Draft:Bus (group)

Bus
Bus
Origin	Bangkok, Thailand
Genres	T-pop;
Years active	2023–present
Labels	SONRAY MUSIC;
Members	Aa; Alan; Copper; Heart; Jinwook; Jungt; Khunpol; Nex; Marckris; Peemwasu; Phutatchai; Thai;

Bus (in Thai: บัส), stylized as BUS, is a Thai boy band formed by SONRAY MUSIC. The group consists of 12 members: Aa, Alan, Copper, Heart, Jinwook, Jungt, Khunpol, Nex, Marckris, Peemwasu, Phutatchai and Thai. The group officially debuted on December 6 2023 with the single "Because of You, I Shine".^[1]

History[edit]

Pre-debut: 789 SURVIVAL[edit]

In August 15, 2022, 789 AUDITION opened their official SNS accounts and announced that they were opening auditions for any males born between 2001 and 2009 to finalize their trainee line-up, which already consisted of 14 trainees; All final 24 trainees would compete as 789 SURVIVAL to secure their place in the debut line-up. The show premiered on May 26, 2023, and the live finale was broadcast on August 11, 2023, with the winners becoming a boy group; The original group line-up was revealed to be made up of either 7, 8 or 9 trainees, but in the finale it was revealed that all left over 12 trainees would be in the debut group. The group's debut lineup consisted of fan choices Marc, Copper and Aa, trainee choices Phutatchai, Khunpol, Heart, Peemwasu, Alan and Nex, and the show producers choices Thai, Jung and Jinwook.

On November 1, 2023, SONRAY MUSIC released a teaser through their social media accounts that the group's official name would be revealed on the 8th, and that they would hold their debut showcase on December 6.

On November 8, 2023, their group name was revealed as 'BUS'. Six days later on November 14, it was announced that the group would be making their debut on December 6.

Discography[edit]

Singles[edit]

Title	Year	Album
"Because of You, I Shine"	2023	Non-album singles
"Watch Your Step"	2024	Non-album singles

Filmography[edit]

Reality Shows[edit]

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2023	789 SURVIVAL	Reality show that determined the members of BUS	^[2]

References[edit]

^ "PiXXiE เกิร์ลกรุ๊ปน้องใหม่ที่ปลุกปั้นโดย โดม จารุวัฒน์ เตรียมเปิดตัวซิงเกิลแรกในชื่อ เด็ด 11 กุมภาพันธ์นี้". The Standard (in Thai). 2 February 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference 789survival was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] "PiXXiE เกิร์ลกรุ๊ปน้องใหม่ที่ปลุกปั้นโดย โดม จารุวัฒน์ เตรียมเปิดตัวซิงเกิลแรกในชื่อ เด็ด 11 กุมภาพันธ์นี้". The Standard (in Thai). 2 February 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[789survival-2] Cite error: The named reference 789survival was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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