Even in the world of K-pop, there are second chances. The Mnet idol audition show “Boys Planet” aired from Feb. 2 to April 20, 2023. It featured 98 male trainees (49 from Korea or the “K Group” and 49 non-Koreans/global trainees or the “G Group”) who would compete for praise from celebrity judges and votes from the viewers in Korea and abroad. The top-ranked nine contestants would .
As PENTAGON s leader and main vocalist, HUI s debut solo K-pop album WHU IS ME: Complex lets the singer-songwriter-producer-composer get honest in songs like "Hmm BOP."
K-pop group Pentagon’s Hui reveals why he took part in TV singing contest Boys Planet after returning from a hiatus, and why he has ‘no regrets’ despite not making the final nine on the show.
When cable channel Mnet floated teasers for its new audition program “Boys Planet” earlier this year, it immediately became the talk of the town thanks to one contestant - Hui. The frontman of K-pop boy group PENTAGON seemingly had no reason to participate in a competition show for yet-to-debut idol trainees. But the young performer, whose real name is Lee Hoe-taek, still threw his hat in the ring.