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Nmixx is a breath of fresh air in the K-Pop industry!

by Helen Bosch
K-pop girlgroup Nmixx fanmeeting poster
K-pop girlgroup Nmixx fanmeeting poster

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In February 2022, JYP Entertainment's newest girl group NMIXX debuted, attracting a lot of attention with their unusual debut song. Although the debut was less than a year ago, the members of NMIXX have proven their talent with cover videos, among other things, and have made a name for themselves. If you can't relate to the girl group yet, it's time you got to know them!

In this article we will guide you through the still short but exciting history of NMIXX:

  • Pre-Debut
  • The members
  • Debut
  • New singles
  • The first comeback!

Pre-Debut

nmixx debut teaser video on youtube

It all started rolling on July 9, 2021, as JYP Entertainment announced that a new girl group would be taking the stage in February 2022. Naturally, anticipation was high among K-pop fans because the debut of JYP's last girl group ITZY had been over two years ago. Both ITZY and their agency colleagues Twice had great success with their first album and are still very popular today. The concepts of the two groups are very different, so no one knew exactly what the new girl group would look like.

The excitement grew even more when an album titled "JYPn Blind Package" was made available for pre-order that very month. "JYPn" was the tentative title for the new girl group, whose name had not yet been decided at the time. ("n" stood for "now" "next", "new" and the unknown.) The Blind Package is a limited version of the debut album, which was to be released in February 2022 and could only be pre-ordered from July 16 to 25. A bold and risky move by JYP Entertainment, after all, fans didn't know the name of the new group or the members, let alone how many members there would even be.

jypn new kpop girlgroup

But the risk paid off! Since JYP is known for producing hits, many fans trusted that the new group would be a success and bought the blind package. After all, it was the only chance to get the limited edition, which would not be available later.

In fact, over 60,000 copies were sold!

On August 5, the first video was finally uploaded to a new YouTube channel, featuring three of the future girl group members performing a dance cover:

In the following weeks, more cover videos revealed a total of seven members: Lily, Haewon, Sullyoon, Jinnie, Bae, Jiwoo & Kyujin.

The members

Stage nameReal nameBirthday
LilyLily Jin Morrow
Korean Name: Park Jin
17.10.2002
Haewon (Leader)Oh Hae Won25.02.2003
SullyoonSeol Yoon A26.01.2004
JinnieChoi Yun Jin16.04.2004
BaeBae Jin Sol28.12.2004
JiwooKim Ji Woo13.04.2005
KyujinJang Kyu Jin26.05.2006
JYP entertainment 2022 girlgroup

Most of the members were unknown to fans until then, but some of them may have recognized Lily. Namely, at the age of 12, Lily was featured in the fourth season of the Korean casting show "Kpop Star". At that time, she was still known by the stage name Lily M.

Lily made it to the live shows and eventually even placed 4th! In May 2015, it was announced that Lily signed a contract with JYP Entertainment. Since then, her fans have been waiting for her debut. In the following years, they were able to catch a glimpse of Lily a few more times. Among other things, she made a guest appearance on season 6 of Kpop Star and also briefly appeared on the show "Stray Kids", which formed the boy group of the same name.

Debut

Then on January 26, 2022, not even a month before the debut, JYP finally announced the name for the new girl group: Nmixx

Nmixx is made up of the letter "N" and the English word "mix". Like JYPn, the "N" stands for "now", "new", "next" and the unknown. The word "mix" literally means "mixture" and in this case symbolizes combination and variety. All together it stands for "the best combination for a new era".

On February 22, the wait finally came to an end: Nmixx officially debuted with the single album "Ad Mare" and released a music video for the title track "O.O"!

The song is a mixture of several genres such as pop, rock and hip hop and was perhaps not as well received by fans as expected. Many criticized that it would be too chaotic and no consistent melody is recognizable. But there were apparently at least as many who liked it, because the album topped the weekly Korean Gaon album charts after all! But no matter how mixed the opinions were, the debut undoubtedly attracted attention!

JYP entertainment 2022 girlgroup

The debut showcase unfortunately had to be postponed because Bae tested positive for Corona, but the album and music video still came out on time.

The showcase was rescheduled to take place just a few days later, on March 1. There Nmixx also announced their official fandom name: "NSWER". The name is an acronym of the first letters of "North South West East Route". The name means that Nmixx will find the route and the answer together with their fans!

At the end of the day, Idols don't get far without their fans, so we all contribute to the success and are a part of their story!

New singles

Since their debut, the members of Nmixx continued to upload videos to their YouTube channel on a regular basis. They also released a few more singles and recorded a music video for each as well: In May, the two songs "Hey Gabby" and "Sprinkle Party" were released as a soundtrack for a children's animation series called Gabby's Dollhouse:

At the end of July, a cover of "Kiss," a 2009 song by the girl group Rainbow, followed. The cover was recorded as part of the "Summer Vacation Project," in which fromis_9 and Oh My Girl Banhana also participated. The project gave them a chance to reinterpret old songs. Thanks to these singles and the song covers that Nmixx released on their Youtube channel, the members were able to show their singing talent very often.

By now, the girl group is known for the fact that all seven members without exception have powerful and beautiful voices!

The first comeback!

So it wasn't quiet around Nmixx, but still, of course, fans were very happy when the first comeback was announced: On September 19, Nmixx returned with their second single album "ENTWURF" !

The title track "Dice" is once again a mixture of different genres, in this case pop, jazz, trap and hip-hop:

Do you like the new song better than O.O?

We're excited to see what else Nmixx will show us in the future. One thing is for sure, they will continue to release unique music and push the K-Pop scene forward!

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