Ghost9 (; 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, 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. 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, 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".
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".
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".
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".
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.
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".
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.
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".
Members Current Son Jun-hyung () Lee Shin () Lee Kang-sung () Choi Jun-seong () Prince Vatani () Lee Woo-jin () Lee Jin-woo ()
Former Hwang Dong-jun () Lee Tae-seung ()
Discography Extended plays Title EP details Peak chartpositions Sales KOR Pre Episode 1: DoorReleased: September 23, 2020 Labels: Maroo, NHN Bugs Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 14KOR: 11,923 Pre Episode 2: W.allReleased: December 10, 2020 Labels: Maroo, NHN Bugs Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 12KOR: 8,797 Now: Where We Are, HereReleased: March 11, 2021 Labels: Maroo Entertainment, NHN Bugs Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 12 KOR: 7,774 Now: When We Are in LoveReleased: June 3, 2021 Labels: Maroo, NHN Bugs Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 15 KOR: 11,040 Now: Who We Are FacingReleased: November 25, 2021 Labels: Maroo, NHN Bugs Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 23 KOR: 11,810 Arcade: VReleased: April 7, 2022 Labels: Maroo, NHN Bugs Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 18 KOR: 18,658 Arcade: OReleased: October 25, 2023 Labels: Maroo, NHN Bugs Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 17 KOR: 14,784Cumulative Sales of Arcade O:
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 colspan="2"
Singles Title Year Peak position AlbumKOR "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" () — Now: Where We Are in Love "Control" — Now: Who We Are Facing "X-Ray" 2022 — Arcade: V "Ruckus" 2023 — Arcade: O "Awesome Day" 2024 — rowspan="3" "Down For You" — "Moonlight" 2026— "—" 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 Asia Artist Awards2021 Male Idol Group Popularity Award Ghost9 Potential Award Asia Model Festival 2023 Popularity Award in Singer Golden Disc Awards 2020 Rookie Artist of the Year Popularity Award Mnet Asian Music Awards 2020 Best New Male Group Seoul Music Awards 2020 Rookie of the Year K-wave Popularity Award Popularity Award
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