Under Nineteen: Where Are They Now?
Under Nineteen (언더나인틴) was a survival show aired on MBC on November 3, 2018 presented by Kim Sohyun. The show consisted of 57 contestants split into Rap, Vocal and Perfomance Team. The final lineup was announced on February 14, 2019 with 9 member`s group name was called 1THE9 managed under Pocketdol Studio and would promote for a year. The group disbanded on August 8, 2020 and now it has been 5 year`s since Under Nineteen ended.
Where are all of the contestants right now?
Rank-1 (Debut) – Jeon Doyum
— He debuted in show’s final lineup, 1THE9 until group’s disbandment.
— He returned to Kakao M after finishing his 1THE9 activities.
— Kakao M would later establish a brand new label, Bluedot Entertainment, where he was part of a pre-debut group Bluedot Boys (formerly PlayM Boys/FAVE Boys).
— He debuted in the boy group JUST B under the stage name DY on June 30, 2021 with mini album JUST BURN.
— It was announced on June 26, 2024, by IST Entertainment that he along with all of Just B member’s and another group from same label would be formed into a project group called The CrewOne.
Rank-2 (Debut) – Jung Jinsung
— He debuted in show’s final lineup, 1THE9 until group’s disbandment.
— After finishing 1THE9 activities on November 16, 2020, his contract with PlayM Entertainment expired so he left with Lee Seungwan, and at the end of 2020, he deleted his Instagram.
— In February of 2021 he graduated and decided to give up on his idol career he is now living a private life.
— After 3 years he opened Instagram and is regularly posting there.
Rank-3 (Debut) – Kim Taewoo
— He debuted in show’s final lineup, 1THE9 until group’s disbandment.
— After ending 1THE9 activities he left A team, it`s unclear when.
— On December 24, 2021 he was revealed in a teaser video for a first boy group under Keystone Entertainment.
— He officially debuted in the boy group BLANK2Y under the stage name Louis on May 24, 2022 with mini album K2Y I: CONFIDENCE [Thumbs Up].
— On June 27, 2023, it was announced that he, had terminated his exclusive contracts with Keystone Entertainment after an in-depth discussion with the agency.
— On August 16, 2023, it was announced that he, have signed with DS Entertainment, where later on October 24, 2023 he is part of group’s lineup DV.OL.
— He will debuted in boy group DV.OL on December 24, 2023 with their first EP Dreaming About Our Life due to due to health issues, it was delayed to 2024.
Rank-4 (Debut) – Shin Yechan
— He debuted in show’s final lineup, 1THE9 until group’s disbandment.
— After finishing 1THE9 activities he left TOP Media, but there’s no information regarding the date he left.
— On March 17, 2021 he was featured in a mysterious teaser video for a first boy group OMEGA X under Spire Entertainment.
— He debuted in OMEGA X on June 30, 2021 with mini album VAMOS.
— Group left their previous label after winning lawsuit against abuse by Spire Entertainment, later on July 3, 2023 IPQ announced that they signed an exclusive contract with OMEGA X as their first artist.
— He is still promoting with the group.
Rank-5 (Debut) – Jung Taekhyon
— He debuted in show’s final lineup, 1THE9 until group’s disbandment.
— After finishing 1THE9 activities looks like he’s still under Management Air and he appeared in the drama “Racket Boys” in a recurring role and he’s active on his Instagram. So he probably gave up on his idol life but there’s still no information about that.
Rank-6 (Debut) – Yoo Yoongha
— He debuted in show’s final lineup, 1THE9 until group’s disbandment.
— After ending 1THE9 activities, he returned to his label with Kim Junseo and was part of pre-debut group OUI BOYZ.
— He debuted in OUI Entertainment boy group WEi on October 5, 2020 with mini album IDENTITY : First Sight.
Rank-7 (Debut) – Lee Seunghwan
— He debuted in show’s final lineup, 1THE9 until group’s disbandment.
— After finishing 1THE9 activities on November 16, 2020, his contract with PlayM Entertainment expired and he left with Jung Jinsung.
— He was a contestant on the show LOUD created by JYP and PSY, but was eliminated in the first round and he regularly posted on social media. He was spotted as backup dancer during ONEUS’ 2022 US Tour.
— On December 29, 2022, he was introduced as a contestant of Mnet’s survival show Boys Planet as individiual trainee.
— He participated in MNET survival show Boys Planet where he was eliminated on Episode 11 Rank: 24.
— He started posting regularly on his Instagram.
— On April 26, 2023 he had model photoshot on THE STAR MAGAZINE with Wumuti.
— He held a fanmeeting called <HWANDERLAND MT IN SUMMER> on July 9, 2023 at Roan Art Hall.
— On August 29, 2023, it was revealed he signed under Inyeon Entertainment as their new artist.
— He made his solo release on September 9, 2023 with the digital single “Be With You!”.
— He made his official debut as soloist on November 27, 2023 with his first mini album Switch On under his stage name ONLEE.
Rank-8 (Debut) – Park Sungwon
— He debuted in show’s final lineup, 1THE9 until group’s disbandment.
— After finishing 1THE9 activities he left A team, but is unsure when.
— On December 10, 2020 it was announced that Rain would debut a first boy group with Sungwon in it.
— He debuted in the boy group Ciipher under the stage name Won on March 15, 2021 under Rain Company with mini album안꿀려 (I like you).
— On August 9, 2023, Rain Company announced that he, along with his other member’s have decided to leave the group.
— He opened social media and is regularly posting.
— He made his solo debut on December 4, 2023 with the digital single “Even If It’s a Lie”.
Rank-9 (Debut) – Kim Junseo
— He debuted in show’s final lineup, 1THE9 until group’s disbandment.
— After ending 1THE9 activities he returned to his label with Yoo Yongha and was part of pre-debut group OUI BOYZ.
— He also debuted in OUI Entertainment boy group WEi on October 5, 2020 with the mini album IDENTITY : First Sight.
Rank-10 (Final Round) – Kim Shihyun
— He returned to his label Choon Entertainment and later debuted in boy group WE IN THE ZONE under on May 27, 2019 with mini album We In The Zone.
— WE IN THE ZONE silently disbanded on January 15, 2021 after member Kyungheon shared the group had terminated their contracts.
— Shiyun said he gave up on his idol life and kept posting regularly on his Instagram.
Rank-11 (Final Round) – Suren
— It appears he is still under Histar Media with Lee Dongjoon.
— He deleted his Instagram account.
Rank-12 (Final Round) – Kim Youngwon
— After the show he debuted as a soloist under Maxxam Entertainment on July 19, 2019 with the title “Tanghulu“.
— He was regularly posting on social media but later deleted it.
— He left Maxxam Entertainment and later signed under Universal Music Korea where he is scheduled to debut in company new boy group ODD ONE OUT it appears that group later disbanded silently.
— He is regularly posting on his Instagram.
Rank-13 (Final Round) – Lee Sangmin
— He returned to DSP Media and was part of it’s pre-debut group DSP N.
— He debuted in the boy group MIRAE with Park Siyoung under the stage name Khael on March 17, 2021 with mini album KILLA.
— The group disbanded on July 9, 2024, where he terminated his contract with the company.
Rank-14 (Final Round) – Song Byeonghee
— He returned to his label and was part of a PlayM Boys but was moved to Bluedot Entertainment.
— He debuted in boy group JUST B with Jeon Doyum under the stage name Bain on June 30, 2021 with mini album Just Burn.
— It was announced on June 26, 2024, by IST Entertainment that he along with all of Just B member’s and another group from same label would be formed into a project group called The CrewOne.
Rank-15 (Final Round) – Lee Yechan
— He returned to KQ Entertainment and continued training as part of trainee group called KQ Fellaz. The trainees have stop posting and deleted their Instagram.
— KQ Entertainment has revealed a concept photo of him on August 19, 2022 which he was part of their pre-debut trainee group KQ Fellaz 2.
— The pre-debut group released song “GEEK” on September 17, 2022.
— He debuted in the boy group xikers on March 30, 2023 with mini album “House of Tricky: Doorbell Ringing”.
Rank-16 (Final Round) – Bae Hyeonjun
— He is still under MAJOR9 as an actor and has acted in the drama “Fly Again” he is consistent on his Instagram.
Rank-17 (Final Round) – Lee Joungwoon
— He returned to Cube Entertainment but it appears he left the label since he was removed from company`s posts on CUBE TREE.
— Nothing has been heard from him.
Rank-18 (Final Round) – Park Siyoung
— He returned to DSP Media as part of “DSP N”.
— He debuted with Lee Sangmin in the boy group MIRAE on March 17, 2021 with mini album KILLA.
— The group disbanded on July 9, 2024, where he terminated his contract with the company.
*Left the Show Rank-19 (Round 4) – Wumuti
— He left the show before the final episode due to personal issues, later he posted regularly on social media.
— He signed under JPark&Company as an artist.
— On December 29, 2022, he was introduced as a contestant of Mnet’s survival show Boys Planet as JPark&Company trainee.
— He participated in MNET survival show Boys Planet where he was eliminated on Episode 8 Rank: 34.
— He returned to his label 25.7 Entertainment (previously called JPark&Company) and continued posting on his Instagram.
— On April 26, 2023 he had model photoshot on THE STAR MAGAZINE with Lee Seunghwan.
— He held a fanmeeting concert on July 2, 2023 called “Wumuti House”.
— He held another fanmeeting in Tokyo at TIAT SKY HALL in September 14 – September 15, 2023.
— In January 2024, he was revealed as a contestant on Mnet’s reality survival show Build Up : Vocal Boy Group Survivor, but got eliminated.
— On April 3, 2024, it was announced that WATERFIRE group name from Build Up : Vocal Boy Group Survivor would be debuting as a project boy group under LYNNA Entertainment and he would be in the lineup.
— He debuted in boy group WATERFIRE on May 30, 2024 with the single album, “POSSIBLE”.
— He made his solo debut on June 30, 2024 with the single album “You Make Me Better”.
Rank-20 (Round 4) – Jeon Chanbin
— He left DSP Media during pre-debut “DSP N”.
— He released a solo song ‘Jealousy’ on May 21, 2022.
— He regularly post’s on social media.
Rank-21 (Round 4) – Kim Sunghoo
— He is consistent on social media and releases songs on Sound Cloud under the name “ROSE (김성호)”.
Rank-22 (Round 4) – Kang Junhyuck
— He left DSP Media during “DSP N” pre-debut it`s unknown when.
— He enlisted on January 3, 2022 but he`s active on his Instagram posting covers.
*Hiatus Rank-23 (Round 4) – Yoon Taekyung
— He released a drama song on April 11, 2020, called “Fly Again”.
— He was announced as contestant in Channel A co-ed survival show Stars Awakening/Youth Star on April 14, 2022 Idol Category as individual traniee, under changed name Yoon Doha, where he and his team won 1st place in Idol Category allowing in debut lineup of boy group n.SSign under n.CH Entertainment.
— The group released pre-debut mini album “Salty” on February 19, 2023, ahead of their debut group also released pre-release song “Higher” on July 31, 2023.
— He debuted in boy group, n.SSign on August 9, 2023 with mini album BIRTH OF COSMO under the stage name Doha.
— He is not participating in recent group’s comeback due to health issues.
*Left the show Rank-24 (Round 4) – Ji Jinseok
— He retired from the show due to health reasons after Episode 12.
— He returned to Black Y Music and has continued training.
— He debuted as a soloist on June 3, 2019 with the single “Good Night”, under Black Y Music he is consistent on his Instagram.
— He was also a contestant on Burn Up 30.
*Left the show Rank-25 (Round 4) – Bang Junhgyuk
— He left the show due to health reasons after Episode 12.
— He returned to TOP MEDIA and has continued training.
– He was also a contestant on shows High School Rapper 4 and Show Me The Money 10.
— It was revealed that TOP MEDIA will debut a new boy group which will feature him in the lineup.
— He debuted in TOP MEDIA’s new boy group MCND on February 27, 2020 under the stage name Win with single album “into the ICE AGE”.
Rank-26 (Round 3) – Kim Jungwoo
— He was a member of pre-debut group’s after the show UTH under A Entertainment and YOURS (which is now called SUPERKIND) under Deepstudio Entertainment but those groups quietly disbanded pre-debut.
— He was introduced as part of first boy group under FirstOne Entertainment NINE.i on January 10, 2022.
— He debuted in a group NINE.i on March 30, 2022 under the stage name Vahn with the mini album NEW WORLD.
Rank-27 (Round 3) – Park Jinoh
— He regularly posts on social media covers and releases some music under the name J1NO.
Rank-28 (Round 3) – Kim Youngseok
— He returned to KQ Entertainment and was a trainee as part of KQ Fellaz but left it’s unknown when.
— He signed under Brand New Music as a trainee but later left the label.
— On May 20, 2021 he was revealed as a contestant for SBS’s audition show “LOUD“ created by JYP and PSY but was eliminated during the first round.
— Nothing has been heard from him since then.
Rank-29 (Round 3) – Shin Chanbin
— He made his Instagram private, and as of now nothing is heard from him.
Rank-30 (Round 3) – Lim Younseo
— He is posting regularly on social media.
Rank-31 (Round 3) – Lee Dongjoon
— It appears he is still under Histar Media with Suren as of he post’s regularly on social media.
Rank-32 (Round 3) – Song Jaewon
— He returned to DSP Media and was a trainee there where was training with MIRAE members but later left the lineup it’s uncertain when he left pre-debut.
— He signed under Yue Hua Entertainment and debuted in the boy group TEMPEST on March 2, 2022 under the stage name Hwarang with the mini album It’s ME, It’s WE.
— On March 6, 2024, Yue Hua Entertainment announced that Hwarang would halt activities with the group for a second time due to a lack of trust between both parties.
— He officially left the group on August 11, 2024 after terminating his contract with Yuehua Entertainment.
Rank-33 (Round 3) – Min
— He signed under WAKEONE Entertainment as a trainee.
— On December 29, 2022, he was introduced as a contestant of Mnet’s survival show Boys Planet as WAKEONE trainee.
— He participated in MNET survival show Boys Planet where he was eliminated on Episode 5 Rank: 59.
— He returned to his label WAKEONE Entertainment and was regularly training and posting on his company’s audition social media.
— He opened social media and is regularly posting, he left WAKEONE silently.
— He signed under thailand label APLAN INTERNATIONAL on March 2, 2024.
Rank-34 (Round 3) – Oh Dahan
— He deleted his Instagram so it’s unclear what he’s been up to.
Rank-35 (Round 3) – Lim Hyeongbin
— He returned to Kakao M but was later moved to Play M Entertainment (now IST Entertainment) where he was part of a pre-debut group STARHILL BOYS.
— He debuted in the boy band BANDAGE under PlayM Entertainment (now IST Entertainment) with title “Invisibles” on April 3, 2020.
— It was announced that he left the band on April 3, 2022 due to creative differences.
— He post’s regularly on social media.
Rank-36 (Round 3) – Son Jinha
— He has been silent on social media since August 17, 2021.
Rank-37 (Round 3) – Lee Jaeeok
— He was part of MBK BOYS but left MBK for unknown reasons and signed under ONE COOL JACSO Entertainment.
— On August 12, 2021, he was introduced as the 30th contestant of the survival show “Extreme Debut:Wild Idol” as ONE COOL JACSO Entertainment trainee.
— He participated in MBC survival show “Extreme Debut:Wild Idol” where he was eliminated in the finals.
— The company was preparing to debut their first boy group called OCJ Newbies as a pre-debut name however he was not shown in pictures of the lineup.
Rank-38 (Round 3) – Kim Kun
— He regularly posted on his Instagram account.
— He signed under 0:0 Entertainment where on March 4, 2021, it was announced that Sea Park would be revealing their second member. He was then officially introduced as a member through his cover of “Dolphin” by OH MY GIRL on March 7, but later it was presumed they had disbanded as the group went silent on SNS since mid-2021.
— He signed under WEUS Entertainment where he was reveleaded as part of the company’s first boy group WEUS.
— He debuted in boy group WEUS on on April 3, 2023 with the single album “Purple Sky“.
– He later left the group on July 2, 2023 and opened social media and regularly post’s there.
– He signed under Black Bear Records where, on December 9, 2023, he was introduced as a member company’s first boy group DAYCHILD.
– He debuted in boy group DAYCHILD under the stage name K on May 6, 2024 with the single album “Illumination”.
Rank-39 (Round 3) – Christian
— He was posting on social media.
— On June 14, he made his first solo debut in South Korea under AMP Media , he released his first single “Stay“.
— He left AMP Media and signed under Filipino record label Corner Stone Entertainment.
— He debuted in the P-Pop boy group VXON as a leader with the single album The Beast on January 7, 2022 under the stage name C13.
*Eliminated from the show Rank-40 (Round 3) – Choi Soomin
— He was eliminated from the show on Episode 12 for breaking the rules (drinking and being active on social media during the competition).
— He is a soloist and goes by the name EDdMin.
— He has been silent on social media.
Rank-41 (Round 2) – Koo Hanseo
— On October 15, 2024, he was officially introduced as a contestant of SBS survival show Universe League.
Rank-42 (Round 2) – Kim Kangmin
— Nothing has been heard from him.
Rank-43 (Round 2) – Kim Yejoon
— He posts regularly on social media and Youtube he’s posting covers on his channel called “Music Yejoon“.
— He was under MAXXAM, Four Seasons and My Own but left the label’s.
—He made his debut on July 10, 2020 with his digital single “Love Drop” and is singer-songwriter and rapper under Long Play Music.
— He was participating on FNC survival show “Idol Band Boy’s Battle” but was eliminated in the final’s.
— He regularly post’s on his Instagram.
— He participated in MBN’s reality survival show Show King Night where he got in the debut lineup of boy group URSA MAJOR.
— He debuted in boy group URSA MAJOR with the first digital single “The Se7en Heart : And” on August 31, 2023.
Rank-44 (Round 2) – Nam Dohyon
— He was a contestant on Produce X 101 where he ranked 8th allowing him to debut in the group X1.
— X1 debuted with the title “FLASH” on August 27, 2019 under Swing Entertainment but disbanded on January 6, 2020 due to vote manipulation on Produce series.
— He debuted in a duo group with Hangyul called H&D on April 21, 2020 with title “SOUL” under MBK Entertainment.
— It was later announced he will be debuting in a brand new boy group called BAE173 under Pocketdol Studio (MBK sub-label).
— He officially debuted in BAE173 on November 19, 2020 with the mini album INTERSECTION : SPARK.
— On April 28, 2023, an exclusive report by News1 revealed that he had filed an injunction against PocketDol Studio to suspend his exclusive contract due to differing views with the agency regarding how they fulfilled their obligations of the contract.
— On June 23, 2023, he announced that he has won his lawsuit to suspend his exclusive contract with PocketDol Studio, which revealed his subsequent departure from BAE173.
— He opened social media and is regularly posting.
Rank-45 (Round 2) – Eddie
— He consistently posts on social media and has been featured on videos with Edward Avilla.
— He debuted in a CO-ED group LALARY on August 29, 2019 with the title “LALARY“.
— They created a sub-unit group called BABYLALARY and debuted on June 28, 2021 with title “Fireball“.
Rank-46 (Round 2) – Jang Rui
— He was added in the group Seven O’Clock under Forest Network on October 4, 2019. On November 12, 2019 he debuted in group’s third comeback “Midnight Sun”.
— The group officially disbanded on March 2, 2021.
— On August 12, 2021, he was introduced as the 35th contestant of the survival show “Extreme Debut:Wild Idol” as Forest Network trainee.
— He was a participant on MBC survival show “Extreme Debut:Wild Idol“ but was eliminated in Episode 3.
— He regularly post’s on social media and was still trainee under Forest Network until he left somewhere in 2023.
— On August 14, 2024, he was introduced as a contestant of the SBS M’s reality survival show SCOOL.
Rank-47 (Round 2) – Jeong Wonbeom
— He returned to Jellyfish Entertainment, it’s uncertain if he is still under the company nothing has been heard from him.
Rank-48 (Round 2) – Jung Hyunjun
— Jung Hyunjun/Trix and Lee Junhwan are currently making music together.
— He regularly post on social media.
Rank-49 (Round 2) – Kosuke
— Kosuke after the show was part of pre-debut boy group UTH under A Entertainment but they silently disbanded.
— He signed under Japanese management label BMSG and was in documentary audition program called MISSIONx2 which was program to give birth to new boy group under BMSG he was eliminated in second screening and was unable to be a part of boy group MAZZEL.
— He regularly posted on Instagram and signed under HHOPE Media as a trainee.
— On August 8, 2023, he was introduced as a contestant in the Chinese survival show “Asia Super Young” as HHOPE Media trainee.
— He was participating in the Chinese survival show “Asia Super Young” where he got eliminated on Episode 10 Rank:48.
Rank-50 (Round 1) – Kim Bin
— He returned to FNC Entertainment it’s uncertain if he is still under the company nothing has been heard from him.
Rank-51 (Round 1) – Kim Junjae
— He returned to his label THINK ABOUT Entertainment and has continued training.
— He was also a participant on Produce X 101 but was eliminated in episode 5 rank 94th.
— Nothing has been verified but it seems he left THINK ABOUT Entertainment and is currently a DJ and independent artist.
— He regularly posts on social media.
Rank-52 (Round 1) – Yoon Doyeon
— Nothing has been heard from him.
Rank-53 (Round 1) – Lee Minwoo
— He deleted his social media so it’s uncertain what’s he currently doing.
Rank-54 (Round 1) – Lee Junhwan
— Jung Hyunjun/Trix and Lee Junhwan are currently making music together.
Rank-55 (Round 1) – Chang Minsu
— He still with his New Zealand-based Korean hiphop crew called INEFFA CREW.
— He posts regularly on social media.
Rank–56 (Round 1) – Jay Chang
— He was a soloist on November 23, 2020, he debuted with his digital single “Is You” with both Korean and English versions he also collaborated with FM Entertainment artists, including going on tour with trainee Beomhan, appearing in lives with M.O.N.T’s Roda, and is good friends with M.O.N.T in general.
— He posted regularly on social media but later went silent.
— On December 29, 2022, he was introduced as a contestant of Mnet’s survival show Boys Planet as FM Entertainment trainee.
— He participated in MNET survival show Boys Planet where he was eliminated on final episode Rank: 10.
— He started posting regularly on his Instagram.
— He held a fanmeeting called “JAY FANMEETING: THE REASON” on May 20, 2023.
— On September 18, 2023, FM Entertainment announced that he will be making his official solo debut in October.
— He debuted as a soloist on October 17, 2023 with the mini album Late Night.
— On October 18, 2023 he was introduced as the fifth and final member of ARMADA Entertainment upcoming boy group, ONE PACT.
— He debuted in boy group ONE PACT on November 30, 2023 with the mini album Moment.
— In January 2024, he was revealed as a contestant on Mnet’s reality survival show Build Up : Vocal Boy Group Survivor. The show began airing on January 26, and on its finale, aired on March 29, his team won the the show where he would be debuting in the resulted boy group B.D.U under Stone Music Entertainment.
— He debut in project group B.D.U on June 26, 2024 with their first mini album “Wishpool”.
Rank-57 (Round 1) – Choi Younghun
— He debuted in a boy group WOW under A.CONIC on March 8, 2021 with title “Miss You”.
— He regularly post on social media.
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