NU'EST
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NU'EST in October 2012 (From Left to Right: Minhyun, Ren, Aron, JR, Baekho) | |
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| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
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NU'EST (Hangul: 뉴이스트; acronym for New Establish Style Tempo) is a South Korean boy group formed by Pledis Entertainment in 2012. The group consists of JR, Aron, Baekho, Minhyun, and Ren.
History
Pre-debut
Prior to debut, NU'EST made numerous appearances in their labelmates' music releases. NU'EST were backup dances for After School Blue's Wonder Boy,[1] and appeared in their label's Christmas release Love Letter,[2] along with releasing their own music video for the song.[3]
JR also appeared in Orange Caramel's Bangkok City music video,[4] and was also featured in Uee's solo song Sok Sok Sok. Baekho appeared in After School's Play Ur Love music video,[5] and Minhyun starred in Orange Caramel's Shanghai Romance music video.[6]
JR, Aron, Minhyun, and Ren were featured, along with After School's Lizzy, in a commercial for New Balance.[7]
2012: Face and Action
NU'EST made their debut with their first single Face on 15 March,[8] with their debut stage on M Countdown that same day. NU'EST began airing their first reality show, Making of a Star: NU'EST Landing Operation, during their promotional period.[9]
NU'EST returned with their first mini album, Action on 11 July,[10] and became ambassadors for Korea's Scout Association.[11] During their promotional period and the rest of the year, NU'EST began to expand to the global market, having events in Japan, Australia, other parts of Asia, and America, including KCON. During December NU'EST began endorsements with McDonald’s.[12]
2013: Hello and Sleep Talking
Baekho and Ren began acting with appearances in labelmate Uee's drama Jeon Woo-chi during January.[13] NU'EST returned with the second mini album Hello, on 13 February[14] and held their first showcase to promote the album that same day. During the promotional period NU'EST were cast for SBS MTV Diary, along with their now former label mates Hello Venus.[15] On 8 April, Aron became a DJ for Arirang's Music Access.[16]
NU'EST returned on 22 August with their third mini album Sleep Talking[17] and held their second showcase that same day. NU'EST began to enter the Chinese market in November with the addition of a new member Jason, exclusively for Chinese promotions, undertaking the name NU'EST-M for the project.[18] NU'EST-M recorded Chinese versions of Face and Sleep Talking and promoted them throughout China. During December Minhyun began acting and was made a regular for the sitcom Reckless Family 3.[19]
2014: Re:BIRTH and Japanese debut
To celebrate Music Core's 400th episode, Ren performed Girl's Day's Something along with BTOB's Minhyuk, A-JAX's Seungjin and VIXX's Hongbin.[20]
NU'EST returned on 9 July with their first full album Re:BIRTH with Good Bye Bye as the title track;[21] they held their third showcase that same day. NU'EST debuted in Japan with their single Shalala Ring on 5 November.[22]
2015: I'm Bad and Japanese releases
NU'EST released a digital single I'm Bad[23] on 27 February with a limited edition physical release on 15 March, to celebrate their third anniversary. Baekho did not appear on the title track due to him still recovering from his vocal cord polyps surgery, but did appear on the B-side track. On 19 April, Aron ended his position as a DJ at Arirang's Music Access. NU'EST released their second Japanese single Na.Na.Na on 20 May.[24]
On 14 August Aron took up a position as a DJ on SBS PopAsia with his own show Aron's Hangout.[25] NU'EST released their first Japanese album on Bridge the World on 18 November, after pre-releasing tracks Bridge the World, Cherry, Access To You and Eternal Rain.
2016: Q Is
NU'EST returned on 17 February with their fourth mini album Q Is.
Members
- Aron, born Aaron Kwak on May 21, 1993 in Los Angeles, United States, is the lead dancer and lead rapper of NU'EST.
- JR, born Kim Jong-hyun (김종현) on June 8, 1995 in Gangwon, is the leader, main rapper and main dancer of NU'EST.
- Baekho (백호), born Kang Dong-ho (강동호) on July 21, 1995 in Jeju, is the main vocalist of NU'EST.
- Minhyun (민현), born Hwang Min-hyun (황민현) on August 9, 1995 in Busan, is the lead vocalist of NU'EST.
- Ren (렌), born Choi Min-gi (최민기) on November 3, 1995 in Busan, is the maknae and vocalist of NU'EST.
NU'EST-M
- Jason, born Fu Long Fei (符龙飞) on May 21, 1988 in China, is the rapper, dancer and vocalist of NU'EST-M.
Concerts/Tours
- NU'EST "The 1st Face to Face"(2012)
- NU'EST Show Time In Seúl (2013)
- NU'EST Debut 1st Anniversary Live Show Time (2013)
- NU'EST L.O.Λ.E. TOUR (2013)
- NU'EST Debut 2nd Anniversary Live Show Time 2 (2014)
- NU'EST Japan Tour One L.O.∧.E (2014)
- NU'EST Latinoamerica Tour (2014)
- NU'EST Autumn Live (2014)
- Re:Sponse Europe Tour (2014)
- NU'EST Re:Birth In Thailand (2014)
- NU'EST Live Tour Show Time 3 (2015)
- NU'EST First Solo Show In Dallas (2015)
- NU'EST Summer Vacation In Korea (2015)
- NU'EST World Tour Concert RE:VIVE (2015)
- NU'EST Japan Tour "Bridge the World" (2015)
- NU'EST "Bridge the World Live" (2015)
Discography
Korean
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Japanese
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Filmography
| Year | Title | Type | Members |
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| 2012 | Jeon Woo Chi | Drama | Baekho, Ren |
| 2013 | Longman Express | Chinese Drama | Ren |
| Reckless Family | Sitcom | Minhyun, Ren | |
| 2014 | Momo Salon | Web Drama | Minhyun |
| Trot Lovers | Drama | Minhyun | |
| 2015 | The Solitary Gourmet | Chinese Drama | JR, Ren |
| 2016 | Their Distance | Japanese Film | JR, Minhyun, Ren |
Awards and nominations
Golden Disk Awards
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Seoul Music Awards
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Other awards
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References
- ↑ "After School Blue Releases MV for "Wonder Boy"". Soompi.
- ↑ "Pledis Entertainment Unveils Full MV for "Happy Pledis LOVE LETTER"". Soompi.
- ↑ "BTS video for "Love Letter" introduces the Pledis Boys!". Allkpop.
- ↑ "[MV] Orange Caramel - Bangkok City - Soompi". Soompi.
- ↑ "After School Release "Play Ur Love"". Soompi.
- ↑ "Orange Caramel Unveils "Shanghai Romance" Music Video". Soompi.
- ↑ "After School Boys feature in latest 'New Balance' CF". Allkpop.
- ↑ "NU'EST releases debut single, "Face"". Allkpop.
- ↑ "NU'EST to have their own reality program". Allkpop.
- ↑ "NU'EST releases MV for "Action"". Allkpop.
- ↑ "NU'EST become ambassadors for Korea Scout Association". Allkpop.
- ↑ "NU'EST endorses McDonald's + to release new album in February". Allkpop.
- ↑ "NU'EST's Ren and Baekho cast in 'Jeon Woo Chi'". Allkpop.
- ↑ "NU'EST returns with mini album + MV for "Hello"". Allkpop.
- ↑ "Hello Venus and NU'EST to star in SBS MTV's 'Diary'". Allkpop.
- ↑ "NU'EST's Aron, ZE:A's Kevin, & LUNAFLY's Sam are the new 'Arirang' radio DJs". Allkpop.
- ↑ "NU'EST wakes you up with the release of MV + mini album for 'Sleep Talking'". Allkpop.
- ↑ "Pledis to launch 6-member team NU'EST-M for promotions in China". Allkpop.
- ↑ "NU'EST's Minhyun gives Girl's Day's Yura a back hug". Allkpop.
- ↑ "'Music Core' 400th episode to have special Boy's Day stage, performance by EXO & more". Allkpop.
- ↑ "NU'EST return to recapture fans' hearts with 'Good Bye Bye' MV". Allkpop.
- ↑ "NU'EST release PV for Japanese debut single 'Shalala Ring'". Allkpop.
- ↑ "NU'EST to release special single 'I'm Bad'". Allkpop.
- ↑ "NU'EST dance in the rain in short version PV for Japanese track 'NA.NA.NA.Tear'". Allkpop.
- ↑ "NU'EST's Aron to host his own SBS Pop Asia radio show". SBS.
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