MXM (musical duo)

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Background information
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2017 (2017)–2018
Labels Brand New
Members
Website brandnewmusic.co.kr

MXM was a South Korean duo under Brand New Music that consisted of members Lim Young-min and Kim Dong-hyun. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

History

Pre-debut

Lim Young-min and Kim Dong-hyun met as trainees under Brand New Music. They represented the agency alongside Lee Dae-hwi and Park Woo-jin in Produce 101 Season 2 . When the show ended, neither of the two earned a spot in the project unit Wanna One: Young-min finished 15th overall, while Dong-hyun was eliminated prior to finale, placing 28th. [3]

On July 12, it was announced that Young-min and Dong-hyun would debut as a project unit, [5] with both having signed exclusive contracts with Brand New Music before Produce 101 and becoming members of Brand New Boys. [3] The name MXM reportedly stands for both "Mix and Match" and "More x More". The former refers to the duo's compatibility as a group despite contrasting qualities, while the latter refers to their determination to develop as a duo. [lower-alpha 1] [2] On July 27, they released a two-track promotional single titled "Good Day". [2] [6] Dong-hyun wrote the lyrics of the single's second track "I Just Do" with Young-min, as well as arranging and producing it with Brand New Music producer, Kiggen. [6]

2017: Debut

MXM officially debuted on September 6 with the release of their EP entitled Unmix. The EP contains seven tracks, including "Good Day" and "I Just Do". [7] [lower-alpha 2] [8] The lead single, "I'm the One," was written and produced by Brand New Music producers 9999 and Esbee. [9]

On September 22, the duo participated in Brand New Music's annual concert titled "Brand New World Seoul", held at the Seoul Jangchung Arena. [10]

2018–present: Match Up, Rematch, More Than Ever, One More

MXM released their second EP titled Match Up on January 10, 2018, with total of six tracks including the lead single "Diamond Girl". [11]

In 2018, MXM announced their release of a double single titled Rematch on March 6, 2018, accompanied with a music video for the track "Gone Cold", produced by Primeboi. They worked on their second Rematch single titled "Love Me Now" with 9999 and Esbee. [12] Also in March 2018, they announced a Makestar photobook project, which opened for participation on March 9. [13]

MXM released their first full-length album titled More Than Ever on August 14, 2018, with the lead single "Ya Ya Ya". [14] [15] Following the released of the album, MXM announced would held their first concert titled More Than Ever on September 29 and 30 at Olympic Hall. [16]

On November 7, the duo released special single One More with double lead single, "Knock Knock (TAK Remix)" and "You Look So Different". [17]

Lim Young-min and Kim Dong-hyun joined Brand New Music's new boy group AB6IX in 2019.

Members

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart
positions		Sales
KOR
[18]
More Than Ever
Track listing
  1. Knock Knock
  2. Checkmate
  3. Show Me Your Love
  4. Ya Ya Ya
  5. Hoping That You'd Love Me
  6. Don't Stop Me Now
  7. Come Close
  8. Without You
  9. Another Level
  10. Dawn
  11. Naturally Curly (Donghyun Solo)
  12. Can't Take My Eyes Off feat. Kanto (Youngmin Solo)
  13. Gone Cold
  14. Love Me Now
5

Extended plays

TitleDetailsPeak chart
positions		Sales
KOR
[18] 		JPN
[20]
Unmix(언믹스) [7]
  • Released: September 6, 2017 [8]
  • Label: Brand New Music
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. "Good Day"
  2. "I'm the One"
  3. "Being Objective" (객관적인 시선)
  4. "Just Come Out" (일단 나와)
  5. "Save the Rest" (오늘은 여기까지)
  6. "I Just Do"
  7. "I'm the One" (Inst.) (CD only)
3129
Match Up
  • Released: January 10, 2018
  • Label: Brand New Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. "Diamond Girl" (다이아몬드걸)
  2. "Errday"
  3. "Perfectly Perfect" (완벽하게 완벽해)
  4. "Rush On You" (딱 기다려줘)
  5. "Lips"
  6. "Diamond Girl" (Inst.) (CD only)
3—

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum
KOR
[23] 		KOR Hot
"Good Day" [lower-alpha 3] 201760—Unmix [7]
"I'm the One"55—
"Diamond Girl"2018———Match Up
"Gone Cold" [lower-alpha 4] ——Rematch
"Love Me Now" [lower-alpha 4] ——
"Ya Ya Ya"——More Than Ever
"Checkmate"——
"Knock Knock (TAK Remix)"——One More
"You Look So Different"——
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
TitleYearAlbum
"LOVE IT LIVE IT"2018YDPP PROJECT`LOVE IT LIVE IT`

Collaborations

TitleYearAlbum
"Baby Can I" (너가 필요한 것 같아)
(with Bumkey, Chancellor, Sanchez, Taewan, and Yang Da-il)		2017Brandnew Year 2017
'Brandnew Season'
"Sweater" (스웨터)
{with Bumkey, Taewan, Kang Min-hee, Yang Da-il, and Vincent Blue)		2018Brandnew Year 2018
'Brandnew 7'
"So Special" (스웨터)
{with Boombastic)		2019Non-album single

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum
KOR
[28] 		KOR Hot
"I Just Do" [lower-alpha 3] 201799—Unmix [7]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Music videos

YearTitleAlbumDirector
2017"I'm the One"Unmix Digipedi
2018"Diamond Girl" (다이아몬드걸)Match Up
"LOVE IT LIVE IT"YDPP PROJECT

`LOVE IT LIVE IT`

Han Sa Min (Dextor-Lab)
"Gone Cold" (식어버린 온도)RematchVikings League
"YA YA YA"MORE THAN EVERWooje Kim (ETUI Collective)
"CHECKMATE"Vikings League

Concert and tours

Headlining tours

Awards and nominations

Gaon Chart Music Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2018UNMIXNew Artist of the Year (Album)Nominated

Golden Disc Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2018MXMNew Artist of the YearNominated
Global Popularity AwardNominated

Melon Music Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2017MXMBest New ArtistNominated

Seoul Music Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2018MXMNew Artist AwardNominated
Popularity AwardNominated
Hallyu Special AwardNominated

Notes

  1. ↑ Excerpt: 임영민과 김동현의 유닛명 'MXM (BRANDNEW BOYS)'은 'MIX & MATCH'의 약자이자, 'MORE X MORE'의 약자로 임영민, 김동현 두 멤버의 매력을 합쳐 새로운 매력으로 선보이겠다는 의미와 함께 계속해서 더 성장해 나가겠다는 의미를 담았으며, 유닛명만으로도 이번 데뷔에 대한 남다른 각오와 열정이 느껴져 큰 기대감을 심어준다. [2]
  2. ↑ Excerpt: 앨범명은 '언믹스'(UNMIX)로, 이 중 2곡이 27일 선공개됐다. 전체 앨범은 이르면 8월 말, 늦으면 9월 초에 발매할 예정이다. [7]
  3. 1 2 "Good Day" was released digitally as pre-debut single. [24]
  4. 1 2 "Gone Cold" and "Love Me Now" were released as the double A-side from the group's double single titled "Rematch". [27]

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