Cravity

Prior to the group's debut, Jungmo, Wonjin, Minhee, and Hyeongjun participated in the show Produce X 101 in 2019, representing Starship Entertainment, along with Moon Hyunbin. In the finale, Jungmo and Wonjin placed at ranks 12 and 19 respectively (without taking into consideration the 'X'-position), missing the cut-off for the show's debut-lineup. However, Minhee and Hyeongjun placed at ranks 10 and 4 respectively, thereby making them members of the debut line-up and members of the group X1. They promoted with the group until their disbandment on January 6, 2020.[5][6]

In March 2020, Starship began unveiling the new nine-member boy group that the agency would debut, revealing the group's name to be "Cravity". Cravity's name is an amalgamation of the words "Creativity" and "Gravity" that implies bringing you into their universe with their unique charm. Cravity, which also stands for "Center of Gravity," contains the ambition of achieving the best performance and best stage presence when all members gather together in perfect balance.[7]

Cravity debuted with the extended play Season 1. Hideout: Remember Who We Are on April 14, 2020, which debuted and peaked atop of Gaon's Album Chart. The album is reported to have shipped over 100,000 copies in the month of April 2020, making them the best-selling South Korean rookie artist in 2020, as of August 2020.[8][9]

Cravity entered and peaked on the Billboard Social 50 Chart at number 12. They are the fifth fastest South Korean group to enter Social 50, as well as being the only South Korean rookie artist to chart on Billboard's Social 50 in 2020 at the time of their debut.[10]On June 17, Cravity released a music video for their song "Cloud 9", a track previously included in their debut extended play. They subsequently began music show promotions for this song.[11][12][13]

On August 5, Cravity announced they would be making their first comeback with their second extended play Season 2. Hideout: The New Day We Step Into on August 24, 2020, with the title track "Flame". This album will feature lyrics written by members Serim and Allen.[14][15][16]On August 13, at the 2020 Soribada Awards, Cravity won the "New Artist Award", their first award since debut. On August 24, Cravity released their second album, Season 2. Hideout: The New Day We Step Into. The EP contains seven tracks, including the lead single "Flame". The album has topped the Japanese Tower Records' album chart and ranked first on seven regions on iTunes.[17][18]

On September 1, Cravity had their first music show win on SBS MTV's The Show with "Flame" with the song also debuting at number 97 on the Billboard Korea K-pop Hot 100 chart on the chart issue dated week of September 26.[19][4]

Cravity on October 9 held an exclusive on-tact fan meeting 'CRAVITY COLLECTION: C-EXPRESS' through Naver V Live wherein they greeted their fans in 126 regions. The fanmeeting was organized with a theme of an "amusement park" as a way of the group to greet their fans brightly.[20]On October 21, Cravity released a performance video for their song "Ohh Ahh", a B-side track on Season 2. Hideout: The New Day We Step Into. They subsequently began music show promotions with the song.[21][22]

On January 19, Cravity released the third installment of the Hideout series with their third extended play Season 3. Hideout: Be Our Voice, along with the music video of the lead single, "My Turn". The album features some of the songs written by members Serim, Allen and Wonjin.[23] They subsequently began promoting their title track alongside their B-side track "Mammoth" on music shows.[24] On March 2, it was announced that Cravity would release a performance video for their B-side track "Bad Habits" on March 11. They began promotions for the song on music shows following the video's release.[25]

On August 19, Cravity released the first part of their first studio album The Awakening: Written in the Stars, featuring the title track "Gas Pedal".[26][27] They subsequently began promoting their title track alongside their B-side track "Veni Vidi Vici" on music shows.[28] Within the first week after its release, over 100,000 copies were sold, making it the first of Cravity's works to have reached that milestone and the first to be eligible for Hanteo certification.[29] On September 27, it was announced that Cravity would be releasing a special video for their B-side track "Veni Vidi Vici" on October 7.[30] After its release, the group began a second round of promotions on music shows with the song.[31]

On November 20-21, CRAVITY held the two-day fan meeting 'CRAVITY COLLECTION: C-DELIVERY', marking their first performance in a year since their solo on:tact fan gathering in October 2020. On December 15, the group announce the launch of the soon to be released CRAVITY character dolls where each member personally participated in the design. The characters were first shown through the group's fan meeting 'CRAVITY COLLECTION: C-DELIVERY' held in November.[32][33]

On January 26, it was announced that Cravity would be making their comeback with the second part of their first studio album Liberty: In Our Cosmos, featuring the title track "Adrenaline" on February 22.[34][35] On February 4, the group announced on their SNS account that they had be chosen as a special DJ for KBS Cool FM's "STATION Z." The group will be divided into units rather than proceeding as a whole, and will communicate with the station's listeners every Saturday for the entire month of February.[36]

On February 12, it was announced that 7 of the 9 members had tested positive for COVID-19 (later updated to 8 of the 9 members on February 16 and all 9 on February 20) and as a result, their comeback was postponed.[37][38][39] On February 28, it was announced that their comeback would be rescheduled for March 22.[40] With the release of their new promotion schedule, they also announced that they would be holding their first set of solo concerts at Olympic Hall within Seoul's Olympic Park on April 2 and 3.[41]

On March 22, Cravity released the second installment of their first studio album. The group started promoting their title track "Adrenaline" on Mnet's M Countdown.[42][43] On March 30, Cravity released a choreography video for their song "Maybe Baby" from their second studio album. They subsequently began promotion of the song through SBS The Show.[44]

On April 2, the group was rewarded with the "Silver Creator" award by TikTok for surpassing 1 million followers. On the same day, they were announced as part of the lineup for the 'KCON 2022 Premier' in Chicago, their first appearance at the annual music festival.[45]

In October 2020, CRAVITY was chosen as the model for the cosmetic brand BLACKROUGE. The group's passion, powerful energy, health and vitality as a new male idol group fit well with the lively image of BLACKROUGE leading to them being selected as the models of the cosmetic brand. The group promoted the brand not just in Korea, but also in China and other countries in Southeast Asia.[46] The group and BLACKROUGE parted ways a year later in October 2021.

In the tourism sector, Cravity has been appointed as tourism ambassadors for "K-pop Star Street" in Gwangju, the group will be doing numerous activities that will publicly promote tourist destinations of the city for one year. [47]

Members of Cravity performed at the 2020 K-Pop x K-Art Concert Super KPA, with proceeds benefiting poor children and orphans in Laos. A portion of the proceeds was also donated to the Laos Hami Center.[48] In 2022, the group participated in GoodNeighbors' donation program for hungry children in various parts of the world where hunger can cause children to be unhealthy and at risk of malnutrition due to a lack of financial resources.[49]

In January 2022, Cravity member Minhee was announced as one of the new MCs on Season 6 of The Show.[50] In March 2022, Minhee particpated in King of Mask Singer. He made it to round 3 before being eliminated.[51] Also in March 2022, Cravity member Allen was named a co-host of After School Club.[52]