MYTEEN (; short for Make Your Teenager) was a South Korean

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formed by

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in 2016 and debuted in 2017 with the release of their first

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titled ''MYTEEN GO!''. At the time of their disbandment, the group consisted of six members: Chunjin, Eunsu, Kim Kookheon, Shin Junseop,

Song Yuvin Song Yu-bin (Hangul: 송유빈, born April 28, 1998), commonly referred to as Song Yuvin, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is best known as a contestant of Superstar K6 and Produce X 101, and for being one of the main vocalists of the Sout ...

, and Hanseul. Member Lee Taevin departed from the group on December 30, 2018. MYTEEN disbanded on August 21, 2019.

History

Pre-debut

Song Yuvin competed in the singing competition show '' Superstar K6'' in 2014, where he finished in TOP4. He later signed

and debuted as a soloist with releasing digital single "To The Bone It's You" featuring

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's Minhyuk on May 30, 2016. Later that month, The Music Works also announced that Song Yuvin would debut with an upcoming boy group in the first half of 2017 named MYTEEN. The group's name is a

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's nationwide concert ''Andante'' in Busan on August 27 with performed their upcoming track "Amazing" (). To further promote their group, MYTEEN performed at selected middle and high schools in each region of South Korea as part of their ''Follow MYTEEN'' tour between October and November 2016. In January 2017, they held their first international fan meeting at Hong Kong and had their first reality show ''Trainee Escape Project - Myteen Go!'' () aired on

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2017: Debut with ''MYTEEN GO!'' and ''MIXNINE''

The group made their official debut on July 26 with the release of their first EP titled ''MYTEEN GO!''. The EP contains seven tracks with the title track "Amazing". Their debut showcase was held at the Ilchi Art Hall on the same day as the album's release. They made their official debut stage on the music program ''

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'' on the next day. In October 2017, four members (Chunjin, Eunsu, Kookheon and Junseop) participated on the survival show '' MIXNINE'', where only three members (Chunjin, Kookheon and Junseop) passed the auditions and made it into the Top 170. Chunjin and Junseop were eliminated in episodes 7 and 10 respectively while Kookheon made it into the finale but did not make the final cut.

2018: ''F;UZZLE'', Japanese debut and Taevin's departure

MYTEEN released their second EP ''F;UZZLE'' on July 10, 2018, with a total of seven tracks including the lead single "She Bad". They also held comeback showcase at the Ilchi Art Hall on the same day as the album's release. MYTEEN debuted in Japan with their first Japanese single album ''SHE BAD (Japanese ver.)'' on October 24, 2018. On December 30, 2018.

officially confirmed Taevin's departure from the group. He decided to focus on his acting career.

2019: Produce X 101 Participation and disbandment

Kookheon and Yuvin have participated as the contestants in ''

Produce X 101 ''Produce X 101'' () is a 2019 South Korean boy group survival reality show on Mnet and the fourth season of the ''Produce 101'' franchise. The public, referred to as "national producers", "produces" a boy band by choosing 11 members among the ...

''. On March 15, they were revealed as the candidates for the center of Produce X 101's title song "X1-MA". On Episode 11, Kookheon was eliminated on the show, losing to iMe Korea's Lee Se-jin for the 20th and final place and thus did not make the finals. Yuvin placed 17th on Episode 11, and advanced to the finals, but finished in 16th place and did not make the debut lineup. On August 21, it was announced via Eunsu's Instagram that MYTEEN would disband. The Music Works released a statement on their official site about the disbandment of the group after two years of activity.

Members

Former

* Lee Tae-vin () * Chunjin () * Choi Eun-su (최) * Kim Kook-heon () NB: Only available for the members of their fancafe. * Shin Jun-seop () * Song Yu-vin () * Hanseul ()

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Filmography

Reality shows

Awards and nominations

Korea Marketing Awards

, - , 2018 , MYTEEN , 내일의 스타 (Tomorrow's Star) Award ,

Notes

References

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