Mirae (Korean: 미래소년; RR: Miraesonyeon; MR: Miraesonyŏn; lit. Future Boys; stylized in all caps), was a South Korean boy band formed in 2021 under DSP Media. The group consisted of seven members: Lien, Lee Jun-hyuk, Yoo Dou-hyun, Khael, Son Dong-pyo, Park Si-young, and Jang Yu-bin. They debuted on March 17, 2021, with the extended play (EP) Killa and officially disbanded on July 9, 2024, with only Son remained in the agency.
The group is named MIRAE, which means "future." In Korean, 미래소년 means "Future Boys." The logo incorporates the Korean characters that make up the group's name. The name of the group was inspired by their goals of pursuing a new future of K-pop, "Future Boys" means it's a name fitting for a group who will represent and lead the new future of K-Pop. The 4 consonants, ㅁㄹㅅㄴ, of their group name in Korean designed in a perfect hexagon.[citation needed]
Prior to the group's debut, members Son Dong-pyo and Lee Jun-hyuk participated on Produce X 101.[1] Son Dong-pyo finished in sixth place, becoming a member of X1 until their disbandment in January 2020.[2] Khael and Park Si-young were former contestants on Under Nineteen.[3][4]
On January 31, 2020, DSP Media announced the launch of official accounts including Twitter and V Live for their upcoming boy group DSP N.[5][unreliable source?]
At midnight on February 1, 2021, DSP N announced through their fancafe that they would be known as MIRAE.[6] An official logo motion video was released at the same time, along with the opening of their official SNS accounts.[7][8]
On February 22, DSP Media announced the group were set to debut.[9][10] On February 2, Park Si Young was introduced as the group's first member,[11] followed by Lee Jun Hyuk on the 3rd,[12] Lien on the 4th,[13] Son Dong Pyo on the 5th,[14] Jang Yu Bin on the 6th,[15] Khael on the 7th[16] and Yoo Do Hyun on the 8th.[17] A group profile film was released on the 9th.[18]
The following day the group made their debut stage on Mnet's M Countdown.[21] Their debut music video gained more than 10 million views,[22] and the EP sold more than 26,000 copies within the first week of the group's debut, earning them the moniker "2021 Super Rookies".[23]
On August 25, they released their second extended play Splash.[24]
2022–2024: Marvelous, Ourturn, final activities and disbandment[edit]
On January 12, they released their third extended play Marvelous.[25]
On September 28, they released their fourth extended play Ourturn.[26]
On July 9, 2024, MIRAE had their disbandment announced after three years. All members left the company, except for Son Dong-pyo.[27]
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^미래소년, 초동2만6000장 돌파. Star News (in Korean). March 24, 2021. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^Ahn, Byung-gil (August 9, 2021). "'슈퍼루키' 미래소년, 25일 컴백 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). Sports Khan. Archived from the original on August 8, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
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^미래소년, 28일 미니앨범 'Ourturn' 컴백 확정. SingleList (in Korean). September 14, 2022. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
"Marvelous": 2022년3주차 Download Chart [Week 3 of 2022 Download Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
^Kim, No-eul (December 8, 2021). "BTS·임영웅·김호중·아이유...제36회 골든디스크 어워즈 후보 공개" [BTS, Lim Young-woong, Kim Ho-joong, IU...Candidates for the 36th Golden Disc Awards.]. X Sports News. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
^"BTS부터 엔시티드림까지... 한터뮤직어워즈 아티스트상 수상!" [From BTS to NCT Dream... Hanteo Music Awards Artist Award!]. Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
^"미래소년, '2021 엠넷 재팬 팬스 초이스 어워즈' 신인상..."무대로 보답"" [Future Boy, '2021 Mnet Japan Fans' Choice Awards' Rookie of the Year Award... "Reply with the stage"]. Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
^"31st High1 Seoul Music Awards – 모바일 투표 현황" [31st High1 Seoul Music Awards – Mobile Voting Status]. Seoul Music Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
