AND2BLE (앤더블)

Their debut album moved more than half a million copies in its first three days on sale — a figure that typically signals a group with an established fanbase, not one playing its first show. AND2BLE (앤더블) arrived on May 26, 2026 carrying exactly that kind of pre-built momentum, assembled from the recognisable faces of two of K-pop's more visible recent competition-show acts and positioned by YH Entertainment as a premium debut from day one.

Formation & Debut

The group takes its name from a compound of "AND" and "DOUBLE," a construction YH Entertainment frames around the idea of expanding self-identity through the combination of distinct personalities — five members whose individual profiles, the label argues, multiply rather than simply add. AND2BLE announced its confirmed debut date of May 26, 2026 in early April, simultaneously opening official social media accounts and beginning a structured pre-debut countdown.

The line-up draws heavily from the post-ZEROBASEONE landscape. Zhang Hao and Han Yujin both came through ZEROBASEONE, the nine-member group formed via Mnet's *Boys Planet* competition in 2023, while Ricky is also a former ZEROBASEONE member. Yoo Seung-eon joins from EVNNE, another act with competition-show roots. Kim Gyuvin rounds out the five-member roster.

Debut Album & Title Track

AND2BLE's first mini-album, *Sequence 01: Curiosity*, was preceded by a highlight medley that circulated in the week before release — notable in part because Zhang Hao and Ricky participated in writing the lyrics for the title track, a detail that signalled some degree of creative involvement from within the group rather than a purely label-driven rollout.

The title track, "Curious," is an EDM-oriented piece, energetic in construction and, by the group's own framing ahead of their first broadcast performance, intended to project confidence and ambition. AND2BLE performed it for the first time on Mnet's *M Countdown* on May 28, two days after the album's release, marking the official start of their promotional cycle.

Pre-debut individual content had already established visual identities for members: Han Yujin released a trailer video titled *SILENCE CRACKS : HAN YUJIN's SOUND* under the project name N.O.W, a short piece built around ambient sound design and a stated theme of questioning identity. She also appeared in a photoshoot with *Allure Korea* in the weeks before debut.

Early Chart Performance

The sales figures that accumulated in AND2BLE's debut window were substantial by any recent measure. *Sequence 01: Curiosity* recorded over 560,000 copies sold within three days of release, achieving what the industry classifies as "half-million seller" status at a pace more often associated with groups several albums into their careers. The album topped the Hanteo Chart daily album ranking for three consecutive days. The music video for "Curious" crossed 10 million views within the same window.

Live Activity

AND2BLE announced arena-scale live dates at the same time as their debut — an unusual scheduling choice that reflects the confidence, or the commercial calculus, of a label working with members who already have established followings. The show-concert series, titled *2026 AND2BLE SHOW CONCERT : Welcome to Qurious*, is set to open at Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul before moving to K-Arena Yokohama in Japan, a venue that seats several thousand and signals the group's intention to operate in the Japanese market from the outset.

Standing

AND2BLE entered the market in a position that few genuinely new groups occupy: with a recognisable core membership, a half-million-selling debut, and arena dates already on the calendar. How that foundation translates into a sustained discography and a distinct group identity — separate from the acts its members previously belonged to — is the question *Sequence 01: Curiosity* only begins to answer.