C-Clown
{{Short description|South Korean boyband}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = C-Clown
| image = (공식영상) C-CLOWN 데뷔 100일 축하영상 44s.jpg
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| caption = C-Clown in 2012
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| origin = Seoul, South Korea
| genre = K-pop
| years_active = {{start date|2012}}–{{end date|2015}}
| label = {{flatlist|
| website = {{URL|cafe.daum.net/C-CLOWN}}
| past_members = * Siwoo
- Ray
- Kang Jun
- T.K
- Maru
- Rome
}}
C-Clown ({{langx|ko|씨클라운}}; short for Crown Clown) was a South Korean boy band under Yedang Entertainment. It had six members: Rome, Siwoo, Ray, Kang Jun, T.K, and Maru. They disbanded on October 5, 2015 after being together for three years.
History
Prior to his debut in C-Clown, T.K. filmed a television ad for Pepero in 2009.{{cite web|title=씨클라운 멤버 T.K, 중학생 시절 광고영상 눈길|url=http://news.sportsseoul.com/read/entertain/1094109.htm|publisher=Sports Seoul|accessdate=December 9, 2012|author=Kim Sang-ho|language=Korean|date=October 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130413130625/http://news.sportsseoul.com/read/entertain/1094109.htm|archive-date=2013-04-13|url-status=dead}} T.K. was also a trainee under Cube Entertainment; he was in the original lineup for the group BtoB and filmed alongside them in the sitcom I Live in Cheongdam-dong, but was pulled out of the group due to a medical condition. Another member, Rome, was a participant on Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2 for two episodes that featured newcomers/returnees to the entertainment scene.
=2012-2013: ''Not Alone,'' ''Young Love'' and ''Shaking Heart''=
C-Clown released their debut mini-album Not Alone with its lead single being "Solo" on July 18, 2012. They made their debut performance following day on the Mnet music television program M Countdown.{{cite web|script-title=ko:씨클라운, 19일 데뷔무대 "비주얼-노래 자신있다"|url=http://joynews.inews24.com/php/news_view.php?g_serial=673321&g_menu=700300|publisher=JoyNews24|accessdate=December 9, 2012|author=Lee Mi-yeong|language=Korean|date=July 19, 2012}} On November 15 of the same year, they released their second mini-album Young Love. Rado, Kim Tae-ju, and Beast's Yong Jun-hyung participated in the album's production.{{cite web|script-title=ko:비스트 용준형, 씨클라운 음반 작곡가로 참여|url=http://news.sportsseoul.com/read/entertain/1104096.htm|publisher=Sports Seoul|accessdate=December 9, 2012|author=Kim Sang-ho|language=Korean|date=November 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130413130616/http://news.sportsseoul.com/read/entertain/1104096.htm|archive-date=2013-04-13|url-status=dead}}
C-Clown released their third mini-album Shaking Heart with the lead single bearing the same name. In this album the group showed different music genres than was used in previous albums. Beast's Yong Jun-hyung participated in the album's production again on song "Do You Remember" collaborated by ALi originally released at April 2, 2013 as a digital single.
=2014–2015: ''Let's Love'' and disbandment=
C-Clown pre-released their track "Tell Me" a few weeks before their official comeback single. They eventually released their single "Justice" in February, showcasing a new style. On July 7, 2014, C-Clown made another comeback, releasing the MV to their title track, "Let's Love".
In April 2015, Rome changed his Instagram username to @christianyu_ and deleted all of his pictures. The new account had the description, "they turned me into something that I am not. Never forget what I did for u,", he later shortened this to "never...forget...". These actions raised the speculation that the group was disbanding or he was at least leaving the group, but everything remained obscure.{{cite web|title=C-CLOWN's Rome raises alarm with latest tweet and Instagram changes, speculated to be leaving group|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/04/c-clowns-rome-raises-alarm-with-latest-tweet-and-instagram-changes-speculated-to-be-leaving-group|accessdate=August 14, 2015|author=alim17|date=April 21, 2015}} On August 13, 2015, Rome returned to Instagram and wrote another post that raised further questions about the future of the group.{{cite web|title=Rome raises further questions about C-CLOWN with another alarming post|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/08/rome-raises-further-questions-about-c-clown-with-another-alarming-post|accessdate=August 14, 2015|author=alim17|date=August 13, 2015}}{{cite web|title=C-Clown's Rome opens up further about the group's potential disbandment|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2015/08/14/c-clowns-rome-opens-further-about-groups-potential-disbandment|accessdate=August 14, 2015|author=SBS PopAsia HQ|date=August 14, 2015}}
On October 4, 2015, Yedang announced the disbandment.{{cite web|title=Yedang Entertainment announces C-CLOWN's disbandment|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/10/yedang-entertainment-announces-c-clowns-disbandment|accessdate=October 6, 2015|author=jennywill|date=October 5, 2015}} The official SNS channels (excluding YouTube), including the official C-CLOWN fan cafe, will have a grace period of a month from October 5, and become private. Rome confirmed this through several tweets on his Twitter.{{Cite web|title = Christian Yu on Twitter|url = https://twitter.com/Yu_Christian1/status/650877185692078080|accessdate = 2015-10-05}} Yedang Entertainment said the 6th member of the group will remain under their agency, other members will work as producers under the agency while the others are preparing to form a new group.{{cite web|title=C-Clown Has Officially Disbanded|url=http://www.movienewsguide.com/c-clown-officially-disbanded/102828|accessdate=October 6, 2015|author=April Lara|date=October 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006203700/http://www.movienewsguide.com/c-clown-officially-disbanded/102828|archive-date=October 6, 2015|url-status=dead}}
Members
- Rome ({{lang|ko|롬}})
- Siwoo ({{lang|ko|시우}})
- Ray ({{lang|ko|레이}})
- Kang Jun ({{lang|ko|강준}})
- T.K.
- Maru ({{lang|ko|마루}})
Discography
=Extended plays=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"|Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"|Album details ! scope="col"|Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"|Sales |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"|KOR {{cite web|title=Gaon Chart – Album Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/search/list.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&nationGbn=T&yyyy=2010&condition=2&search_str=c-clown|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|accessdate=October 7, 2019|language=Korean}} |
| scope="row"|Not Alone
|
| 14 | |
| scope="row"|Young Love
|
| 15 | |
| scope="row"|Shaking Heart ({{Korean|hangul=흔들리고 있어|rr=Heundeulligo Isseo|labels=no}})
|
| 1 | |
| scope="row"|Let's Love ({{Korean|hangul=나랑만나|rr=Narang Manna|labels=no}})
|
| 9 | |
=Singles=
Notes
{{Notelist-ua}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Authority control}}
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Category:Musical groups established in 2012
Category:South Korean boy bands
Category:2012 establishments in South Korea