Line, Vocal Line (2042-2055; 2062-2065)
* Tae Min-Heun/T-Min - Rap Line, Dance Line (2042-2055; 2062-2065)
* Chi Min-Sa/Chimin - Vocal Line, Dance Line (2042-2055; 2062-2065)
* Jeon Yun-min/Min Yun - Vocal Line, Dance Line (2042-2055; 2062-2065)
* Mi Park-Joon/Minjoon - Dance Line, Vocal Line (2042-2055; 2062-2065)
* Kim Nam-Yung/Rap Monster - Rap Line, Dance Line (2042-2055; 2062-2065)