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Ateez (Korean: 에이티즈; RR: Eitijeu; stylised in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by KQ Entertainment. The group consists of eight members: Hongjoong, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung and Jongho. They debuted on October 24, 2018, with the extended play (EP) Treasure EP.1: All to Zero.
As of January 2025, Ateez have released eleven EPs, four studio albums, twenty-four singles and one single album in the Korean language, as well as two single albums, three EPs and two studio albums in the Japanese language. Their albums Treasure EP.Fin: All to Action, Treasure Epilogue: Action to Answer, the Zero: Fever album tetralogy, Spin Off: From the Witness, The World album trilogy, Golden Hour: Part.1 and Golden Hour: Part.2 each topped the South Korean Circle Album Chart, with Zero: Fever Part.1 becoming the group's first to be certified platinum and The World EP.1: Movement becoming their first to be certified million in the country. The group achieved their first No.1 on the Billboard 200 with their second studio album The World EP.Fin: Will and has secured multiple No.1's on the Billboard Top Albums Sales Chart. They are also the first South Korean musical act to have three different releases chart in the top 10 of the UK Official Albums Chart within a single year.
Often referred to as "Global Performance Idols" by Korean media and dubbed "Next Generation Leaders" by the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism in 2020, Ateez have sold over seven million physical albums worldwide. Their accolades include Worldwide Fans' Choice at the 2019, 2020, and 2023 Mnet Asian Music Awards and bonsang awards (main prize) at the 4th Fact Music Awards, at the 30th and 31st Seoul Music Awards. They also won the Grand Honor's Choice award (daesang) at the 2024 Korea Grand Music Awards. The group has also served as official global ambassadors for Korean culture and tourism. In 2024, Ateez became the first K-pop boy group to perform at Coachella and also the first K-pop group to headline the Mawazine music festival in Morocco.
Their primary producer is their labelmate Eden, the leader of Eden-ary.
Plans for a new KQ Entertainment boy band began after a staff member discovered a letter and sample mixtape from Kim Hongjoong, who would eventually become Ateez's leader, expressing interest in becoming a trainee at the company. Hongjoong became the company's first official trainee and would remain the only one until Yunho joined six months later. Over the next year, members Mingi, San, Seonghwa, Yeosang, Jongho, and Wooyoung joined KQ Entertainment as trainees. Many had previous training experience at other companies: Mingi at Maroo Entertainment, Jongho at TOP Media, and Yeosang and Wooyoung at Big Hit Entertainment. They were known as "KQ Fellaz" prior to debuting.
In late 2017, Hongjoong, Mingi, Wooyoung, and Jongho competed on the survival reality show Mix Nine, placing 42nd, 63rd, 72nd, and 43rd out of all male contestants, respectively. On May 18, 2018, KQ Entertainment released the YouTube video "KQ Fellaz Performance Video I", which featured all eight Ateez members together for the first time, dancing to the song "Pick It Up" by rapper Famous Dex. Shortly after, the group premiered their pre-debut web series, KQ Fellaz American Training, showcasing the eight members in Los Angeles, California, training at The Millennium Dance Complex. During this period, a ninth trainee, Lee Jun-young, was promoted as a member of KQ Fellaz but ultimately not added to the final line-up. For the finale of the web series, KQ Fellaz released the music video of "From", a song composed and produced by Hongjoong.
KQ Entertainment announced a debut reality show with a set of three teasers. The second teaser, released on July 3, 2018, revealed the official name for the group: Ateez. The name, short for "A TEEnager Z", symbolises the group's goal to represent everything about teenagers, from A to Z. The show, Code Name Is Ateez, premiered on Mnet on July 20.
On October 24, 2018, Ateez released their debut EP, Treasure EP.1: All to Zero, alongside music videos for the two lead singles "Pirate King" (Korean: 해적왕; RR: Haejeogwang) and "Treasure". Their debut showcase was held on the same day. The album peaked at number seven on the weekly Gaon Albums Chart, selling 23,644 copies in 2018.
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Ateez
Ateez (Korean: 에이티즈; RR: Eitijeu; stylised in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by KQ Entertainment. The group consists of eight members: Hongjoong, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung and Jongho. They debuted on October 24, 2018, with the extended play (EP) Treasure EP.1: All to Zero.
As of January 2025, Ateez have released eleven EPs, four studio albums, twenty-four singles and one single album in the Korean language, as well as two single albums, three EPs and two studio albums in the Japanese language. Their albums Treasure EP.Fin: All to Action, Treasure Epilogue: Action to Answer, the Zero: Fever album tetralogy, Spin Off: From the Witness, The World album trilogy, Golden Hour: Part.1 and Golden Hour: Part.2 each topped the South Korean Circle Album Chart, with Zero: Fever Part.1 becoming the group's first to be certified platinum and The World EP.1: Movement becoming their first to be certified million in the country. The group achieved their first No.1 on the Billboard 200 with their second studio album The World EP.Fin: Will and has secured multiple No.1's on the Billboard Top Albums Sales Chart. They are also the first South Korean musical act to have three different releases chart in the top 10 of the UK Official Albums Chart within a single year.
Often referred to as "Global Performance Idols" by Korean media and dubbed "Next Generation Leaders" by the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism in 2020, Ateez have sold over seven million physical albums worldwide. Their accolades include Worldwide Fans' Choice at the 2019, 2020, and 2023 Mnet Asian Music Awards and bonsang awards (main prize) at the 4th Fact Music Awards, at the 30th and 31st Seoul Music Awards. They also won the Grand Honor's Choice award (daesang) at the 2024 Korea Grand Music Awards. The group has also served as official global ambassadors for Korean culture and tourism. In 2024, Ateez became the first K-pop boy group to perform at Coachella and also the first K-pop group to headline the Mawazine music festival in Morocco.
Their primary producer is their labelmate Eden, the leader of Eden-ary.
Plans for a new KQ Entertainment boy band began after a staff member discovered a letter and sample mixtape from Kim Hongjoong, who would eventually become Ateez's leader, expressing interest in becoming a trainee at the company. Hongjoong became the company's first official trainee and would remain the only one until Yunho joined six months later. Over the next year, members Mingi, San, Seonghwa, Yeosang, Jongho, and Wooyoung joined KQ Entertainment as trainees. Many had previous training experience at other companies: Mingi at Maroo Entertainment, Jongho at TOP Media, and Yeosang and Wooyoung at Big Hit Entertainment. They were known as "KQ Fellaz" prior to debuting.
In late 2017, Hongjoong, Mingi, Wooyoung, and Jongho competed on the survival reality show Mix Nine, placing 42nd, 63rd, 72nd, and 43rd out of all male contestants, respectively. On May 18, 2018, KQ Entertainment released the YouTube video "KQ Fellaz Performance Video I", which featured all eight Ateez members together for the first time, dancing to the song "Pick It Up" by rapper Famous Dex. Shortly after, the group premiered their pre-debut web series, KQ Fellaz American Training, showcasing the eight members in Los Angeles, California, training at The Millennium Dance Complex. During this period, a ninth trainee, Lee Jun-young, was promoted as a member of KQ Fellaz but ultimately not added to the final line-up. For the finale of the web series, KQ Fellaz released the music video of "From", a song composed and produced by Hongjoong.
KQ Entertainment announced a debut reality show with a set of three teasers. The second teaser, released on July 3, 2018, revealed the official name for the group: Ateez. The name, short for "A TEEnager Z", symbolises the group's goal to represent everything about teenagers, from A to Z. The show, Code Name Is Ateez, premiered on Mnet on July 20.
On October 24, 2018, Ateez released their debut EP, Treasure EP.1: All to Zero, alongside music videos for the two lead singles "Pirate King" (Korean: 해적왕; RR: Haejeogwang) and "Treasure". Their debut showcase was held on the same day. The album peaked at number seven on the weekly Gaon Albums Chart, selling 23,644 copies in 2018.
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