NU'EST

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NU'EST
Nuest at KCON 2012.jpg
NU'EST in October 2012 (From Left to Right: Minhyun, Ren, Aron, JR, Baekho)
Background information
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active 2012 (2012)–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website nuest.co.kr
Members
  • JR
  • Aron
  • Baekho
  • Minhyun
  • Ren

NU'EST (Hangul: 뉴이스트; acronym for New Establish Style Tempo) is a South Korean boy group formed by Pledis Entertainment in 2012. The group consists of JR, Aron, Baekho, Minhyun, and Ren.

History

Pre-debut

Prior to debut, NU'EST made numerous appearances in their labelmates' music releases. NU'EST were backup dances for After School Blue's Wonder Boy,[1] and appeared in their label's Christmas release Love Letter,[2] along with releasing their own music video for the song.[3]

JR also appeared in Orange Caramel's Bangkok City music video,[4] and was also featured in Uee's solo song Sok Sok Sok. Baekho appeared in After School's Play Ur Love music video,[5] and Minhyun starred in Orange Caramel's Shanghai Romance music video.[6]

JR, Aron, Minhyun, and Ren were featured, along with After School's Lizzy, in a commercial for New Balance.[7]

2012: Face and Action

NU'EST made their debut with their first single Face on 15 March,[8] with their debut stage on M Countdown that same day. NU'EST began airing their first reality show, Making of a Star: NU'EST Landing Operation, during their promotional period.[9]

NU'EST returned with their first mini album, Action on 11 July,[10] and became ambassadors for Korea's Scout Association.[11] During their promotional period and the rest of the year, NU'EST began to expand to the global market, having events in Japan, Australia, other parts of Asia, and America, including KCON. During December NU'EST began endorsements with McDonald’s.[12]

2013: Hello and Sleep Talking

Baekho and Ren began acting with appearances in labelmate Uee's drama Jeon Woo-chi during January.[13] NU'EST returned with the second mini album Hello, on 13 February.[14] During the promotional period NU'EST were cast for SBS MTV Diary, along with their now former label mates Hello Venus.[15] On 8 April, Aron became a DJ for Arirang's Music Access.[16]

NU'EST returned on 22 August with their third mini album Sleep Talking.[17] NU'EST began to enter the Chinese market in November with the addition of a new member Jason, exclusively for Chinese promotions, undertaking the name NU'EST-M for the project.[18] NU'EST-M recorded Chinese versions of Face and Sleep Talking and promoted them throughout China. During December Minhyun began acting and was made a regular for the sitcom Reckless Family 3.[19]

2014: Re:BIRTH and Japanese debut

To celebrate Music Core's 400th episode, Ren performed Girl's Day's Something along with BTOB's Minhyuk, A-JAX's Seungjin and VIXX's Hongbin.[20]

NU'EST returned on 9 July with their first full album Re:BIRTH with Good Bye Bye as the title track.[21] NU'EST debuted in Japan with their single Shalala Ring on 5 November.[22]

2015: I'm Bad and Japanese releases

File:Nu'est Dallas 2015.jpg
Dallas, Texas, Gilley's, 3 May 2015

NU'EST released a digital single I'm Bad[23] on 27 February with a limited edition physical release on 15 March, to celebrate their third anniversary. Baekho did not appear on the title track due to him still recovering from his vocal cord polyps surgery, but did appear on the B-side track. 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.[24]

On 14 August Aron took up a position as a DJ on SBS PopAsia with his own show Aron's Hangout.[25] NU'EST released their first Japanese album on Bridge the World on 18 November, after pre-releasing tracks Bridge the World, Cherry, Access To You and Eternal Rain.

2016: Q Is

NU'EST returned on 17 February with their fourth mini album Q Is with "Overcome" as the title track. They began promotions for the album the following day.

Concerts/Tours

  • NU'EST "The 1st Face to Face"(2012)
  • NU'EST Show Time In Seoul (2013)
  • NU'EST Debut 1st Anniversary Live Show Time (2013)
  • NU'EST L.O.Λ.E. TOUR (2013)
  • NU'EST Debut 2nd Anniversary Live Show Time 2 (2014)
  • NU'EST Japan Tour One L.O.∧.E (2014)
  • NU'EST Latinoamerica Tour (2014)
  • NU'EST Autumn Live (2014)
  • Re:Sponse Europe Tour (2014)
  • NU'EST Re:Birth In Thailand (2014)
  • NU'EST Live Tour Show Time 3 (2015)
  • NU'EST First Solo Show In Dallas (2015)
  • NU'EST Summer Vacation In Korea (2015)
  • NU'EST World Tour Concert RE:VIVE (2015)
  • NU'EST Japan Tour "Bridge the World" (2015)
  • NU'EST "Bridge the World Live" (2015)
  • NU'EST Live Tour Show Time 4 (2016)

Discography

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Main article: NU'EST discography

Filmography

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

Awards and nominations

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Golden Disk Awards

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

Seoul Music Awards

Year Award Nominated Work Result
2013
Best Rookie Award
NU'EST
 Nominated
2013
Popularity Award
NU'EST
 Nominated


Other awards

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

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External links

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