The East Light Explained

Landscape:	yes
Origin:	Seoul, South Korea
Years Active:	–
Label:	Media Line Entertainment
Past Members:	Seokcheol Eunsung Seunghyun Junwook Sagang Woojin

The East Light (Hangul: 더 이스트라이트, stylized as TheEastLight.) was a South Korean band formed by Media Line Entertainment. The band originally consisted of six members, who made their official debut with the single "Holla" on November 3, 2016. Brother members Seokcheol and Seunghyun later spoke out and filed a lawsuit against the agency,^[1] while Media Line Entertainment has removed Eunsung, Junwook, Sagang and Woojin from the group to prevent future complications from the lawsuit.^[2]

History

Prior to debuting, Eunsung, Woojin, and Sagang were contestants on the Mnet show Voice Kids Korea.^[3] Sagang was also a contestant on the Mnet show Superstar K3, while Eunsung had made a cameo appearance in Monstar as the young Kyu-dong^[4] and Seokcheol appeared in the 2014 film My Boy alongside Cha In-pyo and Lee Tae-ran.^[5] Junwook appeared on the SBS show Star King as the "thirteen-year-old guitar prodigy".

In 2017, Woojin competed on Produce 101 Season 2 and finished in 34th place.^[6] Eunsung and Sagang also competed on I Can See Your Voice (season 4 episode 10) and became the winners of the episode, winning the chance to duet with Highlight (the guest) and releasing a digital single titled "Café Latte" (a cover of the Urban Zakapa song).

Sagang has appeared as an MC on a game show called 놀자고go^[7] on EBS (Educational Broadcasting System),^[8] presenting with Ji Min-hyuk, Min Ka-rin (A member of Elris), Hyeju, and Jeong Seong-yeong.

Abuse allegations

On October 18, 2018, news outlet XSportsNews reported allegations of physical and mental abuse against members of The East Light by a producer, while the CEO watched the abuse and did nothing about it.^[9] Member Seokcheol held a press conference on October 19, 2018, confirming the abuse allegations, on his and his brother's behalf.^[10]

Media Line Entertainment issued an apology, but denied some of the allegations made by the media.^[11] On October 22, 2018, Media Line Entertainment announced that they terminated the contracts of members Eunsung, Sagang, Woojin and Junwook. On January 8, 2019, the CEO of Media Line Entertainment was indicted for child abuse. ^[12]

Past members

• Lee Seok-cheol (Hangul: 이석철) – leader, drums, DJ
• Lee Eun-sung (이은성) – vocals, keyboards
• Lee Seung-hyun (이승현) – bass guitar
• Kim Jun-wook (김준욱) – guitars
• Jeong Sa-gang (정사강) – vocals, guitars
• Lee Woo-jin (이우진) – vocals, keyboards

Discography

Single albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR
Holla	Released: November 3, 2016 Label: Media Line Entertainment, Genie Music Formats: CD, digital download	—	rowspan="4"
You're My Love	Released: May 18, 2017 Label: Media Line Entertainment, Genie Music Formats: CD, digital download	—
Love Is.... (사랑은....) (Woojin & Sagang)	Released: July 13, 2017 Label: Media Line Entertainment, Genie Music Format: Digital download	—
Real Man (레알 남자)	Released: January 18, 2018 Label: Media Line Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment Format: Digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Music videos

Year	Title
2016	"Holla"
	"I Am What I Am"
2017	"You're My Love (Tropical Mix)"
	"Love Is..."
	"I Got You"
2018	"Real Man"
	"Are You Okay"
	"Love Flutters"

Other videos

Year	Title
2016	"I Am What I Am" (Lyric Music Video)
2017	"I Am What I Am (Tropical Remix)"
	"You're My Love (Rock Mix)"
	"My Love" (One Take Video)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kwak Yeon-soo . K-pop brother speaks out 'systematic abuse' . The Korea Times . 24 October 2018 . 23 October 2018.
2. Web site: [공식입장 전문] 미디어라인 "더 이스트라이트 멤버 4人, 전속계약 해지" ]. Naver TV . 22 October 2018 . 22 October 2018.
3. News: "양요섭만 그대로"…´보키´ 정사강X이은성, 5년만에 재회. 2017-08-09. ko.
4. Web site: '보이스키즈' 김초은-이은성, '몬스타' 아역으로 출연. 29 May 2013 . NK News. ko.
5. News: 보이밴드 더 이스트라이트, 내달 3일 정식 데뷔 "평균연령 15세". 2017-08-09. ko.
6. Web site: '프로듀스101' 이우진, 더 이스트라이트 정식 멤버 합류. 5 July 2017 . No Cut News. ko.
7. Web site: 놀자고GO . home.ebs.co.kr . 8 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171002071619/http://home.ebs.co.kr/noljagogo/main;jsessionid=Va08Y7AKRMe6YX8R5wA5luaaP7s2fKMN1IFBUwhd4OKwpMVa9yBVXhDYheIVAxn5.enswasb04_servlet_engine3 . October 2, 2017 . ko.
8. Web site: 교육의 중심 Ebs.
9. Web site: 미디어라인 측 "김창환, 더 이스트라이트 폭언·폭행? 확인 중" . Naver News . 20 October 2018 . Korean . 18 October 2018.
10. Web site: Teenage K-pop band member claims beatings, threats by management agency staff . . 20 October 2018. 19 October 2018.
11. Web site: S. Korean music label issues apology for abusing artists . The Straits Times . 20 October 2018. 20 October 2018.
12. Web site: CEO Of The East Light’s Agency Gets Indicted For Child Abuse. . 1 February 2024. 8 January 2019.
13. Web site: Gaon Album Chart . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150827134421/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T . 2015-08-27 .
14. Web site: 국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!. Gaon Chart.