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INFINITE Profile
인피니트
インフィニット
Infinite (인피니트) is a seven-member South Korean pop boy band, formed in 2010 by Woollim Entertainment. The group comprises seven members: Sunggyu, Dongwoo, Woohyun, Hoya, Sungyeol, L, and Sungjong.
INFINITE
Debuted on: June 9, 2010
Genres: Pop, R&B, Dance
Labels:
Woollim Entertainment
SM Culture and Contents
Universal D (Japan)
Career
2010: First Invasion
In 2010, Infinite first appeared in the reality show You Are My Oppa introducing the group before making their debut on June 9. They performed songs from their first EP First Invasion with the singles “Come Back Again” and “She’s Back”.
2011: Evolution, Over the Top, and Japanese debut
On January 7, 2011, the band returned with the single Before the Dawn (BTD) (Before the Dawn) from their second EP Evolution. Promotions for BTD ended on the February 17, 2011 on Inkigayo where Infinite performed a remix version of the song.
Their first album Over The Top was released on July 21, 2011 along with the MV of their title track Be Mine (내꺼하자). The music video teaser of their title track was first released on their official website at midnight on July 15 followed by an album preview on the 20th. The group subsequently had their comeback on July 23, 2011 on Music Core. They received their First Music Show #1 Award in M! Countdown on September 1, 2011 and received a “Double Crown” for winning two consecutive #1 wins at M! Countdown. Following the success of “Be Mine” Infinite re-released their first album Over the Top as a repackaged album titled Paradise which was released on September 26, 2011. Woollim Entertainment revealed the music video teaser of “Paradise”, the repackaged album’s promotional track on September 22, 2011. On October 9, Infinite came first on Inkigayo for “Paradise.” Infinite then won their second trophy with “Paradise” on October 13 on M! Countdown.
Infinite unofficially debuted in Japan with their first Japanese single To-Ra-Wa on January 26, 2011. Immediately after its release, their Evolutionalbum hit #3 on real-time charts for sales in Korea. The song topped to #1 for ringtones on the daily charts of the K-POP section of Japan’s top mobile website. Infinite released various rental singles song including “She’s Back”, “BTD (Before The Dawn)”, and “Nothing’s Over” before they officially debuted in Japan. Infinite made their official debut with the Japanese version of “BTD”. “BTD” was released on November 19, 2011. The single was released in three versions, a CD+Photobook including a 40-page photobook, CD+DVD that includes their first Japanese showcase at Zepp Tokyo on July 21, 2011 as well as “BTD”‘s music video and making-of, and regular edition. All editions comes with a random (1 out of 7) trading cards. The B-side for the single is “Can U Smile”, a remake from their 2nd Mini Album EVOLUTION found on the 3rd track of their first single album Inspirit.
In December 2011, they digitally released their first Christmas song “White Confession (Lately)”.
2012: Touring, individual activities and Infinitize
Infinite performed their very first Korean concert in front of approximately 8,000 fans on February 11–12 at the Seoul Olympic Park in Songpa District, eastern Seoul. The concert was titled Second Invasion, following after the band’s debut album, First Invasion. The tickets for the concert sold out within 10 minutes after being released online on December 14. A teaser for the concert was released.
