The last seven surviving members of Mnet’s “I-LAND” selected by fans around the world will make their debut this year with the band name “ENHYPEN“.
In the final episode of “I-LAND,” which aired September 18th, the members were confirmed by viewer votes and producer choice. HEESEUNG, JAY, JAKE, SUNGHOON, SUNOO, JUNGWON and NI-KY were delighted to hear that they were going to make their debut. They are multinational members with endless potential and aiming to make their debut in the year, enjoying the support of fans around the world.
“ENHYPEN” means that seven different boys are “connected” and growing together, as the “hyphen” attachment symbol means. He also has the desire to connect people, people, the world and the world through music.
“ENHYPEN” opened its official SNS at 11 am on September 19th and released the first member thank-you video along with the official logo trailer video. The members said, “Thanks to the love of many people, we are going to be able to make our debut as a band called “ENHYPEN”. We will be “ENHYPEN” who can reward and give joy to many people who have given us supported.”
“ENHYPEN” is the first group created by Billifrap, a merger created in March last year by CJ ENM and Big Hit Entertainment to discover next-generation global idols, and received explosive attention from fans of the whole world even before its debut. Until the 11th episode of “I-land”, which was broadcast live on YouTube and other global platforms, the cumulative number of viewers reached approximately 34 million. After the last episode, digital music video views surpassed 186 million views, and “I-LAND The Finale” dominated the real-time trend on Twitter. In addition, the number of subscribers to the “I-Land” community on Weverse, the official global fan community platform, was joined in droves by newcomers, surpassing 2.8 million even before their official debut.
Fans around the world are anticipating the launch of “ENHYPE“, which will be complemented by the addition of the know-how of Big Hit Entertainment, which won the Rookie of the Year award with its debut, and the seven members confirmed by “I-land”. The last seven surviving members of Mnet’s ‘I-LAND’ selected by fans around the world will debut this year with their band name ‘ENHYPEN‘.
The expectations are immense for the debut of the group which promises to be exceptional.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: Mnet, SNS ENHYPEN
