The End of Produce2, Start of a New Beginning for NU’EST: Expected Comeback After Vacation
Screencap of their Love Paint MV
The revelation of the final episode of Produce 101 Season 2 has brought about a mix of happy and saddening news for the four Pledis trainees on the program. While Hwang Minhyun made it into the final 11 at number-nine spot, three other Pledis trainees have unfortunately missed the cut line at 13th (Kang Dongho), 14th (Kim Jonghyun) and 20th (Choi Mingi). Fans felt and shared the tears of Hwang Minhyun as the show draw to a close, worrying about their next steps.
However, this unexpected twist of fate has brought about new heights for NU’EST. “Nation’s Leader” ‘Kim Jonghyun’ trended first on NAVER, and their classic track, ‘Hello’ surged to 1st on Melon’s Sudden Soar Chart. The train didn’t just stop there - soon, several songs were climbing up Melon’s Real-Time charts in the next couple of hours, and have remained in the daily top 100 for the last three days; ‘Hello’ also peaked at Genie’s Real-Time Chart at no.1, making it the first track to ever reach the top of any music charts in the last 6 years of NU’EST’s career. ‘NU’EST’ also became #1 on Melon’s Top Artiste Chart. and have remained so for the last three days.
The very same night the program ended, at 5AM KST, sleepless L.O.V.Es pushed 13 NU’EST tracks onto the Sudden Soar Chart, topping #1-#13 spots. Love Paint, Daybreak, Thank You and Overcome all made an appearance on Melon’s Real-Time Charts.
The official Fancafe members have also tripled since the start of Produce 101, hitting their 50k mark on the 17th, and reaching 75k mark as of the time this article is being written. When they’ve gained 1-2k members in the span of a comeback in the past, they’re gaining hundreds of new members within an hour. The Fancafe supporters have been hard at work all day and night, clearing out new applications so that they can join in on the boards, even having to close down the level-up board so that they can work more efficiently without new posts streaming in.
Love Paint music video emerged first on NAVER TOP 100 as fans translate their unjust into streaming and support. The NAVER video has now gotten over 2 mil views, and today, LOOK choreography video made its way into the top 5 alongside Love Paint MV. New fansites emerged for the boys during the last broadcast, and existing fansites all sees a growth in their following.
And Pledis sees the results. The numbers have spoken, and the trends and push from fans and supportive public worked.
From the initial statement of ‘nothing has been decided’, the agency updated with an official statement in a few hours, promising a stage with the remaining four members, Kim Jonghyun, Kang Dongho, Kwak Aron and Choi Mingi to meet with the fans soon after their well-deserved break. In the most hopeful official statement to date, Pledis pledged to work hard so that NU'EST, as five, would be able to walk on the flower road, and asked fans to look over them fondly.
From the initial mixed results in joining the program to overwhelming support, NU’EST have walked a mile in the last four months. While it would take 18 months before we can see the group as five again, with exciting things in store for both NU’EST and WANNA ONE with Minhyun, the wait would be a short one.
May NU’EST only walk the flower path from now on.
Article written by: Alia Source: Fancafe ; OSEN ; allkpop ; links out to various twitters for sharing the info ( @SHINE_0809 ; @verytita ; @withminhyun0809 )