Romeo (band)

Romeo (Korean: 로미오; Japanese: ロメオ), mostly stylized as ROMEO, is a South Korean boy band formed by Pony Canyon Korea and CT Entertainment in 2015. The group is composed of seven members: Seunghwan, Yunsung, Milo, Minsung, Kyle, Hyunkyung and Kangmin. They debuted with the release of their first mini-album The Romeo on May 7, 2015.

ROMEO (로미오)
Origin	South Korea
Genres	K-pop dance-pop ballad synthpop
Years active	2015–2021
Labels	Pony Canyon Korea CT HY
Past members	Seunghwan Yunsung Milo Minsung Kyle Hyunkyung Kangmin
Website	Official website (Korea) Official website (Japan)

History

2015: Debut with The Romeo and comeback with Zero In

At the end of April 2015, it was announced that Japanese company Pony Canyon made a partnership with South Korean agency CT Entertainment to debut a boygroup named Romeo, planning their debut in May.^[1] A representative from CT Entertainment told the media, "There have been cases where Japanese music labels will sign on popular Korean acts, but it's unlikely for a Japanese music label to want to start a Korean group. This project is happening thanks to the great trust between Pony Canyon and CT Entertainment."^[2] Following this announcement, their agency released a batch of teasers featuring the members, starting with Hyunkyung and ending with Yunsung and Minsung,^{[3][4][5][6][7]} and finally a full group teaser on April 27.^[8] Their agency released another teaser on April 30, this time featuring member Yunsung covering Michael Jackson's Man in the Mirror^[9] before releasing the group's first teaser for their debut song "Lovesick" on May 2.^[10] The full music video for "Lovesick" was released on May 7, alongside their debut EP The Romeo.^[11] The group made its debut on stage on M! Countdown the same day.^[12]

On October 28, it was announced that Romeo was going to make a comeback on November 5 with their second mini-album Zero In.^[13] On October 30, the group released their first teaser for title song "Target" followed on November 1 by a second teaser.^[14][15] On November 3, they released a medley of the songs from Zero In^[16] and on November 4 they released the full music video for "Target".^[17]

2016: Romeo Project, Miro and First Love

On May 17, CT Entertainment revealed that Romeo was going to release a summer digital single named "Nightmare" on May 23.^[18] The group released teasers featuring the seven members before releasing a video teaser on May 20.^[19][20][21] The full music video for "Nightmare" was released on May 23 alongside the eponym digital single.^[22]

On June 17, the group debuted the broadcasting of their first reality TV show named "Romeo Project in Taiwan" on MBC Music.^[23]

On June 19, Romeo was announced to release a new EP on June 23, thus releasing teasers featuring different units.^[24] The group then released two teasers, with an "Alice in Wonderland" concept, featuring SHINee's Minho, for their new song "Miro" from the eponym EP.^[25][26] It was revealed that Minho took part in filming the group's comeback MV thanks to CT Entertainment's CEO who used to be SHINee's former manager.^[27] The full music video for "Miro" was released on June 23 along with the eponym EP, which was released in three different unit versions.^[28] A full group version of their new EP was released on July 5.^[29] The group revealed that their choreography for "Miro" was inspired from the film The Maze Runner.^[30]

On August 17, CT Entertainment announced that Romeo was going to release a special edition of "Miro" as "First Love" on August 22, featuring the title track "Treasure".^[31] Furthermore, they also released some teasers with the members.^[32]

2017: MIX NINE

On October 29, they Milo, Yunsung, Kyle, and Hyunkyung joined South Korean survival program MIX NINE.

Past members

• Seunghwan (Korean: 승환) — leader^[33][34]
• Yunsung (윤성)
• Milo (마일로)
• Minsung (민성)
• Kyle (카일)
• Hyunkyung (현경)
• Kangmin (강민)

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Sales^[35]
		KOR^[36]
The Romeo	Released: May 7, 2015 Label: CT Entertainment Format: CD, digital download Track listing Smile Love Sick (예쁘니까) Daisy (데이지) Insomnia (너의 목소리)	11	KOR: 3,858+^[37]
Zero In	Released: November 5, 2015 Label: CT Entertainment Format: CD, digital download Track listing Zero In Target Present 너만 보여 (DNA) Dear My Princess	13	KOR: 2,368+^[38]
Miro	Released: June 23, 2016^[A] Released: July 5, 2016^[B] Label: CT Entertainment Format: CD, digital download Track listing^[C] Intro Miro Roller Coaster Hello Knock Me Out Mama (삐딱해봤더니) Back 2 You Nightmare (악몽) [Inst.]	6^[D]	KOR: 8,784+^[39]
	Re-released: August 22, 2016 (First Love) Label: CT Entertainment Format: CD, digital download Track listing Treasure Nightmare (악몽) Miro Roller Coaster Hello Knock Me Out Mama (삐딱해봤더니) Back 2 You	17	KOR: 1,601+^[40]
Without U	Released: March 8, 2017 Label: CT Entertainment Format: CD, digital download Track listing Romeo Is Back (Intro) Without U (니가 없는데) Like I Do Hustle (좋은 차, 좋은 집) Focus On Me (장난치지 마) Blue	6	KOR: 9,189+^[41]
	Re-released: May 8, 2017 (One Fine Day) Label: CT Entertainment Format: CD, digital download Track listing Stay with Me (성공하면) Without U (니가 없는데) Like I Do Hustle (좋은 차, 좋은 집) Focus On Me (장난치지 마) Blue	35	KOR: 1,336+^[42]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Sales	Album
		KOR Gaon^[43]	JPN Oricon^[44]	JPN Hot^[45]
Korean
"Lovesick" (예쁘니까)	2015	—	—	—	—	The Romeo
"Target"		—	—	—		Zero In
"Nightmare" (악몽)	2016	—	—	—		First Love
"Miro"		—	—	—
"Treasure"		—	—	—
"Without U" (니가 없는데)	2017	—	—	—		One Fine Day
"Stay With Me" (성공하면)		—	—	—
Japanese
"Without U"	2017	—	7	30	JPN: 15,722+^[46]	Non-album single
"Hanabi (花火)"	2018	—	28	—	JPN: 3,180^[47]
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released.

Filmography

Reality/Variety shows

Year	Title	TV Network	Note(s)
2015–present	Idol x Idol	Naver V App	^[48]
2016	Romeo Project in Taiwan	MBC Music	^[23]

Videography

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director

Title	Year	Director(s)	Ref.
"Lovesick"	2015	Jo Soohyun @ Picture Nuts	^[49]
"Target"		Lee Sagang @ Zanybros	^[50]
"Target (Dance ver.)"
"Nightmare"	2016	—
"Miro"		Lee Sagang @ Zanybros	^[51]
"Miro (Dance ver.)"
"Treasure"		—
"Without U" (니가 없는데)	2017
"Stay With Me"

Awards and nominations

Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2016	Romeo	New Artist of the Year^[52]	Nominated

Seoul Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2016 ^[53]	Romeo	Bonsang Award	Nominated
		New Artist Award	Nominated
		Popularity Award	Nominated
		Hallyu Special Award	Nominated

Korean Entertainment Art Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2016	Romeo	Rookie of the Year^[54]	Won

Notes

1. Digital, "Kangmin, Seunghwan, Milo Edition", "Hyunkyung, Minsung Edition" and "Yunsung, Kyle Edition" versions only
2. "Full Member Edition" version
3. Tracks 6, 7 and 8 are only available in the digital and "Full Member Edition" versions of the album
4. Full Member Ed peaked at #6 ; Kangmin-Seunghwan-Milo Ed peaked at #12 ; Hyunkyung-Minsung Ed peaked at #13 ; Yunsung-Kyle Ed peaked at #14

References

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27. "SHINee's Minho To Appear in Romeo's New MV, Sets New Record For SM Artists". Soompi. June 19, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
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    • "2015년 7월 Album Chart (see #66)" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
38. Cumulative sales for 'ZERO IN':
    • "2015년 11월 Album Chart (see #35)" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
    • "2015년 12월 Album Chart (see #216)" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
39. Cumulative sales for 'MIRO':
    Kangmin, Seunghwan, Milo Edition (1,741):
    • "2016년 06월 Album Chart (see #47)" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
    Hyunkyung, Minsung Edition (1,732):
    • "2016년 06월 Album Chart (see #48)" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
    Yunsung, Kyle Edition (1,720):
    • "2016년 06월 Album Chart (see #49)" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
    Full Member Edition (3,047 + 544):
    • "2016년 07월 Album Chart (see #24)" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
    • "2016년 08월 Album Chart (see #98)" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
40. Cumulative sales for 'First Love':
    • "2016년 08월 Album Chart (see #45)" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
41. Cumulative sales for 'Without U' (8,532 + 657) :
    • "2017년 03월 Album Chart (see #17)" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
    • "2017년 04월 Album Chart (see #90)" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
42. Cumulative sales for 'One Fine Day':
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External links

• Official fancafé
• Romeo on Facebook
• Romeo on Twitter