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Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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Years active | 2023 | –present
Labels | Grid Entertainment |
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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.
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]
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]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [16] | |||
Favorite |
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24 |
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Title | Year | Peak chart position | Album |
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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. |
Title | Year | Director(s) | Length | Ref. |
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"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] |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s)/work(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Seoul Music Awards | 2024 | Rookie of the Year | Pow | Nominated | [23] |
Pow | |
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Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
Genres | |
Years active | 2023 | –present
Labels | Grid Entertainment |
Members |
|
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.
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]
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]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
---|---|---|---|
KOR [16] | |||
Favorite |
|
24 |
|
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. |
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] |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s)/work(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Seoul Music Awards | 2024 | Rookie of the Year | Pow | Nominated | [23] |