The K-Pop Earthquake Caused by ‘Nine’ “Will Set a Record This Week” [Comprehensive]
The nine ‘best results’ created by TV auditions announced a powerful start on the 1st.The title of their debut album is ‘WHOWE ARE.’ The official initial sales, which will be counted soon, will prove this, but the title also contains the declarative meaning of ‘the emergence of K-pop super rookies.’ Photo courtesy of | F &F Entertainment
Of the top 10 K -pop groups with debut albums of all time, 50% came from ‘TV auditions’.It seems that one team will soon have to give up its spot to them.These are the nine new male groups produced by ‘Universe League’.
According to rumors inside and outside the industry, they could even aim to enter the top 5 of all time group debut albums.According to Hanteo Chart, the 5th place of all time is SM new female group Hearts To Hearts, who debuted in February and sold over 400,000 copies.Initial sales refers to the sales trend for the first week after an album is released.
The nine ‘best results’ created through TV auditions announced a powerful start on the 1st.The title of their debut album is ‘WHOWE ARE.’ The official initial sales, which will be announced soon, will prove this, but the title also contains the declarative meaning of ‘the emergence of K-pop’s super rookie.’
Their debut song is’ Let’s meet again there.’The’ refreshing beauty ‘that is considered the signature skill of 5th generation idols was left behind only in appearance, and the fact that they came out with a’ band song ‘that even conveyed a seriousness actually caught people’s attention.
Regarding the ‘different route’ that A9 showed, their agency F & F Entertainment explained that they sang about “sincerity(towards the fandom)ahead of(the rookie’s)brightness.”
As evidenced by the sales of their debut album, which is ‘swarming’ with positive rumors, their fandom has grown along with ‘Universe League’, which gave birth to nine groups.’Universe League’ is an SBS audition program that ended earlier this year.
The debut song is ‘Let’s meet again there.’The’ refreshing beauty ‘that is considered the secret weapon of the 5th generation idols was left only in appearance, and the fact that they came out with a’ band song ‘that even conveyed a seriousness caught people’s attention.Photo courtesy of | F & F Entertainment
The group name AHOF, which can be said to be ‘intuitive’ for a nine-member group, is actually an abbreviation for ‘All time Hall Of Famer’.It embodies the bold ambition of the nine members to be inducted into the ‘K-pop Hall of Fame ‘.
In the midst of the widespread use of English, which is considered a somewhat regrettable aspect of K-pop’s globalization, it is also noticeable that all the song titles on the debut album are written in ‘our language’.A9’s first album contains a total of six songs, including the title song ‘Let’s meet again there ‘,’ Boy, Fall on the stage ‘,’ Blue school, green grass, red sneakers ‘,’ It won’t be unfinished ‘,’ The best last place in the universe ‘, and’ A9, our shining number’.
Reporter Heo Min- mignon@donga.com
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