M4M (band)

M4M
M4M
Origin	China
Genres	Mandopop, K-Pop
Years active	2013–2014; 2018–present
Labels	Cube Entertainment ; Xing Tian (2013–2014)
Members	Alen; Jimmy; Vinson; Yu Bin;
Past members	Park Jung-jong Jae min;

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 2014, 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) - Macau

Former members

Park Jung-jong
Kang Jae-Min

Discography

Extended plays

Mystery Formula

Singles

Title	Year	Album
Chinese
"When You Love Me"	2013	Mystery Formula (神秘方程式)
"Sadness"		Non-album singles
Korean
"Sadness"		2013	Non-album singles

Filmography

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

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Nominated work	Result
2013 Asian Idol Awards
2013	Asian Soaring Idol Award	M4M	Won

References

^ ^a ^b "M4M debut with "Sadness" on 'M! Countdown'!". Allkpop. 6TheoryMedia. 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
^ "【MV】M4M -M4M解约状况说明发布会-高清MV在线播放-音悦Tai-口袋·FAN-看好音乐". Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
^ ^a ^b "About M4M". Just M4M. Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
^ "M4M, idol group trained under Cube Entertainment, set to debut in Korea and China". Allkpop. 6Theory Media. 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
^ "M4M - Sadness (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Cube Entertainment. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
^ "Mystery Formula (China Version)". YesAsia. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2015-01-20.

[:0-1] "M4M debut with "Sadness" on 'M! Countdown'!". Allkpop. 6TheoryMedia. 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2015-01-20.

[2] "【MV】M4M -M4M解约状况说明发布会-高清MV在线播放-音悦Tai-口袋·FAN-看好音乐". Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2015-04-29.

[:1-3] "About M4M". Just M4M. Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-01-20.

[4] "M4M, idol group trained under Cube Entertainment, set to debut in Korea and China". Allkpop. 6Theory Media. 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2015-01-20.

[5] "M4M - Sadness (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Cube Entertainment. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2015-01-20.

[6] "Mystery Formula (China Version)". YesAsia. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2015-01-20.

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