South Korean girl group
El7z Up
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EL7Z UP in September 2023
From left to right: Yuki, Yeeun, Yeoreum, Yeonhee, Nana, Hwiseo, and Kei
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Origin
| Seoul
, South Korea
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Genres
| K-pop
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Years active
| 2023?present
[A]
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Spinoff of
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Members
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Website
| Official website
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El7z Up
(
Korean
:
엘즈업
;
RR
:
Eljeueob
; stylized in
all caps
or formally as
EL7Z U+P
[2]
) is a South Korean project female
supergroup
formed through the
Mnet
reality competition show
Queendom Puzzle
. The group is managed by Apple Monster and DG Entertainment, and consists of seven members:
Kei
from
Lovelyz
,
Yeeun
from
CLC
, Yeoreum from
WJSN
, Yeonhee from
Rocket Punch
,
Nana
from
Woo!ah!
, Hwiseo from
H1-Key
, and Yuki from
Purple Kiss
. They debuted on September 14, 2023, with the
extended play
(EP)
7+Up
.
[3]
Name
[
edit
]
The group's name, El7z Up, is the word "Puzzle" spelled backwards, with the number "7" representing the number of members in the group and replacing one of the "z".
[4]
The name represents "the best seven members the audience 'puzzled' out".
[5]
History
[
edit
]
Pre-debut: Background and formation through
Queendom Puzzle
[
edit
]
All members of El7z Up have previously made their debuts in other girl groups.
Kei
debuted as a member of
Lovelyz
in 2014,
Yeeun
debuted as a member of
CLC
in 2015, both of whom also debuted as soloists in 2019 and 2023 respectively. Yeoreum debuted as a member of
WJSN
in 2016 and as a member of WJSN's first subunit WJSN Chocome in 2020. Yeonhee debuted as a member of
Rocket Punch
in 2019.
Nana
and Yuki debuted as a member of
Woo!ah!
and
Purple Kiss
respectively in 2020. Hwiseo debuted as a member of
H1-Key
in 2022.
El7z Up was formed through the reality competition show
Queendom Puzzle
, which aired from June 13 to August 15, 2023. The show brought together twenty-eight active female idols to form a supergroup consisting of seven members. On July 25, during the seventh episode, the name of the group was revealed.
[6]
During the finale, the final seven members of the group were announced, along with the aim of a September debut later that year.
[7]
Before appearing on the show, Kei participated in the first season of the show's legacy series
Queendom
as part of her group Lovelyz.
[8]
Yeoreum also participated in the second season as part of her group WJSN, where they finished in first place.
[9]
2023?present: Debut with
7+Up
, and 2023 MAMA Awards
[
edit
]
On September 14, 2023, El7z Up made their debut with the release of the EP
7+Up
, along with its lead single "Cheeky".
[3]
The group held their first concert in Japan titled "Piece Up", taking place in Saitama at
Omiya Sonic City
[
ja
]
on October 22, in Osaka at
Grand Cube Osaka
on October 24, and in Tokyo at Tachikawa Stage Garden on November 26.
[10]
[11]
On November 29, El7z Up appeared and performed at the
2023 MAMA Awards
.
[12]
The group was expected to release a new album in early 2024, according to a report on December 5, 2023,
[13]
later reported to have a release date in May 2024.
[14]
Members
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Discography
[
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]
Extended plays
[
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]
Singles
[
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]
Other charted songs
[
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]
Videography
[
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]
Music videos
[
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Filmography
[
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Reality shows
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Concerts and tours
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Awards and nominations
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Notes
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- ^
The group will be active until after the release of three consecutive EPs.
[1]
- ^
7+Up
did not peak on the Oricon Albums Chart, but peaked at number 46 on the Digital Albums Chart.
[16]
- ^
Hosted by the Hong Kong Asia Pacific International Group and Sunway Records, the Asian Pop Music Awards bases its winners on the "Asian Pop Music Chart" which opened in September 2019.
[21]
References
[
edit
]
- ^
"
'Queendom Puzzle' members gear up for EL7Z U+P debut"
.
Korea JoongAng Daily
. August 24, 2023.
Archived
from the original on August 31, 2023
. Retrieved
November 8,
2023
.
- ^
Yong-jun, Cho (August 24, 2023).
"
'Queendom Puzzle' members gear up for EL7Z U+P debut"
.
Korea JoongAng Daily
.
Archived
from the original on August 25, 2023
. Retrieved
August 25,
2023
– via
Naver
.
- ^
a
b
Jin-ah, Son (September 4, 2023).
"
'퀸덤퍼즐' 엘즈업, 14日 데뷔 確定(公式)"
['Queendom Puzzle' El7z Up confirms debut on the 14th (officially)].
MK Sports
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on September 4, 2023
. Retrieved
September 4,
2023
– via Naver.
- ^
Jeong, Hyeyeon (September 14, 2023).
"
'퀸덤퍼즐' 글로벌 걸그룹名은 엘즈업...주이→西燕 5人 脫落 [綜合]"
['Junghee' El7z Up "Goal? No. 1 on music shows... I want to become a group that can be together for a long time" [Comprehensive]].
Herald Pop
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on September 14, 2023
. Retrieved
September 14,
2023
– via Naver.
- ^
Dew (July 26, 2023).
"
'퀸덤퍼즐' 글로벌 걸그룹名은 엘즈업...주이→西燕 5人 脫落 [綜合]"
['Queendom Puzzle' global girl group name El7z Up... JooE → Seoyeon 5 people eliminated [Comprehensive]].
Xports News
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on September 1, 2023
. Retrieved
September 1,
2023
– via Naver.
- ^
Seung-ah, Goh (July 26, 2023).
"위클리 수진·지한·조아 '퀸덤 퍼즐' 세미파이널 進出 確定"
[Weeekly's Sujin, Jihan, and Joa confirmed to advance to the semi-finals of 'Queendom Puzzle'].
News 1
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on August 25, 2023
. Retrieved
August 25,
2023
– via Naver.
- ^
a
b
Jin-ah, Son (August 16, 2023).
"
'엘즈업 再데뷔' 휘서·나나·유키·케이·여름·演戱·예은의 새 出發 [MK★이슈]"
[EL7Z UP Re-debut' Hwiseo·Nana·Yuki·Kei·Yeoreum·Yeonhee·Yeeun's New Starts [MK★Issue]].
MK Sports
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on August 16, 2023
. Retrieved
August 16,
2023
– via
Naver
.
- ^
Hye-won, Jeong (April 26, 2023).
"
'優勝 經歷者'도 '逆走行돌'도 '퀸덤 퍼즐'行...걸그룹 再挑戰 通할까[이슈S]"
['Winner of the championship', 'Reverse running idol', 'Queendom puzzle'... Will the girl group re-challenge work? [Issue S]].
SpotTV News
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on August 29, 2023
. Retrieved
August 29,
2023
– via Naver.
- ^
Jeong, Jin-ri (April 25, 2023).
"[單獨]宇宙少女 여름, '퀸덤 퍼즐' 出擊...'퀸덤2' 優勝者 登板"
[[Exclusive] WJSN Yeoreum, goes to 'Queendom Puzzle'... The winner of "Queendom 2" will appear.].
SpotTV News
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on May 18, 2023
. Retrieved
August 29,
2023
– via Naver.
- ^
EL7Z UP JAPAN OFFICIAL [@El7ZUP_JP] (August 16, 2023).
"EL7Z U+P JAPAN 1ST FAN CONCERT(?)開催のご案?"
(
Tweet
) (in Japanese)
. Retrieved
August 29,
2023
– via
Twitter
.
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link
)
- ^
"EL7Z UP JAPAN 1st FAN CONCERT ~Piece up~追加公演開催のご案?"
[EL7Z UP JAPAN 1st FAN CONCERT ~Piece up~ Information on additional performances].
Whoop Japan
(in Japanese). October 22, 2023. Archived from
the original
on October 24, 2023
. Retrieved
October 24,
2023
.
- ^
Son, Bong-seok (November 29, 2023).
"
'퀸덤퍼즐' 엘즈업, '2023 MAMA' 첫 出擊"
[‘Queendom Puzzle’ El7z Up, first appearance at ‘2023 MAMA’].
Sports Kyunghyang
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on December 5, 2023
. Retrieved
December 5,
2023
– via Naver.
- ^
Kim, Hyun-sik (December 5, 2023).
"[單獨]'퀸덤 퍼즐' 데뷔兆 엘즈업, 解散 NO…來年 初 再出擊"
[[Exclusive] 'Queendom Puzzle' debut team El7z Up, no disbandment... Relaunch early next year].
Edaily
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on January 16, 2024
. Retrieved
January 16,
2024
– via Naver.
- ^
Kim, Sun-woo (February 26, 2024).
"[單獨]'解散 아니라'던 엘즈업, 5月 컴백"
[[Exclusive] El7z Up, which was 'not disbanded', will make a comeback in May] (in Korean).
JTBC
.
Archived
from the original on February 26, 2024
. Retrieved
February 26,
2024
– via Naver.
- ^
Peak chart positions on the Circle Album Chart:
- ^
a
b
週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2023年09月25日付
[Oricon Weekly Digital Album Ranking September 11, 2023 ? September 17, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from
the original
on September 20, 2023
. Retrieved
September 27,
2023
.
- ^
Cumulative sales for
7+Up
:
- "Circle Album Chart ? October, 2023"
.
Circle Chart
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on November 9, 2023
. Retrieved
November 9,
2023
.
- "Circle Album Chart ? Week 38, 2023"
.
Circle Chart
(in Korean). September 17?23, 2023.
Archived
from the original on September 28, 2023
. Retrieved
September 28,
2023
.
- "Circle Album Chart ? Week 40, 2023"
.
Circle Chart
(in Korean). October 1?7, 2023.
Archived
from the original on October 12, 2023
. Retrieved
October 12,
2023
.
- "Circle Album Chart ? Week 46, 2023"
.
Circle Chart
(in Korean). November 12?18, 2023.
Archived
from the original on November 23, 2023
. Retrieved
November 23,
2023
.
- "Circle Album Chart ? Week 48, 2023"
.
Circle Chart
(in Korean). November 26 ? December 2, 2023.
Archived
from the original on December 7, 2023
. Retrieved
December 7,
2023
.
- ^
a
b
Peak chart positions on the Circle Download Chart:
- ^
EL7Z UP(엘즈업) - 'CHEEKY' MV
(Music video). Apple Monster/DG Entertainment. September 14, 2023.
Archived
from the original on September 14, 2023
. Retrieved
February 12,
2024
– via YouTube.
- ^
[EL7Z UP&GO] TEASER?? 하고 싶은 거 마음껏 하는 엘즈업의 힐링 리얼리티??
(in Korean). EL7Z UP. October 30, 2023.
Archived
from the original on November 5, 2023
. Retrieved
November 5,
2023
– via
YouTube
.
- ^
"2020?洲流行音?大??果出? 林俊杰?5?成最大?家"
.
VCT News
(in Chinese). December 28, 2020.
Archived
from the original on January 8, 2021
. Retrieved
January 7,
2021
.
- ^
"【APMA 2023】?洲流行音?大?2023年度入?名?"
(in Chinese). Asian Pop Music Awards
. Retrieved
December 27,
2023
.
- ^
"Jimin & Tomorrow X Together Lead Nominations for 2023 MAMA Awards (Full List)"
.
Billboard
. October 19, 2023.
Archived
from the original on October 20, 2023
. Retrieved
October 22,
2023
.
- ^
Jeong, Ha-eun (January 3, 2024).
歷史上 첫 海外 開催, 對象은 엔시티 드림 “2年 連續 受賞 榮光…시즈니 德分”[第33回 서울歌謠大賞]
[Held overseas for the first time in history, the grand prize was awarded by NCT Dream "Honored to be awarded for the second year in a row...Thanks to Czennies" [The 33rd Seoul Music Awards]] (in Korean). Sports Seoul
. Retrieved
January 3,
2024
– via
Naver
.