3rd generation · YMC Entertainment / Swing Entertainment

Wanna One

ワナワン / 워너원

Wanna One were assembled from Produce 101 Season 2 and became, for eighteen months, the biggest act in the country.

  • 2017DebutAug 7, 2017
  • 11Members
  • 3thGeneration
  • WannableFandom
Energetic / Official MV

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In 30 seconds: Wanna One

Kang Daniel stood at the centre of a line-up balanced across singing, rapping, dancing and acting, and the album titles are all equations.

Start here to understand how much heat a fixed-term project group could generate at the peak of the format.

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Key facts

Group name
Wanna One
Reading / Hangul
ワナワン / 워너원
Company
YMC Entertainment / Swing Entertainment
Debut date
August 7, 2017
Days active
511 days (1 years, 4 months)
Final activity date
December 31, 2018
Debut song
Energetic
Generation
3rd generation
Fandom name
Wannable
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Member guide

Profile comparison

MembersBirth dateBlood typeMBTINationality
ユン・ジソン1991-03-0835175cmBNot disclosedSouth Korea
ハ・ソンウン1994-03-2232167cmANot disclosedSouth Korea
ファン・ミンヒョン1995-08-0931181cmONot disclosedSouth Korea
オン・ソンウ1995-08-2531179cmANot disclosedSouth Korea
キム・ジェファン1996-05-2730175cmONot disclosedSouth Korea
カン・ダニエル1996-12-1029180cmANot disclosedSouth Korea
パク・ジフン1999-05-2927173cmABNot disclosedSouth Korea
パク・ウジン1999-11-0226176cmANot disclosedSouth Korea
ペ・ジニョン2000-05-1026178cmBNot disclosedSouth Korea
イ・デフィ2001-01-2925172cmANot disclosedSouth Korea
ライ・グァンリン2001-09-2324183cmONot disclosedTaiwan

Ages are as of 2026-09-17.

Selected releases

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Start here

Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.

B-Side artwork

January 27, 2022 · Digital Single

B-Side

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From debut to now

  • 2017
    The 11 chosen by the show's final ranking made their official debut with 1X1=1 (To Be One) and Energetic.
  • 2018
    Across 0+1=1, 1÷x=1 and 1¹¹=1, the signature songs grew from hard dance tracks to the ballads of a closing chapter.
  • 2019
    With the final concert of January 2019, the limited-term group closed its main run and each member moved on to what came next.
  • 2021
    A reunion stage with 10 taking part brought Energetic, Burn It Up, Spring Breeze and Beautiful Part III back into view.
  • 2022
    A reunion song credited as B-Side left an emotional line aimed at Wannable in the official catalogue.
  • 2026
    An OST single from 2026 sits on Apple Music, the newest listening route tied to the Wanna One GO context.
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Key achievements

Key milestones

2017Energetic turned into a signature song straight out of the debutAs the title track of 1X1=1 (To Be One), it became the shortest way into the fever that followed Produce 101 Season 2.
2018Power of Destiny made the closing chapter into a workThe first full album 1¹¹=1 (Power of Destiny) and Spring Breeze left the close of a limited-term group in the official catalogue.
2021The MAMA reunion put them back in the conversationThe reunion stage and Beautiful Part III kept a route to Wanna One open after the group had ended.

Verified information

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Official links

Official site

Official social accounts and platforms

Shopping guide

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KPOP DISCOVER's Wanna One note

What holds Wanna One together is that it was a limited-term project born out of Produce 101 Season 2. The 11 picked by the 2017 show debuted with Energetic as an 11-piece built around Kang Daniel at centre, with vocal, rap, dance and acting-type members in place, and their strength was a balance complete enough to sweep the K-pop market in a short span.

The ways in are Energetic, Beautiful, Boomerang, Light and Spring Breeze. Bright energy through to the ache of parting arrives over a short stretch, and the run of album titles written as equations stands for how much of this was conceived as a project.

Activity ended with the January 2019 concert, and the members went on to solo work, acting, AB6IX, CIX, NU'EST and more. A reunion stage with 10 taking part followed in 2021, and a reunion song credited as B-Side in 2022. Taking Energetic, then Beautiful, then Spring Breeze covers the fever of the debut, the spread of the popularity and the feeling of the final chapter.

Editors' take Energetic / Beautiful / Spring Breeze — 3 songs carry a limited-term project out of Produce 101 Season 2, from an 11-piece formed on a TV show.

Frequently asked questions

What defines Wanna One?
Kang Daniel stood at the centre of a line-up balanced across singing, rapping, dancing and acting, and the album titles are all equations.
Why should a new listener start with Wanna One?
Start here to understand how much heat a fixed-term project group could generate at the peak of the format.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with Energetic, Beautiful, Spring Breeze, then continue to the official video index.