M4M (band)

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M4M (Mystical Formula), is a Mandopop boy band formed in 2013 by South Korea's Cube Entertainment 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 M! Countdown with the Korean version of Sadness.^[1] In March 2015, M4M announced that they are going to terminate their contracts with Chinese company Xing Tian Media, due to a lack of activity.^[2]

History[]

Name origin[]

M4M is an abbreviation 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.^[3]

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 BtoB, the departure of member and leader Park Jung-jong set back their début until the arrival of Alen.^[3]

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.^[4] On 12 March, they released the single for "Sadness" followed by their formal debut on M! Countdown^[1] and the uploading of the single's music video on YouTube on the following day.^[5] Two months later, they went on to release their first mini album, the self-titled "Mystery Formula" of which both a Chinese version and a Korean version were released.^[6]

2018: Idol Producer[]

After a long hiatus, Bin became a trainee for NewStyle Media, and participates in Idol Producer.

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) - China

Former members[]

• Park Jung-jong

Discography[]

Extended plays[]

• Mystery Formula

Filmography[]

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

Awards and nominations[]

References[]