Mirae (

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: 미래소년; stylized in

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), is a South Korean

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formed in 2021 under

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. The group consists of seven members: Lien, Lee Jun-hyuk, Yoo Dou-hyun, Khael, Son Dong-pyo, Park Si-young and Jang Yu-bin. The group debuted on March 17, 2021, with the release of their first

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(EP), ''Killa.''

Name

The group is named MIRAE, which means “future.” In Korean, 미래소년 means "Future Boys." The logo incorporates the Korean characters that make up the group’s name. The name of the group was inspired by their goals of pursuing a new future of K-pop, "Future Boys" means it's a name fitting for a group who will represent and lead the new future of K-Pop. The 4 consonants, ㅁㄹㅅㄴ, of their group name in korean designed in a perfect hexagon.

History

Pre-debut

Prior to the group's debut, members Son Dong-pyo and Lee Jun-hyuk participated on ''

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.'' Son Dong-pyo finished in sixth place, becoming a member of X1 until their disbandment in January 2020.' Khael and Park Si-young were former contestants on ''

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''. On January 31, 2020, DSP Media announced the launch of official accounts including Twitter and V Live for their upcoming boy group DSP N.

2021: Debut with ''Killa'' and ''Splash''

At midnight on February 1, 2021, DSP N announced through their fancafe that they would be known as MIRAE. An official logo motion video was released at the same time, along with the opening of their official SNS accounts. On February 22,

announced the group were set to debut. On February 2, Park Si Young was introduced as the group's first member, followed by Lee Jun Hyuk on the 3rd, Lien on the 4th, Son Dong Pyo on the 5th, Jang Yu Bin on the 6th, Khael on the 7th and Yoo Do Hyun on the 8th. A group profile film was released on the 9th. On March 17, they released their first

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

''Killa''. The following day the group made their debut stage on

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. Their debut music video gained more than 10 million views, and the EP sold more than 26,000 copies within the first week of the group's debut, earning them the moniker "2021 Super Rookies". On August 25, they released their second extended play ''Splash''.

2022: ''Marvelous, Ourturn''

On January 12, they released their third extended play ''Marvelous''. On September 28, they released their fourth extended play ''Ourturn.''

Members

Adapted from their Naver profile and website profile. * Lee Junhyuk ()- leader * Lien () * Yoo Dohyun () * Khael () * Son Dongpyo () * Park Siyoung () * Jang Yubin ()

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Videography

Music videos

Filmography

Reality shows

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{Authority control DSP Media artists 2021 establishments in South Korea Musical groups from Seoul K-pop music groups Musical groups established in 2021 South Korean dance music groups South Korean boy bands