Waterfire (band)
{{Short description|South Korean boy band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Waterfire
| image = Waterfire (band).png
| landscape = yes
| caption = Official logo
| alias =
| origin = Seoul, South Korea
| genre = K-pop
| years_active = 2024–present
| spinoff_of = Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival
| current_members =
- Sunyoul
- Wumuti
- Choi Su-hwan
- Kang Ha-yoon
| website =
}}
Waterfire ({{Korean|워터파이어}}; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed through Mnet's reality competition program Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival. The quartet comprises Sunyoul, Wumuti, Choi Su-hwan, and Kang Ha-yoon. They made their official debut on May 30, 2024, with the single album Possible.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'빌드업' 첫 파생그룹 워터파이어, 오늘 데뷔 싱글 '파서블' 발매|trans-title=Waterfire, the first spin-off group in 'Build Up', releases debut single 'Possible' today|url=https://www.news1.kr/articles/?5431643|website=News 1|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Min-ji|date=May 30, 2024|access-date=May 31, 2024}}
History
=Formation through ''Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival'' and other activities=
{{See also|Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival}}
The quartet was formed through the reality competition program Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival, aired in the first quarter of 2024. Sunyoul, Wumuti, Choi Su-hwan, and Kang Ha-yoon each separately joined the program.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'완성형 보이그룹' 데뷔 예고...참가자 40인 전원 공개(빌드업)|trans-title=Announcement of debut of 'complete boy group'... All 40 participants revealed (Build-Up)|url=http://www.atstar1.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=6008258|website=At Style|language=ko|last=Shin|first=Yu-rim|date=January 22, 2024|access-date=May 31, 2024}} Prior to the One Team Mission of the show, Sunyoul was previously hailed as the top tier among the contestants with the privilege to organize a four-member group. He recruited Kang Ha-yoon, Wumuti, and Choi Su-hwan as team members to form Waterfire.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'빌드업' 선율, 탑티어 선정 후 '워터 파이어'로 팀 리빌딩 "색깔이 너무 달라..."|trans-title='Build-up' Sunyoul, team rebuilding with 'Waterfire' after being selected as top tier "The colors are so different..."|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/410/0000984570|via=Naver|website=MK Sports|last=Son|first=Jinah|date=March 9, 2024|access-date=May 31, 2024}} The group reached the finals and finished in third place on the show.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'빌드업' 결승 생방송 투표하기 시작...훈민제빛ㆍ워터파이어ㆍ동업자들 우승 최종 순위 경쟁|trans-title='Build-up' final live voting begins... Hunminjebit, Waterfire, and Partners compete for the final ranking of the championship|url=http://enter.etoday.co.kr/news/view/256898|website=BizEnter|language=ko|last=Hong|first=Ji-hoon|date=March 29, 2024|access-date=May 31, 2024}}
Before appearing on the program, the members had already been active in the entertainment industry. Sunyoul is a member of the boy group Up10tion and appeared as a contestant in King of Mask Singer and Mr. Trot Season 2.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'레드스타트' 선율 "업텐션 아닌 솔로 가수로...무대 간절했죠"[인터뷰]②|trans-title='Red Start' Sunyoul "As a solo singer, not as a member of UP10TION... I was desperate for the stage" [Interview] ②|url=https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01151286638789536&mediaCodeNo=258|website={{ill|Edaily|ko|이데일리}}|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Hyun-sik|date=February 11, 2024|access-date=May 31, 2024}} In 2015, Wumuti was among the winners of a Chinese survival reality show Super Idol, and debuted as a member of SWIN.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:종영 '슈퍼아이돌' 청춘들의 눈부신 열정, 시즌2를 기대해|trans-title=The dazzling passion of the youth of 'Super Idol', looking forward to Season 2|url=https://www.gukjenews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=350048|website=국제뉴스|language=ko|last=Lee|first=Seonjeong|date=October 15, 2015|access-date=May 31, 2024}} He also previously joined reality competition programs Under Nineteen{{Cite web|title=[HD포토] 우무티, '서바이벌 재도전!' (언더나인틴)|trans-title=[HD Photo] Wumuti, 'Try Survival Again!' (Under Nineteen)|url=https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=512749|website=Top Star News|language=ko|last=Choi|first=Si-yul|date=October 30, 2018|access-date=May 31, 2024}} and Boys Planet.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:[스타서베이] '보이즈 플래닛' 최종 데뷔 그룹 발탁 영예는 누구?...1회 인기투표 시작|trans-title=[Star Survey] Who gets the honor of being selected as the final debut group for 'Boys Planet'?... 1st popularity vote begins|url=https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=15088021|website=Top Star News|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Hyo-jin|date=February 8, 2023|access-date=May 31, 2024}} Choi Su-hwan was a contestant in 2019's Produce X 101 and debuted as a solo artist in 2021.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:실력파 솔로 아티스트 최수환, 엠넷 보컬 보이그룹 오디션 '빌드업' 도전|trans-title=Talented solo artist Choi Su-hwan challenges Mnet vocal boy group audition 'Build-Up'|url=https://tenasia.hankyung.com/article/2024011200404|website=Ten Asia|language=ko|last=|first=|date=January 12, 2024|access-date=May 31, 2024}} Kang Ha-yoon was a former contestant for survival singing shows Loud{{Cite web|title=SBS
=2024–present: Debut with ''Possible''=
The members announced the beginning of their activities on April 15, 2024, as members of the project group Waterfire.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'빌드업' 워터파이어, 우승 놓쳤지만...정식 데뷔한다|trans-title='Build-up' Waterfire missed the win... Officially debuting|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/003/0012492234|website=Newsis|via=Naver|last=Chu|first=Seung-hyun|date=April 15, 2024|access-date=May 31, 2024}} On May 30, 2024, the group officially debuted upon the release of their single album Possible which shares the same title as its lead single, and appeared on Mnet's music show M Countdown for the first time.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'엠카운트다운' 워터파이어, 'POSSIBLE' 무대 음악 방송 최초 공개|trans-title='M Countdown' Waterfire, 'POSSIBLE' stage music broadcast for the first time|url=https://sports.khan.co.kr/entertainment/sk_index.html?art_id=202405301847003&sec_id=540101|website=Sports Kyunghyang|language=ko|last=Son|first=Bong-seok|date=May 30, 2024|access-date=May 31, 2024}}
Members
Discography
=Single albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ List of single albums, with selected details, chart positions and sales ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:22em" | Details ! scope="col" | Peak ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em" | Sales |
| scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%" | KOR |
|---|
| scope="row" | Possible
|
{{hidden|Track listing|
}} | {{N/A}} | {{N/A}} |
| colspan="4" style="font-size:85%" | "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
= Singles =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+List of singles, showing year released, and album name ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Album |
| scope="row" | "Possible"
| 2024 | Possible |
|---|
=Other appearances=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ List of appearances on other albums ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Album |
| scope="row" | "Drama" {{small|(orig. song by Aespa)}}
| rowspan="3" | 2024 | Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival, Part. 5 (One Team Mission) |
|---|
| scope="row" | "Someday" ({{Korean|hangul=어느 날|labels=no}}) |
| scope="row" | "Now" ({{Korean|hangul=지금 이 순간|labels=no}}) |
Filmography
=Television shows=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Network ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| 2024
| Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival | Contestant {{small|(individually, at first; but formed as a group during the show's One Team Mission)}} | Third Place |