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Now, EASTSHINE! Hello, we are EASTSHINE!
(Now, EASTSHINE! 안녕하세요, EASTSHINE입니다!)

—EASTSHINE

EASTSHINE (이스트 샤인) is a five-member boy group under TM Entertainment. Originally as seven, they made their debut on November 16, 2023 with the mini album Embers.

History[]

Pre-debut[]

On September 22, 2022, TM Entertainment opened up Instagram account for the group revealing the first member, Sunwook,[2] followed by Dongjae and Hyun on October 4,[3] Hwanjun on October 5,[4] Kyuhyun (later known as IEL), Younggwang and Kunhee on October 6[5] and Goohyun on November 17.[6]

On June 29, 2023, they revealed, through a new group profile photo, that Goohyun, Sunwook and Hwanjun had left the group, with the additional of two new members, Donghyeon and Phoenix.[7]

On August 23, 2023, they revealed that they are preparing for their first debut album, with jacket filming.[8]

On August 31, 2023, they revealed a new member, Sumin, and in addition Donghyeon had left the group since he did not appear on jacket filming album.[9]

2023: Debut with Embers[]

On November 2, 2023, they revealed that they will make their debut on November 16, with the first mini album Embers.[10]

2024: "Heartthrob", Younggwang's and Karis' departure[]

On April 21, 2024, the group announced their first digital single, "Heartthrob", to be released on May 4.[11]

On May 30, TM Entertainment announced that Younggwang and Karis had terminated their contracts for personal reasons.[12]

2025: "Fall in Love"[]

On February 14, 2025, the group announced their second digital single, "Fall in Love", to be released on February 24.[13]

Members[]

Name Position(s) Year(s) active
Dongjae (동재) Main Dancer, Rapper 2022–present
IEL (규현) Leader, Main Vocalist, Main Rapper, Dancer, Composer, Lyricist 2022–present
Hyun (현) Vocalist, Maknae (2022–2023) 2022–present
Lumin (루민) Vocalist 2023–present
Phoenix (불사조) Dancer, Maknae (2023–present) 2023–present
Former
Younggwang (영광) Main Vocalist, Rapper 2022–2024
Karis (카리스) Vocalist, Dancer 2022–2024
Pre-debut
Goohyun (구현) N/A 2022–2023
Sunwook (선욱) Sub Vocalist 2022–2023
Hwanjun (환준) Main Vocalist 2022–2023
Donghyeon (동현) Main Dancer 2023

Discography[]

Mini albums[]

Digital singles[]

Other releases[]

  • "With U" (IEL & Dongjae) (pre-debut) (2023)
  • "Favorite (Prod. IEL)" (2024)

Filmography[]

Reality shows[]

Trivia[]

  • Younggwang is a former member of Kairos.
  • Karis is a former member of the pre-debut JN boy group under the stage name Geonhee.

Gallery[]

Promotional[]

SNS[]

Miscellaneous[]

References[]

Official links[]

Korean
Chinese

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