The Wind () is a South Korean boy group formed and managed by With Us Entertainment. The group consists of six members: Kim Heesoo, Thanatorn, Choi Hanbin, Park Hayuchan, An Chanwon, and Jang Hyounjoon. They debuted on May 15, 2023, with the extended play (EP) Beginning: The Wind Page.
History 2023: Introduction, debut, and Shin Jae-won's departure On March 15, With Us Entertainment announced that it would be debuting its first boy group, The Wind. The members were revealed from March 16 to 22 (in order: Jang Hyounjoon, Thanatorn, Kim Heesoo, Park Hayuchan, Shin Jaewon, Choi Hanbin, and An Chanwon). A music video for the song "Sirius" was released on April 24. On May 15, the group made their debut with the release of the extended play Beginning: The Wind Page and the single "Island".
On June 7, the music video for 'Summer Vacation' was released, ahead of the release of the single album Ready : Summer Vacation, along with the single "We Go", on August 2.
On December 6, With Us announced that member Shin Jaewon had departed from the group for personal reasons and The Wind would continue as a six-piece ensemble.
2024–2025: An Chan-won's and Thanatorn's hiatus and subsequent releases On January 23, 2024, it was announced that member An Chan-won would take a temporary break from activities with the group due to health issues, and would not take part in promotions for the group's upcoming EP. The group released their second EP Our: Youthteen on February 14, along with the single "H! Teen". An Chanwon returned from his hiatus on May 5.
Between May 10 and 12, 2024, The Wind participated in KCON Japan's main show, marking its first entry with Japanese fans.
The single "Sirius Part. 2" was released on May 15, 2024, to celebrate the group's one-year anniversary.
On October 7, 2024, The Wind released their third EP Hello: My First Love and its lead single of the same name. The group took their first music show win through this release on October 18 on Music Bank.
On March 17, 2025, The Wind released their second single album Only One Story along with the single "Only One."
On May 7, 2025, it was announced that member Thanatorn would take a temporary break from activities with the group due to personal reasons.
The single "Hello Tomorrow" was released on May 15, 2025, to celebrate the group's two-year anniversary.
2026–Present: New management and subsequent releases under PPangStar entertainment and Kim Hee-soo's Hiatus On April 22, 2026, With Us Entertainment entered a partnership with PPangStar Entertainment. PPangStar Entertainment will be managing The Wind's group activities driven by a shift in direction and the goal of global expansion.
On May 6, 2026, it was announced that member Kim Hee-Soo would be taking a break from group activities due to anxiety related symptoms.
On July 29, 2026, The Wind released their 4th EP Second Wind : S# 00 and its lead single 'Party Like A Rock Star'. The album was produced by Block B's Park Kyung.
Members
Current Kim Hee-soo () Thanatorn () Choi Han-bin () Park Hayu-chan () An Chan-won () Jang Hyoun-joon ()
Former Shin Jaewon () (2023)
Timeline
Discography Extended plays + List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures Title Details Peak chart positions Sales KORPeak chart positions on Circle Album Chart:
Beginning: The Wind Page Released: May 15, 2023 Label: With Us Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 34 KOR: 14,225 Our: Youthteen Released: February 14, 2024 Label: With Us Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 13 KOR: 13,968Cumulative sales of Our: Youthteen:
Hello: My First Love Released: October 7, 2024 Label: With Us Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 14 KOR: 16,015Cumulative Sales of Hello: My First Love:
Second Wind : S# 00 Released: July 29, 2026 Label: PpangStar Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 22 KOR: TBA Cumulative Sales of Second Wind : S# 00:
Single albums + List of single albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures Title Details Peak chart positions Sales KOR Ready: Summer Vacation Released: August 2, 2023 Label: With Us Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 43 KOR: 14,311Cumulative sales of Ready: Summer Vacation:
Only One Story Released: March 17, 2025 Label: With Us Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 17 KOR: 21,170Cumulative Sales of Only One Story:
Singles + List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album Title Year Peak chart positions Album KORDown.Peak chart positions on Circle Download Chart:
"Island" 2023 148 Beginning: The Wind Page "Summer Vacation" () — Ready: Summer Vacation "We Go" 172 "H! Teen" 2024 96 Our: Youthteen "Sirius Part. 2" ( Part. 2) — "Hello, My First Love" () 21 Hello: My First Love "Only One" 2025 38 Only One Story "Hello Tomorrow" () 199 "Party Like A Rock Star" 2026 — Second Wind: S#00 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other charted songs + List of songs, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album Title Year Peak chart positions Album KORDown.Peak chart positions on Circle Download Chart:
"Heart Fluttering" () 2024 176 Our: Youthteen "Friendship" ( 186 "Happy B Day" 188 "Whoo" () 198 Hello: My First Love "I Don't Thing" () 189 "Good Morning" 194
Videography Music videos Song title Year "Sirius" 2023 "Island" "Summer Vacation" "We Go" "H! Teen" 2024 "Sirius Part. 2" "Hello, My First Love" "Only One" 2025 "Hello Tomorrow" "Party Like A Rockstar" 2026
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