Unine (band)

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{{Infobox musical artist

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| origin = China

| genre = {{hlist|C-Pop|Mandopop}}

| years_active = 2019–2020

| label = {{hlist|iQiyi}}

| associated_acts = {{hlist|Uniq|BLK|XII Constellations|The Wind|Mr. Tyger}}

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| past_members =

Li Wenhan
Li Zhenning
Yao Mingming
Guan Yue
Jiayi
Hu Chunyang
Xia Hanyu
Chen Youwei
He Changxi

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Unine (stylized as UNINE) was a nine-member Chinese boy band active from April 2019 to October 2020.{{Cite web |title=解散倒计时一天，UNINE毕业合影留念 |url=https://www.yangtse.com/zncontent/885753.html |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=www.yangtse.com}}

The band was formed by a TV show called Youth with You. The group consisted of Li Wenhan, Li Zhenning, Yao Mingming, Guan Yue, Jia Yi, Hu Chunyang, Xia Hanyu, Chen Youwei, and He Changxi.{{cite web|url=https://star.ettoday.net/news/1416663|title=《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|work=ET Today|date=April 6, 2019|access-date=April 7, 2019|language=zh}}

History

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.{{cite web|url=https://ent.sina.cn/zy/2019-04-06/detail-ihvhiewr3694749.d.html?from=wap|title=UNINE九人成团 ! 李汶翰第一李振宁第二何昶希卡九|work=Sina|date=April 6, 2019|access-date=April 7, 2019|language=zh}}

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

Yao Mingming trained 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.{{Cite web|title=BLK's label confirms 'Mix Nine's Ming Ming has joined the group as an official member|url=https://www.allkpop.com/article/2018/04/blks-label-confirms-mix-nines-ming-ming-has-joined-the-group-as-an-official-member|access-date=2020-08-11|website=allkpop}}

Unine released their first EP, UNLOCK, on May 6, 2019, and their second, UNUSUAL, on October 21, 2019. The group performed title song "Set It Off" at the 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards' Red Carpet Special Stage.{{cite web|date=December 4, 2019|title=Watch: Stars Stun On Red Carpet At 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1369464wpp/stars-stun-on-red-carpet-at-2019-mnet-asian-music-awards|access-date=2020-09-25|website=Soompi|language=en}}

Unine released their album U-Night Flight of 11 songs on May 6, 2020, and, before their disbandment, the EP UNFORGETTABLE on September 30, 2020.{{cite web |title=UNINE出道500天快乐 |url=https://weibo.com/5598468343/JgeJzmWKs |website=Weibo |access-date=30 September 2020 |language=zh }} The group officially disbanded on October 6, 2020.

Members

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!Member

!Birth Date

!Place of Birth

!Company

!Final Ranking

Li Wenhan (李汶翰)

|July 22, 1994

|Hangzhou, China

|Yuehua Entertainment

Li Zhenning (李振宁)

|November 5, 1995

|Guangdong, China

|BG Project

Yao Mingming (姚明明)

|January 5, 1997

|Shanxi, China

|One Cool Jacso Entertainment

Guan Yue (管栎)

|January 16, 1994

|Chongqing, China

|Cast Planet Entertainment

Jia Yi (嘉羿)

|July 14, 1998

|Jiangxi, China

|Star Master Entertainment

Hu Chunyang (胡春杨)

|February 5, 1999

|Hebei, China

|Yuehua Entertainment

Xia Hanyu (夏瀚宇)

|June 11, 1997

|Hunan, China

|Show City Times

Chen Youwei (陈宥维)

|July 7, 1998

|Zhejiang, China

|Ciwen Media

He Changxi (何昶希)

|November 24, 1997

|Hunan, China

|OACA Entertainment

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.{{cite web|url=http://news.yule.com.cn/html/201904/294142.html|title=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|work=Yule|date=April 7, 2019|access-date=April 7, 2019|language=zh}}

Unine were also announced as endorsers of SASELOMO and 海豚家 in 2019.{{Cite web|title=海豚家新签青春有你UNINE代言人，5000万会员都在用海淘平台！|url=http://ah.ifeng.com/a/20190510/7391691_0.shtml|access-date=2020-08-11|website=ah.ifeng.com}}{{Cite web|date=2019-08-09|title=三草两木十年欣生，签约全新品牌代言人"UNINE"_网易新闻|url=http://news.163.com/19/0806/16/ELTKOOMJ000189DG.html|access-date=2020-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809171843/http://news.163.com/19/0806/16/ELTKOOMJ000189DG.html|archive-date=2019-08-09}}

Discography

=Studio albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" style="width:8em;" \|Title ! scope="col" \|Album details ! scope="col" \|Sales
scope="row" \| U-Night Flight \| Released: May 6, 2020 Language: Mandarin Label: 天津花路 {{Hidden\|Track listing\|# Ready Go Bad bad bad Future world Precious Over Controller 我明白 (I Know) Arrival 超努力 (Superpower) Now U're Mine}} \|{{CHN}}: 138,020{{Cite web\|url=http://y.saoju.net/szzj/album/371/\|title=Total Chinese Music sales - U-Night Flight\|access-date=September 10, 2021}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col" style="width:8em;" |Title

! scope="col" |Album details

! scope="col" |Sales

scope="row" | U-Night Flight

Released: May 6, 2020
Language: Mandarin
Label: 天津花路

{{Hidden|Track listing|# Ready Go

Bad bad bad
Future world
Precious
Over
Controller
我明白 (I Know)
Arrival
超努力 (Superpower)
Now
U're Mine}}

|{{CHN}}: 138,020{{Cite web|url=http://y.saoju.net/szzj/album/371/|title=Total Chinese Music sales - U-Night Flight|access-date=September 10, 2021}}

=Extended plays=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" style="width:8em;" \|Title ! scope="col" \|Album details ! scope="col" \|Sales
scope="row" \|UNLOCK \| Released: May 6, 2019 Language: Mandarin Label: 天津花路 {{Hidden\|Track listing\|# Bomba Like A Gentleman 春日记忆 (Spring Day Memories)}} \|{{CHN}}: 777,293{{Cite web\|url=http://y.saoju.net/szzj/album/192/\|title=Total Chinese Music sales - UNLOCK\|access-date=September 10, 2021}}
scope="row" \|UNUSUAL \| Released: October 21, 2019 Language: Mandarin Label: 天津花路 {{Hidden\|Track listing\|# 租辆大巴去月亮 (Rent a Bus to the Moon) Set It Off 海水不下坠 (Butterfly)}} \|{{CHN}}: 1,251,121{{Cite web\|url=http://y.saoju.net/szzj/album/267/\|title=Total Chinese Music sales - UNUSUAL\|access-date=September 10, 2021}}
scope="row" \|UNFORGETTABLE \| Released: September 30, 2020 Language: Mandarin Label: 天津花路 {{Hidden\|Track listing\|# I Made It 無言絮語閃亮的日子}} \|{{CHN}}: 82,075{{Cite web\|url=http://y.saoju.net/szzj/album/460/\|title=Total Chinese Music sales - UNFORGETTABLE\|access-date=September 10, 2021}}

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! scope="col" style="width:8em;" |Title

! scope="col" |Album details

! scope="col" |Sales

scope="row" |UNLOCK

Released: May 6, 2019
Language: Mandarin
Label: 天津花路

{{Hidden|Track listing|# Bomba

Like A Gentleman
春日记忆 (Spring Day Memories)}}

|{{CHN}}: 777,293{{Cite web|url=http://y.saoju.net/szzj/album/192/|title=Total Chinese Music sales - UNLOCK|access-date=September 10, 2021}}

scope="row" |UNUSUAL

Released: October 21, 2019
Language: Mandarin
Label: 天津花路

{{Hidden|Track listing|# 租辆大巴去月亮 (Rent a Bus to the Moon)

Set It Off
海水不下坠 (Butterfly)}}

|{{CHN}}: 1,251,121{{Cite web|url=http://y.saoju.net/szzj/album/267/|title=Total Chinese Music sales - UNUSUAL|access-date=September 10, 2021}}

scope="row" |UNFORGETTABLE

Released: September 30, 2020
Language: Mandarin
Label: 天津花路

{{Hidden|Track listing|# I Made It

無言絮語
閃亮的日子}}

|{{CHN}}: 82,075{{Cite web|url=http://y.saoju.net/szzj/album/460/|title=Total Chinese Music sales - UNFORGETTABLE|access-date=September 10, 2021}}

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"\|Title ! scope="col"\|Year ! scope="col"\|Album
scope="row"\|"Bomba" \| rowspan="2"\|2019 \| Unlock
scope="row"\|"Set It Off" \| Unusual
scope="row"\|"Rock Me" \| rowspan="4"\|2020 \| {{N/A\|Non-album singles}}
scope="row"\|"Ready Go" \| rowspan="2"\|U-Night Flight
scope="row"\|"U're Mine"
scope="row"\|"I Made It" \| Unforgettable

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! scope="col" style="width:16em;"|Title

! scope="col"|Year

! scope="col"|Album

scope="row"|"Bomba"

| rowspan="2"|2019

| Unlock

scope="row"|"Set It Off"

| Unusual

scope="row"|"Rock Me"

| rowspan="4"|2020

| {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

scope="row"|"Ready Go"

| rowspan="2"|U-Night Flight

scope="row"|"U're Mine"

scope="row"|"I Made It"

| Unforgettable

Filmography

=Television shows=

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Year ! Title ! Network ! Notes
rowspan=4\| 2019	Youth With You (season 1)	iQiyi	Contestants
Unine蹦吧 \|iQiyi \|Variety show
超新星全运会第二季 \|Tencent \| -
Vlog 营业中 \|iQiyi \|Vlog
rowspan=2\| 2020 \|Vlog 营业中 2 \|iQiyi \|Vlog
超新星全运会第三季 \|Tencent \| -

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Year

! Title

! Network

! Notes

rowspan=4| 2019

Youth With You (season 1)

iQiyi

Contestants

Unine蹦吧

|iQiyi

|Variety show