We in the Zone

We in the Zone
We in the Zone
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop; hip hop;
Years active	2019–2021
Labels	Choon
Past members	Min; Kyeongheon; Eson; Jooan; Shihyun;

We in the Zone (Hangul: 위인더존) was a South Korean boy band formed in Seoul 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.^[1]

History

Pre-debut

Shihyun participated in the Mnet 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 in 2018, placing tenth in the final episode.

During late 2018, Choon Entertainment announced a new boy group by the name of WITZ.^[2]^[3] The group consisted of Eson, Jooan, and Kyeongheon. Eson and Jooan both released mixtapes. WITZ released dance covers on their YouTube channel.^[4]

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.^[5] Leading up to the release of the album, the group revealed album prologues for each member.^[6] On May 27, 2019, the group debuted with their self-titled mini album with a few self-produced songs.^[7] 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".^[8]

On October 23, Min left the group and terminated his contract for personal reasons.^[9]

On January 15, 2021, Kyeongheon announced via Instagram he would be leaving the group.^[10] Kyeongheon also revealed on Instagram that the members have terminated their contracts with Choon Entertainment.^[11]

Former members

Min (민)
Kyeongheon (경헌)
Eson (이슨)
Jooan (주안)
Shihyun (시현)

Timeline

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Album details	KOR ^[12]	Sales
We in the Zone	Released: May 27, 2019 Label: Choon Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	17	KOR: 8,830^[13]
Weeee!	Released: October 30, 2019^[14] Label: Choon Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	13	KOR: 8,327^[15]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak positions	Sales	Album
Title	Year	KOR	Sales	Album
"Let's Get Loud"	2019	—	—	We in the Zone
"Wish List"		—		Non-album single
"Loveade"		—		Weeee!
"Be Your Star"	2020	—		Non-album single
"You Bought YSL Tint" (라고 말해도)	2020	—		Non-album single
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that area.

References

^ "위인더존 "자작곡으로 데뷔, 무게감 느껴 밤 새면서 작업했다"". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-05-27.
^ "witz : 네이버 통합검색". m.search.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-05-27.
^ "보이그룹 윗츠, 새로운 콘텐츠 'WITZ_MOMENT' 공개 - 베리타스알파". www.veritas-a.com (in Korean). 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
^ 기사입력: 2018-12-19 14:42 (2018-12-19). "보이그룹 '윗츠(WITZ)', 프리 데뷔 퍼포먼스 비디오 티저 이미지 오픈". 비즈엔터. Retrieved 2019-05-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "위인더존, 데뷔일 29일→27일 변경…더 빨리 팬들 만난다". inews24 (in Korean). 3 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
^ "위인더존, '감미로운 목소리' 경헌까지 5인 5색 프롤로그 필름 모두 공개". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-05-27.
^ "위인더존, '자체제작돌'의 진화 "직접 쓴 데뷔곡…기회이자 도전"". inews24 (in Korean). 18 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
^ ""진짜가 나타났다"…위인더존, '자체제작돌'의 자신감(종합)". inews24 (in Korean). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
^ "We In The Zone Announces Min's Departure". Soompi. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
^ "Departure announcement". Instagram. January 15, 2021.
^ "We In The Zone announces their disbandment". All Access Asia. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
^
"Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean).
- "We in the Zone charting". Retrieved 2019-08-26.
- "Weeee! charting". Retrieved 2019-11-21.
^ "2019년 07월 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-08-26.
^ "위인더존, 10월 컴백 대전 합류..."팬들 위한 통 큰 선물과 함께"". TenAsia (in Korean). September 27, 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ 2019년 11월 Album Chart [November 2019 Album Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 12, 2019.

[1] "위인더존 "자작곡으로 데뷔, 무게감 느껴 밤 새면서 작업했다"". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-05-27.

[2] "witz : 네이버 통합검색". m.search.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-05-27.

[3] "보이그룹 윗츠, 새로운 콘텐츠 'WITZ_MOMENT' 공개 - 베리타스알파". www.veritas-a.com (in Korean). 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2019-05-27.

[4] 기사입력: 2018-12-19 14:42 (2018-12-19). "보이그룹 '윗츠(WITZ)', 프리 데뷔 퍼포먼스 비디오 티저 이미지 오픈". 비즈엔터. Retrieved 2019-05-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[5] "위인더존, 데뷔일 29일→27일 변경…더 빨리 팬들 만난다". inews24 (in Korean). 3 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-27.

[6] "위인더존, '감미로운 목소리' 경헌까지 5인 5색 프롤로그 필름 모두 공개". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-05-27.

[7] "위인더존, '자체제작돌'의 진화 "직접 쓴 데뷔곡…기회이자 도전"". inews24 (in Korean). 18 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-27.

[8] ""진짜가 나타났다"…위인더존, '자체제작돌'의 자신감(종합)". inews24 (in Korean). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-27.

[9] "We In The Zone Announces Min's Departure". Soompi. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-23.

[10] "Departure announcement". Instagram. January 15, 2021.

[11] "We In The Zone announces their disbandment". All Access Asia. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-27.

[gaon_album_chart-12] "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean).
"We in the Zone charting". Retrieved 2019-08-26.

"Weeee! charting". Retrieved 2019-11-21.

[13] "We in the Zone charting". Retrieved 2019-08-26.

[14] "Weeee! charting". Retrieved 2019-11-21.

[13] "2019년 07월 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-08-26.

[14] "위인더존, 10월 컴백 대전 합류..."팬들 위한 통 큰 선물과 함께"". TenAsia (in Korean). September 27, 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[15] 2019년 11월 Album Chart [November 2019 Album Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 12, 2019.

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