Orbit (group)

Orbit (Japanese: オルビット; Korean: 오르빗), commonly stylized as ORβIT, is a Japanese-South Korean boy group formed by seven members who participated in the 2019 reality competition show Produce 101 Japan. The group consists of Younghoon, Heecho, Yoondong, June, Tomo, Shunya, and Yugo.[1] The group debuted on November 11, 2020, with the release of their studio album titled 00.

Orbit
Origin	Japan
Genres	J-pop
Years active	2020-present
Labels	Dream Passport Future Passport Present Label
Associated acts	HALO
Website	www.orbit-official.com
Members	Yugo Shunya Yoondong June Younghoon Tomo Heecho

History

Pre-debut

Heecho (under the name Heecheon), Younghoon (under the stage name Ooon), and Yoondong are former members of South Korean boy group HALO, which disbanded on May 8, 2019.[2] June (under the name Jun Uehara) competed on South Korea's Mnet reality-survival program Produce X 101 and finished in 91st place.[3]

All seven members participated in Japan's spin-off series Produce 101 Japan under their legal names. However, the three former HALO members had left the show prior to its finale, citing personal reasons.[4] June, along with individual trainees Tomoaki Ando, Shunya Osawa, and Yugo Miyajima were eliminated in the show's finale and finished in 20th, 14th, 13th, and 12th place, respectively.[5]

2020-present: Debut with 00

Beginning on February 1, the group and its members were announced daily through a series of individual profile videos.[1] The group released their first track, "Lazurite", a ballad song on June 20.[6] On August 20, the group announced their debut album, 00 (オーツー, pronounced O2) with a November 11 release date under their own music label Present Label.[7] The lead track "Universe" was pre-released digitally on October 16[8] and the music video was released on November 1.[9]

Members

• Yugo (ユウゴ) (유고)
• Shunya (シュンヤ) (슌야)
• Yoondong (ユンドン) (윤동)
• June (ジュン) (준)
• Younghoon (ヨンフン) (영훈)
• Tomo (トモ) (토모)
• Heecho (ヒチョ) (히쵸) - leader

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions		Sales
		JPN
		Oricon Albums [10]	Hot Albums [11]
00	Released: November 11, 2020 Label: Present Label Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	3	3	JPN: 31,458 (Phy.)[12] JPN: 1,094 (Dig.)[13]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		JPN
		Hot 100 [14]
"Universe"	2020	—	00
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Videography

Music videos

Title	Year	Director(s)	Ref.
"Universe"	2020	Park Sang Woo (Rigend Film)	[15]

References

1. "【プデュ日本】派生日韓グループ誕生！「ORβIT（オルビット）」メンバーまとめ！" (in Japanese). BIGLOBE. February 14, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
2. "HALO、メンバー全員が契約満了…事務所が公式コメント「今後の活動については議論中" (in Japanese). KStyle. May 8, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
3. Kuwahata, Yuka (September 3, 2019). "推しメン投票が日本の音楽シーンを変える？ 韓国の革命的番組「PRODUCE 101 JAPAN」上陸" (in Japanese). Yahoo! News Japan. Archived from the original on September 3, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
4. Ikuta, Aya (December 5, 2019). "「PRODUCE 101 JAPAN」韓国の参加者が相次いで辞退し、0人に。運営がSNSの誹謗中傷にマナー呼びかけ" (in Japanese). The Huffington Post. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
5. "「PRODUCE 101 JAPAN」デビューメンバー11人決定 1位は最年少・豆原一成＜1位～20位最終順位＞" (in Japanese). modelpress. December 11, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
6. "LISTEN: "Produce 101 Japan" Project Group ORβIT Shines In Pre-Release Song "Lazurite" By Moon Kim". WhatTheKpop. June 22, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
7. "日韓7人グループORβIT、デビューアルバム「00」発売決定！自社レーベル「Present Label」を設立" (in Japanese). Kstyle. August 27, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
8. "日韓7人グループORβIT、デビューアルバムのタイトル曲「UNIVERSE」フル音源を先行公開…メイキング映像も同時配信" (in Japanese). KStyle. October 16, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
9. "ORβIT、デビューアルバムよりリードトラック「UNIVERSE」ミュージックビデオ公開" (in Japanese). Natalie. November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
10. Oricon Weekly Album:
    • "00". November 18, 2020.
11. Billboard Japan Hot Albums:
    • "00". November 18, 2020.
12. Total physical sales for 00:
    • 週間 アルバムランキング 2020年11月23日付 [Weekly Album Chart 2020/11/23]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
    • 週間 アルバムランキング 2020年11月30日付 [Weekly Album Chart 2020/11/30]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
13. Total digital sales for 00:
    • 週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2020年11月23日付 [Weekly Digital Album Chart 2020/11/23]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
14. Billboard Japan Hot 100:
    • "UNIVERSE". November 18, 2020.
15. ORβIT「UNIVERSE」M/V (full ver.), November 1, 2020, retrieved November 11, 2020

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)