Triple H (Korean: 트리플H) was a South Korean musical group formed by Cube Entertainment. The group consisted of Hyuna and Pentagon members Hui and E'Dawn. As a group they released two extended plays, 199X (2017) and Retro Futurism (2018). Cube has confirmed that Hyuna and E'Dawn are no longer a part of the company after a released statement of them dating.[1]
Triple H
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Triple H in July 2018
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2017–2018 |
| Labels | Cube |
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| Website | cubeent |
In March 2017, Cube Entertainment announced that Hyuna had formed a project group with unnamed label mates, that was set to debut in May.[2] On April 4, Cube Entertainment announced that Hui and E'Dawn from the boyband Pentagon were the other members of the group, which would be called Triple H,[3] and that they would star in a reality show called Triple H Fun Agency.[4]
On May 1, Triple H released their first extended play, 199X, along with the single "365 Fresh" and its music video.[5] The EP reached #4 on the Gaon Album Chart and #10 on the Billboard World Albums Chart.[6][7] The music video for "365 Fresh" was the subject of controversy due to its depictions of sex, suicide, and crime.[5][8]
In June 2018, Cube Entertainment announced that Triple H would be making a comeback in July.[9] On July 18, Triple H released their second extended play, Retro Futurism, accompanied by a music video for the single, "Retro Future".[7] The EP reached #8 on the Gaon Album Chart.[10]
On August 2, 2018, Hyuna revealed that she had been dating E'Dawn since May 2016.[11] On September 13, Cube Entertainment announced that they would be terminating their contracts, citing that they could not "maintain trust" with them.[12] However, Cube announced that they would still remain in discussion with both of them until further notice. On October 5, a related source reported Hyuna and E'Dawn confirmed their departures from Cube Entertainment.[13] On October 15, Cube Entertainment officially confirmed Hyuna's departure.[14] On November 14, Cube Entertainment officially confirmed E'Dawn's departure.[15]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
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US World [17] | |||
| 199X |
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4 | 10 |
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| Retro Futurism |
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8 | — |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||
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US World [21] | |||||
| "365 Fresh" | 2017 | 81 | 7 |
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199X | |
| "Retro Future" | 2018 | —[A] | 16 | — | Retro Futurism | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||||