M4M (Mystical Formula), is a

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formed in 2013 by South Korea's

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and China's Xing Tian Media. The group consists of four members; Alen, Jimmy, Vinson, and Yu Bin. The group debuted on March 13, 2013 on

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with the Korean version of Sadness. In March 2014, M4M announced that they are going to terminate their contracts with Chinese company Xing Tian Media, due to a lack of activity.

History

Name origin

M4M is an

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for Mystical Formula. The name is used to describe passion, mystery and infinite possibilities, whilst the number 4 is representational of the number of members in the group.

2009–2012: Formation

In 2009, Xing Tian Media started to scout four individual talents to make up a new group. Although they were originally due to début before fellow labelmate

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, the departure of member and leader Park Jung-jong set back their début until the arrival of Alen.

2013: Début

In February 2013, Cube Entertainment announced that the group, which had been training for 1,460 days, would be making their début although they didn't specify a date. On 12 March, they released the single for "Sadness" followed by their formal debut on M! Countdown and the uploading of the single's

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on YouTube on the following day. Two months later, they went on to release their first

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, the self-titled "Mystery Formula" of which both a

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version and a Korean version were released.

2018: Idol Producer

After a long hiatus, Bin became a trainee for NewStyle Media, and participates in ''

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''.

Members

Current members

* Alen (Fang Yilun 方逸伦) - China * Jimmy (Zhu Zhaofeng 朱兆豐) - Hong Kong * Vinson (Luo Yusheng 罗宇胜) - Taiwan * Yubin (于斌) - Macau

Former members

* Park Jung-jong *Kang Jae-Min

Discography

Extended plays

* Mystery Formula

Singles

Filmography

* 20 Once Again * A Different Kind of Pretty Man * Tian Mi Sheng Huo * Qing Chun Wan Wan Sui

Awards and nominations

References

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