KINGDOM (2020 group)

For the group that debuted in 2018, see Kingdom (2018 group).

“	Open the Gate KINGDOM! Hello, we are KINGDOM!	”
—KINGDOM

KINGDOM

Concept photo for History of Kingdom : PartⅣ. Dann

Names

Hangul

킹덤

Background

Origin

Seoul, South Korea

Debut

February 18, 2021

Years active

2020–present

Label(s)

GF Entertainment

Members

Current

Former

Chiwoo

Fandom

Name

KINGMAKERS (킹메이커)

SNS

KINGDOM (킹덤) is a six-member boy group under GF Entertainment. Originally as seven, they debuted on February 18, 2021 with their first mini album History of Kingdom: PartⅠ. Arthur.^[1]

History

2020: Pre-debut

On January 22, profile photos for the first three members: Dann, Louis and Chiwoo, were released.^[2]

Arthur was revealed as the next member on April 17,^[3] followed by Ivan on May 29,^[4] Jahan on June 30.^[5] and Mujin on July 31.^[6]

2021: Debut with History Of Kingdom series

On the midnight of January 9, KINGDOM released their first teaser image titled "Gate Open D-40".^[7] 12 hours later, the group released the first MV teaser for "Excalibur".^[8]

In an interview with Hankyung, Ko Yoonyoung, the head of GF Entertainment, explained that the members represent the "seven kingdoms and seven kings", with the first album dealing with the story of King Arthur.^[9]

The group released their debut mini album, History of Kingdom : PartⅠ. Arthur, at noon on February 18.^[10]

On May 31, 2021, the group posted a teaser for their second mini album, History of Kingdom: PartⅡ. Chiwoo, which was released on July 1.^[11]

On September 23, 2021, the group posted a teaser for their third mini album, History of Kingdom: PartⅢ. Ivan, which was released on October 21.^[12]

2022: History of Kingdom: PartIV. Dann, Chiwoo's departure

On February 17, 2022, the group posted a teaser for their fourth mini album, History of Kingdom: PartⅣ. Dann, which will be released on March 17.^[13] However, on March 14, 2022, it was announced that the album would be postponed to March 31, after members Arthur and Mujin tested positive for COVID-19.^[14] The album was then released on March 31 with the title track "Acsension".

On May 25, GF Entertainment announced Chiwoo left the group and terminated his contract with them due to personal issues.^[15]

Members

Each member represents a different kingdom.^[16]

Name	Representative Kingdom	Position(s)	Year(s) active
Dann (단)	Kingdom of Change	Leader, Main Vocalist	2020–present
Arthur (아서)	Kingdom of Rain	Main Dancer, Vocalist	2020–present
Mujin (무진)	Kingdom of Cherry Blossoms	Main Rapper, Vocalist	2020–present
Louis (루이)	Kingdom of Beauty	Lead Dancer, Vocalist	2020–present
Ivan (아이반)	Kingdom of Snow	Lead Vocalist	2020–present
Jahan (자한)	Kingdom of Sun	Vocalist, Rapper, Maknae	2020–present
Former
Chiwoo (치우)	Kingdom of Cloud	Rapper, Maknae	2020–2022