On April 15, 2009, Mnet's reality show Children of Empire starring Star Empire Entertainment and their artists, including the trainees for their upcoming boy group Children of Empire, was aired. Following the end of the reality show, the group embarked on a nationwide guerrilla concert in October, ahead of their debut in November of the same year. The same month, it was reported that Children of Empire had been renewed for a second season titled Empire Kids Returns and was set for premiere on the 19th, this time only focusing on Children of Empire, their wingcar performances and the preparation for their debut.
On November 23, Empire Kids Returns concluded. With this, the group announced ZE:A as their official group name and started posting the jacket photos for their upcoming debut in January 2010. However, this sparked controversy as Brown Eyed Girls' fans and their agency Nega Network thought the name may cause confusion with JeA.
To avoid implications, the agency later clarified that the group name would be written as ZE:A but pronounced as Children of Empire (제국의 아이들). thumb|left|Promotional photo for Nativity. On January 7, 2010, the group made their long-awaited debut with the single album "Nativity", with "Mazeltov" serving as the title track.
With this, they held their debut stage on Music Bank on the 15th. On March 25, they released their second single album "Leap for Detonation", with "All Day Long" serving as the title track. The single was followed by its repackage edition on May 3.
On July 8, the group returned with their first digital single "Level Up". On September 22, they debuted in Japan with ZE:A! , consisting of their previously released songs.
This was followed by the release of their first Japanese single album "Love☆Letter" on December 22 as a Christmas gift for fans. Promotional photo for Lovability. On March 17, 2011, the group made their comeback with their first album Lovability, which was followed by the Japanese mini album Here I Am on April 27.
On July 8, they released the summer special single "Exciting! ", which was followed by the Japanese single album "Watch Out!! " on August 24.
On November 22, they released their third Japanese single album "Daily Daily". On July 4, 2012, they returned with their second full-length album Spectacular, with "Aftermath" serving as the title track. thumb|left|Promotional photo for "Phoenix".
On August 24, the group released their first Japanese studio album Phoenix, which was followed by the single album "Phoenix" on August 27. On November 17, they released the special Japanese single "D. D.
Dance" for their upcoming promotional event across Japan. On December 7, they released their second digital single "Beautiful Lady". In the first half of 2013, the group was active as sub-units.
The group's first sub-unit ZE:A FIVE, consisting of Kevin, Siwan, Minwoo, Hyungsik and Dongjun, made their Japanese debut on February 7 with the single album "The Classic" and Korean debut on March 25 with the mini album Voulez-Vous. Their second sub-unit ZE:A 4U, consisting of Kwanghee, Junyoung, Taeheon and Heechul, later made their debut on June 17 with the Japanese mini album Oops!! ~ アプサ!!
~. Promotional photo for Illusion. On August 8, ZE:A returned as a full group with their first mini album Illusion, with "The Ghost of Wind" serving as the title track.
On November 23, the group held their first solo concert, First Concert in Korea - Illusionist, at SK Handball Stadium in Seoul. On the 27th of the same month, they released their second Japanese mini album Illusion on November 27. On June 2, 2014, they returned with their second mini album First Homme, with "Breathe" serving as the title track.
On September 21, the group was embroiled in controversy following Junyoung's tweets criticizing Star Empire Entertainment's CEO Shin Joo Hak for mismanagement and exploitation of the group. The feud was eventually solved as they come to an ...
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