SF9 (band)

The group first performed in Japan on December 11, 2015. The group had consisted of 11 members at that time.[1] In May 2016, they participated as "NEOZ Dance" in FNC Entertainment's survival show d.o.b (Dance or Band), competing against NEOZ Band (later known as Honeyst). They later won the show with their first song "K.O.", which was later featured in the Feeling Sensation single album.[3]They were renamed SF9 in August.[4]

SF9's debut single album Feeling Sensation[5] with lead single "Fanfare" was released on October 5, 2016. The album debuted at No. 8, and peaked at No. 6 on the Gaon Album Chart.[6][7] They made their official stage debut on October 6, 2016 on M Countdown. The music video[8][9] ranked at No. 6 on the Yin Yue Tai weekly chart and ranked seventh on the Yin Yue Tai Monthly Chart. Their promotions for "Fanfare" ended on November 6, 2016 on Inkigayo. The group then started the promotion of their second song of the album, "K.O." on November 15, 2016.[10] The debut single album "Feeling Sensation" was ranked 78th for album sales in 2016.[11]

On December 22, they released a music video as a gift to their fans with the title "So Beautiful". The song was originally an OST of their interactive web-drama Click Your Heart. "So Beautiful" is a digitally released single.

Their first EP, Burning Sensation,[12] was released on February 6. It landed at number six[13] on the February 15 Billboard World Albums Chart.[14]

On April 4, it was reported that SF9 would have their second comeback, just two months after they concluded "Roar" promotions.[15]

On April 7, SF9 held their first sold-out showcase in Japan in preparation for their Japan debut.[16]

On April 18, SF9 released their new six-song EP, titled Breaking Sensation, which includes the title track "Easy Love".[17] On the same day, the album ranked number two on the U.S. K-Pop Album Chart.

On June 6, SF9 debuted in Japan. On June 7, the Japanese version of their debut single "Fanfare" was released. It ranked number one on Tower Records Chart for single albums and number four on the Oricon Chart.

SF9 at KCON 2017 LA

They performed at KCON 2017 in New York[18] and L.A.[19]

On October 12, the group's third EP, Knights of The Sun, was released. Following the release of their EP, SF9 held a three-stop U.S. solo tour titled "2017 SF9 Be My Fantasy in U.S.A" stopping in Dallas, Seattle, and Boston during November.[20]

In December, they released their first Japanese studio album, Sensational Feeling Nine.

SF9's fourth EP, Mamma Mia! was released on February 26.[21] On May 23, they released their third Japanese single, "Mamma Mia!".[22] To promote the single, a Japanese tour titled "SF9 Zepp Tour 2018 MAMMA MIA!" was held in Osaka, Aichi, and Tokyo on May 29, May 30, and June 1, respectively.[23] In August, they held a South American fanmeeting tour.[24]

On July 31, they came back with their fifth EP, Sensuous, with the lead single "Now or Never".[25] On August 23, they held a fanmeeting in Mexico at Auditorio Blackberry of Mexico City and on August 25 and 26 in Brazil at Tropical Butantã of São Paulo. On September 22, they held a fanmeeting in Taipei.[26]

On October 27, SF9 held their first domestic concert, "Dreamer", at Yes24 Live Concert Hall.[27]

SF9's sixth EP, Narcissus, was released on February 20, 2019 with the lead single "Enough".[28] One month later, SF9 released their second Japanese album Illuminate[29] To promote their album, a Japanese tour titled "SF9 2019 ZEPP TOUR “ILLUMINATE”[30] was held in Tokyo, Nagoya and in Namba on April 2, April 4 and 5, respectively.

Following their Japanese Tour, SF9 set out on their "2019 SF9 USA – Europe Live Tour ‘UNLIMITED," a ten-stop tour traveling over the United States (Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles) and Europe (Moscow, Warsaw, Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris, London).[31]

They were selected as the new CF models for Korean chicken joint Toreore,[32] alongside actress Shin Ye-eun.

On May 15 they participated at "KCON 2019 JAPAN".[33] On June 17, 2019, they released their seventh EP, RPM, with the lead single of the same name. [34] that consist of 6 tracks. On July 7 they participated at "KCON 2019 New York".[35]

SF9's first Korean studio album, First Collection, was released on January 7, 2020 with the lead single "Good Guy".[36][37] They broke multiple sales, charts and music video records during this comeback, making this comeback their most successful yet. This included selling over 100,000 copies of their album, all songs charting on the Melon Realtime Chart, and their music video reaching over 40 million views.[38][39][40]

On January 16, SF9 took their first ever music show win with "Good Guy" on M Countdown.[41] They also took their 2nd win the next day on Music Bank, which was their first on a major television network.[42] On January 30, they took their 3rd win for the song on M Countdown, with over 10,000 points.[43] Throughout the "Good Guy" promotion, they also placed 2nd on Inkigayo twice, which gave them their first ever nominations on this show. [44][45]

On July 6, 2020, SF9 released their eighth EP, 9loryUS, with the lead single "Summer Breeze".[46] They took their first win for "Summer Breeze" on SBS MTV's The Show on July 14, 2020. [47]

To celebrate SF9's fourth anniversary, they released their special album Special History Book on October 5, 2020, consisting of three tracks including the lead single "Shine Together" (손잡아 줄게).[48]

At the end of the year, "Good Guy" was nominated for "Best Dance - Male" at the Melon Music Awards, marking their first ever MMA nomination. [49]

• Was It Love? (2020), Special Appearance[101]