The group was disbanded in 2014 but regrouped in 2019 to commemorate six years of their debut. After regrouping, Big Hit Entertainment announced the new contract for 8Eight members in 2019. A new single was released in February 2020. In this article, Channel-Korea will talk all about Big Hit Entertainment’s 8Eight. So, stay tuned!
Lee Hyun’s Profile and Facts
Name: Lee Hyun Date of Birth: November 8th, 1983 Height: 175 cm Weight: 64 kg Position: Leader, vocalist Blood type: AB Zodiac: Scorpio Chinese zodiac: The Year of the Pig Twitter: @thehyun11 Facts:
Lee Hyun debuted by releasing the debut album 30 Minutes Ago, on September 9th, 2009 He joined the military service on October 8th, 2012 His favorite artists and musicians are Rain, Wheesung, Shinhwa, Baek Ji-young, Lim Jung-hee, Park Hyo-shin He was born in Gwangju, South Korea He used to be a member of the duo Homme Lee Hyun received a nomination for Best Vocal Solo at the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards Lee Hyun participated in the music variety shows The King of Mask Singer and Let’s Go! Dream He joined the military musical play The Promise He participated in the idol athletic championship and received huge praise during the men’s running competition
Baek Chan’s Profile and Facts
Name: Baek Chan Date of Birth: December 9th, 1984 Height: 180 cm Weight: 68 kg Position: Rapper, Maknae, Vocalist Zodiac: Sagittarius Website: thisisitrecords.com Instagram: @baekchan_129 Twitter: baekchan_129 Facts:
His favorite artists and musicians are Stevie Wonder, George Benson He didn’t renew his contract with Big Hit Entertainment. The contract was terminated in December 2014 After leaving 8Eight, Baek Chan worked as CEO of This Is The Record music label
Joo Hee’s Profile and Facts
Name: Joo Hee Date of Birth: March 10th, 1984 Height: 164 cm Weight: 48 kg Position: Vocalist Blood type: AB Zodiac: Pisces Twitter: @joohee9 Facts:
Her favorite artist is Lauryn Hill She decided against renewing her contract with Big Hit Entertainment in late 2014
Official Debut
8Eight was a mixed group formed by Big Hit Entertainment in 2007. Their vocal talent was unrivaled among their generation. Due to their excellent vocal capabilities, 8Eight received huge praise from both fans and the K-Pop community. Some fans were comparing the group with the worldwide popular co-ed group Black Eyed Peas. Before debuting as 8Eight, each of the members was a Big Hit Entertainment trainee. All of the members participated in MBC’s Show Survival. 8Eight made a debut performance at MBC’s Show! Music Core on August 25th, 2007. 8Eight made a comeback performance and released the single “Don’t Go Crazy” in September 2014. Unfortunately, the co-ed group disbanded in 2014 after Baek Chan and Joo Hee decided against renewing their contracts with Big Hit Entertainment. Leader, Lee Hyun signed a new contract and continued his activities as a solo artist.
Discography
Singles
Extended Plays
Studio Album
OST Appearances
