After two short months of promotions for their debut single, “Message“, MYNAME made their comeback after seven months along with news of more activities in Japan.
Their contract with Japan’s Yoshimoto was a surprising one considering that MYNAME is the first Korean artist the company has brought under its wings in its 100-year history. Despite the fact that they hadn’t even debuted at the time of their contract, Yoshimoto promised the boys the agency’s full support.
MYNAME began, “We had a bit of a long hiatus, right? We’re thankful and sorry to our fans about that. During our hiatus, we worked on new music and DJ-ed for radio programs. We guested on ‘Fun Fun Today‘, and even promoted as athletes on ‘Dream Team‘. Some of the other members practiced b-boying or worked on their vocals. All in all, everyone in MYNAME rehearsed and worked hard.”
On March 14, the boys met with 700 fans at their first Japanese fan meet. Although the number may seem small in comparison to other Hallyu artists, MYNAME is grateful all the same. “We can still remember our fan meet like it happened yesterday. We sang a song we had recorded in Japan for our fans, and we’re just very grateful yet sorry for everyone that came. We’re thankful that they came to see us despite not knowing much about us and giving us their support. Some purchased our CD from Korea, and there were actually a lot of male fans as well (laughter).”
MYNAME’s recent release, “Hello & Goodbye“, is a play on the Korean word ‘Annyeong’, which is used both as a greeting and a farewell.
They described, “It’s an R&B medium tempo track. The song was already completed at the time of us releasing ‘Message’ so we listened to it often, which made us feel closer to it. During ‘Message’, we tried to give a strong rookie feel, but this time, we’re going to go for expressing our charm 100%.”
Their goals are to get their group name and individual members out to the public.
The members concluded, “If we continue to work hard, won’t people begin to memorize our name? After working individually since ‘Message’, I think we’ve gotten a feel for what the industry’s like. There’s only promotions left to do now. Out of our seniors, there are a lot of people that we respect, but we want to be a national group like g.o.d. in the end.”
Source: TV Report via Naver - allkpop
28 May:
Rookie boy group MYNAME are currently preparing for their comeback.
The boys debuted with “Message” eight months ago, but are now ready to kick things up a notch with their comeback. The released the first music video teaser of their newest track, “Hello & Goodbye” last week and now they’ve released the second music video teaser. MYNAME has revealed that they’re as determined as ever to put out music that they’re confident in for their upcoming comeback.
This teaser focuses more on the dancing, check it out below!
Source: allkpop
25 May:
On the morning of May 25th, their official Twitter updated with Gunwoo’s comeback image featuring the member looking as charismatic as ever. He had already given fans a taste of what’s to come through his appearance in the ‘Hello & Goodbye‘ teaser so fans are looking forward to how he’ll fare in the full music video release.
Representatives of H2 Media revealed, “We trust that the boys will show their musical potential and passion to the public through this album. The focus of this album was put on their matured vocal talent and charms. As expected of Hwanhee’s juniors, this will be an opportunity to show what they’re made of.”
Source + Photos: MYNAME’s Official Twitter - allkpop
24 May:
Following the teaser image releases of members Insoo and Jun Q, MYNAME has followed up today with members Seyong and Chaejin!
On May 24th, their company’s official Twitter updated with comeback photos of the two members dressed in their new concept. Driving away from his childish images, Seyong has completed his charismatic transformation with a chic expression and a meaningful gaze.
Maknae Chaejin’s transformation shows his maturity and growth since his debut, demonstrating the group’s 180 degree change in concept.
Stay tuned for the release of their second music video teaser on May 29th and the release of their first single, ‘Hello & Goodbye‘, on June 1st.
Source + Photos: MYNAME’s Official Twitter - allkpop
23 May:
After releasing the music video teaser for “Hello & Goodbye“, rookie boy group MYNAME has now released teaser photos of members Insoo & JoonQ.
The boys debuted with “Message” eight months ago, but are now ready to kick things up a notch with their upcoming track, “Hello & Goodbye“. MYNAME has revealed that they’re as determined as ever to put out music that they’re confident in for their upcoming comeback.
The photos were uploaded on MYNAME’s official Daum fan cafe and you can view the photos below.
MYNAME will release a second video teaser on May 29th and their first single album ‘Hello & Goodbye‘ will be released on June 1st (KST).
Source & Image: MYNAME’s official Daum fan cafe - allkpop
13 Mar:
Despite only having debuted a short while ago, MYNAME is on their way to expanding their activities worldwide, with their first stop being japan!
On March 14th, the boys will be meeting with their Japanese fans at the Astro Hall in Harajuku. This is to prepare themselves before their official Japanese debut, and was prepared due to requests of Japanese fans who had been wanting to see the boys in their country.
Tickets sold out in mere minutes after going on sale in February, and the competition rate was said to have been 10:1. Fans that weren’t able to purchase tickets have been consistently asking the event hosts to add more dates and even prowling online message boards for extra tickets.
The fan meet will be a mini-concert and will be held twice. It will feature dance performances in addition to their performance of debut track, “Message“, as well as a handshake event.
MYNAME will be preparing for their official Japanese debut, which is scheduled this summer.
Source: Newsen via Nate - allkpop
3 Feb:
On February 3rd, the boys posted the above photo via their official Twitter page and wrote, “Hey everyone, it has finally been 100 days since MYNAME started out on ‘M Countdown’! I think it was right about this time, too. We promise never to lose focus and work harder to show you better efforts for our next album. We love you.”
MYNAME is a boy group produced by singer Hwanhee, and consists of members Seyong, Insoo,JoonQ, Chae Jin & Gunwoo. Although still rookies, they are new rising stars in the K-pop world, and have received interest from overseas as well.
Their fans congratulated them saying, “Congratulations on 100 days, MYNAME“, “I hope you succeed in 2012“, “Today is MYNAME Day“, “Daebak in 2012“, and more.
Congratulations to MYNAME!
23 November:
Rookie group MYNAME is already receiving high interest from the Japanese media.
‘Oricon Style‘ issued a special article on 18th, discussing MYNAME’s debut and highlighting the boys unique images. Oricon Style also has plans to set up a special page on their website to include photos, interviews, as well as videos of the boys.
Major Japanese publishing company Shogakukan‘s ‘K-fan me’ are also actively looking to cover stories on the boys as well.
Their agency stated, “Although MYNAME has a lot of fans in Korea, the fans that visit their Twitter andYouTube sites are mostly fans from overseas. A lot of them upload videos with words of support and dance covers for their song “Message” on YouTube, which is interesting to see. It allows us to experience Kpop Hallyu.”
The boys are currently promoting their song “Message” on various music programs.
29 October:
With a successful debut stage already under their belts, MYNAME is ready to make their mark on the industry with their music video for “Message“!
It’s been just days since their debut, and they’re already receiving several love calls from agencies all over the world, including from Japan. Japan’s ‘Oricon Style‘ expressed an interest in the boys and requested to follow them around to film footage of their debut process for their show.
‘Oricon Style’ will also be dedicating a special page to the boys starting in November to allow fans to keep tabs on their activities. The editor-in-chief of Shogakkan, a major publisher in Japan, also made a visit to Korea personally to report on the boys himself.
Things are only looking up for the group, so check out what they have to offer below!
27 October:
Hwanhee‘s new rookie boy group, MYNAME, has released a video teaser for their upcoming track “Message“.
The group, who used to be known as Hwanhee’s Boys, has a total of 5 members. The members consist of Seyong, Insoo, JoonQ, Chaejin, and Gunwoo, whose birth years range from 1995 to 1988.
The group is officially scheduled to debut on October 27th, which happens to be the day where their mentor, Hwanhee will enlist in the military.
H2 Media stated, “A spectacular performance and song has been prepared that incorporates the strengths and charms unique to MYNAME. As the debut date approaches, the members have been practicing hard… They aim to become the most anticipated rookie group of 2011.”
Additionally, the boys will also make their debut performance through Mnet’s M! Countdown. In the meantime, check out the teaser for “Message” below!
Source: allkpop
20 October:
With their debut coming up at the end of this month, Hwanhee‘s boy group, MYNAME, sat down for an interview with Star Today to let new fans know what they’re all about.
Check it out below!
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Q. “You must be busy rehearsing before your debut stage.”
Insoo: “We practice every day from 2 PM to 8 AM. It’s been about two months since we’ve trained like that.”
Seyong: “Insoo hyung is scary with the way he’s always working. He’s always trying his best.”
Q. “You’re debuting under the title of ‘Hwanhee Boys’. How has that helped you?”
Insoo: “I’ve been a fan of him since his Fly to the Sky days. He’s very confident in his singing abilities so he’s always emphasizing the importance of singing. He also directs our recordings.”
Seyong: “Not only in singing, but he’ll always help us during choreography practice. He was actually a b-boy so he’ll help us out during some of our dance parts where we have b-boy moves. More than anything, he stresses the importance of singing live.”
Insoo: “He’s both our senior and hyung. He’ll secretly come to our dorms and buy us beer and teach us about character (of course, no beer for our group’s minors, Jun Q and Chaejin).”
Seyong: “Also, he tells us to always be humble, but to never lose.”
Q. “Which group do you look up to?”
Gunwoo: “I think the TVXQ seniors are perfect in all aspects. They lack nothing in singing, dancing, and performance. I truly think there isn’t a group more perfect than them.”
Insoo, Seyong: “In order to become a perfect group like TVXQ, it’s important to work hard and do it well. Every group works hard, so we think that’s a given, which is why we also want to both work hard and do it well while we’re at it.”
Q. “Concluding the interview, any last thoughts?”
Gunwoo: “We’re going to show 100%, just as much as we’ve all worked hard for. Since it’s our first single album, we want to hear people say, ‘They’re good’ and ‘They’re not bad’.”
MYNAME: “Please look forward to us. We’re confident that we can do well.”
17 October:
In time for their debut at the end of this month, Hwanhee‘s new boy group, MYNAME, has unveiled concept album jacket photos for each of their five members!
The boys definitely seem to be going for an experimental style, as can be seen with the colorful, over-the-top neon paint make-up the boys are rocking in their photos. It’s a style it’s safe to say, we haven’t seen any other boy band try thus far. They styling raises even more anticipation for what their musical style will be like.
MYNAME will debut on October 28th with their track, “Message“. Check out their photos below!
4 October:
Starting from the month of July, H2 Media has been gradually releasing pictures of their new 5-member group through Twitter. With 3 members revealed previously, they have finally released the pictures of the last 2 members of the group.
The group, who used to be known as Hwanhee’s Boys, will debut under the name of MYNAMEsometime in October.
The members consist of Seyong, Insoo, JoonQ, Chaejin, and Gunwoo, whose birth years range from 1995 to 1988.
The first revealed member, Seyong, is known to be a rapper and a skilled dancer whose rap has been featured in Hwanhee’s “Love You Love You”, and served as Hwanhee’s dancer for “I Feel Like I’m Going to Die”. He has also been in the spotlight recently for having been friends with JYP idol group members.
The second member Insoo (1988) is rumored to be a talented dancer and choreographer, who possess powerful vocals and boasting a height of 6′ (180 cm). He has also been under the spotlight for having similar features as JYJ‘s Junsu.
The third Member JoonQ (1993) also standing at 6′ (180 cm) tall is a powerful rapper and has been called Lee Seung Gi‘s doppleganger.
The last two members revealed, Chaejin and Gunwoo, give off complete opposite vibes. Chaejin (1995) has that cute, innocent charm which suits his maknae image. He is a sub-vocalist in the group.
Gunwoo, being the leader, exhibits a much stronger, charismatic image in contrast to Chaejin’s softer image. He will be the main vocalist of the group.
H2 Media stated, “A spectacular performance and song has been prepared that incorporates the strengths and charms unique to MYNAME. As the debut date approaches, the members have been practicing hard… They aim to become the most anticipated rookie group of 2011.”
20 September:
MYNAME’s photo was revealed today through H2 Media‘s Twitter. He’s reported to be 18-year-oldKang Joon Kyu, also called JoonQ, and stands at six feet (180 cm). JoonQ is currently attending Seoul’s Theater and Arts High School, and has worked as a model since his second year of middle school.
A representative from H2 Media stated, “JoonQ has an attractive low-mid ranged voice as well as rap skills, so he can be considered as a versatile idol with both vocals and talent.”
Hwanhee Boys is planned to debut in October.
1 September:
Twenty-three year old Linsoo is reported to be a dance major at Sae Jong University, and people are noticing his tall height and good looks. A representative from H2 Media commented, “Linsoo is not only a talented dancer and choreographer, but he’s also a talented vocalist. He’ll be the main vocalist of the group so I hope you look forward to it.”
Followers commented, “I think Hwanhee is raising really talented idols,” and “Now that two members have been revealed, I’m wondering how good looking the rest will be.”
The other members of Hwanhee Boys will be revealed when the group debuts in October.
Source + Photo: Newsen via Nate + Naver - allkpop
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