Nowz (; stylized in all caps; formerly known as Nowadays) is a South Korean boy band formed by Cube Entertainment in 2023. The group consists of five members: Hyeonbin, Yoon, Yeonwoo, Jinhyuk, and Siyun. They debuted on April 2, 2024, with the eponymous single album Nowadays.
Name
The group's original name, Nowadays, contains "a strong aspiration to make the public and fans' curious about "Now" and a bold ambition to provide special memories for the "Days" the group will create together in the future".
The group's new name, Nowz, means 'drawing infinite possibilities at this moment', combining 'NOW' which means the present and 'Z' which symbolizes expanded possibilities and a new beginning, not the end.
History 2019–2023: Pre-debut and formation In 2019, Hyeonbin participated in Mnet's reality competition survival series Produce X 101, where he was eliminated on episode 11 and placed 30th rank overall.
On October 30, 2023, Cube Entertainment announced that they planned to launch a new boy group consists of five members in first quarter of 2024.
On November 9, 2023, it was confirmed that Hyeonbin would be debuting in Cube's new boy group.
2024: Debut, "Rainy Day", Nowhere, "Let's Get It" On March 4, Cube officially introduced Nowadays and opened their social media accounts. They also released a video titled "Now, A _____ Days" with the words: "Now, A", "Days", "Curious", "Dreamy" and "Youthful", hinting at the group's concept and theme. On March 7, the five members were officially introduced to the public. Nowadays initially promoted their own genre called "Days pop" with the notion that it "will permeate everyone's daily lives". On March 13, Nowadays released a logo motion for their eponymous debut single album. On March 19, Nowadays released a performance video for their song "Now" which would be included in their debut single album.
On April 2, Nowadays officially debuted with their eponymous single album and its lead single "OoWee" along with a music video. They also held a press and fan showcases at Blue Square Mastercard Hall in Hannam-dong, Yongsan District, Seoul on the afternoon and evening of the same day, respectively.
On July 11, it was announced that Nowadays would be releasing a single "Rainy Day", a remake single of "On Rainy Days" originally by Beast. Pentagon's Hui participated as a producer for the single. The remake was released on July 16. The following month, the group released their second single album Nowhere on August 27 with the lead single "Why Not?".NOWADAYS 2nd Single NOWHERE on x.com
On November 21, the group released a new single titled "Let's Get It", an "addictive" hip-hop genre song with strong electronic sounds added to unique string instruments.
2025–present: New name, Ignition
On June 2, Nowadays announced on social media that they would be re-branding as Nowz. Nowz released the pre-release single "Fly to the Youth" on June 17 as part of their upcoming EP, with labelmate Yuqi participating as a producer for the EP.NOWZ (나우즈) 1st Mini Album (IGNITION) on x.com On June 18, Nowz revealed their first EP Ignition would be releasing on July 9.NOWZ (나우즈) 1st Mini Album on x.com
Members
Hyeonbin () – leader Yoon () Yeonwoo () Jinhyuk () – rapper Siyun ()
Discography Extended plays + List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions and sales Title Details Peak chart positions Sales KOR
JPN Ignition Released: July 9, 2025 Label: Cube Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 3 — KOR: 149,103Cumulative Sales of Ignition:
Nowz Released: March 4, 2026 Label: Warner Music Japan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming — 12 JPN: 5,154
Single albums + List of single albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions and sales Title Details Peak chart positions Sales KOR Nowadays Released: April 2, 2024 Label: Cube Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 10 KOR: 54,488Cumulative Sales of Nowadays:
Nowhere Released: August 27, 2024 Label: Cube Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 6 KOR: 84,398Cumulative Sales of Nowhere:
Play Ball Released: November 26, 2025 Label: Cube Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 9 KOR: 100,683
Singles + List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album Title Year Peak chart positions Album KORDown.Peak position on Circle Download Chart:
Nowadays "OoWee" 2024 154 Nowadays "Rainy Day" (; 2024 Remake version) 138 "Why Not?" 90 Nowhere "Let's Get It" () 36 Nowz "Fly to the Youth" () 2025 84 Ignition "Everglow" 25 "Home Run" 105 Play Ball "Us" 2026 — rowspan="2" "Achilles" 76 Japanese "Ammo" 2026 — Nowz
Awards and nominations +Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) and the result of the award Award ceremony Year Category Nominee/work Result Korea Grand Music Awards 2024 IS Rookies Nowadays MAMA Awards 2024 Artist of the Year Best New Male Artist
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