Labeled as mainland China's first major boy band, pop idol group Hit-5 made a recent visit to Taiwan not only to make preparations for their latest album, but to also pay their respects to their seniors and professionals in the field. 

The five members of Hit-5 consist of leader and rapper Guo Ziyu 郭子渝 , lead vocalist Duan Huangwei 段黃巍, lead dancer and group rep Gao Yu 高宇, and supporting vocalists Yang Fan 楊帆 and Dong Yufeng 董玉峰. Even though the members were originally enlisted in Beijing, all five members hail from different provinces in China.

Due to the gap between Super Junior-M’s last major activities and Fahrenheit’s anticipated return, the management company behind mainland boy band Hit-5 felt it was the perfect time to capitalize on this lull by debuting the group onto Taiwan shores and its highly competitive market. The move for Hit-5 probably couldn’t have come at a better time, since Taiwan is currently experiencing one of its longest major droughts in the Mandopop boy band craze. The only surprise was that such a move came from the mainland Chinese side instead of the powerhouse boy band factories from the South Korean side, or even the domestic Mandopop boy band professionals from the Taiwanese side.