ONEWE (원위) is a five-member boy band under RBW. Originally known as M.A.S 0094, they released their first single "Butterfly Find a Flower" on August 13, 2015 and officially debuted on August 2, 2016 on SBS MTV's The Show.
In April 2017, the band signed an exclusive contract with RBW and was renamed to simply as MAS.[1] In June 2018, their name was changed again to ONEWE and re-debuted on May 13, 2019 with the digital single "1/4".[2]
History[]
2015-2016: M.A.S 0094 formation and debut[]
The five members of ONEWE met and formed the band themselves under their original name M.A.S 0094 and have been active as a complete band since 2015.
Members Kang Hyun, Harin and Giuk met years prior as the three youngest students of Modern K music academy, when Giuk was in his final year of elementary school and the other two were in their second year of middle school. Giuk then recruited his neighbor Dong Myeong as a vocalist for the band.[3]
In 2015, the band met and recruited their final member Yong Hoon with a cup of coffee. Yong Hoon, then a college student, entered the 2015 Suwon K-pop contest as a singer-songwriter where the other members, then 15–17-year-old students, attended as the contest's session band. After Yong Hoon performed and won the first round on May 2, the band approached him and asked him to be their main vocalist.[3][4]
The band chose the name M.A.S 0094 to mean "Make A Sound" plus the birth years of their youngest (2000) and oldest members (1994) and began busking together on the streets of Hongdae as a complete five-piece band from May of 2015.
M.A.S 0094 released their first single "Butterfly Find a Flower" on August 13, 2015, through their music academy Modern K under the label Modern Music Entertainment. The single was written by the band's maknae Giuk dedicated to "comfort women" and released in commemoration of the 70th anniversary since the liberation of Korea from Japanese colonial rule. The band donated all of their proceeds from the song and busking performances to charity in support of the surviving women.[5][6]
On November 28, 2015, the band held M.A.S 0094: The First Concert at Modern K Seed Hall.[7]
Promo photo for Feeling Good Day
On March 25, 2016, M.A.S 0094 released their first mini album Feeling Good Day, with the title track "Feeling Good" written and composed by all five members together.
The band made they official debut as M.A.S 0094 on August 2, 2016 on SBS MTV's The Show, performing "After 15 Seconds" from their Feeling Good Day mini album.[8][9]
On November 10, M.A.S 0094 released their second single "Starlight". On November 26, they held the concert MASLAND.[10]
On December 30, M.A.S 0094 performed as the session band for MAMAMOO's performance of "Décalcomanie" rock version at the 2016 KBS Song Festival.[11][12] On December 31, M.A.S 0094 performed as the only Korean act and final performer for the Hello Starlight Starlight Forest New Year's Eve Concert held at Changsha, China.[13]
2017-2018: Make Some Noise, survival shows and rebrand as ONEWE[]
Promo photo for Make Some Noise
On January 6, 2017, the band released their second mini album as M.A.S 0094, Make Some Noise, with the title track of the same name.
On March 3, Modern Music announced that member Dong Myeong would be on hiatus from the band's activities to focus on individual activities for a while. Dong Myeong was then revealed as a contestant representing RBW on Mnet's survival program Produce 101 Season 2 which premiered on April 7, 2017. He was eliminated in the fifth episode placing 68th.
On April 1, M.A.S 0094 signed an exclusive artist contract with RBW. The band's name was then officially shortened to MAS and the leader was changed from Kang Hyun to Yong Hoon.
In October of the same year, MAS auditioned for the survival show The Unit. All five members passed the audition round. In the 7th episode, Harin (52nd), Yong Hoon (58th), Giuk (59th) and Kang Hyun (61st) were eliminated. Dong Myeong made it to the finale where he was eliminated ranking 16th place.
In December of 2017, MAS, alongside the agency's pre-debut boy group RBW BOYZ (now ONEUS), joined RBW's I Shall Debut project. MAS and RBW BOYZ held the collaborative concerts Gemstone on February 25, Sparling Piece on April 28, and Piece of U on June 24.
In June of 2018, RBW announced that MAS would re-debut under the name ONEWE. ONEWE's debut trailer was released on June 25.[14]
On September 17, 2018, ONEWE released a collaborative single "Last Song" with labelmate ONEUS.
On December 23, ONEWE held a Christmas concert Studio We : Live #1 "WE wish ONE merry christmas".
2019: Re-debut as ONEWE with "1/4", Japanese debut and "2/4"[]
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Promo photo for "1/4"
They officially re-debuted as ONEWE on May 13, 2019, with the digital single album "1/4" and the title track "Reminisce About All". The single album contained three songs, each mainly written and composed by the band's three main songwriters, showcasing the versatility of ONEWE's sound: "Reminisce About All" by Yong Hoon, "Ring on my Ears" by Giuk and "0&4" by Kang Hyun. Music videos for "Ring on my Ears" and "0&4" were also subsequently released on May 15 and May 17 respectively.
ONEWE then made their Japanese debut on June 13, with the release of the Japanese version of their "1/4" single album, titled "Reminisce About All" after the title track. The single made Tower Records Japan's "Top 10 Best-Selling Japanese Singles released by Korean Artists" for the first half of 2019.[15] On June 8, they held their first mini live concert in Japan, entitled Prologue.[16]
On June 30, the band held their Studio We : Live #2 "The Name of the Star I Live On" concert, where they revealed their new song "Regulus" to the audience through an exclusive live performance.
Promo photo for "2/4"
On August 29, ONEWE released their second digital single album "2/4", with "Regulus" serving as the title track. "Regulus" was mainly written and composed by member Kang Hyun, based on the novella The Little Prince, and serves as the beginning of the ONEWE's "우주" (space) series. Due to the fact that RBW did not promote the band's official re-debut with "1/4" through music shows, they made their debut music show appearance as ONEWE with their performance of "Regulus" on Mnet's M Countdown that day.[17]
On October 25, they released their second Japanese single album "Regulus".
On October 13 the band held a concert entitled Studio We : Live #3 "Fallin' Good Day". On December 29, they held a Christmas concert Studio We : Live #4 "My Own Band Room".
2020: "3/4", One, Studio We : Recording and Memory : Illusion[]
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Promo photo for "3/4"
On April 2, 2020, ONEWE released their third digital single "3/4" with the song "Q" (feat. Hwa Sa). Self-composed by member Giuk and originally released on his personal SoundCloud, the song was adapted by the band for the collaboration with Hwa Sa. The single entered Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart at number 12.[18]
On May 13, the band's first anniversary of debut as ONEWE, their new fandom name was announced to be WEVE. Derived from a combination of "ONEWE" and "move", the fandom name WEVE contains the dual meaning for ONEWE and their fans to move forward together and to move each other's hearts.[19]
On May 26, ONEWE released their first full-length album One, a physical repackage album including their digital single fraction series "1/4", 2/4" and "3/4", with "End of Spring" serving as the title track.
Promo photo for "Parting"
On September 12, ONEWE held their first Ontact live concert O! NEW E!volution. During the concert, the band revealed a new song "Parting" through an exclusive live performance. "Parting" was mainly written and composed by member Kang Hyun and introduced as his sequel to "Regulus" as part of the band's "space series".[20]
On September 24, ONEWE pre-released "Parting" as a digital single. The song was then included as the title track for the band's first demo album Studio We : Recording released on October 15.
On November 13-15, ONEWE held their first offline concert Studio We : Live #5 "ONEWEVE, A Memory in Full Bloom Under Two Starlights" since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, where they revealed their new song written and composed by member Yong Hoon, "A Book in Memory", to the audience. On December 11, they released their first physical single album as ONEWE, Memory : Illusion, with "A Book in Memory" serving as the album's title track. An online encore for the concert was held on December 13 following the release of the album.
2021: Planet Nine : Alter Ego and Studio We : Recording #2[]
Promo photo for Planet Nine : Alter Ego
On January 11, 2021, it was announced ONEWE would be holding their Studio We : Live #6 "ONEWE? or ONEWE!" concert on January 23 and 24. On January 22, a teaser was released for the band's new song "Aurora", mainly written and composed by member Kang Hyun, which was revealed through an exclusive live performance at the concert.[21] The offline encore for the concert was held on March 6 and 7.
On June 16, the band released their first mini album as ONEWE, Planet Nine : Alter Ego, with "Rain To Be" serving as the album's title track. Planet Nine : Alter Ego contained seven tracks, each mainly written and composed by members Kang Hyun, Giuk and Yong Hoon, with members Harin and Dong Myeong also participating in the writing and production of the album. Music videos for the songs "Veronica" and "Aurora" from the album were also subsequently released on June 28 and July 5 respectively. Following the title track promotion period, the band performed their first B-side promotion on Korean music shows as ONEWE for one week with "Aurora".[22]
On November 15, ONEWE released the schedule plan for the release of "Star", which also revealed that the band would release their second mini album in January of the following year.[23] "Star" was pre-released as a digital single on November 23, and subsequently included as the title track for the bands second demo album Studio We : Recording #2 released on December 7.
On December 21, they released a collaborative single "Stay" with ONEUS, a re-recording of the song which the two groups had performed together before debut.
2022: Planet Nine : Voyager, Timeless, Great Seoul Invasion and Studio We : Recording 3[]
Promo photo for Planet Nine : Voyager
On January 4, 2022, ONEWE released their second mini album Planet Nine : Voyager, with "Universe_" serving as the album's title track. The album was comprised of six songs, all mainly written and composed by each of the five members of the band: "Universe_" by Yong Hoon, "Envision_ "by Harin, "Montage_" by Giuk, "Trigger_" by Dong Myeong, "Orbit_" by Kang Hyun and finally "From_", also by Yong Hoon. A music video for the B-side "Montage_" was later released on May 9.
On February 12, the band held their second live concert O! NEW E!volution Ⅱ.
On May 15, they held their O! NEW E!volution Ⅱ Encore concert, followed by the release of a special album Timeless on May 20 to celebrate 3 years since their re-debut as ONEWE, also marking 7 years active together as a band. Timeless contained a new title track "Roommate", written by Yong Hoon as a song which tells ONEWE's story, along with the release of "Starlight (2022 ver.)", a song which the band originally released in 2016 under their former name M.A.S 0094 as the digital single "Starlight".
On June 20, Yong Hoon personally made the announcement to fans through V Live of his enlistment in the military as an active-duty soldier on July 12. Subsequently, Kang Hyun announced through V Live that he would also be enlisting as an active-duty soldier on August 2, explaining he chose to enlist along with Yong Hoon so they can reunite quickly for the long-term future of the band. RBW confirmed the news shortly following each of the two members' personal announcements.[24][25]
ONEWE participated in Mnet's band survival program Great Seoul Invasion which premiered on July 20. They participated in the livestreamed auditions on April 16 and pre-recorded for the show up until their last live audience performance on July 5, just seven days prior to Yong Hoon's scheduled enlistment.[26] Through the show the band self-produced and released the original song "Hippie (Freedom from MM)".
On July 10, the band held their Special Live "A Small Room Filled With Time And More..." as a farewell concert for Yong Hoon and Kang Hyun before beginning their military service.
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Promo photo for "Still Here"
On September 24, 2022, ONEWE announced a surprise gift for fans with the release of "Still Here".[27] The song was pre-released as a digital single on October 4. It was then included as the title track for the band's second demo album Studio We : Recording #3 released on October 18. "Still Here" was self-composed by Yong Hoon and the album prepared as a complete group in advance, prior to Yong Hoon and Kang Hyun's military enlistments.[28]
On December 20, the band reunited for a special invited performance at the 8th Div Year-End Military Concert, for which Yong Hoon participated as a member of the 8th division's military band and Kang Hyun as a member of the military band of the 55th division.
On December 24 and 25, ONEWE held a Christmas concert ONE day in the WEnter.
2023: Gravity, Giuk's solo debut, XOXO[]
Promo photo for Gravity
On January 28, the band released their first full English album Gravity. The title track "Gravity" was composed, and the album prepared, by Yong Hoon and Kang Hyun shortly before their enlistments the year prior.[29]
On March 9, Giuk announced he would no longer be going by the stage name CyA and would go by his birth name, Giuk, for all official activities, both as a soloist and with ONEWE.[30] On April 20, Giuk made his solo debut with his first mini album Psycho Xybernetics : Turn Over. This was preceded by his first solo concert 'Prologue : Turn Over' on April 8 and 9 and followed by his encore concert 'Epilogue : Turn Over' on June 24.
For the band's anniversary on May 13, they released the first episode of their reality series ONEWE 4th Anniversary Trip, filmed in advance as a complete group shortly prior to Yong Hoon and Kang Hyun beginning their military service.[31] Dong Myeong also made his debut as a musical actor in Dream High on the same day.[32]
On August 21, ONEWE announced their second special album, XOXO, set to release on August 29.[33] The special album contained two unit songs: "Salty Boy" by Dong Myeong and Giuk, and "Omnipresent" by Harin and Giuk.
On December 24 and 25, ONEWE held a Christmas concert ONE day in the WEnter #2.
2024: Military discharge, "Memories", Planet Nine : Isotropy, "Off Road"[]
Promo photo for Planet Nine : Isotropy
Yong Hoon was discharged from the military and January 11, followed by Kang Hyun on February 1.[34]
ONEWE is the featured artist for the song "Memories" from Moon Byul's album Starlit of Muse which was released on February 20.[35]
On February 23, the band's 2nd Official Fanclub WEVE entitled "Take Off" was announced to be coming soon, with a recruitment period open from March 7-27.[36] The membership will then be active from April 1.[37]
On March 18, ONEWE's official lightstick was revealed.[38]
On March 27, the band released a teaser for their third mini album Planet Nine : Isotropy, set for release on April 17.[39] To commemorate the release of the album, the band will also be holding their O! NEW E!volution Ⅲ concert on May 4 and 5.[40]
On July 19, the band announced they would be continuing their O! NEW E!volution Ⅲ concert with their tour O! NEW E!volution Ⅲ in Japan from September 23 to 28, 2024.[41]
On August 2, the band announced they would be holding their first outdoor solo concert 2024 ONEWE Golden Festa : ONEderland on August 24 and 25, including special performances of new unreleased songs which have never been revealed before.[42]
On August 20, ONEWE released a schedule plan announcing their digital single album "Off Road", set to be released on September 4.[43]
Members[]
| Name | Position(s) | Color | Years active |
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| Yong Hoon (용훈) | Leader, Main Vocalist, Keyboard, Guitar | ❤️ Red | 2015–present |
| Harin (하린) | Drums, Beatbox | 💚 Green 🖤 Black |
2015–present |
| Kang Hyun (강현) | Guitar | 💜 Purple | 2015–present |
| Dong Myeong (동명) | Lead Vocalist, Keyboard | 💛 Yellow | 2015–present |
| Giuk (기욱; formerly known as CyA (키아)) | Rapper, Bass, Maknae | 💙 Blue | 2015–present |
Discography[]
Korean[]
Studio albums[]
Demo albums[]
Mini albums[]
Special albums[]Single albums[]
Singles[]
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Japanese[]Singles[]
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Filmography[]
Reality shows[]
- I Shall Debut (Olleh TV Mobile, 2018) (ep. 5-20) - with ONEUS
- Power Up! Beautiful snack bar is open (MBC Music/MBC Every 1, 2018) - with ONEUS
- Great Seoul Invasion (Mnet, 2022) - contestant
- ONEWE 4th Anniversary Trip (YouTube, 2023): Ep. 1 / Ep. 2 / Ep. 3
Variety shows[]
- DAY6's Kiss the Radio (KBS CoolFM, Dec. 2020–Oct. 2021) - fixed guest
- Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook (KBS2, 2022) - guest (ep. 584)
- The Season's: Zico's Artist (KBS2, 2024) - guest (ep. 11)
Concerts[]
Japan tours[]
Live concerts[]
Mini concerts[]
Free V Live practice room concerts[]
Busking events[]
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Participating concerts[]
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Trivia[]
- Their former name M.A.S 0094 was an acronym for 'Make A Sound' and the number 0094 signifying the birth years of the youngest and oldest members.
Gallery[]
- Main article: ONEWE/Gallery
References[]
- ↑ (KR) 10asia: '프듀2' 손동명, RBW 데뷔 첫 타자...밴드 '마스' 합류
- ↑ Soompi: RBW Band ONEWE Announces Debut Single
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 YouTube: 음악이 만들어 준 인연! 음악이 같이 하고 싶어 대학생 용훈을 찾아간 멤버들! [유희열의 스케치북/You Heeyeol’s Sketchbook] | KBS 220401 방송
- ↑ YouTube: 싱어송라이터 부문 진용훈(개막식 및 1차 본선 우승팀)
- ↑ Segye: [추영준의 ★빛사랑]'광복 70주년'을 특별하게 맞는 연예인들
- ↑ Melon: "나비, 꽃을 찾다" album details
- ↑ @MAS0094_band on Twitter (November 22, 2015)
- ↑ (KR) SBS Entertainment News: 신인 밴드 MAS0094, 2일 SBS MTV ‘더쇼’서 데뷔
- ↑ (KR) Topstar News: 마스 공공구사(MAS 0094), ‘더쇼’서 성공적인 데뷔 무대
- ↑ (KR) TV Daily: MAS 0094, 26일 단독 공연 ‘마스랜드’ 개최
- ↑ (KR) TenAsia: MAS 0094, KBS '가요대축제' 마마무 '데칼코마니' 지원 사격 '시선 집중'
- ↑ YouTube: MAMAMOO - You're the Best / Decalcomanie [2016 KBS Song Festival / 2017.01.01]
- ↑ (KR) Aju News: 밴드 MAS 0094, 中 후난성 팬들과 특별한 새해 맞았다…'Hello 성광삼림 신년 음악회' 참여
- ↑ YouTube: ONEWE (원위) - Debut Trailer
- ↑ (JP) Tower Records: タワーレコード2019年上半期チャート発表！K-POPシングルTOP10
- ↑ @official_ONEWE on Twitter (June 8, 2019)
- ↑ YouTube: [ONEWE - Regulus] Debut Stage | M COUNTDOWN 190829 EP.632
- ↑ (KR) Naver: 보이밴드 원위, '모르겠다고'로 美 빌보드 월드 디지털 송 세일즈 차트 12위 진입
- ↑ Soompi: ONEWE Announces Fan Club Name On 1st Anniversary
- ↑ (KR) Chosun: 원위, 24일 신곡 '소행성' 발표…'몽환+신비' 우주 감성 [공식]
- ↑ YouTube: ONEWE(원위) STUDIO WE : LIVE #6 Special Teaser 'AuRoRa'
- ↑ (KR) Naver: 원위, 밴드 퍼포먼스의 신세계 예고…오늘(8일) ‘엠카’서 수록곡 ‘오로라’ 공개
- ↑ @official_ONEWE on Twitter (November 15, 2021)
- ↑ @official_ONEWE on Twitter (June 22, 2022)
- ↑ @official_ONEWE on Twitter (July 7, 2022)
- ↑ @MnetKR on Twitter (June 23, 2022)
- ↑ @official_ONEWE on Twitter (September 24, 2022)
- ↑ (KR) Osen: 원위, 10월 4일 신곡 '기어이 또' 깜짝 발표..용훈X강현 입대 전 작업
- ↑ Naver: 원위, 오늘 첫 영어 정규앨범 ‘GRAVITY’ 온다
- ↑ @official_ONEWE on Twitter (March 9, 2023)
- ↑ YouTube: ONEWE(원위) 4th Anniversary Trip | Ep. 1 : First Trip
- ↑ @studio_artone on Twitter (April 17, 2023)
- ↑ @official_ONEWE on Twitter (August 21, 2023)
- ↑ (KR) News1: 원위 강현, 오늘 병장 만기 제대…완전체 원위 기대↑
- ↑ @RBW_MAMAMOO on Twitter (February 11, 2024)
- ↑ @official_ONEWE on Twitter (February 23, 2024)
- ↑ @official_ONEWE on Twitter (March 7, 2024)
- ↑ @official_ONEWE on Twitter (March 18, 2024)
- ↑ @official_ONEWE on Twitter (March 27, 2024)
- ↑ (KR) OSEN: 원위, 4월 17일 완전체 컴백..'Planet Nine : ISOTROPY' 발매
- ↑ @ONEWE_Japan on Twitter (July 19, 2024)
- ↑ (KR) StarNews: 원위, 호수서 즐기는 단콘..무더위 날릴 'ONEderland'
- ↑ @official_ONEWE on Twitter (August 21, 2024)
- ↑ @troika_2023 on Instagram (September 3, 2023)
- ↑ @hywu_gaon on Instagram (September 7, 2023)
- ↑ @induk_35 on Instagram (September 11, 2023)
- ↑ @cha_council27 on Instagram (October 20, 2023)
- ↑ @awesome.stage on Instagram (October 17, 2023)
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