Infinite (band)

Infinite (stylized as INFINITE) (Korean: 인피니트) is a seven member South Korean pop boy group under Woollim Entertainment, which is also home to other talents such as Epik High and Nell. The group consists of 7 members: Sunggyu, Dongwoo, Woohyun, Hoya, Sungyeol, Myungsoo/L, and Sungjong. Infinite held their first debut showcase on the 9th of June 2010, performing their hit debut song, Come Back Again (다시돌아와) along with various songs from their first single, First Invasion. They performed their debut track Come Back Again for the first time on the 10th of June 2010 on M! Countdown. Infinite's official fan club name is 'Inspirit'.^[1]

Career

Pre-debut

Before their official debut, Infinite revealed themselves with their own reality show shown on Mnet reality documentary program: "You Are My Oppa".^[2] Infinite's 'face of the group', L, was featured in Epik High's Run Music Video, along with members Sung Gyu, Woo Hyun and Sung Jong as the band. Members Dongwoo and Hoya were background dancers for Epik High during the promotions of Run.

Promotions in Japan

From their synchronized dance from Come Back Again and their "Scorpion Dance" from their recent comeback song Before the Dawn has caught many attention from fans, viewers and netizens. With this publicity Infinite has risen to fame once more. Infinite debuted in Japan with their first single To-Ra-Wa^[3] on January 26, 2011. Immediately after its release, their Evolution album hit #3 on real-time charts for sales in Korea.^[4] The song topped to #1 for ringtones on the daily charts of the K-POP section of Japan’s top mobile website.

Comebacks

After promoting their hit debut song Come Back Again (다시돌아와), they then started to promote She's Back^[5] from their first mini album, First Invasion.
On January 7, 2011 the boy group had their comeback with their song Before the Dawn (BTD) from their second mini album Evolution.^[6] Promotions for BTD (Before the Dawn) ended on the February 17, 2011 on Inkigayo where Infinite performed a remix version of the song.^[7] The MV teaser for their next title song Nothing's Over, off their first single album Inspirit, was released on March 7, 2011.^[8] The full version was later released on March 16, 2011^[9] ahead of their comeback stage on M! Countdown on March 17, 2011 where they performed both Nothing's Over and part of Shot.^[10]
Infinite then continued promotions with their follow-up track Can U Smile on May 12 on Mnet’s "M! Countdown".

Their first album Over The Top was released on July 21, 2011^[11] together with the MV of their title track Be Mine (내꺼하자).^[12] The MV teaser of their title track was first released on their official website at midnight of July 15^[13] followed by an album preview on the 20th.^[14] The group then had their comeback on July 23, 2011 on Music Core.^[15] On the September 1st, 2011 episode of M! Countdown, Infinite took home their first #1 spot for Be Mine. ^[16] On September 16, 2011, Infinite announced that they will release the repackaged album of Over The Top on September 26, 2011. On September 22, Woollim Entertainment revealed the music video teaser of Paradise, the repackaged album's promotional track. ^[17] On 9th of October, Infinite came first on Inkigayo for Paradise. Infinite then won their second trophy with Paradise on October 13 on M! Countdown.

Members

Discography

Filmography

Variety Shows

• 2010 Mnet "Infinite! You are my oppa!"
• 2010 Mnet Japan "Days of Infinite"
• 2010 MBC "Quiz That Changes The World" (SungYeol, SungJong)
• 2010 ETV "Wowman" (DongWoo)
• 2010 XTV "Lucky Strike" (WooHyun)
• 2010 Mnet "Mnet's M-Rookies"
• 2010 Mnet Scandal (SungGyu, WooHyun)
• 2010 KBS "1 vs. 100" (SungGyu, WooHyun, L)
• 2010 KBS "Star Golden Bell" (SungJong)
• 2010 KBS "Big Star! Dance Grand Prix"
• 2010 MBC "Flower Bouquet" (ep.08, ep.11, ep.29)
• 2010 MBC "Children of the Night" (ep.01, ep.02)
• 2010 MBC "Children of the Night" (ep.03, ep.04)
• 2010 MBC "Infinity Girls"
• 2011 KBS "Let's Go! Dream Team" (Hoya)
• 2011 SBS "Strong Heart" (SungJong)
• 2011 KBS "100 out of 100" (ep.25 - 28) (SungGyu, DongWoo, WooHyun, Hoya, L, SungJong)
• 2011 KBS "Let's Go! Dream Team" (Special Episode) (WooHyun)
• 2011 Tooniverse "Mak Irae Show"
• 2011 Mnet "The Beatles Code" (DongWoo, WooHyun, Hoya, SungJong)
• 2011 Mnet "Directors Cut" (SungGyu, Hoya, L)
• 2011 Mnet "Secret t"
• 2011 Mnet "Sesame Player Season 2"
• 2011 KBS "Star King" (WooHyun)
• 2011 Mnet "Mnet Starcam Season 2 with Infinite"
• 2011 Mnet "The Beatles Code" (SungJong)
• 2011 KBS2 Happy Together (SungJong)
• 2011 SBS "Strong Heart" (WooHyun)
• 2011 KBS "Immortal Song 2" (WooHyun)
• 2011 E Channel Life or Death Situation 1% (SungJong)
• 2011 MBC "Show! Music Core" (WooHyun and SungYeol as One Day MCs)
• 2011 tvN "Comedy Big League" (DongWoo, SungYeol, L, SungJong)
• 2011 KBS "Birth of a Family"
• 2011 Mnet "Moon Night 90" ( Hoya, WooHyun, SungYeol )

Dramas

• 2011 SBS "While You Were Sleeping" (SungYeol)
• 2011 TV Asahi "Jiu Police Criminal Investigation" (Myungsoo/L)
• 2012 TvN "Shut Up! Flower Boy Band" (Myungsoo/L)

Movies

Animation

• "Welcome to the Convenience Store" (Myungsoo/L: voice of character) (Infinite: theme song)

Awards and Nominations

Major Awards

Golden Disk Awards

High1 Seoul Music Awards

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Melon Music Awards

Other Awards and Nominations

Music Show Awards

M! Countdown

Inkigayo

References