M4M (band)
M4M | |
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| Origin | China |
| Genres | Mandopop |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Cube Entertainment, Xing Tian |
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| Past members | Park Jung-jong |
M4M (Mystical Formula), is a Mandopop boy band formed in 2013 by South Korea's Cube Entertainment and China's Xing Tian Media. The group consists of four members; Alen, Jimmy, Vinson and Bin. The group debuted on March 13, 2013 on M! Countdown with the Korean version of Sadness.[1]
History
Name Origin
M4M is an abbreviation for Mystical Formula. The name is used to describe passion, mystery and infinite possibilities, whilst the number 4 is representational of the number of members in the group.[2]
2009–2012: Formation
In 2009, Xing Tian Media started to scout four individual talents to make up a new group. Although they were originally due to début before fellow labelmate BtoB, the departure of member and leader Park Jung-jong set back their début until the arrival of Alen.[2]
2013: Début
In Feburary 2013, Cube Entertainment announced that the group, which had been training for 1,460 days, would be making their début although they didn't specify a date.[3] On 12 March, they released the single for "Sadness" followed by their formal debut on M! Countdown[1] and the uploading of the single's music video on YouTube on the following day.[4] Two month laters, they went on to release their first mini album, the self-titled "Mystery Formula" of which both a Chinese version and a Korean version were released.[5]
Mitglieder
Current Members
References
- ^ a b "M4M debut with "Sadness" on 'M! Countdown'!". allkpop. 6TheoryMedia. 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
- ^ a b "About M4M". Just M4M. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
- ^ "M4M, idol group trained under Cube Entertainment, set to debut in Korea and China". allkpop. 6Theory Media. 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
- ^ "M4M - Sadness (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Cube Entertainment. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
- ^ "Mystery Formula (China Version)". YesAsia. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2015-01-20.