Evnne (Korean: 이븐; RR: Ibeun; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by Jellyfish Entertainment. The group consists of seven members: Keita, Park Han-bin, Lee Jeong-hyeon, Ji Yun-seo, Yoo Seung-eon, Mun Jung-hyun and Park Ji-hoo. They debuted on September 19, 2023, with the extended play (EP) Target: Me.
In 2023, Mnet aired the reality competition show Boys Planet, which saw 98 contestants from various backgrounds compete to become part of a temporary boy band under WakeOne. At the show's conclusion, nine contestants were selected to form the lineup of Zerobaseone, which debuted on July 10.[1] Four members to make up Evnne made it to the Top 18 of the show's finale, but were unable to debut in the final lineup, who would be Park Han-bin, Keita, Lee Jeong-hyeon, and Yoo Seung-eon and placed 11th, 12th, 15th, and 16th, respectively. The remaining members who would make up the group are Ji Yun-seo, Mun Jung-hyun, and Park Ji-hoo, who were eliminated in the second round of the show, placing 29th, 33rd, and 41st respectively.[2]
Later, on August 3, Jellyfish Entertainment announced that seven losing contestants from the show, following careful discussions between the trainees' companies—WakeOne, Yuehua Entertainment, and Rain Company, would debut under the agency in the second half of 2023 as the boy band BLIT.[3][4] The agency explained that the group's name is an acronym for "Boldly Leaping into Tomorrow", adding that the group promises to "break boundaries as artists".[5] Following concerns regarding the potential misinterpretations of the group's name, Jellyfish renamed the group to "Evnne" following consultations with the members.[6] The agency explained that the name was derived from combining "unusual words" that mean "Evening's Newest Etoiles", which represents a "new rising star in the night sky".[7]
The group's lineup includes several members with prior experience in the entertainment industry ahead of their participation on Boys Planet. In 2021, Keita debuted as part of the boy band Ciipher under Rain Company,[8] while Park Han-bin competed on SBS TV's Loud before joining WakeOne as a trainee.[citation needed]
2023–present: Debut with Target: Me, Un: Seen and Ride or Die[edit]
On August 16, 2023, it was announced that Evnne would make their debut on September 19, with the EPTarget: Me and its lead single "Trouble".[9][10][11] The group released their second EP Un: Seen on January 22, 2024.[12] The EP's lead single "Ugly" won the group's first music show win on Show Champion on January 31.[13] Evnne will be releasing their third EP Ride or Die on June 17, 2024.[14]
^ Hosted by the Hong Kong Asia Pacific International Group and Sunway Records, the Asian Pop Music Awards bases its winners on the "Asian Pop Music Chart" which opened in September 2019.[31]
^Yoo, Jung-min (August 3, 2023). "'보이즈 플래닛' 문정현→박지후, 7인조 '블릿' 데뷔 "젤리피쉬 기획"" ['Boys Planet' Moon Jung-hyun → Park Ji-hoo, 7-member 'Blitz' debut "Jellyfish planning"]. iMBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
^Jeon, Hyo-jin (August 3, 2023). "'보플' 문정현→케이타7인조, '블릿'으로 하반기 데뷔 [공식]" ['Bople' Jung-hyun Moon → Keita 7-member group, debuted in the second half of the year with 'Blitz' [Official]]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
^Kim, Ha-young (August 9, 2023). "'보이즈 플래닛' 파생 그룹 블릿→이븐, 팀명 변경" ['Boys Planet' derived group BLIT→ EVNNE, team name changed]. Sports Khan (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Naver.
^Yoon, Sang-geun (September 1, 2021). "'비 프로듀싱' 싸이퍼, 9월 미니2집 컴백[공식]". Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 3, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
^"젤리피쉬 新 보이그룹 '이븐', 9월18일 데뷔" [Jellyfish's new boy group 'Evnne' to debut on 18 September]. Newsis (in Korean). August 16, 2023. Archived from the original on August 17, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Naver.
^"이븐, 9월18일 데뷔...완전체 실루엣 공개" [Evnne to debut on 18 September...full shots revealed]. Sports Donga (in Korean). August 16, 2023. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Naver.
^Kim, Ji-won (December 29, 2023). "[공식] 이븐, 1월22일 컴백 '감각적 블루 무드'" [[Official] Evnn, comeback on January 22nd 'Sensual Blue Mood'] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Naver.
^Ahn, Byung-gil (February 2, 2024). 이븐(EVNNE) '쇼챔' 삼켰다 [Evnne swallowed 'ShowCham'] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024 – via Naver.
オリコン月間 アルバムランキング 2023年10月度 [Oricon Monthly Album Ranking October 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2023年11月13日～2023年11月19日 [Oricon Weekly Album Ranking November 13, 2023 – November 19, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
^Peak chart positions on the Circle Download Chart:
"Role Model" and other songs from Target: Me: "Download Chart Week 38". Circle Chart. September 17–23, 2023. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
^Target: Me (EP) (photobook). EVNNE. South Korea: Jellyfish Entertainment, Genie Music. 2023. Credits.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Lee, Tae-soo (February 18, 2024). 한터뮤직어워즈 대상에 NCT 드림·세븐틴 등 [Hanteo Music Awards Grand Prize Winners: NCT Dream, Seventeen, etc.] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Naver.
^Jeong, Ha-eun (January 3, 2024). 역사상 첫 해외 개최, 대상은 엔시티 드림 "2년 연속 수상 영광...시즈니 덕분"[제33회 서울가요대상] [Held overseas for the first time in history, the grand prize was awarded by NCT Dream "Honored to be awarded for the second year in a row...Thanks to Czennies" [The 33rd Seoul Music Awards]] (in Korean). Sports Seoul. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Naver.
