With its much-awaited debut, rookie boy band DIGNITY brings a fresh take on Y2K aesthetics to the K-pop scene. Despite their rocky road to debut, the members revealed that their dream of becoming idols has remained as sweet as ever.
Composed of five members — Luo, Luke, Minseok, ON and Hyeongjin — DIGNITY initially made their mark with a pre-debut in September 2022. However, without significant traction, the release was followed by a lengthy hiatus of a year and 10 months before their official debut.
During the hiatus, the members of DIGNITY remained actively engaged. The group continuously strived to carve its niche in the K-pop scene by 스포츠 appearing on JTBC’s 2023 boy band survival reality show “Peak Time” and regularly sharing diverse content on its YouTube channel.
At the press event held in Ilchi Art Hall, Gangnam District, Seoul, to commemorate their official debut, Wednesday, the DIGNITY members revealed that the long break was not solely filled with anxiety.
“Although there was a long break between our pre-debut activities and official debut, we didn’t stay idle during this period,” said Luo, the group’s leader. “We spent time improving our skills as artists by participating in audition programs and various onstage performances.
“Ultimately, these efforts led to today’s debut, and it feels like all our anxieties have vanished,” he added.
For the frontman, the opportunity was especially special, given his history as a member of the boy band MASC, which debuted in 2016 but disbanded without much success.
“Since my previous team didn’t achieve the desired results, I wanted to improve many things with this team. Although the journey to debut was long, I feel like I’m truly starting now. I will make sure to protect the team to prevent any bad occurrences,” he declared.