Day6 - A look back at the history of the band

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Most future K-Pop idols train both their singing and dancing by the time they join an agency. Instead, the members of Day6 learned to play an instrument professionally. This makes them one of the few rock bands among all the idol groups that we love so much.

5Live

Most of Day6's members were featured on YG Entertainment's survival show "WIN: Who Is Next" long before their debut, which aired from August to October 2013. YG's founder Yang Hyunsuk visited JYP Entertainment with his trainees in the fourth episode of the show. There the two founders had their trainees compete in various categories. Sungjin, Jae, Young K, Junhyeok and Woonpil performed as a five-piece for JYP back then.

YG's trainees later debuted as Winner and iKon, while the other JYP trainees who participated in the battle alongside the members of Day6 are now known as Got7.

By 2015, Sungjin, Jae, Young K, Junhyeok and Wonpil were scheduled to debut under the name “5Live”. In 2013, the five even released a soundtrack - “Lovely Girl” for the K-drama “Bel Ami” - as 5Live. In mid-2015, drummer Dowoon joined and the group was renamed Day6.

debut

On September 7, 2015, Day6 finally debuted their first album “The Day” and the title track “Congratulations”. They even reached number two in the Billboard charts!

Over the next few months, the band held a concert in Korea, one in Taiwan and even a fan meeting in Singapore in September.

Junhyeok leaves the band

After Day6 had just gained attention, JYP Entertainment announced at the end of February 2016 that Junhyeok was leaving the band for personal reasons. Fans speculate that he had to leave because of dating rumors.

In 2017, Junhyeok appeared in the survival show “The Unit”. In 2018 he debuted solo and released two albums; one Korean and one Japanese.

At the end of March, Day6 presented their second album “ Daydream ” with five members. To date, nothing has changed in the line-up.

The members

All members of Day6 not only play instruments, but also sing. However, Dowoon was rarely heard for a long time. But the short moments are even more beautiful!

Formerly

Every Day6 Project

In December 2016, Day6 announced a project titled "Every Day6". For the next year, they planned to release two new singles every month as part of the project!

No sooner said than done. In fact, fans were treated to two brand new singles at the start of each month! In June and December the band also released an album containing all previously released singles.

The album “ Sunrise ”, released in June, contains all ten singles released from January to May, new versions of “Congratulations” (from “The Day”) and “Letting Go” (from “Daydream”), as well as two new singles.

In addition to the album, Day6 also presented the official name for their fan club: “MyDay”

In December the fourth album “ Moonrise ” was released, which contains the ten singles from July to November, three new singles and new versions of all five B-sides of “The Day”.

Japandebüt

After the end of the Every Day6 project, the band returns in February 2018 with the first Japanese single “If (Mata Aetara)”! The single serves as the soundtrack for the Japanese series “Repeat”.

In April the band held their first concert in Japan and in June they released another Japanese single called "Stop the Rain".

To make their foreign fans even happier, Day6 presented their first Best Off album that same month. “The Best Day” mainly contains the Japanese versions of the previously released Korean singles.

With “ Shoot Me: Youth Part 1 ” a new Korean album will finally be released in June, six months after “Moonrise”. In October Day6 will then release their first Japanese studio album “Unlock”, before “ Remember Us: Youth Part 2 ” is released in December.

July 2019: “The Book of Us”

On July 15, 2019, the five-part “The Book of Us” series begins with the new album “ The Book of Us: Gravity ”. The title song “Time of Our Life” brought Day6 their first win in a music show almost two years after their debut! A successful start!

“ The Book of Us: Entropy ” followed in October. However, the year did not end with that for the band's fans, but with the second Japanese best of album: “The Best Day2”. On May 11, 2020, the third part of the series will be released: “The Book of Us: The Demon”. One day before, JYP Entertainment had announced that Day6 was taking a break to focus on their health. The album was still released as planned, but there were no performances. Even without promotion, all seven songs are in the top 100 of streaming sites such as Melon, Bugs and Genie. The title song “Zombie” even reached number 1!

It would be almost a year before fans could celebrate a new Day6 album again. In the meantime, the band's first subunit debuted:

Even of Day

The unit “Even of Day” consists of Young K, Wonpil and Dowoon. The three made their debut on August 31, 2020 with “ The Book of Us: Gluon ” and the title song “Where the Sea Sleeps”. The album joins the “The Book of Us” series. This means that it is almost as much a part of Day6’s discography as all the other albums, even though it is “only” by one unit. That doesn’t happen often, if at all. It gives you the wonderful feeling that Day6 is working together even when the members are on the road separately.

Even of Day released the single “So, This Is Love” on January 15, 2021 as part of the music show “Secret Atelier”. At the end of the month the three even gave their first online concert!

2021: Solo debut, military service, discography and looks into the future!

At the end of February 2021, JYP Entertainment announced that Day6 would finally release a new album with all five members in April. Eleven months after "The Book of Us: The Demon", " The Book of Us: Negentropy " was finally released with the title song “You Make Me”.

Day6 did not promote the album because Sungjin had started his military service in March and was therefore not present. He recorded the album before he began his service.

The album ends “The Book of Us” series, almost two years after it began.

Discography

Although Negentropy is the group's last album to date, Day6 has still delighted their fans with new content in recent months: On July 5th, Even of Day presented their second album “Right Through Me”.

Even of Day Diskografie

Additionally, both Young K and Dowoon debuted solo in September. Young K’s first solo album “Eternal” was released on September 6th and Dowoon’s debut single “Out of the Blue” was released on September 27th.

Young K has also been in the military since October 12th. Jae, Wonpil and Dowoon are currently still active. It is not yet known when the three will begin their duties.

We have known for a few days that Wonpil will also make his solo debut at the beginning of 2021. So the band won't be quiet any time soon!