In March 2019, Belift Lab was co-founded by South Korean entertainment agencies CJ E&M and Big Hit Entertainment, with plans of creating a new band in 2020.[7] Auditions commenced the same month in Seoul, the United States, Taiwan, and Japan, among others, for male trainees born between 1997 and 2008.[8][9][10] On May 8, 2020, television channel Mnet announced the survival competition series, I-Land, a joint venture of both companies that "follows the process of next generation K-pop artists being born."[10][11][12] Enhypen was formed through I-Land, featuring 23 male idols who had been training under Belift Lab, and was aired weekly on Mnet from June 26 to September 18, 2020, and distributed internationally through Big Hit Entertainment's YouTube channel.[13][14][15] The show was split into two parts. 12 contestants from the first part made it to the second part of the series.[13] On the final episode of the show, seven members were selected out of the nine final contestants, with six being chosen by global ranking and the last member by the producer's choice.[16][17] The debut line-up of the group with seven members, Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, Jungwon, and Ni-ki, was announced via live television broadcast of the finale.[18][19]
2020: Debut with Border: Day One Edit
On October 22, 2020, a trailer titled "Choose-Chosen" was posted to Enhypen's YouTube channel, announcing the band's debut in November 2020.[18][20][21] A second trailer titled "Dusk-Dawn" was released three days later, followed by a pair of concept mood boards on October 27.[22][23] On October 28, Belift Lab announced that Enhypen will release their debut extended play, Border: Day One on November 30.[1][24][25] On November 4, it was announced that album pre-orders had surpassed 150,000 copies in two days.[26] Ahead of their debut, the group amassed a large following on social media platforms, garnering over one million followers simultaneously across TikTok, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and V Live.[27] By November 21, pre-orders had surpassed 300,000 copies.[28] The EP Border: Day One and the lead single "Given-Taken" were released on November 30, 2020, with a live showcase to promote it.[29][30] On December 4, 2020, Enhypen officially made their debut on KBS' Music Bank, where the band performed "Given-Taken".[31] The EP debuted at number two on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart,[32] having sold 318,528 copies in one day and becoming the highest-selling album by a K-pop group that debuted in 2020.[33] It also charted at number two on the Oricon Albums Chart, with over 71,000 copies sold in Japan.[34] Within two weeks of debut, the band won "Next Leader" award at the 2020 Fact Music Awards.[35]
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No FicciónEnhypen is consist of 7 members. Yang Jungwon as acting leader and second to the youngest. Lee Heeseung was the oldest and the ace of the group. Park Jongseong also known as Jay Park was second to the oldest and considered as the mood maker of the g...
