The rise of RIIZE: Records and millions in sales!
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| NAME: | RIIZE |
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| KOREAN: | 라이즈 |
| FANDOM NAME: | BRIIZE |
| DEBUT: | September 04, 2023 |
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| AGENCY: | SM Entertainment |
| MEMBERS: | Shotaro, Eunseok, Sungchan, Wonbin, Seunghan, Sohee and Anton. (7) |
The name RIIZE means that the boy group grows together and realizes dreams. And indeed, the team has already grown in the short time since their debut! RIIZE have already won their first music show, opened an official fan club and debuted in Japan.
Come along and learn more about the history of RIIZE.
- PRE-DEBÜT
- CAREER
- DISCOGRAPHY
- FILMOGRAPHY/ VIDEOGRAPHY
- FUN FACTS
- UNSERE LIEBLINGS PERFORMANCE
PRE-DEBÜT
The story of RIIZE actually begins in 2020 with the boy group NCT. In October, Shotaro and Sungchan debuted as new members of NCT and stayed there until 2023. During this time, NCT released three studio albums: NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1, NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 2 and Universe. Sungchan and Shotaro also participated in NCT's first full group concert.
The two were supposed to debut in the new and final unit “NCT Tokyo”, which is now known as “NCT Wish”. However, fans waited in vain for three years until SM Entertainment announced in May 2023 that Sungchan and Shotaro were leaving NCT. Instead, they were to debut in a new boy group. This is, of course, RIIZE!
They were joined by five other members: Eunseok, Wonbin, Seunghan, Sohee and Anton. Eunseok and Seunghwan were previously introduced as SM Rookies - trainees of SM Entertainment - and were originally supposed to debut in NCT Tokyo as well.
Then everything happened very quickly: in July, the boys filmed their first music video and prepared for their debut in September. In August 2023, the boy group released their webnovel “Rise & Realize” and performed at the music festival “KCON LA”. There they presented two brand new songs: “Memories” and “Siren”. “Memories” is included in the debut album, but “Siren” was not officially released until 2024.
CAREER
The story of RIIZE is not too long yet, but exciting: On September 4, the debut single album “Get A Guitar” was released, which contains the B-side “Memories” in addition to the title track of the same name. During the debut showcase, RIIZE announced their official fandom name “SUNZ”, but due to its potentially negative connotation, they changed it to “BRIIZE” just two days later.
“Get a Guitar” sold 1 million copies in the first week of its release, making it the second best-selling debut album by a K-Pop group! In addition, RIIZE beat a 27-year-old record: they were the first SM artist since boy group H.O.T. in 1996 whose debut album was pre-ordered over 1 million times.
RIIZE celebrated their first comeback in October with the digital single “Talk Saxy”, which topped the iTunes charts in several regions.
This was followed by another single entitled “Love 119” in January 2024. Seunghan was unfortunately not involved, as he stopped all his activities as a member of RIIZE in November. The reason for this was an controversial photo with a strange woman that made the rounds on the internet. The remaining six members didn't lose their spirits and won their first music show trophy on M Countdown with “Love 119”! On January 24, RIIZE debuted in Japan with a Japanese version of the single.
In February, SM Entertainment announced that the boy group would be releasing their first mini album in the near future. “Riizing” contains six new songs, including the title track “Boom Boom Bass”. All other tracks have already been released in advance. This also includes the single “Siren”, which RIIZE had already performed before their debut.
The first mini album “Riizing” will be released on 17 June.
DISCOGRAPHY
| YEAR | TITLE |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Get A Guitar (Single Album) |
| 2024 | Riizing (Mini Album) |
FILMOGRAPHY/ VIDEOGRAPHY
FUN FACTS
- Shotaro and Sungchan were in NCT for 3 years.
- RIIZE is international: Shotaro comes from Japan and Anton from America.
- Eunseok has a black belt in Taekwondo.
- Wonbin plays the guitar.
- Anton originally wanted to become a professional swimmer.
- Sohee left SM Entertainment in 2020 to study, but returned in 2022.
- Seunghan's role model is D.O. from EXO.
- Sungchan is left-handed.
OUR FAVORITE PERFORMANCE
With their achievements so far, Sungchan, Wonbin and co. have shown what they are made of. But their careers have only just begun and they certainly still have many surprises in store. We hope that RIIZE will be with us for a long time to come and can hardly wait to hear more from the boy group!
Sources: RIIZE social media channels, SM Entertainment, Naver, Hanteo, NCT
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