Ghost9
{{short description|South Korean boy band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Ghost9
| image = GHOST9 in 2021 01.png
| landscape =
| caption = Ghost9 in March 2021
| alias =
| origin = Seoul, South Korea
| genre = K-pop
| years_active = {{start date|2020}}–present
| label = Maroo
| associated_acts = Teen Teen
| website =
| current_members = *Shin
- Son Jun-hyung
- Choi Jun-seong
- Lee Kang Sung
- Prince
- Lee Woo-jin
- Lee Jin-woo
| past_members = *Hwang Dong-jun
- Lee Tae-seung
| image_upright = 1.20
| image_size = 290
}}
Ghost9 ({{Korean|hangul=고스트나인|rr=Goseuteu Nain}}; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by Maroo Entertainment in 2020, the group currently consists of seven members: Shin, Son Jung-hyun, Choi Jun-seong, Lee Kang-sung, Prince, Lee Woo-jin and Lee Jin-woo. Hwang Dong-jun and Lee Taeseung left the group on September 5, 2021,{{cite web|url=https://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=tab_ppn&query=ghost9&os=16088589&ie=utf8&key=PeopleService|script-title=ko:고스트나인|publisher=Naver|language=ko|access-date=January 14, 2021}} They made their debut on September 23, 2020, with their debut EP Pre Episode 1: Door.
History
=Pre-debut=
Before debut, Choi Jun-seong, Lee Tae-seung, Lee Woo-jin, and Lee Jin-woo participated in Produce X 101.{{cite web|url=https://www.hankyung.com/entertainment/article/202009231866H|script-title=ko:'데뷔' 고스트나인 "첫 무대 실감 안나…신기하고 설렌다"|website=The Korea Economic Daily|date=2020-09-23|access-date=2021-04-03|language=ko}} Lee Jin-woo finished in 22nd place, Lee Woo-jin in 41st, Choi Jun-seong in 46th, and Lee Tae-seung in 53rd. Lee Tae-seung, Lee Woo-jin, and Lee Jin-woo also made their debut as members of Teen Teen. Hwang Dong-jun and Son Jun-hyung participated in Mix Nine, only the latter passed the audition.
= 2020: Debut with ''Pre Episode 1: Door'', ''Pre Episode 2: W.all'' =
Ghost9 debuted with their debut EP Pre Episode 1: Door on September 23, with the lead single "Think of Dawn".{{cite web|url=https://sports.donga.com/article/all/20200907/102819265/1|script-title=ko:고스트나인, 23일 데뷔 확정…첫 단체 포토 공개|date=7 September 2020|publisher=Sports Donga|language=ko|access-date=2020-09-07|archive-date=2020-11-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128125313/https://sports.donga.com/article/all/20200907/102819265/1|url-status=live}}
On November 25, 2020, Maroo announced that the group's second mini album, Pre Episode 2: W.all on December 10, with the lead single "W.all".{{cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0002912196?lfrom=twitter|script-title=ko:[단독]'K팝 루키' 고스트나인, 12월 새 앨범으로 초고속 컴백|publisher=Star News|language=ko|access-date=2020-11-25|archive-date=2020-12-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227085717/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0002912196?lfrom=twitter|url-status=live}}
= 2021: ''Now : Where We Are, Here'' & ''Now : When We Are In Love'', members departure, ''Now : Who We Are Facing'' =
On February 17, Maroo Entertainment announced GHOST9 would make a comeback on March 11, with the release of their third mini album, Now: Where We Are, Here on March 11, with the lead single "Seoul".{{cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/609/0000402103|script-title=ko:고스트나인, 3개월만 초고속 컴백 "3월11일 미니앨범 발매"(공식)|publisher=Newsen|language=ko|access-date=2021-02-18|archive-date=2021-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218005451/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/609/0000402103|url-status=live}}
On May 12, Maroo announced that the group would make a comeback on June 3, with their fourth mini album, Now: When We Are in Love on June 3, with the lead single "Up All Night".{{cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004407580|script-title=ko:고스트나인, 6월 3일 컴백 확정[공식]|publisher=OSEN|language=ko|access-date=2021-05-18}}
On September 5, it was announced that members Hwang Dong-jun and Lee Tae-seung would be departing from Ghost9 and the group will continue as seven without the addition of new members.{{cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/109/0004469616|script-title=ko:고스트나인 황동준·이태승, 그룹 활동 종료.."논의 끝에 의견 존중" [공식]|publisher=OSEN|language=ko|access-date=2021-09-05}}
On November 9, Maroo announced that the group would make their first comeback as seven on November 25, with their fifth mini album, Who We Are Facing on November 25, with the lead single "Control".{{cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/112/0003496253|script-title=ko:고스트나인, 11월 컴백 대전 합류..커밍순 이미지 깜짝 공개|publisher=Herald Pop|language=ko|access-date=2021-11-09}}
= 2022: US Tour and ''Arcade: V'' =
On January 15, 2022, they held the first concert of their tour GHOST9 [Into The Now] Meet&Live Tour in US in Los Angeles. On January 18, they then performed a free busking show in Venice Beach, Calif. The next day, they held a fansign event in San Francisco, at the local Kpop store SarangHello. They then held their second concert on January 20 in San Francisco.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}
= 2023–present: Peak Time and recent activities =
The group became participants in the program Peak Time.
Ghost9 released their sixth EP Arcade: V on April 7, with the lead single "X-Ray".{{cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/117/0003586309|script-title=ko:고스트나인, 4월 7일 컴백 확정…新 시리즈 예고 [공식]|publisher=Mydaily|language=ko|access-date=2022-03-21}}
Members
=Current=
- Son Jun-hyung ({{lang|ko|손준형}})
- Lee Shin ({{lang|ko|이신}})
- Lee Kang-sung ({{lang|ko|이강성}})
- Choi Jun-seong ({{lang|ko|최준성}})
- Prince ({{lang|ko|프린스}})
- Lee Woo-jin ({{lang|ko|이우진}})
- Lee Jin-woo ({{lang|ko|이진우}})
=Former=
- Hwang Dong-jun ({{lang|ko|황동준}})
- Lee Tae-seung ({{lang|ko|이태승}})
Discography
=Extended plays=
=Single albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ List of single albums, showing selected details, chart positions, and sales figures ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Details ! colspan="1" scope="col" | Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Sales |
| scope="col" style="width:2.7em;font-size:90%" | KOR |
|---|
| scope="row" | Awesome Day
|
| colspan="2" {{TBA}} |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:2em;"| Year ! scope="col"| Peak position ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;" | Album |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|KOR {{cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=week|title=Gaon Digital Chart|access-date=2021-04-28|archive-date=2017-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012180854/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=week|url-status=live}} |
| scope="row" | "Think of Dawn"
| rowspan="2"| 2020 | — | Pre Episode 1: Door |
| scope="row" | "W.all"
| — | Pre Episode 2: W.all |
| scope="row" | "Seoul"
| rowspan="3"| 2021 | — | Now: Where We Are, Here |
| scope="row" | "Up All Night" (밤샜다)
| — | Now: Where We Are in Love |
| scope="row" | "Control"
| — | Now: Who We Are Facing |
| scope="row" | "X-Ray"
| 2022 | — | Arcade: V |
| scope="row" | "Ruckus"
| 2023 | — | Arcade: O |
| scope="row" | "Awesome Day"
| rowspan="2" | 2024 | — | rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "Down For You" |
| colspan="4" style="font-size:85%;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Director |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Think of Dawn"
| rowspan="2"| 2020 | rowspan="7" | Zanybros |
| scope="row"| "W.all" |
| scope="row"| "Seoul"
| rowspan="3"| 2021 |
| scope="row"| "Up All Night" |
| scope="row"| "Control" |
| scope="row"| "X-Ray"
| 2022 |
| scope="row"| "Ruckus"
| 2023 |