South Korean boy band
Imfact
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Origin
| Seoul
, South Korea
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Genres
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Years active
| 2016?2020
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Labels
| Star Empire
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Members
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- Jeup
- Taeho
- Jian
- Sang
- Ungjae
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Website
| imfact
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Imfact
(
Korean
:
임팩트
, a mixture of
I'm Fact
and
Impact
) is a South Korean
boy band
formed by
Star Empire Entertainment
in 2016. The group debuted on January 27, 2016, with their single album
Lollipop
. The group departed from Star Empire Entertainment on January 4, 2022, after all members decided not to renew their contracts. The group consists of five members: Jeup, Taeho, Jian, Sang, and Ungjae.
History
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Pre-debut
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Sang was spotted by
Star Empire Entertainment
, when he was three years old.
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citation needed
]
Prior to debut, Jian worked as a backup dancer for
B1A4
and Juniel.
[
citation needed
]
Before training under Star Empire Entertainment, Taeho had trained under several other labels such as
MBK Entertainment
and
Happy Face Entertainment
.
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citation needed
]
2016: Debut with
Lollipop
and
Prism
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Imfact released their debut single album
Lollipop
on January 27. The single contains four tracks with the title track being "Lollipop", and was produced by the members.
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citation needed
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The group officially debuted on January 28 on the music program
M Countdown
.
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citation needed
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Their second single album
Prism
with the title track "Feel So Good" was released on November 11.
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citation needed
]
2017: Imfactory and
The Unit
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Imfact announced their 2017 project entitled Imfactory on a launching show on January 7. The project consisted of monthly releases, mini fan meetings and mini concerts.
[1]
The group released their first monthly song, titled "In The Club", on January 25.
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citation needed
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They held their '2017 Imfact Project Imfactory Mini Concert Part 2' on February 25.
[2]
Their second monthly song "Please Be My First Love" was released on February 27.
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citation needed
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Their third monthly song "Tension Up" was released on April 5.
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citation needed
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On August 24, they were confirmed to join KBS Idol Rebooting Project
The Unit
.
[3]
On September 19, Star Empire announced that four members (Jian, Jeup, Taeho and Ungjae) would participate in the show.
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citation needed
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During the Fourth Mission, Ungjae and his team performed a newly produced song, placed second with “Question”, and got a special video.
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citation needed
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Jeup finished in eleventh place in the final round and did not enter the debut team. Ungjae, Taeho and Jian were eliminated before the final round.
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citation needed
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2018: "The Light" and "Nanana"
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Imfact made a comeback on April 17 with the digital single "The Light". They performed at KCON 2018 in
Los Angeles
, making it their first U.S. performance.
[4]
On August 16, the group dropped a music video for their digital single "Nanana".
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citation needed
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The song received generally positive reviews from music critics. Taylor Glasby of
Dazed
magazine praised "Nanana", stating "its hooky title refrain jumps into a deep house chorus, with cranking EDM beats beneath the verses and bridge."
[5]
Dazed
also ranked it at number 13 in its list of the 20 best K-pop songs of 2018.
[5]
2019:
Only U
and world tour
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On January 16, it was confirmed that the boys would make their comeback with their third single album
Only U
on the 24th of that same month.
A day later through their social networks, they released the first teaser photos for their new comeback with a renewed and more mature concept. On January 24, the music video for "Only U" was released. That same day they made their return to the stage on Mnet Countdown for their first presentation of the year.
[6]
During 2019, it was announced that the group would be doing their first world tour, visiting countries in Europe, Asia and North America.
2020: "Lie",
L.L
, and Jeup's enlistment
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On April 12, the group revealed through their Twitter and Instagram that they would be returning after a year and three months with their fifth digital single "Lie" on the 21st.
It was also reported that the group would be releasing their first mini album, which includes the song "Lie", with the help of the We X Project on April 28. Said album was specially produced by the members of the group.
[7]
On July 13, Star Empire confirmed that Member Jeup would be enlisting on the 27th as an active soldier to fulfill his
national service
.
[8]
2021: Taeho's and Ungjae's solo debuts
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On May 13, it was announced that Taeho would make his solo debut with the digital single "Ggoma" on May 27.
[9]
On September 17, it was announced that Ungjae would make his solo debut with his first EP. He first released the pre-release single "Drama" on September 29. On October 29, Taeho released his second digital single "Tell Me".
2022: Departures from Star Empire
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On January 4, Star Empire announced that the members had chosen not to renew their contracts with the company. However, it was not stated that the group would be disbanding.
[10]
Members
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Jeup was the first to enlist on July 27, 2020. Following that, Jian enlisted in November 2020. Taeho later enlisted on December 14, 2021.
- Jeup (
帝業
)
- Taeho (
태호
)
- Jian (
지안
)
- Leesang (
以上
)
- Ungjae (
雄才
)
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Timeline
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Discography
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Extended plays
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Single albums
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Singles
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References
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"月刊 임팩트=임팩토리, 每月 新曲+미니 콘서트"
.
Sports Donga
(in Korean). January 9, 2017
. Retrieved
March 10,
2020
.
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"임팩트의 '첫사랑을 付託해'
"
.
Naver News
(in Korean). February 15, 2017
. Retrieved
March 10,
2020
.
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"[單獨] 임팩트 '더유닛' 出演…'제아 동생 그룹' 名譽回復 노린다"
.
Naver News
(in Korean). August 24, 2017
. Retrieved
March 10,
2020
.
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Herman, Tamar (July 9, 2018).
"KCON 2018 LA Finalizes Lineup With Dreamcatcher, IMFACT & Mia"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved
March 10,
2020
.
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a
b
Glasby, Taylor (December 17, 2018).
"The 20 best K-pop songs of 2018"
.
dazeddigital.com
. Dazed
. Retrieved
March 10,
2020
.
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Soompi, Soompi (January 17, 2019).
"IMFACT Previews Comeback With "Only U" MV Teaser"
.
Allkpop
.
Soompi
. Retrieved
January 18,
2019
.
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Allkpop, Allkpop (April 12, 2020).
"IMFACT surprises fans with a release plan for their new mini album"
.
Allkpop
. Retrieved
April 18,
2020
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"IMFACT's Jeup Announces Enlistment Plans"
.
Soompi
. 13 July 2020
. Retrieved
September 4,
2020
.
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"
'싱어게인' 임팩트 태호, 27日 新曲 發表 [公式]"
. Retrieved
May 23,
2021
.
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"그룹 임팩트, 스타帝國과 專屬契約 終了"
. Retrieved
January 4,
2022
.
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[My Name] 임팩트 (1) 지안, 帝業
(in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from
the original
on 2016-02-07
. Retrieved
2017-05-24
.
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a
b
c
"Gaon Album Chart"
.
Gaon Chart
(in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from
the original
on May 5, 2016
. Retrieved
January 23,
2016
.
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2020年 04月
[First half of 2020 Album Chart].
Gaon Chart
(in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association
. Retrieved
May 6,
2020
.
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2016年 01月
[First half of 2016 Album Chart].
Gaon Chart
(in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association
. Retrieved
March 1,
2016
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2016年 012月
[Second half of 2016 Album Chart].
Gaon Chart
(in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association
. Retrieved
November 7,
2016
.
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2019年 03月
[First half of 2019 Album Chart].
Gaon Chart
(in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association
. Retrieved
March 4,
2019
.
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