The debut date of TEMPEST, Yuehua Entertainment's new boy group has been unveiled, together with the first trailers.
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Yuehua Entertainment's New Boy Group TEMPEST Unveils Debut Date and Trailers for Two Members
On Jan. 19 at midnight KST, Yuehua Entertainment released two debut trailers for its upcoming boy group TEMPEST, which includes the former duo Euiwoong and Hyeongseop (from "Produce 101 Season 2") and Hanbin (from "I-LAND").
TEMPEST, which means a "violent storm," contains the meaning that the group will sweep the music industry with bright energy and powerful performances.
The debut trailers uploaded to YouTube feature one TEMPEST member each: Eunchan and Hwarang.
Aside from the clips, Yuehua Entertainment's new boy group has also shared a promotion schedule for their awaited debut.
Based on the schedule, TEMPEST will first reveal debut trailers and sketch films plus an album mood spoiler poster this January. They will then release concept photos, visual clips, music video teasers, and more in February.
All teasers will lead to TEMPEST's debut date, Feb. 21. On that day, the boy group will release their first album and the music video for the title track.
Previously, the new boy group raised anticipation for their debut with dance covers of NCT 127's "Kick It" and SEVENTEEN's "Hit." The videos currently have over 1.2 million views and 271,000 views respectively.
TEMPEST will be Yuehua Entertainment's new boy group in eight years since UNIQ was launched in 2014. The new act is made up of seven members and will be the agency's only active boy band.
The label is currently home to artists such as former IZ*ONE Choi Yena, WOODZ (of UNIQ), EVERGLOW and WJSN (co-managed with Starship Entertainment) alongside actor Lee Do Hyun.
While waiting for TEMPEST's debut, check out their dance covers of NCT 127's "Kick It" and SEVENTEN's "Hit" below!
Get to Know the 7 TEMPEST Members
Hanbin
Hanbin is a Vietnamese member of TEMPEST. He used to be a trainee at Belift Lab (ENHYPEN's label) but he left the company on June 2, 2021, and joined Yuehua Entertainment later that day.
He is well-known as a former contestant in the boy group survival show "I-LAND," which Belift Lab organized. He was eliminated in episode 11 of the show, thus failing to be part of ENHYPEN.
Hyeongseop
As mentioned above, Hyeongseop previously competed in "Produce 101 Season 2," which formed the project boy group WANNA ONE. He was eliminated during the final episode of the show after ranking No. 16 overall.
In November 2017, Hyeongseop debuted in the duo called HyeongseopxEuiwoong, alongside his labelmate Lee Euiwoong, with the single album "The Moment of Memory."
Euiwoong
Like Hyeongseop, Euiwoong also competed in "Produce 101 Season 2," however, he was eliminated during the fifth episode after placing No. 23 overall. Following that, he debuted in the duo, which disbanded in August 2021.
Bonhyuk
Not much information is known about Bonhyuk yet, but he is known to have passed the first round of auditions for several companies such as JYP Entertainment, Big Hit Music, and FNC Entertainment besides Yuehua.
Hwarang
Hwarang is also a former contestant of a reality show, particularly "Under Nineteen," which produced the boy group 1THE9. He was eliminated during the third round of eliminations after ranking No. 32.
He trained under DSP Media for six years before moving to Yuehua Entertainment. He trained along with the current members of MIRAE.
Eunchan
Little information is known about Eunchan. He is said to be a graduate of Hanlim Multi Arts School under the Fashion Modeling department. He is into drawing and sports.
Taerae
Taerae is the youngest TEMPEST member. He was famous in his school for being handsome and was a member of the drama club.
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
