| Background: | group_or_band |
| 82Major | |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Origin: | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genre: | K-pop |
| Years Active: | –present |
| Label: | Great M |
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82Major (; 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, Kim Do-gyun. They debuted on October 11, 2023, with their debut single album On.
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.
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]
| Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [9] | ||||
| Beat by 82 |
| 22 |
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| Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | ||||
| On |
| 29 |
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| Year | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| "Sure Thing" | 2023 | On | |
| "First Class" | |||
| "Choke" (Korean: 촉) | 2024 | Beat by 82 |
| Title | Year | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Sure Thing" | 2023 | Lee Hyun-ji (Kinoflow) | [12] |
| "First Class" | |||
| "Choke" | 2024 |