WANNA ONE

Wanna One is a South Korean boy band formed by CJ E&M through the 2017 series Produce 101 Season 2. The group is composed of eleven members: Kang Daniel, Park Ji Hoon, Lee Dae Hwi, Kim Jae Hwan, Ong Seong Woo, Park Woo Jin, Lai Guan Lin, Yoon Ji Sung, Hwang Min Hyun, Bae Jin Young and Ha Sung Woon. The group debuted on August 7, 2017 and managed by YMC Entertainment and CJ E&M. In June 2018, it was announced that Wanna One would be managed by Swing Entertainment instead of YMC Entertainment for the rest of their contract which will end on December 31, 2018.

Though Wanna One only promoted for a year and a half, they are hailed as one of the biggest acts in K-Pop the decade, selling over 3 million albums and placing 3rd on overall album sales from 2010-2018 behind K-Pop super groups BTS and EXO.

Despite debuting late in 2017 (August), Wanna One swept all Rookie of the Year and Best New Artist awards for the 2017 season and continued to dominate the 2018 awards season receiving Best Male Group at MAMA, Best Digital Record, and multiple Bonsangs.

The group officially disbanded on December 31st, 2018 but attended music award shows in January and conclude their activities as a group through a final concert in Gocheok Sky Dome from January 24-27, 2019.

Since disbanding, members Kang Daniel, Park Ji Hoon, Kim Jae Hwan, Ong Seong Woo, Yoon Ji Sung, and Ha Sung Woon have gone on to debut with solo music careers while Hwang Min Hyun rejoined his previous group NU'EST. Member Bae Jin Young debuted in group CIX while members Lee Dae Hwi and Park Woo Jin debuted in Brand New Music’s AB6IX in 2019. Lai Guan Lin debuted in a project group Wooseok x Kuanlin with PENTAGON’s Wooseok and has been holding solo activities since.