Honeyst (Korean허니스트; RRHeoniseuteu) was a South Korean pop rock band formed by FNC Entertainment in 2017. The band consists of Oh Seung-seok (drummer), Kim Chul-min (main vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist), Seo Dong-sung (leader, vocalist, bassist), and Kim Hwan (guitarist, vocalist). Their debut single album Like You was released on May 17, 2017. On April 26, 2019, they disbanded after only two years of activity.

Honeyst
OriginSeoul, South Korea
GenresPop rock
Years active2017 (2017)–2019 (2019)
LabelsFNC
Past members
  • Oh Seung-seok
  • Kim Chul-min
  • Seo Dong-sung
  • Kim Hwan
Websitefncent.com/HONEYST

History

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Pre-debut and NEOZ School

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In May 2016, the four members participated as "NEOZ Band" on the Mnet reality survival show d.o.b. (dance or band), competing against other trainees in "NEOZ Dance" for the chance to debut.[1] In the final episode on June 29, 2016, "NEOZ Band" eventually lost to "NEOZ Dance" who won the public voting and debuted as SF9.

In May 2017, FNC Entertainment announced that the four members would debut as Honeyst (a combination of the words "Honey" and "Artist") and would pursue an acoustic vibe.[2]

2017–2019: Debut with Like You, Someone to Love and disbandment

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Honeyst made their official debut with single album Like You on May 17, 2017. The single consists of three track with the lead single "Like You". The single debuted at twenty-two on the Gaon Album Chart.[3][4] On November 22, Honeyst released their second single album Someone to Love.[5][6]

On April 26, 2019, FNC announced that HONEYST would be disbanding due to creative differences.[7]

Members

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  • Oh Seung-seok (오승석) – drummer.[8]
  • Kim Chul-min (김철민) – main vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist.[9]
  • Seo Dong-sung (서동성) – leader, vocalist, bassist.[10]
  • Kim Hwan (김환) – guitarist, vocalist.[11]

Discography

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Single albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[12]
Like You
Track listing
  1. Like You (반하겠어)
  2. My Girl
  3. Be With You (감정)
22
Someone to Love
  • Released: November 22, 2017
  • Label: FNC Entertainment
  • Format: Digital download
Track listing
  1. Someone to Love (연애하고싶은데요)
  2. Tik Tok
  3. Feel So Good
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Singles

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Title Year Peak
chart
positions
Album
KOR
[15]
"Like You" (반하겠어) 2017 Like You
"Someone to Love" (연애하고싶은데요) Someone to Love
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

References

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  1. ^ "Mnet's new idol survival show 'd.o.b (Dance or Band)' releases 1st trailer featuring all 13 Neoz School trainees!". Allkpop. May 4, 2016.
  2. ^ Kim, Eun-ae (2017-05-11). "[단독] FNC 신인밴드 나온다, 허니스트 5월 정식데뷔". Osen (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  3. ^ "2017년 20주차 Album Chart". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  4. ^ "2017년 52주차 Album Chart". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  5. ^ Kim, Ha-jin (2017-11-22). "허니스트, 오늘(22일) 신곡 발표..뚜렷한 색깔 담았다". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  6. ^ Song, Cho-rong (2017-11-22). "허니스트, 22일 '연애하고싶은데요' 컴백 '감상포인트 3'". News Inside (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  7. ^ "HONEYST 활동 관련 안내말씀 드립니다". FNC Entertainment. 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  8. ^ "김환 프러필" (in Korean). Naver.
  9. ^ "김철민 프러필" (in Korean). Naver.
  10. ^ "서동성 프러필" (in Korean). Naver.
  11. ^ "김환 프러필" (in Korean). Naver.
  12. ^ "Gaon Weekly Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  13. ^ "2017년 06월 Album Chart". Gaon Chart.
  14. ^ "2017년 11월 Album Chart". Gaon Chart.
  15. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean).
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