Epex

Epex
Epex
	Epex in 2022
Background information
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop; dance-pop; hip hop;
Years active	2021–present
Labels	C9 Entertainment
Website	Official site
Members	Wish; Keum; Mu; A-Min; Baekseung; Ayden; Yewang; Jeff;

Epex (Hangul: 이펙스; styled in all caps) is a boy band from South Korea. The group was formed by record label C9 Entertainment,^[1] and there were eight members in the group. They were officially debuted on 8 June 2021 with Bipolar Pt.1: Prelude of Anxiety.^[2]^[3]

Members

Name		Other descriptions
Stage name	Full name	Other descriptions
Wish (위시)	Kwak Da-wit (곽다윗 · 郭다윗)^[4]	Birth date: (2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 (age 21) Origin: Seoul Role in the group: Leader, vocalist
Keum (금)	Keum Dong-hyun (금동현 · 琴洞弦)	Birth date: (2003-05-14) 14 May 2003 (age 20) Origin: Okcheon, North Chungcheong Role in the group: Vocalist, rapper
Mu (뮤)	Suh Kyung-min (서경민 · 徐烱慜)	Birth date: (2003-09-14) 14 September 2003 (age 20) Origin: Seoul Role in the group: Lead vocalist
A-Min (아민)	Cho Min-woo (조민우 · 曺敏宇)	Birth date: (2004-05-22) 22 May 2004 (age 19) Origin: Seoul Role in the group: Vocalist
Baekseung (백승)	Kim Hyun-woo (김현우 · 金賢佑)	Birth date: (2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 (age 19) Origin: Seoul Role in the group: Rapper
Ayden (에이든)	Kwon Ye-jun (권예준 · 權叡俊)	Birth date: (2005-01-24) 24 January 2005 (age 19) Origin: Daegu Role in the group: Lead rapper
Yewang (예왕)	Seo Ye-wang (서예왕 · 徐藝汪)	Birth date: (2005-03-12) 12 March 2005 (age 19) Origin: Seoul Role in the group: Main vocalist
Jeff (제프)	Lee Jae-ho (이재호 · 李宰昊)	Birth date: (2005-04-21) 21 April 2005 (age 18) Origin: Seoul Role in the group: Main rapper, maknae

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
Asia Artist Awards	2021	Male Idol Group Popularity Award	Epex	Nominated	^[5]
Gaon Chart Music Awards	2022	New Artist of the Year – Physical	Bipolar Pt.2: Prelude of Love	Nominated	^[6]
Golden Disc Awards	2022	Rookie Artist of the Year	Epex	Nominated	^[7]
Hallyu Influencer Grand Prize Awards^{[upper-alpha 1]}	2022	The Male Idol in the Rise		Won	^[8]
Hanteo Music Awards	2021	Rookie Award – Male Group		Won	^[9]
Korea Culture Entertainment Awards	2021	Best New Male Artist		Won	^[10]
Mnet Asian Music Awards	2021	Best New Male Artist		Nominated	^[11]
		Artist of the Year		Nominated
		Album of the Year	Bipolar Pt.1: Prelude of Anxiety	Nominated
Seoul Music Awards	2022	Rookie of the Year	Epex	Won	^[12]
		Popularity Award		Nominated	^[13]
		K-wave Popularity Award		Nominated	^[13]

Notes

↑ The 2022 Hallyu Influencer Awards (planned/directed by Lee Ail) held at the large studio on the 1st floor of the Ilsan Bitmaru Broadcasting Center on June 1st was hosted by JGMC and hosted by Payton Foundation and HR Entertainment, OBS Kyungin TV, bntnews, It was held with the official support of Kukje News and Reborn Nature.

Other websites

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References

↑ Lee Seul-gi (1 April 2021) (in ko). '프듀X' 금동현 포함..C9 신인 그룹 이름 '이펙스' 확정 "핫데뷔 예고". Korea Jeonggyeong. http://kpenews.com/View.aspx?No=1547736. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
↑ Lee-Min-ji (10 May 2021) (in ko). ‘금동현 소속’ 이펙스, 6월 8일 데뷔 확정…프로모션 스케줄러 공개(공식). Newsen. https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=202105100707492410. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
↑ Lim Ui-jeong (8 June 2022) (in ko). [POP신곡"무력해진 맘과 깊은 소외감"..이펙스, 중독성 강한 '락 다운(Lock Down)']. Herald Pop. http://www.heraldpop.com/view.php?ud=202106081736267988071_1. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
↑ the_EPEX. "루키즈가 궁금해🔎 위시의 메시지가 도착했습니다💌" (Tweet) (in 한국어). Archived from the original on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help) Missing or empty |date= (help)
↑ "Asia Artist Awards - Male Idol Group Popularity Award Voting 2021". Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
↑ "GAONCHART MUSIC AWARDS". www.gaonmusicawards.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
↑ Kim, No-eul (December 8, 2021). "BTS·임영웅·김호중·아이유…제36회 골든디스크 어워즈 후보 공개" [BTS, Lim Young-woong, Kim Ho-joong, IU...Candidates for the 36th Golden Disc Awards.]. X Sports News. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
↑ "'2022 한류인플루언서대상' 김양·알렉사 등 수상". Naver (in 한국어). Retrieved August 28, 2022.
↑ "Hanteo Music Awards, 신인상 (Rookie Award) Male Artist". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
↑ "이펙스, '대한민국 문화연예대상' 신인상 주인공". n.news.naver.com (in 한국어). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
↑ "2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards Nominees". MAMA. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
↑ Ahn, Yoon-ji (January 23, 2022). "NCT127, 데뷔 후 첫 대상.."We made it! 건강·행복하길"[서울가요대상][종합]" [NCT127, first grand prize after debut.."We made it! Wishing you health and happiness"[Seoul Music Awards][General]]. Star News (in 한국어). Retrieved January 23, 2022.
↑ "31st High1 Seoul Music Awards – 모바일 투표 현황" [31st High1 Seoul Music Awards – Mobile Voting Status]. Seoul Music Awards (in 한국어). Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.

[8] The 2022 Hallyu Influencer Awards (planned/directed by Lee Ail) held at the large studio on the 1st floor of the Ilsan Bitmaru Broadcasting Center on June 1st was hosted by JGMC and hosted by Payton Foundation and HR Entertainment, OBS Kyungin TV, bntnews, It was held with the official support of Kukje News and Reborn Nature.

[kpe-1] Lee Seul-gi (1 April 2021) (in ko). '프듀X' 금동현 포함..C9 신인 그룹 이름 '이펙스' 확정 "핫데뷔 예고". Korea Jeonggyeong. http://kpenews.com/View.aspx?No=1547736. Retrieved 22 December 2022.

[newsen1-2] Lee-Min-ji (10 May 2021) (in ko). ‘금동현 소속’ 이펙스, 6월 8일 데뷔 확정…프로모션 스케줄러 공개(공식). Newsen. https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=202105100707492410. Retrieved 22 December 2022.

[herald-3] Lim Ui-jeong (8 June 2022) (in ko). [POP신곡"무력해진 맘과 깊은 소외감"..이펙스, 중독성 강한 '락 다운(Lock Down)']. Herald Pop. http://www.heraldpop.com/view.php?ud=202106081736267988071_1. Retrieved 22 December 2022.

[4] the_EPEX. "루키즈가 궁금해🔎 위시의 메시지가 도착했습니다💌" (Tweet) (in 한국어). Archived from the original on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help) Missing or empty |date= (help)

[5] "Asia Artist Awards - Male Idol Group Popularity Award Voting 2021". Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

[6] "GAONCHART MUSIC AWARDS". www.gaonmusicawards.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2022-01-04.

[7] Kim, No-eul (December 8, 2021). "BTS·임영웅·김호중·아이유…제36회 골든디스크 어워즈 후보 공개" [BTS, Lim Young-woong, Kim Ho-joong, IU...Candidates for the 36th Golden Disc Awards.]. X Sports News. Retrieved December 8, 2021.

[9] "'2022 한류인플루언서대상' 김양·알렉사 등 수상". Naver (in 한국어). Retrieved August 28, 2022.

[10] "Hanteo Music Awards, 신인상 (Rookie Award) Male Artist". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-01-03.

[11] "이펙스, '대한민국 문화연예대상' 신인상 주인공". n.news.naver.com (in 한국어). Retrieved 2021-12-30.

[12] "2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards Nominees". MAMA. Retrieved November 4, 2021.

[13] Ahn, Yoon-ji (January 23, 2022). "NCT127, 데뷔 후 첫 대상.."We made it! 건강·행복하길"[서울가요대상][종합]" [NCT127, first grand prize after debut.."We made it! Wishing you health and happiness"[Seoul Music Awards][General]]. Star News (in 한국어). Retrieved January 23, 2022.

[14] "31st High1 Seoul Music Awards – 모바일 투표 현황" [31st High1 Seoul Music Awards – Mobile Voting Status]. Seoul Music Awards (in 한국어). Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.

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