Unine (band)

Unine (stylized as UNINE) is a nine-member Chinese boy band formed by the survival show Youth With You by iQiyi on April 6, 2019. The group consists of Li Wenhan, Li Zhenning, Yao Mingming, Guan Yue, Jia Yi, Hu Chunyang, Xia Hanyu, Chen Youwei, and He Changxi. [1]

This article is about a Chinese boy band. For the university, see University of Neuchâtel.
UNINE
OriginChina
Genres
Years active2019–present
Labels
Associated acts
  • Uniq
  • BLK
  • XII Constellations
  • The Wind
  • Mr. Tyger
Members
  • Li Wenhan
  • Li Zhenning
  • Yao Mingming
  • Guan Yue
  • Jiayi
  • Hu Chunyang
  • Xia Hanyu
  • Chen Youwei
  • He Changxi

History

Pre-debut

UNINE was formed through the reality survival television show Youth With You, which aired from January 21 to April 6, 2019. It was the second edition of Idol Producer. Out of the 100 trainees, only 9 were to debut through audience votings. In the final episode the debut lineup was announced, in which Li Wenhan had come in first place, followed by Li Zhenning, Yao Mingming, Guan Yue, Jia Yi, Hu Chunyang, Xia Hanyu, Chen Youwei and He Changxi respectively.[2]

Prior to UNINE, Li Wenhan debuted in the Chinese-South Korean boy band Uniq in 2014. He also made his acting debut in 2016.

Li Zhenning is a member of the Chinese pre-debut project BG Project.

Yao Mingming is known for training with SEVENTEEN and appeared in Seventeen TV. He was also a contestant in a South Korean survival show Mix Nine, but failed to debut in 10th place. Afterwards, he joined South Korean boy band BLK on November 28, 2017, but the group disbanded on September 17, 2018.[3]

Guan Yue is a member of the Chinese boy band called XII Constellations, he is part of the sub-unit The Wind.

Jia Yi is a member of the Chinese boy band Mr. Tyger, stylized as Mr. 钛戈, which debuted in 2018.

Chen Youwei made his acting debut in 2018.

2019–present: Debut with UNLOCK, UNUSUAL, and U-Night Flight

UNINE released their first ever EP UNLOCK on May 6, 2019.

UNINE released their second EP UNUSUAL on October 21, 2019

UNINE released their album "U-Night Flight" of 11 songs on May 6, 2020.

Members
Member Birth Date Place of Birth Company Final Ranking
Li Wenhan (李汶翰) July 22, 1994 Hangzhou, China Yuehua Entertainment 1
Li Zhenning (李振宁) November 5, 1995 Guangdong, China BG Project 2
Yao Mingming (姚明明) January 5, 1997 Shanxi, China One Cool Jacso Entertainment 3
Guan Yue (管栎) January 16, 1994 Chongqing, China Cast Planet Entertainment 4
Jia Yi (嘉羿) July 14, 1998 Jiangxi, China Star Master Entertainment 5
Hu Chunyang (胡春杨) February 5, 1999 Hebei, China Yuehua Entertainment 6
Xia Hanyu (夏瀚宇) June 11, 1997 Hunan, China Show City Times 7
Chen Youwei (陈宥维) July 7, 1998 Zhejiang, China Ciwen Media 8
He Changxi (何昶希) November 24, 1997 Hunan, China OACA Entertainment 9

Endorsements

On 6 April, after their debut, PD Lay Zhang and guest host He Jiong announced the group's logo and that UNINE would be the ambassador of 蒙牛真果粒.[4]

UNINE were also announced as endorsers of SASELOMO and 海豚家 in 2019.[5][6]

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Sales
U-Night Flight
  • Released: May 6, 2020
  • Language: Mandarin
  • Label: 天津花路
Track listing
  1. Ready Go
  2. Bad bad bad
  3. Future world
  4. Precious
  5. Over
  6. Controller
  7. 我明白 (I Know)
  8. Arrival
  9. 超努力 (Superpower)
  10. Now
  11. U're Mine
 CHN: 135,019+[7]

Extended plays
Title Album details Sales
UNLOCK
  • Released: May 6, 2019
  • Language: Mandarin
  • Label: 天津花路
Track listing
  1. Bomba
  2. Like A Gentleman
  3. 春日记忆 (Spring Day Memories)
 CHN: 773,248+[8]
UNUSUAL
  • Released: October 21, 2019
  • Language: Mandarin
  • Label: 天津花路
Track listing
  1. 租辆大巴去月亮 (Rent a Bus to the Moon)
  2. Set It Off
  3. 海水不下坠 (Butterfly)
 CHN: 1,247,940+[9]

Filmography

Television shows
Year Title Network Notes
2019Youth With You (season 1)iQiyiContestants
2019 Unine蹦吧 iQiyi Variety show

Awards and nominations

2019

Chinese Music Awards 2019

Most Popular New Group of The Year

ELLEMEN New Youth 2019

The best New of Group Awards


iQiYi Screaming Night 2019

The best of Group Awards


MADAME FIGARO FASHION GALA 2019

Most Popular Idol of The Year

Sina MULTIVERSE 2019

Most Popular Idol of The Year

Weibo Awards Ceremony 2019

Most Developed Idol of The Year


Weibo Starlight Award 2019

Most Popular Group Overseas

References
  1. "《青春有你》冠軍9人出爐！李汶翰「UNINE」C位出道　第2名的他逆襲翻盤". ET Today (in Chinese). April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  2. "UNINE九人成团 ! 李汶翰第一李振宁第二何昶希卡九". Sina (in Chinese). April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  3. "BLK's label confirms 'Mix Nine's Ming Ming has joined the group as an official member". allkpop. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  4. "爱奇艺《青春有你》收官，新一代青年励志团体UNINE正式走向市场". Yule (in Chinese). April 7, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  5. "海豚家新签青春有你UNINE代言人，5000万会员都在用海淘平台！". ah.ifeng.com. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  6. "三草两木十年欣生，签约全新品牌代言人"UNINE"_网易新闻". web.archive.org. 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  7. "Total Chinese Music sales - U-Night Flight".
  8. "Total Chinese Music sales - UNLOCK".
  9. "Total Chinese Music sales - UNUSUAL".
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