Madtown

Madtown
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop R&B dance-pop Hip hop
Years active	2014–present
Labels	J. Tune Camp
Website	cafe.daum.net/madtown
Members	Moos Daewon Lee Geon Jota Heo Jun Buffy H.O

Madtown (Hangul: 매드타운), often stylized as MADTOWN, is a South Korean boy group formed in 2014 by J. Tune Camp. The group consists of Moos, Daewon, Lee Geon, Jota, Heo Jun, Buffy and H.O. Their debut album, Mad Town, was released on October 6, 2014. Two of the members, Moos and Buffy, originally debuted as the hip hop duo Pro C in 2013. Madtown's official fan-base name is Mad-people.

History

2014: Debut with YOLO and MAD TV

Earlier-generation groups such as g.o.d, Dynamic Duo and idol groups such as Sistar, VIXX, Secret, Bangtan Boys, High4 and Jay Park held a banner which had WELCOME TO MAD TOWN pasted on it, arousing curiosity and suspicion of whether it is an MBLAQ's comeback, or the debut of a new boy group.^[1] On September 24, 2014, J. Tune Camp finally announced the debut of their second boy group through a teaser image.^[2] This marks J. Tune Camp's boy group debut after 5 years, and group debut after 2 years (before Two X left J. Tune Camp). During the next two days, J. Tune Camp started introducing its members, including Moos and Buffy who are members of Pro C which debuted earlier. They started off with 3 members (namely Moos, Daewon and Lee Geon) on the first day and the remaining 4 members (namely Jota, Heo Jun, Buffy and H.O) on the second day.^[3][4][5]

The Mad Town members themselves also explained the different style of music that they are specialised in as compared to their senior group and labelmate MBLAQ as well as the members' personalities when they sat down for an interview.^[6]

On October 1, J. Tune Camp uploaded their debut music video teaser on their official YouTube channel.^[7][8] 5 days later, J. Tune Camp uploaded their debut music video YOLO on their official YouTube channel.^[9][10] On the same day, J. Tune Camp released their debut EP, titled "Mad Town" digitally.^[11] On October 9, they had their debut stage on M Countdown. After which, they released their debut album physically.^[12]

They were featured on MAD TV, a reality show which featured their everyday lives. It started through J. Tune Camp's official YouTube channel on October 30, 2014 and ended on January 30, 2015 including a special Delivery Season.^[13]

2015: Welcome to Madtown and OMGT

On March 9, J. Tune Camp uploaded the music video teaser for their new song, "New World", on their official YouTube channel.^[14][15][16] 3 days later, J. Tune Camp uploaded the full music video for "New World".^[17] On the same day, J. Tune Camp released their 2nd mini album Welcome to Madtown digitally.^[18] On March 16, they released their 2nd mini album physically.^[19] On November 12, they released their first digital single "OMGT", which stands for "Oh My God Thanks".

2016: Emotion

On June 15, J. Tune Camp officially announced their comeback with a set of new teaser images for their 3rd mini album Emotion.^[20] The music video for the title track, "Emptiness", was released on June 21 at midnight KST, as well as the mini album itself.^[21]

Members

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• Moos, was born Kim Sang-bae (Hangul: 김상배), on April 29, 1991. He is the leader and main rapper of the group.
• Daewon, was born Park Dae-won (Hangul: 박대원), on March 17, 1992. He is the main dancer and one of the vocalists of the group.
• Lee Geon, was born Lee Kyung-tak (Hangul: 이경탁), on May 4, 1992). He is the main vocalist of the group.
• Jota, was born Lee Jong-hwa (Hangul: 이종화), on February 15, 1994. He is a rapper and one of the vocalists of the group.
• Heo Jun, was born Heo Jun (Hangul: 허준), on November 16, 1994. He is one of the vocalists of the group.
• Buffy, was born Kim Ju-hyeon (Hangul: 김주현), on June 15, 1995. He is the lead rapper of the group. He is fluent in Japanese.^[26]
• H.O, was born Song Jae-ho (Hangul: 송재호), on June 18, 1995. He is the lead vocalist, lead dancer and maknae of the group.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Title	Album Details	Peak Chart Positions		Sales
		KOR [27][28]	JPN [29]
Mad Town	Released:October 6, 2014 (digitally) October 9, 2014 (physically) Label: J. Tune Camp, LOEN Entertainment Format: CD, digital download Track list  Mad Town YOLO What's Your Number? Stunning YOLO inst.	11	—	KOR: 2,224+[30]
Welcome to Madtown	Released: March 12, 2015 (digitally) March 16, 2015 (physically) Label: J. Tune Camp, LOEN Entertainment Format: CD, digital download Track list  Lalala New World (드루와) Thinkin' About You (니가 필요한가봐) I'm a Serious (심각해) New World (드루와) inst.	7	—	KOR: 2,810+
Emotion	Released: June 21, 2016 (digitally) June 23, 2016 (physically) JPN: August 4, 2016 Label: J. Tune Camp, LOEN Entertainment Format: CD, digital download Track list  Intro Emptiness (빈칸) Yah! (할래!) Lee Geon & Buffy duet. Move (비켜) LIE	10	37	KOR: 5,658[31] JPN: 9,036[32]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Single albums

Title	Album Details	Peak Chart Positions	Sales
		KOR [27]
OMGT	Released: November 12, 2015 Label: J. Tune Camp, LOEN Entertainment Format: CD, digital download Track list  OMGT OMGT (instrumental)	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Collaborations

Year	Title	Artist
2016	"Do You Know How I Feel"	Rooftop House Studio, MADTOWN, and WA$$UP (feat. Yoo Jooyi)
	"Goodbye"	BADKIZ's Monika (featuring Moos)

Soundtrack appearances

Year	Title	Artist	Album
2016	"Still" (여전히)	Lee Geon	동네의 영웅 OST Part 3 / Neighborhood Hero OST Part 3

Filmography

Reality show

Year	Network	Title	Members	Remarks
2014	YouTube	MAD TV[13]	All	Uploaded through J. Tune Camp's official YouTube channel, and features Madtown members on their everyday lives, including a special "Delivery Season".
2015	SBS	Fashion King Korea	All	Episode 5

Variety show

Year	Network	Title	Members	Role	Remarks
2014	MBC	Idol School	All	Guest	Episode 14 & 16
	Arirang	After School Club	All	Guest	Episode 117
		After School Club	Moos, Daewon	Guest	Episode 124
2015	Arirang	After School Club	All	Guest	Episode 151
	Mnet	Yaman TV	All	Guest	With CLC
2015	KBS2	Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2	All	Cast	Episode 278 Jota won 1st place and Moos was 3rd place
2015–2016	KBS2	Cool Kiz On The Block	Jota	Cast member	Judo (episode 132–143) Volleyball (episode 146–163) Wrestling (episode 166–present)
	KBS2	Cool Kiz On The Block	All	Cameo	Episode 140
	KBS2	Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2	Jota	Fixed member	Madtown cameo episode 259
2016	KBS2	Escape Crisis No.1	All	Guest	Episode 517
	SBS	Baek Jong-won's Three Great Emperors	All	Guest	Episode 26
	SBS	Same Bed, Different Dreams	Jota	Guest	Episode 35
		Law of the Jungle in Tonga	Jota	Cast member	Episode 203–211
	MBC	We Got Married	Jota	Cast member	With Kim Jin-kyung (episode 321–present)
	MBC	We Got Married	H.O	Panel guest	Episode 327
	MBC	We Got Married	Lee Geon	Panel guest	Episode 329
	MBC	We Got Married	All	Cameo	Episode 329
	Arirang	After School Club	All except Jota	Guest	Episode 218
	tvN	Wednesday Food Talk	Jota	Guest	Aired on July 6th 2016

Music video appearances

Year	Song Title	Artist	Member	Remarks
2013	Good Bye	Dasoni	Daewon	Present in promotions
2013	Bad Girls	Lee Hyori	Jota	Backup dancer, present in promotions
2016	Shubirubirub	Gavy NJ	Jota	Main male lead actor

Music videos

Year	Title	Album	Duration
2014	YOLO	Mad Town	3:37
2015	New World(드루와)	Welcome to Madtown	3:37
	OMGT	OMGT	3:19
2016	Emptiness	Emotion	3:15

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External links

• Official Twitter