Bvndit

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Bvndit
Bvndit in May 2019 From left to right: Yiyeon, Jungwoo, Seungeun, Simyeong and Songhee
Bvndit in May 2019
From left to right: Yiyeon, Jungwoo, Seungeun, Simyeong and Songhee
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
GenresK-pop
Years active2019–present
LabelsMNH
Members
  • Yiyeon
  • Songhee
  • Jungwoo
  • Simyeong
  • Seungeun

Bvndit (밴디트, pronounced as "Bandit"), stylized as BVNDIT, is a South Korean girl group under MNH Entertainment. The group consists of five members: Yiyeon, Jungwoo, Songhee, Simyeong, and Seungeun. They made their debut on April 10, 2019 with the single album Bvndit, Be Ambitious!.[1]

History[]

2019: Debut with Bvndit, Be Ambitious! and Be![]

Bvndit became the first girl group ever formed by MNH Entertainment. The group made its debut on April 10 with the single "Hocus Pocus", which is the lead track for its debut digital single album Bvndit, Be Ambitious!.[2] The single album consists of three songs, with the other two being "Be Ambitious!", serving as the introductory track, and "My Error".[3][4] They made their official debut stage on April 11, 2019, on the music show M Countdown.

On May 15, Bvndit released their second digital single "Dramatic".[5]

Bvndit released their first extended play Be! on November 5 with the lead track "Dumb".[6][7]

2020: Carnival[]

The group released a digital single "Cool" on February 6, 2020, as the first part of MNH Entertainment's new music project .[8][9][10] On May 13, the group released their second EP .[11]

2021: Girls Planet 999[]

From August to September 2021, member Seungeun appeared as a contestant on the Mnet survival show Girls Planet 999, but was eliminated in episode 5 and finished in 21st place in K-Group.

Members[]

Adapted from their Naver profile.[12]

  • Yiyeon (이연) — Leader
  • Songhee (송희)
  • Jungwoo (정우)
  • Simyeong (시명)
  • Seungeun (승은)

Discography[]

Single album[]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[13]
Bvndit, Be Ambitious! — N/A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Extended plays[]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[14]
Be!
  • Released: November 5, 2019
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
  • Label: MNH Entertainment
 23
Carnival
  • Released: May 13, 2020
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
  • Label: MNH Entertainment
 19

Singles[]

List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[17]
"Hocus Pocus" 2019 — Bvndit, Be Ambitious!
"Dramatic" (드라마틱) — BE!
"Dumb" —
"Cool" 2020 — New.wav
Carnival
"Children" — Carnival
"Jungle" —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography[]

Music videos[]

Year Music video Album Director(s) Ref.
2019 "Hocus Pocus" Bvndit, Be Ambitious! VISHOP
(Vikings League) 		[18]
"Dramatic (Performance Video)" BE! Un­known N/A
"Dumb" Rima Yoon, Dongju Jang
(Rigend Film) 		[19]
2020 "Cool" Carnival Keekanz [20]
"Children" [21]
"Jungle" VISHOP
(Vikings League) 		[22]

Awards and nominations[]

Genie Music Awards[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 The Top Artist N/A Nominated [23]
The Female New Artist Nominated
Genie Music Popularity Award Nominated
Global Popularity Award Nominated

Mnet Asian Music Awards[]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 Artist of the Year N/A Nominated [24]
Best New Female Artist Nominated
Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 Nominated
2019 Qoo10 Favorite Female Artist Nominated

References[]

  1. ^ "'Bvndit makes ambitious debut with 'Hocus Pocus'". Kpopherald. April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  2. ^ [현장포커스] '청하 여동생'···신인 밴디트, 그 이상의 비상(飛上)을 꿈꾸다. Naver (in Korean). April 10, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "'청하 여동생 그룹' BVNDIT(밴디트), 오늘(10일) 데뷔…타이틀곡 '호커스 포커스'". Secondmirror (in Korean). April 10, 2019. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "'청하 여동생 그룹' 밴디트(BVNDIT), 포토 티저 공개...5인 5색 독보적 매력 발산". Naver (in Korean). April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  5. ^ "BVNDIT(밴디트), 오늘(15일) 2nd 디지털 싱글 '드라마틱' 발매". Stardailynews (in Korean). 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  6. ^ "'MNH 1호 걸그룹' 밴디트, 11월 5일 첫 미니앨범 'BE!' 발표 [공식]". Sports Donga (in Korean). 22 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  7. ^ "'11월 5일 컴백' 밴디트, 미니 1집 트랙리스트 공개…타이틀곡 '덤'". Maeil (in Korean). 25 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  8. ^ "청하 소속사, 새 음악 프로젝트 론칭…밴디트 첫 주자". Maeil (in Korean). 29 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  9. ^ "'청하 소속사' MNH엔터, 프로젝트 'New.wav' 시작…밴디트 첫 주자". Hankyung (in Korean). January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  10. ^ 유지훈 (January 29, 2020). "'청하 소속사' MNH엔터, 새 음악 프로젝트 'New.wav' 론칭". Newstomato (in Korean). Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  11. ^ "[DA:투데이] 밴디트, 오늘(13일) 컴백…에너지 올인 'Carnival'". Sports DongA (in Korean). May 13, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  12. ^ "BVNDIT Naver Profile" (in Korean). Naver.
  13. ^ "Gaon Album Chart".
  14. ^ "Gaon Album Chart".
  15. ^ 2019년 12월 Album Chart [December 2019 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  16. ^ 2020년 06월 Album Chart|June 2020 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  17. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart".
  18. ^ 앨범소개 (April 10, 2019). "BVNDIT, BE AMBITIOUS!". MelOn.
  19. ^ RIGEND FILM STUDIO (November 12, 2019). "BVNDIT - DUMB MV". Vimeo.
  20. ^ 앨범소개 (February 6, 2020). "Cool.newwav". MelOn.
  21. ^ Keekanz (April 20, 2020). "BVNDIT - Children". Vimeo.
  22. ^ 앨범소개 (May 13, 2020). "Carnival". MelOn.
  23. ^ "[뮤직토픽] '2019 MGMA', 여자 신인상 후보에 아이즈원이 없는 것에 대한 의구심". Topstarnews (in Korean). June 21, 2019.
  24. ^ "2019 MAMA winners". www.thestandom.com.

External links[]

  • BVNDIT at MNH Entertainment (in Korean)
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