Hori7on (Korean: 호라이즌; RR: Horaijeun; MR: Horaichŭn; stylized in all caps) is a South Korea-based Filipino boy band formed in 2023.
The group was formed by MLD Entertainment and ABS-CBN Corporation through the survival reality show Dream Maker (2022–23), aired on the media conglomerate's cable television network Kapamilya Channel.
In 2021, ABS-CBN debuted P-pop groups Bini and BGYO,[7] through its talent management arm, Star Hunt, and another boy band, BoyBandPH, through the reality show Pinoy Boyband Superstar, in 2016.
[8] Meanwhile, MLD Entertainment debuted a Filipino singer, Chanty, as a member of the girl group Lapillus in 2022,[9] in a move to target the Southeast Asian market.
[10] The members of the project boy band was determined through the survival competition series Dream Maker, which aired on A2Z and Kapamilya Channel from November 19, 2022 to February 12, 2023,[11][12] featuring 62 contestants competing to be part of the group.
[13] At the conclusion of the show, Jeromy Batac, Marcus Cabais, Kyler Chua, Vinci Malizon, Reyster Yton, Kim Ng, and Winston Pineda were selected to form the lineup of Hori7on.
Cabais started as a child actor, making his film debut in 2018, in Regal Films' My 2 Mommies, and later making appearances on It's Showtime[17] and Team Yey!,[18] before being part of a touring company of The Lion King musical, playing the role of young Simba from 2018 to 2020;[19] in 2017, Batac performed on Little Big Shots;[20] and in 2022, Ng competed on TV5's survival reality show, Top Class.
[34] MLD Entertainment CEO Lee Hyung-jin initially announced that the group was slated for a June 2023 debut, via a media conference for the show's finale.
[45] A reality show, titled 100 Days Miracle, documenting the septet's preparations for their debut, premiered on Mnet, and its YouTube channel, M2, on July 7.
[81][82] Before their official debut, Hori7on was featured in billboards in the Philippines, South Korea, and the United States, particularly in Times Square, through fan-coordinated efforts on online voting sites.
[84] Video jockey Ai Dela Cruz, who hosted the event,[85] explained that the name came from the "sincere hearts of fans who want to help Makers navigate toward their dreams and goals".