New Boy Group BLANK2Y Reveals All 9 Members Including Former 'I-LAND' Contestant

All nine members that make up the new boy group BLANK2Y have been finally revealed! Some of them are former contestants in survival shows, while the others are former members of disbanded groups.

Know who they are below.

New Boy Group BLANK2Y Introduces All 9 Members Including Former 'I-LAND' Contestant

BLANK2Y is the first idol group that will debut under Keystone Entertainment, which Sam Choi founded in 2021. The band's launch was first announced in November 2021, and since December, the agency has been partially revealing the members one after another.

On Feb. 27, the last member was introduced and all nine members showed their faces and greeted the fans for the first time through a surprise livestream held on the 28th.

Keystone's upcoming group will comprise Lee Youngbin, Kim Taewoo, Park Donghuk, Mikey, Park Siwoo, DK, Sodam, U, and Sungjoon.

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Four of these boys are already familiar to the fans as they have experience in the Korean entertainment industry. Park Dong Hyuk, in particular, is a former member of ENOi, while Kim Tae Woo is previously part of 1THE9.

Meanwhile, Lee Young Bin is a past contestant in the survival show "I-LAND," which formed a boy group now called ENHYPEN. Park Siwoo previously participated in "Produce X 101."

The new boy group BLANK2KY is set to debut sometime in March and they will drop official concept photos for their upcoming release in the following days. The group name "BLANK2Y" means the key that opens a blank space.

Are you excited about the debut of Keystone Entertainment's first K-pop group?

Here's What We Know About BLANK2Y Members So Far

BLANK2Y Youngbin

Lee Youngbin competed in "I-LAND" but was eliminated in episode 7. After failing to debut in ENHYPEN, he left Belift Lab in 2020 and joined Keystone Entertainment. He was the first member of BLANK2Y to be revealed.

BLANK2Y DK

Keystone Entertainment's CEO Sam Choi introduced DK as the oldest member in the new boy group (being born in 1998) and described him as a "new face."

BLANK2Y Taewoo

As mentioned above Taewoo is a former 1THE9 member. 1THE9 disbanded in August 2020 as scheduled because they were only a temporary group with an 18-month contract.

Following the group's disbandment, Taewoo returned to his initial label A Team Entertainment but he left shortly afterward and joined Keystone Entertainment in 2021.

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BLANK2Y Donghyuk

Before moving to Keystone Entertainment, Donghyuk was an artist under Kithewhale Entertainment. He carried out activities as an ENOi member under the stage name Avin. The group disbanded in January 2021 after Avin alongside his two bandmates decided to terminate their contracts with the label.

BLANK2Y U

U (Sun Hengyu) is the only Chinese member in BLANK2Y. Not much information is known about him aside from his nationality.

BLANK2Y Siwoo

Siwoo was initially named Jinyeol but he legally changed it to his current name. He participated in "Wild Idol" but was eliminated in episode 3. He also competed in "Produce X 101" but was removed from the show in episode 5.

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BLANK2Y Mikey

Mikey is another foreign member of the new boy group BLANK2Y. He is the only Japanese member and has the birth name Morisaki Daisuke. He has been learning to sing and dance in Korea for two years.

He is also a former survival show contestant, particularly in the second season of "Produce 101 Japan."

BLANK2Y Sungjun

Prior to training under Keystone Entertainment, Sungjun was a trainee under Woollim Entertainment starting from June 2019 and was even part of the label's pre-debut team. He left the agency sometime in December 2019.

BLANK2Y Sodam

Little information is known about Sodam besides being the youngest member in BLANK2Y.

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Written by Mhaliya Scott