LUCENTE

I. Introduction

LUCENTE is a six member boy group under NOGA Entertainment. The group is comprised of members Z.Hoo, Hero, Taejun, U.Seong, Kogun, and Parkha. Bao is a former member who left the group. They debuted with their mini album THE BIG DIPPER on September 18, 2018.

While the group never officially disbanded, LUCENTE hasn't done any activities since debut. And the remaining active members are doing their own independent projects. Leaving the status of the group in a questionable state.

Their name is a mix of Latin and English that means "shine as bright as the stars".

II. Career

Before LUCENTE debuted, the members have debuted in other boy groups and busking groups. U.Seong, for example, was in Trophy, Bao was going to join UC9, Kogun used to be in Zest, and Parkha was in Nu'Bility.

The boys trained under NOGA Entertainment years before their debut. They were rumored to debut in 2016, but this never happened for mysterious reasons.

During 2017, NOGA Entertainment promoted LUCENTE outside of Korea. They did a world promotion tour in India and judged India's 2017 K-Pop Contest Grand Finale. They also did promotions in Japan and Hong Kong as well.

Sometime before their debut, they also had lineup changes.

Before debut, LUCENTE was signed with Diamond Entertainment to promote future Japanese releases.

LUCENTE debuted on September 18, 2018 with their mini album THE BIG DIPPER. They performed on many music shows, and later went back to India to promote some more there as well.

A European tour was announced, but the tour was canceled.

In mid 2020, LUCENTE posted about an online fanmeet for their Japanese fans. However, the promotional photos did not have U.Seong, leading fans to feel questionable about the circumstances of the group. But it was later found out that U.Seong enlisted in the military. Of which, the company never gave notice or announcement about. He has since returned from enlistment however.

Bao and Tejun were revealed to be participating in digital survival show Burn It Up. The show was set to air in June 2020, but no further information was given since then. So nothing seems to have resulted from it.

Kogun and Parkha auditioned for the survival show G-EGG around this time. Both of them made won spots in the group NIK. NIK debuted on September 27, 2021, and both Kogun and Parkha are currently doing activities in the group.

Later in 2020, NOGA Entertainment removed songs and videos from LUCENTE's official YouTube channel due to switching distributors. They initially promised to re-upload the content later. Which has not happened yet.

Bao left the group in April 2021.

III. Members

	U.Seong Birth Name: Kim Moonseong Born on December 19, 1994 Position: Leader, Lead Rapper He was in Trophy under the name U.Wan and the dance group Tonic
	Hero Birth Name: Lee Youngwoon Born on February 16, 1993 Position: Main Vocalist
	Taejun Birth Name: Kim Taejun Born on March 2, 1996 Position: Main Dancer, Vocalist, Rapper He was a former DSP trainee
	Z.Hoo Birth Name: Ahn Ji Hoo Born on February 28, 1997 Position: Vocalist, Rapper He used to be in the busking group D.O.B He was planned to debut in the group Trophy, but he left
	Kogun Birth Name: Ko Geon Born on March 7, 1997 Position: Main Vocalist He is in NIK and was a former member of Zest
	Parkha Birth Name: Han Jongyeon Born on May 21, 1998 Position: Lead Dancer, Lead Vocalist, Maknae He is in NIK and used to be in Nu'Bility

Former Members

Bao Birth Name: Bae Seongyeob Born on May 12, 1998 Position: Main Rapper, Dancer, Compo

IV. Discography

THE BIG DIPPER

Mini Album

September 18, 2018

V. Videography

Music Videos

VI. Awards

VII. Videos

YOUR DIFFERENCE MV

FALLING PETALS Dance Practice

YOUR DIFFERENCE M COUNTDOWN Performance

VIII. Trivia

• Hero can play violin and is interesting in playing guitar
• Taejun gets teased by the other members for his big eyebrows
• Z.Hhoo likes anime. He really likes the movie Your Name, and loves the scenery in Japanese anime
• Kogun knows piano
• Bao wasn't interested in music when he was younger

(Credit to kprofiles.com)