Pre-debut Prior to debut, all of the members except for Alex competed in the competition reality show
Produce X 101, with Cha Jun-ho finishing ninth in the program and thus becoming a member of the project group
X1. The remaining members with an additional trainee named Lee Sung-jun (now a part of the group
Blank2y) released the single "1M1S" under the name W Project 4. The single charted at number 81 on
Billboards
K-pop Hot 100.
2020–2021: Debut and subsequent releases In September 2020,
Woollim Entertainment announced that would be debuting boy group composed of seven members called Drippin. The group debuted on October 28 with the release of their first extended play,
Boyager, a combination of the word "boy" and "voyager" after the
Voyager program. On June 29, 2021, Drippin released their first single album, "Free Pass", with the lead single of the same name. On November 11, 2021, Drippin released the
promotional single "Vertigo" through
Universe Music for the mobile application,
Universe.
2022–2023: Villain trilogy, Japanese debut, Alex’s departure On January 17, 2022, Their third EP,
Villain, was released with the lead single of the same name. On May 18, 2022, Drippin made their Japanese debut with the single "So Good". On June 15, 2022, Drippin continue their Villain series with released their second single album, "Villain: Zero". The single consists of three track including the lead single "Zero", "Game" and "Trick and Treat". On November 15, 2022, Drippin released their first studio album,
Villain: The End. The album contains ten track including the lead single "The One" revealed as
drum and bass genre. The album originally set to be released on November 1 and later on October 30, it was announced the postponement of the album due to the national mourning period following the
Seoul Halloween crowd crush incident on the 29th. On January 26, 2023, Woollim Entertainment announced that Alex's activities would be temporarily suspended due to his health. Drippin release their second Japanese single "Hello Goodbye" on March 15 as a six-piece due to Alex's hiatus. They also held a showcase at Tokyo's Ebisu Liquid Room on March 14. The group's third single album "Seven Sins" was released on April 19. The single composed of three tracks including the lead single of the same name, "Stereo" and "Bad Blood". To commence the single promotion, the group released short movie titled
EDEN through
CGV on May 17. On July 2, Drippin successfully held their first fanmeeting since debut "Summer Day's Dream" at YES24 LIVE HALL. On July 28, Woollim Entertainment released a statement announcing Alex's departure from Drippin and the termination of his exclusive contract, with the group to reorganize and continue their activities with the remaining six members.
2024: Beautiful Maze and Weekend Ahead of the group's comeback, Changuk was announced to take a break due to poor health and the group would temporarily continue promotions as five-member group. On April 3, 2024, Drippin released their fourth single album "Beautiful Maze" which contains three tracks including the lead single of the same name. The single sold more than 120,000 copies three days after release, breaking their previous record for "Seven Sins" which sold 14,000 copies in the first weeks. On August 19, their fifth single album "Weekend" was released, with summer fairytale concept. The single surpassed 190,000 copies on the first weeks of release, making the group's new personal record.
2025: Yunseong's enlistment, Survival program On March 19, 2025, Yunseong through handwritten announcing his
enlistment on March 24. In May 2025, Hyeop and Dongyun were announced to participate in the
Mnet survival show
Boys II Planet. Unfortunately, Hyeop got eliminated after receiving "No Star" in the Signal Song Test, and Dongyun got eliminated in the 2nd Elimination Round ranking 43rd. ==Members==