Honeyst Explained

Honeyst
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Origin:Seoul, South Korea
Genre:Pop rock
Years Active:–
Label:FNC
Past Members:
  • Oh Seung-seok
  • Kim Chul-min
  • Seo Dong-sung
  • Kim Hwan

Honeyst was a South Korean pop rock band formed by FNC Entertainment in 2017. The band consists of Oh Seung-seok (drummer), Kim Chul-min (main vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist), Seo Dong-sung (leader, vocalist, bassist), and Kim Hwan (guitarist, vocalist). Their debut single album Like You was released on May 17, 2017. On April 26, 2019, they disbanded after only two years of activity.

History

Pre-debut and NEOZ School

In May 2016, the four members participated as "NEOZ Band" on the Mnet reality survival show d.o.b. (dance or band), competing against other trainees in "NEOZ Dance" for the chance to debut.[1] In the final episode on June 29, 2016, "NEOZ Band" eventually lost to "NEOZ Dance" who won the public voting and debuted as SF9.

In May 2017, FNC Entertainment announced that the four members would debut as Honeyst (a combination of the words "Honey" and "Artist") and would pursue an acoustic vibe.[2]

2017–2019: Debut with Like You, Someone to Love and disbandment

Honeyst made their official debut with single album Like You on May 17, 2017. The single consists of three track with the lead single "Like You". The single debuted at twenty-two on the Gaon Album Chart.[3] [4] On November 22, Honeyst released their second single album Someone to Love.[5] [6]

On April 26, 2019, FNC announced that HONEYST would be disbanding due to creative differences.[7]

Members

Discography

Single albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
KOR
[12]
Like You 22
Someone to Love
  • Released: November 22, 2017
  • Label: FNC Entertainment
  • Format: Digital download
34

Singles

Title! scope="col"
YearAlbum
"Like You" 2017Like You
"Someone to Love" Someone to Love

Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 4, 2016. Mnet's new idol survival show 'd.o.b (Dance or Band)' releases 1st trailer featuring all 13 Neoz School trainees!. Allkpop.
  2. Web site: Kim. Eun-ae. 2017-05-11. [단독] FNC μ‹ μΈλ°΄λ“œ λ‚˜μ˜¨λ‹€, ν—ˆλ‹ˆμŠ€νŠΈ 5μ›” 정식데뷔]. 2020-12-20. Osen. ko.
  3. Web site: 2017λ…„ 20μ£Όμ°¨ Album Chart. 2 May 2017. Gaon Chart.
  4. Web site: 2017λ…„ 52μ£Όμ°¨ Album Chart. 2 May 2017. Gaon Chart.
  5. Web site: Kim. Ha-jin. 2017-11-22. ν—ˆλ‹ˆμŠ€νŠΈ, 였늘(22일) 신곑 λ°œν‘œ..λšœλ ·ν•œ 색깔 λ‹΄μ•˜λ‹€. 2020-12-20. Ten Asia. ko.
  6. Web site: Song. Cho-rong. 2017-11-22. ν—ˆλ‹ˆμŠ€νŠΈ, 22일 'μ—°μ• ν•˜κ³ μ‹Άμ€λ°μš”' μ»΄λ°± 'κ°μƒν¬μΈνŠΈ 3'. 2020-12-20. News Inside. ko.
  7. Web site: 2019-04-26. HONEYST ν™œλ™ κ΄€λ ¨ μ•ˆλ‚΄λ§μ”€ λ“œλ¦½λ‹ˆλ‹€.. 2020-12-20. FNC Entertainment.
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  12. Web site: Gaon Weekly Album Chart . . Korea Music Content Industry Association . Korean . January 15, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150106234133/http://gaonchart.co.kr/chart/album.php . January 6, 2015 . dead .
  13. Web site: 2017λ…„ 06μ›” Album Chart. Gaon Chart.
  14. Web site: 2017λ…„ 11μ›” Album Chart. Gaon Chart.