Bvndit

Bvndit (Korean: 밴디트, stylized in all caps, pronounced as "Bandit"; acronym for Be Ambitious N Do IT), was a South Korean girl group under MNH Entertainment. The group consisted of five members: Yiyeon, Songhee, Jungwoo, Simyeong, and Seungeun. They made their debut on April 10, 2019, with the single album Bvndit, Be Ambitious!.^[1]

Bvndit
Bvndit in May 2019 From left to right: Yiyeon, Jungwoo, Seungeun, Simyeong and Songhee
Background information
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop
Years active	2019–2022
Labels	MNH
Past members	Yiyeon Songhee Jungwoo Simyeong Seungeun

History

2019: Debut with Bvndit, Be Ambitious! and Be!

Bvndit became the first girl group ever formed by MNH Entertainment. The group made its debut on April 10 with the single "Hocus Pocus", which is the lead track for its debut digital single album Bvndit, Be Ambitious!.^[2] The single album consists of three songs, with the other two being "Be Ambitious!", serving as the introductory track, and "My Error".^[3][4] They made their official debut stage on April 11, 2019, on the music show M Countdown.

On May 15, Bvndit released their second digital single "Dramatic".^[5]

Bvndit released their first extended play Be! on November 5 with the lead track "Dumb".^[6][7]

2020: Carnival

The group released a digital single "Cool" on February 6, 2020, as the first part of MNH Entertainment's new music project New.wav.^[8][9][10] On May 13, the group released their second EP Carnival.^[11]

2021: Girls Planet 999

From August to September 2021, member Seungeun appeared as a contestant on the Mnet survival show Girls Planet 999, but was eliminated in episode 5 and finished in 21st place in K-Group.

2022: Re-Original and disbandment

After the group's third anniversary in April 2022, they announced that they will make their comeback in May.^[12] On May 3, MNH Entertainment announced Bvndit's first comeback in nearly two years, with the release of their third EP Re-Original, set to released on May 25.^[13] On November 11, 2022, MNH announced that Bvndit has disbanded and all the members had terminated their contracts.^[14]

Members

Adapted from their Naver profile.^[15]

• Yiyeon (이연) — Leader
• Songhee (송희)
• Jungwoo (정우)
• Simyeong (시명)
• Seungeun (승은)

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR ^[16]
Be!	Released: November 5, 2019 Label: MNH Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	23	KOR: 3,242^[17]
Carnival	Released: May 13, 2020 Label: MNH Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	19	KOR: 4,273^[18]
Re-Original	Released: May 25, 2022 Label: MNH Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	32	N/A

Single album

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR ^[19]
Bvndit, Be Ambitious!	Released: April 10, 2019 Label: MNH Entertainment Formats: Digital download	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR
"Hocus Pocus"	2019	—	Bvndit, Be Ambitious!
"Dramatic" (드라마틱)		—	Be!
"Dumb"		—
"Cool"	2020	—	New.wav and Carnival
"Children"		—	Carnival
"Jungle"		—
"Venom"	2022	—^[A]	Re-Original
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Music videos

Year	Music video	Album	Director(s)	Ref.
2019	"Hocus Pocus"	Bvndit, Be Ambitious!	VISHOP (Vikings League)	^[21]
	"Dramatic (Performance Video)"	Be!	Un­known	—
	"Dumb"		Rima Yoon, Dongju Jang (Rigend Film)	^[22]
2020	"Cool"	Carnival	Keekanz	^[23]
	"Children"			^[24]
	"Jungle"		VISHOP (Vikings League)	^[25]
2022	"Venom"	Re-Original	Paradox Child	^[26]

Awards and nominations

Genie Music Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2019	The Top Artist	—	Nominated	^[27]
	The Female New Artist		Nominated
	Genie Music Popularity Award		Nominated
	Global Popularity Award		Nominated

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2019	Artist of the Year	—	Nominated	^[28]
	Best New Female Artist		Nominated
	Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10		Nominated
	2019 Qoo10 Favorite Female Artist		Nominated

Notes

1. "Venom" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but debuted and peaked at position 173 on component Download Chart.^[20]

References

1. "'Bvndit makes ambitious debut with 'Hocus Pocus'". Kpopherald. April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
2. [현장포커스] '청하 여동생'···신인 밴디트, 그 이상의 비상(飛上)을 꿈꾸다. Naver (in Korean). April 10, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
3. . Secondmirror (in Korean). April 10, 2019. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
4. "'청하 여동생 그룹' 밴디트(BVNDIT), 포토 티저 공개...5인 5색 독보적 매력 발산". Naver (in Korean). April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
5. "BVNDIT(밴디트), 오늘(15일) 2nd 디지털 싱글 '드라마틱' 발매". Stardailynews (in Korean). 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
6. "'MNH 1호 걸그룹' 밴디트, 11월 5일 첫 미니앨범 'BE!' 발표 [공식]". Sports Donga (in Korean). 22 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
7. "'11월 5일 컴백' 밴디트, 미니 1집 트랙리스트 공개…타이틀곡 '덤'". Maeil (in Korean). 25 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
8. "청하 소속사, 새 음악 프로젝트 론칭…밴디트 첫 주자". Maeil (in Korean). 29 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
9. . Hankyung (in Korean). January 29, 2020. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
10. 유지훈 (January 29, 2020). "'청하 소속사' MNH엔터, 새 음악 프로젝트 'New.wav' 론칭". Newstomato (in Korean). Retrieved January 29, 2020.
11. "[DA:투데이] 밴디트, 오늘(13일) 컴백…에너지 올인 'Carnival'". Sports DongA (in Korean). May 13, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
12. "밴디트, 데뷔 3주년 축전 이미지+영상편지 공개..'5월 컴백' 스포". Xports News (in Korean). April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
13. "밴디트, 25일 새 미니앨범 '리-오리지널' 발매…2년 만 컴백". News1 (in Korean). May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
14. Jeon, Hyo-jin (November 11, 2022). "청하 여동생 그룹' 밴디트, 3년만에 해체 [공식]" [Chungha's sister group' BANDIT disbands after 3 years [Official]]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Naver.
15. "BVNDIT Naver Profile" (in Korean). Naver.
16. "Gaon Album Chart".
    • "Be! (2019)". November 14, 2019.
    • "Carnival (2020)". May 21, 2020.
    • "Re-Original (2022)". May 28, 2022.
17. "Circle Chart" 2019년 12월 Album Chart [December 2019 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 12, 2019.
18. "Circle Chart" 2020년 06월 Album Chart|June 2020 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved June 11, 2020.
19. "Gaon Album Chart".
20. "2022년 22주차 Download Chart" [Week 22 of 2022 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). May 22–28, 2022. from the original on June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
21. 앨범소개 (April 10, 2019). "BVNDIT, BE AMBITIOUS!". MelOn.
22. RIGEND FILM STUDIO (November 12, 2019). "BVNDIT - DUMB MV". Vimeo.
23. 앨범소개 (February 6, 2020). "Cool.newwav". MelOn.
24. Keekanz (April 20, 2020). "BVNDIT - Children". Vimeo.
25. 앨범소개 (May 13, 2020). "Carnival". MelOn.
26. "Re-Original - BVNDIT (밴디트)". 멜론 (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-05-26.
27. "[뮤직토픽] '2019 MGMA', 여자 신인상 후보에 아이즈원이 없는 것에 대한 의구심". Topstarnews (in Korean). June 21, 2019.
28. . www.thestandom.com. 4 December 2019. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bvndit.

• BVNDIT 2019-04-08 at the Wayback Machine at MNH Entertainment (in Korean)