Nouera (; stylized as NouerA) is a South Korean boy band formed through KBS' reality competition program Make Mate 1 and managed by Nouer Entertainment. The group consists of seven members: Gihyeon, Junpyo, Hyunjun, Yuseop, Lin, Fan, and Miraku. They debuted on February 26, 2025, with extended play (EP) Chapter: New Is Now.
Name According to Nouer Entertainment, the group's name is "a combination of the French words 'nouer', which means 'to tie together,' and 'era', which means 'era'".
History Formation through Make Mate 1 and pre-debut activities
Nouera was formed through KBS' reality competition program Make Mate 1, which broadcast from May 15, to July 17, 2024. The show brought 36 contestants, who were not signed to any agency, to compete in the hopes of debuting in a multinational boy group. Out of 36 contestants, only the top seven would make the final lineup. All members were announced in the finale episode, which was broadcast live on July 17, 2024.
On August 5, it was announced that the seven-member boy group formed through MA1 would be called "Nouera" and aimed to make their debut in January 2025. Eight days later, Nouera signed a contract with Nouer Entertainment. On August 20, Nouer announced that the group would held their first fan meeting titled "Thank you MA1: Hello Nouera" at the Toyosu PIT in Tokyo, Japan on September 23. On August 29, Nouera was announced as part of the lineup of the 2024 K-music season "Good Night Concert in Busan", which was held from October 3 to 5 at Haeundae Beach.
On November 6, it was announced that Nouera would be performing on the second day of the 2024 Music Bank Global Festival in Japan, which would held at Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka on December 14 and 15. On November 19, Nouera attended the Billboard No. 1s Party 2024 in Los Angeles, United States, and was named the "2025 K-pop Rookie" by Billboard and Billboard Korea.
On December 9, Nouer released the promotion time table for the group's pre-debut digital single "Infinity" (). It was released on December 14, on all global music platforms.
2025–present: Debut with Chapter: New Is Now On February 3, Nouer announced that Nouera will be making their debut on February 26, with the first EP Chapter: New Is Now.
Members
Gihyeon () Junpyo () Hyunjun () Yuseop () Lin () Fan () Miraku ()
Discography Extended plays + List of albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures Title Details Peak chart positions Sales KORPeaks on the Circle Album Chart:
Chapter: New Is Now Released: February 26, 2025 Label: Nouer Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 5 KOR: 167,939Cumulative sales of Chapter: New Is Now:
N: Number of Cases Released: June 30, 2025 Label: Nouer Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 1 KOR: 210,000 Pop It Like Released: March 9, 2026 Label: Nouer Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 2 KOR: 248,213 .exe Released: July 27, 2026 Label: Nouer Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 1 KOR: 216,003
Singles As lead artist TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum KORDown.Peaks on the Circle Download Chart: "Infinity" () 2024 133 Chapter: New is Now "N.I.N (New Is Now)" 2025 112 "N (Number Of Cases)" 117 N:Number of cases"Pop It Like" 2026 19 Pop It Like ".exe" — .exe
Filmography Reality shows Year Title Notes 2024 Make Mate 1 Reality competition show determining Nouera's members
Web shows Year Title Notes 2024 Nouera in Noir 6 episodes
Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s) Result Asia Star Entertainer Awards 2025 Hot Trend Nouera Golden Disc Awards 2025 Rookie Artist of the Year Korea Grand Music Awards 2025 Best Dance Performance "N.I.N (New is Now)" Seoul Music Awards 2025 Rookie of the Year Nouera
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