Hearts2Hearts Timeline

Hearts2Hearts member Ian will also serve as an MC for the 2026 SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer event on August 9, 2026.

A special collaboration unit called SUMMER ANJELS—consisting of Hearts2Hearts' Ian and Stella, MEOVV's Anna and Ella, and izna's Bang Jeemin—will perform a special stage at the 2026 SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer.

The 2026 SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer music festival will be held at KINTEX in Goyang and will feature special collaboration stages including SUMMER ANJELS.

Ian of Hearts2Hearts was announced as one of the MCs for the 2026 SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer, scheduled for August 9, 2026 at KINTEX in Goyang.

Hearts2Hearts won first place on the July 8, 2026 episode of MBC M's 'Show Champion' with "Lemon Tang," marking their second music show trophy. Other first-place candidates that episode included dodree's "HAWWAH," ATEEZ's "BAD," SEVENTEEN (V8)'s "singasong," and UAU's "GENE."

Hearts2Hearts performed the song "Lemon Tang" on the July 4 episode of Music Core.

Hearts2Hearts won their first music show trophy for "Lemon Tang" on the July 2 episode of M Countdown with a total of 6,431 points.

Hanteo Chart reported that Hearts2Hearts' mini album "Lemon Tang" sold 592,312 copies in its first week (June 22–28), surpassing their previous first-week record of 425,146 for "FOCUS."

According to Hanteo Chart, by the end of June 23, 'Lemon Tang' had sold 440,895 copies, surpassing Hearts2Hearts' previous first-week sales record of 425,146 set by their first mini album 'FOCUS'.

SM Entertainment rookie girl group Hearts2Hearts released the official dance practice video for "Lemon Tang," the title track of their new mini album.

Hearts2Hearts released the Lemon Tang EP with title track "Lemon Tang."

Rookie girl group Hearts2Hearts (SM Entertainment) made their comeback with the mini album "Lemon Tang," with its first sales week running June 22–28.

Rookie girl group Hearts2Hearts from SM Entertainment returned with their mini album 'Lemon Tang' and its title track 'Lemon Tang'.

SM Entertainment's rookie group Hearts2Hearts released the mini-album Lemon Tang.

Media showcase to promote Hearts2Hearts' second EP, held in Seoul.

Hearts2Hearts returned with its second EP 'Lemon Tang', featuring the title track 'Lemon Tang' and including the group's prior hit 'Rude!'.

Hearts2Hearts will return with their second mini album "Lemon Tang" on June 22 at 6 p.m. KST.

On June 1 at midnight KST, Hearts2Hearts officially announced plans for a comeback later that month.

Hearts2Hearts is scheduled to perform at Mnet and Mega MGC Coffee's 'M Countdown X Mega Concert' at Incheon's INSPIRE Arena on 2026-05-30.

SM Entertainment said Hearts2Hearts garnered 100 million views on YouTube for the music video of "Rude!," marking the eight-member group's first time reaching the milestone.

Hearts2Hearts garnered 100 million views on YouTube for the music video for "Rude!," the label said.

Hearts2Hearts' music video for "RUDE!" surpassed 100 million views on YouTube, becoming the group's first music video to reach the milestone.

Hearts2Hearts' music video for “RUDE!” surpassed 100 million views on YouTube, becoming the group's first music video to hit the milestone.

A-Na (Hearts2Hearts) will step down from her MC position on MBC's Music Core following the broadcast on May 2, 2026. She joined the program in March 2025 and will depart after about one year and two months.

Hearts2Hearts is listed among the acts topping Circle Chart's weekly rankings for the week of April 5–11, 2026.

Hearts2Hearts' "CRUDE!" remained at No. 3 on Soompi's K-Pop Music Chart for April 2026, Week 4.

Hearts2Hearts won first place on SBS's Inkigayo with "RUDE!", earning a total of 5,769 points and marking their first-ever Inkigayo win. The other first-place candidates that episode were BLACKPINK's "GO" and IVE's "BANG BANG."

Hearts2Hearts won first place on MBC's Music Core with their single "RUDE!", earning their fourth music show trophy with a total of 7,336 points on the March 21 episode.

Hearts2Hearts took first place on the March 19, 2026 episode of M Countdown with their single "CRUDE!", earning their third music show trophy with 8,136 points. The first-place candidates were BLACKPINK's "GO" and Hearts2Hearts' "CRUDE!"

Hearts2Hearts earned a double crown on the Circle weekly charts for the week of March 15–21, 2026.

Hearts2Hearts took first place on MBC's Music Core on the March 14 episode with their single "CRUDE!", earning 7,514 points. The win marked the group's first public broadcast network music show win and their second music show trophy for the song.

Hearts2Hearts are listed among the artists topping Circle Chart's weekly rankings for the week of March 8–14, 2026.

Hearts2Hearts performed the song "RUDE!" on the March 7 episode of MBC's Music Core.

Hearts2Hearts won their first music show trophy for title track “CRUDE!” on the March 5 episode of M Countdown, earning a total of 9,389 points.

Hearts2Hearts held a North American showcase tour in March when the group felt its global reach as fans sang along to "Rude!."

"CRUDE!" by Hearts2Hearts moved up one spot to No. 2 on the chart.

Hearts2Hearts performed on the February 26 episode of M Countdown.

Hearts2Hearts released the official dance practice video for their new single "CRUDE!", showcasing full choreography and all eight members' synchronization.

SM Entertainment said the group will drop the single "Rude!" on Feb. 20, 2026.

Hearts2Hearts will release the new single "RUDE!" on February 20 at 6 p.m. KST, marking their first comeback since the mini album FOCUS in October.

SM Entertainment announced Hearts2Hearts' comeback and details for their return.

Hearts2Hearts released the house-inspired single 'Rude!' in February 2026, which became the group's breakthrough hit and charted domestically and internationally.

"RUDE!" was released in February and became a global hit, highlighted by member Stella's scene-stealing part.

"Rude!" topped domestic music charts, earned five wins in TV music shows and became the group's first music video to surpass 100 million views upon its release in February.

The upbeat dance tune "Rude!" was released as a digital single in February.

SM Entertainment says Hearts2Hearts is preparing to release a new digital single toward the end of February 2026.

Stella Jang (Stella) was promoted to full membership of the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) as part of its annual list of composers and lyricists selected for full membership.

Hearts2Hearts released a video giving a closer look at their official fanlight, showing its white and light blue design.

Hearts2Hearts unveiled a poster teasing their upcoming official fanlight.

Hearts2Hearts had multiple entries on Circle Chart's midyear overall digital top 50 for the first half of 2026, including “RUDE!” and “FOCUS.”

Hearts2Hearts' second EP, 'Lemon Tang,' recently became the group's first half‑million seller.

Hearts2Hearts was included in the first artist lineup unveiled for the 2026 SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer music festival.

Hearts2Hearts released a remix of "Rude!."

The group earned first place on television music chart shows five times with the single.

The single reached No. 2 on Melon's Top 100 chart.

The group performed the digital single for the first time on stage at its fan meetup in Seoul.

Hearts2Hearts' 'Focus' mentioned among recent K-pop tracks drawing on house music as the trend persisted into 2026.

SM concluded an agreement with the Korean Committee for UNICEF at the UNICEF Indonesia office in Jakarta to support Indonesian girls and improve eco-friendly school environments; the signing ceremony was attended by SM officials and Hearts2Hearts members Jiwoo and Carmen.

The group was a candidate for best new artist (K-pop) at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards.

Hearts2Hearts participated in the 2025 MBC Music Festival on December 31, 2025.