Viviz

Viviz (Korean: 비비지; RR: Bibiji; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group formed by BPM Entertainment. The group consists of former GFriend members: Eunha, SinB, and Umji. The group debuted on February 9, 2022, with their first extended play Beam of Prism.

Viviz
Viviz in February 2022
From left to right: Umji, SinB, and Eunha
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
GenresK-pop
Years active2021–present
LabelsBPM
Members

Name

The group's name, Viviz, is an abbreviation of the phrase "Vivid dayZ", which brings together the concepts of "clear, intense, and days", defined by the agency as "the meaning of becoming artists who always proudly express their own colors to the world." In addition, its Korean pronunciation is "bi-bi-ji", refers to the names of the three members: Eunha (Jung Eun-bi), SinB (Hwang Eun-bi) and Umji.[1]

Career

2021–present: Introduction and debut with Beam of Prism, and Queendom 2 participation
Official logo

On October 6, 2021, it was announced that Eunha, SinB, and Umji, who were former members of GFriend, had signed with BPM Entertainment and would be debuting as a three-member group.[2] On October 8, the group name was announced as Viviz.[3]

On January 24, 2022, BPM Entertainment announced the group would be making their debut on February 9, 2022, with the release of their first extended play Beam of Prism.[4] Following the extended play's release, they made their broadcast debut on Mnet's M Countdown on February 10.[5] On February 16, exactly a week since their debut, the group won their first music show award on MBC M's Show Champion.[6]

On February 21, 2022, Mnet announced Viviz will be participating in the second season of the Mnet reality competition show Queendom, scheduled to premiere in March 2022.[7]

On April 26, 2022, Viviz appeared on Grammy's Global Spin — a video series by The Recording Academy highlighting unique artists from around the globe. They performed their debut lead single "Bop Bop!" at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul. The trio were the first ever K-pop girl group to feature on the series.[8]

Members

Discography

Extended plays
List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart
positions		 Sales
KOR
[9]		 JPN
[10]
Beam of Prism 242

Singles
List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Album
KOR
Gaon
[13]		 KOR
Hot
[14]
"Bop Bop!" 2022 10260 Beam of Prism

Compilation appearances
List of songs, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
Gaon
"Time for the Glory" 2022 —[upper-alpha 1] <Queendom 2> Part 1-1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Videography

Music videos
List of songs, showing year released, name of the directors, and the length of the music videos
Title Year Director(s) Length Ref.
"Bop Bop!" 2022 Yeom Woo-jin 3:45 [16]

Filmography

Television shows
Year Title Network Role Ref.
2022 Queendom 2 Mnet Contestant [7]

Notes
  1. "Time for the Glory" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 88 on component Download Chart.[15]

References
  1. Lee, Jae-hoon (October 9, 2021). "여자친구 은하·신비·엄지, '비비지'로 2막 연다" [GFRIEND Eunha, SinB, and Umji to open the second act with 'BBBG'] (in Korean). Newsis. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Naver.
  2. Jang, Woo-young (October 6, 2021). "여자친구 은하x신비x엄지, BPM엔터 전속계약..3인조 그룹 예고 [전문]" [GFriend Eunha x Sinbi x Umji, BPM Entertainment exclusive contract..3 member group notice [Full text]] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Naver.
  3. Jeon, Hyo-jin (October 9, 2021). "은하·신비·엄지, 그룹명은 비비지" [Eunha·SinB·Umji, the group name is Viviz] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Naver.
  4. Lee, Min-ji (January 24, 2022). "Viviz 은하·신비·엄지, 2월 9일 정식 데뷔…커밍순 영상 공개(공식)" [Viviz Eunha·SinB·Umji to officially debut on February 9th...Coming soon video release (Official)] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Naver.
  5. Park, So-young (February 10, 2022). "비비지x송수우 데뷔→라비 컴백..'엠카' 오늘(10일) 흥파티 예고" [Viviz x Song Soo-woo debut → Ravi comeback..'Mcar' today (10th) fun party notice] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Naver.
  6. Jo, Hye-jin (February 16, 2022). "여자친구→비비지, '쇼챔'으로 '재데뷔' 후 첫 1위" [GFRIEND → Viviz, first place after 'Redebut' with 'Show Champion'] (in Korean). X-port News. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Naver.
  7. Yoon, Sang-geun (February 21, 2022). "Viviz, 엠넷 '퀸덤2' 출연 확정..3월 31일 첫방송[공식]" [Viviz confirmed to appear on Mnet's 'Queendom 2'... First broadcast on March 31 [Official]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Naver.
  8. "Watch VIVIZ perform 'BOP BOP!' for Grammy's Global Spin series". NME. April 27, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  9. Peak chart positions on Gaon Album Chart:
    • "Beam of Prism" (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. February 6–12, 2022. Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Gaon Chart.
  10. "Beam of Prism". February 28, 2022.
  11. 2022년 02월 Album Chart [February 2022 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  12. "オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2022年02月14日～2022年02月20日" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  13. Peak chart positions for singles on Gaon Digital Chart:
    • "Bop Bop!" (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. February 27 – March 5, 2022. Archived from the original on March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022 – via Gaon Chart.
  14. "Bop Bop!". Billboard Korea (in Korean). March 13–19, 2022. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  15. "2022년 15주차 Download Chart" [Week 15 of 2022 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). April 3–9, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  16. VIVIZ 'Bop Bop!' MV (in Korean). yeomwoojin. February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Vimeo.
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