Nowz
Nowadays with their signature pose
Nowz in April 2024
From L-R: Hyeonbin, Yeonwoo, Siyun, Jinhyuk, and Yoon
Background information
Also known asNowadays (2024โ€“2025)
OriginSeoul, South Korea
GenreK-pop
Years active2024 (2024)โ€“present
LabelCube
Members
  • Hyeonbin
  • Yoon
  • Yeonwoo
  • Jinhyuk
  • Siyun
Websitecubeent.co.kr/cube_nowadays

Nowz (Korean: ๋‚˜์šฐ์ฆˆ; RR: Naujeu; stylized in all caps; formerly known as Nowadays) is a South Korean boy band formed by Cube Entertainment in 2023. The group consists of five members: Hyeonbin, Yoon, Yeonwoo, Jinhyuk, and Siyun. They debuted on April 2, 2024, with the eponymous single album Nowadays.

Name

Nowadays logo
Nowz logo

The group's original name, Nowadays, contains "a strong aspiration to make the public and fans' curious about "Now" and a bold ambition to provide special memories for the "Days" the group will create together in the future".[1]

The group's new name, Nowz, means 'drawing infinite possibilities at this moment', combining 'NOW' which means the present and 'Z' which symbolizes expanded possibilities and a new beginning, not the end.[2]

History

2019โ€“2023: Pre-debut and formation

In 2019, Hyeonbin participated in Mnet's reality competition survival series Produce X 101, where he was eliminated on episode 11 and placed 30th rank overall.[3][4]

On October 30, 2023, Cube Entertainment announced that they planned to launch a new boy group consists of five members in first quarter of 2024.[5]

On November 9, 2023, it was confirmed that Hyeonbin would be debuting in Cube's new boy group.[6]

2024: Debut, "Rainy Day", Nowhere, "Let's Get It"

On March 4, Cube officially introduced Nowadays and opened their social media accounts.[7] They also released a video titled "Now, A _____ Days" with the words: "Now, A", "Days", "Curious", "Dreamy" and "Youthful", hinting at the group's concept and theme.[8] On March 7, the five members were officially introduced to the public.[9] Nowadays initially promoted their own genre called "Days pop" with the notion that it "will permeate everyone's daily lives".[1][10] On March 13, Nowadays released a logo motion for their eponymous debut single album.[11] On March 19, Nowadays released a performance video for their song "Now" which would be included in their debut single album.[12]

Nowadays at Music Bank in May 2024

On April 2, Nowadays officially debuted with their eponymous single album and its lead single "OoWee" along with a music video.[13] They also held a press and fan showcases at Blue Square Mastercard Hall in Hannam-dong, Yongsan District, Seoul on the afternoon and evening of the same day, respectively.[14][15]

On July 11, it was announced that Nowadays would be releasing a single "Rainy Day", a remake single of "On Rainy Days" originally by Beast. Pentagon's Hui participated as a producer for the single. The remake was released on July 16.[16] The following month, the group released their second single album Nowhere on August 27 with the lead single "Why Not?".[17]

On November 21, the group released a new single titled "Let's Get It", an "addictive" hip-hop genre song with strong electronic sounds added to unique string instruments.[18]

2025โ€“present: New name, Ignition

Nowadays in May 2025

On June 2, Nowadays announced on social media that they would be re-branding as Nowz. Nowz released the pre-release single "Fly to the Youth" on June 17 as part of their upcoming EP, with labelmate Yuqi participating as a producer for the EP.[19] On June 18, Nowz revealed their first EP Ignition would be releasing on July 9.[20]

Members

  • Hyeonbin (ํ˜„๋นˆ) โ€“ leader[21]
  • Yoon (์œค)
  • Yeonwoo (์—ฐ์šฐ)
  • Jinhyuk (์ง„ํ˜) โ€“ rapper[21]
  • Siyun (์‹œ์œค)

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions and sales
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[22] 		JPN
[23]
Ignition
Track listing
  1. "Fly to the Youth" (featuring Yuqi)
  2. "Everglow"
  3. "Problem Child"
  4. "Louder"
  5. "Day_And"
 3 โ€”
Nowz
  • Released: March 4, 2026
  • Label: Warner Music Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. "Ammo" (featuring YRD Leo)
  2. "HomeRun" (Japanese ver.)
  3. "Get Buck" (Japanese ver.)
  4. "Run with Me" (ๅไป˜ใ‘ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใชใ„ไธ–็•Œใธ; Japanese ver.)
  5. "Fly to the Youth" (่‡ช็”ฑใซ็พฝใฐใŸใ„ใฆ; Japanese ver.)
 โ€” 12

Single albums

List of single albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions and sales
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[22]
Nowadays
Track listing
  1. "Now"
  2. "OoWee"
  3. "Ticket"
 10
Nowhere
  • Released: August 27, 2024
  • Label: Cube Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. "Why Not?"
  2. "Heart vs Head"
  3. "Troublesome (๊ฑ”๋ง๊ณ ๋„ˆ)"
 6
Play Ball
  • Released: November 26, 2025
  • Label: Cube Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. "Get Buck"
  2. "Homerun"
  3. "Run with Me"
 9

Singles

List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
Down.
[28]
Nowadays
"OoWee" 2024 154 Nowadays
"Rainy Day" (๋น„๊ฐ€ ์˜ค๋Š” ๋‚ ์—”; 2024 Remake version) 138 Non-album single
"Why Not?" 90 Nowhere
"Let's Get It" (๋ ›์ธ ๊ธฐ๋ฆฟ) 36 Non-album single
Nowz
"Fly to the Youth" (์ž์œ ๋กญ๊ฒŒ ๋‚ ์•„) 2025 84 Ignition
"Everglow" 25
"Home Run" 105 Play Ball
"Us" 2026 โ€” Non-album single
"Achilles" 76
Japanese
"Ammo"
(featuring YRD Leo) 		2026 โ€” Nowz

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) and the result of the award
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee/work Result Ref.
Korea Grand Music Awards 2024 IS Rookies Nowadays Won [29]
MAMA Awards 2024 Artist of the Year Nominated [30]
Best New Male Artist Nominated

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  26. ^ Cumulative Sales of Nowhere:
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