NU'EST

NU'EST

NU'EST in 2016
(From left to right: Baekho, Aron, Ren, JR, Minhyun)
Background information
Also known as Pledis Boys
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active 2012 (2012)–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website nuest.co.kr
Members

NU'EST (Hangul: 뉴이스트; acronym for New Establish Style Tempo) is a South Korean boy group formed by Pledis Entertainment in 2012. The group debuted on March 15, 2012, with their digital single "Face". The group consists of JR, Aron, Baekho, Minhyun, and Ren.[1] They have released two studio albums, one Korean and one Japanese, as well as five EPs.

History

Pre-debut

Prior to their debut, NU'EST made appearances in their labelmates' music releases; as backup dancers for After School Blue's "Wonder Boy", and featured in their label's Christmas release "Love Letter". They also released their own music video for "Love Letter" as Pledis Boys.[2] JR appeared in Orange Caramel's "Bangkok City" music video, and was also featured in Uee's solo song "Sok Sok Sok". Baekho appeared in After School's "Play Ur Love" music video, and Minhyun starred in Orange Caramel's "Shanghai Romance" music video.

JR, Minhyun, Aron, and Ren were also featured with After School's Lizzy in a commercial for New Balance. JR and Baekho appeared on KBS‘s television program Hello Counselor and were revealed by After School's Kahi as two of the official members of the group. This drew attention from viewers and they became a topic of interest online.[3] Minhyun and Ren also gained attention modeling for designer Park Yoon-so's F/W 2012–13 Seoul Fashion Week show, titled 'Big Park'.[4]

2012: Debut with Face and Action

NU'EST made their debut with their first single, "Face", on 15 March 2012.[5] Their debut stage was on M! Countdown on the same day. The group began airing their own reality show, Making of a Star: NU'EST Landing Operation, during the promotional period.[6]

NU'EST at KCON in 2012.

They returned with their first EP, Action, on 11 July,[7] and became ambassadors for Korea's Scout Association. During their promotional period and the rest of the year, NU'EST began to expand to the global market, holding events in Japan, Australia, other parts of Asia, and the United States, including performances at KCON. During December, NU'EST began endorsements with McDonald’s.[8]

2013–2014: Hello, Sleep Talking, NU'EST-M, Re:BIRTH, Japanese debut

Baekho and Ren made acting appearances in the drama Jeon Woo-chi, alongside label mate Uee in January 2013.[9]

NU'EST returned with their second EP, Hello, on 13 February.[10] During the promotional period, they were cast for SBS MTV Diary along with their then-label mate Hello Venus.[11] On 8 April, Aron became a DJ for Arirang's Music Access.[12]

On 22 August, NU'EST released their third EP, Sleep Talking.[13]

In November, they entered the Chinese market with the addition of a new member, Jason. The group promoted in China under the name NU'EST-M, and recorded Chinese versions of their lead singles "Face" and "Sleep Talking".

In December, Minhyun made his acting debut and was made a regular on the sitcom Reckless Family 3.[14]

To celebrate Music Core's 400th episode in March 2014, Ren performed Girl's Day's "Something" along with BTOB's Minhyuk, A-JAX's Seungjin, and VIXX's Hongbin.[15]

On 9 July, NU'EST released their first full album, Re:BIRTH, with "Good Bye Bye" as the title track.[16] They also officially debuted in Japan on 5 November, with the single "Shalala Ring".[17]

2015–2016: Japanese promotions, Q Is, Canvas

NU'EST in Dallas, on May 3, 2015

NU'EST released the digital single "I'm Bad" on 27 February 2015,[18] with a limited edition physical release on 15 March 2015 to celebrate their third anniversary. Baekho did not appear on the title track due to him recovering from vocal cord polyps surgery, but he did appear on the B-side track.

On 2 April, Minhyun collabrated with Korean indie artist Fromm on the single "The Aftermath." 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.[19] On 14 August, Aron took up a position as a DJ on SBS PopAsia with his own show Aron's Hangout.[20]

NU'EST released their first Japanese studio album, Bridge the World, on 18 November 2015, after pre-releasing the tracks "Bridge the World", "Cherry", "Access To You", and "Eternal Rain".[21]

Their fourth EP Q Is was released on 17 February 2016 with the title track "Overcome". They began promotions for the album the following day.[22]

NU'EST released their fifth EP Canvas and the accompanying single "Love Paint (Every Afternoon)" on 29 August 2016.[23] After four years of promotion, the group finally received their first music show nomination on The Show. As of 20 September, they have been nominated for first place three times in a row. On 6 October 2016, the music video for the duet track "Daybreak" from Canvas was released. The unit performing "Daybreak" is made up of Minhyun and JR.[24]

2017: Produce 101 Season 2, Breakthrough, NU'EST W

Four members (JR, Minhyun, Baekho and Ren) participated in the reality television series Produce 101 Season 2 during the first half of 2017.[25] During their appearance on the show, previous releases including Q is and Canvas, returned to the domestic charts as a result of a surge in popularity.[26] [27] The series concluded with one of the four competing members, Minhyun, ranking 9th and becoming a member of the temporary boy group Wanna One. Due to the nature of the contract given to all the winners, Minhyun will promote as a member of Wanna One until December 2018, after which he will return to promote as a regular member of NU'EST again.[28][29]

The remaining four members are scheduled to have a comeback in the second half of the year as a subgroup called NU'EST W, although no date has been announced yet.[30][31] The W stands for the word "waiting" to signal the waiting of Minhyun's return to promote with the group as NU'EST.[31][upper-alpha 1] On July 25, the unit released a special single album titled "If You",[32] topping various digital music charts upon release.[33]

Members

Discography

Filmography

Reality television

Year Network Title Notes
2012 MBC Every 1 Making of A Star : Landing Operation
2013 SBS MTV MTV Diary With Hello Venus
Mnet NU'EST in Love
2014 MBC Every1 Latin Dream Show
2016 imbc NU'EST Private life
2017 Mnet Produce 101 Season 2 JR, Baekho, Minhyun and Ren
JTBC Night Goblin JR
Learning the Hard Way Ren

Drama and film

Year Title Type Members
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
I'm Not A Girl Anymore Web drama Ren

Concerts and tours

Awards and nominations

Golden Disc Awards

Year Award Nominated Work Result Ref
2013
Best Single
"Face"
Nominated
Most Popular Artist
NU'EST
Nominated
New Rising Star
NU'EST
Nominated

Seoul Music Awards

Year Award Nominated Work Result Ref
2013
Best Rookie Award
NU'EST
Nominated[35]
Popularity Award
NU'EST
Nominated

Other awards

Year Award Ceremony Award Nominated Work Result
2012
Arirang's Simply K-Pop Awards
Super Rookie Idol[35]
NU'EST
Won
2015
Migu Music Awards
Best Potential Group
NU'EST
Won

Notes

  1. ↑ Excerpt: ‘W’는 ‘기다리다’라는 뜻을 가진 영문 ‘Wait’에서 따온 것이다. 멤버 민현을 기다리고, 뉴이스트를 기다려준 팬들을 위한 뉴이스트 W 유닛 활동으로 JR, 아론, 백호, 렌 총 4명 멤버가 어떤 새로운 모습을 선보일지에 대한 귀추 또한 주목된다.[31]

References

  1. ↑ "뉴이스트 프로필" (in Korean). Naver.
  2. ↑ "애프터스쿨 보이즈, 5인조 연말데뷔..팀명 미정" (in Korean). starnews. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "애프터스쿨 보이즈, 5인조 연말데뷔..팀명 미정" (in Korean). starnews. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "뉴 이스트-민현-렌,'패션쇼 모델 됐어요'" (in Korean). osen. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "뉴이스트(NU'EST), 타이틀곡 'FACE' 티저 공개와 동시에 관심 폭발" (in Korean). Sports Chosun.
  6. ↑ "뉴이스트, 리얼리티 통해 매력 발산…‘女心’ 사수 작전" (in Korean). Sports Donga.
  7. ↑ "뉴이스트 “또래 현실 노래, 우린 10대 대변인”" (in Korean). KBS News.
  8. ↑ "뉴이스트, 패스트푸드 광고 모델 발탁.."새로운 경험"" (in Korean). osen. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "뉴이스트 백호-렌, '전우치' 감초역활 톡톡" (in Korean). Asia Kyungje.
  10. ↑ "뉴이스트, 신곡 '여보세요' 재킷 공개… '소년에서 남자로'" (in Korean). Asia Kyungje.
  11. ↑ "헬로비너스, SBS MTV '다이어리' 걸그룹 최초 출연" (in Korean). E Today.
  12. ↑ "뉴이스트 아론, 데뷔 후 첫 라디오 DJ 도전장" (in Korean). osen. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  13. ↑ "뉴이스트, 잠자는 숲속의 미녀? 잠꼬대하는 가요계의 악동!" (in Korean). Ten Asia.
  14. ↑ Niki (January 7, 2014). "NU'EST Secures Their Spot as International Idols in the Hallyu Wave: 2013 Year in Review". KpopStarz.com. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  15. ↑ "‘음악중심’ 400회, 걸스데이 뛰어 넘을 보이스데이 결성" (in Korean). Ten Asia.
  16. ↑ "뉴이스트, 정규 1집 음원 하이라이트 공개..새로운 성장 들린다" (in Korean). Ten Asia.
  17. ↑ "뉴이스트, 일본 첫 투어 성공적 마무리…11월 일본 데뷔싱글 발매" (in Korean). Ten Asia.
  18. ↑ "뉴이스트(NU’EST), 감성 자극 티저 공개 ‘I’m Bad’" (in Korean). Ten Asia.
  19. ↑ "NU'EST Talks To KPopStarz Japan: Part 1 [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]" (in Korean). Kpop Starz.
  20. ↑ "NU'EST's Aron to host his own SBS Pop Asia radio show". SBS.
  21. ↑ "【撮り下ろし＆独占インタビュー】NU'EST①　1stアルバム『Bridge the World』をリリース！「僕たちの音楽で世界に橋をかけよう！」" (in Japanese). kpopstarz. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  22. ↑ "뉴이스트 ‘여왕의 기사’, 본격 ‘카툰돌’의 서막" (in Korean). Ten Asia.
  23. ↑ "뉴이스트 “작사, 작곡 참여..우리의 색깔이 묻어난다”" (in Korean). Ten Asia.
  24. ↑ "뉴이스트 JR&민현, 유닛곡 프리뷰 이미지 공개" (in Korean). Ten Asia.
  25. ↑ "뉴이스트 측 “‘프로듀스 101’ 출연 확정”" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  26. ↑ "NU'EST get massive popularity spike and re-enter Korean music charts". SBS PopAsia. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  27. ↑ "'차트 역주행' 뉴이스트, 프로듀스 101 시즌2 통한 제 2의 전성기" (in Korean). sporbiz. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  28. ↑ "YMC '프듀101' 시즌2 멤버들 계약 확정.."시즌1과 비슷"(공식)" (in Korean). Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  29. ↑ "[SS이슈]'프로듀스 101' 아이돌 시장 지각변동 이끌까" (in Korean). Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  30. ↑ Seon, Mi-kyeong (19 June 2017). 뉴이스트 측 "4인 휴식→컴백 준비, 황민현 활동 지원" (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  31. 1 2 3 Lee, So-dam (18 July 2017). [공식입장] 4인조 뉴이스트, 유닛 '뉴이스트 W'로 전격출격 (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  32. ↑ Seon, Mi-kyoeng (22 July 2017). 뉴이스트W, 싱글 타이틀은 '있다면'..'프듀2' 효과 볼까. Chosun (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  33. ↑ "[美친차트] 뉴이스트W '있다면' 4개차트 1위로 진입..꽃길 열렸다" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  34. ↑ "뉴이스트 프로필" (in Korean). Naver.
  35. 1 2 "NU'EST Hold First Official Japanese Press Conference: Group To Tour Japan This August". kpopstarz.
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