INFINITE

Formed by Woollim Entertainment in 2010, the six-member South Korean boy band Infinite released their debut mini-album, First Invasion, that same year, arriving on the K-pop scene as the Hallyu 2.0 movement (the second Korean wave) was gaining serious traction. The group—comprising leader/main vocalist Kim Sung-kyu, main rapper Jang Dong-woo, main vocalist Nam Woo-hyun, vocalist Lee Sung-yeol, vocalists L and Lee Sung-jong, and rapper/vocalist Hoya (who left in 2017)—went on to blend R&B, dance-pop and other styles into a cache of notable releases, notching up three Top five Korean albums and three Japanese albums, always accompanied by slick choreographed dance moves. Their debut Korean album Over the Top landed in 2011 and they debuted in Japan that same year with "BTD (Before the Dawn)," a Japanese remake of the Korean original. Infinite's second album, Season 2, was unveiled in 2014 and that year they broke through to worldwide recognition by becoming the first Korean act to reach the summit of Billboard's Emerging Artists Chart. They also reaped a number of Golden Disc Awards on home soil, including Best Group Performance in 2013 and multiple Disc Bonsang Awards, including one for Over the Top in 2012, one for Infinitize in 2013, and one for Season 2 in 2015. Their third studio album Top Seed was released in 2017, following the departure of seventh member Hoya. 2019 single "Clock" would mark Infinite's final release following a four-year hiatus. The group returned in 2023 with a new agency, Infinite Company, and a new EP, 13egin, which went to number eight on South Korea's Circle Chart. On December 23, they unveiled a new digital single titled "Sad Loop," released on December 25, 2024. Additionally, on February 10, they announced their upcoming eighth EP, Like Infinite, which was released on March 6, with "Dangerous" serving as the title track.