#c9 entertainment: track list

[kpopmultifan]

C9 Entertainment has released the track list for their upcoming 2022 C9 Christmas featuring their family of artists which is scheduled to be released on December 7th.  

[kpoptimeout]

Top 10 Most Underrated K-pop Songs of 2020 (Idol Edition)

2020 was shit. But oh boy, at least the music was good.

And it took us a good while to decide on these lists.

Continuing with the K-Pop Timeout Tradition (see 2019 Ver) of listing the Top 10 Most Underrated K-Pop Songs because all the other sites are just bothered with the Top 10 that pretty much everyone will have heard of/have fan wars over, below are our top 10 picks of songs that did not rank high but deserves your attention!

Like last year we have a separate post for Top 10 underrated non-idol tracks in 2020 and a list for the Top 10 K-Dramas in 2020 in our opinion, which will drop in the coming days.

Some of the artists have escaped the list in recent years to stardom (like N.FLYING, SF9 and OH MY GIRL), so hopefully, it happens again!

This is in alphabetic order NOT in the order of awesomeness because all of them are awesome. Also, all MVs are linked in the song titles because Tumblr won’t let me share that many videos in one post.

APRIL “LALALILALA”

APRIL is a very well-rounded girl group but their talents have been squandered by DSP’s mismanagement in recent years. With DSP seeming to try again and with member Naeun’s meteoric rise thanks to acting in webdrama hit “A-TEEN” and the internationally loved K-Drama “Extraordinary You”, “LALALILALA” seemed like the song to finally give APRIL the awards they deserve. Except it did not, which is an absolute shame because “LALALILALA” is easily one of the strongest girl group tracks this year. The futuristic synths and snappy drum instrumental made for a delightful pop track and reminded us of DSP’s heydays of churning out similarly pristine and impactful tracks for KARA and Rainbow. If you were a fan of past DSP girl group bops like KARA’s “Pandora” and "STEP”, this is the song for you!

Cherry Bullet “Hands Up”

Whoever thought of putting “Beethoven” and “girl crush concept” together should get a raise at FNC Entertainment because it worked. Sampling Beethoven’s famous piece “Für Elise” in different parts of the instrumental using different instruments ranging from synths to different keyboards, the producer was able to provide rookie girl group Cherry Bullet with a hip-hop heavy girl crush banger that is catchy and fun. Also, it is clear the girls of Cherry Bullet really enjoy this song, exuding confidence and charm in the choreography and overall performance. After a few listens, you would be nodding to this addictive song and body rolling to the chorus. If you are a fan of girl crush songs, you have to listen to “Hands Up!”

Cignature “ASSA”

Honestly, we are annoyed with C9 Entertainment scrapping the highly talented girl group Good Day after merely one song and their relatively strong run on KBS’ “The UNIT” and re-debuting only some of the girls in Cignature under their sub-label J9. However, we cannot deny that “ASSA” is a powerful track. It is many things at the same time - it covered the quirky girl group demographic with the cute and somewhat bratty sounding introduction where the girls seem to be talking and singing at the same time, then a somewhat mature buildup came out of nowhere with a more raspy and charismatic delivery on the vocals front before an aggressively girl crush drop begins the chorus carried by the members feeling themselves (specifically their hair) with attitude. If you love the quirky sound of fromis_9 and Oh My Girl but also want some OG girl crush energy like 4MINUTE, “ASSA” is your song!

CSVC “No Mercy”

Okay, CSVC is not really an “idol” group in the traditional sense. A project group made up of 4 indie artists (CHEEZE's Dalchong, Stella Jang, Lovey and Park Moonchi), CSVC tries to recreate the 90s girl group sound of legends like S.E.S, Fink.L and Baby VOX and we are here for it. Not only do all four members have the pipes to carry the early K-Pop sound that has heavy RnB influences, they went all out in the song production with the retro reverbs littered throughout the track and new jack-swing inspired intro. The MV was also a love letter to 90s K-Pop girl groups with the intense use of flares, extreme use of lighting, the “futuristic” sets seemingly made of tin-foil and the members all donning all black or all white outfits. If you are a huge fan of 90s K-Pop, CSVC’s “No Mercy” is the song for you!

ELRIS “JACKPOT”

Honestly, we have no idea what the hell HUNUS Entertainment is doing with ELRIS but even with the mismanagement, they continuously give ELRIS great songs and “JACKPOT” is easily one of the best girl group songs of the year. It builds up from silky vocals to strong rap, which is followed by wonderful harmonisation before we dive into a two-part chorus which made use of the members’ strong vocals as well as gave us catchy moments to sing along to. The music video is also a delight, with the girls dancing on a stage built to look like a roulette. The addition of the 2 members also made ELRIS’ already powerful stages even more impactful. We have been hearing rumours of disbandment but we hope it is not true. If you want to listen to the definition of a well-rounded and fun K-pop girl group track, ELRIS’ “JACKPOT” is THAT SONG!

IMFACT “Lie”

IMFACT is truly a strong boy band with great vocals and strong song production skills of their own yet they CONTINUE to be SLEPT on. I mean being managed by Star Empire Entertainment does not help but it is ridiculous how little domestic and international support they have. They have a distinct sound which they continue in “Lie” - electropop infused with K-Pop song structures and a generous use of unique drums patterns. If you love electropop and K-Pop, it is time to stan IMFACT and check out this amazing song!

NATURE “Girls”

Maybe n.CH Entertainment go a boost in Mnet money after taking on the job to manage TOO after Mnet’s “To Be World Klass” show because their budget really went up and it shows in NATURE’s “Girls”. This song is truly a masterpiece. The chorus is like what you would expect of a club banger EDM track but the verses are made up of clean vocals exhibiting anguish and longing over a relatively simple beat and the bridge was orchestral instrumentals mixed with the drumming of a marching band and the loud chants of the girls. The music video is also simple yet haunting. If you like the darker tracks of 9MUSES and RAINBOW like “Sleepless Night” and “Black Swan” but also the electronic sound of Berry Good in “Don’t Believe” days, this is the song for you for you!

ONEWE “End of Spring”

We need more bands making it in mainstream K-Pop and ONEWE’s “End of Spring” gives us another reason why we think so. “End of Spring” is a breath of fresh air in this year of mainly 80s retro dance tracks and hip-hop heavy pop songs in the K-Pop world, as it instead went for a pop rock sound more reminiscent of American pop rock acts like Train in “50 Ways to Say Goodbye” and One Republic in “Counting Stars” but with a dose of the energy in a teen summer party. If you enjoy a fun pop rock song, ONEWE’s “End of Spring” is the song for you!

OnlyOneOf “dOra maar”

OnlyOneOf is a rookie group with a lot of potential given their heavily alternative RnB and overall escape room-esque sound. They had many great songs in 2020 with wonderful music videos but our favourite here at K-Pop Timeout has to be the MV-less “dOra maar”. This laid back and smooth song showcases each member’s unique vocals and sounds more like a top Korean RnB artist experimental collaboration than a K-Pop boy band song. Also, it is always fun to see K-Pop artists take inspiration from art and culture of different countries (the titular Dora Maar is a French photographer and the lover of Pablo Picasso). If you are mostly a Korean RnB fan, OnlyOneOf’s “dORa maar” might be your gateway drug into the idol scene!

Weki Meki “COOL”

Fantagio seems to be a bit unsure about which sound to give Weki Meki, as the group swings between aggressive and catchy girl crush songs to more generic cute summer songs like a pendulum. They should really consider keeping Weki Meki with the sound they found in “COOL” because the girls really carried this supermodel runway power walk song with poise and confidence. While we have seen boy bands dabble in the runway model sound such as IN2IT in “Snapshot”, SF9 in “Now or Never” and KNK in “Sunset”, we have actually rarely seen girl groups going for this expensive sound. Additionally, the music video for this song is powerful, with the scene of the girls facing each other and vogueing in a long dark room being highly memorable. If you love power girl crushes or any of these boy band songs we have mentioned above, you would really like this song!

Special Mentions of Underrated Debuts:

There were many strong debuts this year and I would like to mention 2 underrated rookie groups to look out for in 2021!

Male - E’LAST “Tears of Chaos”

While more and more male groups are debuting with either badass or cute images, E’LAST decided to enter the K-Pop world with a highly orchestral sound. And the boys have the talent and visuals to carry such a dramatic and theatrical concept. Their label E Entertainment, also seems to have every intent to do the most for these boys, as seen in the production quality of their MVs. With these boys already dropping new material right now, you all should keep an eye on them! 

FEMALE - woo!ah! “Bad Girl”

With many strong female group debuts this year, you may have missed woo!ah!, from the small label of NV Entertainment. This small company in fact is led by SM China’s former CEO and this person certainly has an eye for talent because woo!ah! is a very balanced 5 member girl group that has a lot of potential to make it big. In fact, the group is beginning to develop an international following, with “Bad Girl” reaching #1 in the Vietnam's biggest music platform, edging out both aespa’s “Black Mamba” and BLACKPINK’s “Lovesick Girls”. They have already followed up with B-Side track promotions so check out these underrated rookies!

[allday-goodday]

omg literally what happened to this group if i’m not mistaken they only dropped one song and dipped 😔 do you know if there’s any news about a future comeback?

their debut was a 4 track mini album, one single and 3 bsides, 1 for each of the 3 units. they were given schedules and work and jiwon even made it to the final of kbs The Unit which produced groups UNB and UNI.T then suddenly around 4 months into 2018 the jobs stopped the posts stopped the vlives stopped we were getting no updates, not even happy birthday posts, maybe we got a fancafe post every couple of months.

the girls opened and closed several personal instagrams, in all the posts there was maybe one or two instances of any members being together. haeun has been the most prolific poster and has just been hanging out with her friends

in december a listing was spotted on a korean job website for a girl group manager for c9 entertainment so it is speculated that the manager left and so good day did not have a manager for like 7-8+ months hence no jobs no activities

now we’ve gotten a couple of pieces of actual content in a couple of days, but so far only 4 members of the original 10 have shown up, we have no idea what the other 6 are up to or if they are even still part of good day

getting produced content is promising but yeah.....fuck c9 imo

[fywannaone]

Hi! I'm an Australian fan and I got tickets to KCON Australia. I wanted to ask what is the best way to learn about each member or a series I can watch? (I have produce 101 s2 on my watchlist) Or a guide/blog that you recommend? I really love this blog, thank you for the awesome updates! Love from Australia 🇦🇺

hey there!! thanks for the support :) this is a long post packed with lots of wanna one show recommendations & TONS of little facts (equipped with videos) about wanna one themselves to help new wannables! so i put everything below the “read more” line. i went really crazy with this post but have fun at kcon australia!

the ultimate wanna one starter pack

here’s some things we highly recommend watching:

energetic music video

burn it up music video

pick me (produce 101)

produce 101 season 2

the first 10 episodes are subbed on 101SUBS, and the 11th (final) is coming soon!

fun watches: eye contact videos, meringue time videos and self-introduction videos, hidden box videos

wanna one go (incomplete!)

ep 1 (subbed)

ep 2 (subbed)

weekly idol

1 (subbed)

2 (no subs for this one yet since it just came out!)

wanna one’s vlive!!

this is the perfect place to see wanna one act casual! (and live, at that)

all videos have subs 1-2 days after their release

snl9

you don’t learn much about the members personalities from this as they’re all acting..but it’s a good laugh! there are plenty of inside jokes

don’t know if there are full subs yet..but there are definitely subbed cuts!! (daniel & minhyun cut, 3 minute boyfriend cuts, jisung/jaehwan/guanlin/sungwoon cut, woojin & daehwi cut - can’t find this one subbed, sorry!)

happy together 3

1 (subbed)

2 (jisung, minhyun, seongwoo, daniel & jihoon only) (no subs yet!) 

fun watches:

real night of entertainment (minhyun, daniel & jihoon only) (subbed)

the return of superman (jisung, seongwoo, daniel & jihoon only)

1 (subbed)

2 (no subs yet)

idol fever (a drama starring surprise u, fantagio’s newest idol actor group, that seongwoo had a cameo in! seongwoo is from fantagio so that explains why)

all subbed on ‘idol fever’ vlive channel 

yoojung & doyeon of i.o.i and weki meki, moonbin of astro, seo kangjoon of 5urprise appear in this drama too!

let’s eat dinner together (daniel & jihoon only) (not subs yet)

essentially a show where the two mcs, kang hodong & lee kyungkyu, and any of their guests go around on a mission to have dinner with a family

mnet present

this was a video released just before wanna one debuted with ‘energetic’! not sure if there are subs for this yet

things that happen here: members imitate each other, minhyun/seongwoo/woojin/jihoon talk in dialect with each other

energetic music video BTS

recording BTS

just roam our /tagged/v: bts, /tagged/v: sub and /tagged/v: other tags

things that haven’t come out yet, but to look forward to

it’s dangerous outside the blankets (daniel only)

it’s a new show, so we don’t know much about it. but apparently it’s just a variety show about celebrities that enjoy spending time inside! xiumin of exo, junhyung of highlight (previously known as beast), lee sangwoo & park jaejung appear alongside.

the first episode will air at 11:15 PM KST on august 27th

meet&greet

it’s a show made for idols to interact with their favourite idol groups!

it will go live at 5 PM KST on august 28th! we’ll provide links to the episode closer to its release.

immortal songs

this one is a singing show, but it often has an in-between interview-like show

wanna one’s episode is set to air at 6:05 PM KST on august 27th

about the wanna one members (make sure to visit our about page!)

kang daniel

ranked 1st in produce 101

from mmo entertainment

known to attract noonas (older women)

his name used to be ‘kang euigeon’ but he changed it because no one could pronounce it

his legendary thigh sweep

‘get ugly’ fancam

fans think he looks like apeach (hence why he is given many apeach plushies at fansigns and he has fansites based around the word ‘peach’)

daniel imitating apeach, daniel with an apeach plush, that one time in produce 101 when he looked like apeach

he (like woojin) uses busan dialect

a compilation of daniel using busan dialect

can b-boy

laughs a lot (and he said he laughs when he is embarrassed)

everyone loves kang daniel

harry pote

shares a room with seongwoo & jisung

park jihoon

ranked 2nd in produce 101

from maroo entertainment

popular since day 1 of produce 101! got known as ‘wink boy’ for winking at the end of ‘pick me’

he was previously an sm and fantagio trainee! so he listed that he is close to astro and mark of nct on his profile

people think his fashion is bad lol

NAE MAEUM SOGE, JEOJANG

he likes dancing, especially popping

is known as ‘pink sausages’ with woojin

was a child actor and (acting) cried on tv beside g-dragon once?? (+ here’s him crying to sad music on weekly idol)

kkukkukkakka

jihoon & sungwoon’s english conversation

shares a room with guanlin, woojin, minhyun & jaehwan

lee daehwi

ranked 3rd in produce 101

from brand new music

known as the center of ‘pick me’! he was voted in by the other boys from produce 101

lived in america for awhile (so he’s fluent in english - 1, on weekly idol)

formerly a jyp trainee, so he is close to somi of i.o.i!

appeared in mc gree’s ‘dangerous’

he composes! in fact, he co-produced, composed and co-wrote (woojin co-wrote too) his fellow produce 101 trainees + label mates, kim donghyun and im youngmin (mxm), title track ‘good day’! he also wrote ‘hollywood’, which was the song the brand new music trainees auditioned with at produce 101.

fans think he looks like an otter (1, 2)

MAGU MAGU

knows a lot of girl group dances (as if it’s your last by blackpink, he did a lot on weekly idol)

shares a room with jinyoung & sungwoon

kim jaehwan

ranked 4th in produce 101

independent trainee! so, he has no company (but for wanna one promotions, he signed with cj e&m)

HIS LAUGH (1, 2, 3, 4)

the boy can SING

the boy can also RAP

the boy is a VISUAL

actually, just have this video of him doing taekwondo, rapping and playing the flute

says he is 2m39

says he knows how to cook (but has never chopped onions before?) (somewhere in wanna one go ep 2)

can play the guitar! (skyfall on the guitar) (and another one) (and another one) (there are lots…)

he is the dirtiest member… (somewhere in wanna one go ep 1)

look at him chewing on this lettuce like a bunny

shares a room with jihoon, guanlin, minhyun & woojin

ong seongwoo

ranked 5th in produce 101

from fantagio music

SLATE

always funny, even during 2x dancing

his wOOOOooooOOO in ‘get ugly’

he can b-boy and do popping

was a store clothing model before (and he is embarrassed by some of the pics, 2)

he has a LOT of funny moments (1, 2, 3, 4)

can do this weird ear popping thing

the boy can ACT (and this)

shares a room with daniel & jisung

park woojin

ranked 6th in produce 101

from brand new music

says he is a seoul person, but nothing can hide his busan accent (somewhere in wanna one go ep 1)

sexy baby oh my lady

he’s got a snaggletooth

appeared in mc gree’s ‘dangerous’

his past…is something

little t.o.p, singing only one by boa, a compilation of his past

you can’t spell woojin without dancing!! (1, 2, 3 - he performed this one even when he had shingles)

not too far behind daehwi in the realm of cover dances!

is known as ‘pink sausages’ with jihoon

shares a room with minhyun, jaehwan, guanlin & jihoon

lai guanlin

ranked 7th in produce 101

from cube entertainment

LOVES WOOSEOK FROM PENTAGON (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

he’s from taiwan and can speak chinese, english & korean

this troublemaker cover with seonho (another cube trainee that participated in produce 101 with him) 

rapping

the giggliest maknae ever (just watch any wanna one video and he will probably be giggling on the side)

eating

timber cover he did when he was younger…lol

he’s got a messy locker at cube

but he’s also (in guanlin’s words) a manly man 

shares room with jihoon, jaehwan, minhyun & woojin

yoon jisung

ranked 8th in produce 101

from mmo entertainment

YOON JISUNG SSHI

leader of talkative mmo

when he got 3rd place

invented the legendary circle clap

great leader

dancing to red flavor by red velvet!

dubbed the mom of the group

jinyoung talks about how caring jisung is somewhere in wanna one go ep 1

b-boying god yoon jisung

seongwoo scaring jisung somewhere in wanna one go ep 1

his fans are called rice grains, so he is their rice pot

shares room with daniel & seongwoo

hwang minhyun

ranked 9th in produce 101

from pledis entertainment

in a group called nu’est, which debuted back in 2012

4/5 nu’est members (minhyun, baekho/dongho, ren/minki, jr/kim jonghyun) joined produce 101 in hopes of gaining popularity and fans

which they did! since produce, nu’est sans minhyun formed a subunit named ‘nu’est w’ (w for wait..meaning they’ll wait for minhyun to finish wanna one promos and join nu’est again) and the members have much more schedules

some nu’est songs: overcome, love paint, face, hello, if you (nu’est w)

fans think he looks like a desert fox

really likes singing (1, 2, 3, 4)

appeared in orange caramel ‘shanghai romance’

known for creating ‘justice league/sorry sorry team 2′ because a lot of the members from that team became popular after getting picked by him

also accurately guessed who would stay (and in what order they would rank) in never team

this all resulted in the nickname ‘ceo minhyun’

his face when yoojung and doyeon came

from busan, but can’t do a good busan accent anymore?

ACTING

cried at the produce 101 finale :’(

keeps doing the butt dance (1, 2, somewhere in weekly idol too i think?)

his relationship with seonho (1, 2, 3, 4, seonho appears in wanna one go ep 2)

co-produced, co-composed, co-wrote ‘thank you’ by nu’est

allergic to salt (gets rashes when in contact with salt or salty water, even his sweat!)

shares room with guanlin, jaehwan, jihoon & woojin

bae jinyoung

ranked 10th in produce 101

from c9 entertainment

small head

deep singing voice! (1, 2, 3)

YES GOOD

ttak ttak (1, 2)

jinyoung and daehwi’s relationship as described by seongwoo

hands on me center!!

allergic to shrimp

shares room with daehwi & sungwoon

ha sungwoon

ranked 11th in produce 101

from star crew entertainment (previously ardor & able)

in a group called hotshot, which debuted back in 2014

2/6 hotshot members (sungwoon & kid monster/taehyun) joined produce 101

similarly to nu’est, hotshot also gained popularity and have since (with the remaining members) comeback with ‘jelly’

some hotshot songs: i’m a hotshot, take a shot, midnight sun, watch out 

sungwoon’s and taehyun’s reaction when sungwoon appeared on the top 4 screen

pt 2 of sungwoon and taehyun’s chemistry

VOCALS FOR DAYS (1, 2, 3)

2nd most giggliest member after guanlin

spongebob impersonation

sungwoon’s grandpa appeared on wanna one go

jihoon and sungwoon’s english conversation

a good sungwoon compilation

nailing the never dance

shares room with jinyoung & daehwi

….i just started typing and couldn’t stop…i also recommend the produce 101 season 2 subreddit for timely updates and compilation posts of wanna one (as well as other produce 101 contestants)! they have posts on fanaccounts from fansignings, which are really fun to read.

[bangtan-for-life]

💜 RM to feature on Younha’s new album ‘Unstable Mindset’ on the song ‘Winter Flower’ to be released on Jan 6, 2020

[#윤하] 5th MINI ALBUM ‘UNSTABLE MINDSET’ TRACK LIST ▶️ 2020.01.06 6PM (KST)#YOUNHA #혜성은_지지않는다🌠 #윤하_홀릭스💓 #UNSTABLEMINDSET #WINTERFLOWER #먹구름 #다음에봐 #스무살어느날 #26 pic.twitter.com/Kj3oUjmknL

— C9 Entertainment (@OfficialC9ent) December 29, 2019

[kpopmultifan]

Scheduled New Releases: December 2022 - Week 2

This list will continually be updated when MVs, iTunes/Apple Music, Spotify, & YouTube Music links & additional new release information becomes available.

Yoon Jisung - December. 24 (2nd Digital Single) [Live Clip] Release Date: December 5th [Apple Music/iTunes] [Spotify] [YouTube Music]

SHINHWA WDJ - Come to Life (Unit Debut Mini-Album) Title Track: Flash [MV] Pre-Release: Tomorrow [Lyric Video] Release Date: December 6th [Apple Music/iTunes] [Spotify] [YouTube Music]

THE BOYZ - All About You (Special Single) [MV] Release Date: December 6th [Apple Music/iTunes] [Spotify] [YouTube Music]

MINHO (of SHINee) - Chase (Solo Debut Mini-Album) Release Date: December 6th [Apple Music/iTunes] [Spotify] [YouTube Music]

&TEAM - First Howling: Me (Debut Single) Title Track: Under the Skin [MV] Track: Scent of You [MV] Release Date: December 7th [Apple Music/iTunes] [Spotify] [YouTube Music]

BUGVEL - Diamonds (3rd Single) [MV] Release Date: December 7th [Apple Music/iTunes] [Spotify] [YouTube Music]

Nogizaka46 - Koko ni wa Nai Mono (31st Single) [MV] Release Date: December 7th [Apple Music/iTunes] [Spotify] [YouTube Music]

C9 Entertainment - 2022 C9 Christmas (Special Holiday Single) Lee Seokhoon, Younha, CIX, cignature, & EPEX Title Track: Merry Merry Christmas [MV] [highlight medley] Release Date: December 7th [Apple Music/iTunes] [Spotify] [YouTube Music]

Choi Suhwan - Left on Read (Digital Single) [MV] Release Date: December 8th [Apple Music/iTunes] [Spotify] [YouTube Music]

2Z - Reason (6th EP) Title Track: Reason [MV] [highlight medley] Release Date: December 8th [Apple Music/iTunes] [Spotify] [YouTube Music]

Weeekly - Happy Christmas (Digital Single) [Special Video] YAOKI Project. Release Date: December 9th [Apple Music/iTunes] [Spotify] [YouTube Music]

PoshGirls - ALIEN (feat. Oak Soe Khant) (Single) Release Date: December 9th [Apple Music/iTunes] [Spotify] [YouTube Music]

[kpopmultifan]

C9 Entertainment’s new girl group Good Day has released the track list for their debut mini-album “All Day Good Day” which is scheduled to be released on August 30th.