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They were originally scheduled to debut sometime between May and July 2019 but it was postponed.[2]
On January 6, YGE posted a notice on their official website stating the group's future plans. This included re-organizing as a 12-member ensemble after Ha Yoon Bin cancelled his contract on December 31, 2019. It was also revealed that the two units, TREASURE and MAGNUM, would be integrated into TREASURE 13 to form a single group to be name simply as TREASURE. The group will hold various unit and solo activities prior to their debut and that YGE will encourage and support the members to actively participate into the composing and writing of music.[15]
On January 8, TREASURE released the first set of individual profile photos titled "TREASURE EDITORIAL vol.1" for members Choi Hyun Suk, Jihoon, Yoshi, and Junkyu.[16] This was followed by Mashiho, Yoon Jae Hyuk, Asahi, and Bang Ye Dam on the 9th, and Doyoung, Haruto, Park Jeong Woo, and So Jung Hwan on the 10th. Additional profile photos were released from the 20th to 23rd.[17]
On January 30, the group released a performance film for the track "Going Crazy".[18] On May 11, the agency shared a promotional video, revealing that the group is set to make their debut in July.[1]
On May 19, a poster of 12 members wearing outfits with TREASURE logos while revealing the team’s identity was revealed through YG Entertainment’s official blog.[19]
On May 21, YGE officially announced that Bang Ye Dam’s solo single will be released in June through a fan announcement. YG explained, “We’ve been preparing Yedam’s solo music before TREASURE was formed” and added, “We’ve decided that it would be a good decision to release a song that was completed in June, prior to TREASURE’s debut, as a surprise gift for the fans”. In addition to the news on Yedam's upcoming solo single, which was unexpected by the fans, TREASURE’s plans for the second half of this year were also revealed. YG stated, “TREASURE is planning to release new songs 3~4 times until the end of the year, after making debut in July”. They explained, “It’s a similar promotion method of how BIGBANG released single albums every month when they first made debut back in 2006”. No details on the song or an exact release date have been revealed, but Bang Ye Dam’s upcoming solo single is expected to raise the global music fans’ expectations on TREASURE’s debut in July.[20]
On July 20, YGE released a teaser video and poster, announcing the group's debut date to be on August 7.[21] Intro posters for each of the members were released on July 24 and 25. An introduction film was released on July 27.[22] On July 29, a group teaser poster was released, announcing their first single album titled "The First Step : Chapter One".[23]
Following its release, the group's debut single set a new record for largest number of albums sold by a rookie group in 2020 with 166,614 copies in one week.[24]
On September 1, YGE released a coming soon poster for the group's first comeback release.[25] On the midnight of September 7, it was announced that TREASURE would be releasing their second single album, "The First Step : Chapter Two", on September 18.[26]
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