M4M (band)

M4M
Origin China
Genres Mandopop
Years active 2013 (2013)–present
Labels Cube Entertainment
Xing Tian (2013–2015)
Members
  • Alen
  • Jimmy
  • Vinson
  • Bin
Past members Park Jung-jong

M4M (Mystical Formula), is a Mandopop boy band formed in 2013 by South Korea's Cube Entertainment and China's Xing Tian Media. The group consists of four members; Alen, Jimmy, Vinson and Bin. The group debuted on March 13, 2013 on M! Countdown with the Korean version of Sadness.[1] In March 2015 M4M announced that they are going to terminate their contracts with Chinese company Xing Tian Media, due to a lack of activity. [2]

History

Name origin

M4M is an abbreviation for Mystical Formula. The name is used to describe passion, mystery and infinite possibilities, whilst the number 4 is representational of the number of members in the group.[3]

2009–2012: Formation

In 2009, Xing Tian Media started to scout four individual talents to make up a new group. Although they were originally due to début before fellow labelmate BtoB, the departure of member and leader Park Jung-jong set back their début until the arrival of Alen.[3]

2013: Début

In February 2013, Cube Entertainment announced that the group, which had been training for 1,460 days, would be making their début although they didn't specify a date.[4] On 12 March, they released the single for "Sadness" followed by their formal debut on M! Countdown[1] and the uploading of the single's music video on YouTube on the following day.[5] Two months later, they went on to release their first mini album, the self-titled "Mystery Formula" of which both a Chinese version and a Korean version were released.[6]

Members

Current members

Former members

Discography

Extended plays

Awards and nominations

Year Award Nominated work Result
2013 Asian Idol Awards
2013 Asian Soaring Idol Award M4M Won

References

  1. 1 2 "M4M debut with "Sadness" on 'M! Countdown'!". allkpop. 6TheoryMedia. 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  2. ↑ http://v.yinyuetai.com/video/2266194
  3. 1 2 "About M4M". Just M4M. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  4. ↑ "M4M, idol group trained under Cube Entertainment, set to debut in Korea and China". allkpop. 6Theory Media. 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  5. ↑ "M4M - Sadness (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Cube Entertainment. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  6. ↑ "Mystery Formula (China Version)". YesAsia. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
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