UNB (
Hangul
The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The let ...
: 유앤비) was a South Korean
boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform Love song, love songs marketed towards girls and young ...
formed through the
KBS reality show
''The Unit''. The group was composed of nine members:
Jun, Euijin, Ko Ho-jung, Feeldog, Marco, Ji Han-sol, Daewon, Kijung, and
Chan
Chan may refer to:
Places
*Chan (commune), Cambodia
*Chan Lake, by Chan Lake Territorial Park in Northwest Territories, Canada
People
*Chan (surname), romanization of various Chinese surnames (including 陳, 曾, 詹, 戰, and 田)
*Chan Caldwel ...
. Their debut album, ''Boyhood'', was released on April 7, 2018. UNB ended their activities on January 27, 2019.
History
The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project
Prior to ''
The Unit
''The Unit'' is an American action-drama television series created by David Mamet that aired on CBS from March 7, 2006, to May 10, 2009 with the total of four seasons and 69 episodes. The series focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled aft ...
'', all the members were actively involved in the entertainment industry: Feeldog debuted in 2012 as a member of
Big Star
Big Star was an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1971 by Alex Chilton (vocals, guiar), Chris Bell (vocals, guitar), Jody Stephens (drums), and Andy Hummel (bass). The group broke up in early 1975, and reorganized with a ne ...
. Euijin joined
A.cian in 2014 under the name Lo-J but left the group in 2015 due to problems with the company, later debuting again in 2016 as a member of
Bigflo. Daewon debuted as a member of
Madtown
Madtown (), often stylized as MADTOWN, was a South Korean boy band formed in 2014 by J. Tune Camp. The group consisted of Moos, Daewon, Lee Geon, Lee Jong-hwa (actor), Jota, Heo Jun, Buffy and H.O. Their debut album, ''Mad Town (EP), Mad Town'' ...
in 2014 which later disbanded during the show. Ko Hojung debuted as a member of
Hotshot in 2014.
Jun joined
U-KISS
U-KISS ( ko, 유키스; ja, ユーキス) is a South Korean boy band formed in 2008. Their name is an acronym, standing for Ubiquitous Korean International Idol Super Star. The group's current lineup is composed of Soohyun, Hoon, Kiseop and ...
as the youngest member in 2014. In 2017, Chan debuted as a member of
A.C.E, Kijung as a member of IM, and Marco as a member of Hot Blood Youth. Ji Hansol is a former
SM Rookies
SM Rookies (, stylized as SMROOKIES) is a pre-debut training team created by South Korean entertainment agency SM Entertainment in 2013, composed of trainees who have yet to join an idol group. From 2013 to 2018, the team officially introduced 30 ...
trainee who left the company in 2017 to sign with J-FLO Entertainment and debuted with
Newkidd
Newkidd (), also stylized as NewKidd, is a South Korean boy band formed by J-Flo Entertainment. The group is composed of seven members: Jinkwon, Ji Han-sol, Choi Ji-ann, Yunmin, Hwi, Woochul, and Kang Seung-chan. The group officially debuted on ...
.
In July 2017, KBS announced their new survival show that would create male and female unit groups, with nine members each, among idols who had already debuted. The program aimed to give them a fair chance to demonstrate their talents that they might not have been able to showcase before. It premiered on October 28, 2017 and concluded on February 10, 2018.
In November 2017, it was announced that the winning group will do promotions for seven months
and if the winning group gained success, their contract will be extended up to twenty-five months.
[ The winning group members had opportunity to participate in other activities with their original agencies.
On February 21, 2018, it was revealed that the male group, Uni+ B, would hold their first fan-meeting on March 3 at . The tickets sold out within two hours of being on sale.
On February 24's broadcast of ''The Unit's Special Show'', the final nine male contestants that formed "Uni+ B" became ''UNB'' following the announcement.
]
2018–2019: Debut, ''Boyhood'', ''Black Heart'' and disbandment
On April 7, UNB officially made their debut with their extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. titled ''Boyhood''. The EP featured double title tracks, "Feeling" and "Only One". They held their debut stage on ''You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook
''You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook'' () is a South Korean talk show and live music television program airing from April 24 2009 until July 22nd 2022. It was hosted by You Hee-yeol, also known as his one-man band, Toy. The program has aired since April ...
''.
On June 1, a dance battle video was released, showcasing the chorus of the new song, ''Black Heart''. Over the following days, other clips teasing the song were released as well. On June 11, a mysterious poster was posted online. The poster showed eye close-ups of two men and women, along with the date 28 June 2018 and UNB's logo. It was later revealed to be the release date of the group's second mini-album. Later, on June 18, conceptual photos were released, which revealed the identities of the faces in the poster:
* Jungha (formerly of Beatwin; ranked 30th)
* Hangyul (BAE173
BAE173 () is a South Korean boy band formed and managed by PocketDol Studio. The group debuted on November 19, 2020, with their first EP ''Intersection: Spark''.
Name
The name BAE173 comes from "Before Anyone Else" and the numbers 173 repres ...
; ranked 13th)
* Jueun ( DIA)
* Anne ( S.I.S; ranked 22nd)
All except for Jueun had participated on The Unit
''The Unit'' is an American action-drama television series created by David Mamet that aired on CBS from March 7, 2006, to May 10, 2009 with the total of four seasons and 69 episodes. The series focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled aft ...
alongside UNB. The photoset's title included the term "Performance feat.", indicating their participation in the album's upcoming promotion cycle.
On June 28, the EP ''Black Heart'' was released, along with the music video of the lead track with the same name.
Members
*Euijin (의진; Bigflo)
*Feeldog (필독; Big Star
Big Star was an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1971 by Alex Chilton (vocals, guiar), Chris Bell (vocals, guitar), Jody Stephens (drums), and Andy Hummel (bass). The group broke up in early 1975, and reorganized with a ne ...
) — leader
*Daewon (대원; former Madtown
Madtown (), often stylized as MADTOWN, was a South Korean boy band formed in 2014 by J. Tune Camp. The group consisted of Moos, Daewon, Lee Geon, Lee Jong-hwa (actor), Jota, Heo Jun, Buffy and H.O. Their debut album, ''Mad Town (EP), Mad Town'' ...
)
*Marco (마르코; Hot Blood Youth)
*Ko Ho-jung (고호정; Hotshot)
*Ji Han-sol (지한솔; Newkidd
Newkidd (), also stylized as NewKidd, is a South Korean boy band formed by J-Flo Entertainment. The group is composed of seven members: Jinkwon, Ji Han-sol, Choi Ji-ann, Yunmin, Hwi, Woochul, and Kang Seung-chan. The group officially debuted on ...
)
* Jun (준; U-KISS
U-KISS ( ko, 유키스; ja, ユーキス) is a South Korean boy band formed in 2008. Their name is an acronym, standing for Ubiquitous Korean International Idol Super Star. The group's current lineup is composed of Soohyun, Hoon, Kiseop and ...
)
*Chan
Chan may refer to:
Places
*Chan (commune), Cambodia
*Chan Lake, by Chan Lake Territorial Park in Northwest Territories, Canada
People
*Chan (surname), romanization of various Chinese surnames (including 陳, 曾, 詹, 戰, and 田)
*Chan Caldwel ...
(찬; A.C.E)
*Kijung (기중; IM)
Discography
Extended plays
Live albums
Singles
Filmography
Reality show
* ''The Unit
''The Unit'' is an American action-drama television series created by David Mamet that aired on CBS from March 7, 2006, to May 10, 2009 with the total of four seasons and 69 episodes. The series focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled aft ...
'' (KBS2
The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters.
KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...
, 2017–18)
* ''UNB in Japan: OND'' (2018)
Awards and nominations
Asian Music Awards
Golden Disc Awards
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Soribada Best K-Music Awards
The Soribada Best K-Music Awards (previously abbreviated as SOKA and currently abbreviated as SOBA) is an awards ceremony presented by the digital music platform Soribada to celebrate the best and brightest of K-pop
K-pop (), short for Ko ...
References
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2018 establishments in South Korea
Musical groups established in 2018
Musical groups from Seoul
South Korean boy bands
South Korean dance music groups
South Korean pop music groups