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UNIQ
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2014 (2014)–present
Labels
Members
  • Zhou Yixuan
  • Kim Sungjoo
  • Li Wenhan
  • Cho Seungyoun
  • Wang Yibo
Websiteuniqclub.com/uniq/

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UNIQ (Hangul: 유니크) is a five-member Chinese-South Korean boy group formed by Chinese company Yuehua Entertainment in 2014.[1] The group consists of Zhou Yixuan, Kim Sungjoo, Li Wenhan, Cho Seungyoun, and Wang Yibo. UNIQ officially debuted on October 20, 2014 with their debut single "Falling In Love" in both China and South Korea.[2]

History

Pre-debut

Prior to the group's debut, Zhou Yixuan traveled to Sydney, Australia and learned dancing techniques. Afterwards, he returned to China and was scouted by Yuehua Entertainment after his appearance at KOD, a large street dance competition in China.

Li Wenhan has a background in classical guitar and swimming, practicing with Chinese Swimming Olympic Medalist, Sun Yang. While attending high school in America, he auditioned for Yuehua Entertainment and passed. Wenhan had previously appeared on television in a diving reality show which aired nationwide on JSTV in April 2013.[3]

Wang Yibo auditioned for Yuehua Entertainment and became a trainee. He had taken part in IBD National HipHop Dance Contest in Luoyang, China in 2011.[4] The three previously trained together for four years before the addition of Cho Seungyoun and Kim Sungjoo.

Seungyoun previously lived in the Philippines, Brazil, and the United States and was a member of the Corinthians Youth soccer team. He later returned to South Korea to pursue his dreams as a singer.

Sungjoo lived in China before moving back to South Korea to pursue his dreams as a singer. There he attended Anyang Arts School. He was previously a trainee under YG Entertainment for many years before signing with Yuehua Entertainment.[5] All five members trained together for 1,400 days before the group's debut.[6]

2014: Debut, Falling in Love

On October 16, they had their first broadcast performance on M Countdown. Their debut single, "Falling In Love", was released on October 20 in both China and South Korea. UNIQ was chosen to participate in the OST for the movies TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and Penguins of Madagascar.[7] On October 23, they released the song "Born To Fight" for the Chinese release of TNMT.[8] The group released the English adaptation of "Falling in Love" on November 5.[9] On November 10, they released "Celebrate" for the Chinese release of Penguins of Madagascar. UNIQ made their official debut in China on November 25 with their first Chinese fanmeet in Beijing.[10] On November 27, UNIQ commenced their first promotions in Taiwan and held a press conference on December 1.[11] UNIQ's reality show, "The Best Debut", began airing on December 2 on the Chinese online video platform, iQiyi, for three episodes.[12]

2015: 1st Mini Album, EOEO

In February 2015, UNIQ began promoting a Chinese beauty shop, Mix-Box, replacing Ko Chen-tung as the official endorser.[13] UNIQ held their first fanmeet in Thailand in Bangkok on March 7.[14]

On April 9, Yuehua Entertainment announced that UNIQ will comeback with their first mini album titled "EOEO".[15] UNIQ made their official comeback in South Korea on April 22 and held their first comeback broadcast performance on MBC's Show Champion, performing their title track "EOEO" and "Listen to Me". On April 23, UNIQ made their official comeback in China, performing "Listen to Me" at the KU Music Asian Music Awards. They were also awarded with KU Music Asian Music Awards' "Best New Artist" the same day.[16] On April 24, UNIQ released their mini album and the official music video for "EOEO". After the release of "EOEO", the music video reached number 3 on the YinYueTai Weekly MV Chart.[17] UNIQ achieved their first music show award on CCTV's Global Chinese Music on May 23.[18][19] On May 22, UNIQ released the official music video for their follow up track "Luv Again".[20] On the same day, it was announced that UNIQ will hold their first showcase in Japan on July 19 and July 20 in Osaka and Tokyo respectively.[21] UNIQ holds record for most wins on Global Chinese Music Chart with Three wins by non-live voting; Three wins by live voting, beating the record previously held by EXO-M in 2014 (Three wins by non-live voting; Two wins by live voting).[22]

Members

Discography

Main article: UNIQ discography
  • EOEO (2015)

Filmography

Variety show

Year Channel Title Member(s)
2014 iQiYi The Best Debut All
2015 JTBC Off to School Sungjoo[23]
Arirang TV After School Club All
Hunan Television Happy Camp (variety show) All[24]
MBC Every 1 Weekly Idol All
Hunan Television Day Day Up All
Sichuan Television Let's Go 咱们穿越吧 Sungjoo
KBS Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education - Cool Kiz on The Block Wenhan

Movie

Year Title Member Role Note
2015 Business School Partner[25] Yibo Lead Role Sungjoo appears in movie
2016 A Chinese Odyssey 3[26] Yibo Red Boy
A Chinese Odyssey 3 Seungyoun Pigsy
A Chinese Odyssey 3 Yixuan Sandy

Awards

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2014 2015 iQiyi Awards Most Anticipated Award[27] UNIQ Won
2015 Apollo Music Awards Best Movie Soundtrack Born To Fight Won
Asia Billboard Awards Popular Group Award UNIQ Won
Tencent Beijing App Awards Most Promising Group of the Year (Asia) UNIQ Won
KU Music Awards Best New Artist[28] UNIQ Won
MTV Europe Music Awards Best Artist in Mainland China & Hong Kong UNIQ Pending

Music Program Awards

Global Chinese Music

CCTV's Global Chinese Music is Chinese music show

Year Date Song Recipient
2015 May 23 EOEO[29][30] UNIQ
2015 June 6 Listen to Me[31] UNIQ
2015 June 13 Luv Again[32] UNIQ

The Show

Year Date Song Recipient
2015 May 26 EOEO[33][34] UNIQ

References

  1. ^ "Yuehua Artists List". May 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "5-member Chinese Korean boy group UNIQ to make their debut on the 20th with 'Falling In Love'". Allkpop. October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  3. ^ “Stars in Danger: The High Dive”: Li WenHan - Part 1Template:Zh icon 14 April 2013
  4. ^ IBD National HipHop Dance Contest: Wang YiBo Template:Zh icon 2011
  5. ^ "(UPDATE) #UNIQ: YG's New Korean-Chinese Boy Group To Debut Under Yuehua Entertainment". Hype Malaysia. September 9, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  6. ^ 유니크, 한국과 중국의 원 디렉션을 꿈꾸다(인터뷰)". News1 (in Korean). November 11, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  7. ^ "UNIQ 'Celebrate' in OST MV for animation film 'Penguins of Madagascar'". Allkpop. November 10, 2014.
  8. ^ "UNIQ are 'Born To Fight' in OST MV for 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'". Allkpop. October 23, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  9. ^ "UNIQ continue to leave fans 'Falling In Love' with jacket making film featuring the English version of the song". Allkpop. November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  10. ^ 偶像男团UNIQ宣布正式出道 进军中国首秀落幕. NetEase (in Chinese). November 26, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  11. ^ "UNIQ Makes A Big Splash In Taiwan With 30 Appearances In 1 Week". Kpopstarz. December 4, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  12. ^ "我爱大牌 ：《奔跑吧》撕裆大战 李晨念杨颖好身材‍". iQiyi. November 11, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2015. {{cite web}}: zero width joiner character in |title= at position 25 (help)
  13. ^ "UNIQ顶替柯震东代言MIXBOX美爆妆扮形象代言人". HNBTV (in Chinese). February 15, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  14. ^ "UNIQ แจกไฮทัชทุกที่นั่ง UNIQ 1st Fan Meeting in Bangkok 2015". MThai (in Thai). Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  15. ^ 유니크, 스타쉽과 손잡고 4월 국내 컴백. News1 (in Korean). April 9, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  16. ^ "UNIQ garner 'Best rookie of the Year' during 'Ku Music Asia Awards'". https://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/uniq-garner-best-rookie-of-the-year-during-043425401.html. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  17. ^ "2015年第18期".
  18. ^ http://tv.cntv.cn/video/VSET100188787553/a06b180f22d14d67939b58179ada67cf.
  19. ^ "CCTV music channel special program "Global Chinese music charts list"". weibo. 2015-05-23. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
  20. ^ "UNIQ are in 'Luv Again', letting loose with their youthful charms in follow-up MV!". Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  21. ^ "UNIQ SHOWCASE in Japan". Risecom (in Japanese). May 22, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  22. ^ http://www.wzaobao.com/p/g889OY.html
  23. ^ http://www.bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=19990
  24. ^ http://www.hunantv.com/v/1/1/f/1085907.html
  25. ^ "《商学院合伙人》开机 姚晨唐嫣郝蕾齐上市". Nate.com (in sanbengzi.com). 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-15. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  26. ^ ""The most handsome red boy" UNIQ Wang Yibo "Westward Journey"". cq.people.cn (in Chinese).
  27. ^ "UNIQ wins 'Most Anticipated Award' at the '2015 iQiyi's Night' + perform 'Born to Fight'". Allkpop. December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  28. ^ UNIQ won the “Best Rookie of the Year” award at the KU Music Asia Awards Retrieved on April 26, 2015.
  29. ^ http://tv.cntv.cn/video/VSET100188787553/a06b180f22d14d67939b58179ada67cf.
  30. ^ "CCTV music channel special program "Global Chinese music charts list"". weibo. 2015-05-23. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
  31. ^ "CCTV music channel special program "Global Chinese music charts list"". weibo. 2015-06-06. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
  32. ^ "CCTV music channel special program "Global Chinese music charts list"". weibo. 2015-06-13. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
  33. ^ "Uniq, 'deosyo' first half 'Chinatown' Choice Award ... Rookie proven trend". joongang joins (in Korean). 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  34. ^ "UNIQ Wins "The Show" China's Choice Award - Soompi". Soompi.
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