Verivery
Verivery (Korean: 베리베리; stylized as VERIVERY and also abbreviated VRVR) is a South Korean boy band formed by Jellyfish Entertainment in 2018.[1] They debuted on January 9, 2019 with Veri-Us.[2]
Verivery | |
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Verivery busking in Sinchon, May 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Labels | |
| Members |
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| Website | Official website |
They self-produce their albums and have created several music videos directed and edited by Minchan, along with Verivery members.[3] The group has explained that they take inspiration from other artist's performances, while Gyehyeon describes their process as Minchan drawing from "all the member's various ideas under his leadership".[4]
History
2018: Pre-debut
On August 23, 2018, Jellyfish confirmed that they would be debuting a seven member boy group[5][6] and later confirmed their name as Verivery, Jellyfish Entertainment's first boy group in six years since VIXX. Their name comes from the Latin word 'veri' meaning 'truth' and the English word 'very', Verivery is a combination of the words ‘various', 'energetic', 'real' and 'innovation'.[7]
Prior to their debut, Mnet revealed that the upcoming group would star in the reality show named Now Verivery: Real Road Movie.[8] On September 21, 2018, the OST "Super Special" for their reality show, as well as its music video, was released along with the debut of the reality show.[9]
On November 9, the group released the DIY MV of Now Verivery OST "Super Special".[10]
2019: Debut with Veri series
On January 9, 2019, the group officially debuted with their first extended play Veri-Us and its lead single "Ring Ring Ring".[11] On February 24, the group released their DIY music video of Veri-Us album for the title song "Ring Ring Ring".[12]
On April 24, Verivery released their second extended play Veri-Able and its lead single "From Now".[13] On June 1, the group released their DIY music video of Veri-Able album for the title song "From Now".[14] On July 7, the group made their first overseas performance, performing "From Now" at K-CON 2019 in New York.[15]
On July 31, Verivery released their first single album Veri-Chill and its lead single "Tag Tag Tag".[16] On September 11, the groups released the DIY music video of Veri-Chill album for the combined song "Tag Tag Tag & 반할 수밖에 (Mystery Light)".[17] On August 17-18, Verivery performed "Tag Tag Tag" at K-CON 2019 in Los Angeles.[15]
2020: Face It series, Road to Kingdom
On January 7, Verivery released their third extended play Face Me and its lead single "Lay Back".[18] The EP marks as the first series of the FACE it trilogy. On February 17, the group released the DIY music video for the b-side songs of Face Me album titled "Paradise & Photo".[19]
On March 20, the group was confirmed to join Mnet's reality television competition Road to Kingdom.[20] They released "Beautiful-X" for the show's finale, they placed fifth overall.[21] The group has shared that the show helped them improve their performance abilities, saying they "were determined to become a more hardworking Verivery."[22]
On July 1, Verivery released their fourth extended play Face You and its lead single "Thunder".[23] On August 8, the group released the DIY music video for the combined title track and b-side song "Connect & Thunder" of Face You album.[24]
On October 13, Verivery released their fifth extended play Face Us and its lead single "G.B.T.B. (Go Beyond The Barrier)".[25][26] They also released a DIY music video for the song "So Gravity" from Face Us album on December 28.[27] On October 26, it was announced that Minchan would be going on a hiatus due to poor health and anxiety issues.[28] On October 27, the lead single "G.B.T.B." would reach #1 on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales.[29]
On December 23, the group released their first holiday track "Love at First Sight".[30]
2021: Series 'O' Round 1: Hall and Series 'O' Round 2: Hole
On March 2, the group released their second single album Series 'O' Round 1: Hall and its lead single "Get Away".[31] They shared that this new era, stepping away from the FACE it series, would show more maturity and their "dreamy and critical sexiness that [fans have] never seen before."[32] The group also explained that Series O' Round 1: Hall describes them "enjoying a crazy party at the invitation of someone."[33] The lead single, "Get Away" would then go on to top Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart for two weeks straight.[34]
On June 1, it was announced that Minchan would be returning to group activities.[35]
On August 23, the group released their sixth extended play, Series 'O' Round 2: Hole and its lead single "Trigger".[36]
Verivery announced their first U.S. tour, taking place from December 5–20, 2021.[37] The shows in Cleveland, Harrisburg, and New York City were cancelled due to Yongseung testing positive for COVID-19.[38]
2022: Series 'O' Round 0: Who, Series 'O' Round 3: Whole, Japanese Debut, and Liminality – EP.Love
On March 23, the group released the digital single "Series 'O' Round 0: Who" and its lead single "O".[39]
On April 25, the group released their first full-length album Series 'O' Round 3: Whole and its lead single "Undercover".[40]
On June 22, the group made their Japanese debut with the single "Undercover (Japanese ver.)".[41]
In July 2022, it was announced that Verivery had confirmed an international concert tour, from September to October, they will hold a concert in Korea in August.[42]
On November 14, the group released their third single album, Liminality – EP.Love, with the lead single "Tap Tap". Later on November 23, the group successfully took home their first ever music show win with "Tap Tap" on MBC M's Show Champion.[43] Just two days later, on November 25, VERIVERY would then earn their second music show win for "Tap Tap" on KBS' Music Bank.[44]
2023: Liminality – EP.Dream
Verivery will release their 7th mini album Liminality – EP.Dream on May 16, 2023.[45]
Members
Adapted from their Naver profile.[46]
- Dongheon (동헌) - leader
- Hoyoung (호영)
- Minchan (민찬)
- Gyehyeon (계현)
- Yeonho (연호)
- Yongseung (용승)
- Kangmin (강민)
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [47] | |||
| Series 'O' Round 3: Whole |
Track listing
| 3 |
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Extended plays
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [47] | JPN [49] | |||
| Veri-Us |
Track listing
| 4 | — |
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| Veri-Able |
Track listing
| 6 | — |
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| Face Me |
Track listing
| 4 | — |
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| Face You |
Track listing
| 8 | 34 |
|
| Face Us |
Track listing
| 7 | — |
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| Series 'O' Round 2: Hole |
Track listing
| 2 | 43 | |
| Liminality – EP.Dream |
| To be released | ||
Single albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [47] | |||
| Veri-Chill |
Track listing
| 10 |
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| Series 'O' Round 1: Hall |
Track listing
| 4 |
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| Liminality – EP. Love |
Track listing
| 3 |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [60] | JPN [61] | US Dig. [62] | US World [63] | |||
| "Ring Ring Ring" (불러줘) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | Veri-Us |
| "From Now" (딱 잘라서 말해) | — | — | — | — | Veri-Able | |
| "Tag Tag Tag" | — | — | — | — | Veri-Chill | |
| "Lay Back" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | Face Me |
| "Beautiful-x" | — | — | — | — | Face You | |
| "Thunder" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "G.B.T.B. (Go Beyond the Barrier)" | — | — | 44 | 1 | Face Us | |
| "Get Away" | 2021 | —[A] | — | 44 | 1 | Series 'O' Round 1: Hall |
| "Trigger" | —[B] | — | — | 4 | Series 'O' Round 2: Hole | |
| "O" | 2022 | —[C] | — | — | — | Series 'O' Round 3: Whole |
| "Undercover" | —[D] | 12 | — | — | ||
| "Tap Tap" | —[E] | 11 | — | — | Liminality – EP. Love | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||||
Soundtrack appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "My Beauty"[F] | 2019 | Extraordinary You OST |
| "With Us" | 2020 | Itaewon Class OST |
| "Rum Pum"[G] | 2022 | The World of My 17 Season 2 OST |
Other songs
| Year | Title | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Magic Hour [H] | "Magic Hour - trinityACE (Vocal. VERIVERY)" | Vocal by Verivery and credited as trinityACE debut song |
| 2020 | Photo | "Road to Kingdom - My Song (나의 노래) Part 2" and "Face Me" | Original song by Verivery |
| 고고베베 (gogobebe) | "Road to Kingdom - Your Song (너의 노래) Part 2" | Original song by Mamamoo | |
| Beautiful-X | "Road to Kingdom Final" and "Face You" | Original song by Verivery | |
| Love at First Sight (첫 눈이 와) | available on YouTube and SoundCloud | Original song by Verivery |
Filmography
Reality shows
- Now Verivery: Real Road Movie (지금부터베리베리해) (Mnet, 2018)
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Super Special" | 2018 | GDW |
| "Ring Ring Ring" | 2019 | |
| "딱 잘라서 말해 (From Now)" | ||
| "Tag Tag Tag" | Digipedi | |
| "Lay Back" | 2020 | |
| "Thunder" | ||
| "G.B.T.B." | ||
| "Get Away" | 2021 | Flexible Pictures |
| "Trigger" | ||
| "O" | 2022 | |
| "Undercover" | ||
| "Tap Tap" |
DIY Music videos
| Title | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| "Super Special" | 2018 | Minchan |
| "Ring Ring Ring" | 2019 | |
| "딱 잘라서 말해 (From Now)" | ||
| "Tag Tag Tag & 반할 수밖에" | ||
| "Paradise & Photo" | 2020 | |
| "Connect & Thunder" | ||
| "So Gravity" |
Concerts and tours
2021 VERIVERY 1st TOUR IN U.S.
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 5, 2021 | Los Angeles | United States | The Vermont Hollywood | [37] |
| December 6, 2021 | Tempe | Marquee Theater | ||
| December 9, 2021 | Dallas | South Side Music Hall | ||
| December 10, 2021 | Houston | Warehouse Live | ||
| December 12, 2021 | St. Louis | Red Flag | ||
| December 15, 2021 | Fort Wayne | Piere's |
Cancelled shows
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 17, 2021 | Cleveland | United States | Agora Theatre and Ballroom | Yongseung testing positive for COVID-19 | [38] |
| December 19, 2021 | Harrisburg | HMAC | |||
| December 20, 2021 | New York City | Sony Hall |
2022 VERIVERY CONCERT PAGE:0
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 14, 2022 | Boston | United States | The Cabot | [69] |
| September 15, 2022 | New Haven | Toad's Place | ||
| September 17, 2022 | Bethlehem | Musikfest Café | ||
| September 18, 2022 | New York City | Sony Hall | ||
| September 21, 2022 | Atlanta | Center Stage | ||
| September 22, 2022 | Orlando | The Plaza Live | ||
| September 24, 2022 | Covington | Madison Theater | ||
| September 26, 2022 | Chicago | Concord Music Hall | ||
| September 28, 2022 | Minneapolis | Skyway Theatre | ||
| September 30, 2022 | Lawrence | Granada Theater | ||
| October 2, 2022 | Dallas | House of Blues | ||
| October 5, 2022 | San Antonio | Vibes Center Event | ||
| October 7, 2022 | Los Angeles | The Vermont | ||
| October 9, 2022 | San Francisco | The Midway | ||
| October 14, 2022 | Santiago | Chile | Teatro Coliseo | |
| October 16, 2022 | Mexico City | Mexico | Auditorio BB |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Nominee(s) / Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Genie Music Award | Male New Artist Award | Verivery | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Asia Artist Awards | Best Icon Award | Won | [70] | |
| 2023 | Hanteo Music Awards | Focus Star Award | Won | ||
| 2023 | Japan Gold Disc Awards | Best 3 New Artists (Asian) | Won | [71] |
Notes
- ^ "Get Away" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 153 on Gaon Download Chart.[64]
- ^ "Trigger" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 147 on Gaon Download Chart.[65]
- ^ "O" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 147 on Gaon Download Chart.[66]
- ^ "Undercover" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 67 on Gaon Download Chart.[67]
- ^ "Tap Tap" did not enter Circle Digital Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 13 on the Download Chart.[68]
- ^ Credited as a song by Verivery, but sung by Minchan, Gyehyeon, and Yeonho.
- ^ Sung and credited as a song by Yeonho.
- ^ Magic Hour is a song by a game character group called trinityACE, which consists of the Elsword's characters Elsword, Chung, and Add
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- ^ "O". March 20–26, 2022.
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External links
- Official website (in Korean)