Ghost9 (Korean: 고스트나인;RR: Goseuteu Nain; stylized inall caps) is a South Koreanboy band formed byMaroo Entertainment in 2020, the group currently consists of seven members: Shin, Son Jung-hyun, Choi Jun-seong, Lee Kang-sung, Prince, Lee Woo-jin and Lee Jin-woo. Hwang Dong-jun and Lee Taeseung left the group on September 5, 2021,[1] They made their debut on September 23, 2020, with their debutEPPre Episode 1: Door.
Before debut, Choi Jun-seong, Lee Tae-seung, Lee Woo-jin, and Lee Jin-woo participated inProduce X 101.[2] Lee Jin-woo finished in 22nd place, Lee Woo-jin in 41st, Choi Jun-seong in 46th, and Lee Tae-seung in 53rd. Lee Tae-seung, Lee Woo-jin, and Lee Jin-woo also made their debut as members ofTeen Teen. Hwang Dong-jun and Son Jun-hyung participated inMix Nine,[2] only the latter passed the audition.
On February 17, Maroo Entertainment announced GHOST9 would make a comeback on March 11, with the release of their third mini album,Now: Where We Are, Here on March 11, with the lead single "Seoul".[5]
On May 12, Maroo announced that the group would make a comeback on June 3, with their fourth mini album,Now: When We Are in Love on June 3, with the lead single "Up All Night".[6]
On September 5, it was announced that members Hwang Dong-jun and Lee Tae-seung would be departing from Ghost9 and the group will continue as seven without the addition of new members.[7]
On November 9, Maroo announced that the group would make their first comeback as seven on November 25, with their fifth mini album,Who We Are Facing on November 25, with the lead single "Control".[8]
On January 15, 2022, they held the first concert of their tour GHOST9 [Into The Now] Meet&Live Tour in US in Los Angeles. On January 18, they then performed a free busking show in Venice Beach, Calif. The next day, they held a fansign event in San Francisco, at the local Kpop store SarangHello. They then held their second concert on January 20 in San Francisco.[citation needed]
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