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Waterfire (band)

Waterfire (Korean: 워터파이어; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed through Mnet's reality competition program Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival. The quartet comprises Sunyoul, Wumuti, Choi Su-hwan, and Kang Ha-yoon. They made their official debut on May 30, 2024, with the single album Possible.[2]

Waterfire
Official logo
Official logo
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
GenresK-pop
Years active2024–present
Labels
  • Waterfire Co., Ltd.[1]
Spinoff ofBuild Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival
Members
  • Sunyoul
  • Wumuti
  • Choi Su-hwan
  • Kang Ha-yoon

History

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Formation through Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival and other activities

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See also: Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival

The quartet was formed through the reality competition program Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival, aired in the first quarter of 2024. Sunyoul, Wumuti, Choi Su-hwan, and Kang Ha-yoon each separately joined the program.[3] Prior to the One Team Mission of the show, Sunyoul was previously hailed as the top tier among the contestants with the privilege to organize a four-member group. He recruited Kang Ha-yoon, Wumuti, and Choi Su-hwan as team members to form Waterfire.[4] The group reached the finals and finished in third place on the show.[5]

Before appearing on the program, the members had already been active in the entertainment industry. Sunyoul is a member of the boy group Up10tion and appeared as a contestant in King of Mask Singer and Mr. Trot Season 2.[6] In 2015, Wumuti was among the winners of a Chinese survival reality show Super Idol, and debuted as a member of SWIN.[7] He also previously joined reality competition programs Under Nineteen[8] and Boys Planet.[9] Choi Su-hwan was a contestant in 2019's Produce X 101 and debuted as a solo artist in 2021.[10] Kang Ha-yoon was a former contestant for survival singing shows Loud[11] and Kookmin Singer.[12]

2024–present: Debut with Possible

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The members announced the beginning of their activities on April 15, 2024, as members of the project group Waterfire.[13] On May 30, 2024, the group officially debuted upon the release of their single album Possible which shares the same title as its lead single, and appeared on Mnet's music show M Countdown for the first time.[14]

Members

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  • Sunyoul (선율) – leader[15]
  • Wumuti (우무티)
  • Choi Su-hwan (최수환)
  • Kang Ha-yoon (강하윤)

Discography

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Single albums

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List of single albums, with selected details, chart positions and sales
Title Details Peak
positions 		Sales
KOR
Possible
Track listing
  1. "Possible"
  2. "Possible" (Inst.)
 TBA

Other appearances

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List of appearances on other albums
Title Year Album
"Drama" (orig. song by Aespa) 2024 Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival, Part. 5 (One Team Mission)
"Someday" (어느 날) Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival (Semifinal)
"Now" (지금 이 순간) Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival (Final)

Filmography

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Television shows

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Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2024 Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival Mnet and TvN Contestant (individually, at first; but formed as a group during the show's One Team Mission) Third Place [16]

References

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  1. ^ Yoo, Byeong-cheol (April 26, 2024). "레드스타트이엔엠X257엔터X리나엔터, 합작법인 워터파이어 출범…'빌드업 파생 보컬 그룹' 워터파이어 성장 위한 지원 약속" [Red Start E&M x 257 Entertainment x Lynna Entertainment Promise of support for the growth of ‘Build-up derived vocal group’ Waterfire]. Global Epic (in Korean). Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  2. ^ Kim, Min-ji (May 30, 2024). "'빌드업' 첫 파생그룹 워터파이어, 오늘 데뷔 싱글 '파서블' 발매" [Waterfire, the first spin-off group in 'Build Up', releases debut single 'Possible' today]. News 1 (in Korean). Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  3. ^ Shin, Yu-rim (January 22, 2024). "'완성형 보이그룹' 데뷔 예고…참가자 40인 전원 공개(빌드업)" [Announcement of debut of ‘complete boy group’… All 40 participants revealed (Build-Up)]. At Style (in Korean). Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  4. ^ Son, Jinah (March 9, 2024). "'빌드업' 선율, 탑티어 선정 후 '워터 파이어'로 팀 리빌딩 "색깔이 너무 달라..."" [‘Build-up’ Sunyoul, team rebuilding with ‘Waterfire’ after being selected as top tier “The colors are so different...”]. MK Sports. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Naver.
  5. ^ Hong, Ji-hoon (March 29, 2024). "'빌드업' 결승 생방송 투표하기 시작…훈민제빛ㆍ워터파이어ㆍ동업자들 우승 최종 순위 경쟁" ['Build-up' final live voting begins... Hunminjebit, Waterfire, and Partners compete for the final ranking of the championship]. BizEnter (in Korean). Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  6. ^ Kim, Hyun-sik (February 11, 2024). "'레드스타트' 선율 "업텐션 아닌 솔로 가수로…무대 간절했죠"[인터뷰]②" [‘Red Start’ Sunyoul “As a solo singer, not as a member of UP10TION… I was desperate for the stage” [Interview] ②]. Edaily (in Korean). Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  7. ^ Lee, Seonjeong (October 15, 2015). "종영 '슈퍼아이돌' 청춘들의 눈부신 열정, 시즌2를 기대해" [The dazzling passion of the youth of ‘Super Idol’, looking forward to Season 2]. 국제뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  8. ^ Choi, Si-yul (October 30, 2018). "[HD포토] 우무티, '서바이벌 재도전!' (언더나인틴)" [[HD Photo] Wumuti, ‘Try Survival Again!’ (Under Nineteen)]. Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  9. ^ Kim, Hyo-jin (February 8, 2023). "[스타서베이] '보이즈 플래닛' 최종 데뷔 그룹 발탁 영예는 누구?…1회 인기투표 시작" [[Star Survey] Who gets the honor of being selected as the final debut group for ‘Boys Planet’?… 1st popularity vote begins]. Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  10. ^ "실력파 솔로 아티스트 최수환, 엠넷 보컬 보이그룹 오디션 '빌드업' 도전 | 텐아시아" [Talented solo artist Choi Su-hwan challenges Mnet vocal boy group audition ‘Build-Up’]. Ten Asia (in Korean). January 12, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  11. ^ "SBS <LOUD: 라우드> Participant Profile - Kang Ha-Yoon". Twitter. May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  12. ^ "Kookmin Singer: [Kang Ha Yoon] Preliminaries". Instagram. September 20, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  13. ^ Chu, Seung-hyun (April 15, 2024). "'빌드업' 워터파이어, 우승 놓쳤지만…정식 데뷔한다" ['Build-up' Waterfire missed the win... Officially debuting]. Newsis. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Naver.
  14. ^ Son, Bong-seok (May 30, 2024). "'엠카운트다운' 워터파이어, 'POSSIBLE' 무대 음악 방송 최초 공개" [‘M Countdown’ Waterfire, ‘POSSIBLE’ stage music broadcast for the first time]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  15. ^ Maeng, Seon-mi (March 30, 2024). "'빌드업' 선율, 마지막까지 완벽 리더 "워터파이어 멤버들 덕분에 행복"" ['Build-up' Sunyoul, perfect leader until the end "I'm happy thanks to the Waterfire members"]. BizEnter (in Korean). Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  16. ^ Kim, Ki-ju (March 14, 2024). "'빌드업' 4인조 팀 미션 돌입...태민·에스파·브루노 마스 곡으로 퍼포먼스" ['Build-up' 4-member team mission begins... Performance with songs by Taemin, Aespa, and Bruno Mars]. Newsculture (in Korean). Retrieved May 31, 2024.
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