Day6 (5Live)

I. Introduction

DAY6 (데이식스) is a Korean rock 5-member band that debuted in September 2015 under JYP Entertainment. They were formerly known as 5LIVE before adding Dowoon in July 2015. After debuting as an six-piece band, Day6 became a quintet after keyboardist Junhyeok left in February 2016. All of the Day6 members are majorly involved in writing, composing and producing the band's music.

II. Career

III. 2014–2016: Formation, debut and further releases

JYP Entertainment initially announced the debut of a five-member band called 5LIVE, composed of Sungjin, Jae, Young K, Junhyeok, and Wonpil. In 2014, the band began promotions with appearing on the fourth episode of Mnet's reality-survival program Who is Next: Win and releasing a song titled "Lovely Girl" as part of the original soundtrack of 2013 TV series Bel Ami. In mid-2015, drummer Dowoon joined the line-up and the band was renamed Day6. Day6 released their debut EP, The Day, with the lead single "Congratulations" on September 7, 2015, marking their debut. The album charted at No.2 on Billboard's World Album Chart a week following its release. Day6 held their first live concert D-Day for 2 nights in November 21–22, 2015 at YES24 MUVhall. Aside from performing songs from their debut album, the band also did multiple covers and played some unreleased materials of theirs.

On December 5, 2015, Day6 held their first overseas fanmeeting in Singapore at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre.

On February 27, 2016, JYP Entertainment stated that Junhyeok had departed from the band due to personal reasons and terminated his contract with the company. Day6 remained as a five-member band. On March 30, 2016, Day6 released their second EP, Daydream, with the lead single "Letting Go". On March 31, Day6 made their official stage debut on the music program M Countdown, six months after their initial debut. Following the release, the band held their second live concert Dream for 2 nights on May 28–29, 2016 at YES24 Live Hall, and one night overseas in Bangkok, Thailand at the Thunder Dome.

IIII. 2017-2018: Every Day6 project and Shoot Me

On December 29, 2016, Day6 announced their upcoming monthly project in 2017 titled Every Day6, in which the band would release two songs every month on the sixth along with concerts prior to the song's release, music videos, and 4 fixed V Live broadcasts.

Day6 released their first monthly single with the release of lead single "I Wait" and sidetrack "Goodbye Winter" on January 6, 2017. Their second monthly single was released with the lead single "You Were Beautiful" and sidetrack "My Day" on February 6.

Their third monthly single with the lead single "How Can I Say" and sidetrack "I Would" was released on March 6. They also promoted on the music program M Countdown on March 9. Their fourth monthly single consisting of the lead single "I'm Serious" and sidetrack "Say Wow" was released on April 6. They also promoted on M Countdown the same day. Their fifth monthly single was released on May 8, with the lead single "Dance Dance" and sidetrack "Man in a Movie".

In June 2017, Day6 released their first full-length album, Sunrise, with a total of 14 tracks. It consists of the releases from January to May, the rebooted version of "Letting Go", the final version of "Congratulations", and two new tracks: "I Smile" (the lead single of the album) and "Lean On Me". Day6 also announced their official fanclub name, "My Day", the same day. Their July single consisting of the lead single "Hi Hello" and sidetrack "Be Lazy" was released on July 6. Their August single consisting of the lead single "What Can I Do" and sidetrack "Whatever!" released on August 7. Their September single with the lead single "I Loved You" and sidetrack "I'll Remember" released on September 6. Day6 originally would released their October single on October 7 and later installment to released on September 29, which consists of the lead single "When You Love Someone" and the sidetrack "I Need Somebody". The music videos of their August, September, and October singles were a three-part story about high school friendship and love. Day6 held their North American meet and greet tour, Day6 Live & Meet in North America 2017, hosted by SubKulture Entertainment. The tour started in Los Angeles on October 20, Austin on October 22, New York on October 24, Detroit on October 27, and stopped in Toronto on October 29. Their November single consisting of the lead single "All Alone" and sidetrack "Pouring" was released on November 6. On November 28, JYP Entertainment announced the band's first nationwide tour in 2018, Every Day6 Concert Nationwide Tour. The tour started in Busan on January 20–21, Daegu on January 27 and stopped in Daejeon on February 10. On December 6, Day6 official concluded their monthly project with the releases of their second full-length album, Moonrise. The album contained the previous releases from July to November, the lead single "I Like You", two sidetrack ("Better Better" and "I'll Try"), and the final versions of the B-sides from their debut EP The Day.

Day6 made their official debut in Japan on March 14 with their first Japanese single, "If (Mata Aetara)". The single also serves as theme song for the Japanese drama Repeat. The music video for the single was released on February 2. Day6 held their Every Day6 Finale Concert - The Best Moments on March 3 and 4 in the Olympic Hall. In April 2018, Day6 announced their first Japanese concert, Day6 1st Live in Japan 'The Best Day' on June 13 at Tsutaya O-East in Tokyo. In May 2018, it was announced that Day6 would release their second Japanese single, "Stop the Rain", on July 25, which was produced by Japanese guitarist Ubukata Shinichi (member of ELLEGARDEN and Nothing's Carved In Stone). In June 2018, Day6 released their first greatest hits album in Japan, The Best Day, which is composed of the band's previous Korean singles and three new-version tracks: "Congratulations" (English Ver.), "I Wait" (Japanese Ver.), and "You Were Beautiful" (English Ver.).On June 26, Day6 released their third EP Shoot Me: Youth Part 1. The EP contains seven tracks, with the lead single titled "Shoot Me". The second part, Remember Us: Youth Part 2, was released on December 10 with the lead single "days gone by". On October 17, 2018, between the release of the two parts, their first Japanese studio album Unlock was released.Day6 went on their first world tour, titled Youth, subsequently performing in 24 cities in Asia, Australia, North America and Europe from June 22, 2018, to January 29, 2019.

IIIII. 2019–present: The Book of Us series, second world tour and first sub-unit

Day6 released their fifth extended play The Book of Us: Gravity on July 15, 2019. They received their first-ever music show win on July 24. They started their second world tour Gravity in the start of August. On October 22, they released their third Korean-language studio album, The Book of Us: Entropy. On December 4, they released their second compilation album The Best Day2.

On April 27, 2020, JYP Entertainment announced that Day6 would be releasing a new album titled The Book of Us: The Demon on May 11. The day before the album's scheduled release, JYP Entertainment announced that Day6 would be taking a temporary hiatus to focus on their health. Although Day6 is temporarily halting group activities, the band still released their EP The Book of Us: The Demon on May 11 at 6 p.m. KST. The lead single "Zombie" debuted at No. 8 on Melon's realtime chart at 7 p.m. KST and rose as high as No. 4 at 1 a.m. KST on May 12. "Zombie" also went up to No. 1 spot after debuting No. 2 in Bugs. In addition, all seven B-side tracks from the album have been charting in the top 100 on Melon, Bugs, and Genie since the album's release.

In August 2020, JYP Entertainment announced Day6's first subunit, Even of Day, composed of Young K, Wonpil and Dowoon which debuted on August 31 with their EP The Book of Us: Gluon, which produced the single "Where the Sea Sleeps." Even of Day partook in the first segment of web music show Secret Atelier where they released a single, "So, This Is Love," on January 15, 2021, as a result of the show. On January 24, Even of Day held their first online concert, Online Party Night: The Arcane Salon.

It was announced in February 26 that Day6 would make a full group comeback in April 2021. On March 8, 2021, Sungjin announced during his a V Live broadcast that he would be enlisting for his mandatory military service, having already recorded for the upcoming album. It was later announced that Day6 will release their new album The Book of Us: Negentropy on April 19.

Discography

IIIV. Korean Discography

IIIVI. Albums

IIIVII. [2017.06.07] SUNRISE
[2017.12.06] MOONRISE
[2019.10.22] The Book of Us : Entropy

IIIVIII. Mini-Albums

IIIVIV. [2015.09.07] The Day
[2016.04.30] DAYDREAM
[2018.06.26] Shoot Me : Youth Part 1
[2018.12.10] Remember Us : Youth Part 2
[2019.07.15] The Book of Us : Gravity

IIIVV.
Digital Singles

IIIVVI. [2017.01.06] Every DAY6 January
[2017.02.06] Every DAY6 February
[2017.03.06] Every DAY6 March
[2017.04.06] Every DAY6 April
[2017.05.08] Every DAY6 May
[2017.07.06] Every DAY6 July
[2017.08.07] Every DAY6 August
[2017.09.06] Every DAY6 September
[2017.09.29] Every DAY6 October
[2017.11.06] Every DAY6 November
[2018.09.10] Beautiful Feeling

IIIVVII. DVDs

[2016.11.29] DAY6 Live Concert Dream: CODA

IIV. Japanese Discography

IIVI. Albums

[2018.10.17] UNLOCK

IIVII. Best Albums

[2018.06.06] THE BEST DAY

IIVIII. Singles

[2018.03.14] If ~Mata Aetara~ (If ～また逢えたら～; I Will See You Again)
[2018.07.25] Stop The Rain