Onewe, is a South Korean alternative rock band composed of five members: Yonghoon, Harin, Kanghyun, Dongmyeong and CyA. Onewe originally formed under the name M.A.S 0094 which consisted of the same five members. They released the digital single "Butterfly, Find a Flower" on August 13, 2015 under Modern Music. Later, they released two EPs: "Feeling Good Day" and "Make Some Noise", which was their last release as M.A.S 0094. In June 2017, they moved to RBW and were renamed MAS. In June 2018, it was announced that the band would redebut under the new band name, ONEWE. The band officially made its redebut on May 13, 2019 with their first single album 1/4.
Career
2015–2016: Formation and debut
Formed in May 2015, M.A.S 0094 were an independent group who performed and covered well-known songs in public with all profits going tocharity for comfort women victims. On August 13, 2015, they released the digital single "Butterfly, Find a Flower". M.A.S 0094 released their first EP, Feeling Good Day, on March 25, 2016. The EP contains six tracks, including the lead single "Feeling Good" and their digital single "Butterfly, Find a Flower" that was previously released. They officially debuted on August 2 with their song "After 15 Seconds" which was performed on the music program The Show. On December 31, they were the only Korean act to participate in the Hello Starlight Forest New Year's Eve Concert held at Changsha, China. At this time they had two fans meet. "MAS 0094 Solo Concert "MAS in Wonderland" y "MAS 0094 Valentines + 200 Days Concert"
2017–2018: ''Make Some Noise'', survival show and rebrand as Onewe
On January 1, 2017, M.A.S 0094 performed as a session band for Mamamoo's performance during the 2016 KBS Song Festival. On January 6, the band released their second EP Make Some Noise. The EP contains six tracks including the lead single "Make Some Noise" and "Starlight". In April 2017, Dongmyeong represented RBW in the reality television seriesProduce 101 Season 2. Dongmyeong later was eliminated in 68th place during episode 5. On May 27, Modern Music published a statement on the fan cafe stating that the band were to join RBW. On June 9, RBW confirmed that the band signed under their label and would begin using the name 'MAS'. MAS participated in the reality television series during October 2017. On the 7th episode, Harin, Yonghoon, Cya and Kanghyun were eliminated. Dongmyeong made it to the finale where he was later eliminated. In December 2017, MAS joined the RBW debut project RBW Trainee Real Life – We Will Debut along with pre-debut team RBW Boyz. They later held a concert for the project's second season entitled We Will Debut Chapter 2 – Special Party in the same month. In June 2018, RBW revealed that MAS would re-debut under the name "Onewe". On September 27, they released a pre-debut single and MV for “Last Song” along with their labelmate Oneus. As alumni, Onewe held Special Cheer Up Lectures for ModernK Music Academy students and parents from October 26 to November 11. On December 23, they held a Christmas concert entitled "Studio We : Live #1".
2019: Re-debut and Japan debut
ONEWE made its official re-debut on May 13, 2019 with the release of their first single album entitled 1/4 with the lead single "Reminisce About All" They made their debut in Japan on June 7, releasing an indie single album containing the Japanese versions of the songs included in 1/4. It made Tower Records Japan's Top 10 Best-Selling Japanese Singles released by Korean Artists for the first half of 2019. They later held their 1st Japan Mini Live 「~PROLOGUE~」on June 8. On June 30, they held a mini concert entitled "Studio We : Live #2 The Name of the Star I Live On" On August 29, the band released its 2nd single album 2/4 with their lead single "Regulus". On the same day, ONEWE made their music show debut on M Countdown. On October 13, they held a mini concert entitled "Studio We : LIVE #3" Fallin’ Good Day" On December 29, they held a Christmas mini concert entitled "Studio We : LIVE #4" My Own Band Room"
2020: ONE album
On April 2nd, the band released their 3rd single "3/4" with title track "모르겠다고" featuring MAMAMOO's Hwasa. The single debuted at No. 12 on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales Chart. ONEWE's first full-length album ONE was released on May 26th which consisted of tracks from their previous releases along with three new songs including the title track "End of Sping". The release gained notable attention overseas, that the band peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's Next Big Sound Chart.
