Hoshi X Woozi (Korean: 호시 X 우지), also known as HxW, is the third sub-unit of South Korean boy band Seventeen, after BSS and JxW. Formed by Pledis Entertainment in 2025, the duo consists of members Hoshi and Woozi. Initially formed in 2017 with the release of "Bring It" from the album Teen, Age, they officially debuted on March 10, 2025, with the single album Beam.

Career

2017: Formation with "Bring It"

Hoshi and Woozi first released music together in 2017 with "Bring It" (날 쏘고 가라; Nal ssogo gara; lit. Shoot Me and Go), a b-side from Teen, Age, an album in which Seventeen created new combinations of members for the majority of the tracks.[1] The song debuted and peaked at 95 on South Korea's Gaon Chart.[2] The pair performed "Bring It" throughout Seventeen's Ideal Cut Tour,[3] and at the 2018 Mnet Asian Music Awards in Hong Kong, as part of Seventeen's set.[4]

2025–present: Debut with Beam

On December 25, 2024, Pledis Entertainment confirmed that Hoshi and Woozi would make up the next sub-unit to debut from Seventeen.[5] On February 19, 2025, Pledis revealed the name of the pair's debut single album Beam, which was released March 10,[6] alongside the album's lead single, "96ers".[7]

Discography

Single albums

List of single albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[8] 		JPN
[9]
Beam 2 3

Singles

List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart position Album
KOR
[11]
"96ers" (동갑내기) 2025 17 Beam

Other charted songs

List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart position Sales Album
KOR
[12] 		JPN
Hot
[13]
"Bring It" (날 쏘고 가라) 2017 95 — Teen, Age
"Pinocchio"
(featuring So!Yoon!) 		2025 —[A] 11 — Beam
"Stupid Idiot" —[B] —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Notes

  1. ^ "Pinocchio" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the component Download Chart.[15]
  2. ^ "Stupid Idiot" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the component Download Chart.[15]

References

  1. ^ Sun, Mi-kyung (July 20, 2020). "세븐틴, 새 앨범서 믹스 유닛 론칭.."색다른 조합"". 조선일보 (in Korean). Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  2. ^ "Digital Chart 2017 Weeks 45". circlechart.kr. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  3. ^ Jo, Yoon-seon (July 19, 2020). "세븐틴, 단독 콘서트 'IDEAL CUT' 2만 7천 명 운집 성료". 조선일보 (in Korean). Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  4. ^ Lee, Ho-yeon (December 15, 2018). "'눈물의 대상' 방탄소년단X트와이스, '2018 MAMA' 진짜 주인공 [종합]". 한국일보 (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 14, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  5. ^ Lee, Su-jin (December 25, 2024). "[단독] 세븐틴 부석순 이어 호시‧우지도 유닛 출격". 일간스포츠 (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 16, 2025. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  6. ^ Shim, Sun-ah (February 19, 2025). "Seventeen's Hoshi, Woozi form new unit, to release first single next month". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  7. ^ Sun, Mi-kyung (March 8, 2025). "세븐틴 호시X우지, '동갑내기' 힙합 비트+스웨그 랩". ChosunBiz (in Korean). Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Album Chart 2025 Weeks 11". circlechart.kr. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  9. ^ "Beam". Oricon. March 24, 2025.
  10. ^ オリコン週間 シングルランキング 2025年03月10日～2025年03月16日 [Oricon Weekly Single Ranking March 10, 2025 – March 16, 2025] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on March 19, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  11. ^ Peak positions on the Circle Digital Chart:
  12. ^ Peak positions on the Circle/Gaon Digital Chart:
  13. ^ Peak positions on the Billboard Japan Hot 100:
  14. ^ "Gaon Download Chart 2017 Week 45". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 25, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Download Chart 2025 Weeks 11". circlechart.kr. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoshi_X_Woozi
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