# Dongpyo
**Son Dongpyo** (손동표; born 2002) is a South Korean singer and entertainer who debuted in 2019 as a member of the project group X1, formed through the Mnet survival program [Produce X 101](https://www.edgepedia.org/produce-x-101), and later re-debuted in the [DSP Media](https://www.edgepedia.org/dsp-media) boy group MIRAE (미래소년)[1](https://www.stoo.com/article.php?aid=108529459535) • [2](https://sports.donga.com/ent/article/all/20210119/104998660/1). Born in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, he trained at DSP Media from 2018 before his broadcast debut[1](https://www.stoo.com/article.php?aid=108529459535) • [3](https://namu.moe/w/%EC%86%90%EB%8F%99%ED%91%9C). After X1 disbanded in January 2020, he debuted with MIRAE in March 2021, and after that group ended he worked as a solo artist and television personality[1](https://www.stoo.com/article.php?aid=108529459535) • [3](https://namu.moe/w/%EC%86%90%EB%8F%99%ED%91%9C). His exclusive contract with DSP Media ended on August 26, 2026 without renewal[1](https://www.stoo.com/article.php?aid=108529459535) • [4](https://v.isplus.com/article/view/isp202608260211).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2002, Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea[3](https://namu.moe/w/%EC%86%90%EB%8F%99%ED%91%9C) |
| Debut | August 27, 2019, as a member of X1, formed through Produce X 101[1](https://www.stoo.com/article.php?aid=108529459535) |
| Produce X 101 result | Finished 6th in the final ranking; had been chosen as center of the theme song _지마 (X1-MA)[5](https://images.dongascience.com/uploads/article/pdf/201910/m2019001.pdf) • [6](https://www.sportschosun.com/entertainment/2019-05-18/201905180100135470009083) |
| MIRAE | Debuted March 17, 2021 with the mini album KILLA; group active until July 9, 2024[7](https://digitalchosun.dizzo.com/m/article.amp.html?contid=2021020980194) • [3](https://namu.moe/w/%EC%86%90%EB%8F%99%ED%91%9C) |
| Agency | DSP Media, from 2018 to August 26, 2026, when the exclusive contract expired without renewal[1](https://www.stoo.com/article.php?aid=108529459535) |
| Solo releases | Digital singles including WAVE (2024) and the second digital single Stally[8](https://weverse.io/sondongpyo/media?hl=ko) |
## Produce X 101
Son competed on the 2019 season of Mnet's audition program Produce X 101 as a DSP Media trainee, appearing in the first episode in a Ko Ko Bop performance contest against trainees from [Source Music](https://www.edgepedia.org/source-music)[9](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bzquu6tN4EE). In the third episode's level re-evaluation he was raised to the A rank, placing him among the program's top-graded trainees[6](https://www.sportschosun.com/entertainment/2019-05-18/201905180100135470009083). Viewers then voted him the final center of the season's theme song _지마 (X1-MA); on receiving the position he thanked the national producers and promised to work hard so that he would not be an embarrassing center and would deliver a perfect stage[6](https://www.sportschosun.com/entertainment/2019-05-18/201905180100135470009083).
In the finale on July 19, 2019 he was named to the debut lineup, and his reaction to making X1, promising to show a bright and confident side of himself, drew an emotional response from the studio audience[10](https://www.mk.co.kr/news/broadcasting-service/8905968). Cumulative vote totals released before the debut evaluation placed him 9th among the 20 remaining trainees[11](https://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1111189410). A published tally of the final ranking listed him 6th with 110 times the base vote unit[5](https://images.dongascience.com/uploads/article/pdf/201910/m2019001.pdf).
## X1 (2019 to 2020)
X1, an eleven-member project group drawn from the show's top finishers, debuted on August 27, 2019 under a joint management arrangement across the members' agencies[1](https://www.stoo.com/article.php?aid=108529459535) • [12](https://pdf.mk.co.kr/file/2019/09/04/20190904_067b03f3c9da35ade9c854a453c7796468.pdf). The group reached Billboard's Artist 100, Social 50, and Emerging Artists charts, and its debut hashtag X1-Debut topped Twitter's worldwide real-time trends an hour before the first album's release[12](https://pdf.mk.co.kr/file/2019/09/04/20190904_067b03f3c9da35ade9c854a453c7796468.pdf).
The group's run was cut short by the Produce X 101 vote-rigging scandal, in which the program's producers were found to have manipulated rankings; with no meaningful activity after the controversy broke, X1 decided to disband[2](https://sports.donga.com/ent/article/all/20210119/104998660/1) • [13](https://www.chosun.com/entertainments/entertain_photo/2021/01/19/K7V2Q3HBFO53ODAG4DBISESTXQ/). The group's activity record lists its period as August 27, 2019 to January 6, 2020[3](https://namu.moe/w/%EC%86%90%EB%8F%99%ED%91%9C). During X1's active period Son appeared with the group on the JTBC talk show [Idol Room](https://www.edgepedia.org/idol-room) in September 2019, where he identified himself as being from Yeongdeok and greeted viewers in the Gyeongsang dialect[14](https://sports.donga.com/ent/article/all/20190910/97373118/1%26utm_source%3Dnewspic%26utm_medium%3Doutlink%26utm_campaign%3Dcoalition).
## MIRAE (2021 to 2024)
DSP Media announced in January 2021 that Son would join MIRAE, a seven-member boy group, and he debuted with them on March 17, 2021 with the mini album KILLA[7](https://digitalchosun.dizzo.com/m/article.amp.html?contid=2021020980194) • [15](https://v.daum.net/v/cU1sECxslB). With his inclusion, every former X1 member had re-debuted in a new group, and Son said in interviews that he was making a run-up to fill his gaps and rise again[7](https://digitalchosun.dizzo.com/m/article.amp.html?contid=2021020980194). The group was active for about three years, until July 9, 2024, before disbanding, after which Son moved into solo work[3](https://namu.moe/w/%EC%86%90%EB%8F%99%ED%91%9C).
## Solo work and departure from DSP Media
As a solo artist Son released the digital single WAVE (2024) and the second digital single Stally, promoted through fan-content platforms such as Weverse, and performed at university festivals[8](https://weverse.io/sondongpyo/media?hl=ko). He also worked as a broadcaster and took acting roles, appearing at the 2024 production presentation of the web drama Zero Period Is Insider Time ([0교시는 인싸타임](https://www.edgepedia.org/social-savvy-class-101)) alongside Kim Woo-seok, Kang Na-eon, Choi Geon, and Han Chae-rin[16](https://digitalchosun.dizzo.com/svc/search.html?catname=&query=%EC%86%90%EB%8F%99%ED%91%9C&sort=1).
**Contract end.** On August 26, 2026 DSP Media announced on its official social media that Son's exclusive contract had ended that day. The agency said it had held long, in-depth discussions with Son about his future direction and, after careful mutual consultation, decided to end the contract at its expiration without renewal[1](https://www.stoo.com/article.php?aid=108529459535) • [4](https://v.isplus.com/article/view/isp202608260211). The agency thanked him for the years they had worked together[1](https://www.stoo.com/article.php?aid=108529459535). Son wrote that he was closing the journey he had begun as a DSP Media trainee in 2018, would treasure the time he had spent with fans, and promised to become an artist who delivers good energy in many forms going forward[1](https://www.stoo.com/article.php?aid=108529459535). His profile now lists his agency status as unsigned[3](https://namu.moe/w/%EC%86%90%EB%8F%99%ED%91%9C).
## References
1. [엑스원→미래소년 손동표, DSP미디어와 결별 "계약 만료" [공식], 스포츠투데이 (2026)](https://www.stoo.com/article.php?aid=108529459535)
2. ['엑스원' 손동표, 재데뷔…DSP "7인조 보이그룹" [공식입장], 스포츠동아 (2021)](https://sports.donga.com/ent/article/all/20210119/104998660/1)
3. [손동표, 나무위키](https://namu.moe/w/%EC%86%90%EB%8F%99%ED%91%9C)
4. [엑스원·미래소년 손동표, 現소속사 떠난다…DSP 전속계약 만료 [공식], 일간스포츠 (2026)](https://v.isplus.com/article/view/isp202608260211)
5. [프로듀스 X 101 투표 조작 의혹 인포그래픽, 동아사이언스 (2019)](https://images.dongascience.com/uploads/article/pdf/201910/m2019001.pdf)
6. ['프로듀스X101' 레벨 재평가→그룹X배틀 시작…실시간 투표 1위 김요한, 스포츠조선 (2019)](https://www.sportschosun.com/entertainment/2019-05-18/201905180100135470009083)
7. [[스타zip] 손동표, 미래소년 데뷔 확정…멤버 모두 재데뷔한 '엑스원' 근황, 디지틀조선일보 (2021)](https://digitalchosun.dizzo.com/m/article.amp.html?contid=2021020980194)
8. [손동표 커뮤니티 Media, Weverse](https://weverse.io/sondongpyo/media?hl=ko)
9. [PRODUCE X 101 EP.1, Mnet K-POP, YouTube (2019)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bzquu6tN4EE)
10. ['프로듀스x101' 손동표, 엑스원(X1) 데뷔 성공.. "밝고 자신있는 모습 보이겠다", 스타투데이·매일경제 (2019)](https://www.mk.co.kr/news/broadcasting-service/8905968)
11. ['프듀X' 송유빈·이진혁·김민규 아쉬운 탈락에 파생그룹 결성 요청까지, OSEN (2019)](https://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1111189410)
12. ['프로듀' X1 데뷔…가시밭길 넘어 무한 잠재력 펼칠까, 매일경제 (2019)](https://pdf.mk.co.kr/file/2019/09/04/20190904_067b03f3c9da35ade9c854a453c7796468.pdf)
13. [손동표, 엑스원DSP 新 보이그룹 재데뷔…'프듀X' 논란 극복할까, 조선일보 (2021)](https://www.chosun.com/entertainments/entertain_photo/2021/01/19/K7V2Q3HBFO53ODAG4DBISESTXQ/)
14. ['아이돌룸' 엑스원 차준호→손동표, 구수한 사투리 인사 "보고 있슈?", 스포츠동아 (2019)](https://sports.donga.com/ent/article/all/20190910/97373118/1%26utm_source%3Dnewspic%26utm_medium%3Doutlink%26utm_campaign%3Dcoalition)
15. [엑스원 출신 손동표, 미래소년 합류..성숙해진 비주얼 [공식], 다음/뉴스 (2021)](https://v.daum.net/v/cU1sECxslB)
16. [손동표 기사 검색, 디지틀조선일보](https://digitalchosun.dizzo.com/svc/search.html?catname=&query=%EC%86%90%EB%8F%99%ED%91%9C&sort=1)
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