SUNGHOON: ENHYPEN connects me, our members and all the people around the world who listen to our music. Every time I say our name out loud, I will remember the meaning behind it. JAKE: The name ENHYPEN conveys what I want to achieve as an artist. So it expresses us really well and I personally think it’s a cool name. JAY: The meaning behind the name speaks our thoughts. We aspire to be each others’ colleagues and guides to move forward to become an awesome group. HEESEUNG: I think ENHYPEN is what gives us the opportunity to connect with each other and grow to eventually pull out our charms and endless possibilities. We will be a group that continually improves and sticks together for a very long time. JUNGWON: I interpret ENHYPEN as the last destination of my training days and a dream come true. What does the name mean to you personally? The boys took through their EP track by track, talked about what they learned making music during COVID-19, and shared a little about who they are as the entire world gets to know them.Ĭourtesy of Belift Lab Congratulations on your debut! Your group name, ENHYPEN, is rooted in your journey connecting and growing with each other (and I’d imagine your fans too). We hope this resonates with ENGENE as well while listening to this album." It also contains our ambitions to overcome any doubts or uncertainties. But their dreamy first EP dives into the deep end thematically, with the boys creating music about their own feelings and anxieties about this new chapter along with their journey seeking meaningful relationships with all the vulnerability that true connection requires.Īs the group put it to, " BORDER : DAY ONE explores the complex emotions and thoughts that crossed our minds during our shift from trainees to artist and individuals to a group. Most of that following came before they released their EP.ĮNHYPEN's seven members are all in their teens: HEESEUNG, 19 SUNGHOON, 18 JUNGWON, 16 JAY, 18 SUNOO, 17 JAKE, 18 and NI-KI, 15. The boys have over 2.2 million followers on Instagram 1.5 million on Twitter (on the members account where the boys tweet their label's account for them also has 1.1 million followers) and 1.77 million subscribers on their YouTube. The boys' fan base, called ENGENE, are already in the millions. Their first music video for the infectious, debut-feelings-focused single "Given-Taken" has gotten over 17 million views since it first aired on Nov. And the hype behind that project-and the group itself-is massive. They beat out 16 other trainees to become a group, ultimately named ENHYPEN, under the company's label.ĮNHYPEN released their first mini album, the six-track BORDER : DAY ONE, on November 30. ENHYPEN came together a little differently, with the seven boys all making it through BELIFT LAB's (a joint venture of Big Hit Entertainment and CJ E&M) music reality show I-Land, where fans around the world voted. In South Korea, K-pop bands are typically comprised of Korean idol trainees who have studied dance, singing, and foreign language extensively, are assembled by entertainment companies, and formally "debut" with music. But that changed landscape hasn't stopped the boys of ENHYPEN from going full steam ahead and making the biggest move of their careers: debuting as a group. The COVID-19 pandemic has put in-person concert plans and fan meetings on hold for all musicians and drastically altered the way the music industry runs.
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