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Hangul
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: 넥스트; stylized as NEXT) is a Chinese
boy group signed to
Yuehua Entertainment. The group consists of seven members:
Zhu Zhengting,
Bi Wenjun, Huang Xinchun,
Fan Chengcheng,
Justin Huang, Ding Zeren, and Li Quanzhe.
The group originally debuted as NEX7 in June 2018 and has released two
EPs
An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 1 ...
. In November 2019, the group renamed as NEXT with the release of their third EP ''Next Begins'', in which Fan Chengcheng did not participate.
History
Pre-debut
In 2017, members
Zhu Zhengting and
Justin
Justin may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Justin (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* Justin (historian), Latin historian who lived under the Roman Empire
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took part in Korea's ''
Produce 101'', gaining international attention. In 2018, as Yuehua Entertainment trainees, the septet competed in China's ''
Idol Producer
''Idol Producer'' (), is a 2018 Chinese reality boy group survival show, which premiered on January 19, 2018, on iQIYI. It is presented by Lay Zhang with Li Ronghao, Jackson Wang, MC Jin, Cheng Xiao and Zhou Jieqiong serving as mentors. On April ...
''. After three months and 12 episodes, members
Zhu Zhengting,
Justin
Justin may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Justin (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* Justin (historian), Latin historian who lived under the Roman Empire
* Justin I (c. 450–527) ...
, and
Fan Chengcheng joined the final project group
Nine Percent.
2018: Debut
The group debuted on June 21, 2018, with the first part of their debut EP ''The First'' and its lead single "Wait a Minute". They continue released more part of their debut EP titled ''The First II'' on July 18 followed by ''The First III'' on August 17. The group released their second EP ''Next To You'' on December 7.
2019: Renamed as NEXT
On November 8, 2019, the group continue their activities as NEXT (乐华七子NEXT) while also releasing their third EP, ''Next Begins''.
2020: My Love
On September 29, 2020, the group released a new single entitled "My Love". On October 9, an animated music video was released to accompany it.
Members
*
Zhu Zhengting (朱正廷)
*
Bi Wenjun (毕雯珺)
* Huang Xinchun (黄新淳)
*
Fan Chengcheng (范丞丞)
*
Justin Huang (黄明昊)
* Ding Zeren (丁泽仁)
* Li Quanzhe (李权哲)
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
Soundtrack appearances
References
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Yuehua Entertainment artists
Chinese boy bands
Mandopop musical groups
Chinese pop music groups
Musical groups established in 2018
2018 establishments in China