{"id":567778,"date":"2026-08-13T12:10:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T12:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/567778\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T12:10:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T12:10:23","slug":"mnet-born-rock-band-splayit-turns-survival-show-run-into-debut-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/567778\/","title":{"rendered":"Mnet-born rock band Splayit turns survival show run into debut album"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rock<\/p>\n

Rock band Splayit poses ahead of the release of its debut album “SPLAY : CHAPTER 01” at Ilchi Art Hall in Seoul’s Gangnam District, Thursday. Courtesy of LM, Kakao Entertainment<\/p>\n

Splayit, the five-member K-rock band assembled through Mnet’s global band-making survival show “Steal Heart Club,” released its debut album “SPLAY : CHAPTER 01” Thursday, entering a local rock scene that has spent the past few years absorbing new arrivals at a steady clip.<\/p>\n

The band consists of vocalist Yoonchan, drummer Eunbin, keyboardist and sub-vocalist Kyunguk, guitarist Aydn and bassist Eunchan. The name combines “splay” and “play it,” a nod to the members’ stated aim of spreading out their individual charms through music. <\/p>\n

Hours before the debut album’s drop at 6 p.m., the band played its first official stage at Ilchi Art Hall in Seoul’s Gangnam District, where the members performed the album and spoke about their debut. <\/p>\n

“When I first heard we were debuting, I thought the five of us would make our journey so much fun,” Yoonchan said. “I could see a clear concept and real synergy, so I was excited. I’m grateful to the fans and the staff who got us to this moment.”<\/p>\n

Aydn said the name fit before it was even chosen.<\/p>\n

“It suited the kind of music we make and the ambitious direction we’re heading, which is why it beat the other candidates,” he said.<\/p>\n

\"K-rock<\/p>\n

K-rock band Splayit \/ Courtesy of LM, Kakao Entertainment <\/p>\n

Lead track “Last bus” sets emotional storytelling over bright, uptempo band instrumentation, sketching a page from a youth the band describes as free and luminous.<\/p>\n

The song was written, composed, arranged and produced by Green Bottle Headquarters, the production team led by singer-songwriter Lee Mu-jin. <\/p>\n

“‘Last bus’ holds the shining moments of youth,” Kyunguk said. “We tried to carry those feelings warmly but without overplaying them, so anyone can feel the flutter of a time they’ve already passed through.”<\/p>\n

Yoonchan said learning who had written the track doubled the excitement of debuting.<\/p>\n

“It’s such a good song that I thought we had to work hard to do it justice,” he said.<\/p>\n

Lee’s team also left the band with advice. <\/p>\n

“They told us that to be an artist people remember, you need your own color,” Kyunguk said. “They said they hoped we’d have a sound and a sensibility no one could imitate, so we spent time looking for that.”<\/p>\n

\"Rock<\/p>\n

Rock band Splayit poses ahead of the release of its debut album “SPLAY : CHAPTER 01” at Ilchi Art Hall in Seoul’s Gangnam District, Thursday. Courtesy of LM, Kakao Entertainment<\/p>\n

The three-track album’s double lead track “Domino” runs harder and faster, likening a single day to one domino falling toward the next and framing that as a message of hope for anyone still unsteady. All five members took part in the arrangement and performance.<\/p>\n

“For ‘Domino,’ every member recorded vocals so fans could hear all of us,” Aydn said. “Our youngest, Eunchan, sounds especially cute on his part, and that one stuck with me.”<\/p>\n

The album closes with “Celebration,” a cheering song built on the same bright, open band sound.<\/p>\n

Asked where the group wants to go from here, Yoonchan kept it simple.<\/p>\n

“I want us to be a band whose music gives people strength at the end of a tiring day,” he said. “Music you like more the longer you listen to it, that settles into fans’ daily lives, and eventually earns recognition beyond Korea.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rock band Splayit poses ahead of the release of its debut album “SPLAY : CHAPTER 01” at Ilchi…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":567779,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[156,157,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-567778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=567778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/567779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=567778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=567778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=567778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}