Imfact (Korean: 임팩트, a mixture of I'm Fact and Impact) is a South Korean boy band formed by Star Empire Entertainment in 2016. The group debuted on January 27, 2016, with their single album Lollipop. The group departed from Star Empire Entertainment on January 4, 2022, after all members decided not to renew their contracts. The group consists of five members: Jeup, Taeho, Jian, Sang, and Ungjae.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2016–2020 |
| Labels | Star Empire |
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| Website | imfact |
History
editPre-debut
editSang was spotted by Star Empire Entertainment, when he was three years old.[citation needed]
Prior to debut, Jian worked as a backup dancer for B1A4 and Juniel.[citation needed] Before training under Star Empire Entertainment, Taeho had trained under several other labels such as MBK Entertainment and Happy Face Entertainment.[citation needed]
2016: Debut with Lollipop and Prism
editImfact released their debut single album Lollipop on January 27. The single contains four tracks with the title track being "Lollipop", and was produced by the members.[citation needed] The group officially debuted on January 28 on the music program M Countdown.[citation needed]
Their second single album Prism with the title track "Feel So Good" was released on November 11.[citation needed]
2017: Imfactory and The Unit
editImfact announced their 2017 project entitled Imfactory on a launching show on January 7. The project consisted of monthly releases, mini fan meetings and mini concerts.[1] The group released their first monthly song, titled "In The Club", on January 25.[citation needed]
They held their '2017 Imfact Project Imfactory Mini Concert Part 2' on February 25.[2] Their second monthly song "Please Be My First Love" was released on February 27.[citation needed] Their third monthly song "Tension Up" was released on April 5.[citation needed]
On August 24, they were confirmed to join KBS Idol Rebooting Project The Unit.[3] On September 19, Star Empire announced that four members (Jian, Jeup, Taeho and Ungjae) would participate in the show.[citation needed] During the Fourth Mission, Ungjae and his team performed a newly produced song, placed second with “Question”, and got a special video.[citation needed] Jeup finished in eleventh place in the final round and did not enter the debut team. Ungjae, Taeho and Jian were eliminated before the final round.[citation needed]
2018: "The Light" and "Nanana"
editImfact made a comeback on April 17 with the digital single "The Light". They performed at KCON 2018 in Los Angeles, making it their first U.S. performance.[4]
On August 16, the group dropped a music video for their digital single "Nanana".[citation needed] The song received generally positive reviews from music critics. Taylor Glasby of Dazed magazine praised "Nanana", stating "its hooky title refrain jumps into a deep house chorus, with cranking EDM beats beneath the verses and bridge."[5] Dazed also ranked it at number 13 in its list of the 20 best K-pop songs of 2018.[5]
2019: Only U and world tour
editOn January 16, it was confirmed that the boys would make their comeback with their third single album Only U on the 24th of that same month.
A day later through their social networks, they released the first teaser photos for their new comeback with a renewed and more mature concept. On January 24, the music video for "Only U" was released. That same day they made their return to the stage on Mnet Countdown for their first presentation of the year.[6]
During 2019, it was announced that the group would be doing their first world tour, visiting countries in Europe, Asia and North America.
2020: "Lie", L.L, and Jeup's enlistment
editOn April 12, the group revealed through their Twitter and Instagram that they would be returning after a year and three months with their fifth digital single "Lie" on the 21st.
It was also reported that the group would be releasing their first mini album, which includes the song "Lie", with the help of the We X Project on April 28. Said album was specially produced by the members of the group.[7]
On July 13, Star Empire confirmed that Member Jeup would be enlisting on the 27th as an active soldier to fulfill his national service.[8]
2021: Taeho's and Ungjae's solo debuts
editOn May 13, it was announced that Taeho would make his solo debut with the digital single "Ggoma" on May 27.[9]
On September 17, it was announced that Ungjae would make his solo debut with his first EP. He first released the pre-release single "Drama" on September 29. On October 29, Taeho released his second digital single "Tell Me".
2022: Departures from Star Empire
editOn January 4, Star Empire announced that the members had chosen not to renew their contracts with the company. However, it was not stated that the group would be disbanding.[10]
Members
editJeup was the first to enlist on July 27, 2020. Following that, Jian enlisted in November 2020. Taeho later enlisted on December 14, 2021.
Timeline
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Discography
editExtended plays
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| KOR [12] | |||
| L.L |
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14 |
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Single albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| KOR [12] | |||
| Lollipop |
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6 |
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| Prism |
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13 |
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| Only U |
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44 |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |
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| KOR [12] | |||||
| "Lollipop" (롤리팝) | 2016 | — |
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Lollipop | |
| "Feel So Good" | 105 |
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Prism | ||
| "In The Club" (니가 없어) | 2017 | 112 | — | Non-album single | |
| "Please Be My First Love" (첫사랑을 부탁해) | — | ||||
| "Tension Up" (텐션업) | — | ||||
| "The Light" (빛나) | 2018 | — | Only U | ||
| "Nanana" (나나나) | — | ||||
| "Only U" | 2019 | — | |||
| "Lie" (거짓말이야) | 2020 | — | L.L | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
References
edit- ^ "월간 임팩트=임팩토리, 매월 신곡+미니 콘서트". Sports Donga (in Korean). January 9, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ "임팩트의 '첫사랑을 부탁해'". Naver News (in Korean). February 15, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ "[단독] 임팩트 '더유닛' 출연…'제아 동생 그룹' 명예회복 노린다". Naver News (in Korean). August 24, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ Herman, Tamar (July 9, 2018). "KCON 2018 LA Finalizes Lineup With Dreamcatcher, IMFACT & Mia". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ a b Glasby, Taylor (December 17, 2018). "The 20 best K-pop songs of 2018". dazeddigital.com. Dazed. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ Soompi, Soompi (January 17, 2019). "IMFACT Previews Comeback With "Only U" MV Teaser". Allkpop. Soompi. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ Allkpop, Allkpop (April 12, 2020). "IMFACT surprises fans with a release plan for their new mini album". Allkpop. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ "IMFACT's Jeup Announces Enlistment Plans". Soompi. 13 July 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ "'싱어게인' 임팩트 태호, 27일 신곡 발표 [공식]". Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ "그룹 임팩트, 스타제국과 전속계약 종료". Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ [My Name] 임팩트 (1) 지안, 제업 (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ^ a b c "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ 2020년 04월 [First half of 2020 Album Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ 2016년 01월 [First half of 2016 Album Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ 2016년 012월 [Second half of 2016 Album Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ^ 2019년 03월 [First half of 2019 Album Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved March 4, 2019.