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V1CZEN (새로운큰세대; New Big Generation) was a six-member multinational boy group signed under the record label Butterscotch Records. On November 13, 2025, The group was announced to be formed as the collaboration between MMOM and Butterscotch Records. The two companies co-managed the group until MMOM was dissolved on June 28, 2031, resulting in the automatic transfer of members associated with MMOM to Butterscotch Records. They made their debut as a five-member group on February 9, 2026 with the digital single "Generation".
On November 13, 2033, V1CZEN was announced to be disbanded in the first half of 2034 after the contracts expirations of the four out of six members and they decided not to renew it, V1CZEN released their third and final studio album titled ∞ on February 6, 2034 and officially disbanded on March 27 after eight years of active, the final lineup consists of Hyunmin, Songdo, Kailer, Eiichi, Jaekyeom, and Hansong.
Initially, the group used an admission-graduation system along with selected performing members and centers for each songs in their releases. However, they later discontinued both systems and adopted a regular group system on February 9, 2032, coinciding with their sixth anniversary.
The name "V1CZEN" represents a group of new-generation boys who united as one to bring happiness to people through their music. They aim to create a new wave in the music industry. "VIC" stands for "Big," with the letter "I" replaced by the number "1" to symbolize unification, while "ZEN" represents "Gen" as in "Generation."
History
2025–2026: Formation of the group, Debut with "Generation", Addition of new member Songdo and first comeback with "Be Alive"
On November 13, 2025, MMOM and Butterscotch Records announced the formation of their collaborative boy group, V1CZEN. On January 1, 2026, the first generation five members of V1CZEN were revealed: three members from MMOM — Nathaniel, Hyunmin, and Hyeonbin — along with the two members from Butterscotch Records, Kailer and Eiichi. The group is scheduled to made their official debut debut in February 2026.
On February 9, 2026, V1CZEN announced that their debut single titled “Generation” would be released on the same day at 6PM (KST). Later On April 4th, it was officially announced that V1CZEN would be adding a new members Songdo to the group's lineup, expanding them into a sextet.
On July 13, 2026, It was reportedly announced that V1CZEN is set to make their first comeback as a six-member piece in September. On September 5th, V1CZEN released a teaser photo for their first single album titled "Be Alive" set for release on September 14th.
2027: Inthemood
On April 13, 2027, It was reportedly announced that V1CZEN would make their comeback sometimes in June with their first EP. On May 24th, V1CZEN released a teaser for their first EP Inthemood set for release on June 28th. This was also the group's only release in that year.
2028: Addition of the new member Kyoshi, Tranquility and 137
On January 8, 2028, It was reportedly announced that V1CZEN will be having a comeback in the first half of the year with their first full-length album. Later on March 31st, it was announced that new member Kyoshi will joined V1CZEN as their seventh member, expanding them into the septet. However, he won't participated in the group's upcoming album release as the processes were already done before he joined the group.
On April 13, 2028, V1CZEN released a teaser for their first full-length album Tranquility set for release on May 1st. Later On June 21st, it was announced that V1CZEN would be releasing the repackage of their first full-length album titled 137 on August 7th.
2029: Pessimistic, Departure of member Hyeonbin, Hometown Situations and the addition of new members Hansong and Jaekyeom
On April 23, 2029, V1CZEN announced that the group is set to make their comeback in July with the release of their second EP. On June 9th, V1CZEN released the teaser photo for their second EP Pessimistic set for release on July 23rd.
On September 3, 2029, member Hyeonbin announced his departure from the group.
On November 5, 2029, V1CZEN announced that the group is set to released their first winter album titled Hometown Situations on the following week.
On December 31, 2029, It was officially announced that V1CZEN would be adding two new members to their lineup, which will be the 4th generation members of V1CZEN–MMOM's Hansong along with Butterscotch Records' Jaekyeom will be debuting as a member of the group in January 2030 with their third EP, this change also expanded V1CZEN into an octet which never happened in their history before.
2030: Drop out! and That’s Life
On January 7, 2030, V1CZEN announced that the group is set to make their comeback on January 14 with the release of their third EP titled Drop out!.
On September 11, 2030, V1CZEN announced that the group is set to make their comeback on September 23 with the release of their second studio album titled That’s Life.
2031: Departure of member Nathaniel
On April 8, 2031, member Nathaniel announced his departure from the group.
2032: The abolish of admission–graduation and center(s) selection systems, Departure of member Kyoshi, How About You? and the members military services
On February 9, 2032, which is the group's sixth anniversary, it was announced that the admission–graduation system and selected the center(s) for each releases systems will both be officially abolished, this means that there will no new members added to the group's lineup anymore and there will be no center(s) selected for the group's releases as all of the members can be the center. Also, on that same day, member Kyoshi announced his departure from the group due to health reasons he has experience since the release of That’s Life in September 2030, making V1CZEN a six-member group since then.
On March 8, 2032, V1CZEN released the teaser photo for their upcoming fourth EP album titled How About You? set for release on March 22.
After the album promotion ends, Butterscotch Records announced that four of the six members—Hyunmin, Songdo, Jaekyeom, and Hansong, who are all Korean—will enlist in military service on May 19, 2032, with their discharge expected in November 2033.
2033–2034: ∞ and Disbandment
On November 13, 2033, V1CZEN announced that they will officially disband in the first half of 2034. This decision comes after the contracts of four out of six members—Hyunmin, Songdo, Kailer, and Eiichi—expired, and they chose not to renew them.
On January 23, 2034, V1CZEN released the teaser photo for their third and final studio album titled ∞ on February 6. After the album promotion ends, the group officially disbanded on March 27 after eight years of group activities together.
Members
| Company | Generation | Name | Positions | Representative Colour | Nationality | Years active | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Korean | Japanese | ||||||
| MMOM → Butterscotch Records | 1st | Hyunmin | 현민 | ヒョンミン |
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South Korean | January 1, 2026–March 27, 2034 | |
| MMOM | 1st | Hyeonbin | 현빈 | ヒョンビン | Main Rapper, Lead Dancer, Sub Vocalist, Visual | South Korean | January 1, 2026–September 3, 2029 | |
| Butterscotch Records | 2nd | Songdo | 송도 | ソンド | Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Sub Rapper | South Korean | April 4, 2026–March 27, 2034 | |
| Butterscotch Records | 3rd | Kyoshi | 교시 | キョシ | Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Sub Rapper | Japanese | March 31, 2028–February 9, 2032 | |
| Butterscotch Records | 1st | Kailer | 카일러 | カイラー | Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist, Visual, Center (2026–2032) | Thai | January 1, 2026–March 27, 2034 | |
| MMOM | 1st | Nathaniel | 나다니엘 | ナサニエル | Leader (2026–2031), Main Dancer, Sub Vocalist, Sub Rapper, Face of the Group | Thai-Taiwanese | January 1, 2026–April 8, 2031 | |
| Butterscotch Records | 1st | Eiichi | 에이지 | エイジ | Main Rapper, Sub Vocalist, Face of the Group, Maknae (2026–2029) | Japanese | January 1, 2026–March 27, 2034 | |
| Butterscotch Records | 4th | Jaekyeom | 재겸 | ジェギョム | Lead Rapper, Sub Vocalist, Sub Dancer | South Korean | December 31, 2029–March 27, 2034 | |
| MMOM → Butterscotch Records | 4th | Hansong | 한송 | ハンソン | Main Dancer, Lead Rapper, Sub Vocalist, Maknae (2029–2034) | South Korean | December 31, 2029–March 27, 2034 | |
Subunits
- K&E (2026–2034)
Discography
| # | Cover | Title | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Tranquility | 2028.5.1 |
| 1.5 |  |
137 | 2028.8.7 |
| 2 |  |
That’s Life | 2030.9.23 |
| 3 |  |
∞ (Forever) | 2034.2.6 |
| # | Cover | Title | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Hometown Situations | 2029.11.12 |
| # | Cover | Title | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Inthemood | 2027.6.28 |
| 2 |  |
Pessimistic | 2029.7.23 |
| 3 |  |
Drop out! | 2030.1.14 |
| 4 |  |
How About You? | 2032.3.22 |
| # | Cover | Title | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Be Alive | 2026.9.14 |
| # | Cover | Title | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Generation | 2026.2.9 |
Concerts
Showcases
Gallery
Promotional
Miscellaneous
Trivia
- The group is recognized for their minimal additions to the album because V1CZEN wants fans to concentrate on their music and share joy with others, rather than getting caught up in unnecessary items like selfie photocards, which are often viewed as the main attraction when fans purchase an artist's album. As a result, they included just the concept photocard in the physical album and released only one version of them.
| V1CZEN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Members | ||
| 1st Generation: Hyunmin | Hyeonbin | Kailer | Nathaniel | Eiichi 2nd Generation: Songdo 3rd Generation: Kyoshi 4th Generation: Jaekyeom | Hansong | ||
| Discography | ||
| Korean | ||
| Studio albums | Tranquility · 137 (repackaged) | That’s Life | ∞ (Forever) | |
| Special EPs | Hometown Situations | |
| EPs | Inthemood | Pessimistic | Drop out! | How About You? | |
| Single albums | "Be Alive" | |
| Digital singles | "Generation" | |
| Subunits | ||
| K&E | ||
| Related Topics | ||
| Butterscotch Records | ||
| Butterscotch Records | ||
|---|---|---|
| Former Artists | ||
| South Korea | Groups | ALLMYL♡VE · V1CZEN |
| Soloists | Bang Byeon Bin · Ruby Hanh · Kailer · Songdo · Hyunmin | |
| Singers | California · Thanksgiving · Nacchi · Yellow Sunshine · Relila · Nacchi · Kyoshi · Eiichi · Jaekyeom · Hansong | |
| Producers | Bang Byeon Bin · Sunjae · Thyler · Kailer | |
| Trainees | Youn Junvin | |
| Japan | Duos | K&E |
| Related Topics | ||
| MMOM | ||