Tempest (South Korean band)

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Tempest
OriginSeoul, South Korea
GenresK-pop, hip hop
Years active2022–present
LabelsYuehua Entertainment
Associated actsHyeongseop X Euiwoong
Members
  • Hanbin
  • Hyeongseop
  • Hyuk
  • Eunchan
  • Lew
  • Hwarang
  • Taerae

Tempest (Korean: 템페스트; RR: tempeseuteu, stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band under Yuehua Entertainment. The group is composed of seven members: Hanbin, Hyeongseop, Hyuk, Lew, Hwarang, Eunchan and Taerae.[1] The group made their debut on March 2, 2022 with their debut extended play, It's Me, It's We.

History[]

Pre-debut[]

Hyeongseop and Lew both participated in Mnet's reality television competition Produce 101 Season 2 in 2017.[2] Lew was eliminated in the third round ranking 23rd and Hyeongseop was eliminated in the final episode ranking 16th.[3] They debuted as Hyeongseop X Euiwoong on November 2, 2017, with the single "It Will Be Good".[4]

Hwarang, under the name Song Jae-won, competed on MBC's reality television competition Under Nineteen in 2018.[5][6] He was eliminated in episode 12 after placing 11th in the performance team and 32nd overall.

Hanbin competed in Mnet's reality television competition I-Land in 2020.[7] He was eliminated in part 2 and ranked 10th. In October 2020, he held an online fan meeting called "!00%".[8] In December 2020, he opened his official Twitter account, and performed a pre-opening stage at Big Hit NYEL Concert with the song "I&Credible."[9] On June 2, 2021, it was announced that Hanbin had left Belift Lab and signed an exclusive contract with Yuehua Entertainment.[10]

2022–present: Debut with It's Me, It's We[]

Tempest was originally scheduled to debut on February 21, 2022 with their debut EP It's Me, It's We.[11] However, on February 14, Yuehua Entertainment announced that they would be postponing the group's debut to March 2, 2022 as all the seven members of the group tested positive for COVID-19.[12] The group made their official debut on March 2, 2022 with their debut extended play, It's Me, It's We.

Members[]

Adapted from their Naver profile.[13]

  • Hanbin (한빈)
  • Hyeongseop (형섭)
  • Hyuk (혁)
  • Eunchan (은찬)
  • Lew (루)
  • Hwarang (화랑)
  • Taerae (태래)

Discography[]

Extended plays[]

List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart
positions 		Sales
KOR
[14]
It's Me, It's We 2 TBA

Singles[]

List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
KOR VIE
Hot
[15]
KOR
Gaon 		KOR
Hot
"Bad News" 2022 —[A] — 54 It's Me, It's We

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Bad News" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 164 on the component Download Chart.[16]

References[]

  1. ^ "[단독]최예나, 솔로 데뷔 내년 상반기로..위에화, 형섭·의웅 新보이그룹 템페스트 하반기 론칭" [[Exclusive] Choi Ye-na, solo debut in the first half of next year.. Yuehua, Hyeong-seop and Eui-woong new boy group Tempest launch in the second half]. Naver (in Korean). October 4, 2021. Archived from the original on October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "형섭x의웅 프로필" (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  3. ^ Herman, Tamar (2017-11-12). "K-Pop Audition Shows Produce Big Results, But Cause Concerns Over Industry's Future". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  4. ^ "'눈부시게 찬란한'…'형섭X의웅', 엠카운트다운서 '좋겠다' 최초 무��� 공개" (in Korean). SE Daily. 2017-11-02. Archived from the original on 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  5. ^ 미래소년 손동표·이준혁 "'프듀X' 동기부여 많이 됐다" (in Korean). 2021-03-17. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  6. ^ 김소현이 소���하는 '언더나인틴' 57명 예비돌. Naver Post - Pocketdol Studio (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  7. ^ "BTS' label launch talent show to find next K-pop superstar". The Independent. 2020-05-25. Archived from the original on 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  8. ^ "Hanbin tổ chức fan meeting sau khi bị loại khỏi I-Land". Cười Tuổi Trẻ (in Vietnamese). 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Hanbin (@HANBIN_twt_)". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20.
  10. ^ "'I-LAND(아이랜드)' 출신 한빈, 위에화엔터 전속 계약". Naver (in Korean). June 2, 2021. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  11. ^ Lee, Deok-haeng (February 2, 2022). "명절은 끝나지만…설 연휴만큼 풍성한 2월 컴백 라인업". Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 19, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  12. ^ Lee, Jae-hoon (February 14, 2022). "그룹 템페스트, 멤버 7명 전원 코로나 확진…데뷔 연기" [Group Tempest, all 7 members confirmed Corona... Debut postponement]. Newsis (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  13. ^ "Tempest Naver Profile" (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  14. ^ "It's Me, It's We (2022)". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  15. ^ Billboard Vietnam Hot 100 chart positions:
  16. ^ 2022년 10주차 Download Chart [Week 10 of 2022 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved March 10, 2022.

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