Secret Number

Secret Number (Korean: 시크릿넘버, stylized as SECRET NUMBER) is a South Korean girl group formed by Vine Entertainment. The group debuted on May 19, 2020, with the single album Who Dis? with the five-member line up of Léa, Dita, Jinny, Soodam, and Denise. The sixth and seventh members, Zuu and Minji, joined the group in October 2021. Denise departed from the group on February 5, 2022.

Secret Number
Secret Number in November 2020
From left to right: Denise (former), Dita, Soodam, Jinny and Léa
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
GenresK-pop
Years active2020 (2020)–present
LabelsVine Entertainment
WebsiteOfficial website
Members
  • Léa
  • Dita
  • Jinny
  • Minji
  • Soodam
  • Zuu
Past members
  • Denise

Name
Secret Number's official logo

According to the group, their name means that, "Everyone has a secret number (for a password or PIN code), which is usually a birthday, anniversary, or some other special number. We want to hold such special meaning in public. Our logo is designed like a password box with five stars, representing the five of us."[1]

History

2011–2020: Pre-debut activities

Léa was previously a member of South Korean girl group Skarf between 2011 and 2014 under the stage name Hana.[2] She later participated in Mix Nine under her birth name Mizuki Ogawa in 2017 where she finished in 109th place.[3]

Jinny was previously a trainee under YG Entertainment between 2013 and 2017.[4] She later participated in Produce 48 where she finished in 69th place.[5]

On March 12, 2020, Vine Entertainment announced that the group was initially scheduled for debut on March 26, 2020, however there was a push back due to COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

2020–2021: Introduction, debut with Who Dis?, Got That Boom, Fire Saturday and new members
Secret Number at Who Dis? debut showcase on May 19, 2020.

On April 29, 2020, the members were revealed in a dance cover video published on YouTube along with the group name Secret Number.[7] On May 6, 2020, Vine Entertainment announced that Secret Number would release their debut single album Who Dis? on May 19.[8] The members were officially introduced individually from May 11 to 14 (in order: Jinny, Léa, Soodam, Dita, and Denise).[9][10][11][12][13] The debut single album consisting of two tracks, lead single "Who Dis?" and "Holiday", was released on May 19.[14] The group made their broadcast debut on KBS2's Music Bank on May 22 where they performed their lead single "Who Dis?".[15] On May 23, it was announced that the music video "Who Dis?" has more than 5 million views.[16]

On October 22, 2020, Vine Entertainment announced that Secret Number would release their second single album Got That Boom on November 4.[17] The single album, consisting of two tracks, lead single "Got That Boom" and "Privacy", was released on November 4.[18]

Secret Number's commercial success in their first five months earned them several rookie awards at major Korean year-end music award shows, including the Asia Artist Awards,[19][20] APAN Music Awards,[21] Asian Pop Music Awards,[22] and Ten Asia Global Top Ten Awards.[23][24][25] Additionally, Billboard Korea named them as one of the Rookie K-pop Groups of 2020.[26]

On September 30, 2021, Vine Entertainment announced through their Instagram account, that Denise would not be participating in the group's upcoming third album promotions due to contract negotiation matters.[27]

On October 8, 2021, Vine Entertainment announced that Secret Number would release their third single album Fire Saturday on October 27.[28] On October 16, Zuu was introduced as a new member of Secret Number.[29] A day later, Minji was introduced as the second new member.[30]

2022–present: Denise's departure

On February 5, 2022, Denise announced her departure from the group and Vine Entertainment on her Instagram account.[31]

Members

Position adapted from Cosmopolitan Indonesia.[32]

  • Léa (레아) – leader, vocalist
  • Dita (디타) – vocalist, dancer
  • Jinny (진희) – vocalist, rapper
  • Minji (민지) – vocalist
  • Soodam (수담) – vocalist
  • Zuu (주) – vocalist, dancer

Former members
  • Denise (데니스) – vocalist, dancer, rapper

Discography

Single albums
List of single albums, showing selected details,
selected chart positions, and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[33]
Who Dis?
Track listing
  1. Who Dis?
  2. Holiday
 19
Got That Boom
  • Released: November 4, 2020
  • Label: Vine Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. Got That Boom
  2. Privacy
 20
Fire Saturday
  • Released: October 27, 2021
  • Label: Vine Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. Fire Saturday (불토)
  2. Dangerous in Love
 23

Singles
List of singles, showing year released,
selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
Gaon
"Who Dis?" 2020 — Who Dis?
"Got That Boom" — Got That Boom
"Fire Saturday" (불토) 2021 —[upper-alpha 1] Fire Saturday
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Soundtrack appearances
List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released,
selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
Gaon
"Love, Maybe" (사랑인가 봐)
(Sung by Dita, Zuu, and Soodam)		 2022 —[upper-alpha 2] Business Proposal OST Part 5
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Videography

Music videos
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Who Dis?" 2020 Hong Won-ki (Zanybros) [40]
"Got That Boom" [41]
"Fire Saturday" 2021 SunnyVisual

Awards and nominations
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s) / Work(s) Result Ref.
Asia Artist Awards 2020 Best New Female Artist Secret Number Won [19]
Female Singer Popularity Award Nominated [20]
2021 Top 3 Female Idol Group Popularity Award Won [42]
U+ Idol Live Popularity Award (Female Group) Nominated [43]
APAN Music Awards 2020 Best Female Group Nominated [21]
Asian Pop Music Awards[upper-alpha 3] 2020 Best New Artist (Overseas) "Who Dis?" Nominated [44]
Outstanding Newcomer Secret Number Won
Forbes Korea K-Pop Awards 2021 Female Popularity Award Nominated [45]
Gaon Chart Music Awards 2021 New Artist of the Year - Album Nominated [46]
Mnet Asian Music Awards 2020 Best New Female Artist Nominated [47]
Artist of the Year Nominated
Worldwide Icon of the Year Nominated
Seoul Music Awards 2021 Rookie of the Year Nominated [48]
K-wave Popularity Award Nominated
Popularity Award Nominated
Fan PD Artist Award Nominated
WhosFandom Award Nominated
Ten Asia Global Top Ten Awards 2020 Best Artist - Indonesia Won [23]
Won [24]
Best Artist - United Kingdom Won
2021 Best Artist - China Won [25]
Won [49]
Best Artist - Japan Won [25]
The Fact Music Awards 2020 Fan N Star Choice Award (Artist) Nominated [50]
TMA Popularity Award Nominated [51]
2021 TMA Artist Cheering Award Won [52]
U+ Idol Live Popularity Award Nominated [53]
Tokopedia WIB Indonesia K-pop Awards 2021 Multi Language Group Award Won [54]

Listicles
Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Billboard Korea 2020 Best Rookie Placed [26]

Notes
    1. "Fire Saturday" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 77 on the Download Chart.[37]
    2. "Love, Maybe" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 17 and 84 on the Download Chart and BGM Chart, respectively.[38][39]
    3. Hosted by the Hong Kong Asia Pacific International Group and Sunway Records, the Asian Pop Music Awards bases its winners on "Asian Pop Music Chart" which opened on September 2019..[22]

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