40 Fun Facts About UP10TION

Which Seoul agency, co-founded by a member of Shinhwa, formed UP10TION in 2015?

TOP Media launched the group as a ten-member act, which is where the 10 in the name comes from. Several members' contracts with the company ran out in March 2023.

Before debut, UP10TION introduced each member through a parody of which South Korean singing show?

King of Mask Singer inspired the pre-debut series Masked Rookie King, in which Kim Woo-seok was the first of the ten members to be introduced.

Which group with UP10TION's Kim Woo-seok disbanded in 2020 after a vote manipulation investigation?

X1 debuted in August 2019 with Kim Woo-seok, who had finished second on Produce X 101, and announced its break-up less than five months later.

UP10TION's Gold-certified 2017 single "ID" marked the group's debut in which overseas market?

Japan certified "ID" Gold, and the group followed the single with a Zepp concert-hall tour there that May.

The title of UP10TION's 2018 EP Laberinto means "maze" in which language?

Spanish supplied the title, and the EP leaned into the puzzle theme with two versions named Clue and Crime, each packed with a tarot card.

Which former I.O.I member co-hosted SBS MTV's The Show with Kim Woo-seok of UP10TION from 2016?

Jeon Somi and Kim Woo-seok fronted the weekly music show for about six months, from October 2016 until both stepped down in April 2017.

Which senior boy group does Changjo, who wrote and composed UP10TION's song "Party2nite", belong to?

Teen Top debuted five years earlier at the same agency, and Changjo also co-wrote "Neverending" for the newcomers' first EP.

Two UP10TION members competed on Boys Planet in 2023; which group did that survival show create?

Zerobaseone took the contest's final nine, so neither idol made it: one finished 44th and the other withdrew before the end.

UP10TION's official fandom name pairs the number in the group's name with which sweet word?

Honey plus the number makes Honey10, the name the members used when they addressed a 2018 comeback teaser to their fans.

Under which stage name did Kim Woo-seok debut with UP10TION before reverting to his birth name?

Wooshin was his name for the group's first years; in 2019 he entered Produce X 101 as Kim Woo-seok and finished second.

Which UP10TION leader took a health hiatus in April 2020 and enlisted in the military that November?

Jinhoo stepped back for health reasons, began his mandatory service on November 23, 2020, and was discharged in May 2022.

Which UP10TION co-leader was discharged from military service in February 2024 because of back pain?

Kuhn had enlisted in March 2023, two weeks before bandmate Kogyeol, and was released after less than a year in uniform.

Which UP10TION vocalist recorded the 2016 duet "Cherish" with Yuju of the girl group GFriend?

Sunyoul and Yuju released "Cherish" in March 2016, and the song then closed his group's third EP, Spotlight, the following month.

Which UP10TION vocalist withdrew from Boys Planet in March 2023 because of health issues?

Hwanhee left the contest for good on medical grounds, and his agency contract came to an end later that same month.

Which UP10TION member, last of the seven to leave the agency, had just ended a run on Boys Planet?

Xiao competed under his birth name, Lee Dong-yeol, placed 44th, and left the company on March 31 once his time on the show was over.

The letter U in UP10TION officially stands for which word in the group's full acronym?

Unbelievable opens the full phrase, which runs on through Perfect, 10 members, Teenager, Idol, Open and Now; the name itself is read as "up tension".

Which member of the veteran boy band Shinhwa co-founded the agency that launched UP10TION?

Andy, the youngest of Shinhwa's six members, set the company up with his former manager and went on to produce its boy groups.

On which music show did UP10TION's Kim Woo-seok earn his first win as a soloist in February 2021?

M Countdown gave him the trophy for his single "Sugar" on February 18, 2021, and a Music Bank win followed that same month.

Which South Korean city is the birthplace of Kim Woo-seok, the UP10TION vocalist turned actor?

Daejeon is where he was born in October 1996, in the city's Daedeok District, and where he went to middle school.

In which 2020 web drama did UP10TION's Kim Woo-seok take his first acting role as the male lead?

Twenty-Twenty premiered on Naver TV in August 2020, less than three months after his first solo EP, and later ran on YouTube and JTBC.

Which six-track EP, opening with the intro "Tension Up!", was UP10TION's debut release?

Top Secret peaked at number 7 on the Gaon Album Chart after a launch showcase in Seoul that drew 500 fans.

Which UP10TION debut single's video ranked among Billboard's most viewed K-pop videos in America?

"So, Dangerous" made the American list for September 2015, the month the ten members first performed it on television, though it missed the worldwide ranking.

In which foreign capital did UP10TION stage a debut album showcase less than two weeks after the Seoul launch?

Beijing hosted the showcase on September 22, 2015, and the group also released a Chinese-language video for the debut single.

Which lead single from UP10TION's EP Bravo! came from the producers of GFriend's "Me Gustas Tu"?

"Catch Me!" was produced by Iggy and Yong Bae, the team behind Ailee's "Heaven", and its EP climbed to number 5 on the Gaon Album Chart.

Which single led UP10TION's third EP, Spotlight, when it arrived in April 2016?

"Attention" fronted Spotlight, which reached number 4 on the Gaon Album Chart, the group's best showing up to that point.

Which 2016 UP10TION EP, led by the single "Tonight", peaked at number one on the Gaon Album Chart?

The chart-topper was Summer Go!, the group's first number-one record, and a limited re-release titled Thank You followed that September.

Which single led Burst, the fifth EP by UP10TION, when it was released in November 2016?

"White Night" fronted Burst, which went to number one on the Gaon Album Chart and sold more than 80,000 copies in South Korea.

Which lead single did UP10TION promote as a nine-member group on the 2017 EP Star;dom?

"Runner" arrived while one member sat out on hiatus, and its EP still became the best-selling Korean release in the group's catalogue.

Which release, teased with a number riddle spelling its title, was UP10TION's first studio album?

Invitation arrived two and a half years after the group's debut, and its release brought Kim Woo-seok back from a long hiatus.

Which title track gave its name to UP10TION's first US meet-and-live tour, an eight-city run?

"Candyland" led the group's first full-length album in March 2018, and the American dates followed that June.

Which single led Laberinto, the last UP10TION release promoted with Lee Jin-hyuk and Kim Woo-seok?

"Blue Rose" came out in December 2018; months later the pair left for a survival show and never promoted with the group again.

Which single led The Moment of Illusion, an EP UP10TION promoted without Lee Jin-hyuk and Kim Woo-seok?

"Your Gravity" came out in August 2019, the same month Kim Woo-seok debuted with a new group formed on Produce X 101.

Which lead single fronted Connection, the second studio album UP10TION released in June 2021?

"Spin Off" led the album, which reached number 3 on the Gaon Album Chart and mixed duet and unit tracks in among the group songs.

Which EP, led by "I Like That", was the solo debut of UP10TION's Lee Jin-hyuk after Produce X 101?

S.O.L came out in November 2019, reached number 2 on the Gaon Album Chart and sold close to 100,000 copies.

Which lead single fronted 1st Desire (Greed), the 2020 solo debut EP by UP10TION's Kim Woo-seok?

"Red Moon" led a seven-track EP that reached number 3 in South Korea and sold more than 117,000 copies.

Which five-member boy group debuted in 2020 with Into the Ice Age as UP10TION's junior labelmates?

MCND, short for Music Creates New Dream, was the agency's first new boy group since the ten-member act arrived in 2015.

Under which stage name did Lee Jin-hyuk perform as a rapper in UP10TION's early years?

Wei was the ninth member revealed before debut, and his name at birth was different again: Lee Sung-joon.

In which MBC drama did UP10TION's Lee Jin-hyuk make his acting debut, playing Jo Il-kwon?

Find Me in Your Memory earned him a Best New Actor nomination at the MBC Drama Awards, and he returned to the network for the four-part Check Out the Event.

Which actor hosted Produce X 101, the survival show two UP10TION members paused group work to join?

Lee Dong-wook was named MC the day filming began in March 2019, and the two idols went on hiatus from their group to compete.

Which network aired both survival shows joined by UP10TION members, Produce X 101 and Boys Planet?

Mnet ran Produce X 101 in 2019 and Boys Planet in 2023, and its own vote-rigging scandal cut short the group formed by the first.