On February 8, 2022, IST Entertainment announced that they would be debuting their first group since the merger. The members of the group will then be selected through the survival show, that was then untitled. On February 11, the profile photos of the thirteen contestants were revealed.
They opened up the social media accounts for the show later that day. The Origin - A, B, or What? premiered on March 19, while the live finale was broadcasted on May 7, 2022, with the boys who ranked in the top seven to debut in the show's product group, ABO.
During the finale, seven different contestants were revealed to make their debut: Jeong Seunghwan ranked first, Oh Junseok ranked second, Seok Rakwon ranked third, Ryu Junmin ranked fourth, Bae Hyunjun ranked fifth, Yang Donghwa ranked sixth, and finally, Kim Yeonkyu ranked seventh. On June 13, 2022, IST Entertainment announced that Yang Donghwa would not be debuting with the group after his past misconduct when he was a student surfaced online. On June 17, 2022, IST Entertainment announced that Won Bin, who was originally eliminated on Episode 5, would be debuting with ATBO in replacement of Donghwa, and the group will be making their official debut in summer.
On July 7, 2022, a teaser was released for their debut mini album, The Beginning : 開花, to be released on July 27. On July 12, ATBO announced their fandom name, "BOAT", an anagram for ATBO that holds the meaning of joining the group on their upcoming journey. On October 5, a teaser was released for their second mini album, The Beginning : 始作, to be released on October 26.
On April 27, a teaser was released for their third mini album, The Beginning : 飛上, to be released on May 18. On November 1, a teaser was released for their first single album "Must Have", to be released on November 27. On March 13, 2024, IST Entertainment announced that member Seok Rakwon would be going on a hiatus due to health reasons.
On May 6, it was announced Seok Rakwon has left the group for health reasons. In a joint announcement released on June 27, IST Entertainment and Bluedot Entertainment announced that ATBO and JUST B will be teaming up to create a project group, The CrewOne. On June 4, 2025, IST Entertainment announced they would close ATBO's Weverse service on June 20.
As a result, four of the active members opened Instagram accounts. Bae Hyunjun and Kim Yeonkyu had been on hiatus since the beginning of the year. On October 20, IST Entertainment announced that Jeong Seunghwan enlisted to the military earlier that day.
On December 17, IST Entertainment released an official statement announcing that the agency has decided to terminate their management contracts with the group.
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