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{{short description|Chinese boy band}}
{{short description|Chinese boy band}}

{{Infobox musical artist
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| caption = Nine Percent at 2018 Weibo Awards Ceremony. From left to right: [[You Zhangjing|Azora Chin]], [[Wang Ziyi|Ziyi]], [[Lin Yanjun|Yanjun]], [[Fan Chengcheng|Chengcheng]], [[Cai Xukun|Xukun]], [[Chen Linong|Linong]], [[Huang Minghao|Justin]], [[Zhu Zhengting|Zhengting]], and [[Wang Linkai|Lil Ghost]] on January 11, 2019.
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* [[Cai Xukun]]
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* [[Huang Minghao|Justin]]
* [[Justin Huang (singer)|Justin Huang]]
* [[Lin Yanjun]]
* [[Lin Yanjun]]
* [[Zhu Zhengting]]
* [[Zhu Zhengting]]
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* [[Wang Linkai|Lil Ghost]]
* [[Wang Linkai|Lil Ghost]]
* [[You Zhangjing|Azora Chin]]
* [[You Zhangjing|Azora Chin]]
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'''Nine Percent''' (Chinese: 百分九少年; commonly stylized as '''NINE PERCENT''') was a nine-member Chinese [[boy group]] formed by the survival show ''[[Idol Producer]]'' by [[iQIYI]] on April 6, 2018. The group was scheduled to promote for 18 months since formation.
'''Nine Percent''' ({{zh|s=百分九少年}}; commonly stylized in all-caps) was a nine-member Chinese [[boy group]] formed by the survival show ''[[Idol Producer]]'' by [[iQIYI]] on April 6, 2018. The group promoted for 18 months since formation.


Nine Percent rocked the Chinese entertainment industry in the few months they existed, experiencing a truly meteoric rise in popularity in the short time since the group's formation. Fans of Nine Percent are estimated to have generated some 20 million RMB of [[Idol Producer|Idol Producer's]] revenue, with their debut album ''To The Nines'' earning more than 10 million RMB in China alone.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-07|title=Major Boy Band Nine Percent is No More, and Fans are Crying "Like Rainfall"|url=https://radiichina.com/major-boy-band-nine-percent-is-no-more-and-fans-are-crying-like-rainfall/|access-date=2020-06-09|website=RADII {{!}} Culture, Innovation, and Life in today's China|language=en-US}}</ref>
Nine Percent was one of the most popular boy groups in 2018. Their fans are estimated to have generated 20 million RMB of [[Idol Producer|Idol Producer's]] revenue, with their debut album ''To The Nines'' earning more than 10 million RMB in domestic sales.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hollo |first=Zach |date=October 7, 2019 |title=Major Boy Band Nine Percent is No More, and Fans are Crying "Like Rainfall" |url=https://radiichina.com/major-boy-band-nine-percent-is-no-more-and-fans-are-crying-like-rainfall/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408114244/https://radiichina.com/major-boy-band-nine-percent-is-no-more-and-fans-are-crying-like-rainfall/ |archive-date=April 8, 2020 |access-date=June 9, 2020 |website=RADII}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
In 2018, Nine Percent (百分九少年) was formed from the survival show ''[[Idol Producer]]'' where the audience voted for the group's members. This ran from January 19 to April 6, 2018.

The group consisted of [[Cai Xukun]] (蔡徐坤), [[Chen Linong]](陈立农), [[Fan Chengcheng]] (范丞丞), [[Huang Minghao|Justin]] (黄明昊), [[Lin Yanjun]] (林彦俊), [[Zhu Zhengting]] (朱正廷), [[Wang Ziyi]] (王子异), [[Wang Linkai|Xiao Gui]] (小鬼), and [[You Zhangjing]] (尤长靖).

=== 2018: First public performance and Debut with ''To the Nines'' ===
=== 2018: First public performance and Debut with ''To the Nines'' ===
After their debut stage in [[Idol Producer]], they were then sent to Los Angeles for further training for half a month. [[Rodney Jerkins]] and Christopher Scott were two of their mentors, and they debuted with the 8 original songs during the second half of the competition, they held their first public performance in [[Shanghai]] in May with those songs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NINE PERCENT赴美集训照首曝光 知名国际导师公开{|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/m/2018-04-24/doc-ifzqvvsa2843542.shtml|access-date=2018-05-06|website=Sina|date=24 April 2018 }}</ref>
The group was formed through the Chinese reality survival show ''[[Idol Producer]]'' where the audience voted for the group's members. This ran from January 19 to April 6, 2018. After the finale of the show, they were sent to train for half a month in Los Angeles under the guidance of [[Rodney Jerkins]] and Christopher Scott. In May, the group held their first public performance in Shanghai, performing 8 songs from the survival show.<ref>{{Cite web |last=娱乐看点 |date=April 24, 2018 |title=NINE PERCENT赴美集训照首曝光 知名国际导师公开 |trans-title=NINE PERCENT goes to the U.S. Training photos revealed well-known international mentors to public |url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/m/2018-04-24/doc-ifzqvvsa2843542.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025231122/http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/m/2018-04-24/doc-ifzqvvsa2843542.shtml |archive-date=October 25, 2023 |access-date=May 6, 2018 |website=[[Sina Weibo]] |language=zh}}</ref>


On May 25, their official Weibo account announced that the members decided to name their fans "Nine's" and chose to be represented by the colours PANTONE325C {{Colorbox|#7FC2D5}} and PANTONE7456C {{Colorbox|#4A689E}}.<ref>{{Cite web|title=微博正文 - 微博HTML5版|url=https://m.weibo.cn/status/4243621832308981?|access-date=2019-01-11|website=m.weibo.cn}}</ref>
On May 25, their official Weibo account announced the group's fandom name, "Nine's", and chose to be represented by the colours PANTONE325C {{Colorbox|#7FC2D5}} and PANTONE7456C {{Colorbox|#4A689E}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nine Percent |date=May 25, 2018 |title=应援色、粉丝名公开！ |trans-title=Support colours and fan names made public! |url=https://m.weibo.cn/status/4243621832308981? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025230559/https://m.weibo.cn/status/4243621832308981 |archive-date=October 25, 2023 |access-date=January 11, 2019 |website=[[Sina Weibo]] |language=zh}}</ref>


They released their debut album ''To the Nines'' on November 12, 2018. They gave their first live performance at M space, a music venue in [[Beijing]], to a group of 500 fans. The show was also live-streamed through the online platforms hosted by the [[Tencent Music|Tencent Music Entertainment Group]], including [[QQ Music]], Kuwo and [[KuGou|Kugou]], which racked up over 15 million clicks. Within 3 days of the album being released it made almost 8 million yuan ($1.15 million) in sales through [[Tencent Music]]'s online platforms selling for 20 yuan a download.<ref>{{Cite web|last=董志成|title=Power of nine: Winners of a reality show release 1st album - Chinadaily.com.cn|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201811/21/WS5bf4af0ea310eff303289ffa.html|access-date=2020-06-09|website=www.chinadaily.com.cn}}</ref> The album also accumulated almost a million digital sales and landed at No. 2 on the Billboard China V chart.<ref>{{Cite web|author=MTV News Staff|title=With WayV, All Eyes Are On C-pop|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3109825/wayv-debut-c-pop-guide/|access-date=2020-06-09|website=MTV News|language=en}}</ref>
They released their debut album ''To the Nines'' on November 12. They gave their first live performance at M space, a music venue in [[Beijing]], to a group of 500 fans. The show was also live-streamed through the online platforms hosted by the [[Tencent Music|Tencent Music Entertainment Group]], including [[QQ Music]], Kuwo and [[KuGou|Kugou]], which garnered up over 15 million clicks. Within 3 days of the album being released it made almost 8 million yuan ($1.15 million) in sales.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chen |first=Nan |date=November 21, 2018 |title=Power of nine: Winners of a reality show release 1st album |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201811/21/WS5bf4af0ea310eff303289ffa.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025230340/https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201811/21/WS5bf4af0ea310eff303289ffa.html |archive-date=October 25, 2023 |access-date=June 9, 2020 |website=[[China Daily]]}}</ref> The album also accumulated almost a million digital sales and landed at No. 2 on the now defunct Billboard China V chart.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Assis |first=Tássia |date=January 17, 2019 |title=With WayV, All Eyes Are On C-pop |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3109825/wayv-debut-c-pop-guide/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025230044/https://www.mtv.com/news/eykxrn/wayv-debut-c-pop-guide |archive-date=October 25, 2023 |access-date=June 9, 2020 |website=[[MTV News]]}}</ref>
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| footer = [[China Merchants Bank]] partnered with Nine Percent to launch co-branded credit cards in China. From November 8, 2018 to January 2, 2019, the advertisements were placed on [[Hong Kong Tramways|Hong Kong's Ding Ding trams]] as part of their launch campaign. (Chengcheng, Justin and Zhengting, who were under [[Yuehua Entertainment]] at the time, were absent from the shoot for unknown reasons.)
| footer = [[China Merchants Bank]] partnered with Nine Percent to launch co-branded credit cards in China. From November 8, 2018 to January 2, 2019, the advertisements were placed on [[Hong Kong Tramways|Hong Kong's Ding Ding trams]] as part of their launch campaign. (Chengcheng, Justin and Zhengting, who were all under [[Yuehua Entertainment]] at the time, were absent from the shoot for unknown reasons.)
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=== 2019: ''More Than Forever,'' and disbandment ===
=== 2019: ''More Than Forever,'' and disbandment ===


On September 23, 2019, the poster for the group's farewell show, ''More Than Forever'', was dropped. The documentary showed the members prepare themselves for their final performance with each member having a chance to express their feelings after being together for 18 months and how they felt fortunate for getting to know each other.<ref>{{Cite web|title=真人秀《限定的记忆》即将收官 NPC全员告别不舍解散|url=http://news.xiancn.com/content/2019-12/12/content_3529562.htm|access-date=2020-06-09|website=news.xiancn.com}}</ref> A day later on September 24 the group's new album, also named {{Nihongo|''More Than Forever''|限定的记忆}}, was announced to come out on September 26 and will feature 9 solo tracks from each of the members.
On September 23, the poster for the group's farewell show, ''More Than Forever'', was released. The documentary showed the group prepare themselves for their final performance with each member having a chance to express their feelings after being together for 18 months.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ying |first=Lei |date=December 12, 2019 |title=真人秀《限定的记忆》即将收官 NPC全员告别不舍解散 |trans-title=Reality TV show "Limited Memories" is coming to an end and all NPC members bid farewell and are reluctant to break up |url=http://news.xiancn.com/content/2019-12/12/content_3529562.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212085719/http://news.xiancn.com/content/2019-12/12/content_3529562.htm |archive-date=December 12, 2019 |access-date=June 9, 2020 |website=news.xiancn.com |language=zh}}</ref> On September 24 the group's new album, also named {{Nihongo|''More Than Forever''|限定的记忆}}, was announced to come out on September 26 and will feature 9 solo tracks from each of the members.


On October 6, 2019, the group officially disbanded and on October 12, they held their farewell concert in [[Guangzhou]]. The livestream of the concert, which was made available to [[IQIYI|iQiyi]] VIP members, garnered 400 million in likes and more than 1.2 million views at one point. On Chinese social media, approximately 80,000 [[IQIYI|iQiyi]] VIP members participated in the concert's online activity while 8 topics related to the concert made it onto Weibo's - China's version of Twitter - list of trending topics, which in total gathered an accumulated readership of over 1 billion.<ref>{{Cite press release|last=Inc|first=iQIYI|title=NINEPERCENT Holds Farewell Concert, iQIYI Upgrades in Innovative Membership Benefits for Idol-incubation IP Met with Great Acclaim|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ninepercent-holds-farewell-concert-iqiyi-upgrades-in-innovative-membership-benefits-for-idol-incubation-ip-met-with-great-acclaim-300942673.html|access-date=2020-06-09|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en}}</ref>
On October 6, the group officially disbanded and on October 12, they held their farewell concert in [[Guangzhou]]. The livestream of the concert, which was made available to [[IQIYI|iQiyi]] VIP members, garnered 400 million likes and more than 1.2 million views. Approximately 80,000 iQiyi VIP members participated in the concert's while 8 topics related to the concert made it onto [[Sina Weibo|Weibo's]] list of trending topics, which in total gathered an accumulated readership of over 1 billion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 22, 2019 |title=NINEPERCENT Holds Farewell Concert, iQIYI Upgrades in Innovative Membership Benefits for Idol-incubation IP Met with Great Acclaim |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ninepercent-holds-farewell-concert-iqiyi-upgrades-in-innovative-membership-benefits-for-idol-incubation-ip-met-with-great-acclaim-300942673.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025225226/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ninepercent-holds-farewell-concert-iqiyi-upgrades-in-innovative-membership-benefits-for-idol-incubation-ip-met-with-great-acclaim-300942673.html |archive-date=October 25, 2023 |access-date=October 25, 2023 |website=PR Newswire |publisher=[[iQIYI]] |via=[[Cision]]}}</ref>


== Members ==
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== Controversy over lack of promotions ==
In August and October 2018, many netizens criticized [[iQIYI]] for failing to provide more opportunities to some of the members of the group. The lack of group performances and members' tendency to work on their own led fans to suspect the group Nine Percent might exist in name only. This caused some to believe that the group's company lacked a vision for the future in terms of music, instead of producing music, individual members had been busy with their own activities such as filming TV series and appearing on variety shows. Even presenter [[He Jiong]] joked on an episode of ''[[Who's the Murderer]]'' that it's very common in China for boy bands to spend a lot of time appearing on food shows.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}


* [[Cai Xukun]] (蔡徐坤)
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Despite being a phenomenal success, the group was mocked for lacking a sense of unity as only a few members, like [[Cai Xukun]] and [[Chen Linong]], earned noticeable fame with a loyal fanbase.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} Most fans blamed the company, Idol Century, for their poor management of the group, 55% of Idol Century's shares are owned by iQiyi and had only been around for a while after ''[[Idol Producer]]'' had ended. Fans criticised the company for immediately holding fan meetings and concerts for the group with the same tracks from the show, without releasing a new album.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=澎湃新闻|date=2019-10-15|title=Nine Percent告别演唱会：限定的记忆 限定的团魂{{!}}Nine Percent{{!}}演唱会{{!}}团魂_新浪娱乐_新浪网|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/tv/zy/2019-10-15/doc-iicezuev2252520.shtml|access-date=2020-06-09|website=ent.sina.com.cn}}</ref>
* [[Chen Linong]] (陈立农)
* [[Fan Chengcheng]] (范丞丞)
* [[Huang Minghao|Justin]] (黄明昊)
* [[Lin Yanjun]] (林彦俊)
* [[Zhu Zhengting]] (朱正廷)
* [[Wang Ziyi]] (王子异)
* [[Wang Linkai|Xiao Gui]] (小鬼)
* [[You Zhangjing]] (尤长靖).

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== Controversy over lack of promotions ==
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In August and October 2018, many netizens criticized [[iQIYI]] for failing to provide more opportunities for the group. The lack of group performances, as well as the members' tendency to work on their own, led fans to suspect that the group Nine Percent might exist in name only. Although they were incredibly popular in China, the total number of days they worked as a group was only about 60. Most fans blamed the company, Idol Century, for the poor management of the group; 55% of the shares of Idol Century are owned by iQIYI, and the company was founded shortly after ''[[Idol Producer]]'' ended. Fans criticised the company for immediately holding fan meetings and concerts for the group with the same songs from the show without releasing a new album.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=澎湃新闻 |date=October 15, 2019 |title=Nine Percent告别演唱会：限定的记忆 限定的团魂 |trans-title=Nine Percent Farewell Concert: Limited Memory and Limited Spirit of the Group |url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/tv/zy/2019-10-15/doc-iicezuev2252520.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025224734/http://ent.sina.com.cn/tv/zy/2019-10-15/doc-iicezuev2252520.shtml |archive-date=October 25, 2023 |access-date=June 9, 2020 |website=[[Sina Weibo]] |language=zh}}</ref>


A little after Nine Percent had debuted, [[Yuehua Entertainment|Yuehua]] debuted their newest boy group [[NEXT (Chinese band)|NEXT]] (formerly known as NEX7) with members [[Zhu Zhengting]], [[Fan Chengcheng]] and [[Justin (singer, born 2002)|Justin]] which resulted in them being more involved in [[NEXT (Chinese band)|NEXT]] than in Nine Percent. According to an article from one of China's biggest social platforms, [[Weibo (company)|Weibo]], it's said that the members were more like solo singers or actors than members of a group due to the lack of promotion Nine Percent received. Even in their final album ''More Than Forever'' it was pointed out that there were no songs sung by the members as a group, which led to there being more fans who liked only one or a few members of the group than there being fans who liked the group as a whole.<ref name=":0" />
Shortly after Nine Percent's debut, [[Yuehua Entertainment]] unveiled their latest boy band, [[Next (Chinese group)|NEXT]] (formerly known as NEX7), with members [[Zhu Zhengting]], [[Fan Chengcheng]] and [[Justin Huang (singer)|Justin Huang]], which resulted in them being more involved in NEXT than Nine Percent. According to an article on one of China's largest social platforms, [[Weibo (company)|Weibo]], the lack of promotion Nine Percent received made the members more like solo singers or actors than members of a group. Even in their last album, ''More Than Forever'', it was pointed out that there were no songs sung by the members as a group, resulting in more fans who only liked one or a few members of the group than fans who liked the group as a whole.<ref name=":0" />


==Discography==
==Discography==
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*CHN: 1,378,683<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://y.saoju.net/szzj/album/1/|title=Total Chinese Music sales - To the Nines}}</ref>
*CHN: 1,378,683<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://y.saoju.net/szzj/album/1/|title=Total Chinese Music sales - To the Nines|access-date=2020-08-17|archive-date=2023-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625002025/http://y.saoju.net/szzj/album/1/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |[[Billboard China Top 100|CHN]]<br><ref name="billboard">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboardchina.cn/top/top100/|title=Billboard China Top 100|website=Billboard China|access-date=February 17, 2019|language=zh}}
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |[[Billboard China Top 100|CHN]]<br><ref name="billboard">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboardchina.cn/top/top100/|title=Billboard China Top 100|website=Billboard China|access-date=February 17, 2019|language=zh|archive-date=April 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428140804/http://www.billboardchina.cn/top/top100/|url-status=dead}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.billboardchina.cn/top/top100/2019-01-17.html|title=I Need A Doctor|date=January 17, 2019}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.billboardchina.cn/top/top100/2019-01-17.html|title=I Need A Doctor|date=January 17, 2019|access-date=2019-02-18|archive-date=2019-04-28|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190428223158/http://www.billboardchina.cn/top/top100/2019-01-17.html|url-status=dead}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.billboardchina.cn/top/top100/2019-02-15.html|title=创新者 & Good Things|date=February 15, 2019}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.billboardchina.cn/top/top100/2019-02-15.html|title=创新者 & Good Things|date=February 15, 2019|access-date=2019-02-18|archive-date=2019-04-28|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190428155147/http://www.billboardchina.cn/top/top100/2019-02-15.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
</ref>{{efn|The [[Billboard China Top 100]] was launched in January 2019 by [[Billboard China]].}}
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| ''[[Idol Producer]]''
| ''[[Idol Producer]]''
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| rowspan="3" |[[iQIYI]]
| As contestants
| Contestants
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| ''Nine Percent: Flower Road Journey''
| ''Nine Percent: Flower Road Journey''
|The group's first reality/variety show
|The group's first reality show
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|2019
|2019
|More Than Forever
|More Than Forever
|[[iQIYI]]
|The group's last reality/documentary show
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| rowspan="3" | iQiyi Scream Night
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| rowspan="6" | 2018
| rowspan="2"| Nine Percent
| rowspan="2"| Nine Percent
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| rowspan="3"| iQiyi Scream Night 2019
| Group of the Year
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| rowspan="3" |Migu Music Awards
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| rowspan="2" |Nine Percent
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| rowspan="3" |12th Migu Music Awards
|Most Popular Male Artist of The Year
|Most Popular Male Artist of The Year
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|Weibo Night
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Nine Percent
Nine Percent at 2018 Weibo Awards Ceremony. From left to right: Azora Chin, Ziyi, Yanjun, Chengcheng, Xukun, Linong, Justin, Zhengting, and Lil Ghost on January 11, 2019.
Background information
OriginBeijing, China
Genres
Years active2018–2019
Labels
  • Beijing Idol Century
  • Sony
Past members
Websiteninepercent.com
Chinese name
Chinese百分九少年
Literal meaningThe Top 9 Boys Out of 100
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinbǎifēn jiǔ shàonián
Bopomofoㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

Nine Percent (Chinese: 百分九少年; commonly stylized in all-caps) was a nine-member Chinese boy group formed by the survival show Idol Producer by iQIYI on April 6, 2018. The group promoted for 18 months since formation.

Nine Percent was one of the most popular boy groups in 2018. Their fans are estimated to have generated 20 million RMB of Idol Producer's revenue, with their debut album To The Nines earning more than 10 million RMB in domestic sales.[1]

History

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2018: First public performance and Debut with To the Nines

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The group was formed through the Chinese reality survival show Idol Producer where the audience voted for the group's members. This ran from January 19 to April 6, 2018. After the finale of the show, they were sent to train for half a month in Los Angeles under the guidance of Rodney Jerkins and Christopher Scott. In May, the group held their first public performance in Shanghai, performing 8 songs from the survival show.[2]

On May 25, their official Weibo account announced the group's fandom name, "Nine's", and chose to be represented by the colours PANTONE325C   and PANTONE7456C  .[3]

They released their debut album To the Nines on November 12. They gave their first live performance at M space, a music venue in Beijing, to a group of 500 fans. The show was also live-streamed through the online platforms hosted by the Tencent Music Entertainment Group, including QQ Music, Kuwo and Kugou, which garnered up over 15 million clicks. Within 3 days of the album being released it made almost 8 million yuan ($1.15 million) in sales.[4] The album also accumulated almost a million digital sales and landed at No. 2 on the now defunct Billboard China V chart.[5]

China Merchants Bank partnered with Nine Percent to launch co-branded credit cards in China. From November 8, 2018 to January 2, 2019, the advertisements were placed on Hong Kong's Ding Ding trams as part of their launch campaign. (Chengcheng, Justin and Zhengting, who were all under Yuehua Entertainment at the time, were absent from the shoot for unknown reasons.)

2019: More Than Forever, and disbandment

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On September 23, the poster for the group's farewell show, More Than Forever, was released. The documentary showed the group prepare themselves for their final performance with each member having a chance to express their feelings after being together for 18 months.[6] On September 24 the group's new album, also named More Than Forever (限定的记忆), was announced to come out on September 26 and will feature 9 solo tracks from each of the members.

On October 6, the group officially disbanded and on October 12, they held their farewell concert in Guangzhou. The livestream of the concert, which was made available to iQiyi VIP members, garnered 400 million likes and more than 1.2 million views. Approximately 80,000 iQiyi VIP members participated in the concert's while 8 topics related to the concert made it onto Weibo's list of trending topics, which in total gathered an accumulated readership of over 1 billion.[7]

Members

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Controversy over lack of promotions

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In August and October 2018, many netizens criticized iQIYI for failing to provide more opportunities for the group. The lack of group performances, as well as the members' tendency to work on their own, led fans to suspect that the group Nine Percent might exist in name only. Although they were incredibly popular in China, the total number of days they worked as a group was only about 60. Most fans blamed the company, Idol Century, for the poor management of the group; 55% of the shares of Idol Century are owned by iQIYI, and the company was founded shortly after Idol Producer ended. Fans criticised the company for immediately holding fan meetings and concerts for the group with the same songs from the show without releasing a new album.[8]

Shortly after Nine Percent's debut, Yuehua Entertainment unveiled their latest boy band, NEXT (formerly known as NEX7), with members Zhu Zhengting, Fan Chengcheng and Justin Huang, which resulted in them being more involved in NEXT than Nine Percent. According to an article on one of China's largest social platforms, Weibo, the lack of promotion Nine Percent received made the members more like solo singers or actors than members of a group. Even in their last album, More Than Forever, it was pointed out that there were no songs sung by the members as a group, resulting in more fans who only liked one or a few members of the group than fans who liked the group as a whole.[8]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Sales
To the Nines
Track listing
  1. 创新者 (Rule Breaker)
  2. I Need A Doctor
  3. Good Things
  4. 了不起的9% (Extraordinary 9%)
  5. Ei喔Ei喔 (Ei Oh Ei Oh)
  6. 一起跳舞吧 (Let's Dance Together)
  7. 离不开 (Inseparable)
  • CHN: 1,378,683[9]
More Than Forever (限定的记忆)
  • Released: September 26, 2019
  • Language: Mandarin
  • Label: Sony Music Entertainment China
Track Listing
  1. 梦 (Dream)
  2. 为你绽放 (Blooming for You)
  3. Umbrella
  4. 挣脱 (Struggle Free)
  5. Like A Star
  6. Hi Buddy (一路同行)
  7. Lovelab
  8. 热气球 (Hot Air Balloon）
  9. Maybe Someday
  • CHN: 904,666

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
CHN
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"创新者" (Rule Breaker) 2018 75 To The Nines
"离不开" (Inseparable) —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs

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Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
CHN
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"I Need A Doctor" 2018 6 To The Nines
"Good Things" 14
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

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Television shows

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Year Title Network Notes
2018 Idol Producer iQIYI As contestants
Nine Percent: Flower Road Journey The group's first reality show
2019 More Than Forever The group's last reality/documentary show

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
iQiyi Scream Night 2018 Nine Percent Group of the Year Won [12][13]
Scream Boy Group Won
Idol Producer Best Variety Show Won
Migu Music Awards Nine Percent Most Popular Male Artist of The Year Won
Most Popular Group of The Year Won
To The NINES Best Digital Album Won
Weibo Night 2019 Nine Percent Weibo's Best Group of the Year Won

Concerts and tours

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Headlining concerts

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  • THX with Love (2018)
  • 专辑分享会 (2018)
  • More Than Forever Final Concert [限定的记忆] (2019)

References

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  1. ^ Hollo, Zach (October 7, 2019). "Major Boy Band Nine Percent is No More, and Fans are Crying "Like Rainfall"". RADII. Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  2. ^ 娱乐看点 (April 24, 2018). "NINE PERCENT赴美集训照首曝光 知名国际导师公开" [NINE PERCENT goes to the U.S. Training photos revealed well-known international mentors to public]. Sina Weibo (in Chinese). Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  3. ^ Nine Percent (May 25, 2018). "应援色、粉丝名公开！" [Support colours and fan names made public!]. Sina Weibo (in Chinese). Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  4. ^ Chen, Nan (November 21, 2018). "Power of nine: Winners of a reality show release 1st album". China Daily. Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  5. ^ Assis, Tássia (January 17, 2019). "With WayV, All Eyes Are On C-pop". MTV News. Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  6. ^ Ying, Lei (December 12, 2019). "真人秀《限定的记忆》即将收官 NPC全员告别不舍解散" [Reality TV show "Limited Memories" is coming to an end and all NPC members bid farewell and are reluctant to break up]. news.xiancn.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "NINEPERCENT Holds Farewell Concert, iQIYI Upgrades in Innovative Membership Benefits for Idol-incubation IP Met with Great Acclaim". PR Newswire. iQIYI. October 22, 2019. Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Cision.
  8. ^ a b 澎湃新闻 (October 15, 2019). "Nine Percent告别演唱会：限定的记忆 限定的团魂" [Nine Percent Farewell Concert: Limited Memory and Limited Spirit of the Group]. Sina Weibo (in Chinese). Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "Total Chinese Music sales - To the Nines". Archived from the original on 2023-06-25. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  10. ^ a b "Billboard China Top 100". Billboard China (in Chinese). Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  11. ^ a b c "MV巅峰榜 - QQ音乐-千万正版音乐海量无损曲库新歌热歌天天畅听的高品质音乐平台！". y.qq.com (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  12. ^ "iQIYI Scream Night 2019 - AWARD WINNERS | CPOP 音乐 Amino". CPOP 音乐 | aminoapps.com. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  13. ^ "Sina Visitor System". passport.weibo.com. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
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