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ENHYPEN for Beginners: Six Members, a Vampire Love Story and Where to Start Before PARALLEL WORLD

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KPOP NO1 Editorial · Sources checked October 31, 2026

ENHYPEN tell stories in albums. For three years their songs have followed vampires, and the newest series, THE SIN, follows two vampire lovers who broke the biggest rule in their world and went on the run. The final chapter, THE SIN : PARALLEL WORLD, arrives on November 20, 2026, a week after their tour film opens in Japanese cinemas.

If you’ve heard the name but never pressed play, this guide is for you. It covers who the six members are, how the group got here, the songs to start with and the official videos worth watching.

Who are ENHYPEN?

ENHYPEN (엔하이픈) are a boy group from BELIFT LAB. They debuted on November 30, 2020. Their label describes them as a six-member multinational group. BELIFT LAB: ENHYPEN profile

The group was formed on I-LAND, a Mnet show that aired for about three months from June 2020. The members were the final picks, and BELIFT says they grew “both individually and as a team through a series of missions.”

The name comes from the hyphen. In BELIFT’s words, it means “six different boys connect to discover one another and grow together.” It also reflects their ambition to connect people and the world through music.

The debut song was Given-Taken, from the first mini album BORDER : DAY ONE. BELIFT described that album as the story of boys standing “at the border between two opposite worlds.” Seven members debuted that day. BELIFT LAB announced in March 2026 that HEESEUNG would leave the group to make a solo album, and ENHYPEN have continued as six since then. (More in Quick answers.)

ENHYPEN at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, November 23, 2023 — an archival event photo with the 2023 lineup, not a promotional image.

Archival photo: ENHYPEN at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York City, November 23, 2023, with the seven-member lineup of the time. Credit: Anthony Quintano, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Linked from Wikimedia Commons at a smaller size; no other edits by KPOP NO.1.

Meet the six members

BELIFT’s profile lists the members with their birth dates, in this order. JAY is the oldest, and NI-KI is the youngest.

Every card opens a cover from the official ENHYPEN YouTube channel. BELIFT’s profile doesn’t list positions or roles, so we haven’t added them.

From BORDER to BLOOD

ENHYPEN’s albums come in series, and each series has its own idea. These are the albums on BELIFT’s discography page, with the lead single BELIFT names for each:

Series Albums and lead singles
BORDER BORDER : DAY ONE (Given-Taken), BORDER : CARNIVAL (Drunk-Dazed)
DIMENSION DIMENSION : DILEMMA (Tamed-Dashed), DIMENSION : ANSWER (Blessed-Cursed)
MANIFESTO MANIFESTO : DAY 1 (Future Perfect (Pass the MIC))
BLOOD DARK BLOOD (Bite Me), ORANGE BLOOD (Sweet Venom)
ROMANCE ROMANCE : UNTOLD (XO (Only If You Say Yes)), ROMANCE : UNTOLD -daydream- (No Doubt)
DESIRE DESIRE : UNLEASH (Bad Desire (With or Without You))
THE SIN THE SIN : VANISH (Knife), THE SIN : BLISS (Bloody Paradise)

Bite Me is the best place to meet the vampire side of ENHYPEN. BELIFT notes that Sweet Venom, the next lead single, “serves as a continuation of ‘Bite Me.’” Of all the MVs in this guide, Bite Me has the most views on HYBE LABELS: more than 214 million when we checked.

ENHYPEN (엔하이픈) 'Bite Me' Official MV

Official video · HYBE LABELS / YouTube

Watch the original on YouTube ↗

The ROMANCE albums made the love story softer. BELIFT says the lead single XO (Only If You Say Yes) expresses “the boys’ commitment to fulfill your wishes.”

ENHYPEN — XO (Only If You Say Yes)

Official video · HYBE LABELS / YouTube

Watch the original on YouTube ↗

Our take: You don’t need to know the whole story to enjoy the songs. But the vampire thread explains a lot, from the MV sets to the tour names.

THE SIN series

THE SIN is the series running now, and it’s the easiest place to jump in.

THE SIN : VANISH (January 16, 2026). BELIFT calls it a concept album “framed as a fictional investigative broadcast,” examining “an unprecedented incident within vampire society.” BELIFT says its story is built from five narration pieces, a skit and six songs. The lead single Knife pairs, in BELIFT’s words, “hard-hitting trap beats with razor-sharp synths.” BELIFT also notes that JAKE produced Sleep Tight himself. BELIFT LAB: THE SIN : VANISH

ENHYPEN — Knife

Official video · HYBE LABELS / YouTube

Watch the original on YouTube ↗

THE SIN : BLISS (August 21, 2026). The second chapter. The lovers are on the run again, and BELIFT says they “arrive at a powerful realization: being together is the ultimate ‘bliss.’” It was ENHYPEN’s first release as six. Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism says ENHYPEN reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 six years after debut, and gave the group a minister’s commendation this October. Our THE SIN : BLISS album guide goes through it track by track.

ENHYPEN (엔하이픈) 'Bloody Paradise' Official MV

Official video · HYBE LABELS / YouTube

Watch the original on YouTube ↗

THE SIN : PARALLEL WORLD (November 20, 2026). A spinoff single that closes the series. Our news story has the two release dates.

Official videos by era

All MVs are on the HYBE LABELS channel. Dates are upload dates in Korea time.

Date (KST) Video Album
November 30, 2020 Given-Taken MV BORDER : DAY ONE
April 26, 2021 Drunk-Dazed MV BORDER : CARNIVAL
October 12, 2021 Tamed-Dashed MV DIMENSION : DILEMMA
January 10, 2022 Blessed-Cursed MV DIMENSION : ANSWER
July 4, 2022 Future Perfect (Pass the MIC) MV MANIFESTO : DAY 1
May 22, 2023 Bite Me MV DARK BLOOD
November 17, 2023 Sweet Venom MV ORANGE BLOOD
July 12, 2024 XO (Only If You Say Yes) MV ROMANCE : UNTOLD
November 11, 2024 No Doubt MV ROMANCE : UNTOLD -daydream-
June 5, 2025 Bad Desire (With or Without You) MV DESIRE : UNLEASH
January 16, 2026 Knife MV THE SIN : VANISH
August 21, 2026 Bloody Paradise MV THE SIN : BLISS

Three ways to start

Quick answers

Where to go next

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