We in the Zone (
Hangul
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: 위인더존) was a South Korean
boy band
A boy band is a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their Teenage, teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform love songs marketed towards girls and young women. Many boy bands ...
formed in
Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
in 2019 under Choon Entertainment. The group was composed of five members: Min, Kyeongheon, Eson, Jooan, and Shihyun. They debuted on May 27, 2019 with their self-titled mini album.
History
Pre-debut
Shihyun participated in the
Mnet
M-Net (an abbreviation of Electronic Media Network) is a South African pay television channel established by Naspers in 1986. The channel broadcasts both local and international programming, including general entertainment, children's series, ...
survival series ''
Produce 101 Season 2'' in 2017. He left the show before its official airing for medical reasons. He later debuted in the duo group
Longguo & Shihyun with the album the.the.the, which would in turn quietly disband. Shihyun released "Sweet Potato X 100" with
Kim So-hee. He later participated in
MBC survival show
Under Nineteen
Under Nineteen () was a survival show on Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation for trainees under the age of 19 years old. There were a total of 57 contestants competing to debut as a member of 1THE9. The trainees were put into groups that specialize ...
in 2018, placing tenth in the final episode.
During late 2018, Choon Entertainment announced a new boy group by the name of WITZ. The group consisted of Eson, Jooan, and Kyeongheon. Eson and Jooan both released mixtapes. WITZ released dance covers on their
YouTube
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channel.
In April, it was announced that WITZ would be debuting with the additional members Shihyun and Min.
2019–2021: Debut, We in the Zone, Min's and Kyungheon's departure, and disbandment
The group originally announced the debut date to be May 29, but was later changed to the 27th of the month. Leading up to the release of the album, the group revealed album prologues for each member. On May 27, 2019, the group debuted with their self-titled mini album with a few self-produced songs. They held their debut show case at Hongdae Hana Tour V Hall in Seoul, performing a number of songs off of the album including their title track "Let's Get Loud".
On October 23, Min left the group and terminated his contract for personal reasons.
On January 15, 2021, Kyeongheon announced via Instagram he would be leaving the group. Kyeongheon also revealed on Instagram that the members have terminated their contracts with Choon Entertainment.
Former members
* Min (민)
* Kyeongheon (경헌)
* Eson (이슨)
* Jooan (주안)
* Shihyun (시현)
Timeline
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Discography
Extended plays
Singles
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References
2019 establishments in South Korea
Musical groups from Seoul
K-pop music groups
Musical groups established in 2019
South Korean dance music groups
South Korean boy bands
Choon Entertainment artists
2021 disestablishments in South Korea