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TINKTURE ❪ Korean: 팅셔, RR: tingsyeo ❫ is a South Korean boy group formed by HYDRACAGE MEDIA. the group is composed of five members: Younghyun, Jinseo, Kanata, Chanha and Nico. they debuted on October 21, 2022 with the release of their debut single album " THINK OF THE FUTURE ". On May 01, 2024 they became the 1st of HYDRACAGE MEDIA's merger group HydraNation.

TINKTURE

TINKTURE for ELLE Japan

From left to right : Younghyun, Nico, Jinseo, Chanha, Kanata

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

ORIGIN    |    Seoul, South Korea
GENRES    |    K-pop
YEARS ACTIVE    |    2022 – present
LABEL    |    HYDRACAGE MEDIA ❪ Korea ❫, THE PEGASUS LABLE ❪ Japan ❫
members    |    Younghyun • Jinseo • Kanata • Chanha • Nico
WEBSITE    |    www.hydracage-media/tinkture.com

The groups name, TINKTURE, stands for think of the future, which is supposed to represent their futuristic concept, as well as their desire to be together far into the future. The name also sounds like " tincture ", which can either be a slight trace of something or a medicine made by dissolving a drug in alcohol

2019 — 2022    :    Pre-debut

In 2019 HYDRACAGE MEDIA, which had been established a year prior, held their first ever auditions, globally and nationally. Later, they reported to have signed a total of 12 traines, including Younghyun, who previously trained under SM Entertainment, and Kanata, who trained under Pledis Entertainment and BRANDNEW MUSIC prior to joining HYDRACAGE.

In late 2020, HYDRACAGE launched an instagram account, which was meant to follow its trainees in their dorm lives and schedules. The trainees at this point where all male. They were introduced as HYDRA 1 to 14 with self-written profiles, which also first showed future members Jinseo and Chanha, the later of the two having trained at YG Entertainment for five years and having appeared on YG Treasure Box prior to joining a new company.

In September 2021, Nico, who only started training a month prior, was introduced as HYDRA 9, linking at the departure of several trainees from the company.

The final evolution for HYDRACAGE MEDIA'S new boy group was reportedly held in March 2022, with only five trainees having been able to advance into the final line-up.

2022    :    Debut with THINK OF THE FUTURE, Japanese debut with 10 Things

TINKTURE in November 2022

On October 01 2022, HYDRACAGE MEDIA officially announced the debut of their first ever group later that month, along with the launch of various social media accounts for the group. On October 03 they released the member preview for the groups first member, Younghyun, Jinseo's preview followed the next day, Kanata's on wednesday, Chanha's on tuesday and Nico's on friday. The following week, HYDRACAGE posted several concept pictures and teasers and the group gained a lot of attention for their concept. the album name was revealed to be THINK OF THE FUTURE.

On October 21, the lead single for their debut single album, UGLY, was released, hitting 6.9million views in the first 24 hours. The album was released on the same day and selled about 9.982 times on the first day, and about 9.007 times more on the first week. They held their debut showcase through livestreaming it on youtube and twitch, promoting all 3 songs of the album and holding solo stages. They held their first ever music show performance on SHOW! Music Core the following day.

On December 04 2022, TINKTURE announced that they will release a japanese digital single ahead of their fan meetings tour in Tokyo. They also released a ten seconds beat snippet for the song. On December 11 their first japanese single 10 Things was released along with a visualizer, which hit about 7million views only a few hours after its release. The song entered the Billboard Japan Hot 100 at number 50.

2023    :    THE FUTURE i : RUCKUS, lawsuit against malicious comments, Jinseo's hiatus, Do It Like That, THE FUTURE ii : GOTCHA, Jinseo's return, first debut anniversary, Forever With Us

TINKTURE in September 2023

On May 20 2023, TINKTURE announced that they will have their first comeback in early june and they released a concept trailer for the album later that day. A week later, they revealed the name for their first mini album, THE FUTURE i : RUCKUS.

On May 29, malicious comments about member Jinseo surfaced, calling him a liar and revealing sensitive information about a years old case against one of Jinseo's former teachers, who reportedly groomed and sexually assaulted several of his students, including Jinseo when he was just fourteen years old. The commenter claimed that had lied in court and had intentionally framed the teacher. HYDRACAGE MEDIA quickly released a statement regarding the matter. They refuted the claims of the commenter, stating that they were working closely with the police in Hanam, where the events took place, and that they had inside to several police reports that proved the accusers claims to be false.

One June 05, HYDRACAGE MEDIA released another statement, stating that Jinseo would go on a hiatus due to the prior events, which resulted in a worsening of his mental health. HYDRACAGE also stated that they considered postponing the comeback, but after a discussion with the members and in consideration of Jinseo's wishes, they decided to hold the comeback as planned, with Jinseo still being included in the music video for the lead single and all songs of the album.

Jinseo wrote a letter to fans himself, adressing the matter and explaining the issue, as well as the trauma he suffered from the actions of his former teacher. He explained that he would need to deeply discuss the matter with his therapist and fully process everything, before he could return to group activities.

It was later revealed that the accuser was one of the teachers family members.

The lead single for the new album, RUCKUS, was released on June 09 2023 and it surpassed 12million views in its first 24hours and 25million in its first week. The album was released on the same day and hit 10.539 orders prior to being released and about 75.170 more in the first few days. RUCKUS received a total of five music show wins and it was their first song to enter the Billboard Hot 100. It stayed in the top twenty for the whole promotion time.

On June 26, TINKTURE revealed that they would release a single with the Jonas Brothers titled Do It Like That on friday. it would be their first english release and their first collaboration with another artist.

On September 11 2023, HYDRACAGE MEDIA announced that TINKTURE would release their second mini album and posted a concept trailer along with it. The trailer showed five people in total, which confirmed Jinseo's return to group activities. The name of the album was revealed to be THE FUTURE ii : GOTCHA the next day.

On September 29, GOTCHA was officially released as the lead single, hitting 22million views in the first 24 hours and about 50million in the first week. The song received 7 music show wins. The album was saled 15.072 times pre-release and 102.861 times in its first week.

On October 21 2023, the group celebrated their first debut anniversary with the YTURE Week. they released their first japanese single album, Forever With Us, with the first song With Us being released as a thanks to their japanese fans. the song entered the Billboard Japan Hot 100 at number fifteen and it stayed within the top thirty for a month. The second song FIREWORK became very popular in korea and the music video hit 20million views in its first 24 hours, while With Us only hit 11million in comparison. It was their first album to not get actual promotions.

2024    :    CRITICAL LOVE, 100million views on UGLY, Stupid O'Clock, Who Do You Love, Peanut Butter & Tears, Road To Kingdom : Ace of Ace, HEATED

TINKTURE in January 2024

On January 09 2024, member Younghyun revealed on WEVERSE that TINKTURE would soon have their next comeback, probably in early february. HYDRACAGE MEDIA officially announced that the group's second single album, CRITICAL LOVE, would be released on February 02. The lead song, Lovers Or Enemies, was released a day prior to the album's release and it hit 15million views in its first 24 hours and 48million in its first week.

On February 06 2024, UGLY became TINKTURE'S first music video to hit 100million views.

On June 01 2024, HYDRACAGE announced the release of the groups next single album, Stupid O'Clock. The album was released on June 10 and was followed by two english singles being released on June 12 and June 14. The second out of the two singles, Peanut Butter & Tears, reached place 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed within the top 20 for three weeks. The first single, Who Do You Love, became very popular among their European and Australian fans and is said to be the fanbase's unofficial anthem.

On July 07, they were announced to be in the lineup for Road To Kingdom 2 , along with 8TURN, CRAVITY, TEMPEST, The CrewOne, TNX and YOUNITE.

On September 10, the groups next mini album, HEATED, was teased through a short dance clip of members Jinseo, Kanata and Chanha dancing to an unreleased song, which was rumoured to be the title track of their new release. Sure enough, two days later the comeback schedule was posted on the groups social media accounts. The album was officially released on September 23, with the music video for the lead single  Brought The Heat Back hitting 33million views in its first 24 hours, surpassing their original record by 8million views. Two unit songs were released on the album, with the unit release of Jinseo, Chanha and Nico, titled Advice, being the only one of the two to gain wins on a music show, three in total. The lead single gained 6 wins.

On November 07, they were announced as the final winners of Road To Kingdom : Ace of Ace.

• Younghyun ❪ 영현 ❫ — Leader
• Jinseo ❪ 진사 ❫
• Kanata ❪ 카나타 ❫
• Chanha ❪ 찬하 ❫
• Nico ❪ 니코 ❫

SINGLE ALBUMS
• THINK OF THE FUTURE ❪ 2022 ❫
• CRITICAL LOVE ❪ 2024 ❫
• Stupid O'Clock ❪ 2024 ❫

MINI ALBUMS
• THE FUTURE i : RUCKUS ❪ 2023 ❫
• THE FUTURE ii : GOTCHA ❪ 2023 ❫
• HEATED ❪ 2024 ❫

ENGLISH SINGLES
• Do It Like That (feat. Jonas Brothers) ❪ 2023 ❫
• Who Do You Love ❪ 2024 ❫
• Peanut Butter & Tears ❪ 2024 ❫

JAPANESE SINGLES
• 10 Things ❪ 2022 ❫

JAPANESE SINGLE ALBUMS
• Forever With Us ❪ 2023 ❫

MUSIC VIDEOS
• UGLY ❪ 2022 ❫
• JUMP ❪ 2022 ❫
• RUCKUS ❪ 2023 ❫
• RU-PUM PUM ❪ 2023 ❫
• Do It Like That ❪ 2023 ❫
• GOTCHA ❪ 2023 ❫
• Talk Saxy ❪ 2023 ❫
• With Us ❪ 2023 ❫
• FIREWORK ❪ 2023 ❫
• Lovers Or Enemies ❪ 2024 ❫
• Chasing That Feeling ❪ 2024 ❫
• Stupid O'Clock ❪ 2024 ❫
• Who Do You Love ❪ 2024 ❫
• Peanut Butter & Tears ❪ 2024 ❫
• Brought The Heat Back ❪ 2024 ❫
• The Stealer ❪ 2024 ❫

TRACK VIDEOS
• Paranoid ❪ 2023 ❫
• Chk Chk Boom ❪ 2024 ❫

PERFORMANCE VIDEOS
• CRUSH ❪ 2023 ❫
• JUNK FOOD ❪ 2023 ❫
• BIBORA ❪ 2024 ❫
• Red Lights (Younghyun, Kanata) ❪ 2024 ❫
• Advice (Jinseo, Chanha, Nico) ❪ 2024 ❫

ASIA ARTIST AWARDS
• Rookie Of The Year ❪ 2022 ❫ — won
• Male Artist Popularity Award ❪ 2023 ❫ — nominated
• Album Of The Year ❪ 2023 ❫ — nominated
• Hot Trend Award ❪ 2023 ❫ — won

GOLDEN DISC AWARDS
• Rookie Of The Year ❪ 2023 ❫ — nominated
• Performance Award ❪ 2023 ❫ — won
• Song Of The Year ❪ 2024 ❫ — won
• Album Of The Year ❪ 2024 ❫ — nominated
• Digital Song Bonsang ❪ 2024 ❫ — won

HANTEO MUSIC AWARDS
• Emerging Artist Award ❪ 2023 ❫ — won
• Rookie Of The Year ❪ 2023 ❫ — won
• Global Artist Award Europe ❪ 2023 ❫ — won
• Global Artist Award Asia ❪ 2024 ❫ — nominated
• Global Artist Award Europe ❪ 2024 ❫ — won
• Song Of The Year ❪ 2024 ❫ — nominated

MELON MUSIC VIDEOS
• Best New Artist ❪ 2022 ❫ — nominated
• Best Male Group ❪ 2023 ❫ — nominated
• Global Rising Artist ❪ 2023 ❫ — won
• Song Of The Year ❪ 2023 ❫ — won

MNET ASIAN MUSIC AWARDS
• Best New Male Artist ❪ 2022 ❫ — nominated
• Favorite New Artist ❪ 2022 ❫ — won
• Artist Of The Year ❪ 2023 ❫ — nominated
• Best Dance Performance - Male Group ❪ 2023 ❫ — won
• Best Collaboration ❪ 2023 ❫ — nominated

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