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Pow
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2023 (2023)–present
LabelsGrid Entertainment
Members
  • Yorch
  • Hyunbin
  • Jungbin
  • Dongyeon
  • Hong

Pow ( Korean: 파우; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by Grid Entertainment in 2023. The group consists of five members: Yorch, Hyunbin, Jungbin, Dongyeon and Hong. The group made their official debut on October 11, 2023.

History

Pre-debut

On July 10, 2023, Grid Entertainment announced that Thai actor Yorch had signed an exclusive contract with them. [1] They also revealed their plan to launch a new boy group including Yorch in the second half of 2023. [2] On August 1, Grid opened the group's official social media accounts revealing all the five members of the group as well as the group's name as Pow. [3] On the same day, it was confirmed that the band will make its official debut in September 2023. [4] [5]

Prior to joining the group, Yorch was an active actor in Thailand who appeared on multiple television series. He was also a part of Big Hit Music's upcoming boy group with the tentative name Trainee A. [6] However, the debut project was later cancelled. [7] Dongyeon participated in SBS's reality competition show Loud in 2021. [8] He was eliminated in round 7, finishing in 15th place. [9]

2023–present: Debut with Favorite

On September 13, 2023, Pow released their pre-release single "Favorite" before releasing their debut EP on October 11, 2023. [10] On October 4, the music video of the EP, "Amazing" was released. [11] On October 11, they officially debuted with the release of their EP and music video for "Dazzling". [12] The group made their official broadcast debut on music program M Countdown on September 14. [13]

On January 9, 2024, the group announced their upcoming release scheduled for January 15. [14] On January 25, Pow released a music video digital single titled "Valentine". [15]

Members

  • Yorch (요치)
  • Hyunbin (현빈)
  • Jungbin (정빈) – leader
  • Dongyeon (동연)
  • Hong (홍)

Discography

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details, peak chart positions and sales
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[16]
Favorite 24

Singles

List of singles, with selected peak chart positions
Title Year Peak chart position Album
KOR
DL
[18]
"Favorite" 2023 178 Favorite
"Dazzling" —
"Valentine" 2024 137 Non-album singles
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Videography

Music videos

Title Year Director(s) Length Ref.
"Favorite" 2023 Kim Minjae
(sigakryu) 		3:40 [19]
"Amazing" NALIM CHO
(Ambience) 		3:30 [20]
"Dazzling" Kim Minjae
(sigakryu) 		3:14 [21]
"Valentine" 2024 Han Daehee
(HANDAEHEE STUDIO) 		2:45 [22]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Ref.
Seoul Music Awards 2024 Rookie of the Year Pow Nominated [23]

References

  1. ^ "GRID Entertainment announces plans to debut new boy band, acquires 131 Label". Korea JoongAng Daily. August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  2. ^ Gong, Mi-na (July 10, 2023). "그리드엔터, 하반기 보이그룹 론칭…빅히트 출신 요치 영입". SpoTV News (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "新 보이그룹 파우, 9월 정식 데뷔…5인조 확정". Hankuk Kyungje (in Korean). August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "파우(POW), 9월 데뷔 발표→글로벌 프로모션 시작…역대급 행보 예고" (in Korean). August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "Boy band POW to debut in September". Korea JoongAng Daily. August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  6. ^ ""'빅히트상' 모아뒀네"...7명 전원 얼굴 공개된 빅히트 차기 男 아이돌" ["I've collected the 'Big Hit Awards'"... The next big hit idol whose faces were revealed for all 7 people] (in Korean). Dispatch. January 20, 2022. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  7. ^ "ปักหมุดรอ 'ยอร์ช ยงศิลป์' เปิดค่ายเพลงเอง เตรียมเดบิวต์ซิงเกิ้ลแรก" (in Thai). 7 April 2023. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "'라우드' 박진영X싸이, 윤동연-천준혁-나윤서 BTS 'I NEED U' '감동'…우경준 '감정폭발 주문' 3위 (2)". Top Star News (in Korean). July 10, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  9. ^ "Boy band Pow to debut in September". The Korea Herald (in Korean). August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  10. ^ Son, Bong-seok (September 27, 2023). '글로벌 최애돌' 파우, 10월 11일 첫 번째 EP 발매 확정··· 'Favorite' 상승세 잇는다. Sport Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  11. ^ "'듄' 촬영 스폿?! 파우(POW), 'Amazing' MV 선공개 눈길". etnews (in Korean). October 5, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  12. ^ "'글로벌 최애' 파우(POW), 정식 데뷔 당일 태국 아이튠즈 앨범·송 차트 동시 1". sports.khan (in Korean). October 11, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  13. ^ "파우, 오늘 '엠카'서 프리 데뷔 무대". Edaily (in Korean). September 14, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  14. ^ "신인그룹 파우, 25일 컴백 앞두고 해외 공연 출격..글로벌 활약 예열". n.news.naver (in Korean). January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  15. ^ "'컴백' 파우 'Valentine', 아이튠즈 7개 지역 차트인...'엠카' 첫 무대 성료". slist.kr (in Korean). January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  16. ^ Peak chart position on Circle Album Chart:
  17. ^ Cumulative Sales of Favorite:
  18. ^ Peaks on the Circle Download Chart:
  19. ^ POW (파우) 'Favorite' M/V. GRID Entertainment. September 12, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via YouTube.
  20. ^ POW (파우) ‘Amazing’ M/V. GRID Entertainment. October 4, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via YouTube.
  21. ^ POW (파우) 'Dazzling' M/V. GRID Entertainment. October 11, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via YouTube.
  22. ^ POW (파우) 'Valentine' M/V. GRID Entertainment. January 24, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via YouTube.
  23. ^ Jeong, Ha-eun (January 3, 2024). 역사상 첫 해외 개최, 대상은 엔시티 드림 “2년 연속 수상 영광…시즈니 덕분”[제33회 서울가요대상] [Held overseas for the first time in history, the grand prize was awarded by NCT Dream "Honored to be awarded for the second year in a row...Thanks to Czennies" [The 33rd Seoul Music Awards]] (in Korean). Sports Seoul. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Naver.
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