Evnne (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band consists of five members: Keita, Park Han-bin, Lee Jeong-hyeon, Mun Jung-hyun, and Park Ji-hoo. They debuted on September 19, 2023, with the extended play (EP) Target: Me.
Originally formed by Jellyfish Entertainment as a seven-member project group with members who previously participate in Mnet’s 2023 survival show Boys Planet, Yoo Seung-eon and Ji Yun-seo left the group in December 2025 due to the expiry of their contracts. The remaining five members renewed their contracts with Jellyfish, leading them to become a permanent group.
Career Pre-debut, participation in Boys Planet, and formation
In 2023, Mnet aired the reality competition show Boys Planet, which saw 98 contestants from various backgrounds compete to become part of a temporary boy band under WakeOne. At the show's conclusion, nine contestants were selected to form the lineup of Zerobaseone, which debuted on July 10. Four members of Evnne made it to the Top 18 of the show's finale but were unable to debut in the final lineup, which included Park Han-bin, Keita, Lee Jeong-hyeon, and Yoo Seung-eon, who placed 11th, 12th, 15th, and 16th, respectively. The remaining members who would make up the group are Mun Jung-hyun, Park Ji-hoo, and Ji Yun-seo who were eliminated in the second round of the show, placing 29th, 33rd, and 41st, respectively.
Later, on August 3, Jellyfish Entertainment announced that seven eliminated contestants from the show, following careful discussions between the trainees' companies —WakeOne, Yuehua Entertainment, and Rain Company— would debut under the agency in the second half of 2023 as the boy band BLIT. The agency explained that the group's name is an acronym for "Boldly Leaping into Tomorrow", adding that the group promises to "break boundaries as artists". Following concerns regarding the potential misinterpretations of the group's name, Jellyfish renamed the group to "Evnne" following consultations with the members. The agency explained that the name was derived from combining "unusual words" that mean "Evening's Newest Etoiles", which represents a "new rising star in the night sky".
The group's lineup includes several members with prior experience in the entertainment industry ahead of their participation on Boys Planet. In 2021, Keita debuted as part of the boy band Ciipher under Rain Company, while Park Han-bin competed on SBS TV's Loud before joining WakeOne as a trainee.
2023–2025: Debut with Target: Me, Un: Seen, Ride or Die, Hot Mess, Love Anecdote(s), re-organization
On August 16, 2023, it was announced that Evnne would make their debut on September 19, with the EP Target: Me and its lead single "Trouble". The group released their second EP Un: Seen on January 22, 2024. The EP's lead single "Ugly" won the group's first music show win on Show Champion on January 31. Evnne released their third EP Ride or Die on June 17, 2024 with the lead single "Badder Love". On September 7, 2024, at the 7th The Fact Music Awards, Evnne won the Global Hot Trend Award, together with another group, N.SSign. Evnne released their fourth EP entitled Hot Mess on February 10, 2025 and their fifth EP, Love Anecdote(s), on August 4, 2025.
On December 8, Jellyfish announced that members Yoo Seung-eon and Ji Yun-seo will leave the group after the expiry of their contracts with the company on December 31, and return to their parent company YH Entertainment, while the remaining 5 members signed exclusive contracts with Jellyfish and will continue their group activities permanently in 2026.
2026–present: Five-member redebut with Backtalk Evnne released their first single album, Backtalk, on April 20, 2026, marking their first release as a five-member group. All members co-wrote the title track. The track gained attention for lyrics referencing their time on Boys Planet, as well as the various entertainment companies that the members have worked under.
Members Current Keita (; ) – leader Park Han-bin () Lee Jeong-hyeon () Mun Jung-hyun () Park Ji-hoo ()
Former Yoo Seung-eon () (2023–2025) Ji Yun-seo () (2023–2025)
Discography Extended plays + List of EPs, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications KORPeak chart positions on the Circle Album Chart: Target: Me: Un: Seen: Ride or Die: Hot Mess: Love Anecdote(s): Backtalk: JPNPeak chart positions on the Oricon Albums Chart:
JPNHotPeak chart positions on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart: Target: Me: Un: Seen: Ride or Die: Target: Me Released: September 19, 2023 Labels: Jellyfish, Genie Music, Stone Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 1 6 54 KOR: 264,193 JPN: 33,114Cumulative sales of Target: Me:
KMCA: Platinum Un: Seen Released: January 22, 2024 Labels: Jellyfish, Genie Music, Stone Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 2 7 85 KOR: 190,934 JPN: 24,413Cumulative sales of Un: Seen: Physical (24,263):
Digital (150): Ride or Die Released: June 17, 2024 Labels: Jellyfish, Genie Music, Stone Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 7 4 99 KOR: 207,422Cumulative sales of Ride or Die:
JPN: 26,944Cumulative Japanese sales of Ride or Die:
Hot Mess Released: February 10, 2025 Labels: Jellyfish, Genie Music, Stone Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 2 11 — KOR: 209,187Cumulative sales of Hot Mess:
JPN: 15,738Cumulative Japanese sales of Hot Mess: Love Anecdote(s) Released: August 4, 2025 Labels: Jellyfish, Genie Music, Stone Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 1 9 — KOR: 167,457 JPN: 18,098
Single albums + List of single albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures Title Details Peak chart positions Sales KOR Backtalk (뱉어) Released: April 20, 2026 Label: Jellyfish, Genie Music, Stone Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 4 KOR: 145,736
Singles Korean singles + List of Korean singles, showing year released, chart positions and name of the album Title Year Peak chart positions Album KORDLPeak chart positions on the Circle Download Chart: "Trouble": "Ugly": "Badder Love": "Hot Mess": "How Can I Do": "Backtalk": "Trouble" 2023 57 Target: Me "Ugly" 2024 8 Un: Seen "Badder Love" 11 Ride or Die "Hot Mess" 2025 8 Hot Mess "How Can I Do" 8 Love Anecdote(s) "Backtalk" (뱉어) 2026 19 Backtalk
Japanese singles + List of Japanese singles, showing year released, and name of the album Title Year Album "Keshiki" () 2024
Other charted songs + List of songs, showing year released, chart positions and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album KORDLPeak chart positions on the Circle Download Chart: "Role Model" and other songs from Target: Me: "Syrup" and other songs from Un: Seen: "I <3 U (I Love U)" and other songs from Ride or Die: "Birthday" and other songs from Hot Mess: "Mako" and other songs from 'Love Anecdote(s)': "Role Model" 2023 87 Target: Me "Pretty Thing" 93 "Your Text" 88 "Jukebox" 89 "Even More" 96 "Syrup" 2024 51 Un: Seen "K.O. (Keep On)" 50 "Chase" 54 "Festa" 53 "I <3 U (I Love U)" 62 Ride or Die "XO" 66 "2X" 70 "Boom Bari" 64 "Birthday" 2025 89 Hot Mess "Love Like That" 90 "Crown" 93 "Youth" 92 "Keshiki (Korean Ver.)" 97 "Dirtybop" 80Love Anecdote(s) "Mako" 78 "Love Chat" 79 "Put It On Me" 82 "Newest" 81
Videography Music videos Title Year Director(s) "Trouble" 2023 Guzza, Kim Joohun (Kudo) Target: Me (EP) (photobook). EVNNE. South Korea: Jellyfish Entertainment, Genie Music. 2023. Credits. "UGLY" 2024 Kim Ja-kyeong(Flexible Pictures) "Badder Love" DQM "Hot Mess" 2025 Seo Hye-mi(HATTRICK)
Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) and the result of the award Award ceremony Year Category Nominee/work Result Asian Pop Music Awards 2023 Best New Artist (Overseas) Target: Me Circle Chart Music Awards 2024 Rookie of the Year – Physical Album D Awards 2025 Best Boy Group Popularity Evnne 2026 Best Group Popularity (Boy) Golden Disc Awards 2023 Rookie of the Year Hanteo Music Awards 2023 Rookie of the Year – Male 2024 Emerging Artist Global Artist Award 2025 Emerging Artist Korea Grand Music Awards 2025 Best Dance Performance "How Can I Do" MAMA Awards 2023 Album of the Year Target: Me Artist of the Year Evnne Best New Male Artist Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 2024 Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 2025 Fans' Choice Top 10 – Male Newsis Hallyu Expo 2026 Hallyu Special Award Seoul Music Awards 2023 Rookie of the Year 2025 Rising Star Award The Fact Music Awards 2024 Global Hot Trend Award Universal Superstar Awards 2024 Universal Hot Focus
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