Drippin

Drippin (, stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by Woollim Entertainment in 2020. The lineup consists of six members: Hyeop, Yunseong, Changuk, Dongyun, Minseo, and Junho. Originally a seven-member group, Alex left the lineup on July 28, 2023 due to poor health conditions and anxiety concerns. The group officially debuted on October 28, 2020, with the EP Boyager.

Pre-debut
Prior to debut, all of the members except for Alex competed in the competition reality show Produce X 101, with Cha Jun-ho finishing ninth in the program and thus becoming a member of the project group X1. The remaining members with an additional trainee named Lee Sung-jun (now a part of the group Blank2y) released the single "1M1S" under the name W Project 4. The single charted at number 81 on Billboard's K-pop Hot 100.

2020–2021: Debut and subsequent releases
In September 2020, Woollim Entertainment announced that would be debuting boy group composed of seven members called Drippin. They released the reality program through KT's Seezn, We are Drippin, documenting the process leading up to their debut. The group debuted on October 28 with the release of their first extended play, Boyager, a combination of the word "boy" and "voyager" after the Voyager program.

On March 16, 2021, Drippin released their second EP, A Better Tomorrow, with the lead single "Young Blood".

On June 29, 2021, Drippin released their first single album, "Free Pass", with the lead single of the same name.

On November 11, 2021, Drippin released the promotional single "Vertigo" through Universe Music for the mobile application, Universe.

2022–2023: Villain trilogy, Japanese debut, Alex’s departure
On January 17, 2022, Their third EP, Villain, was released with the lead single of the same name.

On May 18, 2022, Drippin made their Japanese debut with the single "So Good".

On June 15, 2022, Drippin continue their Villain series with released their second single album, "Villain: Zero". The single consists of three track including the lead single "Zero", "Game" and "Trick and Treat".

On November 15, 2022, Drippin released their first studio album, Villain: The End. The album contains ten track including the lead single "The One" revealed as drum and bass genre. The album originally set to be released on November 1 and later on October 30, it was announced the postponement of the album due to the national mourning period following the Seoul Halloween crowd crush incident on the 29th.

On January 26, 2023, Woollim Entertainment announced that Alex's activities would be temporarily suspended due to his health.

Drippin release their second Japanese single "Hello Goodbye" on March 15 as a six-piece due to Alex's hiatus. They also held a showcase at Tokyo's Ebisu Liquid Room on March 14.

The group's third single album "Seven Sins" was released on April 19. The single composed of three tracks including the lead single of the same name, "Stereo" and "Bad Blood". To commence the single promotion, the group released short movie titled EDEN through CGV on May 17.

On July 2, Drippin successfully held their first fanmeeting since debut "Summer Day's Dream" at YES24 LIVE HALL.

On July 28, Woollim Entertainment released a statement announcing Alex's departure from Drippin and the termination of his exclusive contract, with the group to reorganize and continue their activities with the remaining six members.

2024–present: Beautiful Maze
On April 3, 2024, Drippin released their fourth single album "Beautiful Maze" which contains three tracks including the lead single of the same name. The single sold more than 120,000 copies three days after release, breaking their previous record for "Seven Sins" which sold 14,000 copies in the first weeks.

On March 28, Woollim Entertainment announced that member Changuk would take a break due to poor health and the group would temporarily continue promotions as five-member group.

Members
Adapted from the official website:

Current

 * Yunseong (윤성) – leader, vocalist, dancer
 * Hyeop (협) – vocalist
 * Changuk (창욱) – vocalist
 * Dongyun (동윤) – rapper
 * Minseo (민서) – vocalist
 * Junho (준호) – vocalist

Former

 * Alex (알렉스) – vocalist, rapper