MXM (musical duo)
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| Origin | South Korea |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | Brand New Music |
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MXM is a South Korean duo under Brand New Music that consists of Brand New Boys members, Im Young-min and Kim Dong-hyun.[1][2][3]
History
Pre-debut
Im Young-min and Kim Dong-hyun met when they signed with Brand New Music as trainees. They participated in the second season of the survival reality show Produce 101 with two other trainees, Park Woo-jin and Lee Dae-hwi, to represent their agency. When the show ended, neither of the two earned a spot in the project unit Wanna One; Youngmin finished 15th overall, while Donghyun was eliminated before the finale took place.[2] On July 12, it was announced that Young-min and Dong-hyun will debut as a project unit.[4] Apparently, the duo had signed an exclusive contract with Brand New Music before Produce 101 and became members of Brand New Boys.[2] The unit is called MXM, which reportedly stands for both "Mix and Match" and "More x More". The former refers to the duo’s compatibility as a group despite contrasting qualities, while the latter refers to their determination to develop as a duo.[upper-alpha 1][1]
On July 27, they released a two-track promotional single titled "Good Day".[1][5] Dong-hyun wrote the lyrics of the single's second track "I Just Do" with Young-min, as well as arranged and produced it with Brand New Music producer, Kiggen.[5] Both songs are reported to be part of the duo's debut album Unmix, which will be released either on late August or early September.[6][upper-alpha 2]
On September 22, the duo will participate in Brand New Music’s annual concert titled “Brand New World Seoul” to be held at the Seoul Jangchung Arena.[7]
Members
- Lim Young-min (임영민) was born on December 25, 1995
- Kim Dong-hyun (김동현) was born on September 17, 1998
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales[upper-alpha 3] |
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| Unmix (언믹스)[6] |
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TBA | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales[upper-alpha 3] | Album |
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| "Good Day" | 2017 | 63 |
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Unmix[6] |
| "I Just Do" | —[upper-alpha 4] |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
Notes
- ↑ Excerpt: 임영민과 김동현의 유닛명 'MXM (BRANDNEW BOYS)'은 'MIX & MATCH'의 약자이자, 'MORE X MORE'의 약자로 임영민, 김동현 두 멤버의 매력을 합쳐 새로운 매력으로 선보이겠다는 의미와 함께 계속해서 더 성장해 나가겠다는 의미를 담았으며, 유닛명만으로도 이번 데뷔에 대한 남다른 각오와 열정이 느껴져 큰 기대감을 심어준다.[1]
- ↑ Excerpt: 앨범명은 '언믹스'(UNMIX)로, 이 중 2곡이 27일 선공개됐다. 전체 앨범은 이르면 8월 말, 늦으면 9월 초에 발매할 예정이다.[6]
- 1 2 All sales figures refer to music downloads, unless noted.
- ↑ "I Just Do" peaked at number 99 on the Gaon Domestic Digital Chart.[9]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Jeong, Jun-hwa (2017-07-21). [공식입장] '프듀2' 임영민·김동현, 유닛명 MXM...27일 데뷔 확정 (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
- 1 2 3 Shin, Mi-rae (2017-07-20). 브랜뉴뮤직 측 “‘프듀2’ 이대휘·박우진·임영민·김동현, 전속계약 체결 완료”(공식) (in Korean). MBN. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ↑ Kim, Mi-ji (2017-07-13). '프듀2' 임영민X김동현 "유닛 프로젝트 가동…7월말 선공개"(V라이브) (in Korean). Xsportsmedia. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ↑ Hwang, Mi-hyeon (2017-07-12). [단독] '프듀2' 임영민X김동현, 유닛 프로젝트 가동 "8월 데뷔" (in Korean). News 1 Korea. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
- 1 2 Lee, Min-ji (2017-07-25). MXM 임영민 김동현, 데뷔 싱글 타이틀은 워너원 이대휘 자작곡(공식) (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
- 1 2 3 4 MXM으로 뭉친 임영민-김동현 "서로 다른 이미지? 시너지 자신" (in Korean). Yonhap News. 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
- ↑ Jeon, Won (2017-07-21). 임영민X김동현, 브랜뉴 콘서트 참석 확정…버벌진트·산이와 한 무대 (in Korean). Xsportsmedia. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ↑ Cumulative sales for "Good Day" in South Korea:
- 2017년 30주차 Download Chart (see #32) [Week 30 of 2017 Download Chart]. Gaon Music (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
- ↑ 2017년 30주차 Digital Chart | 국내 [Week 30 of 2017 Digital Chart | Domestic]. Gaon Music (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
- ↑ Cumulative sales for "I Just Do" in South Korea:
- 2017년 30주차 Download Chart (see #77) [Week 30 of 2017 Download Chart]. Gaon Music (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 2017-08-03.