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DAY6 (Hangul: ????) is a South Korean band formed by JYP Entertainment in 2015. The band's composed of five members: Jae, Sungjin, Young K, Wonpil, and Dowoon. Originally a six-piece band, Junhyeok later departed from the band in February 2016. The band debuted with their first mini-album, The Day on September 7, 2015.

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History

2014-2016: Formation and debut

JYP Entertainment initially announced to debut a five-member band called 5LIVE, composed of Sungjin, Jae, Young K, Junhyeok, and Wonpil. In 2014, the band began promotions with appearing on the fourth episode of Mnet's reality-survival program Who is Next: Win and releasing a song titled "Lovely Girl" as part of the original soundtrack of 2013 TV series Bel Ami.

In mid-2015, drummer Dowoon was added in the line-up and the band was renamed to DAY6.

DAY6 released their debut EP, The Day, with the lead single "Congratulations" on September 7, 2015.

On February 27, 2016, JYP Entertainment stated that Junhyeok had departure from the band due to personal reasons and terminated his contract with the company. DAY6 remained as a five-member band and released their second EP, Daydream, with the title track "Letting Go" on March 30. On March 31, DAY6 made their official debut stage on the music program M Countdown, after six months their debut.

2017-present: Every Day6, and Japan debut

On December 29, 2016, DAY6 announced their monthly project in 2017 titled Every DAY6. The project would release two song every month on the sixth (expected May, June, August and October) along with concerts before the release of monthly song.

DAY6 release their first monthly single with the release of lead single "I Wait" and sidetrack "Goodbye Winter" on January 6, 2017. Their second monthly single were released with the lead single "You Were Beautiful" and sidetrack "My Day" on February 6.

Their third monthly single with the lead single "How Can I Say" and sidetrack "I Would" was released on March 6. They also made promotion on the music program M Countdown on March 9. Their fourth monthly single consists of the lead single "I'm Serious" and sidetrack "Say Wow" was released on April 6. They also made a promotion on the music program M Countdown in the same day. Their fifth monthly single were released on May 8, with the lead single "Dance Dance" and sidetrack "Man in a Movie".

In June 2017, DAY6 released their first full-length album, Sunrise, with a total of 14 track which including the releases from January to May, two new track: "I Smile" (its the lead single of the album) and "Lean On Me", rebooted version of "Letting Go", the final version of "Congratulations". On the same day, Day6 announced their official fanclub name "My Day".

Their July single were consists of the lead single "Hi Hello" and sidetrack "Be Lazy" was released on July 6. Their August single were consists of the lead single "What Can I Do" and sidetrack "Whatever!" released on August 7.Their September single with the lead single "I Loved You" and sidetrack "I'll Remember" released on September 6.Day6 originally would released their October single on October 7 and later installment to released on September 29, with consists of the lead single "When You Love Someone" and sidetrack "I Need Somebody". The music videos of their August to October single were a three-part story about high school friendship and love.

DAY6 held their North American meet and greet tour, DAY6 Live & Meet in North America 2017 hosted by SubKulture Entertainment. The tour started in Los Angeles on October 20, Austin on October 22, New York on October 24, Detroit on October 27, and stoped in Toronto on October 29.

Their November single were consists of the lead single "All Alone" and sidetrack "Pouring" released on November 6. On November 28, JYP Entertainment announced the band's first nationwide tour in 2018, Every DAY6 Concert Nationwide Tour. The tour started in Busan on January 20-21, Daegu on January 27 and stopped in Daejeon on February 10.

On December 6, DAY6 official concluded their monthly project with the releases of their second full-length album, Moonrise. The album contained the previous releases from July to November, the title track "I Like You", two sidetrack ("Better Better" and "I'll Try"), the final versions of the b-sides from debut mini album The Day.

DAY6 official announced the recruitment of their first generation fan club from January 5 to January 25.

DAY6 announced would made their official debut in Japan on March 14 with their first Japanese single, "If ~??????~". The single also serves as theme song for Japanese drama 'Repeat'. The music video of the single was released on February 2.

DAY6 held their Every Day6 Finale Concert - The Best Moments on March 3 and March 4 in the Olympic Hall.

In April 2018, DAY6 announced their first Japanese concert, DAY6 1st Live in Japan 'The Best Day' on June 13 at Tsutaya O-East in Tokyo.

In May 2018, it was announced that DAY6 was schedule to released their second Japanese single, "Stop The Rain", on July 25, which is produce by Japanese guitarist Ubukata Shinichi (member of ELLEGARDEN and Nothing's Carved In Stone).

In June 2018, DAY6 released first greatest hits album in Japan, The Best Day, which is composed of the band's previous korean singles and three new version tracks: "Congratulations" (English Ver.), "I Wait" (Japanese Ver.) and "You Were Beautiful" (English Ver.).

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Members

Current members

• Jae (??) - lead guitarist, vocalist, rapper.
• Sungjin (??) - leader, main vocalist, rhythm guitarist.
• Young K (???) - bassist, vocalist, rapper.
• Wonpil (??) - synthesizer, keyboardist, vocalist.
• Dowoon (??) - drummer.

Former members

• Junhyeok (??) - keyboardist, vocalist.

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Discography

• Sunrise (2017)
• Moonrise (2017)

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Concerts

Headlining

• DAY6 1st Live Concert 'D-Day' (2015)
• DAY6 Live Concert 'Dream' in Korea and Thailand (2016)
• Every DAY6 Concert (2017-2018)
• DAY6 1st Live in Japan 'The Best Day' (2018)
• DAY6 1st World Tour 'Youth' (2018-ongoing)

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Awards and nominations

Gaon Chart Music Awards

Seoul Music Awards

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Melon Music Awards

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Fan Club

The official fan club's name is 'My Day'. This is the name that was finally chosen due to the fans' ideas and votes in line with the release date of the first regular album "SUNRISE" on July 7, 2017. It means "Day6" and "Fans" are precious things that can fill each other's day. The song 'My Day' was released in February 2017 in 'Every DAY 6 February,' which is considered a fan song.

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References

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External links

• Day6 Official Website

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