K-pop Group

ENHYPEN

엔하이픈

ENHYPEN is a South Korean boy group under Belift Lab, formed through Mnet's survival show I-LAND (finale September 18, 2020). The group debuted on November 30, 2020 with the EP Border : Day One and became one of the top fourth-generation acts, with multiple million-selling albums, a Coachella debut in 2025 and a first Daesang at the 2025 MAMA Awards. Originally seven members, ENHYPEN has promoted as six since Heeseung's departure on March 10, 2026.

  • Boy Group
  • Active
  • 4th

Overview

ENHYPEN is a South Korean boy group formed through Mnet’s survival show I-LAND and managed by Belift Lab. The group debuted on November 30, 2020 with the EP Border : Day One, the best-selling debut by a K-pop group that year, and its name symbolizes the hyphen: connection, discovery and growth.

With million-selling releases such as Dimension : Dilemma, Dark Blood and Desire : Unleash, world tours, a Coachella debut in 2025 and their first Daesang at the 2025 MAMA Awards, ENHYPEN stands among the leading fourth-generation groups. Since Heeseung’s departure in March 2026, the group has promoted as six members.

Members

Heeseung Main vocalist / Former
November 30, 2020 - March 10, 2026
Jay Vocalist / Current
November 30, 2020
Jake Vocalist / Current
November 30, 2020
Sunghoon Vocalist / Current
November 30, 2020
Sunoo Vocalist / Current
November 30, 2020
Jungwon Leader, vocalist / Current / Leader
November 30, 2020
Ni-ki Main dancer (maknae) / Current
November 30, 2020

Key Releases

Border : Day One Debut EP; 318,528 copies sold on release day, the best-selling debut by a K-pop group in 2020.
2020 / Ep
Border : Carnival Topped Japan's Oricon Albums Chart and reached No. 18 on the US Billboard 200.
2021 / Ep
Dimension : Dilemma First studio album and first million-seller (over 1.1 million copies, certified December 2021); No. 11 on the Billboard 200.
2021 / Album
Manifesto : Day 1 Second million-seller with about 1.24 million first-week sales, making ENHYPEN the fastest K-pop group to two million-selling albums at the time.
2022 / Ep
Dark Blood About 1.1 million first-day sales; first top-five entry on the Billboard 200 (No. 4). Tied to the Dark Moon webtoon universe.
2023 / Ep
Orange Blood Fifth Korean EP, released November 2023.
2023 / Ep
Romance : Untold Second studio album (July 2024), repackaged as Romance : Untold -Daydream- in November 2024; won Album of the Year (Daesang) at the 2025 Asia Star Entertainer Awards.
2024 / Album
Desire : Unleash Released June 5, 2025 with lead single "Bad Desire (With or Without You)"; pre-orders passed 2.18 million copies and it sold about 1.89 million copies on day one.
2025 / Ep
The Sin : Vanish Released January 16, 2026 with lead single "Knife"; first entry of The Sin series and the final release with Heeseung as a member.
2026 / Ep

Milestones

I-LAND finale forms ENHYPEN Six members (Jungwon, Jay, Jake, Ni-ki, Heeseung, Sunghoon) are chosen by global vote and Sunoo is added as the producers' pick, completing the seven-member lineup.
September 18, 2020
Record-setting debut Border : Day One sells 318,528 copies on its release day, the best-selling debut by any K-pop group in 2020; the group had already amassed over one million social media followers before debuting.
November 30, 2020
First million-selling album The first studio album Dimension : Dilemma passes one million copies sold (certified December 2021), less than a year after debut.
October 12, 2021
Coachella debut ENHYPEN performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 12 and 19, 2025, days after their first US television performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
April 12, 2025
First Daesang at the 2025 MAMA Awards ENHYPEN wins Fans' Choice of the Year, their first grand prize (Daesang), at the 2025 MAMA Awards.
November 28, 2025

Facts

The group name refers to the hyphen (-): just as a hyphen connects words, ENHYPEN aims to "connect, discover and grow together to form a new act".
ENHYPEN is connected to the HYBE original-story webtoon Dark Moon: The Blood Altar (launched January 2022), whose vampire characters are modeled on the members; the group released the tie-in song "One in a Billion" in September 2022.
With Manifesto : Day 1 (July 2022) they became the fastest K-pop group at the time to record two million-selling albums, and by June 2025 they had accumulated 15 music show wins.
Since Heeseung's departure on March 10, 2026, ENHYPEN has continued as a six-member group; Heeseung remains under Belift Lab as soloist Evan.

Awards

The Fact Music Awards Won within two weeks of debut.
2020
Golden Disc Awards (35th) Rookie Artist of the Year
2021
Seoul Music Awards (30th) Rookie of the Year
2021
Gaon Chart Music Awards (10th) Also won World Rookie of the Year.
2021
MAMA Awards Part of the group's 2021 rookie award sweep, alongside Rookie of the Year – Music at the 2021 Asia Artist Awards.
2021
MAMA Awards The group's first Daesang (grand prize).
2025
Asia Star Entertainer Awards Album of the Year (Daesang)
2025