Drippin (, stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by Woollim Entertainment in 2020. The group composed of six members: Hyeop, Yunseong, Changuk, Dongyun, Minseo, and Junho. Originally a seven-member group, Alex departed from the group on July 28, 2023 due to poor health conditions and anxiety concerns. The group officially debuted on October 28, 2020, with the EP Boyager.
Name The group's name, Drippin, is based on terms meaning stylish and impressive, and is a group that participates in music, fashion, and trends with its various characteristics. It includes the goal to become a group and establish a record in the music industry.
Career Pre-debut Prior to debut, all of the members except for Alex competed in the competition reality show Produce X 101, with Cha Jun-ho finishing ninth in the program and thus becoming a member of the project group X1. The remaining members with an additional trainee named Lee Sung-jun (now a part of the group Blank2y) released the single "1M1S" under the name W Project 4. The single charted at number 81 on Billboards K-pop Hot 100.
2020–2021: Debut and subsequent releases In September 2020, Woollim Entertainment announced that would be debuting boy group composed of seven members called Drippin. They released the reality program through KT's Seezn, We are Drippin, documenting the process leading up to their debut. The group debuted on October 28 with the release of their first extended play, Boyager, a combination of the word "boy" and "voyager" after the Voyager program.
On March 16, 2021, Drippin released their second EP, A Better Tomorrow, with the lead single "Young Blood".
On June 29, 2021, Drippin released their first single album, "Free Pass", with the lead single of the same name.
On November 11, 2021, Drippin released the promotional single "Vertigo" through Universe Music for the mobile application, Universe.
2022–2023: Villain trilogy, Japanese debut, Alex’s departure On January 17, 2022, Their third EP, Villain, was released with the lead single of the same name.
On May 18, 2022, Drippin made their Japanese debut with the single "So Good".
On June 15, 2022, Drippin continue their Villain series with released their second single album, "Villain: Zero". The single consists of three track including the lead single "Zero", "Game" and "Trick and Treat".
On November 15, 2022, Drippin released their first studio album, Villain: The End. The album contains ten track including the lead single "The One" revealed as drum and bass genre. The album originally set to be released on November 1 and later on October 30, it was announced the postponement of the album due to the national mourning period following the Seoul Halloween crowd crush incident on the 29th.
On January 26, 2023, Woollim Entertainment announced that Alex's activities would be temporarily suspended due to his health.
Drippin release their second Japanese single "Hello Goodbye" on March 15 as a six-piece due to Alex's hiatus. They also held a showcase at Tokyo's Ebisu Liquid Room on March 14.
The group's third single album "Seven Sins" was released on April 19. The single composed of three tracks including the lead single of the same name, "Stereo" and "Bad Blood". To commence the single promotion, the group released short movie titled EDEN through CGV on May 17.
On July 2, Drippin successfully held their first fanmeeting since debut "Summer Day's Dream" at YES24 LIVE HALL.
On July 28, Woollim Entertainment released a statement announcing Alex's departure from Drippin and the termination of his exclusive contract, with the group to reorganize and continue their activities with the remaining six members.
2024: Beautiful Maze and Weekend Ahead of the group's comeback, Changuk was announced to take a break due to poor health and the group would temporarily continue promotions as five-member group. On April 3, 2024, Drippin released their fourth single album "Beautiful Maze" which contains three tracks including the lead single of the same name. The single sold more than 120,000 copies three days after release, breaking their previous record for "Seven Sins" which sold 14,000 copies in the first weeks.
On August 19, their fifth single album "Weekend" was released, with summer fairytale concept. The single surpassed 190,000 copies on the first weeks of release, making the group's new personal record.
2025: Yunseong's enlistment and survival program On March 19, 2025, Yunseong through handwritten announcing his enlistment on March 24.
In May 2025, Hyeop and Dongyun were announced as participants in the Mnet survival show Boys II Planet. Hyeop was eliminated after receiving a "No Star" in the Signal Song Test, and Dongyun was eliminated in the 2nd Elimination Round ranking 43rd.
Members Adapted from the official website:
Current
Yunseong () – leader, vocalist, dancer Hyeop () – vocalist Changuk () – vocalist Dongyun () – rapper Minseo () – vocalist Junho () – vocalist
Former
Alex () – vocalist, rapper
Discography Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions SalesKOR Villain: The EndReleased: November 15, 2022 Label: Woollim Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 17 KOR: 40,675Cumulative Sales of Villain: The End:
Extended plays Title Details Peak chart positions SalesKORJPNOricon Peak Position:JPNHotBillboard Japan Hot 100 Album Chart: BoyagerReleased: October 28, 2020 Label: Woollim Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 8 17 —KOR: 52,832 JPN: 3,330 A Better TomorrowReleased: March 16, 2021 Label: Woollim Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 8 — 73KOR: 47,597 VillainReleased: January 17, 2022 Label: Woollim Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 10 — —KOR: 33,699 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory
Single albums Title Details Peak chart positions SalesKORJPN Free PassReleased: June 29, 2021 Label: Woollim Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 6 50 KOR: 37,596 JPN: 1,125 Villain: ZeroReleased: June 15, 2022 Label: Woollim Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 11 — KOR: 28,023 Seven Sins Released: April 19, 2023 Label: Woollim Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 16 — KOR: 64,676 Beautiful MazeReleased: April 3, 2024 Label: Woollim Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 30 — KOR: 28,121Cumulative Sales of Beautiful Maze:
WeekendReleased: August 19, 2024 Label: Woollim Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 5 — KOR: 65,952Cumulative Sales of Weekend:
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory
Singles Korean singles Title Year Peak position Album KORDLPeaks on the Circle Download Chart: "Nostalgia": "Young Blood": "Free Pass": "Villain": "Zero": "The One": "Seven Sins": "Beautiful Maze": "Weekend": USWorldBillboard World Digital Songs: Retrieved October 31, 2021. "Nostalgia" 2020 89 — Boyager "Young Blood" 2021 46 — A Better Tomorrow "Free Pass" 86 9 Free Pass "Vertigo" — — "Villain" 2022 61 — Villain "Zero" 49 — Villain: Zero "The One" 57 — Villain: The End "Seven Sins" 2023 116 — Seven Sins "Beautiful Maze" 2024 66 — Beautiful Maze "Weekend" 74 — Weekend "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Japanese singles Title Year Peak position Sales Album JPN "So Good" 2022 9 JPN: 6,373 rowspan="2" "Hello Goodbye" 2023 12 JPN: 10,508
Videography Music videos Title Year Director(s) Korean"Nostalgia"2020Roh Ji-hoon(Studio Sapiens) "Shine" "Young Blood"2021 "Free Pass"Zanybros"Vertigo" Shin Hee-won (ST-WT)"Villain"2022Kim Ja-kyoung(Flexible Pictures)"Zero""The One""Seven Sins" 2023 Paradox Child "Beautiful Maze"2024 Japanese "So Good" 2022 Jimmy (VIA) "Hello Goodbye" 2023
Filmography Reality shows Year Title Note(s) 2020 We are DRIPPIN Premiered on September 17, 2020 GAME KING November 25, 2020 2021 LET'S DRIPPIN Premiered on May 7, 2021
Variety shows Year Title Note(s) 2021 "The Wolf: The Last Descendant" Premiered on October 25, 2021
Awards and nominations
+Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Asia Artist Awards 2021 Male Idol Group Popularity Award Drippin U+ Idol Live Popularity Award 2022 DCM Popularity Award – Singer IdolPlus Popularity Award – Singer Asian Pop Music Awards 2021 Best New Artist (Overseas)A Better Tomorrow Brand Customer Loyalty Awards Best Male Rookie Award Drippin Brand of the Year Awards Rookie Male Idol Award Circle Chart Music Awards New Artist of the Year - PhysicalBoyager 2022 MuBeat Global Choice Award – Male Group Drippin 2023 Golden Disc Awards 2021 Rookie Artist of the Year Mnet Asian Music Awards Best New Male Artist Artist of the Year Album of the Year A Better Tomorrow Seoul Music Awards Rookie of the Year Drippin K-wave Popularity Award Popularity Award The Fact Music Awards Fan N Star Choice Award (Artist)
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