HISTORY was a Korean boy group with five members: Kyungil, Dokyun, Sihyoung, Jaeho, and Yijeong. They debuted under Loen Entertainment on 26 April 2010.
They made some waves before when one of the members had a duet with IU. However, they disbanded on 12 May 2017. Their last comeback was in 2015 with the title song "Queen."
So, where are History members now? Read on to know!
History's Maknae Turned Successful Producer
Jang Yijeong, the boy group's maknae, is now a producer under the Devine channel. He is writing and producing for many K-pop boy groups under HYBE labels, such as BTS, TXT, and ENHYPEN.
He also produced some songs for many top solo Korean artists like Psy, Sunmi, IU, Heize, Eric Nam, and Epik High. He uses the pen name EL CAPITXN for his current profession.
Before his debut, he was on MBC's Season II of "Birth of a Great Star." As a maknae and the main vocalist of the group, he was adored by his members. He was also featured in one of IU's songs "Friday".
History's Former Leader Became Solo Singer
Song Kyungil was also the group's rapper and sub-vocalist. He was a very caring leader that was loved by his members and the group's fans.
He was a former model prior to debuting under Loen Entertainment and History. Fans speculated that he was a former YG Entertainment trainee because he is friends with T.O.P and G-Dragon, and is part of Nuthang.
He is now called 1iL and debuted with a digital single "Kut Coba1il" on December 3, 2020. He had his first comeback with another digital single, titled "Turn on Netflix."
Song Kyungil recently came back with a new song titled "Love It" still under the same agency he debuted, Signature Sound.
1iL has also dabbled in writing and composing for other K-pop artists. Though not as established as Yijeong, he has been credited for Donghae's solo song "Blue Moon" and Super Junior D&E's "Home."
Other Members of History
History's main vocalist, Na Dokyun, is now busy with his coffee shop, Güstav. He also manages the cafe Parted.
He is not as active on his personal Instagram anymore, unlike before. There are still many fans who follow him and his work in the food industry.
On the other hand, their visual and rapper Kim Sihyoung was active for a while as a BJ in Afreeca TV. He also posted paintings on his Instagram account.
However, all of those were deleted and his Instagram account was also deleted. He now has no social media presence that fans know of.
Lastly, Kim Jaeho is now NANO. He debuted as a solo artist on February 20, 2018. As a soloist, he has also done producing for other K-pop groups like VICTON's "Time of Sorrow."
His song debut song "Forever You and I" is a calm song that refreshed the feelings of people that listens to it. He immediately followed it up with the song "Maladjustment" featuring former FIESTAR member Yezi.
Lately, Jaeho has been posting YouTube song covers on his account.
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Written by Jaswin Singh
