ANTARES (안타레스)[Notes 1] is a six-member boy group under J-Star Entertainment. Originally an eight-member independent busking and dance cover group, they released the pre-debut song "U&Me" on May 22, 2020 through YouTube. Sometime in June 2020, the group changed their name to Limit (리미트) and released their debut digital single, "Limitless (You Are) - Limit 1th Album", on January 19, 2021.
They were presumed to have disbanded later that same year after their content was removed from their social media accounts, with members Seunghee and Sukjun to re-debut in a new boy group, ABLUE, in 2022.
However on June 17, 2022, J-Star announced that they would be reorganizing their agency's artists into two groups: ABLUE and ANTARES (the latter changing back to its original name) and that they would be known as AA when performing together.[2] The group re-debuted on April 16, 2023 with the single, "White Code."
History[]
2022: Revival and reorganization[]
On June 17, 2022, J-Star announced that they would be reorganizing their agency's artists into two groups: ABLUE and ANTARES, and that they would be known as AA when performing together.[3] Seunghee, who was part of ABLUE, would return as leader and be joined with members Ino, Haru, Gyu, Ramu, and Hwi.[4]
On June 18, 2022, it was announced that they would be holding their concert LIMIT(ANTARES) Japan Encore Live Event at J-Stage O! in Okubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo, starting on June 22.[5]
2023: Gyu and Ramu departures, new members, "White Code"[]
On April 12, 2023, they announced that they would make their comeback with the single "White Code" on April 16.[6]
2024: "Counting Stars"[]
On August 19, 2023, they announced that they would release a pre-release single "Counting Stars".[7] It was released on September 10, 2024.
Members[]
| Name | Position(s) | Year(s) active |
|---|---|---|
| J (제이) | Vocalist, Dancer | 2023-present |
| Seunghee (승희; previously as Choi Seung Hee (최승희)) | Leader, Sub-Vocalist | 2019–2021; 2022–present |
| Hwi (휘) | Vocalist | 2022–present |
| Ino (인호; previously as Han In Ho (한인호)) | TBA | 2020–2021; 2022–present |
| Haru (하루) | TBA | 2022–present |
| Woori (우리) | Vocalist, Maknae (2023-present) | 2023-present |
| Ramu (라무; previously as Jeong Wu Ram (정우람)) | N/A | 2019–2021; 2022–Present |
| Former | ||
| Kim Hyo Jin (김효진; G.ME) | N/A | 2020–2021 |
| Kim Jin Ho (김진호; Cro) | Serve-Vocalist, Dancer | 2020–2021 |
| Park Seon Jae (박선재; JaeJae) | Performance | 2020–2021 |
| Kim Seung Jun (김승준; Jun) | Serve-Rapper, Serve-Dancer | 2019–2021 |
| Lee Suk Jun (이석준; SukJun) | Dancer, Maknae (2020-2021) | 2020–2021 |
| Gyu (규; previously as Nam Goung Gyu (남궁규)) | Main Rapper | 2019–2020 (pre-debut); 2022–2023 |
| Pre-debut | ||
| Kim Hee Jae (김희재) | N/A | 2019 |
| Kim Tak Hyeon (김탁현) | N/A | 2019 |
| Park Jae Neung (박제능) | N/A | 2019 |
| Byeon Hyeon Bin (변현빈) | N/A | 2019 |
Discography[]
Digital singles[]
- "Limitless (You Are) - Limit 1th Album" (as Limit) (2021)
- "White Code" (2023)
- "Counting Stars" (2024)
Concerts[]
Japan concerts[]
- Limit Volume Untact Online Concert (2020)
- LIMIT(ANTARES) Japan Encore Live Event (2022)
- ANTARES Premium Live in Tokyo 2022 (2022)
- ANTARES Live in Japan 'The Beginning' (2023)
- 2023 ANTARES Special Live Event in Japan (2023)
- 2023 ANTARES Fan-Live in Japan (2023)
- 2024 ANTARES Live in Japan 'Note' (2024)
- 2024 ANTARES Live in Japan (2024)
Trivia[]
- Seunghee, Jin Ho, Seon Jae, Ino, Ramu, Seung Jun, and Gyu (pre-debut) are former members of KingdomS.
- J is a former member of BLAST and Block Chain under the stage name Jaeho.
- Hwi is a former member of ZPZG.
- Woori is a former member of the pre-debut group JN boy group.
Gallery[]
Promotional[]
(2020)
_Japan_Encore_Live_Event_group_promo_photo.png "ANTARES LIMIT(ANTARES) Japan Encore Live Event group promo photo.png (914 KB)")
Miscellaneous[]
(2020)
(2022)
(2024)
Notes[]
- ↑ Their previous name LIMIT is used alongside with ANTARES, only for their June 2022 Tokyo concert performances.
References[]
- ↑ @antares_twt_ Twitter Post (May 13, 2023)
- ↑ https://twitter.com/jstar_ent_twt/status/1537720955858198529 jstar Entertainment on Twitter (June 17, 2022 tweet) (1)
- ↑ jstar Entertainment on Twitter (June 17, 2022 tweet)
- ↑ jstar Entertainment on Twitter (June 17, 2022 tweet) (2)
- ↑ JSL JAPAN on Twitter (June 18, 2022 tweet)
- ↑ @antares_twt_ Twitter Post (April 12, 2023)
- ↑ @antares_twt_ Twitter Post (August 19, 2023)
Official links[]
- ANTARES
- Limit