Mirae (; stylized in all caps), was a South Korean boy band formed in 2021 under DSP Media. The group consisted of seven members: Lien, Lee Jun-hyuk, Yoo Dou-hyun, Khael, Son Dong-pyo, Park Si-young, and Jang Yu-bin. They debuted on March 17, 2021, with the extended play (EP) Killa and officially disbanded on July 9, 2024, with only Son Dong-pyo remaining in the agency. During its career, the group released five extended plays and six singles in Korean and one single in Japanese.
Name The group is named MIRAE, which means "future". In Korean, means "Future Boys". The logo incorporates the Korean characters that make up the group's name. The name of the group was inspired by their goals of pursuing a new future of K-pop, "Future Boys" means it is a name fitting for a group who will represent and lead the new future of K-Pop. The four consonants, , of their group name in Korean designed in a perfect hexagon.
History Pre-debut Prior to the group's debut, members Son Dong-pyo and Lee Jun-hyuk participated on Produce X 101. Son Dong-pyo finished in sixth place, becoming a member of X1 until their disbandment in January 2020. Khael and Park Si-young were former contestants on Under Nineteen.
On January 31, 2020, DSP Media announced the launch of official accounts including Twitter and V Live for their upcoming boy group DSP N.
2021: Debut with Killa and Splash At midnight on February 1, 2021, DSP N announced through their fancafe that they would be known as MIRAE. An official logo motion video was released at the same time, along with the opening of their official SNS accounts.
On February 22, DSP Media announced the group were set to debut. On February 2, Park Si Young was introduced as the group's first member, followed by Lee Jun Hyuk on the 3rd, Lien on the 4th, Son Dong Pyo on the 5th, Jang Yu Bin on the 6th, Khael on the 7th and Yoo Do Hyun on the 8th. A group profile film was released on the 9th.
On March 17, they released their debut extended play Killa.
The following day the group made their debut stage on Mnet's M Countdown. Their debut music video gained more than 10 million views, and the EP sold more than 26,000 copies within the first week of the group's debut, earning them the moniker "2021 Super Rookies".
On August 25, they released their second extended play Splash.
2022–2024: Marvelous, Ourturn, final activities and disbandment On January 12, they released their third extended play Marvelous.
On September 28, they released their fourth extended play Ourturn.
On July 9, 2024, MIRAE had their disbandment announced after three years. All members left the company, except for Son Dong-pyo.
Former members
Adapted from their Naver profile and website profile.
Lee Junhyuk () Lien () Yoo Dohyun () Khael () Son Dong-pyo () Park Siyoung () Jang Yubin ()
Discography Extended plays Title EP details Peak chart positions Sales
Peaks on the Oricon Albums Chart:
Killa Released: March 17, 2021 Label: DSP Media Formats: CD, digital download 9 — KOR: 30,221 Splash Released: August 25, 2021 Label: DSP Media Formats: CD, digital download 5 — KOR: 49,900 Marvelous Released: January 12, 2022 Label: DSP Media Formats: CD, digital download 4 20 KOR: 49,560 JPN: 2,341 Ourturn Released: September 28, 2022 Label: DSP Media Formats: CD, digital download 8 15 KOR: 49,188 JPN: 2,960 Boys Will Be Boys Released: July 19, 2023 Label: DSP Media Formats: CD, digital download 12 — KOR: 33,190Cummulative Sales of Boys Will Be Boys:
Running Up Released: February 14, 2024 Label: RBW Japan Formats: CD, digital download — 16 JPN: 4,133
Singles Title Year Peak position Album KORDown.Peaks on the Circle Download Chart: "Marvelous": "Drip N' Drop": Korean "Killa" 2021 — Killa "Splash" — Splash "Marvelous" 2022 122 Marvelous "Drip N' Drop" 174 Ourturn "Snow Prince" — "Jump! " 2023 168 Boys Will Be Boys Japanese "Running Up" 2024 — Running Up "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Videography Music videos Title Year Director(s) "Killa" 2021 Kim Ziyong(FANTAZYLAB) "Splash" Zanybros "Marvelous" 2022 "Drip N' Drop" "Jump! " 2023 MIRAE 5th Mini Album Boys Will Be Boys Photobook Credits
Filmography Reality shows Year Title Network Note(s) 2021 We Are Future V Live, YouTube Mirae based reality shows KILLA MT MIRAE City YouTube
Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Asia Artist Awards 2021 Male Idol Group Popularity Award "Mirae" U+ Idol Live Popularity Award Brand of the Year Awards 2021 Rookie Male Idol Award Golden Disc Awards 2022 Rookie of the Year Award Hanteo Music Awards 2021 Rookie Award – Male Group Korea First Brand Awards 2022 Male Rookie Idol Award Mnet Asian Music Awards 2021 Best New Male Artist Artist of the Year Album of the Year Splash Mnet Japan Fan's Choice Awards 2021 Male Rookie of the Year Mirae Seoul Music Awards 2022 Rookie of the Year Popularity Award K-wave Popularity Award
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