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82Major
OriginSeoul, South Korea
GenresK-pop
Years active2023 (2023)–present
LabelsGreat M
Members
  • Cho Seong-il
  • Yoon Ye-chan
  • Nam Seong-mo
  • Hwang Seong-bin
  • Park Seok-joon
  • Kim Do-gyun
Websitegreatment.co.kr/82MAJOR

82Major (Korean: 에이티투메이저; RR: Eititumeijeo; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by Great M Entertainment. The group consists of six members: Cho Seong-il, Yoon Ye-chan, Nam Seong-mo, Hwang Seong-bin, Park Seok-joon, and Kim Do-gyun. They debuted on October 11, 2023, with their debut single album On.

Name

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The group's name is a combination of South Korea's calling code and the word major, which refers to their desire to become a boyband that represents Korea.[1]

History

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2023–present: Debut with On and 82 series

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On September 12, 2023, South Korean entertainment company Great M Entertainment announced the forthcoming debut of their first boy group in October.[1] Ahead of their official debut, 82Major released the pre-release track "Sure Thing".[2] 82Major debuted on October 11 with the single album On, featuring "Sure Thing" and a new song "First Class".[3][4]

82Major released their first EP on April 28, 2024, titled Beat by 82 with the lead single "Choke".[5][6] On May 1, Great M Entertainment announced that the group would be embarking on a world tour in the second half of the year.[7]

On September 13, 2024, 82Major announced that will release their second EP X-82 on October 15 later that year.[8]

Members

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  • Cho Seong-il (조성일) – leader[9]
  • Yoon Ye-chan (윤예찬)
  • Nam Seong-mo (남성모)
  • Hwang Seong-bin (황성빈)
  • Park Seok-joon (박석준)
  • Kim Do-gyun (김도균)

Discography

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Extended plays

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List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[10] 		US
World
[11]
Beat by 82
Track list
  1. "Choke" (촉)
  2. "Birthday"
  3. "Illegal"
  4. "82"
 22 —
X-82
  • Released: October 15, 2024
  • Label: Great M
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 12 15

Single albums

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List of single albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[10]
On
  • Released: October 11, 2023
  • Label: Great M
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. "First Class"
  2. "Sure Thing"
  3. "Sure Thing" (Sped Up)
 29

Singles

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List of singles, showing year released and name of the album
Title Year Album
"Sure Thing" 2023 On
"First Class"
"Choke" (촉) 2024 Beat by 82
"Stuck" X-82

Videography

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Music videos

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Title Year Director Ref.
"Sure Thing" 2023 Lee Hyun-ji (Kinoflow) [15]
"First Class" Woogie Kim
(MOTHER) 		[16]
"Choke" 2024 [17]
"Stuck" [18]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Great M Entertainment to launch first boy band in October". Korea JoongAng Daily. September 12, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Kim, Jee-hee (October 7, 2023). "82Major releases "Sure Thing" music video ahead of Oct. 11 debut". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Rookie boy band 82Major to embark on first world tour in latter half of 2024". Korea JoongAng Daily. May 1, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "에이티투메이저, 데뷔는 이번생이 처음". 뉴스1 (in Korean). January 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "'공연형 아이돌' 82메이저, 컴백 카운트다운 본격 스타트". iMBC 연예 (in Korean). Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  6. ^ Yoon, So-yeon (May 6, 2024). "Boy band 82Major touts tougher hip-hop sound in new EP 'Beat by 82'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  7. ^ Kim, Ju-yeon (May 1, 2024). "Rookie boy band 82Major to embark on first world tour in latter half of 2024". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  8. ^ Moon, Wan-sik (September 13, 2024). 82메이저, 10월 15일 컴백 [82Major, comeback on October 15th] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Naver.
  9. ^ Yoon, So-yeon (October 11, 2023). "[SHOWCASE] 82Major hopes to represent Korea following debut with single 'ON'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  10. ^ a b Circle Album Chart peak position:
  11. ^ "World Albums: Week of November 9, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  12. ^ Cumulative sales of Beat by 82:
  13. ^ "Circle Album Chart – October, 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 9, 2024. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  14. ^ Cumulative sales of On:
  15. ^ "82MAJOR (에이티투메이저) 'Sure Thing' Official MV". YouTube. 82MAJOR. October 5, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  16. ^ "82MAJOR - FIRST CLASS". Vimeo. MOTHER Media. July 1, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  17. ^ "82 Major "촉" MV🖤". Instagram. @mother.media. May 31, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  18. ^ "82 Major "혀끝" MV". Instagram. @mother.media. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
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