Madtown
Madtown | |
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Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
Genres | K-pop, R&B, dance, Hip hop |
Years active | 2014 | –present
Labels | J. Tune Camp |
Members | |
Website | cafe |
Madtown (Korean: 매드타운), often stylized as MADTOWN, is a seven-member South Korean boy group, formed in 2014 by J. Tune Camp. The group consists of Moos, Daewon, Lee Geon, Jota, Heo Jun, Buffy and H.O. Their debut album, Mad Town, was released on October 6, 2014. Two of the members, Moos and Buffy, originally debuted as the hip hop duo Pro C in 2013. Madtown's official fan-base name is Mad-people.
History
2014: Debut with YOLO and MAD TV
Earlier-generation groups such as g.o.d, Dynamic Duo and idol groups such as Sistar, VIXX, Secret, Bangtan Boys, High4 and Jay Park held a banner which had "Welcome to Mad Town" pasted on it, arousing curiosity and suspicion of whether it is an MBLAQ's comeback, or the debut of a new boy group.[1] On September 24, 2014, J. Tune Camp finally announced the debut of their second boy group through a teaser image.[2] This marks J. Tune Camp's boy group debut after 5 years, and group debut after 2 years (before Two X left J. Tune Camp). For the next two days, J. Tune Camp started introducing its members, including Moos and Buffy which are members of Pro C which debuted earlier. They started off with 3 members (namely Moos, Daewon and Lee Geon) on the first day and the remaining 4 members (namely Jota, Heo Jun, Buffy and H.O) on the second day.[3][4][5]
The Mad Town members themselves also explained the different style of music that they are specialised in as compared to their senior group and labelmate MBLAQ as well as the members' personalities when they sat down for an interview.[6]
On October 1, J. Tune Camp uploaded their debut music video teaser on their official YouTube channel.[7][8] 5 days later, J. Tune Camp uploaded their debut music video YOLO on their official YouTube channel.[9][10] On the same day, J. Tune Camp released their debut EP, titled "Mad Town" digitally.[11] On October 9, they had their debut stage on M Countdown. After which, they released their debut album physically.[12]
They were featured on MAD TV, a reality show which featured their everyday lives. It started through J. Tune Camp's official YouTube channel on October 30, 2014 and ended on January 30, 2015 including a special "Delivery Season".[13]
2015: Welcome to Madtown and OMGT
On March 9, J. Tune Camp uploaded the music video teaser for their new song, New World, on their official YouTube channel.[14][15][16] 3 days later, J. Tune Camp uploaded the full Music Video for New World.[17] On the same day, J. Tune Camp released their 2nd mini album "Welcome to Madtown" digitally.[18] On March 16, they released their 2nd mini album physically.[19] On November 12, they released their first digital single "OMGT", which stands for "Oh My God Thanks".
2016: Emotion
On June 15, J. Tune Camp officially announced their comeback with a set of new teaser images for their 3rd mini album Emotion.[20] The music video for the title track, "Emptiness", was released on June 21 at midnight KST, as well as the mini album itself.[21]
Members
- Moos, real name Kim Sangbae (Hangul: 김상배), was born April 29, 1991 (age 25). Position: Leader, Main Rapper
- Daewon, real name Park Daewon (Hangul: 박대원), was born March 17, 1992 (age 24). Position: Main Dancer, Vocalist
- Lee Geon, real name Lee Kyungtak (Hangul: 이경탁), was born May 4, 1992 (age 24). Position: Main Vocalist
- Jota, real name Lee Jonghwa (Hangul: 이종화), was born February 15, 1994 (age 22). Position: Lead Rapper, Vocalist
- Heo Jun, real name Heo Jun (Hangul: 허준), was born November 16, 1994 (age 21). Position: Vocalist
- Buffy, real name Kim Ju Hyeon (Hangul: 김주현), was born June 15, 1995 (age 21). He is fluent in Japanese.[26] Position: Lead Rapper
- H.O, real name Song Jaeho (Hangul: 송재호), was born June 18, 1995 (age 21). Position: Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Maknae
Discography
Albums
Extended Plays (EPs)
Title | Album Details | Track Listing | Peak Chart Positions | Sales |
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KOR [27] | ||||
Mad Town |
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Tracklist
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11[28] |
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Welcome to Madtown |
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Tracklist
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7 |
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EMOTION |
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Tracklist
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10 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Single Album
Title | Album Details | Track Listing | Peak Chart Positions |
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KOR | |||
OMGT |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Collaborations
Year | Title | Artist |
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2016 | "Do You Know How I Feel" | Rooftop House Studio, MADTOWN, and WA$$UP (feat. Yoo Jooyi) |
"Goodbye" | BADKIZ's Monika (featuring Moos) |
Soundtrack Appearances
Year | Title | Artist | Album | Duration |
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2016 | "여전히 (Still)" | Lee Geon | 동네의 영웅 OST Part 3 / Neighborhood Hero OST Part 3 | 3:02 |
Filmography
Reality Show
Year | Network | Title | Members | Remarks |
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2014 | YouTube | MAD TV[13] | All | Uploaded through J. Tune Camp's official YouTube channel, and features Madtown members on their everyday lives, including a special "Delivery Season". |
2015 | SBS | Fashion King Korea | All | Episode 5 |
Variety Show
Year | Network | Title | Members | Role | Remarks |
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2014 | MBC | Idol School | All | Guest | Episode 14 & 16 |
Arirang | After School Club | All | Guest | Episode 117 | |
Moos, Daewon | Guest | Episode 124 | |||
2015 | Arirang | After School Club | All | Guest | Episode 151 |
Mnet | Yaman TV | All | Guest | With CLC | |
2015 | KBS2 | Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2 | All | Cast | Episode 278
Jota won 1st place and Moos was 3rd place |
2015–2016 | KBS2 | Cool Kiz On The Block | Jota | Cast Member | Judo (Episode 132–143)
Volleyball (Episode 146–present) |
KBS2 | Cool Kiz On The Block | All | Cameo | Episode 140 | |
KBS2 | Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2 | Jota | Fixed Member | Madtown cameo episode 259 | |
2016 | KBS2 | Escape Crisis No.1 | All | Guest | Episode 517 |
SBS | Baek Jong-won's Three Great Emperors | All | Guest | Episode 26 | |
SBS | Same Bed, Different Dreams | Jota | Guest | Episode 35 | |
Law of the Jungle in Tonga | Jota | Cast Member | Episode 203–211 | ||
MBC | We Got Married | Jota | Cast Member | With Kim Jin-kyung (Episode 321–present) | |
MBC | We Got Married | H.O | Panel Guest | Episode 327 | |
MBC | We Got Married | Lee Geon | Panel Guest | Episode 329 | |
MBC | We Got Married | All | Cameo | Episode 329 | |
Arirang | After School Club | All except Jota | Guest | Episode 218 | |
TVN (South Korea) | Wednesday Food Talk | Jota | Guest | Aired on July 6th 2016 |
Music Video Appearances
Year | Song Title | Artist | Member | Remarks |
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2013 | Good Bye | Dasoni | Daewon | Present in promotions |
2013 | Bad Girls | Lee Hyori | Jota | Backup dancer, present in promotions |
2016 | Shubirubirub | Gavy NJ | Jota | Main male lead actor |
Music Videos
Year | Title | Album | Duration |
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2014 | YOLO | Mad Town | 3:37 |
2015 | New World(드루와) | Welcome to Madtown | 3:37 |
OMGT | OMGT | 3:19 | |
2016 | Emptiness | EMOTION | 3:15 |
References
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- ^ "엠블랙의 동생 그룹 '매드타운' 데뷔 공식 발표. 놀 줄 아는 일곱 악동이 뭉쳤다!" (in Korean). Chosun News. September 24, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
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- ^ "'엠블랙 남동생' 매드타운, 외모되고 춤되는 '악동들'" (in Korean). DongAh News. September 26, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ "'엠블랙 잇는' 매드타운 "우리는 놀 줄 아는 7명의 악동들"(인터뷰)" (in Korean). eDaily. October 2, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ "MADTOWN 1st Mini Album 'YOLO' Teaser". September 30, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ "엠블랙 동생 그룹 매드타운, 데뷔곡 '욜로' 뮤직비디오 티저 공개" (in Korean). TenAsia Hankyung. October 1, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ "MADTOWN 1st Mini Album 'YOLO' M/V [HD]". October 5, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ "'엠블랙 동생 그룹' 매드타운, 데뷔곡 '욜로' 음원 및 뮤비 공개돼" (in Korean). Chosun News. October 6, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ "Mad Town - EP". iTunes. October 6, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
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- ^ a b "MAD TV". YouTube. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ "MADTOWN 2nd Mini Album '드루와(New World)' Teaser". March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ "매드타운, 신곡 '드루와' 티저 영상 공개" (in Korean). Chosun News. March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ "매드타운, '드루와' 티져 영상 공개.."매드타운으로 드루와"" (in Korean). TenAsia Hankyung. March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ "MADTOWN 2nd Mini Album '드루와(New World)' M/V [HD]". March 12, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ "Welcome to MADTOWN - EP". iTunes. March 12, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ "Madtown Mini Album Vol. 2 - Welcome to Madtown". YesAsia. March 16, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ "KPOP NEWS - MADTOWN Officially Announces Comeback with Teaser Images | Mwave". mwave.interest.me. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
- ^ ilmare42 (June 21, 2016). "Watch: MADTOWN Returns With Emotional "Emptiness" MV". Soompi. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ ddangha (September 25, 2014). "Three Members of MAD TOWN Revealed". Soompi. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ an0ya (September 27, 2014). "Remaining Four Members of J.Tune Camp's New Group MAD TOWN Revealed". Soompi. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Daily K Pop News: MADTOWN Profile". Retrieved July 28, 2016.
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- ^ Cumulative sales for "Mad Town − Super Debut":
"2014년 10월 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
"2014년 11월 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 3, 2015.