Enhypen
Enhypen (; ; "Enhaipun"), commonly stylized as ENHYPEN, is a South Korean boy band formed by Belift Lab (or simply Belift), a joint venture between CJ ENM and Hybe Corporation. Formed through the 2020 survival competition show "I-Land," the group is composed of seven members: Jungwon, Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, and Ni-ki. Enhypen debuted on November 30, 2020, with the extended play (EP) "". Name. The group's name, Enhypen, was introduced through the live-broadcast of the final episode of "I-Land". According to etymology, Enhypen derives its name from the symbol Hyphen (-), that creates new meanings including  Connection, Discovery, & Growth. Similar to how a hyphen connects different words to discover new meanings, Enhypen aims "to come together to connect, discover and grow together to create a new act". Career. Pre-debut: "I-Land". In March 2019, Belift was co-founded by South Korean entertainment agencies CJ E&M and Hybe Corporation, with plans of creating a new band in 2020. Auditions commenced the same month in Seoul, the United States, Taiwan, and Japan, among others, for male trainees born between 1997 and 2008. On May 8, 2020, television channel Mnet announced the survival competition series, "I-Land", a  joint venture of both companies that "follows the process of next generation K-pop artists being born". Enhypen was formed through "I-Land", featuring 23 male trainees, some of whom were from Belift's auditions, while others transferred from Big Hit Music, formerly Big Hit Entertainment, all then had been training under Belift. The show was aired weekly on Mnet from June 26 to September 18, 2020, and distributed internationally through Hybe Labels' YouTube channel. The show was split into two parts. 12 contestants from the first part made it to the second part of the series. On the final  episode of the show, seven members were selected out of the nine final contestants, with six being chosen by global ranking and the last member by the producer's choice. The debut line-up of the group with seven members, Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, Jungwon, and Ni-ki, was announced via live television broadcast of the finale. 2020–2021: Debut with "Border: Day One" and second extended play. On October 22, 2020, a trailer titled "Choose-Chosen" was posted to Enhypen's YouTube channel, announcing the group's debut in November 2020. A second trailer titled "Dusk-Dawn" was released  three days later, followed by a pair of concept mood boards on October 27. On October 28, Belift announced that Enhypen will release their debut extended play, "" on November 30. Ahead of their debut, the group accumulated over one million followers on social media platforms, simultaneously across TikTok, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and V Live. On November 4, the group amassed over 150,000 pre-orders within two days and by November 21, pre-orders had surpassed 300,000 copies. The EP "" and the lead single "Given-Taken" were released on November 30, 2020, with a live showcase promotion. On December 4, 2020 , Enhypen officially made their debut on KBS' "Music Bank", where the band performed "Given-Taken". "Border: Day One" landed at #39 on Oricon 2020 Yearly Album Chart, and at #2 on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart, having sold 318,528 copies in one day and becoming the highest-selling album by a K-pop group that debuted in 2020. Within two weeks of debut, the band won Next Leader Award at the 2020 The Fact Music Awards. In February 2021, "Border: Day One" received a platinum certification from the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA), giving the group their first certification  in the country. On March 25, 2021, Belift announced that Enhypen would make their comeback at the end of April. A trailer titled "Intro: The Invitation" was released on April 5, announcing their second extended play "". The EP was released in conjunction with its lead single "". On April 8, it was announced that the album pre-orders had surpassed 370,000 copies in three days. Prior to its release day, album pre-orders had surpassed 450,000 copies. On May 4, the group received their first ever music show win on SBS MTV's "The Show" with "Drunk-Dazed". This was soon  followed by wins on "Show Champion" and "Music Bank". Their second extended play, "," debuted at number 1 on the Oricon Albums Chart, becoming the group's first chart-topper in Japan, with over 83,000 copies sold. On May 25, "Border: Carnival" debuted at #18 on the Billboard 200 Chart. It also debuted on #3 spot on World Digital Song Sales for "Drunk-Dazed", #9 on World Albums, #4 on Top Album Sales, #4 on Top Current Album Sales, and #6 on Tastemaker Albums. In addition, Enhypen makes their first appearance at #18 on the Billboard Artist 100 Chart. On July  6, 2021, Enhypen made their Japanese debut with the single , which includes "Forget Me Not", that serves as the opening theme for the anime "Re-Main", and the Japanese versions of "Given-Taken" and "Let Me In (20 Cube)". On July 29, 2021, Enhypen collaborated with the computer-animated television series "Tayo the Little Bus" by remaking the theme song "Hey Tayo" and releasing a new song entitled "Billy Poco". On August 25, 2021, Belift confirmed that Enhypen would make their comeback at the end of September. On September 2, Belift announced that members Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, and Jungwon  were tested positive for COVID-19. On September 5, member Ni-ki also tested positive. On September 16, Belift announced they had recovered and that their first full-length album, "", was set to be released on October 12, with a trailer titled "Intro: Whiteout" being released on September 17. On September 23, it was announced that the album pre-orders had surpassed 600,000 copies in six days. By October 7, pre-orders had surpassed 910,000 copies. Following the release on October 12, the album landed at #1 in the Oricon Album Chart in Japan and Gaon Album Chart in Korea. On  October 19, the group received their 4th music show win on SBS MTV's "The Show" with "Tamed-Dashed". This was soon followed by wins on "Show Champion" and "Music Bank". On October 25, "" debuted at #11 on Billboard 200 Chart surpassing their record during "Border: Carnival" era with a peak of #18. In addition, Enhypen also entered Billboard Artist 100 Chart at #12. As of November 2021, the first studio album has surpassed over 1.1 million copies sold on Gaon, making it their first-ever million-seller album and was certified by KMCA on December. 2021–present: First studio  album. On December 9, 2021, Belift confirmed that Enhypen will make their comeback on January 10, 2022, with the release of "Dimension: Answer", a repackaged version of their studio album "". On January 8, 2022, it was revealed that the album pre-orders had surpassed 630,000 copies. On January 19, the group received their 7th music show win on MBC M's "Show Champion" with "Blessed-Cursed" and was followed by "Music Bank" on the 21st. The title track becomes the group's first song to peak at #1 on Gaon Download Chart, and eventually landed at #1 on Gaon Album  Chart and Oricon Albums Chart, making it their 3rd consecutive album to top Oricon. It was announced on January 20 that the group earned the most entries of all acts on "Billboard"'s Hot Trending Songs Weekly with 6 songs. This was followed by the group's third Top 20 entry on Billboard 200 with "Dimension: Answer" at #13 and third consecutive #1 on Billboard World Albums. On December 20, 2021, it was announced that Enhypen will be releasing an original Japanese song "Always" as theme song for new NTV drama "Muchaburi! I will be the president", airing on January  12, 2022. The Japanese digital single was released on February 22, 2022 and also would be included in Enhypen's 2nd Japanese single , which would be released on May 3, 2022, and also included the Japanese versions of "Tamed-Dashed" and "Drunk-Dazed", with the pre-orders of the album starting on February 22. On January 16, 2022, the first of a new fictional webtoon series about the group was released, entitled "Dark Moon: The Blood Altar". On February 11, 2022, Belift announced that member Sunoo was tested positive for COVID-19. On February 15, Belift announced Sunoo had fully recovered  and ended the protocolary quarantine, resuming his activities since February 16. Endorsements. In June 2021, the group had a special collaboration with a football-inspired lifestyle brand GOALSTUDIO. The recovery slippers reborn as "En-Grab-Ity Balance" were sold as limited edition through Weverse Shop. On the same month, Enhypen was announced as the first global ambassadors of the French fashion brand, "Ami". In October of the same year, Enhypen was announced as the new Global Model of "Abib", a new Korean skincare brand. In March 2022, Enhypen was appointed by ABC-Mart, a Japanese footwear company, for its 2022  NIKE AIR MAX promotion with special benefits such as AR experience and original stickers given to those who purchases INTRLK and EXCEE via its online store.