IMFACT (Hangul: 임팩트; A mixture of I'm Fact and Impact) is a South Korean boy band formed by Star Empire Entertainment in 2016. The group debuted on January 27, 2016, with their single album "Lollipop". The group consists of five-members: Jeup, Taeho, Jian, Sang and Ungjae.
Pre-debut
Sang was spotted by Star Empire Entertainment, when he was three years old. Prior to debut, Jian worked as a backup dancer for B1A4 and Juniel. Jeup learned Taekwondo and had even been a member of the national team when he was in highschool. Before training under Star Empire Entertainment, Taeho had trained under several other labels such as MBK Entertainment and Happy Face Entertainment.
2016: Debut with Lollipop and Revolt
Imfact released their debut single album Lollipop on January 27, 2016. The single contains four tracks with the title track being Lollipop, and it was produced by the members. The group officially debuted, on stage, on January 28 on the music program M Countdown. Imfact held their first fanmeeting on June 19. On August 13, they held a live broadcast on Naver V App to celebrate their 200th day since debut and announced their fanclub name IF. On October 21, it was reported that Imfact will be making a comeback on the second week of November. On October 31, Imfact dropped a comeback trailer and a teaser image. Their second single album Revolt will be released on November 11. On November 11, they came back with the single album Revolt with the title track "F,S,G Feel so Good".
2017: IMFACTORY, The Unit
Imfact announced their 2017 project entitled IMFACTORY to their fans on a launching show on January 7. IMFACTORY is a mix of "IMFACT Factory and Story" The project consist of monthly releases, mini fan meetings and mini concerts.[10] The group began their first monthly "In The Club" released on January 25 at 12 a.m. KST. Their hold '2017 IMFACT Project IMFACTORY Mini Concert Part 2' on February 25. The second monthly song "Please Be My First Love" released on February 27 at 12 a.m. KST. They continue to hold mini concert as a part of IMFACTORY project.] Their third monthly song "Tension Up" was released on April 5. The song is a fast tempo EDM about wanting to have fun and get crazy for the night. On August 24, they were confirmed to joining KBS Idol Rebooting Project "The Unit".On September 19, Star Empire announced 4-member: Jian, Jeup, Taeho and Ungjae will be made appearance on the show.
- Wikipedia Last Updated 8 January 2021