| “ |
Hey! Welcome! Hello, we are Rion Five! |
” |
| —Rion Five | ||
Rion Five (리온파이브) was a three-member boy group under Souls Entertainment. Originally as five under Narda Entertainment, they debuted on March 25, 2014 with their first self-titled digital single "Rion Five".
The group presumably disbanded sometime in 2021.
History[]
2014: Debut with "Rion Five"[]
On March 25, 2014, Rion Five made their debut with the digital single "Rion Five". The lineup consisted of Rohyoon, Minjae, Taewoo, Yousung and Kangsan.[1]
2015: Addition of Jeonghyeon, "Tuk Tuk Tuk"[]
On February 2, 2015, the group made their first comeback with the digital single "Tuk Tuk Tuk" and the addition of new member Jeonghyeon.[2]
2016: "My Way", "Summer Time", "Miracle Of Christmas"[]
On February 18, 2016, they returned with their third digital single "My Way".
On August 8, they released the collaboration single "Summer Time", a remake of Cool's 1997 hit song of the same name, with their labelmate Cupid.[3]
On December 16, they released their first special single "Miracle of Christmas", in celebration of Christmas.[4]
2017: Produce 101 Season 2, MIXNINE[]
In April 2017, Taewoo appeared as a contestant on Mnet's survival show Produce 101 Season 2. However, he did not pass the second elimination round and was later eliminated at #49 place.
In October, the members auditioned for YG's competition show MIXNINE, but ultimately did not get picked.[n 1]
2018: T.E.N, Kangsan, Rohyoon, Taewoo and Minjae's departure, Victory[]
On January 11, 2018, Narda Entertainment opened a Makestar project in collaboration with Ideal Media Group to debut the project Korean-Chinese project group T.E.N, consisting of Rion Five members and five other trainees.[5]
On March 28, Narda Entertainment released a statement announcing that Kangsan would no longer be able to promote with Rion Five due to personal reasons.[6]
On May 16, T.E.N made their debut with their sole single album"Haeyo Haeyo".
On August 24, Rohyoon announced that he would be leaving the group.[7] Shortly after this, Taewoo and Minjae also announced their departure on September 12.[8][9]
In October, it was reported that remaining members, Jeonghyeon (under the stage name Gunwoo) and Yousung, would be re-debuted as members of Victory, alongside T.E.N's Yonghun and trainees Jeonggyu, Jiwoon.[10][n 2]
2019-2020: Lineup changes[]
On June 8, 2019, the group returned and performed at EVOLT International Dance Fest with the supposed lineup for Victory.[11]
On September 7, Rion Five performed at SIPA 2019 and appeared to have underwent another lineup change, now consisting of Yousung, Yonghun and three new members: Jungwon, Youngjik and former VARSITY member Minsung.[12]
In January 2020, they opened audtions to find new members for the group.[13]
2021: Label change, disbandment[]
In 2021, the group appeared as three with Yousung, Yonghun and former member Jeonghyeon. Meanwhile, the other members were revealed to have left to finish their mandatory military service.[14]
On October 27, it was reported that they had joined Souls Entertainment, as Narda Entertainment had been acquired by the agency, and would be returning with a new album.[15] With this, they held audition to recruit two new members for the group.[14] However, plans presumably fell through and the group disbanded silently.
Members[]
| Name | Position(s) | Year(s) active |
|---|---|---|
| Rohyoon (로윤) | Leader, Main Vocalist | 2014-2018 |
| Minjae (민재) | Dancer, Main Vocalist | 2014-2018 |
| Taewoo (태우) | Rapper | 2014-2018 |
| Yousung (유성) | Rapper | 2014-2021[n 3] |
| Kangsan (강산) | Maknae (2014-2018), Vocalist | 2014-2018 |
| Jeonghyeon (정현) | Rapper | 2015-2019 • 2021 |
| Yonghun (용훈) | Rapper, Dancer | 2019-2021[n 3] |
| Jeonggyu (정규) | N/A | 2019 |
| Jiwoon (지운) | N/A | 2019 |
| Youngjik (영직) | Maknae (2019) | 2019 |
| Minsung (민성) | N/A | 2019 |
| Jungwon (정원) | N/A | 2019 |
Discography[]
Digital singles[]
Special singles[]
|
Collaborations[]
OSTs[]
|
Filmography[]
Dramas[]
- Mrs. Cop (SBS, 2015) - cameo
Survival shows[]
Trivia[]
- The fandom name ORib is a combination of "Only", "Rion Five" and "Beauty".[16]
Gallery[]
Promotional[]
.png "Cupid & Rion Five Summer Time promotional photo (1).png (408 KB)")
.png "Cupid & Rion Five Summer Time promotional photo (2).png (407 KB)")
.png "Rion Five 2019 profile photo (1).png (1.92 MB)")
.png "Rion Five 2019 profile photo (2).png (575 KB)")
Miscellaneous[]
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ (KR) Segye: 리온파이브, 개성과 트렌디함 갖춘 신인 돌풍 예고
- ↑ (KR) Sports World: 보이그룹 리온파이브, 6인조 재정비.. 두번재 싱글 기습공개
- ↑ (KR) Ten Asia: 리온파이브, '해변의 여인'으로 컴백..."빠른 템포로 편곡"
- ↑ (KR) TV Daily: 리온파이브 캐럴 앨범 공개, '크리스마스의 기적' 포함 3곡 수록
- ↑ @Makestarcorp on Twitter (January 11, 2018)
- ↑ (KR) Daum Cafe: 나르다엔터
- ↑ (KR) Daum Cafe: 지금까지 감사했습니다 !!
- ↑ (KR) Daum Cafe: 안녕하세요~ 태우입니다
- ↑ (KR) Daum Cafe: 안녕하세요.
- ↑ @RionFiveMY on Twitter (November 11, 2018)
- ↑ Rinna Leong on Facebook: RION FIVE @ EVOLT INT'L DANCE FEST (June 10, 2019)
- ↑ Dorkistic on Facebook: Interview with Rion Five at SIPA 2019 (September 13, 2019)
- ↑ @100musik on Instagram (January 31, 2020)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 (KR) Souls Entertainment: 리온파이브 새로운 멤버 2명 공개 오디션 모집! (Archived on Wayback Machine)
- ↑ (KR) Sports Khan: 소울즈엔터, 리온파이브 소속사 나르다엔터 인수합병
- ↑ (KR) Daum Cafe: 팬클럽명 공지!
Official links[]
| ||||||||||||||||||||||