Day6

Day6
Day6 in June 2018 From left to right: Wonpil, Sungjin, Dowoon, and Young K
Day6 in June 2018
From left to right: Wonpil, Sungjin, Dowoon, and Young K
Background information
Also known as5Live (2014–2015)
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2015 (2015)–present
Labels
Spinoffs
Members
Past members
Websiteday6.jype.com

Day6 (Korean: 데이식스; RR: De-i-sik-seu; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean pop rock band under the label JYP Entertainment. The group debuted on September 7, 2015, with the EP The Day, which peaked at No.2 on Billboard's World Album Chart a week following its release.[1] The band consists of four members: Sungjin, Young K, Wonpil, and Dowoon. Originally a six-member band, Junhyeok departed on February 27, 2016, and Jae departed on December 31, 2021.[2][3] All of the Day6 members are heavily involved in writing, composing, and producing the band's music.

In 2017, the band released two songs every month of the year for their Every Day6 project. By the end of the project, 25 songs were added to their discography. With genres ranging from hard rock and upbeat sing-a-longs to mellow ballads. Their first full-length album, Sunrise, consisted of songs released in the first half of the Every Day6 project.[4] It was number 14 on Billboard's "The 25 Greatest K-Pop Albums of the 2010s: Staff List",[5] and the project kick-off song "I Wait" was placed No.81 on Billboard's "The 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s: Staff List".[6]

  1. ^ "Day6 Ranks Second on Billboard World Album Chart". sg.celebrity.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  2. ^ JYP "DAY6 준혁, 개인사정 팀 탈퇴, 계약 해지" [JYP "DAY6 Junhyeok leaves the team due to personal circumstances, terminates contract"]. Nate News (in Korean). Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  3. ^ Daly, Rhian (January 2, 2022). "Day6's Jae leaves the band and JYP Entertainment". NME. Archived from the original on January 1, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  4. ^ Kim, Minji (December 12, 2017). [딥:톡스①] "1년에 25곡"… 우리가 미처 몰랐던 데이식스의 음악 열정 [[Dip:Talks①] "25 songs in a year"... DAY6's passion for music that we didn't know about]. News1 (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "The 25 Greatest K-Pop Albums of the 2010s: Staff List". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  6. ^ "The 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s: Staff List". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 28, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.