Once

Once is a unit made by previous Frame members Usik and Eunjae following the disbandment of Frame. The group officially debut on June 19th, 2017.

Colors are mostly used for promotion and selling product.

History
Usik and Eunjae following the disbandment of Frame created Once. The members said they were open to new members joining. Jihun and Hyuk wew also announced as members at this time.

June 19th, 2017: Uncut (7 tracks)

October 24th, 2017: Dance (8 tracks)

February 18th, 2018: YeS (6 tracks)

June 28th, 2018: This Love (11 tracks)

November 17th, 2018: The Road We're On (7 tracks)

On February 6th, 2019 following an audition Minki, Jaehwa, and Taewon were introduced as members of Once.

On February 20th, 2019 AIP announced that Minsoo and Shiwoo from Utopia would become members of the group as well.

April 15th, 2019: UPupUP (6 tracks)

August 17th, 2019: The Path (8 tracks)

January 2nd, 2020: CALLS (7 tracks)

June 22nd, 2020: Thief: The Start (8 tracks)

October 9th, 2020: Thief: What Now (8 tracks)

February 17th, 2021: Thief: The Final Count (10 tracks)  

August 29th, 2021: VU (8 tracks)

On October 27th, 2021 the group made the announcement that they would be disbanding in the simmer of 2022. The decision came with much discussion about the members futures and what they wanted to do. Usik announced he would start working for AIP as a vocal trainer, Eunjae announced he was going to be a soloist, Jihun and Hyuk both announced they would be retiring from the entertainment industry, Minki announced he would start a career in film, Jaehwa announced he was going to leave AIP to go into fashion, Taewon announced that he would become a soloist, Minsoo announced he was going to leave AIP and start doing freelance work, and Shiwoo was going to go into the education field.

December 6th, 2021: Last Count: Thank You (8 tracks)

On January 2nd, 2022 AIP announced that Once would release 2 more albums before their joint graduation concert. Their final concert was scheduled for August 27th, 2022.

April 19th, 2022: Last Count: Forever (10 tracks)

August 3rd, 2022: Last Count: Goodbye (11 tracks)

On August 27th, 2022 Once disbanded and the members went on to follow their own paths. Usik stated that the members will remain friends,

Trivia

 * Usik stated that the member he got along best within Frame was Eunjae since they were born in the same year.
 * Usik was the shortest member of Frame and is currently the shortest member of Once. He is 5'6".
 * Usik was the shortest member until Hyuk was added in 2018.
 * Usik went to Alchemist's debut concert.
 * Usik's only regret was that Frame did not get to have a world tour prior to disbanding.


 * Eunjae stated that even though he was the closest to Frame's maknae in age the two rarely got along.
 * Eunjae stated that if he had to go on a trip with one member of Frame he'd pick Namil because they'd just relax.
 * After meeting the rest of AIP Eunjae stated that Midnight Singers would be his other favorite group because the members got along so well and he said he would look up to that. (Meaning Midnight Singers is a great role model for other groups.)
 * Jihun stated that he was originally going for a career in acting when he was told he'd make a great vocalist. His mother encouraged him to try out for Once.
 * When he made the team he stated that he was overjoyed and glad he decided to head down this path.
 * Hyuk is the only member to receive his favorite color as his member color.
 * Both Jihun and Hyuk were audition finalists for Once. Jinhun's audition number was 127 while Hyuk's was 56.
 * Minki, Jaehwa, and Taewon were all audition finalists for Once. Taewon had actually been eliminated during the 3rd round but was brought back along with 1 person eliminated each round.
 * Their audition numbers were: Minki: 38, Jaehwa: 200, and Taewon: 12.