We in the Zone
South Korean boyband (2019–2021)
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History
Pre-debut
Shihyun participated in the Mnet survival series Produce 101 Season 2 in 2017. He left the show before its official airing for medical reasons. He later debuted in the duo group Longguo & Shihyun with the album the.the.the, which would in turn quietly disband. Shihyun released "Sweet Potato X 100" with Kim So-hee. He later participated in MBC survival show Under Nineteen in 2018, placing tenth in the final episode.
During late 2018, Choon Entertainment announced a new boy group by the name of WITZ.[2][3] The group consisted of Eson, Jooan, and Kyeongheon. Eson and Jooan both released mixtapes. WITZ released dance covers on their YouTube channel.[4]
In April, it was announced that WITZ would be debuting with the additional members Shihyun and Min.
2019–2021: Debut, We in the Zone, Min's and Kyungheon's departure, and disbandment
The group originally announced the debut date to be May 29, but was later changed to the 27th of the month.[5] Leading up to the release of the album, the group revealed album prologues for each member.[6] On May 27, 2019, the group debuted with their self-titled mini album with a few self-produced songs.[7] They held their debut show case at Hongdae Hana Tour V Hall in Seoul, performing a number of songs off of the album including their title track "Let's Get Loud".[8]
On October 23, Min left the group and terminated his contract for personal reasons.[9]
On January 15, 2021, Kyeongheon announced via Instagram he would be leaving the group.[10] Kyeongheon also revealed on Instagram that the members have terminated their contracts with Choon Entertainment.[11]
Former members
- Min (민)
- Kyeongheon (경헌)
- Eson (이슨)
- Jooan (주안)
- Shihyun (시현)
Timeline
Discography
Extended plays
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Sales | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | |||||
| "Let's Get Loud" | 2019 | — | N/a | We in the Zone | |
| "Wish List" | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Loveade" | — | Weeee! | |||
| "Be Your Star" | 2020 | — | Non-album single | ||
| "You Bought YSL Tint" (라고 말해도) | — | ||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that area. | |||||