Victon

Victon

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Victon at MBN Hero Concert.
L to R: Heo Chan, Seung-woo, Han-se, Byung-chan, Su-bin, Se-jun, Seung-sik
Background information
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active 2016 (2016)–present
Labels Plan A Entertainment
Associated acts
Website www.planaent.co.kr/victon
Members
  • Seungwoo
  • Seungsik
  • Chan
  • Sejun
  • Hanse
  • Byungchan
  • Subin

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

History

2016:Me & 7 Men and debut with Voice to New World

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 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 EP 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: Comeback with Ready

On February 9, 2017, Plan A announced Victon would be making a comeback as early as the end of February.[7] On midnight of February 21, the group officially announced a comeback with their second EP Ready.[8]

On March 2, 2017, Ready was released along with the music video for the title track "Eyez Eyez".[9] The group had their comeback stage at M! Countdown on the same day.

Members

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart
positions		 Sales
KOR
[13]		 JPN
[14]
Voice to New World 11 —
Ready
  • Released date: March 2, 2017
  • Label: Plan A Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 6 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Sales
(Download)		 Album
KOR
Gaon
 KOR
Billboard
"#Begin Again" (#떨려) 2016 85 — Plan A Second Episode
"I'm Fine" (아무렇지 않은 척) — —
  • KOR: —
 Voice to New World
"Eyez Eyez" 2017 — —
  • KOR: —
 Ready
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Concerts/Tours

Concert Participations

Filmography

Reality shows

Title Year Network Member(s)
Me & 7 Men 2016 Mnet All
VICTON's Born Identity 2017 1theK

Drama

Title Year Member(s) Role Network
Cheer Up! 2015 Choi Byung-chan Cameo KBS2

Variety shows

Title Year Network Member(s) Notes
Idol Acting Competition – I’m an Actor 2017 K Star Jung Su-bin Main cast[19]

Awards and nominations

MAXIM K-Model Awards

Year Category Recipient Result
2017 Model-tainer Awards VICTON[20] Won

References

  1. ↑ kpopmap,kpop-map (2016-08-31). "Plan A Boys Profile: APink's Younger Brothers Make Debut • Kpopmap - Global Hallyu Online Media". Kpopmap - Global Hallyu Online Media. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  2. ↑ kpopmap,kpop-map (2016-09-01). "Plan A Boys Prepare for Debut Through Reality Show "MiChilNam" • Kpopmap - Global Hallyu Online Media". Kpopmap - Global Hallyu Online Media. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  3. ↑ "Huh Gak and Plan A Boys drop MV teaser for their collaboration track 'Begin Again' | allkpop.com". allkpop. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ "A Pink's younger brother group VICTON drops video teasers for debut!". Allkpop. November 1, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Upcoming Boy group VICTON say 'I'm fine' in new MV teaser". Allkpop. November 8, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  6. ↑ "VICTON say 'I'm Fine' in debut MV!". Allkpop. November 8, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  7. ↑ "VICTON Planning To Make Comeback Soon". Soompi. February 9, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  8. ↑ "VICTON Shares Track List For New Mini Album “Ready”". Soompi. February 9, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  9. ↑ "VICTON Releases Captivating Music Video For “Eyez Eyez”". Soompi. March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  10. ↑ "[단독]빅톤 한승우, 알고보니 한선화 동생 '우월 남매'". 네이트뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  11. ↑ "#VOICE_TO_NEW_WORLD on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  12. ↑ "[V LIVE] VICTON 빅톤 Debut Anniversary Countdown". Members stated positions in group at beginning of V live. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  13. ↑ "gaonchart".
  14. ↑ "Billboard Japanese Chart".
  15. ↑ Sales references for Voice to New World:
  16. ↑ Sales references for Ready:
  17. ↑ Digital sales for #Begin Again:
  18. ↑ "Korea Times Music Festival 2017 Lineup". Koreatimes. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  19. ↑ "'내가 배우다' 4월 첫 방송…최종 우승 연기돌은 신작 캐스팅 특전". Xports News (in Korean). March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  20. ↑ noir1979 (June 23, 2017). "[포토엔HD] 빅톤 ‘모델테이너상 받았어요’". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved June 23, 2017.
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