MODYSSEY’s debut MV out
New act MODYSSEY released their debut single and music video “HOOK (훜)” today, with early social buzz around the launch. (x.com)
MODYSSEY released its debut music video for “HOOK (훜)” on April 13, opening the group’s first official release under the single album “1. Got Hooked: An Addictive Symphony.” (youtube.com) The group’s official YouTube channel had promoted the release for 6 p.m. Korea Standard Time on April 13, and the channel showed 40.7K subscribers as the video went live. (youtube.com) Korean outlet OSEN, in an English translation published by Chosun Ilbo, reported that MODYSSEY’s debut release arrived on April 13 and identified the act as a project group launched after two Mnet audition programs. (chosun.com) Soompi reported that MODYSSEY was formed through “Planet C: Home Race,” a spin-off of “Boys II Planet,” and that the group is managed by ONECEAD Entertainment, a new agency co-established by JYP China, CJ ENM, and Tencent Music Entertainment. (soompi.com) That setup gives the debut more weight than a typical first single. MODYSSEY arrived with survival-show name recognition, a pre-debut rollout that included teasers and concept photos from March 19 through April 9, and a ready-made event schedule beyond launch day. (soompi.com) OSEN also reported that “HOOK (훜)” was produced by 3RACHA, the producing team from Stray Kids, tying the rookie group’s first title track to an established songwriting brand inside K-pop. (chosun.com) The debut team has seven members, according to Soompi and fan-profile databases that match the lineup: Yichen, Hengyu, Rowan, Lynnlynn, Li Zihao, Suren, and Fan Zheyi. (soompi.com) (kprofiles.com) The group’s pre-debut push also included variety content. MODYSSEY’s YouTube page lists “SAY SAY MODYSSEY,” made with M2, alongside other short-form and reality-style videos posted in the weeks before April 13. (youtube.com) Their calendar is already moving past the debut window. OSEN reported that MODYSSEY is set for KCON JAPAN 2026, and Mnet Plus lists MODYSSEY among the festival’s artists for the May 8 to May 10 event. (chosun.com) (mnetplus.world) For now, “HOOK (훜)” is the first test of whether that audition-built audience follows MODYSSEY from pre-debut content into the market as a working idol group. (youtube.com) (chosun.com)
