AHOF Makes Powerful Debut with ‘Who We Are’ After Survival Show Victory
Jul 01, 2025
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Nine held a showcase for their first mini-album 'Who We Are' at Yes24 Live Hall in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 1st, recording their glorious debut moment.
The nine formed through SBS 'Universe League' are the best '9 people' who won the final 'Winning Cup' in a fierce survival. Even before their debut, they have shown extraordinary presence by revealing their solid skills, visuals, and talents in fierce survival.
Daisuke "I'm glad my dream came true. I can't wait to sing our music to our fans who made our dreams come true. We'll work hard until we get on the K-pop Hall of Fame", he expressed his feelings about his debut.
The team name 'AHOF' is an abbreviation for 'All time Hall of Fame' and a name for the unfinished number '9'. Members who dream of becoming global stars are a team with infinite possibilities and growth, along with their bold ambition to become the 「K-pop Hall of Fame」.
In response to the meaning of unfinished numbers, Seo Jeong-woo "Incomplete means no perfection from the beginning, but we came together as one running toward the same dream. The process of caring for each other's passion is incomplete, and as a result, they are running toward completion. Rather than lacking something incomplete, I want you to see the process of making it together."
The debut album 'Who We Are' features the journey of finding the color and identity of the nine teams before reaching perfection. It's an album that contains the story of nine boys who started with 'sincere' rather than 'bright'. Jungwoo "It's not perfect, but it contains dreams, hopes, and journeys that he has been drawing. It is an album with the anxiety I felt while preparing for my debut and sincerity toward my fans.
In particular, El Capitan, who directed Universe League, is in charge of producing all the songs, and the members are pressing their sincerity to make them expect a higher-quality music.
The title song 'Rendezvous' is a band track that projects complex emotions over the dreamy sound of guitar and drums. The song depicts a boy's imperfections and hopes intersect. In addition, the moment you want to return, you convey the heart you still have not said and the heart you have not let go of.
Cha Woong-ki, who participated in writing the title song, said "It is a song that matches the delicate vocals of our members well with a dreamy sound. I tried to express the anxiety I felt in the process of pursuing my dream." Then "To be honest, I wanted to write the lyrics, so I was asked by producer El Capitan. He said he wanted to be a singer who sings my message, but the PD also said that he liked it so much that he wanted to be a cool artist. It was a good opportunity to do it. It may sound like a simple breakup song, but it contains various emotions."
He also pointed out the point choreography. Park Joo-won explained "The choreography is the point that melts the meaning of the lyrics to hug me just once."
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Park Han "I spent about seven years as a trainee, and it was important to be on stage without practicing in front of the mirror anymore. Thankfully for the good opportunity, I'm happy to continue to be on the stage in the future."
Above all, the members who finally made their debut through the survival re-challenge are expected to be determined. Stephen said "I'm happy to debut with nine people. It's nice to be able to show the experiences each member has gained."
Cha Woong-ki, who has been a member of the group TO1 through the Mnet survival program 『Boyz Planet』, made his debut showcase here more than five years ago, and there were many difficult moments before he said hello as a member of the nine again. Nevertheless, the reason I wanted to debut and see you was because of my beloved fans. These days, I'm happy to re-debut with eight good members and nine. As I took the last opportunity, I will show you a good performance without regret."
Zhang Shuaibo, who debuted as a solo artist and became nine members again, said, `I'm looking forward to working as a group this time. I'm happy to be able to do it with the members. I'm happy to be able to stand on a nine-team basis."
J.L., who was an idol in his home country of the Philippines and re-debutted as a K-pop idol with nine members in Korea, shed tears, saying, `I'm so happy and happy to make my dream come true with nine teams.'
It also mentioned the differences from other boy groups. Park Joo-won is capable in all aspects of visual, singing, rapping, and performance. As a survival experience, I think I will be able to show a good performance because I have a sense of stage experience and real life. Cha Woong-ki said, "There are nine people, but there are six nationalities. As the nationalities are diverse, the strength is to be able to see fans from various countries. "I was proud.
As for role models, Stephen "BTS is our role model. When I think of the K-pop Hall of Fame, I think of BTS. Since our goal is to be in the K-pop Hall of Fame, our role model is BTS."
Finally, Park Han said, `I want to try to win first place on the music charts. If it hits No. 1 on the music charts, it's so amazing that I think I'll just look at my phone all day long," Zeon said. "I want to win the Rookie of the Year award as the best rookie of the year." he hoped.
Nine will release their debut album 'Who We Are' through various music sites at 6 p.m. on the 1st.
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