Argon (, stylized as ARGON) was a six-member boy band from South Korea. The group made their debut on March 11, 2019, with the release of their first

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''Master Key'', and its lead single of the same name.

History

Pre-debut

In 2016, Jaeun made his debut as a member of the boy band INX, using the stage name Win. INX released their debut digital single in 2016, and an album in April 2017 before filing a lawsuit against their agency. The group won the lawsuit in June 2018 and their contracts were terminated. Kain previously worked as a backing dancer for

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and has stated that he wanted to become a singer after touring with the group.

2019—present: Debut

Argon's name is taken from the colourless chemical element

Argon Argon is a chemical element; it has symbol Ar and atomic number 18. It is in group 18 of the periodic table and is a noble gas. Argon is the third most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere, at 0.934% (9340 ppmv). It is more than twice as abu ...

, meaning that the group is "not limited to a single color" and they can "absorb multiple genres". The name is also an acronym for "Art Go On", meaning that "art continues". Argon released their first

, ''Master Key'', through various platforms on March 11, 2019. They held their debut showcase at the Ilji Art Hall in

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the same day. The single album charted at number 70 on the

Gaon Album Chart The Circle Album Chart, previously known as the Gaon Album Chart, is a record chart ranking the 100 most popular albums, extended plays and single albums in South Koreabased on their Record sales, physical sales. It is a part of the Circle Chart, ...

. On April 28, the group held their Argon 2019 1st Japan Live 'Masterkey' showcase in Tokyo, Japan, which kicked off a three-month Japanese promotional period for ''Master Key''. The group released their first

extended play An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 1 ...

, titled ''Go Forward: Wide Dream'', on October 2, 2019. The EP was fronted by its lead single, "Give Me Dat", and entered the Gaon Album Chart at number 54. The lyrics of "Give Me Dat" tell of the group's wishes to "rise to the top".

Members

List of members and their positions, adapted from MSH Entertainment. * Kain () — Leader, rapper * Haneul () — Rapper, vocalist * Roel () — Vocalist * Yeoun () — Vocalist * Gon () — Vocalist * Jaeun () — Rapper

Discography

Extended plays

Single albums

Singles

References

External links

Argon's profile at MSH Entertainment
{{DEFAULTSORT:Argon 2019 establishments in South Korea K-pop music groups Musical groups established in 2019 Musical groups from Seoul South Korean boy bands