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All About Day6
About the Band
Day6 (데이식스) is a South Korean pop-rock band signed under JYP Entertainment (Studio J/Division 4). They debuted on September 7, 2015 with their first mini album "The Day". Day6 is composed of 5 members: Park Sungjin, Park Jaehyung, Kang Younghyun, Kim Wonpil, and Yoon Dowoon. They were originally a six-member band before the departure of Im Junhyeok
Days Since Debut
All of Day6's songs are self-written and self-composed. Everyone has contribution to lyrics, and the members participate in arrangement/production.
All five members sing in their songs, and all members play their own instruments. (and are able to play multiple).
History
| Year | History |
|---|---|
| 2013-2014 | They were first formed as "5LIVE" (which made their soft-debut on Mnet's reality-survival programme 'Who is Next: Win') consisting of members Sungjin, Jae, Young K, Junhyeok and Wonpil |
| 2015 | after the addition of Dowoon, the group was reorganised and renamed "Day6". some members had to change and learn new instruments |
| - | on September 7, they debuted with song 'congratulations' and first mini-album 'the day' |
| 2016 | in February, Junhyeok left the group due to personal reasons, the band continuing as a 5-member group |
| - | on March 30, they released their second mini-album 'Daydream' with title track 'letting go' |
| - | on March 31, they made their official stage debut on M Countdown, six months after their initial debut |
| 2017 | they began their year-long project EVERYDAY6, in which they would released 2 songs and 1 music video on the 6th day of each month. |
| - | they released 2 compilation albums in June and December. 'Sunrise' (June) was composed of all the songs of the first 6 months (including June releases) and 'Moonrise' (December) was composed of all the songs from the last 6 months (and December releases). |
| - | a music video trilogy was also incuded, with songs 'What Can I Do', 'I Loved You', and 'When You Love Someone' in which explored into youthful friendship and love. one of the members (Wonpil) played a confirmed gay character in the trilogy! |
| 2018 | Day6 made their official Japan debut on March 14 with their first Japanese single 'If ～また逢えたら～' which also serves as a theme song for the Japanese drama 'Repeat'. |
| - | in May, their first world tour, titled 'YOUTH' was announced. they performed in 24 cities across Asia, Australia, North America and Europe. the tour went from June 22, 2018 until January 29, 2019. |
| - | on June 26, they released their third ep 'Shoot Me: Youth Part 1' with title track 'Shoot Me'. |
| - | between the youth series, their first Japanese studio album 'Unlock' was released |
| - | the second part of the youth series, 'Remember Us: Youth Part 2' was released on December 10, with title track 'Days Gone By' |
| - | at the 2018 Genie Music Awards (November 6) Day6 won the Best Band Performance Award. |
| 2019 | on July 15, they released their fifth mini-album, and first of 'the book of us' series, 'The Book of Us: Gravity', with title track "Time of Our Life', of which they won their first and second Music Show win. |
| - | in July they also announced their second world tour 'GRAVITY', in which they embarked on in August |
| - | on October 22, they released their third studio album and second album of the TBOU series, 'The Book of Us: Entropy' with title track 'Sweet Chaos' |
| 2020 | on May 11, they released their 6th mini album, and third of the TBOU series, 'The Book of Us: The Demon' with title track 'Zombie' |
Meet the Members
Day6 is composed of 5 members: Park Sungjin, Park Jaehyung (Jae), Kang Younghyun (Young K), Kim Wonpil, and Yoon Dowoon.
all members contribute to lyrics, composition, and production of their music.
all members sing, and play their own instruments
(from left to right): Dowoon, Wonpil, Sungjin, Jae, Young K
Denimalz
denimalz are the official mascots for Day6.
there is one character for each of the members.
(they're mostly used for merch)
(from left to right): Bang, Jje, Ke, Pil, Don
let's meet the members!
Sungjin (성진)
leader, main vocalist, rhythm guitar
name: Park Sung Jin (박성진)
positions: Leader, Main Vocalist, Rhythm Guitar
birthday: 16th January, 1993
sign: capricorn
height: 177cm (5'10")
birth place: Busan, South Korea
guitar names: atom, baba, baron
denimalz: bang
☼ he was born in busan but later moved to seoul
☼ has an older sister
☼ his hobbies are sports and games
☼ he has a strong busan accent (satoori)
☼ he was apart of the original formation '5LIVE'
☼ he orignally played percussion instruments such as cájon and djembe (which he learnt as a trainee), but after the group was reorganised to day6, his instrument changed to guitar (which he also had to learn)
☼ gets called 'Bob' because Jae says he resembles Bob the Builder
☼ he loves food
☼ used to be part of a choir group called VOSS
☼ hobbies: visiting famous restaurants, going on drives, board games
☼ motto: "I'm not going to die alone"
Jae (제이)
lead guitarist, lead vocalist
name: Park Jae Hyung (박제형)
positions: Lead Guitarist, Lead Vocalist, Face of Group
birthday: September 15, 1992
sign: virgo
height: 182cm (6'0")
birth place: Buenos Aires, Argentina
hometown: Los Angeles, California
guitar names: mery, sir nutcracker the 5th, taylor, haru
denimalz: jje
☼ his first language is english. he took korean classes in highschool
☼ has an older sister
☼ one of the original members of 5LIVE
☼ he used to post covers on his old youtube channel (yellowpostitman)
☼ he was a contestant on Kpop Star Season 1 and placed 6th
☼ gets called "chicken little" because he 'looks like him'
☼ he was MC on ASC (after school club) from june 2016 - july 2018 (due to day6 schedule)
☼ played guitar since he was a pre-teen
☼ was a badminton player in highschool and has a black-belt in taekwondo
☼ allergic to pollen, grass, animal fur and most fruits
☼ hobbies: gaming, badminton, basketball
☼ motto: "His will be done"
Young K (영케이)
lead vocalist, bassist, main rapper
name: Kang Young Hyun (강영현)
positions: Lead Vocalist, Bassist, Main Rapper
birthday: December 19, 1993
sign: saggitarius
height: 180cm (5'11")
birth place: Ilsan, South Korea
bass names: tyson, goldie, lisa, jane
denimalz: ke
☼ born in korea but moved to toronto, canada to attend high school (lived there for around 4 years)
☼ is fluent in both korean and english
☼ taught himself english by watching shrek countless times!
☼ he's an only child
☼ english name (and past stage name) is 'Brian Kang' but prefers to be called 'Young K'
☼ one of the original members of 5LIVE
☼ has a degree in business administration
☼ began his career in 2010 under name 'Brian Kang' as a member of musical trio 3rd Degree or KMESS, and was scouted by JYPE.
☼ used to play the tenor saxophone and violin
☼ almost debuted in a dance group (along with Wonpil) with Got7 members
☼ hobbies: basketball, watching webtoons, going to restarants, traveling alone, movies
☼ motto: "Carpe diem"
Wonpil (원필)
lead vocalist, keboardist, synthesizer
name: Kim Won Pil (김원필)
positions: Lead Vocalist, Keyboardist, Synthesizer, Visual
birthday: April 28, 1994
sign: taurus
height: 176cm (5'9")
birth place: Incheon, South Korea
synth name: cindy
denimalz: pil
☼ has an older sister
☼ one of the founding members of 5LIVE
☼ was originally just the synthesizer, yet had to pick up keyboard too after Junhyeok left
☼ lots of aegyo
☼ has a tattoo on his right ring finger
☼ learned to play piano as a kid (his family owned a piano school)
☼ according to jae, he is very knowledgeable in music
☼ his nickname in middle school was "Pencil (Yeonpil)"
☼ likes to cling to Dowoon because he wants a younger brother
☼ almost debuted in a dance group (along with Young K) with Got7 members
☼ hobbies: gaming with the members, listening to music
☼ motto: "This too shall pass."
Dowoon (도운)
drummer, vocalist
name: Yoon Do Woon (윤도운)
positions: Drummer, Vocalist, Maknae
birthday: August 25, 1995
sign: virgo
height: 177cm (5'10")
birth place: Busan, South Korea
drumsticks names: do and woon (unofficial - suggested by jae)
denimalz: don
☼ has an older sister
☼ has been playing drums since sixteen
☼ studied at Busan Art College
☼ 5LIVE changed to Day6 after his addition in 2015
☼ currently taking vocal lessons (he sings on some day6 tracks)
☼ jae's A++ english student
☼ he was a JYPE trainee for only 3 months before debut
☼ has a dog named Tory, and a cat named Hosun
☼ really good at LoL
☼ drumsticks are named 'Do and Woon' unofficially by Jae
☼ hobbies: gaming, drumming
☼ motto: "Let's live a fun life!"
The Fandom
Day6's official fandom name is 'My Day'
It means "Day6" and "Fans" are precious things that can fill each other's day
Day6 was six members (originally) and there are 7 days in a week, so their fans were the 7th day
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Official Lightsticks (Lightband, Light Keyring)