In the past few years, K-pop girl groups like NewJeans, IVE, aespa and Le Sserafim have dominated the music scene, building solid fan bases worldwide while reigning atop major music charts. In the case of boy bands, however, finding their names on the top of most streaming charts took work, which implied that non-fans and casual listeners often didn t have their songs on the playlists.
Riize, the first K-pop boy group that SM has launched in seven years, made its grand debut on Monday. The seven-member group was produced by SM Wizard Production, one of SM’s five production companies, that is in charge of the labels housing popular boy groups Super Junior and EXO. “We combined the words ‘rise’ and ‘realize’ to come up with the name of the group. It’s a team .