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Waterfire (band)
South Korean boy band
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Waterfire(Korean: 워터파이어; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed through Mnet's reality competition program Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival. The quartet comprises Sunyoul, Wumuti, Choi Su-hwan, and Kang Ha-yoon. They made their official debut on May 30, 2024, with the single album Possible.[2]
History
Formation through Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival and other activities
The quartet was formed through the reality competition program Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival, aired in the first quarter of 2024. Sunyoul, Wumuti, Choi Su-hwan, and Kang Ha-yoon each separately joined the program.[3] Prior to the One Team Mission of the show, Sunyoul was previously hailed as the top tier among the contestants with the privilege to organize a four-member group. He recruited Kang Ha-yoon, Wumuti, and Choi Su-hwan as team members to form Waterfire.[4] The group reached the finals and finished in third place on the show.[5]
Before appearing on the program, the members had already been active in the entertainment industry. Sunyoul is a member of the boy group Up10tion and appeared as a contestant in King of Mask Singer and Mr. Trot Season 2.[6] In 2015, Wumuti was among the winners of a Chinese survival reality show Super Idol, and debuted as a member of SWIN.[7] He also previously joined reality competition programs Under Nineteen[8] and Boys Planet.[9] Choi Su-hwan was a contestant in 2019's Produce X 101 and debuted as a solo artist in 2021.[10] Kang Ha-yoon was a former contestant for survival singing shows Loud[11] and Kookmin Singer.[12]
2024–present: Debut with Possible
The members announced the beginning of their activities on April 15, 2024, as members of the project group Waterfire.[13] On May 30, 2024, the group officially debuted upon the release of their single album Possible which shares the same title as its lead single, and appeared on Mnet's music show M Countdown for the first time.[14]
On January 7, 2025, Wumuti debuted as leader of the group XLOV.[15][16]
Members
- Sunyoul (선율) – leader[17]
- Wumuti (우무티)
- Choi Su-hwan (최수환)
- Kang Ha-yoon (강하윤)
Discography
Single albums
| Title | Details | Peak positions |
Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | |||
| Possible |
Track listing
|
N/a | N/a |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||
Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Possible" | 2024 | Possible |
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Drama" (orig. song by Aespa) | 2024 | Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival, Part. 5 (One Team Mission) |
| "Someday" (어느 날) | Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival (Semifinal) | |
| "Now" (지금 이 순간) | Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival (Final) | |
Filmography
Television shows
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival | Mnet and TvN | Contestant (individually, at first; but formed as a group during the show's One Team Mission) | Third Place | [18] |