Blank2y

Blank2y (Korean: 블랭키; RR: Beullaengki; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by Keystone Entertainment. The group currently consists of eight members: DK, Louis, Donghyuk, Siwoo, Mikey, U, Sungjun, and Sodam. The group made their official debut on May 24, 2022, with their first EP titled K2Y I : Confidence [Thumbs Up]. Originally as nine, Youngbin was removed from the group on February 25, 2023.

Blank2y
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop
Years active	2022 (2022)–present
Labels	Keystone
Members	DK Louis Donghyuk Siwoo Mikey U Sungjun Sodam
Past members	Youngbin

History

Pre-debut

Prior to the group's debut, Louis became a contestant in Under Nineteen under his birth name Kim Tae-woo and became a member of the debut lineup, finishing in 3rd place respectively. He debuted as a member of 1the9 on April 13, 2019, and officially disbanded as a group on August 8, 2020.^[1][2][3]

Donghyuk became a member of a seven member boy group ENOi under the stage name Avin.^[4] He made his debuted on April 19, 2019, with "Bloom".^[5] However, the group disbanded on January 22, 2021.^[6]

Siwoo became a contestant on Produce X 101 under his birth name Park Jin-yeol.^[7] However, he was eliminated in the first round ranking 81st. However, he joined The Wild Idol, which was aired from September 17, 2021, until December 16, 2021. Unfortunately, he was eliminated in the third episode and was unable to make it further in the show.^[8]

Mikey, under his real name Daisuke Morisaki participated in Produce 101 Japan 2. He was eliminated and ranked 68th upon episode 0, thus being unable to actually compete on the show.^[9][10]

Youngbin was a former contestant on Mnet's survival show I-Land.^[11] He was eliminated in the first part.^[12]

Sungjun was a former Woollim Entertainment trainee and was part of W Project 4. They released a single on September 2, 2019.^[13]

2022: Debut with K2Y I : Confidence [Thumbs Up] and K2Y II : Passion [Fuego]

On May 6, the group announced their first mini album K2Y I : Confidence [Thumbs Up], which was released on May 24.^[14]

On August 2, the group announced their first comeback, with the mini album K2Y II : Passion [Fuego], which was released on August 24.^[15]

2023: Youngbin's departure

On February 25, 2023, an anonymous individual came forward accusing idol "Y" of dating violence, who was later confirmed to be Youngbin. Later that day, Keystone Entertainment confirmed the rumors, and announced that Youngbin had left Blank2y and the group will reorganize as eight members.^[16]

Members

Current

• DK (닥)
• Louis (루이)
• Donghyuk (동혁)
• Siwoo (시우)
• Mikey (마이키)
• U (유)
• Sungjun (성준)
• Sodam (소담)

Former

• Youngbin (영빈)

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR ^[17]
K2Y I : Confidence [Thumbs Up]	Released: May 25, 2022 Label: Keystone Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Intro [R]" "Thumbs Up" "Thumbs Up" (English version) "Touch" "Constellation - Fan Song" (별자리 - Fan Song)	6	KOR: 81,994^[18]
K2Y II : Passion [Fuego]	Released: August 24, 2022 Label: Keystone Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Intro [U]" "Fuego (Burn It Up)" "Fuego (Fearless)" "I Wish - Fan Song"	—	—

Singles

Title	Year	Peak position	Album
		KOR ^[19]
"Thumbs Up"	2022	—	K2Y I : Confidence [Thumbs Up]
"Fuego (Burn It Up)"		—	K2Y II : Passion [Fuego]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Ambassadorship

• Honorary Ambassador to Promote Tourism in Korea and Vietnam (2022)^[20]

References

1. Jeong, Ji-won (July 27, 2020). "[단독]원더나인, 8월 8일 끝으로 공식적 해산". Joynews24 (in Korean). from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
2. "[단독] 7일 후 다시는 못 보는 원더나인 아이돌 그룹". Naver (in Korean). from the original on August 2, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
3. Hwang, Hye-jin. "'계약만료' 원더나인, 5일 마지막 앨범 'Good Bye 1THE9' 발매 확정(공식)". Naver (in Korean). Newsen. from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
4. (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
5. "K-pop rookie band ENOi ready to bloom" (in Korean). Kpop Herald. from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
6. "[단독]이엔오아이(ENOi) 해체". Sports Trend (in Korean). January 22, 2021. from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
7. 미래소년 손동표·이준혁 "'프듀X' 동기부여 많이 됐다" (in Korean). 2021-03-17. from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
8. Oh, Soo-mi (September 17, 2021). "또 아이돌 오디션? '극한데뷔 야생돌'의 기상천외 콘셉트" [Another idol audition? An extraordinary concept for "Extreme Debut Wild Idol".]. OhmyNews (in Korean). Retrieved December 17, 2021.
9. ""日プ"『PRODUCE 101 JAPAN SEASON2』開催決定 トレーナーで青山テルマ、DA PUMP KENZOら参加". Oricon (in Japanese). 2020-11-03. from the original on September 14, 2019. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
10. St. Michel, Patrick (2019-04-18). "Japan to be given a lesson in idol pop with 'Produce 101 Japan'". The Japan Times. from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
11. "BTS' label launch talent show to find next K-pop superstar". The Independent. 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
12. "[종합]방시혁X비X지코 뭉친 '아이랜드', 진화된 오디션으로 Mnet 신뢰 회복할까". 스타투데이 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-07-25.
13. "Update: Woollim's W Project 4 Shares Sneak Peek of Choreography in Dance Teaser". 13 August 2019. from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
14. Kang, Bo-ra (December 27, 2021). "'아이랜드' 이영빈 →'언더나인틴' 김태우, 9인조 키스톤보이즈" ['I-Land' Lee Young-bin → 'Under Nineteen' Kim Tae-woo, 9-member Keystone Boys]. Single List. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
15. "BLANK2Y burns it up". Korea JoongAng Daily. August 8, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
16. "'데이트 폭력 의혹' 블랭키 영빈, 팀 탈퇴…"심려 끼쳐 죄송"" ['Dating Violence Suspicion' Blank2y Youngbin leaves the team..."Sorry for worrying you"]. Newsis (in Korean). 25 February 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
17. "K2Y I : Confidence [Thumbs Up]" (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. May 22–28, 2022. from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2022 – via Gaon Chart.
18. "Album Chart 2022.06". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 7, 2022.
19. "Gaon Digital Chart". from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
20. Ha, Ji-won (July 12, 2022). "블랭키, 한·베 관광 교류 위한 명예 홍보대사…현지 '대서특필" [Blanky, honorary ambassador for tourism exchange between Korea and Vietnam… Local 'Daeseo Special] (in Korean). X-ports News. Retrieved July 12, 2022 – via Naver.

External links

• Official Cafe (in Korean)