Triple H (band)

Triple H (Korean: 트리플 H) was a South Korean musical group formed by Cube Entertainment. The group consisted of Hyuna and Pentagon members Hui and E'Dawn. As a group they released two extended plays, 199X (2017) and Retro Futurism (2018). Cube has confirmed that Hyuna and E'Dawn are no longer a part of the company after a released statement of them dating.^[1]

Triple H
Triple H in July 2018
Background information
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop dance-pop hip-hop
Years active	2017–2018
Labels	Cube
Past members	Hyuna Hui E'Dawn
Website	cubeent.co.kr/tripleh

Career

2017: Debut with 199X

In March 2017, Cube Entertainment announced that Hyuna had formed a project group with unnamed label mates, that was set to debut in May.^[2] On April 4, Cube Entertainment announced that Hui and E'Dawn from the boyband Pentagon were the other members of the group, which would be called Triple H,^[3] and that they would star in a reality show called Triple H Fun Agency.^[4]

On May 1, Triple H released their first extended play, 199X, along with the single "365 Fresh" and its music video.^[5] The EP reached #4 on the Gaon Album Chart and #10 on the Billboard World Albums Chart.^[6][7] The music video for "365 Fresh" was the subject of controversy due to its depictions of sex, suicide, and crime.^[5][8]

2018: Retro Futurism and departures

In June 2018, Cube Entertainment announced that Triple H would be making a comeback in July.^[9] On July 18, Triple H released their second extended play, Retro Futurism, accompanied by a music video for the single, "Retro Future".^[7] The EP reached #8 on the Gaon Album Chart.^[10]

On August 2, 2018, Hyuna revealed that she had been dating E'Dawn since May 2016.^[11] On September 13, Cube Entertainment announced that they would be terminating their contracts, citing that they could not "maintain trust" with them.^[12] However, Cube announced that they would still remain in discussion with both of them until further notice. On October 5, a related source reported Hyuna and E'Dawn confirmed their departures from Cube Entertainment.^[13] On October 15, Cube Entertainment officially confirmed Hyuna's departure.^[14] On November 14, Cube Entertainment officially confirmed E'Dawn's departure.^[15]

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details, chart positions, and sales

Title	Details	Peak chart positions		Sales
		KOR [16]	US World [17]
199X	Released: May 1, 2017 Label: Cube Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	4	10	KOR: 5,157[18]
Retro Futurism	Released: July 18, 2018 Label: Cube Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	8	—	KOR: 11,605[19]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Sales	Album
		KOR [20]	US World [21]
"365 Fresh"	2017	81	7	KOR: 44,260[22]	199X
"Retro Future"	2018	—[A]	16	—	Retro Futurism
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Notes

1. "Retro Future" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart but charted at #39 on the Gaon Download Chart.^[23]

References

1. "HyunA's project group to drop new EP". The Korea Times. July 3, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-07-04. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
2. Min, Susan (October 20, 2017). "Hyuna to Return as Part of Project Group in May". Mwave. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
3. Kim, Won-gyeom (April 4, 2017). "현아 '뉴 트러블메이커'는 3인조 '트리플 H'…펜타곤 합류". SportsDonga (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-04-07. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
4. Jeong, An-ji (April 4, 2017). "'트리플H 흥신소' 현아, '트리플H' 전 과정 공개…19일 첫 방송 [공식]". Chosun Sports (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-11-27. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
5. Herman, Tamar (May 2, 2017). "HyunA-Fronted Triple H Releases Controversial Suicide-Themed '365 Fresh' Video: Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2017-05-08. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
6. "2017년 18주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on 2018-08-09. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
7. Herman, Tamar (July 19, 2018). "Triple H Stir up Trouble In 'Retro Future' Music Video: Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-07-20. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
8. Hong, Dam-young (May 11, 2017). "HyunA-led Triple H goes us-against-the-world with '365 Fresh'". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
9. Jeon, Won (June 26, 2018). "[단독] "혁신적 혼성그룹"…현아X후이X이던 트리플H, 7월 컴백 확정". X-Sport News (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2018-06-26. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
10. "2018년 29주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on 2018-07-28. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
11. "현아·펜타곤 이던, 당당한 열애 인정 "2년째 열애중, 속이고 싶지 않아"". Sedaily (in Korean). August 3, 2018. Archived from the original on 2020-05-17.
12. "큐브 "현아-이던 퇴출, 신뢰 회복 불가능"(공식입장 전문)". Newsen (in Korean). September 13, 2018. Archived from the original on September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
13. "'퇴출 번복' 현아, 결국 이던과 큐브 떠난다… "신뢰 회복 불가능"". Busan.com (in Korean). 2018-10-05. Archived from the original on 2020-10-13.
14. "'큐브 측 "현아와 계약해지 합의"..이던은 잔류?공식입장". Osen (in Korean). 2018-10-15. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
15. "큐브 측, "펜타곤 이던과 전속 계약 해지 합의"". Sedaily. 2018-11-15. Archived from the original on 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
16. "Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on 2015-08-27. Retrieved 2017-04-22.

    • "199X". Archived from the original on 2019-07-21. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
    • "Retro Futurism". Archived from the original on 2019-07-21. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
17. "World Albums Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2018-08-08.

    • "199X". Billboard. May 20, 2017. Archived from the original on 2020-09-15. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
18. "2017년 05월 Album Chart" [May 2018 Album Chart] (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
19. "2018년 07월 Album Chart" [July 2018 Album Chart] (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on September 10, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
20. "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on 2017-03-09. Retrieved 2017-05-18.

    • "365 Fresh". May 6, 2017. Archived from the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
21. "World Digital Songs Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2018.

    • "365 Fresh". Billboard. May 20, 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-07-05. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
    • "Retro Future". Billboard. August 4, 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
22. Cumulative sales for "365 Fresh":

    • 2017년 18주차 Download Chart [Week 18 of 2017 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
    • 2017년 19주차 Download Chart [Week 19 of 2017 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
23. "2018년 29주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2018.