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Message: [QUOTE="Shamiso, post: 93110, member: 160"] TUIDE officially debuted on August 24, 2026, with the first EP TUNE & PLAY and the title track SUN KISS. The date matters because TUIDE had already been introduced publicly before the music arrived. Earlier member reveals, branding, promotional films, and other pre-debut material belong to the rollout, while the TUIDE release date marks the point when the group moved from announced act to debuted recording artist. A TUIDE pre-debut song or performance should not be used to move that official date backward. ABD handled the launch as the group’s direct label inside HYBE, which fits [URL='https://goldmidi.com/community/threads/how-tuide%E2%80%99s-private-debut-process-works.75439/'][B]the internally managed TUIDE debut process[/B][/URL] established before the release. The relationship is easier to read once [URL='https://goldmidi.com/community/threads/tuide-k-pop-company-structure.78518/']ABD’s place inside HYBE[/URL] is kept separate from the date of the music itself. [HEADING=2]August 24 is the official debut date[/HEADING] The TUIDE K-pop debut happened on August 24, 2026, rather than on the July date when the group name and lineup first became public. Questions about TUIDE’s debut date and time are easier to answer once the release itself is separated from later activity surrounding the same day. The official date stays August 24 even when announcements, teasers, or performances are dated earlier or later. A TUIDE debut showcase for TUNE & PLAY also formed part of the launch, giving the seven members a live setting for the same debut era. The TUIDE debut performance should therefore be treated as part of the release campaign rather than as a separate debut date. A showcase, music video, streaming release, and later television stages can sit close together without changing which date counts as the debut. The TUIDE debut schedule is easiest to follow in stages. First came the group reveals and controlled pre-debut rollout, then the official EP release, then the showcase and promotional activity. The [URL='https://goldmidi.com/community/threads/hybe-named-tuide-as-abd%E2%80%99s-next-girl-group.75435/']seven-member ABD lineup[/URL] was already known before August 24, so the debut did not function as a lineup reveal. This distinction also prevents the announcement date from quietly replacing the release date in short profiles. July 20 established the name and confirmed lineup, while August 24 established TUIDE as a debuted act with an official music release. [HEADING=2]SUN KISS is the debut song, and TUNE & PLAY is the EP[/HEADING] The TUIDE debut song is SUN KISS. If you are trying to work out what song TUIDE debuted with, that is the clean answer, while TUNE & PLAY is the name of the release containing it. The distinction sounds small, but profile pages and social posts often place the song title and EP title next to each other, which makes them easy to swap. SUN KISS is TUIDE’s debut song rather than the name of the debut record. The TUIDE debut album wording also needs a little precision because TUNE & PLAY was released as the group’s first EP, not as a full-length studio album. Calling it a debut album casually is understandable, but first EP is the more accurate release type. The music arrived under creative oversight that extended beyond one recording. [URL='https://goldmidi.com/community/threads/what-a-k-pop-executive-producer-controls.75437/']Han Sung Soo’s executive producer role[/URL] covered music, concept, and performance, so the first release was also the first point where those separate parts could be judged together in a finished TUIDE project. A useful way to read the rollout is to keep pre-debut material in its own lane. A TUIDE pre-debut song, teaser, or performance can introduce the sound before the formal launch, but it does not replace the release that established the group’s official discography. August 24 is the date tied to TUNE & PLAY and SUN KISS as the formal debut package. [HEADING=2]The debut lineup stayed at seven members[/HEADING] The TUIDE debut members were Seohee, Seoyeon, Elena, Jia, Saki, Seah, and Yi Hani. No public survival-show finale was needed to determine those positions because ABD had completed the lineup internally before the public launch. Their [URL='https://goldmidi.com/community/threads/tuide-members-ages-in-2026.78519/']2026 age order[/URL] also shows how tightly grouped the members were at debut, with the lineup spanning the mid-to-late teenage years. The seven names matter when older pre-debut labels or trainee references appear beside newer profiles. Once TUIDE debuted, the official group identity attached to the release was the completed seven-member lineup rather than a changing pool of candidates. For anyone checking what company TUIDE debuted under, the direct answer is ABD. HYBE is the parent company, while ABD is the label attached to the group. TUIDE’s K-pop debut under HYBE therefore ran through ABD rather than through PLEDIS or another HYBE label. Later music-show stages and promotional appearances belong to the debut campaign, but they do not create new debut dates. August 24 remains the stable discography date because it is the release point attached to TUNE & PLAY, SUN KISS, and the final seven-member TUIDE lineup. [/QUOTE]

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