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Get to Know ENHYPEN, the Rookie Boyband Who Will Soon Make a Comeback in Late September 2021

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Get to Know ENHYPEN, the Rookie Boyband Who Will Soon Make a Comeback in Late September 2021 ENHYPEN (Credit: Instagram.com/Enhypen)

Kapanlagi.com - ENHYPEN is a South Korean rookie boyband that has become a hot topic for Korean and international netizens. This is because ENHYPEN is a product of the survival show I-Land, which is aired by the Korean television station Mnet. Yes, Mnet, which always manages to create survival shows to debut new boybands or girlbands in South Korea, has even successfully created a survival show specifically for underrated girlbands or boybands in the eyes of Korean netizens. However, I-Land is produced directly by BE:LIFT in collaboration with several companies such as CJ ENM and Big Hit Labels. It is no wonder that ENHYPEN has attracted a lot of attention in South Korea and internationally because Big Hit Labels (BTS agency) has been involved in creating this new boyband.

ENHYPEN debuted on November 30, 2020, consisting of 7 members, where the other 6 members are I-Land trainees and specifically for one member, Sunoo, he was chosen directly by Bang Si Hyuk (former CEO of HYBE Entertainment) and several other directors. The members of ENHYPEN are Jungwon, Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, and Ni-Ki, and all seven members are quite young, with the maknae (youngest member) Ni-Ki still being 16 years old (international age).

What is interesting about this rookie boyband is that the name ENHYPEN is not just a name to be remembered by the public. The name ENHYPEN also has a meaning in it, as it is known that the word "hypen" in English means as a connector. It defines that ENHYPEN members can always stay connected to each other and are expected to grow and succeed in bringing the name of ENHYPEN to the international music stage.

 

1. Early Career

After successfully winning the survival show I-Land on September 18, 2020, ENHYPEN immediately released their mini album BORDER: DAY ONE with their main song titled Given-Taken. The Given-Taken music video has reached nearly 50 million viewers on YouTube. ENHYPEN also promoted their song on music shows in South Korea such as M COUNTDOWN, MUSIC BANK, SBS INKIGAYO, THE SHOW, and #MTVFreshOut. It truly invites K-Pop enthusiasts to take a look at this rookie boyband's performance on stage.

Not only their remarkable performance on stage, but ENHYPEN has also broken records as a rookie boyband with album sales reaching 229,000 copies. ENHYPEN's album also ranked in the top five on the album chart on iTunes in 34 countries. Furthermore, ENHYPEN has been selected as the global ambassador for a French fashion brand called AMI. It is truly an extraordinary achievement for this South Korean rookie boyband.

 

2. Concept and Musical Style

At the beginning of their debut, ENHYPEN appeared with a dark and intense music concept in the MV Given-Taken. The song Given-Taken was actually written directly by Wonderkid and Bang Si Hyuk. It can be seen from the MV Given-Taken that the ENHYPEN members perform energetically and show great enthusiasm in each member's solo shoot session.

ENHYPEN's musical style has many genres that are expected to appeal to anyone who listens to their music. For example, their debut song Given-Taken has a pop music genre, then there is a classical music style with the song Cross The Line, there is also a rock genre with the songs Drunk-Dazed and Fever, not to mention the hip-hop genre with the songs Flicker, 10 Months, and Walk The Line. With the five mentioned musical styles, ENHYPEN hopes that many K-Pop lovers will pay attention to their works and be able to make their fans proud who have supported them from their debut until now.

 

3. Fandom

On October 9, 2020, ENHYPEN uploaded a new video on the Official ENHYPEN Youtube channel to announce the name of their fandom, called ENGENE. In the video, the members were seen very excited about that moment. This is because ENHYPEN is so proud to have fans who have supported them from the survival show I-Land until they have successfully become a boyband up to now. It is mentioned there that ENHYPEN is very grateful for the presence of ENGENE, who is always there for them.

ENHYPEN chose the name ENGENE because it has two words, namely 'Engine' which means machine and 'Gene' which means DNA. So the name ENGENE has a meaning that fans are described as a 'machine' that has helped ENHYPEN to grow and continue to move forward. Not to forget the word 'Gene', which according to the members, ENHYPEN and ENGENE will share the same DNA to always be connected, develop, and grow together. In the video upload, many fans were very enthusiastic about the fandom name mentioned by the members, it is clearly seen in the comment section that many fans never stop praising the ENHYPEN members.

4. Successfully Win Several Awards

Although still considered very new as a boyband, ENHYPEN has won various prestigious music awards in South Korea. Because, at the beginning of 2021, ENHYPEN made EUGENE proud of their victory by winning the Best Rookie Artist category at the Golden Disk Award (GDA) 2021 event. ENHYPEN also won a trophy at the Seoul Music Awards (SMA) 2021 in the Rookie of the Year nomination with the album BORDER: DAY ONE.

Today, on September 1, 2021, ENHYPEN has won the Top Ten Awards (TTA) 2021 with the nickname '6th TTA The Biggest Dark Horse'. ENHYPEN has successfully achieved first place from the beginning of voting until the final round. After being in first place for two consecutive weeks, ENHYPEN was designated as the winner of Artist in First Hall 2021 (Best Global Artist).

 

5. Prepare for Comeback at the end of September 2021

In 2021, ENHYPEN is preparing for their latest comeback at the end of September 2021. The concept and theme of this comeback are still kept secret by the agency. Although it is still a secret, EUGENE is very excited to welcome ENHYPEN's special comeback.

Previously, ENHYPEN gave hints to the fans that they will make a comeback on a live platform, V Live, some time ago. Some members gave hints such as new choreography that they have never performed before. This led fans to conclude that ENHYPEN will release their first comeback soon.

This article was written by: Vici Erta

 

(kpl/mag)

Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
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