Victon

Victon (Korean: 빅톤; stylized as VICTON, an acronym for Voice to New World) is a South Korean boy group formed in 2016. The group is composed of seven members: Han Seung-woo, Kang Seung-sik, Heo Chan, Lim Se-jun, Do Han-se, Choi Byung-chan and Jung Su-bin. The group debuted on November 9, 2016, with their extended play Voice to New World.

Victon
Victon in September 2018
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2016 (2016)–present
LabelsPlay M
Websiteplay-m.co.kr/victon
Members
  • Seungwoo
  • Seungsik
  • Chan
  • Sejun
  • Hanse
  • Byungchan
  • Subin

History

2016: Me & 7 Men, debut and peaking success

On August 17, 2016, Plan A Entertainment released details regarding the group (then known as Plan A Boys) and their upcoming reality show Me & 7 Men, which would chronicle the group's preparation for debut.[1] On August 30, 2016, Me & 7 Men aired its first episode on Mnet.[2]

On September 1, 2016, Seung-sik, Se-jun and Han-se released a digital single as Plan A Boys in collaboration with label-mate Huh Gak entitled "#Begin Again," accompanied by a music video starring Huh Gak and all seven members of the group.[3]

On November 1, 2016, a teaser was aired after the finale of Me & 7 Men revealing the group's official debut date as November 9. The following day, Plan A Entertainment released individual video and photo teasers for Se-jun and Byung-chan, with Su-bin and Han-se's teasers being released the next day. On November 4, teasers for Seung-woo, Chan, and Seung-sik were released along with a performance trailer for "What Time Is It Now?", a track from their first EP.[4][5]

On November 9, 2016, Victon made their official debut with the release of their first mini album Voice to New World along with the title track "I'm Fine."[6] The group performed both "I'm Fine" and "What Time Is It Now?" on music shows for their promotions.

2017: New EPs and commercial success

On March 2, 2017, Victon released their second mini album, Ready, with the lead single titled "Eyez Eyez".[7][8]

Victon's third mini album, Identity, was released on August 23, with a total of five tracks including the lead single "Unbelievable". They also held comeback showcase at the Samsung Hall, Ewha Womans University on the same day as the album's release.[9][10]

Their fourth mini album, From. VICTON, was released on November 9. The EP contains six tracks including the title track "Remember Me".[11][12][13]

2018: Busking project, Time of Sorrow

On February 18, Plan A Entertainment announced that Victon is having a 4-day Busking Project on these dates: February 25, March 4, 10 & 11. They performed different songs from their previous albums. Some of the songs that they performed as well are 'Shadow' by Highlight (BEAST), 'Lonely' 2NE1, '고 민보다 GO' by BTS. They also made a remix of Bad Boy by Red Velvet. The sites where they did the project were at Sinchon (Day 1), Starfield (Day 2), Gangnam (Day 3) and Dongdaemun (Day 4).[14]

On May 23, Victon released their first single album Time of Sorrow.[15][16]

2019: Produce X 101 participation, Comeback with 6 members

During early 2019, Seungwoo and Byung-chan participated as contestants in Produce X 101.

On July 11, it was announced by Play M Entertainment that Byung-chan would be leaving the show permanently to recover from the increasing pain brought by his chronic Achilles tendinitis.[17]

On the final episode on July 19, Seungwoo became a member of the new boy group X1. He received 1,079,200 votes, which put him at a final ranking of 3rd. The contract for this group was originally planned to be 5 years.[18]

Victon made their comeback as a six-member group on November 4 with their fifth mini album Nostalgia and lead single "Nostalgic Night",[19] which earned them their first music show win since debut.[20]

On January 6, 2020, the X1 members' agencies announced that the group would be disbanding, due to a vote manipulation controversy.[21] Play M announced on January 29 that following a solo fanmeeting in February, Seungwoo would return to promote with VICTON and the group would make a comeback in March.[22]

2020–present: Continued releases and temporary hiatus from COVID-19

On March 9, Victon released their sixth mini album Continuous and its lead single "Howling". The album was the first release since X1’s disbandment and the first to include Seungwoo since Produce X 101. Their lead single, “Howling”, received an award from the Korean music show, “The Show”, on March 17, 2020.

It was announced later by Play M that member Byungchan would sit out of promotions due to a herniated disk in his neck.[23]

On June 2, the group returned with their second single album Mayday.[24] They received an award from the Korean music show, "The Show", on June 9, 2020 for the song "Mayday", marking the group's third win.[25]

On June 26, it was announced and confirmed by Play M that member Seungwoo would be making his solo debut sometime in August.[26] This will mark the first-ever official solo debut by a Victon member in the four years since their debut. On July 16, it was announced that Seungwoo's first mini album, entitled Fame, would be released on August 10 with the title track "Sacrifice".[27][28][29]

On November 4, it was announced that Victon would be releasing their first full studio album Voice: The Future is Now on December 1 with the lead single "What I Said".[30] On November 25, it was announced that the release of their new album would be delayed after the members had come into contact with a staff member that had tested positive for COVID-19.[31] On December 18, it was announced that the album's new release date would be January 11, 2021, with their originally scheduled showcase being cancelled.[32]

Members
  • Han Seung-woo (Korean: 한승우)
  • Kang Seung-sik (Korean: 강승식)
  • Heo Chan (Korean: 허찬)
  • Lim Se-jun (Korean: 임세준)
  • Do Han-se (Korean: 도한세)
  • Choi Byung-chan (Korean: 최병찬)
  • Jung Su-bin (Korean: 정수빈)

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart
positions		 Sales
KOR
[33]		 JPN
[34]
Voice: The Future is Now
Track listing
  1. Into The Mirror
  2. What I Said
  3. Circle
  4. Chess
  5. Up To You
  6. All Day
  7. Carry On (Kang Seung-sik solo)
  8. Eyes On You (Heo Chan solo)
  9. Utopia (Lim Se-jun solo)
  10. Where Is Love? (Do Han-se solo)
  11. Unpredictable
  12. Flip A Coin
  13. We Stay
 4 — To be released

Extended plays
List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and sales
Title Album details Peak chart
positions		 Sales
KOR
[33]		 JPN
[34]
Voice to New World 11 —
Ready
  • Released: March 2, 2017
  • Label: Plan A Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Eyez Eyez
  2. In The Air
  3. Blank (얼타)
  4. So Bad.. (이 나쁜..)
  5. Sunrise
 6 —
Identity
  • Released: August 23, 2017
  • Label: Plan A Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Unbelievable (말도 안돼)
  2. Stay With Me (뺏길까봐)
  3. Slow Goodbye (느린 이별)
  4. Flower
  5. Light
 6 50
From. VICTON
  • Released: November 9, 2017
  • Label: Plan A Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Remember Me (나를 기억해)
  2. Because of You (사랑하기 때문에)
  3. Have a Good Night (Stage ver.)
  4. Stay With Me (뒤돌지마)
  5. Timeline
  6. Remember Me (나를 기억해) (Acoustic ver.)
 14 —
Nostalgia
  • Released: November 4, 2019
  • Label: Play M Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Intro (Nostalgia)
  2. Nostalgic Night (그리운밤)
  3. New World
  4. Farewell (걱정이 돼서)
  5. Here I Am
  6. Hands Up
 4 —
Continuous
  • Released: March 9, 2020
  • Label: Play M Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Nightmare
  2. Howling
  3. All I know
  4. Petal
  5. White Night
 2 38
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Single albums
Title Album details Peak chart
positions		 Sales
KOR
[33]
Time of Sorrow
  • Released: May 23, 2018
  • Label: Plan A Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 2
Mayday
  • Released: June 2, 2020
  • Label: Play M Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 3

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Album
KOR
[45]		 KOR
Hot
[46]
"I'm Fine" (아무렇지 않은 척) 2016 — — Voice to New World
"Eyez Eyez" 2017 — — Ready
"Unbelievable" (말도 안돼) — — Identity
"Remember Me" (나를 기억해) — — From. VICTON
"Time of Sorrow" (오월애 / 俉月哀) 2018 — — Time of Sorrow
"Nostalgic Night" (그리운밤) 2019 155 — Nostalgia
"Howling" (하울링) 2020 167 — Continuous
"Mayday" 139 — Mayday
"What I Said" 2021 78 — Voice: The Future is Now
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Collaboration
List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Sales[lower-alpha 1] Album
KOR
[45]
"#Begin Again" (#떨려) (with Huh Gak) 2016 — Plan A Second Episode
"Oasis" (with Huh Gak & Apink) 100 Plan A Third Episode
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Music videos (Korean)
Year Music video Director
2016 "#Begin Again" (#떨려) (with Huh Gak) MJJ Progress
"I'm Fine" (아무렇지 않은 척) Tiger Cave
"What time is it now?" (Performance Trailer)
"Eyez Eyez"
2017 "Oasis"
"Unbelievable" (말도 안돼)
"Remember Me" (나를 기억해)
2018 "Time of Sorrow" (오월애 / 俉月哀) Un­known
2019 "Nostalgic Night" (그리운밤)
2020 "Howling" (하울링)
"Mayday" (메이데이)

Filmography

Reality shows
Year Title Network Episode Note
2016 Me & 7 Men Mnet 10 Pre-debut
2017 Tour Avatar Ep.11 & 12 Arirang TV 2 With Byungchan & Sejun
VICTON's Born Identity 1theK Originals 16
2018 VICTON's Prelude to the War 1theK Originals 8
2019 VICTON Trust Game (의리게임) Dingo Music 6 Exclude Seungwoo
2020 I Log U Season 2 Idol Live 8 Exclude Seungwoo
Idol Workshop (아이돌워크숍) Idol Live 6
Idol's Cuisine 1theK Originals 3
VICTON's Wise Life Victon Vlive Channel 8
How to Be Inssa 1theK Originals 6

Awards and nominations
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref.
Asia Artist Awards 2018 Popularity Award – Music Victon Nominated
2019 Popularity Award – Music Nominated
Star15 Popularity Award Nominated
2020 Popularity Award – Music Nominated [49]
Genie Music Awards 2020 Artist of the Year Nominated
MAXIM K-Model Awards 2017 Model-trainer Award Won [50]
MTV Europe Music Awards 2020 Best Korean Act Nominated
Seoul Music Awards 2021 Bonsang Award Nominated [51]
K-Wave Popularity Award Nominated
Popularity Award Nominated
Soribada Best K-Music Awards 2020 Bonsang Award Won [52]
Male Popularity Award Nominated

Notes
  1. Sales figures for tracks are based on digital downloads, except noted.

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