M.Pire

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M.Pire
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-Pop
Years active 2013 (2013)–present
Labels Benjamin Entertainment
CMG Chorok Stars
KT Music
Members Taehee
Lumin
Yooseung
Haru
Red
T.O
Jerry
Past members Kangon
eKang
Korean name
Hangul 엠파이어
Revised Romanization Empaieo
McCune–Reischauer Empaiŏ

M.Pire (Korean: 엠파이어; pronounced as 'empire'), is a seven member South Korean idol group, signed under Benjamin Entertainment and CMG Chorok Stars. The group first performed at the "2013 Dream Concert" with six members: Taehee, Yooseung, Haru, Jerry, Kangon, and Red. Shortly after, Kangon left to join his former group M.Perror and was replaced with new member T.O.[1] The group officially debuted with their new six-member line-up in August. Seventh member Lumin, formerly known as LeeU of F.Cuz, joined the group in October. The group's comeback with all seven members is scheduled for October 30 with the release of a single album.[2] The current members include: Taehee, Lumin, Seo Yooseung, Haru, Red, T.O and Jerry. The name 'M.Pire' combines the words 'music' and 'vampire', signifying the need for the group to live off of music.[3] M.Pire’s fandom name is Muse (뮤즈), an acronym standing for: Mind, Understand, Special and Encourage.

History

Pre-debut

Seo Yooseung and Taehee (former stage name of Jino) were initially part of BB.BBOYS, a male Korean pop trio, that debuted in 2011.[4][5] Their title song We Will Be Okay was composed by Oh Se Hoon and featured G.NA. The group released a mini-album 'First Album' in 2011 and officially disbanded in 2012. Seo Yooseung and Taehee became trainees under Benjamin Entertainment and were rumored to have formed a 4-member group with Haru and eKang. New member Jerry was unofficially revealed in February via SNS, while eKang became inactive and silently exited the group in April.[6] On May 1, Benjamin Entertainment revealed the official group name 'M.Pire' along with the addition of a new member Kangon. The group was also stated to perform at the "2013 Dream Concert" as a six-member group, ahead of their official debut; however the line-up then only included five members: Seo Yooseung, Taehee, Haru, Jerry and Kangon. Red was later revealed as the sixth-member and the group performed their title track "We Can't Be Friends" at the "2013 Dream Concert" held May 11 at the World Cup Stadium in Seoul.[7] A few weeks after the concert, it was revealed that Kangon had left M.Pire to join his former group M.Peror. T.O joined the line-up as the sixth member and the group had their official debut August 1, 2013. All six members went through 3 years of hardcore training prior to their debut.[8]

2013: We Can't Be Friends, On My Mind

The group was scheduled to debut in June, but officially debuted on August 1, 2013 with their title track "We Can't Be Friends", a hip-hop dance song, composed by Hong Sung Min and written by Ddori Jang Gun.[9] Their debut stage was on Mnet's "M Countdown".

On the October 16th broadcast of Channel A's 'Star Family Song' former member LeeU of F.Cuz revealed that he had joined the rookie group and changed his stage name to Lumin.[10][11] On October 27 an audio teaser of the song ‘On My Mind’ was released through Benjamin Entertainment's Official YouTube account. The song was written and composed by JYJ's Kim Jaejoong as a gift to the group.[12] It was also revealed that member Yooseung assisted in writing the rap verse for "On My Mind".[13] The official comeback track and title song of their second single album "New Born" is "Kkadak Kkadak".[14] M.Pire will kick off promotions for their fall comeback with a performance on M! Countdown on October 31.

Members

Current members

Stage name Birth name Date of birth[15] Position[15]
Romanized Hangul Romanized Hangul
Taehee 태희 Lee Tae Hee 이태희 (1989-08-24) August 24, 1989 Leader, Lead Vocalist
Lumin 루민 Lee Seung Hyun 이승현 (1990-01-04) January 4, 1990 Main Vocalist
Yooseung 유승 Seo Young Hoon 서영훈 (1990-01-26) January 26, 1990 Main Rapper
Haru 하루 Oh Hyunjun 오현준 (1991-12-26) December 26, 1991 Sub Vocalist
Red 레드 Guo Jin 国进 (1991-12-04) December 4, 1991 Sub Vocalist/Visual
T.O 티오 Go Hyun Woo 고현우 (1992-06-03) June 3, 1992 Main Vocalist
Jerry 제리 Moon Youngseo 문영서 (1994-09-15) September 15, 1994 Lead Rapper, Maknae

Former

Stage Name Birth Name Date of Birth[16] Position
Romanized Hangul Romanized Hangul
Kangon 강온 Jang Hyeon 장현 (1989-04-15) April 15, 1989 Sub Vocalist
eKang 이강 Lee Kang 리강 (1992-01-12) January 12, 1992 Lead Rapper

Discography

Single albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales
Gaon
Weekly		 Gaon
Monthly
2013 "Carpe Diem"[17]
  • Released: August 1, 2013
  • Format: digital download
  • Label: Benjamin Entertainment
 - -
  • KOR: -
2013 "New Born"[18]
  • Released: October 30, 2013
  • Format: CD, digital download
  • Label: Benjamin Entertainment
 19 61
  • KOR: 1,000+

Filmography

Variety show

Television show

Guest appearance

  • 2013: Arirang Pops in Seoul: Secret BOX - ep.67

Music videos

Year Music video Length
2013 "Can't Be Friend With You" 3:45

List of awards and nominations

Hawaii International Music Award Festival (HIMAF)

Year Recipient Award Result
2013 M.Pire Rising Star style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won

Korean Wave Industry Awards

Year Recipient Award Result
2013 M.Pire Rookie Award style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won

References

  1. ↑ "New Kpop Rookie group M.Pire debuts with "Carpe Diem"". kpoprookies.com. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013. 
  2. ↑ "M.Pire announces comeback this month with teaser image including new member Lumin". allkpop.com. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Mpire = Music + Vampire "Perfect on Stage" (Interview)". kpopstarz.com. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013. 
  4. ↑ "신인 보이그룹 BB.BOYS 가요계 도전장". ajunews.com. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2013. 
  5. ↑ "New group BB.Boys reveal debut MV for "We Will Be Okay"". allkpop.com. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2013. 
  6. ↑ "M.Pire's History". mpireboys.tumblr.com. Retrieved 29 October 2013. 
  7. ↑ "M.Pire puts on their first performance ahead of their debut at the '2013 Dream Concert'". allkpop.com. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013. 
  8. ↑ "New Idol Group Mpire Debuts Today, "Hardcore Training For 3 Years"". kpopstarz.com. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013. 
  9. ↑ "M.Pire(엠파이어), ‘2013 드림콘서트’의 ‘드림 루키 스테이지’로 첫 선!". news.jkn.co.kr. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Trot singer Sul Woon Do's son Lumin joins M.Pire as a new member". allkpop.com. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013. 
  11. ↑ "설운도 아들 루민, 엠파이어 새 멤버 합류". MBN Star. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013. 
  12. ↑ "설운도 아들 루민 합류한 엠파이어, 30일 정오 신곡 ‘까딱까딱’ 발표". E Star. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013. 
  13. ↑ "M.Pire reveal preview of "On My Mind" produced by JYJ's Jaejoong". allkpop.com. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013. 
  14. ↑ "엠파이어, 신곡 '까닥까닥'으로 가요계 컴백". view.asiae.co.kr. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "M.Pire Profiles". mpireboy.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2013-10-28. 
  16. ↑ "Official M.PEROR thread". kpopselca.com. Retrieved 28 October 2013. 
  17. ↑ "Carpe Diem". Naver Music. Retrieved 29 October 2013. 
  18. ↑ "New Born". Retrieved 29 October 2013. 
  19. ↑ "신인 그룹 ‘엠파이어(M.Pire)’ 티오-제리, E채널 <실업급여로맨스>에 카메오 출연". news.jkn.co.kr. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013. 

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