Ghost9
Ghost9 in March 2021
Ghost9 in March 2021
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
GenreK-pop
Years active2020 (2020)โ€“present
LabelMaroo
Members
  • Shin
  • Son Jun-hyung
  • Choi Jun-seong
  • Lee Kang Sung
  • Prince Vatani
  • Lee Woo-jin
  • Lee Jin-woo
Past members
  • Hwang Dong-jun
  • Lee Tae-seung

Ghost9 (Korean: ๊ณ ์ŠคํŠธ๋‚˜์ธ; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by Maroo Entertainment in 2020, the group currently consists of seven members: Shin, Son Jun-hyung, Choi Jun-seong, Lee Kang-sung, Prince Vatani, Lee Woo-jin and Lee Jin-woo. Hwang Dong-jun and Lee Taeseung left the group on September 5, 2021,[1] They made their debut on September 23, 2020, with their debut EP Pre Episode 1: Door.

History

Pre-debut

Before debut, Choi Jun-seong, Lee Tae-seung, Lee Woo-jin, and Lee Jin-woo participated in Produce X 101.[2] Lee Jin-woo finished in 22nd place, Lee Woo-jin in 41st, Choi Jun-seong in 46th, and Lee Tae-seung in 53rd. Lee Tae-seung, Lee Woo-jin, and Lee Jin-woo also made their debut as members of Teen Teen. Hwang Dong-jun and Son Jun-hyung participated in Mix Nine,[2] only the latter passed the audition.

2020: Debut with Pre Episode 1: Door, Pre Episode 2: W.all

Ghost9 debuted with their debut EP Pre Episode 1: Door on September 23, 2020, with the lead single "Think of Dawn".[3]

On November 25, 2020, Maroo announced the group's second mini album, Pre Episode 2: W.all on December 10, with the lead single "W.all".[4]

2021: Now : Where We Are, Here & Now : When We Are In Love, members departure, Now : Who We Are Facing

On February 17, Maroo Entertainment announced GHOST9 would make a comeback on March 11, with the release of their third mini album, Now: Where We Are, Here on March 11, with the lead single "Seoul".[5]

On May 12, Maroo announced that the group would make a comeback on June 3, with their fourth mini album, Now: When We Are in Love on June 3, with the lead single "Up All Night".[6]

On September 5, it was announced that members Hwang Dong-jun and Lee Tae-seung would be departing from Ghost9 and the group will continue as seven without the addition of new members.[7]

On November 9, Maroo announced that the group would make their first comeback as seven on November 25, with their fifth mini album, Who We Are Facing on November 25, with the lead single "Control".[8]

2022: US Tour and Arcade: V

On January 15, 2022, they held the first concert of their tour GHOST9 [Into The Now] Meet&Live Tour in US in Los Angeles. On January 18, they then performed a free busking show in Venice Beach, Calif. The next day, they held a fansign event in San Francisco, at the local Kpop store SarangHello. They then held their second concert on January 20 in San Francisco.[citation needed]

2023โ€“present: Peak Time and recent activities

The group became participants in the program Peak Time.

Ghost9 released their sixth EP Arcade: V on April 7, with the lead single "X-Ray".[9]

Members

Current

  • Son Jun-hyung (์†์ค€ํ˜•)
  • Lee Shin (์ด์‹ )
  • Lee Kang-sung (์ด๊ฐ•์„ฑ)
  • Choi Jun-seong (์ตœ์ค€์„ฑ)
  • Prince Vatani (ํ”„๋ฆฐ์Šค)
  • Lee Woo-jin (์ด์šฐ์ง„)
  • Lee Jin-woo (์ด์ง„์šฐ)

Former

  • Hwang Dong-jun (ํ™ฉ๋™์ค€)
  • Lee Tae-seung (์ดํƒœ์Šน)

Discography

Extended plays

Title EP details Peak chart
positions 		Sales
KOR
[10]
Pre Episode 1: Door
Track listing
  1. "Vision (Intro)"
  2. "Think of Dawn"
  3. "Reborn"
  4. "It's Gonna Be Hot"
  5. "Lay Back"
  6. "Flying at Night" (์•ผ๊ฐ„๋น„ํ–‰)
 14
Pre Episode 2: W.all
  • Released: December 10, 2020
  • Labels: Maroo, NHN Bugs
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. "Peace (Intro)"
  2. "Splash" (ํฐ๋ฌผ์—์„œ ๋†€์•„)
  3. "W.all"
  4. "Red Sign"
  5. "Focus" (ํ•œ ๊ธ€์ž๋„ ๋†“์น˜์ง€ ๋งˆ)
  6. "Way to You" (๊ฟˆ๊ธธ)
 12
Now: Where We Are, Here
  • Released: March 11, 2021
  • Labels: Maroo Entertainment, NHN Bugs
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. "Trigger (Intro)"
  2. "Seoul"
  3. "Uno"
  4. "Starvoy"
  5. "Hide & Seek"
  6. "Monday to Sunday"
 12
Now: When We Are in Love
  • Released: June 3, 2021
  • Labels: Maroo, NHN Bugs
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. "On and On (Intro)"
  2. "Up All Night" (๋ฐค์ƒœ๋‹ค)
  3. "Double Click"
  4. "Trampoline"
  5. "Runaway"
  6. "Antenna"
 15
Now: Who We Are Facing
  • Released: November 25, 2021
  • Labels: Maroo, NHN Bugs
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. "Milestone (Intro)"
  2. "Control"
  3. "Triangle"
  4. "Love Language"
  5. "Dreaming"
  6. "Cosmos"
 23
Arcade: V
  • Released: April 7, 2022
  • Labels: Maroo, NHN Bugs
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. "Dot" (๋‹ป)
  2. "X-Ray"
  3. "Champion"
  4. "T.Y.T (Take You There)"
  5. "Always, All Ways"
  6. "Stranger"
 18
Arcade: O
  • Released: October 25, 2023
  • Labels: Maroo, NHN Bugs
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 17

Single albums

List of single albums, showing selected details, chart positions, and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
Awesome Day
  • Released: June 6, 2024
  • Labels: Maroo, NHN Bugs
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 TBA

Singles

Title Year Peak position Album
KOR
[18]
"Think of Dawn" 2020 โ€” Pre Episode 1: Door
"W.all" โ€” Pre Episode 2: W.all
"Seoul" 2021 โ€” Now: Where We Are, Here
"Up All Night" (๋ฐค์ƒœ๋‹ค) โ€” Now: Where We Are in Love
"Control" โ€” Now: Who We Are Facing
"X-Ray" 2022 โ€” Arcade: V
"Ruckus" 2023 โ€” Arcade: O
"Awesome Day" 2024 โ€” Non-album singles
"Down For You" โ€”
"Moonlight" 2026 โ€”
"โ€”" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Music videos

Year Title Director
"Think of Dawn" 2020 Zanybros
"W.all"
"Seoul" 2021
"Up All Night"
"Control"
"X-Ray" 2022
"Ruckus" 2023

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Asia Artist Awards 2021 Male Idol Group Popularity Award Ghost9 Nominated
Potential Award Won [19][20]
Asia Model Festival 2023 Popularity Award in Singer Won [21]
Golden Disc Awards 2020 Rookie Artist of the Year Nominated
Popularity Award Nominated
Mnet Asian Music Awards 2020 Best New Male Group Nominated
Seoul Music Awards 2020 Rookie of the Year Nominated
K-wave Popularity Award Nominated
Popularity Award Nominated

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