Ghost9

Ghost9
Ghost9 in March 2021
Background information
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop
Years active	2020 (2020)–present
Labels	Maroo
Members	Shin Son Jun-hyung Choi Jun-seong Lee Kang Sung Prince Lee Woo-jin Lee Jin-woo
Past members	Hwang Dong-jun Lee Tae-seung

Ghost9 (Korean: 고스트나인; RR: Goseuteu Nain; 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 Jung-hyun, Choi Jun-seong, Lee Kang-sung, Prince, 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, with the lead single "Think of Dawn".^[3]

On November 25, 2020, Maroo announced that 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]}

2023–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 (손준형)
• Lee Shin (이신)
• Lee Kang-sung (이강성)
• Choi Jun-seong (최준성)
• Prince (프린스)
• Lee Woo-jin (이우진)
• Lee Jin-woo (이진우)

Former

• Hwang Dong-jun (황동준)
• Lee Tae-seung (이태승)

Discography

Extended plays

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [10]
Pre Episode 1: Door	Released: September 23, 2020 Labels: Maroo, NHN Bugs Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Vision (Intro)" "Think of Dawn" "Reborn" "It's Gonna Be Hot" "Lay Back" "Flying at Night" (야간비행)	14	KOR: 11,923[11]
Pre Episode 2: W.all	Released: December 10, 2020 Labels: Maroo, NHN Bugs Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Peace (Intro)" "Splash" (큰물에서 놀아) "W.all" "Red Sign" "Focus" (한 글자도 놓치지 마) "Way to You" (꿈길)	12	KOR: 8,797[12]
Now: Where We Are, Here	Released: March 11, 2021 Labels: Maroo Entertainment, NHN Bugs Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Trigger (Intro)" "Seoul" "Uno" "Starvoy" "Hide & Seek" "Monday to Sunday"	12	KOR: 7,774[13]
Now: When We Are in Love	Released: June 3, 2021 Labels: Maroo, NHN Bugs Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "On and On (Intro)" "Up All Night" (밤샜다) "Double Click" "Trampoline" "Runaway" "Antenna"	15	KOR: 11,040[14]
Now: Who We Are Facing	Released: November 25, 2021 Labels: Maroo, NHN Bugs Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Milestone (Intro)" "Control" "Triangle" "Love Language" "Dreaming" "Cosmos"	23	KOR: 11,810[15]
Arcade: V	Released: April 7, 2022 Labels: Maroo, NHN Bugs Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Dot" (닻) "X-Ray" "Champion" "T.Y.T (Take You There)" "Always, All Ways" "Stranger"	18	KOR: 18,658[16]
Arcade: O	Released: October 25, 2023 Labels: Maroo, NHN Bugs Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	17	KOR: 14,784[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	—	Pre Episode 1: Door
"W.all"		—	Pre Episode 2: W.all
"Seoul"	2021	—	Now: Where We Are, Here
"Up All Night" (밤샜다)		—	Now: Where We Are in Love
"Control"		—	Now: Who We Are Facing
"X-Ray"	2022	—	Arcade: V
"Ruckus"	2023	—	Arcade: O
"Awesome Day"	2024	—	Non-album singles
"—" 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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