Before Anyone Else (비에이이173) was originally a 9 member South Korean boy group underneath PocketDol Studios who have debuted back in 2020 with the mini album [ INTERSECTION: SPARK ], this album itself contains one of the most fan beloved and more well known track by the group ‘Crush on U’, later they would release ‘Every little thing is you’ single in 2020, [ INTERSECTION: TRACE ] album in 2021 which also contained their popular track ‘Loved You’ and would continue to release 2 albums in 2022.
Although they would face hardships in 2023 as fellow member who acted as the main rapper and Maknae (youngest member) and former X1 Member, Nam Dohyon would win the lawsuit against PocketDol Studio and suspended his contract with the company in June. BAE173 would achieve impressive artist milestones from 2 tracks hitting and over 1 million listens, hitting 11 million views on their debut MV and even achieving a impressive statement and showered with fans support for 52,702 album sales! The fans (ELSE) made this achievable without promotion from the company and is the highest in sales since their second album in 2022 ODYSSEY DaSH.
Previously reporting about BAE173 within the 2023 article, [ Celebrate BAE173 Achieving 100 days with some music videos and live clip suggestions for every new fan ]. This article also introduced the members and understanding why the achievement was so important and is my first article regarding BAE173’s activities.
Since then, BAE173 has started off with an impressive career and busy schedule. Originally gaining a lot of support as TEAM 13:00 on the popular show [ Peak Time ] with songs and covers such as Criminal and most notably GT. Fans have been in loved with them being so busy and showing off their charms as artists, from successfully holding their first Fan Concert [ First BAEcation ], Busan One Asia festival, 2023 Dream Rookie Concert, Performing their beloved hits at the well beloved Waterbomb festival, 2nd Fan Concert, hitting 240K thousand followers on YouTube, their third artist anniversary and achieving their highest selling album that would rank #22 on the Hanteo Charts!.
BAE173 are known to fans for their funny antics, various talents and creative sounds, and invite fans to find hidden hearts in their performances or charming ending fairies. They are a group that deserves your full attention and love going into this year and are someone to check out at least once. BAE173 are expected to have another busy schedule since coming back with their latest promotion and three track EP [ NEW CHAPTER: LUCEAT ].
ELSE invite intrigued readers and listeners to check out BAE173 on their favourite social media or music streaming platforms, the group’s new album can be streamed globally as well as on the South Korean Music Platforms BUGS!, MELON and NAVER VIBE.
Check out the Performance Video here!