TNX ( ko, 티엔엑스, Ti-en-ekseu, pronounced as T-N-X, short for The New Six) is a South Korean

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formed through the survival audition program

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P Nation Park Jae-sang (, ; born December 31, 1977), known professionally as Psy (stylized in all caps as PSY) (; ; ), is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Psy is known domestically for his humorous videos and stage perf ...

. The group consists of six members: Kyungjun, Taehun, Hyunsoo, Junhyeok, Hwi, and Sungjun. They debuted on May 17, 2022, with the release of their first extended play ''

Way Up ''Way Up'' is the debut extended play by South Korean boy group TNX. It was released by P Nation Park Jae-sang (, ; born December 31, 1977), known professionally as Psy (stylized in all caps as PSY) (; ; ), is a South Korean singer, rappe ...

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Name

The name, TNX stands for "The New Six", referring to the six members in the group's debut lineup.

History

2021: Formation through ''Loud''

TNX was formed through the SBS K-pop survival audition program

that was hosted by two entertainment agencies JYP Entertainment and

in South Korea. The show was a collaboration between Psy and JY Park aka JYP to develop 2 new boy groups; one under JYP Entertainment and another one under P Nation. The TV program had 75 contestants from various countries, and they had to prove themselves to be a debut-worthy talent. Throughout the challenge rounds, the contestants showed their dancing, composing music, writing lyrics, singing, and rapping skills to the two famous judges.

premiered on June 5, 2021 and it was broadcast every Saturday at 9 PM KST on SBS. The TV program's finale was on September 11, 2021 with P Nation having seven debuting members. However, on January 24, 2022, P Nation announced Koki Tanaka (13 years old at the time) left the group to continue his training at P Nation, and the yet unnamed boy group became a six-member group.

2022–present: Debut with ''Way Up'' and ''Love Never Dies''

On March 29, 2022, it was announced the group would be officially called TNX (The New Six), and they would make their official debut on May 17, 2022. On April 25, it was announced that the group would debut by the release of their 1st EP ''

''. In January 2023, their agency P Nation announced through their official fancafe that member Junhyeok would be temporarily halting activities due to health concerns. On 15 February 2023, TNX released their second EP ''Love Never Dies'' with the lead single "Love or Die".

Members

* Kyungjun () * Taehun () * Hyunsoo () * Junhyeok () * Hwi () * Sungjun ()

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Other charted songs

Videography

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

* {{Website, https://pnation.com/artists/13, Official website K-pop music groups Musical groups established in 2022 South Korean boy bands South Korean dance music groups South Korean pop music groups Musical groups from Seoul 2022 establishments in South Korea