- This page is about the first season. For the series, see SuperBand (series).
SuperBand (슈퍼밴드) was a 2019 reality survival show produced by JTBC. The show brings together different indie musicians to perform covers and original songs in teams. After the elimination process, the bands created with the remaining contestants compete against each other and the winning group gets a chance to debut.
Concept[]
SuperBand invites indie musicians, from street singers to sensational cellists, to collaborate and create original harmonies together as a band. Once each individual musicians pass the preliminary rounds, the contestants will form a band of their own choice and compete against each other in the battle rounds. After the losing team members are eliminated, the remaining contestants form a new set of bands for the next battle round. The final 4 bands head to the final live show for a chance to win 100 thousand dollars, release an album and embark on a world tour.[1]
Judges[]
- Joe Hahn (Linkin Park)
- Kim Jong Wan (NELL)
- Lee Su Hyun (AKMU)
- Yoon Jong Shin
- Yoon Sang
Contestants[]
Position | Name | Note |
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Vocal | Ahn Sung Jin | Member of band The Vipers |
Chae Bo Hoon | Member of one-man band The VANE | |
Chan Hwi | N/A | |
Choi Sang Yeop | N/A | |
Ha Hyun Sang | N/A | |
Hong Isaac | N/A | |
I'll | N/A | |
Ji Sang | N/A | |
Jo Gon | Member of band Oyster | |
Jo Han Gyeol | N/A | |
Kevin Oh | Winner of Superstar K7 | |
Lee Chan Sol | N/A | |
Lee Ju Hyuk | Member of band GIFT | |
Lee Yong Hun | N/A | |
Lim Geun Joo | Member of busking group Ganeung-dong Band | |
Shin Gwang Il | MYSTIC Story trainee | |
Woosung | Member of band The Rose | |
zai.ro | N/A | |
ZEEBOMB | N/A | |
Guitar | Hwang Seung Min | Member of band SHIRTS BOY FRANK |
Kim Joon Hyup | Member of band Oyster | |
Kim Young So | N/A | |
Lee Kang Ho | N/A | |
Lim Hyeong Bin | Play M Entertainment trainee, member of PlayM BOYS | |
Park Ji Whan | Member of producer band YENEVARA | |
Shin Hyun Bin | N/A | |
Yang Ji Wan | Member of band Cardean | |
Bass | Cho Won Sang | Member of producer band YENEVARA |
Kim Ha Jin | Member of band Cardean | |
Kim Hyung Woo | Member of band GIFT | |
Lee Jong Hoon | N/A | |
Drums | Choi Young Jin | N/A |
Hwang Min Jae | N/A | |
Jeong Gwang Hyun | N/A | |
Kang Kyoung Yoon | N/A | |
Kim Chi Heon | Member of band The Volunteers | |
Lee Si Young | N/A | |
Park Young Jin | N/A | |
Piano/Keyboard | Kim Gyu Moc | Member of band HOA |
Nau Lee | N/A | |
Saxophone | Kim Dong Beom | N/A |
Mellow Kitchen | N/A | |
Classical guitar | Kim Woo Tak | N/A |
Violonist | Benji | Member of B.I.G |
Nam Geun Hyung | N/A | |
Shin Ye Chan | Member of busking group Ganeung-dong Band | |
Cello | Hong Jin Ho | N/A |
Park Chan Young | N/A | |
DJ | DPOLE | N/A |
Nomad | N/A | |
Harmonica | Park Jong Seong | N/A |
Accordion | Lee Ja Won | N/A |
Percussion | Jung Sol | N/A |
Bands[]
The bands were formed in the 12th episode and stay as is until the final episode.
Name | Members |
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AfterMoon (애프터문) | Choi Young Jin (drums) DPOLE (keyboard, launchpad) Kevin Oh (vocal, guitar) Lee Jong Hoon (bass) |
Hoppípolla (호피폴라) | Ha Hyun Sang (vocal, guitar, keyboard) Hong Jin Ho (cello) I'll (vocal, guitar, keyboard, percussion) Kim Young So (guitar) |
LUCY (루시) | Cho Won Sang (bass) Lee Ju Hyuk (vocal, guitar) Shin Gwang Il (vocal, drums) Shin Ye Chan (violin) |
Moné (모네) | Benji (vocal, violin) Hong Isaac (vocal, guitar, keyboard) Hwang Min Jae (drums) Woosung (vocal, guitar) zai.ro (vocal, guitar) |
People on the Bridge (피플 온 더 브릿지) | Lee Chan Sol (vocal, guitar) Lim Hyeong Bin (vocal, guitar, piano, keyboard) Kang Kyoung Yoon (drums) Kim Hyung Woo (bass) Kim Joon Hyup (bass, electric guitar) |
Purple Rain (퍼플레인) | Chae Bo Hoon (vocal) Jeong Gwang Hyun (drums) Kim Ha Jin (bass) Nau Lee (piano, keyboard) Yang Ji Wan (guitar) |
Episodes[]
Extra performances[]
Complete performances for the auditions round not featured on the show and only published on SNS accounts.
Song performed | Performer(s) | V Live link (HD) | Naver link |
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"Toledo" (James Moody) | Park Jong Seong | Performance | Performance |
"concertino Da camera" (Jacques Ibert) | Kim Dong Beom | Performance | Performance |
"Sicko Mode" (Travis Scott) | Nomad | Performance | Performance |
"달" (self-composed song) | Jo Gon & Kim Joon Hyup | Performance | Performance |
"Andas en mi cabeaza" (Kaz rodrigez) | Lee Si Young | Performance | Performance |
"매듭" (Ha Dong Qn) | Chan Hwi | Performance | Performance |
"그네" (self-composed song) | Choi Sang Yeop | Performance | Performance |
"Heavens Judgement" (Kaz rodrigez) | Choi Young Jin | Performance | Performance |
"Angel" (Lido) | Hwang Min Jae | Performance | Performance |
"악의 꽃" (self-composed song) | Hwang Seung Min | Performance | Performance |
"바람의 노래" (Cho Young Pil) | Kim Gyu Moc | Performance | Performance |
"Design" (self-composed song) | Yang Ji Wan & Kim Ha Jin | Performance | Performance |
"개" (self-composed song) | Ahn Sung Jin | Performance | Performance |
"Alive" (Sia) | Lee Young Hun | Performance | Performance |
Beakn' a sweat (Skrillex (Zedd remix)) | Jeong Gwang Hyun | Performance | Performance |
"봄바람" (self-composed song) | Jo Han Gyeol | Performance | Performance |
"Move Together" (James Bay) | Shin Gwang Il | Performance | Performance |
"Way Kool" (Hiram Bullock) | Shin Hyun Bin | Performance | Performance |
"Symphony No. 9, From the New World" (Antonín Dvořák) | Park Chan Young & Nam Geun Hyung | Performance | Performance |
Episode 1-3: audition round[]
Ep. | Song performed | Performer(s) | V Live link (HD) | Naver link | Youtube link |
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1 | |||||
"All I Want" (Kodaline) | Ha Hyun Sang | Performance | Performance | N/A | |
"With You" (self-composed song) | N/A | Performance | Performance | ||
"Peacock" (self-composed song) | Lee Kang Ho | Performance | Performance | Performance | |
"Like a star" (self-composed song) | Kim Young So | Performance | Performance | Performance | |
"Cody's Song" (Kenny Loggins) | I'll | Performance | Performance | N/A | |
"Intro" (self-composed song) + "3월의 밤" (Joe Mun Seok) | Jung Sol | Performance | Performance | Performance | |
"Thinking out loud" (Ed Sheeran) | Ji Sang | Performance | Performance | N/A | |
"Believer" (Imagine Dragons) | Kim Chi Heon | Performance | Performance | N/A | |
"First Step" (Interstellar OST) | Nau Lee | Performance | Performance | N/A | |
"Desperado" (Eagles) | N/A | Performance | N/A | ||
"Shape of You" (Ed Sheeran) | Benji | Performance | Performance | N/A | |
"Telephone" (self-composed song) | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
"Le Grand Tango" (Astor Piazzolla) | Hong Jin Ho | Performance | Performance | N/A | |
"Breakeven" (The Script) | Woosung | Performance | Performance | N/A | |
"Everglow" (Coldplay) | Lee Chan Sol | Performance | Performance | N/A | |
2 | |||||
"봄아" (self-composed song) | Hong Isaac | Performance | Performance | Performance | |
"HONBANDO (혼반도)" (self-composed song) | DPOLE | Performance | Performance | Performance | |
"Rush" (self-composed song) | Lim Hyeong Bin | Performance | Performance | Performance | |
"POP/STARS" (K/DA) | Park Young Jin | Performance | Performance | N/A | |
"잘못된 만남" (Kim Gun Mo) | Shin Ye Chan & Lim Geun Joo | Performance | Performance | Performance | |
"Smooth Criminal" (Michael Jackson) | N/A | Performance | N/A | ||
"Remember" (self-composed song) | Kevin Oh | Performance | Performance | Performance | |
"Penetrate" (self-composed song) | Lee Jong Hoon | Performance | Performance | Performance | |
"Korean National Anthem" | Kang Kyoung Yoon | Performance | Performance | Performance | |
"바람" (self-composed song) | zai.ro | Performance | Performance | Performance | |
"Way Back Home" (SHAUN) | Mellow Kitchen | Performance | Performance | N/A | |
"Lean on me" (Bill withers) | ZEEBOMB | Performance | Performance | N/A | |
"Vincent" (Don Mclean) | Lee Ju Hyuk & Kim Hyung Woo | Performance | Performance | N/A | |
3 | |||||
"Windsurfer" (self-composed song) | Chae Bo Hoon | Performance | Performance | N/A | |
"La cumparsita" (Matos Rodrigez) | Kim Woo Tak | Performance | Performance | N/A | |
"Thank You, Next" (Ariana Grande) | Cho Won Sang & Park Ji Hwan | Performance | Performance | N/A |
Episode 3-5: first round (team battle 1:1)[]
The battle featuring ZEEBOMB, Shin Hyun Bin, Lee Si Young vs. JO GON, Kim Joon Hyup and Hwang Min Jae wasn't broadcasted.
Ep. | Battle | Song performed | Performers | Video link |
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3 | 1 | "Adventure of a Lifetime" (Coldplay) | Cho Won Sang (frontman, bass, production) Lee Kang Ho (acoustic guitar) Kim Young So (acoustic guitar) Lim Hyeong Bin (acoustic guitar) |
Performance |
"Viva La Vida" (Coldplay) | Ha Hyun Sang (frontman, vocal, guitar, keyboard) Hong Jin Ho (cello) Shin Ye Chan (violin) |
Performance | ||
2 | ||||
"Childhood Memories (내 기억 속의 소년)" (self-composed song) | Hong Isaac (frontman, vocal, guitar) Jung Sol (percussions) Nau Lee (piano) Lee Ja Won (accordion) |
Performance | ||
"Fireflies" (Owl City) | Kevin Oh (frontman, vocal, guitar) Lee Jong Hoon (bass) Kang Kyoung Yoon (drums) |
Performance | ||
4 | 3 | "Fairy of Shampoo (샴푸의 요정)" (Light & Salt) | Benji (frontman, vocal, violin) Jo Han Gyeol (vocal, electric guitar) DPOLE (launchpad) |
Performance |
"Oh You Are My Beautiful Lady (오 그대는 아름다운 여인)" (Deul Guk Hwa) | Lim Geun Joo (frontman, vocal) Nam Geun Hyung (violin) Park Chan Young (cello) Kim Woo Tak (classical guitar) |
Performance | ||
4 | "Spring Day (봄날)" (BTS) | I'll (frontman, vocal, keyboard) Kim Chi Heon (drums) Kim Dong Beom (saxophone) Park Ji Whan (guitar) |
Performance | |
"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" (Chicago) | zai.ro (frontman, vocal, guitar) Shin Gwang Il (vocal, bass) Ji Sang (vocal) Lee Yong Hun (vocal) |
Performance | ||
5 | "Paradise Lost" (Gain) | Yang Ji Wan (frontman, guitar, keyboard) Chae Bo Hoon (vocal, guitar) Kim Ha Jin (bass) Jeong Gwang Hyun (drums) |
Performance | |
"Marble (대리암)" (self-composed song) | Ahn Sung Jin (frontman, vocal, bass) Kim Gyu Roc (keyboard) Hwang Seung Min (guitar) Choi Young Jin (drums) |
Performance | ||
5 | 6 | "Sign Of The Times" (Harry Styles) | Woosung (frontman, vocal, keyboard) Lee Chan Sol (vocal, guitar) |
Performance |
"이상해" (Lee Juck) | Choi Sang Yeop (frontman, vocal, guitar) Park Jong Seong (harmonica) |
Performance | ||
7 | "O" (Coldplay) | Lee Ju Hyuk (frontman, vocal, guitar) ]Kim Hyung Woo(bass) Nomad (keyboard, production) |
Performance | |
"Problem" (Ariana Grande) | Mellow Kitchen (frontman, saxophone, keyboard) Park Young Jin (drums) Chan Hwi (vocal) |
Performance | ||
N/A | N/A | "5G LOVE" (self-composed song) | ZEEBOMB Shin Hyun Bin Lee Si Young |
N/A |
"Kidult" (self-composed song) | Jo Gon Kim Joon Hyup Hwang Min Jae |
N/A |
Episode 5-7: second round (team battle 1:1)[]
Ep. | Battle | Song performed | Performers | Video link |
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5 | 1 | "Castle On The Hill" (Ed Sheeran) | I'll (frontman, vocal) Kim Young So (guitar) Nomad (keyboard, production) Hong Jin Ho (cello) |
Performance |
"Stop crying your heart out" (Oasis) | Chae Bo Hoon (frontman, vocal, guitar) Jeong Gwang Hyun (drums) Nau Lee (piano, keyboard) |
Performance | ||
6 | 2 | "Virtual Insanity" (Jamiroquai) | Cho Won Sang (frontman, bass, production) Lee Kang Ho (guitar) Ha Hyun Sang (vocal, keyboard) Jung Sol (percussions) |
Performance |
"Is there nobody? (누구 없소)" (Han Yeong Ae) | Kevin Oh (frontman, vocal, guitar) Kang Kyoung Yoon (drums) Shin Gwang Il (vocal, bass) Park Chan Young (cello) |
Performance | ||
3 | "Love Me Through The Night" (self-produced song) | ZEEBOMB (frontman, vocal) Shin Hyun Bin (guitar) Jo Gon (vocal) |
Performance | |
"TEASER (예고편)" (self-produced song) | Benji (frontman, vocal, violin) Kim Dong Beom (rap, saxophone) Lee Ja Won (guitar, background vocal) |
Performance | ||
4 | "F=ma" (self-produced song) | Ahn Sung Jin (frontman, vocal, bass) Hwang Seung Min (guitar) Choi Young Jin (drums) Kim Gyu Moc (keyboard, guitar) |
Performance | |
"Royals" (Lorde) | Park Young Jin (frontman, drums) Hong Isaac (vocal, keyboard) Yang Ji Wan (keyboard, guitar) Kim Ha Jin (bass) |
Performance | ||
7 | 5 | "ILYSB" (LANY) | Woosung (frontman, vocal) DPOLE (launchpad) Mellow Kitchen (keyboard, saxophone) Kim Hyung Woo (keyboard, bass) |
Performance |
"Skyfall" (Adele) | Lee Jong Hoon (frontman, bass) Hwang Min Jae (drums) Lee Chan Sol (vocal, guitar) |
Performance | ||
6 | "Adolescence (소년)" (Yoon Sang) | Lee Ju Hyuk (vocal) Lim Hyeong Bin (vocal, guitar) Kim Joon Hyup (guitar) |
Performance | |
"Days of Our Past (지난 날)" (Yu Jae Ha) | Shin Ye Chan (violin) Lim Geun Joo (vocal) Nam Geun Hyung (violin) Kim Woo Tak (classical guitar) |
Performance | ||
7 | "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" (Shawn Mendes) | Park Ji Hwan (frontman, guitar, keyboard, launchpad) Ji Sang (vocal) Lee Yong Hun (vocal) |
Performance | |
"Smooth" (Santana) | zai.ro (frontman, vocal, guitar) Jo Han Gyeol (vocal, bass) Lee Si Young (drums) |
Performance |
Episode 8-9: third round (team battle 1:1)[]
Ep. | Battle | Song performed | Performers | Video link |
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8 | 1 | "Halo" (Beyoncé) | Kevin Oh (frontman, vocal) Nomad (DJ, production) Kim Joon Hyup (guitar) Kang Kyoung Yoon (drums) |
Performance |
"Sucker" (Jonas Brothers) | zai.ro (frontman, vocal, guitar) Jo Han Gyeol (vocal, bass) Lee Si Young (drums) |
Performance | ||
2 | "1000x" (Jarryd James) | I’ll (frontman, vocal, piano) Hong Jin Ho (cello) Kim Hyung Woo (bass) Ha Hyun Sang (vocal, guitar) |
Performance | |
"Home" (Park Hyo Shin) | Nau Lee (frontman, piano) Kim Young So (acoustic guitar) Woosung (vocal) |
Performance | ||
3 | "Ghostbusters" (Ghostbusters OST) | DPOLE (frontman, launchpad) Kim Dong Beom (rap, saxophone) Lim Hyeong Bin (guitar) Hwang Seung Min (guitar) |
Performance | |
"Say something" (A Great Big World) | Choi Young Jin (frontman, drums) Lee Chan Sol (vocal, guitar) Park Chan Young (cello) |
Performance | ||
9 | 4 | "The Dance in the Rhythm (리듬속에 그 춤을)" (Kim Wan Sun) | Lee Jong Hoon (frontman, bass) Jeong Gwang Hyun (drums) Chae Bo Hoon (vocal, guitar) |
Performance |
"Hold Back The River" (James Bay) | Lee Ju Hyuk (frontman, vocal, guitar) Shin Gwang Il (vocal, drums) Shin Ye Chan (violin) |
Performance | ||
5 | "Yo Soy Maria" (Astor Piazzolla) | Park Ji Hwan (frontman, guitar, production) Kim Woo Tak (classical guitar) Lee Ja Won (accordion) |
Performance | |
"Sing" (Pentatonix) | Benji (frontman, vocal, keyboard) Ji Sang (vocal) Ahn Sung Jin (vocal, guitar) |
Performance | ||
6 | "The Time Of My Life" (Dirty Dancing OST) | Park Young Jin (frontman, drums) Kim Ha Jin (bass, synthesizer) Yang Ji Wan (guitar, synthesizer) Hong Isaac (vocal, keyboard) |
Performance | |
"You In The Vague Memory (흐린 기억 속의 그대)" (Hyun Jin Young) | Shin Hyun Bin (frontman, bass) Cho Won Sang (vocal, guitar) Hwang Min Jae (drums) ZEEBOMB (vocal) |
Performance |
Episode 10-11: fourth round[]
Ep. | Song performed | Performers | Video link |
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10 | "Arirang Fantasy (아리랑 판타지)" (folk song) | Kim Young So (frontman, guitar) Jeong Gwang Hyun (drums) Park Chan Young (cello) Park Young Jin (drums) |
Performance |
"Cake By The Ocean" (DNCE) | Hwang Min Jae (frontman, drums) Park Ji Whan (guitar, production) Woosung (vocal) Kim Ha Jin (bass) |
Performance | |
"Still Fighting It" (Ben Folds) | Kim Joon Hyup (frontman, bass) Lee Chan Sol (vocal, guitar) Lim Hyeong Bin (piano) Kang Kyoung Yoon (drums) |
Performance | |
"With you (너와 함께)" (self-produced song) | Nau Lee (frontman, piano) Kevin Oh (vocal, guitar) Yang Ji Wan (guitar) Hong Isaac (vocal, drums) |
Performance | |
"Creep" (Radiohead) | Kim Hyung Woo (frontman, contrabass) I’ll (vocal, keyboard) Ha Hyun Sang (vocal, guitar) Hong Jin Ho (cello) |
Performance | |
11 | "Tears in heaven" (Eric Clapton) | Jo Han Gyeol (frontman, vocal, guitar) zai.ro (vocal, guitar) Lee Si Young (percussions) Ji Sang (vocal) |
Performance |
"Swim" (Fickle Friends) | Lee Ju Hyuk (frontman, vocal, guitar) Shin Gwang Il (vocal, drums) Shin Ye Chan (violin) Cho Won Sang (bass) |
Performance | |
"Dancin'" (self-produced song) | Benji (frontman, vocal) Lee Jong Hoon (bass) Shin Hyun Bin (guitar) Choi Young Jin (drums) |
Performance | |
"Umbrella (우산)" (self-produced song) | Hwang Seung Min (frontman, guitar) Chae Bo Hoon (vocal, keyboard) DPOLE (launchpad) Ahn Sung Jin (vocal, bass, keyboard) |
Performance |
Episode 12: first semi-final[]
Ep. | Song performed | Performers | Video link |
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12 | "Hoppípolla" (Sigur Rós) | Hoppípolla | Performance |
"Time After Time" (Cyndi Lauper) | AfterMoon | Performance | |
"Cry Bird" (Tennyson) | LUCY | Performance | |
"To be Decided (가져가)" (self-composed song) | Moné | Performance | |
"Dream On" (Aerosmith) | Purple Rain | Performance | |
"Best Of You" (Foo Fighters) | People on the Bridge | Performance |
Episode 13: second semi-final[]
Ep. | Song performed | Performers | Video link |
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13 | "Find you again" (self-composed song) | People on the Bridge | Performance |
"Wooing (우잉)" (self-composed song) | Moné | Performance | |
"Before Sunrise" (self-composed song) | AfterMoon | Performance | |
"Snooze (선잠)" (self-composed song) | LUCY | Performance | |
"Never Enough" (The Greatest Showman soundtrack) | Purple Rain | Performance | |
"Wake Me Up" (Avicii) | Hoppípolla | Performance |
Episode 14: final[]
Ep. | Song performed | Performers | Video link |
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14 | "Old And Wise" (The Alan Parsons Project) | Purple Rain | Performance |
"One more light" (Linkin Park) | Hoppípolla | Performance | |
"idc" (self-composed song) | Moné | Performance | |
"Flare" (self-composed song) | LUCY | Performance |
Results[]
Rank | Band | |
---|---|---|
1st | Hoppípolla | |
2nd | LUCY | |
3rd | Purple Rain | |
4th | Moné | |
Eliminated | ||
AfterMoon | ||
People on the Bridge |
Aftermath[]
- On August 29, 2019, Ahn Sung Jin, Choi Young Jin, Hwang Seung Min and Kim Gyu Moc released an EP under the name Doctors. Choi Young Jin left the group at the end of 2019 to join AfterMoon. Hwang Seung Min also left the group after the release of their second EP, to go back to his original band.
- Hoppípolla released their first single "About Time" on November 16, 2019.
- The AfterMoon members, minus DPOLE, released the digital single "I Want It All" on November 23, 2019 with Sony Music Entertainment.
- Jo Gon, Kim Joon Hyup and Hwang Min Jae released the digital single "Kidult" on January 6, 2020 under the name Rednap.
- Purple Rain debuted on February 28, 2020 under JTBC Studios. They participated in the OST for the JTBC drama My Country: The New Age with the song "Bird" prior to official debut.
- On April 3, 2020, three members of People on the Bridge, Lee Chan Sol, Kang Kyoung Yoon and Lim Hyeong Bin, debuted as Bandage with another contestant, Shin Hyun Bin, under Play M Entertainment.
- LUCY signed under MYSTIC Story with a new vocalist and guitarist, Choi Sang Yeop, a contestant eliminated earlier on the show, who will replace Lee Ju Hyuk. They debuted on May 8, 2020.
- Kim Hyung Woo and Kim Hyung Woo went back to their original band, GIFT.
- Jo Gon and Kim Joon Hyup went back to their original group, Oyster. The band officially changed its name to 9001 (Ninety O One) on May 7, 2020.
Discography[]
Digital EPs[]
- JTBC SuperBand Episode 3, 4 (2019)
- JTBC SuperBand Episode 5 (2019)
- JTBC SuperBand Episode 6 (2019)
- JTBC SuperBand Episode 7 (2019)
- JTBC SuperBand Episode 8 (2019)
- JTBC SuperBand Episode 9 (2019)
- JTBC SuperBand Episode 10 (2019)
- JTBC SuperBand Episode 11 (2019)
- JTBC SuperBand Episode 12 (2019)
- JTBC SuperBand Episode 13 (2019)
- JTBC SuperBand Episode 14 (2019)