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K-pop star Evan to unveil single 'Ride Or Die' on June 22

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1781154632960Evan1.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">K-pop singer Evan, formerly known as Heeseung, in a teaser photo for his first digital single &#x27;Ride Or Die.&#x27; <em>Photo from Belift Lab on X</em></span></span></span></div><p>South Korean singer Evan, formerly known as Heeseung of the boy group ENHYPEN, will release his first-ever solo single later this month, his label announced on Thursday.</p><p>On its social media pages, Belift Lab dropped teaser photos for Evan’s first digital single, titled &quot;Ride or Die,&quot; which is scheduled to come out on June 22.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1781154675942Evan2.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Photo from Belift Lab on X</em></span></span></span></div><p>In a notice on the fan community platform Weverse, Belift said the single consists of two tracks.</p><p>&quot;Evan participated in the entire creation process, from writing the lyrics and music to producing the recording, and poured his feelings for his fans into the digital single,&quot; it said.</p><p>Evan, whose real name is Lee Hee-seung, first debuted as a member of ENHYPEN after being selected through the reality competition program &quot;I-LAND.&quot;</p><p>He <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2026/3/10/k-pop-star-heeseung-leaves-enhypen-1531"><strong>left the group</strong></a> in March to focus on his solo music, with Belift stating that &quot;it became clear that Heeseung has his own distinct musical vision and we have decided to respect it.&quot;</p><p>In April, Belift <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2026/4/8/k-pop-star-heeseung-goes-solo-as-evan-after-enhypen-exit-1742"><strong>announced </strong></a>that Heeseung would use his English name, Evan, for the new chapter of his music career.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ESDmoloB7TE?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>South Korean singer Evan, formerly known as Heeseung of the boy group ENHYPEN, will release his first-ever solo single later this month, his label announced.</p>

South Korean singer Evan, formerly known as Heeseung of the boy group ENHYPEN, will release his first-ever solo single later this month, his label announced.