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X1 was the 11-member project group created through Produce X 101, and the page still matters because the group compressed an enormous amount of heat into less than five months. X1 debuted in August 2019 with Emergency: Quantum Leap and the single Flash, immediately arriving as one of the most commercially potent survival-show launches of its moment. The lineup included future solo and group standouts such as Kim Yo-han and Cha Jun-ho, which helps explain why the group remains a constant reference point in fourth-generation fan discourse. But the Produce vote-manipulation scandal cut the run short before X1 could develop a second chapter. The group disbanded in January 2020, leaving behind a rare kind of legacy: one debut cycle, one defining single, and an outsized sense of what might have happened with a normal promotion window.
2 articles3 creditsDebut: August 27, 2019South Korean

Members

JunhoVocalist
SeungyounMain Rapper, Vocalist
SeungwooLeader, Main Vocalist
MinheeVocalist
WooseokLead Vocalist, Visual
Yohan
YohanCenter, Lead Dancer
EunsangVocalist
HangyulMain Dancer, Rapper
DohyonMain Rapper, Maknae
DongpyoLead Vocalist
HyeongjunLead Dancer

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Discography

2019
비상: QUANTUM LEAPMini Album
Group
2019
FlashSingle
Group
2019
비상: QUANTUM LEAP RepackageEP
Group

Fans Also Ask

Who were the members of X1?
X1's 11-member lineup was Han Seung-woo, Cho Seung-youn, Kim Woo-seok, Kim Yo-han, Lee Han-gyul, Cha Jun-ho, Son Dong-pyo, Kang Min-hee, Lee Eun-sang, Song Hyeong-jun, and Nam Do-hyon. The group was assembled through Mnet's Produce X 101 and debuted in August 2019 with immediate commercial traction in Korea and abroad.
When did X1 debut?
X1 debuted on August 27, 2019 with the mini album <em>Emergency: Quantum Leap</em>. The release was led by <em>Flash</em>, a sleek debut single that quickly established the group's scale, giving the Produce X 101 project group one of the fastest starts of its generation.
Why did X1 disband?
X1 disbanded on January 6, 2020 after the Produce X 101 vote-manipulation scandal made long-term group promotions politically and commercially untenable. The members returned to their original companies after only a few months of activity, which is why the group remains one of K-pop's most discussed short-lived acts.
What is X1's best-known song?
X1 are best known for <em>Flash</em>, the lead single from <em>Emergency: Quantum Leap</em>. Even with the group's short lifespan, the track became the defining document of the X1 era because it captured the polished performance style and high expectations built through Produce X 101.
Which survival show created X1?
X1 was formed through Mnet's <em>Produce X 101</em>, the fourth Korean season in the Produce franchise. The show aired in 2019 and ended with an 11-member lineup, but the later vote-rigging investigation permanently shaped how the group was remembered and cut its promotion cycle short.

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