D-Crunch (Hangul: 디크런치) is a South Korean idol group formed by All-S Company in Seoul, South Korea. The group debuted on August 6, 2018, with the single album 0806. It followed up with its first mini-album 1112 on November 12, 2018. The group consists of rappers and vocalists.

History

D-Crunch was formed by Lee Jong-seok, who previously produced girl group Girl's Day. The hip hop nonet was first announced on July 4, 2018. Its name is an abbreviation for Diamond-Crunch, signifying that the group is capable of breaking diamond with its "strong performance and powerful musicality". Other considerations for the group's name included Hip Hop Force and Hip Hop Gangster. Prior to the group's debut, members O.V, Chanyoung, Jeongseung, and Dylan, in addition to All-S Company female trainees Hyungshin and Garam, debuted in the unit Geupsik-Dan with "Geupsik". The remaining five members of D-Crunch are Hyunwook, Hyunho, Hyunoh, Hyunwoo, and Minhyuk. D-Crunch compromises six rappers and three vocalists, headed by leaders O.V and Hyunwook. The group released its debut single album 0806 and its lead single "Palace" on August 8.

Musical style

D-Crunch lays its foundations in hip hop music. The group cites BTS as its role model. O.V, Hyunwook, and Hyunoh compromise the songwriting team G.I.G, which shapes the group's music direction.- Wikipedia