D-Day

D-Day is the debut extended play by South Korean singer Kim Dong-han. It was released on June 19, 2018, by Oui Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M. After Kim's stint on the second season of Mnet's survival reality series Produce 101 in 2017, he promoted as a member of JBJ with fellow former contestants for seven months. Upon the group's dissolution, he began recording music for his debut solo album. A dance record, D-Day sees Kim explore various genres on the tracks. Following a series of photo and video teasers, D-Day and its electronic dance lead single "Sunset" were concurrently released. Kim held a showcase for the mini-album and he promoted the song by performing it on music chart programs across various television networks. The song earned him his first music show trophy as a soloist a week later on SBS MTV's The Show. D-Day peaked at number five on South Korea's national Circle Album Chart and has shifted over 22,000 units domestically since its release. Background and recording Kim participated in the second season of Mnet's survival reality series Produce 101 (2017), where contestants competed to become a member of the boy group Wanna One. He was eliminated from the competition in the third elimination round and finished in 29th place. After his stint on the program, Kim and five other former contestants signed a seven-month contract to promote together in a newly formed unit. The project group JBJ debuted that October. They released three mini-albums and embarked on concert tours in Asia. Kim performed a cover of Taemin's "Move" at the group's final concert, which led the CEO of his agency to believe he could debut as a soloist. Despite calls from fans for JBJ to extend their period of activities, the members' respective agencies failed to come to an agreement and the sextet disbanded the following April. The result left Kim feeling uneasy and he decided to travel to Japan with former bandmate Kenta to relieve stress.