Nine Muses (band)
| Nine Muses | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | 9Muses, Namyu |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop, dance-pop |
| Years active | 2010-present |
| Labels |
Star Empire Entertainment, IMX Inc./Happinet Music |
| Website |
Official Korean website Official Japanese website |
| Members |
Hyuna Sera Euaerin Sungah Kyungri Hyemi Minha |
| Past members |
Jaekyung Bini Rana Lee Sem Eunji |
| Nine Muses | |
| Hangul | 나인뮤지스 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Na-in Myujiseu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Na-in Myuchisŭ |
Nine Muses (Korean: 나인뮤지스, sometimes stylized as 9MUSES) is a South Korean girl group under Star Empire Entertainment. The group debuted in 2010 with the single "No Playboy" from the single album, Let's Have a Party. The current lineup includes Hyuna, Sera, Euaerin, Sungah, Kyungri, Hyemi and Minha.
History
2010: Debut with "Let's Have a Party", Jaekyung departure and new addition Hyuna
Star Empire announced their new girl group Nine Muses on March 26, 2010, and they released their first single album, "Let's Have a Party" on August 12, 2010. The album included lead track "No Playboy", a song produced by composer Rainstone and Park Jin Young, which they promoted on all music shows.
Shortly after finishing No Playboy promotions, Jaekyung dropped out of the group to focus on her modeling career and was replaced by Hyuna.[1] To advance into the Japanese market, on December 26, 2010, Nine Muses performed six songs on Seoul Train, an event in which K-pop artists and groups perform for their Japanese fans, alongside V.O.S. and ZE:A.[2]
2011: Rana and Bini departure, comeback with "Figaro" and Kyungri addition
In January 2011, it was announced that Bini, Rana and Euaerin would leave the group to pursue other projects, with Star Empire initially stating that they would not seek replacements. Despite initially leaving, Euaerin returned to the group a few months later. In August, the group made their first comeback with new single "Figaro", the first as a 7 member unit, and the first with Hyuna.[3] The single and the music video for "Figaro" was released on August 18, 2011.[4]
In December, the group introduced a new member, Kyungri at a group performance in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in which they debuted upcoming single, "News", which they revealed to be releasing in January.
2012: "News" and "Sweet Rendezvous"
On January 10, the music video for "News" was released with the single being released digitally the following day. The song was produced by Sweetune, who was also behind their "Figaro" single. They returned to the stage and promoted the single on Korean music shows throughout the month of January.
On March 6, 2012, the groups comeback was announced with a teaser video for title-track “Ticket” from the mini-album Sweet Rendezvous being released. The music video for “Ticket” was released on March 8, 2012. On May 25, 2012, they released two music videos for their new military campaign song "My Youth’s Allegiance"[5]
2013: Sungah addition, Comeback with "Dolls", "Wild", "Prima Donna", and "Glue"
Through the latter half of 2012, rumours began to spread that the group would finally become a nine-member unit again after a new member, Sungah, began performing with the group, however, her addition was not confirmed until January 2013 along with the announcement the group would be returning with a new Single album, "Dolls" in the same month.[6] The single album "Dolls" was released on January 24, 2013, debuting at 35 on GAON Weekly Albums Chart, eventually peaking at 7, their highest charting release yet. The title track of the same name also became their highest charting single, peaking at 17 on the Weekly Singles Chart.
In May 2013, the group was confirmed to be returning with new mini-album "Wild". The music video for the title track of the same name was released on May 9, 2013. The single peaked at 22 while the mini-album peaked at 4, selling over 5, 000 copies.
On September 25, 2013, Nine Muses' twitter announced that they were having a comeback with their first full album PRIMA DONNA on October 14, 2013.[7] On October 1, 2013, Nine Muses released their teaser pictures for PRIMA DONNA.[8] A teaser for their title track, "Gun", was released on October 7, 2013, with an album preview released a few days later.[9][10] On October 13, 2013, the album was released along with the music video for "Gun".[11]
On December 4, 2013, Nine Muses released digital single "Glue".[12]
2014: Lee Sem and Eunji departure
On January 29, 2014, the groups agency Star Empire released a statement announcing that Eunji and Lee Sem would be departing the group. Both would be focus on individual acitivies in various aspects, ultimately leading the the 'graduation' of both members. Star Empire confirmed however that they would remain with the agency.[13] A few days later, Star Empire dismissed rumours of them adding replacements for the two girls, citing that the group would remain as a 7-piece for the time being.
Members
Current
| Stage name | Birth name | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Hangul | Romanized | Hangul |
| Hyuna | 현아 | Moon Hyuna | 문현아 |
| Sera | 세라 | Ryu Sera | 류세라 |
| Erin/Euaerin | 엘인/이유애린 | Lee Hyemin | 이혜민 |
| Sungah | 성아 | Son Sungah | 손성아 |
| Kyungri | 경리 | Park Kyungri | 박경리 |
| Hyemi | 혜미 | Pyo Hyemi | 표혜미 |
| Minha | 민하 | Park Minha | 박민하 |
Former
| Stage Name | Birth Name | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Hangul | Romanized | Hangul |
| Rana | 라나 | Kim Ra Na | 김라나 |
| Bini | 비니 | Lee Hye Bin | 이혜빈 |
| Jaekyung | 재경 | Jung Seo Young | 정서영 |
| Lee Sem | 이샘 | Lee Hyeonju | 이현주 |
| Eunji | 은지 | Park Eunji | 박은지 |
Member timeline
Discography
Studio albums
EPs
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Singles albums
Digital singles |
Awards
| Years | Awards |
|---|---|
| 2010 |
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| 2013[15] |
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References
- ↑ (Korean) 나인뮤지스, 새 멤버 현아 영입해 후속곡 '레이디스' 활동 (Nine Muses to receive a new member and start follow up activities with "Ladies".)
- ↑ (Korean) 나인뮤지스, 매끈 롱다리로 소녀시대 넘는다 (Nine Muses performs at Seoul Train in Japan.)
- ↑ (Korean) 나인뮤지스, 8월 첫 유닛 활동..7인조 그룹 출격 (Nine Muses to come back as a seven-member unit group in August)
- ↑ "Nine Muses reveal new teaser for "Figaro"". Allkpop.com. 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/2012/05/nine-muses-cheer-on-soldiers-with-a-new-campaign-song
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/2013/01/nine-muses-to-return-this-month-as-a-full-nine-member-group
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/09/nine-muses-to-release-first-studio-album-on-october-14#axzz2gRi19N3L
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/10/nine-muses-reveal-group-teaser-image-for-upcoming-prima-donna-album#axzz2gRi19N3L
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/10/nine-muses-tease-with-video-clip-for-gun#axzz2gRi19N3L
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/10/sample-nine-muses-upcoming-album-prima-donna-with-an-album-preview-clip#axzz2gRi19N3L
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/10/nine-muses-releases-prima-donna-and-the-mv-for-gun#axzz2gRi19N3L
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/12/nine-muses-return-sexy-as-ever-with-glue-mv#axzz2nuG3832x
- ↑ http://news.nate.com/view/20140129n09702
- ↑ (Korean) 나인뮤지스, 뷰티 인기 스타상 수상 (Nine Muses wins the Beauty Popularity Star Award.)
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 http://www.arirang.co.kr/Tv2/Tv_PlusHomepage_Week_Move.asp?PROG_CODE=TVCR0112&MENU_CODE=100786&code=Po1&sys_lang=Eng
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