Hoshi X Woozi
{{short description|South Korean musical duo}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Hoshi X Woozi
| image = Hoshi X Woozi Beam.png
| landscape = yes
| caption = Hoshi and Woozi
| alias = HxW
| origin = Seoul, South Korea
| genre = K-pop
| years_active = {{hlist|2017|2025–present}}
| label = Pledis
| spinoff_of = Seventeen
| current_members =
}}
Hoshi X Woozi ({{Korean|호시 X 우지}}), also known as HxW, is the third sub-unit of South Korean boy band Seventeen, after BSS and JxW. Formed by Pledis Entertainment in 2025, the duo consists of members Hoshi and Woozi. Initially formed in 2017 with the release of "Bring It" from the album Teen, Age, they officially debuted on March 10, 2025, with the single album Beam.
Career
=2017: Formation with "Bring It"=
Hoshi and Woozi first released music together in 2017 with "Bring It" ({{korean|hangul=날 쏘고 가라|rr=Nal ssogo gara|labels=no|lit=Shoot Me and Go}}), a b-side from Teen, Age, an album in which Seventeen created new combinations of members for the majority of the tracks.{{cite news |last1=Sun |first1=Mi-kyung |title=세븐틴, 새 앨범서 믹스 유닛 론칭.."색다른 조합" |url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2017/10/29/2017102900308.html |access-date=19 February 2025 |work=조선일보 |date=20 July 2020 |language=ko}} The song debuted and peaked at 95 on South Korea's Gaon Chart.{{cite web |title=Digital Chart 2017 Weeks 45 |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=45&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |website=circlechart.kr |access-date=19 February 2025 |language=en |archive-date=19 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119144224/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=45&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |url-status=live }} The pair performed "Bring It" throughout Seventeen's Ideal Cut Tour,{{cite news |last1=Jo |first1=Yoon-seon |title=세븐틴, 단독 콘서트 'IDEAL CUT' 2만 7천 명 운집 성료 |url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/07/02/2018070201581.html |access-date=19 February 2025 |work=조선일보 |date=19 July 2020 |language=ko}} and at the 2018 Mnet Asian Music Awards in Hong Kong, as part of Seventeen's set.{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Ho-yeon |title='눈물의 대상' 방탄소년단X트와이스, '2018 MAMA' 진짜 주인공 [종합] |url=https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/201812142078740341 |access-date=19 February 2025 |work=한국일보 |date=15 December 2018 |language=ko |archive-date=14 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214194549/http://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/201812142078740341 |url-status=live }}
=2025–present: Debut with ''Beam''=
On December 25, 2024, Pledis Entertainment confirmed that Hoshi and Woozi would make up the next sub-unit to debut from Seventeen.{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Su-jin |title=[단독] 세븐틴 부석순 이어 호시‧우지도 유닛 출격 |url=https://isplus.com/article/view/isp202412250029 |access-date=18 February 2025 |work=일간스포츠 |date=25 December 2024 |language=ko |archive-date=16 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116125841/https://isplus.com/article/view/isp202412250029 |url-status=live }} On February 19, 2025, Pledis revealed the name of the pair's debut single album Beam, which was released March 10,{{cite news |last1=Shim |first1=Sun-ah |title=Seventeen's Hoshi, Woozi form new unit, to release first single next month |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250219003600315 |access-date=19 February 2025 |website=Yonhap News Agency |date=19 February 2025 |archive-date=19 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250219054424/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250219003600315 |url-status=live}} alongside the album's lead single, "96ers".{{cite web |last1=Sun |first1=Mi-kyung |title=세븐틴 호시X우지, '동갑내기' 힙합 비트+스웨그 랩 |url=https://biz.chosun.com/entertainment/enter_general/2025/03/09/3KJJSPWEOXFRTQWB7OOBJW52JM/ |website=ChosunBiz |access-date=9 March 2025 |language=ko |date=8 March 2025}}
Discography
= Single albums =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ List of single albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions and sales figures ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Details ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales |
| scope="col" style="font-size:90%; width:2.75em" | KOR {{cite web |title=Album Chart 2025 Weeks 11 |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=11&hitYear=2025&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |website=circlechart.kr |access-date=March 20, 2025 |language=en}} ! scope="col" style="font-size:90%; width:2.75em" | JPN |
|---|
| scope="row" | Beam
|
| 2 || 3 |
|
= Singles =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" | Peak chart position ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|KOR Peak positions on the Circle Digital Chart:
|
|---|
| scope="row" | "96ers" ({{lang|ko|동갑내기}})
| 2025 | 17 |Beam |
= Other charted songs =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart position ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|KOR Peak positions on the Circle/Gaon Digital Chart:
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|JPN
|
|---|
| scope="row" | "Bring It" ({{korean|hangul=날 쏘고 가라|labels=no}})
| 2017 | 95 || — | |
| scope="row" | "Pinocchio" {{small|(featuring So!Yoon!)}} | rowspan="2" | 2025 | —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Pinocchio" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the component Download Chart.}} || 11 | rowspan="2" {{N/A}} | rowspan="2" | Beam |
| scope="row" | "Stupid Idiot"
| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Stupid Idiot" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the component Download Chart.{{cite web |title=Download Chart 2025 Weeks 11 |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=11&hitYear=2025&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |website=circlechart.kr |access-date=March 20, 2025 |language=en}}}} | — |
| colspan="6" style="font-size:85%" | "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Notes
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