Bvndit

Bvndit (Korean: 밴디트; RR: Baenditeu; pronounced "Bandit"; acronym for Be Ambitious N Do It; stylized in all caps) was a South Korean girl group under MNH Entertainment. The group consisted of five members: Yiyeon, Songhee, Jungwoo, Simyeong, and Seungeun. They made their debut on April 10, 2019, with the single album Bvndit, Be Ambitious!,^[1] the group disbanded on November 11, 2022 as all the members terminated their exclusive contracts.

Bvndit
Bvndit in May 2019 From left to right: Yiyeon, Jungwoo, Seungeun, Simyeong and Songhee
Background information
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop
Years active	2019–2022
Labels	MNH
Past members	Yiyeon Songhee Jungwoo Simyeong Seungeun

History

2019: Debut with Bvndit, Be Ambitious! and Be!

Bvndit became the first girl group ever formed by MNH Entertainment. The group made its debut on April 10 with the single "Hocus Pocus", which is the lead track for its debut digital single album Bvndit, Be Ambitious!.^[2] The single album consists of three songs, with the other two being "Be Ambitious!", serving as the introductory track, and "My Error".^[3][4] They made their official debut stage on April 11, 2019, on the music show M Countdown.

On May 15, Bvndit released their second digital single "Dramatic".^[5]

Bvndit released their first extended play Be! on November 5 with the lead track "Dumb".^[6][7]

2020: Carnival

The group released a digital single "Cool" on February 6, 2020, as the first part of MNH Entertainment's new music project New.wav.^[8][9][10] On May 13, the group released their second EP Carnival.^[11]

2021: Girls Planet 999

From August to September 2021, member Seungeun appeared as a contestant on the Mnet survival show Girls Planet 999, but was eliminated in episode 5 and finished in 21st place in K-Group.

2022: Re-Original and disbandment

After the group's third anniversary in April 2022, they announced that they will make their comeback in May.^[12] On May 3, MNH Entertainment announced Bvndit's first comeback in nearly two years, with the release of their third EP Re-Original, set to be released on May 25.^[13] On November 11, 2022, MNH announced that Bvndit has disbanded and all the members had terminated their contracts.^[14]

Members

Adapted from their Naver profile.^[15]

• Yiyeon (이연) — Leader
• Songhee (송희)
• Jungwoo (정우)
• Simyeong (시명)
• Seungeun (승은)

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [16]
Be!	Released: November 5, 2019 Label: MNH Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	23	KOR: 3,242[17]
Carnival	Released: May 13, 2020 Label: MNH Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	19	KOR: 4,273[18]
Re-Original	Released: May 25, 2022 Label: MNH Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	32	N/A

Single album

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [19]
Bvndit, Be Ambitious!	Released: April 10, 2019 Label: MNH Entertainment Formats: Digital download	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR
"Hocus Pocus"	2019	—	Bvndit, Be Ambitious!
"Dramatic" (드라마틱)		—	Be!
"Dumb"		—
"Cool"	2020	—	New.wav and Carnival
"Children"		—	Carnival
"Jungle"		—
"Venom"	2022	—[A]	Re-Original
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Music videos

Year	Music video	Album	Director(s)	Ref.
2019	"Hocus Pocus"	Bvndit, Be Ambitious!	VISHOP (Vikings League)	[21]
	"Dramatic (Performance Video)"	Be!	Un­known	—
	"Dumb"		Rima Yoon, Dongju Jang (Rigend Film)	[22]
2020	"Cool"	Carnival	Keekanz	[23]
	"Children"			[24]
	"Jungle"		VISHOP (Vikings League)	[25]
2022	"Venom"	Re-Original	Paradox Child	[26]

Awards and nominations

Genie Music Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2019	The Top Artist	—	Nominated	[27]
	The Female New Artist		Nominated
	Genie Music Popularity Award		Nominated
	Global Popularity Award		Nominated

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2019	Artist of the Year	—	Nominated	[28]
	Best New Female Artist		Nominated
	Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10		Nominated
	2019 Qoo10 Favorite Female Artist		Nominated

Notes

1. "Venom" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but debuted and peaked at position 173 on component Download Chart.^[20]