Draft:Polarix
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| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
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Polarix (Korean: 폴라릭스; stylized in all caps) is an upcoming South Korean boy group under Cube Entertainment, that was formed through iQIYI's survival show Starlight Boys. The group consists of nine members: Pentor, Hangyul, Junhyuk, Xu Shi Huan, Donghwa, Daeul, Zai, Shao Zi Heng, and Xin Che.[1]
History
[edit]Formation through Starlight Boys and other activities
[edit]Polarix was formed through iQIYI's reality competition series Starlight Boys, which aired from October 26 to December 28, 2024. The show brought 69 contestants from around the world, primarily in South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, the United States, and Canada, to compete and to debut in a multinational boy group.[2][3] All members were announced in the finale episode, which was broadcast live on December 28, 2024, where they'll be active for about two years and six months.
Prior to the program, many of the members have already been active in the music industry. Hangyul previously debuted as a member of Yama and Hotchicks Entertainment's ballad group IM and competed with his fellow IM members in KBS2's The Unit where he ended up in 13th place.[4][better source needed] Hangyul and Lee Jun-hyuk both participated in Produce X 101.[5] Lee Jun-hyuk competed as an DSP Media trainee and was eliminated after finishing in 75th place. Hangyul finished in eighth place, becoming a member of X1 until their disbandment in January 2020.[6] Following the early disbandment of X1, Hangyul then went on to debut as the duo, H&D, in April 2020. Hangyul made his debut in the PocketDol Studio boy group BAE173 on November 19, 2020, with the group's extended play (EP) Intersection: Spark; He is on hiatus from BAE173 due to activities with Polarix.[7][8] Lee Jun-hyuk made his debut in the DSP Media boy group Mirae on March 17, 2021, with the group's extended play (EP) Killa.[9][10] On July 9, 2024, MIRAE had their disbandment announced after three years. Lee Jun-hyuk left the company.[11] Pentor was a contestant on LAZ iCON. He became a member of the debut lineup as he finished in 5th place and debuted as a member of LAZ1 on April 7, 2022. The group officially disbanded on March 11, 2023.[citation needed] Yang Dong-hwa participated in the MBN reality competition show The Origin – A, B, Or What? in 2022.[12] On the final episode aired on May 7, 2022, it was announced that Donghwa would debut as ABO, which was then changed to ATBO.[13] On June 13, 2022, IST Entertainment announced that Donghwa would not be debuting as a member of ATBO after his past misconduct when he was a student surfaced online.[14] In 2023, Lee Da-eul took part in the Mnet reality competition show Boys Planet. Lee Da-eul ranked at 47th place and was eliminated in the eighth episode.[15] In 2023, Xu Shi Huan took part in the MBC M reality competition show Fan Pick. He left the show due to personal reasons.[citation needed]
Members
[edit]- Pentor (จิรภัทร พิมานพรหม; 杨斯维; 펜떠)
- Hangyul (한결)
- Lee Jun-hyuk (이준혁)
- Xu Shi Huan (许世焕; 허세환)
- Yang Dong-hwa (양동화)
- Lee Da-eul (이다을)
- Zai (翟浚安; 자이)
- Shao Zi Heng (邵子恒; 샤오쯔헝)
- Xin Che (新澈; 신처)
Discography
[edit]Extended plays
[edit]Singles
[edit]Other charted songs
[edit]Videography
[edit]Music videos
[edit]Filmography
[edit]Television shows
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2024 | Starlight Boys | Reality competition show determining Polarix' members |
References
[edit]- ^ "เฮลั่น "เป็นต่อ จีรภัทร"คนไทยอีกราย ผ่านเดบิวต์ศิลปินเกาหลี วง POLARIX". KomChadLuek (in Thai). December 29, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
- ^ Yeo Shu Hui (November 4, 2024). "Starlight Boys contestants perform live in Thailand - who caught our eye?". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on December 3, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ Lee, Jan (September 30, 2024). "Actor Yang Yan is sole Singaporean contestant on K-pop show Starlight Boys". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on October 2, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ "SAD STORY". melon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- ^ 미래소년 손동표·이준혁 "'프듀X' 동기부여 많이 됐다" (in Korean). March 17, 2021. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ "이한결X남도현 "일상 공유...서로 다름 통해 많이 배운다"[화보]". Sports Chosun (in Korean). 2020-03-24. Archived from the original on 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
- ^ Ko, Seungah (September 25, 2020). 포켓돌 새 보이그룹 팀명 'BAE173' 확정…단체컷 공개 [Pocket Doll's new boy group team name 'BAE173' confirmed... Group cut disclosure]. News1 (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2020 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee, Min-ji (November 19, 2020). BAE173, 오늘(19일) 화려한 데뷔, 쇼케이스서 무대 최초 공개 [BAE173, today (19th) splendid debut, first released on stage at showcase]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020 – via Naver.
- ^ Choo, Seung-Hyun (February 23, 2021). '3월 데뷔' 미래소년, 본격 데뷔 신호탄. The Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ Kim, Soo-young (February 1, 2021). DSP, 7인조 보이그룹 미래소년 론칭...3월 데뷔 [공식]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ^ "미래소년, 데뷔 3년만 해체 확정...손동표만 DSP 남는다[공식]". m.entertain.naver.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ Kim, Ye-eun (February 11, 2022). "IST엔터 새 보이그룹 탄생한다…MBN '디 오리진' 론칭" [IST Entertainment's new boy group is born... MBN 'The Origin' launched]. X Sports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 16, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ Jeong Bit (May 9, 2022). "[공식]IST엔터, 新보이그룹 ABO 론칭…'디 오리진'으로 뽑힌 7人, 하반기 데뷔" [[Official] IST Entertainment launches new boy group ABO... 7 people selected as 'The Origin' to debut in the second half of the year] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on 2022-11-16. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ "'IST 신인' ATBO 양동화, 학폭 인정→데뷔 무산…"진심으로 반성" [전문]". Xports News (in Korean). June 14, 2022. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ^ "BOYS PLANET Ranking". karchives. Retrieved June 15, 2024.