NU'EST W

NU'EST W
NU'EST W at MAMA 2017 in Japan From left to right: Aron, Baekho, JR, and Ren
Background information
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop dance-pop R&B
Years active	2017 (2017)–2018
Labels	Pledis
Spinoff of	NU'EST
Past members	JR Aron Baekho Ren

NU'EST W was the second sub-unit of South Korean boy band NU'EST. The group consisted of NU'EST members: JR, Aron, Baekho, and Ren, promoting in the absence of Minhyun, who at the time was promoting with Wanna One. ^[1] The group disbanded following the return of Minhyun on December 31, 2018.

History

Predebut: Produce 101 Season 2

For the first half of 2017, NU'EST members JR, Baekho, Ren, and Minhyun, participated in Produce 101 Season 2 . Minhyun placed 9th, thus resulting in his debut in the winning group, Wanna One. Due to his absence, NU'EST promoted as a four-member special unit, NU'EST W, until Minhyun returned. ^{[2] [3]} The "W" stands for "wait", meaning that the group will wait for Minhyun to return. ^{[3] [A]} It also contains a second meaning of them having waited a long time to greet fans again following periods of inactivity.

2017: Debut

NU'EST W released their debut EP W, Here with the lead single "Where You At" on 10 October 2017. ^[4] The EP was well received, and they earned their first music show win with "Where You At" on 19 October 2017 on M! Countdown. ^[5] The following day, NU'EST W won first place on Music Bank . Since its release, sales of W, Here have surpassed 200,000 copies, making NU'EST W the fourth K-pop group to reach 200,000 copies sold in one week, and the only unit group to do so. ^[6] In October 2017, NU'EST W became models for the outdoor clothing company BLACKYAK's campaign, "Art of the Youth". ^[7]

On 23 December 2017, NU'EST W contributed to the soundtrack of A Korean Odyssey with "Let Me Out", which is their first Korean drama song since their debut. ^[8]

2018: Who, You, Wake, N, and disbandment

In anticipation of the release of the album Who, You, Pledis Entertainment launched a one-day ad campaign for NU'EST W in New York City's Times Square to both promote the upcoming album and thank fans. ^[9] On 25 June 2018, NU'EST W released their second EP, Who, You, and began promoting the lead single titled "Dejavu". ^{[10] [11]} Following its release, "Dejavu" topped three major Korean music charts. ^[12] They first performed "Dejavu" at their album showcase on 25 June 2018. ^{[13] [14]}

On August 26, 2018, NU'EST W released an OST entitled "AND I" for the historical romance drama Mr. Sunshine. The "AND I" OST achieved #1 on Mnet, Naver Music & Soribada charts. ^[15] On October 1, 2018, NU'EST W and NC Soft's character brand, Spoonz , released a collaboration song called "I Don't Care." ^[16] NU'EST W together with their labelmate Seventeen became brand ambassadors of a fried chicken restaurant franchise Nene Chicken. ^[17]

On November 8, Gaon Chart announced that EP Who, You received the official platinum certification. Receiving a platinum certification means that the album reached 250,000 sales. ^[18]

On November 26, NU'EST W released their final EP as a unit group Wake, N with the title song "Help Me". ^{[19] [20]} "Help Me" topped domestic music charts including Naver and Soribada. They earned their first win for "Help Me" on Music Bank on December 7. ^[21] The group disbanded following Minhyun's return from Wanna One.

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details, chart positions, sales, and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Sales	Certifications
		KOR [22]	US World [23]
W, Here	Released: October 10, 2017 Label: Pledis Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	1	5	KOR: 308,108+ [24]
Who, You	Released: June 25, 2018 Label: Pledis Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	1	9	KOR: 250,810+ [25]	KMCA: Platinum [26]
Wake, N	Released: November 26, 2018 Label: Pledis Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	1	—	KOR: 212,345+ [27]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Sales	Album
		KOR [28]	KOR Hot. [29]	US World [30]
"If You" (있다면)	2017	2	49	23	KOR: 417,127+ [31]	Non-album single
"Where You At"		1	2	—	KOR: 321,931+ [32]	W, Here
"Dejavu"	2018	5	2	—	—	Who, You
"Help Me"		9	3	—		Wake, N
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart position		Sales	Album
		KOR [33]	Hot [34]
"My Beautiful"	2017	19	7	KOR: 89,856+ [35]	W, Here
"Paradise" (Ren solo)		38	12	KOR: 39,115+ [32]
"Good Love" (Aron solo)		40	13	KOR: 38,300+ [32]
"With" (JR solo)		33	11	KOR: 41,395+ [32]
"지금까지 행복했어요" lit. Thankful for You (Baekho solo)		25	9	KOR: 74,042+ [35]
"Polaris"	2018	67	6		Who, You
"Signal"		85	8
"YlenoL"		92	9
"Gravity&Moon" (중력달)		93	10
"Shadow"		94	11

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR [36]
"Let Me Out"	2017	95	A Korean Odyssey OST Part.1
"And I"	2018	64	Mr. Sunshine OST Part.10

Concerts and tours

Fanmeeting

2017 NU'EST W FANMEETING 'L.O.Λ.E & DREAM'

Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance
August 26, 2017	Seoul	South Korea	Korea University Gymnasium	10,000 [37]
August 27, 2017

Concert Tour

Special Mini Concert 2017

Date	Country	Venue	Attendance
October 10, 2017	Taiwan	Taiwan Sports Center	3,000 [38]
November 18, 2017	Hong Kong	Star Hall	3,000 [39]

Double You

Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance
March 16, 2018	Seoul	South Korea	SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium	16,000 [40]
March 17, 2018
March 18, 2018
April 28, 2018	Bangkok	Thailand	Thunder Dome	—
May 12, 2018	Jakarta	Indonesia	The Kasablanka Hall	—
May 26, 2018	Taipei	Taiwan	New Taipei City Exhibition Hall	—
September 23, 2018	Hong Kong		Star Hall	—
October 27, 2018	Bangkok	Thailand	Thunder Dome	—
December 15, 2018	Seoul	South Korea	Jamsil Indoor Stadium	14,000 [41]
December 16, 2018

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by NU'EST

Notes

1. Excerpt: ‘W’는 ‘기다리다’라는 뜻을 가진 영문 ‘Wait’에서 따온 것이다. 멤버 민현을 기다리고, 뉴이스트를 기다려준 팬들을 위한 뉴이스트 W 유닛 활동으로 JR, 아론, 백호, 렌 총 4명 멤버가 어떤 새로운 모습을 선보일지에 대한 귀추 또한 주목된다. ^[3]

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    • "Dejavu". June 24–30, 2018.
    • "Help Me". November 25 – December 1, 2018.
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