TNX (; formerly known as The New Six) is a South Korean
boy band
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formed through
SBS TV's
reality competition
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program ''
Loud'' and managed by
P Nation. The group consists of five members: Taehun, Hyunsoo, Junhyeok, Hwi, and Sungjun. Originally a six-piece ensemble, former member Kyungjun left the group in October 2024. They debuted on May 17, 2022, with the released of 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 ...
(EP) ''
Way Up''.
Name
TNX is an acronym for 'The New Six' and refers to the six members in the group's debut lineup.
History
Predebut: Formation through ''Loud'', Tanaka Koki's departure
TNX was formed through the
SBS K-pop
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reality competition
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program ''
Loud'', which was hosted by two entertainment agencies,
JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment Corporation () is a South Korean Multinational corporation, multinational entertainment and record label Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in 1997 by Park Jin-young, J. Y. Park. Operating as a record label, talent ...
and
P Nation, in South Korea. The show was a collaboration between
Psy
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and
Park Jin-young to develop 2 new global boy groups; one under JYP Entertainment and another one under P Nation. The TV program had 75 contestants from various countries who had to prove themselves to be debut-worthy talent. The contestants showed their dancing, composing/arranging, lyric writing, singing, and rapping skills throughout the challenge rounds to the two judges.
''
Loud'' premiered on June 5, 2021 and was broadcast every Saturday at 21:00 (
KST) on
SBS TV. The TV program's finale was on September 11, 2021 with Kyungjun, Taehun, Hyunsoo, Junhyeok, Hwi, Sungjun and Tanaka Koki being selected as the final members of P Nation's new boy group. However, on January 24, 2022, P Nation announced that Koki Tanaka (13 years old at the time) would not debut in the final group in order to pursue further training at P Nation.
2022–2023: Debut with ''Way Up'', Junhyeok's hiatus, ''Love Never Dies'' and ''Boyhood''
On March 29, 2022, it was announced the group would be officially called TNX, and they would make their official debut on May 17, 2022. On April 25, it was announced that the group would debut their first
EP ''
Way Up''.
In January 2023, their agency P Nation announced through their official fancafe that member Junhyeok would be temporarily halting activities due to health concerns.
On February 15, 2023, TNX released their second EP ''Love Never Dies'' with the lead single "Love or Die". According to P Nation, both "I Need U" and "Love or Die" would serve as the double title tracks for their second EP ''Love Never Dies''.
On May 22, 2023, TNX announced their third EP ''Boyhood'' would be released on June 7. On June 7, 2023, TNX released their third EP ''Boyhood'' with the lead single "Kick It 4 Now".
On December 28, 2023, TNX "Love or Die" had been selected as No.14 for The 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2023 by Billboard.
2024-present: Junhyeok's return, ''Fuego'', ''Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace'' and Kyungjun's departure
On February 1, 2024, P Nation announced member Junhyeok decided to resume his activities with the group, thereby ending his hiatus of over a year. P Nation also revealed the group's plans for the release of a digital single in late March that year.
On March 20, 2024, TNX released their first digital single "Fuego".
On July 10, 2024, TNX was announced as part of the final line up of
Mnet's
reality competition
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show ''
Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace''.
On October 23, 2024, P Nation announced the departure of member Kyungjun, as he would be completing his
mandatory military service and did not intend to continue group activities after discharge, thereby terminating his contract with the company.
Members
Current
* Taehun ()
* Hyunsoo ()
* Junhyeok ()
* Hwi ()
* Sungjun ()
Former
* Kyungjun ()
Timeline
Discography
Extended plays
Singles
Other charted songs
Videography
Music videos
Awards and nominations
Notes
References
External links
* {{Official website
2022 establishments in South Korea
K-pop music groups
Musical groups established in 2022
Musical groups from Seoul
South Korean boy bands
South Korean dance music groups
South Korean musical quintets
South Korean pop music groups