Unine (band)

This article is about a Chinese boy band. For the Swiss university, see University of Neuchâtel.

Unine (stylized as UNINE) was a nine-member Chinese boy band active from April 2019 to October 2020.^[1]

UNINE
Origin	China
Genres	C-Pop Mandopop
Years active	2019–2020
Labels	iQiyi
Past members	Li Wenhan Li Zhenning Yao Mingming Guan Yue Jiayi Hu Chunyang Xia Hanyu Chen Youwei He Changxi

The band was formed by a TV show called Youth with You. The group consisted of Li Wenhan, Li Zhenning, Yao Mingming, Guan Yue, Jia Yi, Hu Chunyang, Xia Hanyu, Chen Youwei, and He Changxi.^[2]

History

Unine was formed through the reality survival television show Youth With You, which aired from January 21 to April 6, 2019. It was the second edition of Idol Producer. Out of the 100 trainees, only 9 were to debut through audience votings. In the final episode the debut lineup was announced, in which Li Wenhan had come in first place, followed by Li Zhenning, Yao Mingming, Guan Yue, Jia Yi, Hu Chunyang, Xia Hanyu, Chen Youwei and He Changxi respectively.^[3]

Prior to Unine, Li Wenhan debuted in the Chinese-South Korean boy band Uniq in 2014. He also made his acting debut in 2016.

Yao Mingming trained with SEVENTEEN and appeared in Seventeen TV. He was also a contestant in a South Korean survival show Mix Nine, but failed to debut in 10th place. Afterwards, he joined South Korean boy band BLK on November 28, 2017, but the group disbanded on September 17, 2018.^{[4][unreliable source?]}

Unine released their first EP, UNLOCK, on May 6, 2019, and their second, UNUSUAL, on October 21, 2019. The group performed title song "Set It Off" at the 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards' Red Carpet Special Stage.^{[5][unreliable source?]}

Unine released their album U-Night Flight of 11 songs on May 6, 2020, and, before their disbandment, the EP UNFORGETTABLE on September 30, 2020.^[6] The group officially disbanded on October 6, 2020.

Members

Member	Birth Date	Place of Birth	Company	Final Ranking
Li Wenhan (李汶翰)	July 22, 1994	Hangzhou, China	Yuehua Entertainment	1
Li Zhenning (李振宁)	November 5, 1995	Guangdong, China	BG Project	2
Yao Mingming (姚明明)	January 5, 1997	Shanxi, China	One Cool Jacso Entertainment	3
Guan Yue (管栎)	January 16, 1994	Chongqing, China	Cast Planet Entertainment	4
Jia Yi (嘉羿)	July 14, 1998	Jiangxi, China	Star Master Entertainment	5
Hu Chunyang (胡春杨)	February 5, 1999	Hebei, China	Yuehua Entertainment	6
Xia Hanyu (夏瀚宇)	June 11, 1997	Hunan, China	Show City Times	7
Chen Youwei (陈宥维)	July 7, 1998	Zhejiang, China	Ciwen Media	8
He Changxi (何昶希)	November 24, 1997	Hunan, China	OACA Entertainment	9

Endorsements

On 6 April, after their debut, PD Lay Zhang and guest host He Jiong announced the group's logo and that Unine would be the ambassador of 蒙牛真果粒.^[7]

Unine were also announced as endorsers of SASELOMO and 海豚家 in 2019.^[8][9]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Sales
U-Night Flight	Released: May 6, 2020 Language: Mandarin Label: 天津花路 Track listing Ready Go Bad bad bad Future world Precious Over Controller 我明白 (I Know) Arrival 超努力 (Superpower) Now U're Mine	China: 138,020[10]

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Sales
UNLOCK	Released: May 6, 2019 Language: Mandarin Label: 天津花路 Track listing Bomba Like A Gentleman 春日记忆 (Spring Day Memories)	China: 777,293[11]
UNUSUAL	Released: October 21, 2019 Language: Mandarin Label: 天津花路 Track listing 租辆大巴去月亮 (Rent a Bus to the Moon) Set It Off 海水不下坠 (Butterfly)	China: 1,251,121[12]
UNFORGETTABLE	Released: September 30, 2020 Language: Mandarin Label: 天津花路 Track listing I Made It 無言絮語 閃亮的日子	China: 82,075[13]

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"Bomba"	2019	Unlock
"Set It Off"		Unusual
"Rock Me"	2020	Non-album singles
"Ready Go"		U-Night Flight
"U're Mine"
"I Made It"		Unforgettable

Filmography

Television shows

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2019	Youth With You (season 1)	iQiyi	Contestants
	Unine蹦吧	iQiyi	Variety show
	超新星全运会第二季	Tencent	-
	Vlog 营业中	iQiyi	Vlog
2020	Vlog 营业中 2	iQiyi	Vlog
	超新星全运会第三季	Tencent	-