Madtown

Madtown
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop, R&B, dance, Hip-hop
Years active 2014–present
Labels J. Tune Camp
Website cafe.daum.net/madtown
Members
  • Moos
  • Daewon
  • Lee Geon
  • Jota
  • Heo Jun
  • Buffy
  • H.O

Madtown (Hangul: 매드타운), often stylized as MADTOWN, is a seven-member South Korean boy group, formed in 2014 by J. Tune Camp. The group consists of Moos, Daewon, Lee Geon, Jota, Heo Jun, Buffy and H.O. Their debut album, Mad Town − Super Debut, was released on October 6, 2014. Two of the members, Moos and Buffy, originally debuted as the hip hop duo Pro C in 2013.

Career

2014: Debut with YOLO and MAD TV

Earlier-generation groups such as g.o.d, Dynamic Duo and idol groups such as Sistar, VIXX, Secret, Bangtan Boys, High4 and Jay Park held a banner which had "Welcome to Mad Town" pasted on it, arousing curiosity and suspicion of whether it is an MBLAQ's comeback, or the debut of a new boy group.[1] On September 24, 2014, J. Tune Camp finally announced the debut of their second boy group through a teaser image.[2] This marks J. Tune Camp's boy group debut after 5 years, and group debut after 2 years (before Two X left J. Tune Camp). For the next two days, J. Tune Camp started introducing its members, including Moos and Buffy which are members of Pro C which debuted earlier. They started off with 3 members (namely Moos, Daewon and Lee Geon) on the first day and the remaining 4 members (namely Jota, Heojoon, Buffy and H.O) on the second day.[3][4][5]

The Mad Town members themselves also explained the different style of music that they are specialised in as compared to their senior group and labelmate MBLAQ as well as the members' personalities when they sat down for an interview.[6]

On October 1, J. Tune Camp uploaded their debut Music Video teaser on their official YouTube channel.[7][8] 5 days later, J. Tune Camp uploaded their debut Music Video YOLO on their official YouTube channel.[9][10] On the same day, J. Tune Camp released their debut EP, titled "Mad Town − Super Debut" digitally.[11] On October 9, they had their debut stage on M Countdown. After which, they released their debut album physically.[12]

They were featured on MAD TV, a reality show which featured their everyday lives. It started through J. Tune Camp's official YouTube channel on October 30, 2014 and ended on January 30, 2015 including a special "Delivery Season". [13]

2015: Welcome to Madtown

On March 9, J. Tune Camp uploaded the Music Video teaser for their new song, New World, on their official YouTube channel.[14][15][16] 3 days later, J. Tune Camp uploaded the full Music Video for New World.[17] On the same day, J. Tune Camp released their 2nd mini album titled "Welcome to Madtown" digitally.[18] On March 16, they released their 2nd mini album physically.[19]

Members

Discography

Albums

EPs

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[27]
Mad Town − Super Debut 11[28]
Welcome to Madtown 7 1,604
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Year Network Title Remarks
2014 YouTube MAD TV[30] Uploaded through J. Tune Camp's official YouTube channel, and features Madtown members on their everyday lives, including a special "Delivery Season".

References

  1. ↑ "엠블랙 동생 그룹 나온다..7인조 신예 매드타운 데뷔" (in Korean). Joins. September 24, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ "엠블랙의 동생 그룹 '매드타운' 데뷔 공식 발표. 놀 줄 아는 일곱 악동이 뭉쳤다!" (in Korean). Chosun News. September 24, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ "‘엠블랙 동생그룹’ 매드타운, 멤버 3명 선 공개" (in Korean). TenAsia Hankyung. September 25, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ "제이튠, '엠블랙 동생' 매드타운 3人 선 공개..비주얼 훈훈" (in Korean). MBC Plus. September 25, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  5. ↑ "‘엠블랙 남동생’ 매드타운, 외모되고 춤되는 ‘악동들’" (in Korean). DongAh News. September 26, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  6. ↑ "'엠블랙 잇는' 매드타운 "우리는 놀 줄 아는 7명의 악동들"(인터뷰)" (in Korean). eDaily. October 2, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  7. ↑ "MADTOWN 1st Mini Album 'YOLO' Teaser". September 30, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  8. ↑ "엠블랙 동생 그룹 매드타운, 데뷔곡 ‘욜로’ 뮤직비디오 티저 공개" (in Korean). TenAsia Hankyung. October 1, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  9. ↑ "MADTOWN 1st Mini Album 'YOLO' M/V [HD]". October 5, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  10. ↑ "'엠블랙 동생 그룹' 매드타운, 데뷔곡 '욜로' 음원 및 뮤비 공개돼" (in Korean). Chosun News. October 6, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Mad Town - EP". iTunes. October 6, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Madtown - Super Debut". YesAsia. October 9, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  13. ↑ "MAD TV". YouTube. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  14. ↑ "MADTOWN 2nd Mini Album '드루와(New World)' Teaser". March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  15. ↑ "매드타운, 신곡 '드루와' 티저 영상 공개" (in Korean). Chosun News. March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  16. ↑ "매드타운, ‘드루와’ 티져 영상 공개..”매드타운으로 드루와”" (in Korean). TenAsia Hankyung. March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  17. ↑ "MADTOWN 2nd Mini Album '드루와(New World)' M/V [HD]". March 12, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Welcome to MADTOWN - EP". iTunes. March 12, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Madtown Mini Album Vol. 2 - Welcome to Madtown". YesAsia. March 16, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  20. ↑ "MADTOWN(매드타운) Member#1 MOOS(무스)". J. Tune Camp Facebook. September 25, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  21. ↑ "MADTOWN(매드타운) Member#2 DAEWON(대원)". J. Tune Camp Facebook. September 25, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  22. ↑ "MADTOWN(매드타운) Member#3 LEEGEON(이건)". J. Tune Camp Facebook. September 25, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  23. ↑ "MADTOWN(매드타운) Member#4 JOTA(조타)". J. Tune Camp Facebook. September 26, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  24. ↑ "MADTOWN(매드타운) Member#5 HEOJUN(허준)". J. Tune Camp Facebook. September 26, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  25. ↑ "MADTOWN(매드타운) Member#6 BUFFY(버피)". J. Tune Camp Facebook. September 26, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  26. ↑ "MADTOWN(매드타운) Member#7 H.O(호)". J. Tune Camp Facebook. September 26, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  28. ↑ "2014년 42주차 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  29. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Mad Town − Super Debut":
    "2014년 10월 Album Chart" (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
    "2014년 11월 Album Chart" (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  30. ↑ "MAD TV". YouTube. Retrieved February 11, 2015.

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