Latency (band)
Latency is a South Korean girl band under Oddinary Records. They debuted on January 8, 2026 with the single "It Was Love". The band consists of five members: Heeyeon, Jeewon, Haeun, Hyunjin, and Semi. The group's members are known for previous experience in the South Korean entertainment industry; Jeewon, Haeun, and Semi are former members of Cignature, Hyunjin is a member of Loona and Loossemble, and Heeyeon is a Youtuber under the name Fingerstylish.
Name
The members chose the name Latency to mean "Our voices were a little delayed, but are finally heard."Career
2016–2025: Pre-debut activities
In November 2016, Hyunjin debuted under Blockberry Creative as the second member of the then upcoming group Loona with her eponymous single album. In August 2017, Jeewon and Haeun debuted as members of the girl group Good Day under C9 Entertainment. On August 20, 2018, Hyunjin debuted with Loona as a full group. In February 2020, C9 redebuted Jeewon and Haeun and debuted Semi as members of Cignature under the sub-label J9, with Haeun taking the stage name Ye Ah.In 2021, Haeun terminated her contract with J9 and left Cignature. In 2023, Heeyeon, also known as the Youtuber Fingerstylish, worked as a guitar instructor for the then upcoming band QWER. In September, Hyunjin debuted as a member of Loossemble under CTDENM after terminating her contract with Blockberry Creative. In November 2024, Hyunjin's exclusive contract with CTDENM ended, and Cignature disbanded and terminated their contracts with their label.
In June 2025, Hyunjin founded her own independent artist label and announced she was joining a band project with Jeewon. On August 25, Jeewon released her solo debut single "Devil's Jam" under the stage name ZZONE. In October, the web series Motchuh Do Rock! launched, following Heeyeon, Jeewon, Haeun, Hyunjin, and Semi as they form the band Latency under the label Oddinary Records. On November 17, Latency held their first public performance titled "November Monthly Evaluation". They played three songs including their unreleased song "It was Love", which was stated to be released soon. On November 18, Oddinary Records announced Latency would debut in January 2026.