NU'EST

NU’EST (New Established Style and Tempo) (뉴이스트) is a South Korean boy group formed by Pledis Entertainment in 2012. They are the first male group to debut under Pledis Entertainment. The group consists of JR, Aron, Minhyun, Baekho and Ren. Their musical style is described as 'urban electro'

Career

2011: Pre-Debut

Before making their official debut, NU'EST was featured on "Love Letter", a holiday single with labelmates Son Dambi and After School. The artists later appeared on various stages to promote the single. The group made their second major unofficial appearance on December 29, 2011, by performing a shuffle dance with After School at the 2011 SBS Gayo Daejun. They even released a CF with label mate Lizzy.

2012: Debut and Face

On January 16, 2012, Pledis Entertainment revealed the face of NU'EST's leader, JR. On the following day, they revealed two new members, Minhyun and Aron. On January 19, 2012, they introduced the final two members, Baekho and Ren. It was also revealed that After School's Uee gave Baekho his stage name.

On March 2, 2012, a 'NU'EST Bus' had been spotted driving around the streets of Seoul, advertising the group's official debut and the title of their highly anticipated single, "FACE". On March 14, 2012, the music video for "Face" was officially released. It was later revealed that their debut single was composed by Swedish songwriter Daniel Bergman. NU'EST made their broadcast debut on Mnet's M! Countdown on March 15, 2012, with a double stage of "I'm Sorry" and "Face".

On March 19, 2012, it was revealed that NU'EST would be starring in their own reality show, "Making of a Star: NU'EST". On this reality program, the group aims capture the hearts of their fans by visiting various parts of the country.