Lee Gyu-lee is a business writer at The Korea Times, focusing primarily on IT & telecommunications, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and KOTRA. Prior to this, she has covered a wide range of cultural news, from film, television and K-pop to lifestyle and fashion.
NU'EST's old song surges in YouTube viewership
The poster celebrating 100 million YouTube views of the music video for NU'EST's debut song “Face.” Captured from Twitter
By Lee Gyu-lee
By Lee Gyu-lee
NU'EST's debut song “FACE,” which was released in 2012, belatedly joined the list of 100-million-view music videos, surpassing 100 million views on YouTube, Sunday.
The sudden popularity of the seven-year-old song came ahead of the release of the group's comeback album “Happily Ever After,” slated for 6p.m., April 29. All five members ― JR, Aron, Baekho, Ren, and Minhyun ―participated in producing the album, the group's first reunion in three years.
The band debuted in 2012 but was considering disbanding before it gained traction after appearing on the survival show, "Produce 101" in 2017. The four except Aron competed with Minhyun making it to the top 11 finalists and joining popular project band Wanna One.
With Wanna One disbanding in January, Minhyun is back with the old band mates.