Day 6 (band)

Day6

Day6 "The Day" Showcase in Taiwan, 2015
From left to right: Junhyeok, Young K, Dowoon, Sungjin, Jae, Wonpil.
Background information
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active 2015 (2015)–present
Labels
Associated acts JYP Nation
Website Day6
Members
  • Jae
  • Sungjin
  • Young K
  • Wonpil
  • Dowoon
Past members

Day6 (Hangul: 데이식스, stylized as DAY6) is a South Korean rock band formed by JYP Entertainment. The group consists of five members: Sungjin, Jae, Young K, Wonpil, and Dowoon. The group debuted with a mini album, The Day, on September 7, 2015.

History

Pre-debut: K-pop Star, 5LIVE

In 2010, Young K was active under the name Brian Kang as part of a three-member group in Toronto, Canada. Along with members Terry He and Don Lee, he performed at several local stages and has several covers up on Terry He's channel. Along with Don Lee, Young K was contacted by JYP and then auditioned, and then accepted to be trainees. Don Lee later left JYP to pursue medical studies.

In 2012, Jae competed on the first season of SBS K-pop Star. Though he finished in sixth place in the competition overall, he later signed an exclusive contract with JYP Entertainment alongside the season's winner, Park Ji-min, and third-place finisher, Baek A-yeon.[2][3]

JYP Entertainment initially announced the group as a five-member group called 5LIVE, composed of Sungjin, Jae, Young K, Junhyeok, and Wonpil. The group began promotions as 5LIVE in 2014, appearing on the 4th episode of Mnet's reality-survival program Who is Next: WIN and releasing a song titled "Lovely Girl" for the Pretty Man OST.[4] However, the band came to dislike this name as many fans compared their name with that of American band Maroon 5.[5]

In mid-2015, drummer Dowoon was added to the group.[6] In the band's name, the 6 members represent the first 6 days of the week, while the fans represent the 7th day.[5] In preparation for their debut, Day6 performed a series of promotional concerts at live clubs across Seoul.[7][8]

2015: Debut with The Day, first concert

Day6's debut mini-album The Day, which includes the single "Congratulations," was released on September 7, 2015.[9][10] "Congratulations" was also released as a music video on YouTube. Day6 began their first solo concert tour, "DAY6 1st Live Concert," or "D-Day," on November 20 and 21, 2015 at Seoul's Yes24 Movie Hall. Within 5 minutes of tickets going on sale the concert sold out.[11]

2016: Departure of Junhyeok and Daydream

On February 27, 2016, JYP Entertainment stated that Junhyeok has left the band due to personal reasons and terminated his contract with the company.[12]

On March 30, 2016, Day6 returned as five members with their second mini-album Daydream.

Members

Current members

Former members

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album details Tracklist Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[14]		 TW
[15]		 US World
[16]
The Day 6 19 2
Daydream
  • Released: March 30, 2016
  • Label: JYP Entertainment
  • Format: CD, digital download
 4 8 6

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[19]		 US World
[20]
"Congratulations" 2015 58 6
  • KOR: 35,838+
 The Day
"Letting Go" 2016 — —
  • KOR: 20,197+
 Daydream

Soundtrack appearances

Year Title Song Duration Artist
2013 Pretty Man OST "Lovely Girl" 3:24 5Live

Filmography

Television

Year Title Member(s) Notes Ref.
2011-2012 K-pop Star 1 Jae Top 6 [2]
2012 Strong Heart Jae with K-pop Star 1 contestants [21]
2013 Mnet Who Is Next (WIN) All, except Dowoon Episode 4, YG vs. JYP [22]
2013 Hidden Singer 2 Sungjin with Park Jin-Young [21]

Concerts

References

  1. ↑ "[단독]DAY6 준혁, JYP와 계약해지 "소속팀 탈퇴"" (in Korean). xportsnews.com. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 "DAY6 박제형, 박지민·백아연과 다정+깜찍 인증샷…′K팝스타′ 이후 3년 만 ′데뷔 확정′". Newspim. NEWSPIM, Co. Ltd. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ Ho, Stewart. "'K-Pop Star' contestants Baek Ah-yeon, Park Jae also join JYP". Korea.net. Korean Culture and Information Service. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ Yoon, Sung-yul. "[단독] JYP, 역대급미모 新걸그룹 출격..'내년 상반기·6인조'". StarNews. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_Bbnyb4iJY
  6. ↑ Kim, Eun-ae. "JYP "6인조 보이밴드 데이식스 준비 중…데뷔시기 미정"". Sports Today. stoo.com. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ Kim, Ga-young. "JYP 측 "데이식스 데뷔, 결정된 것 無…경험 위해 공연"". TV Report. TV Report. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  8. ↑ Jung, Ji-won. "JYP, 6인조 보이밴드 데이식스 제작 중 "데뷔시기 미정"". XSportsNews. XSPORTSMEDIA. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  9. ↑ Jang, So-jin. "JYP, 첫 밴드 출격…데이식스(DAY6) 오는 6일 데뷔". Sports Kyunghyang. The Kyunghyang Shinmun. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  10. ↑ Lee, Jae-hyun. "JYP, 첫 남성 밴드 '데이식스'…데뷔 앨범 '더 데이'". NEWSIS. NEWSIS. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  11. ↑ "DAY6 sells out their 1st concert in 5 mintues". allkpop. October 25, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  12. ↑ http://www.instiz.net/pt/3619876
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "DAY6 The 1st Live & Meet in Bangkok 2015". BeUS Production. October 16, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015 – via ThaiPR.net.
  14. ↑ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  15. ↑ "FIVE-MUSIC Korea-Japan Album Chart" (in Chinese). FIVE-MUSIC. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
    To access, select the indicated week and year in the bottom-left corner:
    • The Day(2015): "The 39th Week of 2015"
    • DAYDREAM(2016): "The 14th Week of 2016"
  16. ↑ "World Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2016. (subscription required (help)).
  17. ↑ "2015년 12월 (December 2015) Album Chart (Domestic)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. #95. Archived from the original on January 31, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  18. ↑ 2016년 03월 Album Chart [March 2016 Album Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  20. ↑ "World Digital Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2016. (subscription required (help)).
  21. 1 2 Serendipity. "Eric Nam shares his 'Dream' with a Sweetune-produced duet featuring 15&'s Park Ji Min!". Allkpop. Allkpop. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  22. ↑ "'WIN' YG VS JYP 맞장배틀, 양현석 "너무 창피해" : 네이트 뉴스" (in Korean). News.nate.com. September 13, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2015.

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