Unine (stylized as UNINE) was a nine-member Chinese

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formed by the survival show ''Youth with You''. The group consisted of

Li Wenhan Li Wenhan (; born ) is a Chinese singer and actor. He is best known as the lead singer of UNIQ, a Chinese-South Korean boy group formed by Yuehua Entertainment in 2014. In 2019, he participated in the Chinese survival program, ''Youth With You ...

, Li Zhenning, Yao Mingming, Guan Yue, Jia Yi, Hu Chunyang, Xia Hanyu, Chen Youwei, and He Changxi.

History

UNINE was formed through the reality survival television show ''

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,'' which aired from January 21 to April 6, 2019. It was the second edition of ''

Idol Producer ''Idol Producer'' (), is a 2018 Chinese reality boy group survival show, which premiered on January 19, 2018 on iQIYI. It is presented by Lay Zhang with Li Ronghao, Jackson Wang, MC Jin, Cheng Xiao and Zhou Jieqiong serving as mentors. On April ...

''. Out of the 100 trainees, only 9 were to debut through audience votings. In the final episode the debut lineup was announced, in which

had come in first place, followed by Li Zhenning, Yao Mingming, Guan Yue, Jia Yi, Hu Chunyang, Xia Hanyu, Chen Youwei and He Changxi respectively. Prior to UNINE,

debuted in the Chinese-South Korean

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in 2014. He also made his acting debut in 2016. Yao Mingming trained with

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and appeared in Seventeen TV. He was also a contestant in a South Korean survival show ''

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,'' but failed to debut in 10th place. Afterwards, he joined South Korean boy band BLK on November 28, 2017, but the group disbanded on September 17, 2018. UNINE released their first EP, ''UNLOCK'', on May 6, 2019, and their second, ''UNUSUAL'', on October 21, 2019. The group performed title song "Set It Off" at the 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards' Red Carpet Special Stage. UNINE released their album ''U-Night Flight'' of 11 songs on May 6, 2020, and, before their disbandment, the EP ''UNFORGETTABLE'' on September 30, 2020. The group officially disbanded on October 6, 2020.

Members

Endorsements

On 6 April, after their debut, PD

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and guest host

He Jiong He Jiong (, born 28 April 1974) is a Chinese television host, singer, actor, director and a former Arabic lecturer in Beijing Foreign Studies University. In 2020, he ranked 53rd on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list. Early life and education ...

announced the group's logo and that UNINE would be the ambassador of 蒙牛真果粒. UNINE were also announced as endorsers of SASELOMO and 海豚家 in 2019.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Filmography

Television shows

References

External links

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