KPOP 3rd generation · LOEN Entertainment / FAVE Entertainment
HISTORY
ヒストリー / 히스토리
HISTORY were the first male idol group from LOEN Entertainment, and the debut leaned on narration and staging rather than on a hook.
- 2013DebutApr 26, 2013
- 5Members
- 3thGeneration
- StoriaFandom
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In 30 seconds: HISTORY
Tell Me Love and What Am I To You keep that dramatic tone; Psycho, Might Just Die and Queen turn much harder.
Come here if you want an early third-generation boy group whose late singles are considerably better than its early ones.
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Key facts
- Group name
- HISTORY
- Reading / Hangul
- ヒストリー / 히스토리
- Company
- LOEN Entertainment / FAVE Entertainment
- Debut date
- April 26, 2013
- Days active
- 1,346 days (3 years, 8 months)
- Final activity date
- 2017
- Debut song
- Dreamer
- Generation
- 3rd generation
- Fandom name
- Storia(ストーリア)
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Member guide
Profile comparison
| Members | Birth date | Blood type | MBTI | Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| キョンイル | 1987-11-28 | 38 | 183cm | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ドギュン | 1991-02-11 | 35 | 184cm | O | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| シヒョン | 1992-05-15 | 34 | 182cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ジェホ | 1992-09-17 | 34 | 174cm | B | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| イジョン | 1993-09-10 | 33 | 173cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea |
Ages are as of 2026-10-31.
Selected releases
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Start here
Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.
Dreamer MVDreamer is the debut, with narration built in and all five introduced carefully.
Psycho MVPsycho is the turn toward a harder concept and the best entry to the late material.
Queen MVQueen is the last single and the one people rediscover first.05
From debut to now
- 2013Dreamer was the debut, and Just Now and Blue Spring widened both the brightness and the dramatic side.
- 2014Psycho turned the image dark and sharp, and the Japan commemorative release ABOUT HISTORY opened the Japanese route.
- 2015Might Just Die pushed a muscular style of performing, and in Japan a Japanese language single together with LOST kept the releases coming.
- 2016The final Korean mini album centred on Queen and took in Wild Boy, Baby Hello, Lost and Liar.
- 2017After the disbanding the members moved to solo work, and routes back to HISTORY remained from the production side, such as Yijeong under the name J.Pearl.
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Achievements
Key milestones
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Official links
Official site
Official social accounts and platforms
Shopping guide
Verified English shopping links are not yet available.
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KPOP DISCOVER's HISTORY note
What anchors HISTORY is a dense run of activity that moves from storytelling towards a strong concept. Debuting from LOEN Entertainment in 2013 as a five-piece boy group, they arrived as the first male idol group on that label. Dreamer put a narrative including narration by IU to the front, leaving an impression through singing and staging from the earliest days.
Following the run of releases, the flow from the early drama of Tell Me Love and What Am I To You towards the strong concepts of Psycho, Might Just Die and Queen becomes visible. The period of activity was short, yet the outline of the performing grows denser the further into it you go.
Japanese editions such as ABOUT HISTORY sit apart from the Korean mini albums and can be followed on their own. Official video runs mostly through 1theK and broadcast clips, covering music videos, dance practice and performance. The order Dreamer, Psycho, Queen walks through the storytelling, the concept and the later stretch.
Editors' take Dreamer / Psycho / Queen — a dense run from storytelling to a strong concept in three songs, from the first male idol five-piece on LOEN.
Trivia worth knowing
The name HISTORY sits alongside the idea of five members delivering a story of their own.
Storia, the fandom name, carries the same storytelling ring and pairs neatly with the group name.
Dreamer carries narration linked to IU, a debut single where the LOEN connection is audible.
From Psycho the concept turned darker and harder, and that shaped the impression left by the later work.
Queen stands as the signature song of the final period and is often where later listeners first meet HISTORY.
Yijeong became known afterwards under the name J.Pearl, so production credits lead back to the group years.
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Japan activity score
KPOP DISCOVER original metric
No. 105/ 241 groups
No. 105 of 241 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 44%)
- 2Japanese releases
- 8Japan-related tracks
- 0Members from Japan
- 1Official Japanese accounts
The denominator is the 241 groups, out of 564 covered by KPOP DISCOVER, whose raw score reaches at least one point. The score adds 10 points per Japanese-market release, 3 per Japan-related track, 12 per member from Japan, and 8 per official Japanese account. Japanese-market releases carry the most weight because they are the most direct evidence of activity; related tracks add track-level detail; members from Japan stand for Japanese-language communication and continuity; official accounts stand for a permanent point of contact. The weights are an editorial judgement, not a statistical optimisation, and the ranking tracks release volume in Japan closely. Source: releases, tracks, members, and official links recorded by KPOP DISCOVER (updated 2026-10-24).
How this score is calculated →View in JapaneseFrequently asked questions
What defines HISTORY?
Tell Me Love and What Am I To You keep that dramatic tone; Psycho, Might Just Die and Queen turn much harder.
Why should a new listener start with HISTORY?
Come here if you want an early third-generation boy group whose late singles are considerably better than its early ones.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with Dreamer, Psycho, Queen, then continue to the official video index.