MCND (; acronym for "Music Creates New Dream") is a South Korean boy band formed by TOP Media. The group consists of five members: Castle J, Bic, Minjae, Huijun, and Win. They debuted on February 27, 2020, with the extended play (EP) Into the Ice Age.
History 2020: Top Gang, debut with Into the Ice Age, "Spring", and Earth Age On January 2, the group released the hip hop pre-debut single "Top Gang". The single was composed by member Castle J, and was written by Castle J, Bic and Win. The group had performed on Music Bank on December 13 and at Inkigayo on December 15, 2019.
The group made their official debut on February 27, with the EP Into the Ice Age and its lead single "Ice Age". Their debut showcase was held at Seoul's Yes24 Live Hall on February 26. On March 15, they hosted an online fansign, making them one of the first groups to embrace a virtual format for these events. They described the fansign as "a whole new experience."
On April 9, the group returned with the digital single "Spring".
On August 20, the group made their first comeback with the new EP Earth Age and its lead single "Nanana". Notably, an AI hosted their comeback showcase, which the group has described as a "surprising and fun" experience, noting that it felt awkward but went "quite successfully."
The group did their first ever online concert "MCND 1st On:Live" on September 26, 2020, and it finished successfully. They have since called the concert one of their most "precious memories" as a group.
2021: MCND Age and The Earth: Secret Mission Chapter.1 Before making their second comeback, the group took some time off to improve their musical and performance skills. Castle J has shared that he "took vocal lessons [and] studied music a lot," and BIC worked on his performance.
On January 8, the group made their second comeback with their third EP MCND Age and its lead single "Crush". Win has called "Crush" one of his favorite MCND songs to date, saying it "seems to be a song of color that only MCND can release."
On August 31, MCND released their fourth EP The Earth: Secret Mission Chapter.1 and its lead single "Movin'". Win noted that their "worldview has been expanded" since their debut, allowing for more "stories and messages" to emerge in their work.
2022: [1st] MCND Tour and The Earth: Secret Mission Chapter.2 On February 12, MCND had announced their first-ever offline concert titled, ‘MCND EUROPE TOUR 2022’, visiting a total six countries and seven cities.
On March 7, MCND announced their first tour in America. From the beginning of June, MCND will visit 10 cities in four countries including the US, Mexico, Canada and Brazil. This was later pushed back to August due to an administrative error.
On June 11, MCND released a track video titled "W.A.T.1" for their upcoming comeback, and officially released the schedule on June 15. Their fifth EP The Earth: Secret Mission Chapter.2 and its lead single "#Mood" was released on July 7.
On November 19, MCND held their first Asia tour in the Philippines at the SM North EDSA Skydome.
Members Castle J () Bic () Minjae () Huijun () Win ()
Discography Extended plays Title Details Peak chart positions Sales KOR
Into the Ice AgeReleased: February 27, 2020 Label: TOP Media Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 8 KOR: 19,586 Earth AgeReleased: August 20, 2020 Label: TOP Media Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 3 KOR: 29,665 MCND AgeReleased: January 8, 2021 Label: TOP Media Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 4 KOR: 25,560 The Earth: Secret Mission Chapter.1 Released: August 31, 2021 Label: TOP Media Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 6 KOR: 26,911Chapter.2 Released: July 7, 2022 Label: TOP Media Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 17 KOR: 17,666 Odd-Venture Released: November 22, 2023 Label: TOP Media Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 6 KOR: 22,641Cumulative sales of Odd-Venture:
X10 Released: May 21, 2024 Label: TOP Media Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 14 KOR: 36,554Cumulative sales of X10:
Devil Youth Club Released: September 10, 2026 Label: TOP Media Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 11 KOR: 11,990
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUSWorldBillboard World Digital Songs: "Crush": "Top Gang" 2020 — Into the Ice Age"Ice Age" —"Spring" — "Nanana" — Earth Age"Crush" 2021 25 MCND Age"Movin'" — The Earth: Secret Mission Chapter.1"#Mood" 2022 — The Earth: Secret Mission Chapter.2 "Odd-Venture" 2023 — Odd-Venture "X10" 2024 — X10 "아뜨뜨뜨" — "Devil Youth Club" 2026 — Devil Youth Club"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Music videos TitleYearDirector "Top Gang"2020 "Ice Age"Saccharin Film "Spring" () "Hey you" "Nanana" Saccharin Film "Crush" ()2021 "Not Over"SUNNY LEE, LEENU(INVS) "Movin" () Saccharin Film "#Mood"2022 Bang Jae-yeob "Odd-Venture"2023 SunnyVisual "Devil youth club"2026
Awards and nominations + The name of the award ceremony, year presented, the award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result Award ceremony Year Category Work(s)/nominee(s) Result Asia Artist Awards 2020 Male Singer Popularity AwardMCND 2021 Male Idol Group Popularity Award Asia Model Awards Rookie of the Year Golden Disc Awards Rookie Artist of the Year Korea First Brand Awards New Male Artist Award Melon Music Awards 2020 New Artist of the Year - Male Mnet Asian Music AwardsArtist of the YearBest New Male ArtistWorldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 Soribada Best K-Music AwardsNew K-Wave New Artist Award
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