Wanna One was a South Korean project boy band formed by Mnet (CJ E&M) through the 2017 survival show Produce 101 Season 2. Comprised of the final 11 most voted contestants of the show, the group officially debuted on August 7, 2017 and promoted together until December 31, 2018.

The members in order of oldest to youngest are Yoon Jisung, Ha Sungwoon, Hwang Minhyun, Ong Seongwu, Kim Jaehwan, Kang Daniel, Park Jihoon, Park Woojin, Bae Jinyoung, Lee Daehwi and Lai Kuanlin.

Wanna One was a South Korean project boy band formed by Mnet (CJ E&M) through the 2017 survival show Produce 101 Season 2. Comprised of the final 11 most voted contestants of the show, the group officially debuted on August 7, 2017 and promoted together until December 31, 2018.

The members in order of oldest to youngest are Yoon Jisung, Ha Sungwoon, Hwang Minhyun, Ong Seongwu, Kim Jaehwan, Kang Daniel, Park Jihoon, Park Woojin, Bae Jinyoung, Lee Daehwi and Lai Kuanlin.

Music & Fan Events

Date City (venue) Attendance
190124
190125
190126
190127
Seoul, South Korea Day 1 (Gocheok Sky Dome)
Seoul, South Korea Day 2 (Gocheok Sky Dome)
Seoul, South Korea Day 3 (Gocheok Sky Dome)
Seoul, South Korea Day 4 (Gocheok Sky Dome)
80,000
Date City (venue) Attendance
180601
180602
180603
Seoul, South Korea Day 1 (Gocheok Sky Dome)
Seoul, South Korea Day 2 (Gocheok Sky Dome)
Seoul, South Korea Day 3 (Gocheok Sky Dome)
60,000[s]
180621
180626
180629
180702
San Jose, USA (Event Center)
Dallas, USA (Fort Worth CC Arena)
Chicago, USA (Allstate Arena)
Atlanta, USA (Infinite Energy Center)
N/A
180710
180711
Tokyo, Japan Day 1 (Makuhari Messe International)
Tokyo, Japan Day 2 (Makuhari Messe International)
38,000[s]
180713 Singapore, Singapore (Singapore Indoor Stadium) 9,500[s]
180715 Jakarta, Indonesia (ICE BSD CITY) N/A
180721 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Axiata Arena) 8,000[s]
180728
180729
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Day 1 (Asiaworld-Expo, Arena)
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Day 2 (Asiaworld-Expo, Arena)
N/A
180804
180805
Bangkok, Thailand Day 1 (Impact Arena Muang Thong Thani)
Bangkok, Thailand Day 2 (Impact Arena Muang Thong Thani)
N/A
180817 Melbourne, Australia (Hisense Arena) N/A
180825
180826
Taipei, Taiwan Day 1 (Multipurpose Gym National Taiwan Sports University)
Taipei, Taiwan Day 2 (Multipurpose Gym National Taiwan Sports University)
N/A
180901  Manila, Philippines (Mall of Asia) N/A
Date City (venue)
170807 Wanna One Premier Show-Con (Gocheok Sky Dome)
171113 1-1=0 (Nothing Without You) Comeback Showcase
171215
171216
171217
Wanna One Fan-Con in Seoul Day 1 (Olympic Park)
Wanna One Fan-Con in Seoul Day 2 (Olympic Park)
Wanna One Fan-Con in Seoul Day 3 (Olympic Park)
171223
171224
Wanna One Fan-Con in Busan Day 1 (BEXCO, Exhib. Room 1)
Wanna One Fan-Con in Busan Day 2 (BEXCO, Exhib. Room 1)
180319 0+1=1 (I Promise You) Comeback Showcase
181122 1¹¹=1 (Power of Destiny) Comeback Showcase
Date City (venue)
170916 Bangkok, Thailand (Bitec Bangna Hall 106)
170922 Singapore, Singapore (ZEPP@BIGBOX)
171003
171004
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Day 1 (AsiaWorld-Expo Hall 10)
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Day 2 (AsiaWorld-Expo Hall 10)
171006 Taipei, Taiwan (National Taiwan Sports University)
171013 Manila, Philippines (Smart Araneta Coliseum)
180114 Macau, China (Studio City Event Center)
180119 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Stadium Negara)
180121 Jakarta, Indonesia (ICE BSD CITY Hall 5)
Date City (venue) Type
170812
170812
170813
170813
170815
170817
170818
1×1=1 (To Be One) – M2U
1×1=1 (To Be One) – Hot Tracks
1×1=1 (To Be One) (Sangam, Nuri Dream Square)
1×1=1 (To Be One) (Mokdong)
1×1=1 (To Be One) – Soundwave
1×1=1 (To Be One) (Sangam, S-Plex Center)
1×1=1 (To Be One) (Myeongdong)
Fansign
170828 Mwave’s Meet & Greet Fanmeeting
170903 Hi-Touch Hi-Touch
171118
171118
171119
1-1=0 (Nothing Without You) – Hot Tracks
1-1=0 (Nothing Without You) (Mapo)
1-1=0 (Nothing Without You) – Synnara
Fansign
180331
180401
180407
180408
180408
0+1=1 (I Promise You) – Hot Tracks
0+1=1 (I Promise You) – Music Art
0+1=1 (I Promise You) – Apple Music (Sangam)
0+1=1 (I Promise You) – Ktown4u
0+1=1 (I Promise You) – M2U
Fansign
180412 0+1=1 (I Promise You) – Japan 1st Fan Event Fanmeeting
180421 0+1=1 (I Promise You) – Yes24 Fansign
180610
180617
1÷x=1 (Undivided)
1÷x=1 (Undivided)
Fansign
180707
180708
1÷x=1 (Undivided) (Osaka, Japan)
1÷x=1 (Undivided) (Tokyo, Japan)
Hi-Touch
181124
181125
181216
181222
1¹¹=1 (Power of Destiny) – Hot Tracks
1¹¹=1 (Power of Destiny) (Sangam)
1¹¹=1 (Power of Destiny) – Yes24
1¹¹=1 (Power of Destiny) (Tokyo, Japan)
Fansign
Date City (venue) Type
170826
171001
Ivy Club One Day Cafe
K-Swiss
Fanmeeting
171001
171021
Innisfree
Cold Brew
Fansign
171120 Wanna Be The Musician Fanmeeting
171126
171206
I WANNA Eider Together with Wanna One
Wanna One LOVES Clean
Fansign
171207
171207
Samsung Music X Wanna One
Wanna Be The Musician: Thanks Party
Fanmeeting
180106 Think Nature (Daniel) Fanmeeting
180111
180206
180207
Yo-Hi
Mexicana
Lotteria
Fansign
180316 Ghana Chocolate Fanmeeting
180505
180519
180526
The Spring Home (Daniel)
Lens Nine
Think Nature (Daniel)
Fansign
180731 Shinhan Bank – Together with Wanna One Fansign
180802 ClaviS (Ong & Jihoon) Fansign
180910 Aprilskin (Jihoon) Fansign
181013 Pleasia Fanmeeting
181111 Reebok Fanmeeting
181202 Kissing Heart (Daniel)
Fanmeeting
181203 Binggrae Fanmeeting
181204 Vita500 Fansign
181208 Think Nature (Daniel)
Fanmeeting
181217 LAP (Daniel)
Fansign
181217 CE& (all except Daniel) Fansign

Awards & Achievements

8th Gaon Chart Music Awards Album of the Year (1st Quarter): 0+1=1 (I Promise You) 🔗
28th Seoul Music Awards Bonsang
Fandom School Award
🔗
33rd Golden Disc Awards Best Boy Group
Cosmopolitan Artist Award
Bonsang
🔗
🔗
2018 Korea Popular Music Awards Artist of the Year (Daesang)
Popularity Award
Bonsang
Olleh TV Best Artist Award: Wanna Travel
🔗
2018 Mnet Asia Music Awards (MAMA) Best Male Group
Best Unit: Triple Position
Worldwide Fans’ Choice Top 10
DDP Best Trend
🔗
🔗
🔗
2018 Melon Music Awards Record of the Year (Daesang): 1¹¹=1 (Power of Destiny)
Top 10 Artists
Best Dance Male: “Boomerang”
🔗
2018 Asia Artist Awards Best Artist
Artist of the Year
Asia Hot Artist
🔗
2018 MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards Song of the Year (Daesang): “Beautiful”
Best Male Vocal Performance: “Beautiful”
MBC Plus Star
🔗
2nd Soribada Best K-Music Awards Bonsang
Male Artist Popularity Award
🔗
7th Gaon Chart Music Awards Album of the Year (4th Quarter): 1-1=0 (Nothing Without You)
Song of the Year (November): “Beautiful”
New Artist of the Year (Album): 1×1=1 (To Be One)
Popularity Award
🔗
27th Seoul Music Awards Bonsang
New Artist Award
🔗
32nd Golden Disc Awards New Artist of the Year 🔗
2017 Melon Music Awards Best New Artist
Top 10 Artists
Kakao Hot Star Award
🔗
🔗
🔗
2017 Mnet Asia Music Awards (MAMA) Best Male Group
Best of Next Award
Best New Male Artist
🔗
🔗
🔗
2017 Asia Artist Awards Rookie Award
Super Rookie Samsung Pay Award
🔗
1st Soribada Best K-Music Awards New Artist of the Year
Rising Hot Star Award
🔗
🔗
2017 Busan One Asia Festival Awards Rising Star 🔗
2017 Stars’ Night – The 6th Top Star Awards Top Singer 🔗
2018 EDaily Culture Awards Top Excellence Award – Concert: Wanna One Premier Show-Con 🔗
2018 V LIVE Awards Global Rookie Top 5 🔗
2018 Korea Entertainment Producers Association Awards Artist of the Year 🔗
2018 Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 2nd Place 🔗
2018 Brand of the Year Daesang Male Idol 🔗
2018 National Brand Awards National Brand Grand Prize – Culture Category 🔗
23rd Consumer Rights Day Awards (Culture & Entertainment) Best Singer of the Year Selected by Music Consumers 🔗
Asia Kpop Global Top 10 Awards Popularity Award in Korea 🔗
HighCut Star Awards Best Pictorial Model Award – Male Singer Category 1st Place 🔗
“Spring Breeze (봄바람)” 181127 SBS MTV The Show
181128 MBC MUSIC Show Champion
181129 Mnet M Countdown
181130 KBS Music Bank
181201 MBC Show! Music Core
181204 SBS MTV The Show
181205 MBC MUSIC Show Champion
“Light (켜줘)” 180612 SBS MTV The Show
180613 MBC MUSIC Show Champion
180614 Mnet M Countdown
180615 KBS Music Bank
180616 MBC Show! Music Core
180620 MBC MUSIC Show Champion
180622 KBS Music Bank
“Boomerang (부메랑)” 180328 MBC MUSIC Show Champion
180329 Mnet M Countdown
180330 KBS Music Bank
180331 MBC Show! Music Core
180403 SBS MTV The Show
180404 MBC MUSIC Show Champion
180405 Mnet M Countdown
180406 KBS Music Bank
180407 MBC Show! Music Core
180413 KBS Music Bank
“IPU (약속해요)” 180317 MBC Show! Music Core
180321 MBC MUSIC Show Champion
“Beautiful (뷰티풀)” 171122 MBC MUSIC Show Champion
171123 Mnet M Countdown
171124 KBS Music Bank
171125 MBC Show! Music Core
171201 KBS Music Bank
171202 MBC Show! Music Core
171209 MBC Show! Music Core
171216 MBC Show! Music Core
“Energetic (에너제틱)” 170816 MBC MUSIC Show Champion
170817 Mnet M Countdown
170818 KBS Music Bank
170819 MBC Show! Music Core
170820 SBS Inkigayo
170822 SBS MTV The Show
170823 MBC MUSIC Show Champion
170824 Mnet M Countdown
170825 KBS Music Bank
170826 MBC Show! Music Core
170827 SBS Inkigayo
170829 SBS MTV The Show
170830 MBC MUSIC Show Champion
170831 Mnet M Countdown
170902 MBC Show! Music Core
YEAR MONTH TYPE PIECES OF DATA RANK LINKS
2019 February Singer 4,960,248 8 🔗
2019 January Boy Group 14,151,904 2 🔗
2018 December Idol Group
Boy Group
16,495,712
12,616,408
2
2
🔗
🔗
2018 November Boy Group 7,642,449 2 🔗
2018 October Singer
Boy Group
7,716,213
7,395,339
3
2
🔗
🔗
2018 September Celeb
Idol Group
Singer
Boy Group
8,700,592
10,693,980
7,449,824
13,058,168
4
2
3
2
🔗
🔗
🔗
🔗
2018 August Singer
Boy Group
10,667,328
12,602,046
3
2
🔗
🔗
2018 July Singer
Boy Group
7,557,134
10,576,045
3
2
🔗
🔗
2018 June Boy Group 15,044,489 2 🔗
2018 May Singer
Boy Group
9,352,516
12,393,690
2
1
🔗
🔗
2018 April Singer
Boy Group
12,054,871
11,143,719
1
1
🔗
🔗
2018 March Idol Group
Singer
Boy Group
14,557,865
10,926,118
11,642,511
1
2
1
🔗
🔗
🔗
2018 February Singer
Boy Group
17,119,858
14,886,529
1
2
🔗
🔗
2018 January Singer
Boy Group
13,522,236
16,742,534
1
2
🔗
🔗
2017 December Idol Group
Singer
Boy Group
15,273,320
13,141,487
10,852,627
1
1
1
🔗
🔗
🔗
2017 November Boy Group 10,852,627 1 🔗
2017 October Idol Group
Singer
Boy Group
14,807,585
12,228,571
14,807,585
2
2
2
🔗
🔗
🔗
2017 September Boy Group 18,884,584 1 🔗
2017 August Singer 17,658,317 1 🔗

Endorsements & Magazines

Korean Yakult cold brew 콜드브루 (July – October 2017)
Hite Jinro ‘Hite Extra Cold’ 하이트 엑스트라 콜드 (July – October 2017)
K-Swiss athletic wear 케이스위스 (July – October 2017)
Snow app 스노우 (July – October 2017)
Clean perfume 클린 퍼퓸 (September – December 2017)
The Musician mobile game 더뮤지션 (September – December 2017)
Samsung Pay app 삼성 페이 (July – December 2017)
Lotte ‘Yo-Hi Biscuits’, ‘Milkis Yo-Hi Water’, ‘Ghana Chocolate’ 롯데 (June 2017 – March 2018)
Eider outdoor Brand 아이더 (September 2017 – March 2018)
Mobifren headphones 모비프렌 (November 2017 – ?? 2018)
Innisfree ‘Volcanic color clay mask’, ‘Lip balm’, ‘Green Tea skincare’ 이니스프리 (June 2017 – June 2018)
ClaviS (Seongwu and Jihoon) 클라비스 (April – July 2018)
Pleasia toothpaste 플레시아 (March – September 2018)
G-Market G마켓 (April – September 2018)
IVYclub uniforms 아이비클럽 (August 2017 – November 2018)
Lens Nine 렌즈나인 (August 2017 – November 2018)
Mexicana chicken 멕시카나 (September 2017 – September 2018)
Lotteria 롯데리아 (November 2017 – ?? 2018)
Shinhan Bank ‘SOL’ app 신한은행 (January – December 2018)
Vita500 비타500 (March – December 2018)
CE& apparel (All members except Daniel) 씨이앤 (April – December 2018)
Aprilskin (Jihoon) 에이프릴스킨 (April – October 2018)
Binggrae ‘Super Cone’ ice cream 슈퍼콘 (May – December 2018)
Reebok athletic wear 리복 (June – December 2018)
Netmarble ‘Everybody’s Marble’ mobile game 모두의마블 (July 2018 – December 2018)
Dr.Jart+ (Kuanlin) 닥터자르트 (October 2018 – December 2018)
I’M MEME (Minhyun) 아임미미 (October 2018 – December 2018)
All dates are approximates
Magazine Issue Info Group / Solo / Misc
1st Look July 2017 N.137 Cover + Fashion Spread Wanna One
Ceci Korea August 2017 Fashion Spread Wanna One
Weekly Chosun August 2017 N.2470 Cover Story Daniel
Asta TV August 2017 N.114 Cover + Spread Wanna One
Asta TV September 2017 N.115 Cover + Spread Wanna One
InStyle Korea October 2017 Cover + Fashion Spread Daniel
Weekly Dongha October 2017 N.1110 Cover + Spread Daniel
GQ Korea November 2017 Cover + Spread Wanna One
@Star1 November 2017 N.68 Cover + Spread Wanna One
Women’s Dongha December 2017 Cover + Spread Daniel
Asta TV December 2017 N.116 Cover (Daniel) + Spread Wanna One
IVYclub December 2017 N.25 Cover + Spread Wanna One
GQ Korea January 2018 Cover + Fashion Spread Daniel
Topclass January 2018 Cover Story Daniel
Women’s Dongha January 2018 Cover (Limited Edition) + Spread Daniel
Asta TV January 2018 N.117 Back Cover + Spread Wanna One
HighCut February 2018 Cover + Fashion Spread Wanna One
1st Look February N.147 Cover + Fashion Spread Jihoon and Woojin
Women’s Dongha February 2018 Cover (Limited Edition) + Spread Daniel
Economy Chosun February 2018 Cover + Spread Daniel
@Star1 March 2018 N.73 Cover + Fashion Spread Wanna One
Asta TV March 2018 N.118 Cover (Daniel) + Spread Wanna One
Star Focus April 2018 N.59 Cover (Daniel Type B) + Spread Wanna One
Woman’s Dongha April 2018 Cover (Daniel Limited Edition) + Spread Wanna One
The Star Korea (Type B) May 2018 N.60 Cover + Fashion Spread Seongwu and Kuanlin
Asta TV May 2018 N.119 Cover + Spread Daniel
Topclass June 2018 N.257 Cover Story Jaehwan
Ceci Korea June 2018 Cover + Fashion Spread Minhyun, Woojin, Jinyoung, Daehwi
Elle Korea July 2018 Double Cover (A + B) + Fashion Spread Daniel
1st Look September 2018 N.162 Cover (Special Edition) + Fashion Spread All members except Daniel
Asta TV October 2018 N.122 Cover + Spread (Wanna One + The Spring Home) Daniel and Minhyun
Weekly Chosun October 2018 Featured Article[s] Daniel
Marie Claire December 2018 Special Book “The Letter From Angels” Daniel
Asta TV December 2018 Cover + Spread Minhyun, Seongwu, Kuanlin
DICON December 2018 Cover + Spread Wanna One
Star Focus January 2019 N.63 Spread Wanna One
1st Look January 2022 N.231 Spread[s] Wanna One

Records & Milestones

1¹¹=1 (POWER OF DESTINY) South Korea (Gaon) – Certified 2x Platinum
Kihno
605,128^
71,783
1÷x=1 (UNDIVIDED) South Korea (Gaon) – Certified 2x Platinum 641,131^
0+1=1 (I PROMISE YOU) South Korea (Gaon) – Certified 3x Platinum 782,562^
1-1=0 (NOTHING WITHOUT YOU)
South Korea (Gaon) – 2017
South Korea (Gaon) – 2018
614,072^
32,615^
1×1=1 (TO BE ONE) South Korea (Gaon) – 2017
South Korea (Gaon) – 2018
741,546^
48,126^
1×1=1 (TO BE ONE)  &
1-1=0 (NOTHING WITHOUT YOU)
Japan (Oricon) 68,000^

JUNE 2017 (2 Months Before Debut)

Produce 101 Season 2 concluded on June 16, 2017. Following the finale, Wanna One began preparations for their highly anticipated debut.

June 27 Wanna One’s official social media opened
<3 hours: 100k Instagram followers
12 hours: 250k+ Instagram, 200k Twitter, 50k fancafe followers
June 28 Fancafe surpassed 100k members in <2 days
June 30 Fancafe reached 120k members, ranking 9th for boy groups

JULY 2017 (1 Month Before Debut)

As Wanna One’s debut approached, the members had their first pictorial with 1st Look magazine and first CF for Hite Extra Cold beer. On July 7, the fanclub name Wannable was announced.

July 7 SNS followers: 180k Facebook, 500k Instagram, 300k Twitter, 145k fancafe
July 12 530k people logged in for Show-Con ticketing and caused a server crash
All 20k tickets sold out in 1 minute
July 19-21 500k album pre-orders in 2 days

AUGUST 2017 (Debut Month)

The monster rookie Wanna One debuted on August 7 at the Wanna One Premier Show-Con held at Gocheok Sky Dome with the mini-album 1×1=1 (TO BE ONE). Wanna One became the first K-pop rookie to hold a concert at the 20,000 capacity stadium.

August 3 SNS followers: Twitter 500k, fancafe 200k (5th for boy groups)
August 7 “Energetic” debuted at #1 and achieved a real-time all-kill after 1 hour
“Energetic” broke the record for first hour unique listeners with 99,748
“Burn It Up” had 84,419 first hour unique listeners (3rd at the time)
“Energetic” broke the record for time to reach 100k likes on Melon (22 hrs 47 min)
1st day physical sales: 140k
August 8 “Energetic” set a record for most views in the first 24 hours for a debut MV (4 million)
#1 on 12 different iTunes album charts
SNS followers: fancafe 220k, entering the top 3 for boy groups after BTS and DBSK
Melon: 2017 First 24-hours Unique Listeners (Boy Group) – “Energetic” 640,318 (#3)
August 9 Highest rating in MBC Every1 Weekly Idol history since the show started in 2011
August 12 Highest number of tvN SNL Korea 9 audience applicants with 90k
Episode achieved the best viewership for the season (avg: 2.6% with peak: 3.4%)
Gaon Weekly Chart #1 single: “Energetic”[s]
August 13 1st week physical sales: >400k
Broke record for highest debut album 1st week physical sales
3rd highest 1st week physical sales overall and 2nd highest in 2017
August 16 “Energetic” was #1 on Melon for 210 hours
YouTube views: “Energetic” MV 10M
First music show win in 9 days since debut (tied with WINNER for fastest group)
First win on MBC Every1 Show Champion had highest ratings since February 14, 2012
August 17 Gaon* Weekly Charts: #1 for physical, digital, download, and social charts
Gaon downloads: “Energetic” 250k, Wanna Be 120k, Always 100k
August 18 500k physical albums sold & 100k Melon fans
August 19 2nd highest MBC Show! Music Core score in 2017 (9,703)
August 20 5th highest SBS Inkigayo score in 2017 (9,965)
August 22 4th highest SBS MTV The SHOW score in 2017 (9,400)
August 24 5th highest Mnet M Countdown score in 2017 (10,844)
August 27 1 of the 4 artists who achieved a music show clean sweep in 2017.
(Other artists include Red Velvet “Rookie”, Highlight “Plz Don’t Be Sad”, BTS “DNA”)

SEPTEMBER 2017 (Month 1)

September 7 SNS followers: Instagram 1M
September 12 YouTube views: “Energetic” MV 20M
September 13 Gaon downloads: “Energetic” 500k
September 20 First awards show win at Soribada 44 days after debut
September 27 Gaon downloads: “Energetic” 600k

OCTOBER 2017 (Month 2)

October 10 SNS followers: Twitter 1M
October 12 Gaon downloads: “Wanna Be” 300k
October 24 Interpark crashed due to Wanna One Premier Fan-Con advance ticketing
Seoul shows ranged from 7000-7500 seats per show
October 30 500k 1-1=0 (NOTHING WITHOUT YOU) re-package pre-orders, making Wanna One a million seller
October 31 Second group after BTS to get a comeback show on Mnet
Male artists that debuted with +200k Gaon downloads:
Wanna One, 20 Years of Age, Woo Wonjae, Zion.T, GD, Block B, BTS, EXO, BTOB, Baekhyun

*The Gaon Digital Chart is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles in South Korea. Managed by the domestic Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), its data is compiled by the Korea Music Content Industry Association and published by the Gaon Music Chart.[s]

NOVEMBER 2017 (Month 3)

On November 13, Wanna One’s released a new repackaged album 1-1=0 (NOTHING WITHOUT YOU). The combined sales of the two mini-albums marks the first time a group sold 1 million debut albums.

November 8 CJ E&M third quarter profits increased by 316%
Gaon downloads: “Energetic” 800k, “Burn It Up” 460k
November 13 “Beautiful” achieved a real-time all-kill and reached Melon rooftop
“Beautiful” broke the “Energetic” 1st hour unique listeners record with 102,869
“Wanna” had 72,937 unique listeners in the first hour
November 14 Melon: 2017 First 24-hours Unique Listeners (Boy Group) – “Beautiful” 648,730 (#2)
November 15 1.01 million albums were sold 101 days after debut
November 18 Gaon Weekly Chart #1 single: “Beautiful
November 23 Gaon Weekly Charts: #1 for physical, digital, and download charts
Gaon downloads: “Beautiful” 250k, “Nothing Without You” 76k, “Wanna Be” 356k
November 30 Gaon downloads: “Wanna” 170k, “Energetic” 900k

DECEMBER 2017 (Month 4)

December 1 First best male group award 116 days after debut
December 5 Twitter Korea’s most Tweeted keywords in 2017
Music: #2 Wanna One / Entertainment: #2 Produce 101, #5 It’s Dangerous Beyond the Blankets
December 6 Gaon downloads: “Wanna” 200k
December 13 #10 K-pop group with the most monthly listeners on Spotify (751k)
(Others groups: BTS, BLACKPINK, EXO, BIGBANG, Red Velvet, SEVENTEEN, WINNER, Monsta X, SUPER JUNIOR)
Gaon downloads: “Beautiful” 500k
December 14 Official lightstick Nablebong revealed
December 17 YouTube views: “Energetic” MV 40M
December 19 Gallup Korea: Top 10 singers of 2017: #6. 7.1%
Top 10 songs from 2017: #8. “Pick Me” 2.5%
December 26 Collaboration stage with SECHSKIES at 2017 MBC Gayo Daejujun
December 28 Gaon downloads: “Energetic” 1M, “Burn It Up” 585k, “Twilight” 173k
December 31 Melon’s most downloaded idol songs in 2017: #13 “Energetic” and #34 “Beautiful”
Cumulative music show wins in 2017: #2 Wanna One 23 wins
Song with the most music show wins in 2017 – #1 “Energetic” 15 wins
2017’s best selling group physicals: #3 Wanna One 1,370,817 with 1 mini and 1 re-package

JANUARY 2018 (Month 5)

January 3 SNS followers: Instagram 2M
Gaon downloads: “Energetic” 1.04M, “Wanna” 291k
January 5 SNS followers: fancafe 300k (#2 boy group)
January 6 NWY physical sales: 500k
January 30 Naver TV’s most popular videos/channels in 2017:
Channels: #1 Produce 101 Season 2 – 391,433,248 views, #2 Wanna One Go – 174,155,577 views
Subscribers: #1 Produce 101 Season 2 – 288,221, #2 Wanna One Go – 212,678
Top 10 viewed Naver videos:

  • 1. Park Jihoon “Boy in Luv” – 33,099,811 views
  • 4. Kang Daniel “Energetic” – 11,950,842 views
  • 5. Kang Daniel “Burn it Up” – 11,942,135 views
  • 6. Wanna One Debut Teaser #4: Lai Kuan Lin – 11,796,013 views
  • 7. Kang Daniel “Get Ugly” – 11,761,486 views
  • 8. Kang Daniel “Open Up” – 11,197,871 views
  • 9. Kang Daniel “Sorry Sorry” – 10,952,535 views
  • 10. Wanna One Debut Teaser #11: Kang Daniel – 10,768,382 views

Top 10 liked Naver videos:

  • 1. Kang Daniel “Open Up” – 162,222 likes
  • 2. Park Jihoon “Oh Little Girl” – 154,734 likes
  • 3. Park Jihoon “Get Ugly” – 102,861 likes
  • 5. Kang Daniel “Get Ugly” – 96,190 likes
  • 6. Hwang Minhyun “Never” – 86,109 likes
  • 7. Park Woojin “Never” – 83,056 likes
  • 9. Kang Daniel “Sorry Sorry” – 80,513 likes

FEBRUARY 2018 (Month 6)

February 6 YouTube views: “Energetic” MV 50M
February 17 Mnet I Can See Your Voice first in time slot
February 22 200 days since debut

MARCH 2018 (Month 7)

On March 5, Wanna One released “I Promise You (I.P.U.)” as a special pre-release. The third mini-album 0+1=1 (I PROMISE YOU) was released on March 19.

March 2 SNS followers: Twitter 2M
March 4 700k pre-orders for mini-album
March 5 “I.P.U.” topped real-time charts and had 534,458 unique listeners in 24 hours
March 19  “Boomerang” topped real-time charts and had 69,002 unique listeners in 1 hour
March 22 “Energetic” MV reached 1M likes on YouTube
March 27 500k physical sales

APRIL 2018 (Month 8)

April 12 Wanna One World Tour in Seoul sold 60k tickets in 10 minutes during the pre-selling
April 21 YouTube views: “Boomerang” and “I.P.U.” 20M
April 23 Billboard’s “100 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time” list: #62 “Energetic”
April 29 SNS followers: Instagram 3M

MAY 2018 (Month 9)

May 9 Gaon certification: 0+1=1 (I PROMISE YOU) Triple Platinum for 750k sales

JUNE 2018 (Month 10)

Wanna One kicked off Wanna One World Tour – One: The World on June 1 and released their fourth mini-album 1÷x=1 (UNDIVIDED) shortly after on June 4.

June 2 300 days since debut
June 4  “Light” topped real-time charts and had 74,416 unique listeners in the first hour
“Kangaroo” had 59,951 unique listeners in the first hour
June 10 YouTube views: “Energetic” 70M
June 15 Most streamed male debut songs on Spotify: #3 “Energetic” 22,592,542

JULY 2018 (Month 11)

July 16 Gaon’s half year chart results top 50: #43. Wanna One “Beautiful” – 305,451,580
Gaon’s album charts:#2. 0+1=1 (I PROMISE YOU) 823,141 and #3. 1÷x=1 (UNDIVIDED) 639,955
July 19 “Energetic” reached 100M streams, making Wanna One the 4th boy group in history and a first for a debut song
July 25 50k Shinhan check cards purchased in 9 days

AUGUST 2018 (Month 12)

August 7 Debut anniversary
August 8 Gaon certification: 1÷x=1 (UNDIVIDED) Double Platinum (500k)
LieV V LIVE video reached 500M hearts, 2.7M comments, 800k views
August 26 YouTube views: “Energetic” 80M
August Longest Charting Idol Group Song: “Energetic” 51 Weeks (#7)

SEPTEMBER 2018 (Month 13)

September 1 Completed One: The World tour

  • 20 concerts
  • 14 cities
  • 11 countries
September 16 Top 20 most viewed K-pop group MV released in 2018: #20. “Boomerang” 37,225,353

OCTOBER 2018 (Month 14)

October 25 K-entertainment companies’ Gaon sales: #4. Swing 1,538,655
(#1. Big Hit 4,642,140, #2. SM 2,597,713, #3. JYP 1,881,620, #5. Pledis 940,473)

NOVEMBER 2018 (Month 15)

On November 19, Wanna One made their final comeback as the entire group with their first full album 1¹¹=1 (POWER OF DESTINY).

November 6 First daesang 456 days after debut, making Wanna One the 12th fastest group to win a daesang
YouTube views: “Beautiful” & “Boomerang” MV 40M
November 12 Gaon’s top 10 artists with the highest selling album sales since 2010
#3. 2,899,079 albums in 15 months (most recently debuted group on the list)
November 19 “Spring Breeze” debuts at #1 and achieved a real-time all-kill after 2 hours
All tracks debuted in the top 15 on Melon
“Spring Breeze” first hour unique listeners: 86,548
#1 in 12 countries on iTunes
November 20 Highest MV views in 24 hours for Wanna One: 5.14M
2018 highest unique listeners in the first 24 hours for boy groups: #8. “Spring Breeze” 587,658
1st day physical sales: 173k
November 23 Biggest KBS guerrilla date with 30 guards and 15 cameras
November 25 Top 100 most liked K-pop group YouTube MV: #60. “Energetic” 1,377,602
#94. “Boomerang” 924,399
November 26 YouTube views: “Spring Breeze” 10M
1 week physicals: 438k (highest for Wanna One)
Top 10 longest charting idol group song on Melon: #5. “Energetic” 68 weeks
November 27 YouTube views: “Energetic” 90M
November 28 Gaon Weekly Charts: #1 for physical and download charts
Top 30 K-pop artist monthly listeners on Spotify: #24. Wanna One – 974,533

DECEMBER 2018 (Month 16)

December 3 Billboard World Album Chart #12. 1¹¹=1 POWER OF DESTINY
December 4 Twitter #ThisHappened2018 in Asia Pacific:

  • 6th most Tweeted K-pop group: Wanna One @wannaone_twt
  • 3rd most Tweeted K-pop concert: Wanna One World Tour in Bangkok, Thailand

Twitter Korea’s 4th most Tweeted people: Wanna One @wannaone_twt

December 6 Gaon: best selling Kihno of all time – 63,163 for 1¹¹=1 (POWER OF DESTINY)
11 wins on Show Champion, 2nd most wins in K-pop
Best selling K-artist in Japan (Oricon physicals) – #9. 157,047
December 12 SNS: 4 million Tweets for MAMA
Gaon: best selling album of all time #8. 0+1=1 (I PROMISE YOU) 829,275
December 19 500 days since debut
Gallup Korea: top 10 favorite artists of 2018 – #5. 8.2%
December 21 Melon’s top boy group 24 hour unique listeners in 2018:

  • #9. “Spring Breeze” 587,919
  • #10. “I Promise You” 534,458
  • #13. “Light” 458,564

Top 50 Highest Gaon Weekly Digital Points in 2018: #32. “Boomerang” 54,230,188

December 27 SNS followers: Instagram 4M
Fastest group to sell 80,000 seats for the 4 day final concert (1 hour to sell out)Gaon:

  • Best selling artist physicals in 2018: #2. ~2,151,000+
  • Best selling physicals in 2018:
    • #4. 0+1=1 (I PROMISE YOU) – 829k
    • #5. 1÷χ=1 (UNDIVIDED) – 642k
    • #6. 1¹¹=1 (POWER OF DESTINY) – 533k
    • #60. 1¹¹=1 (POWER OF DESTINY) (KIHNO) – 63k
    • #88. 1X1=1(TO BE ONE) – 45k
    • #100. 1-1=0 (NOTHING WITHOUT YOU) – 37k
  • Weeks in Melon Top 10 in 2018:
    • “I.P.U.” and “Boomerang” 1 week, “Light” 2 weeks, “Spring Breeze” 3 weeks
  • Top digital artists in 2018: #2. ~2,985,295,000+
  • Top 50 digital singles in 2018:
    • #44. “Energetic” 483,651,667
    • #49. “Beautiful” 457,627,780
December 31 Top 10 longest charting idol group song on Melon: #2. “Energetic” 73 weeks
Top 100 most liked K-pop group YouTube MV: #55. “Energetic” 1,465,324 / #94. “Boomerang” 976,503
Top 30 K-pop artist monthly listeners on Spotify: #22. Wanna One – 1,209,756
Music show winners:

  • Cumulative 2018 wins: #2. 26 wins (#1 was TWICE with 28, #3 were BTS and iKON with 20)
  • Top cumulative music show wins: #20. 49 wins (tied with TVXQ)
  • 3rd highest wins per song in 2018 (10 wins for “Boomerang”)
    • Other groups who got 10 wins: GFRIEND, TWICE, Red Velvet
    • 2nd most wins: iKON and BLACKPINK with 11 wins
    • 1st for most wins: TWICE and BTS with 12 wins
  • 6th highest wins per song in 2018 (7 wins for “Light” and “Spring Breeze”)
    • Other groups who got 7 wins: MOMOLAND, GOT7, iKON, IU
  • Highest music show points in 2018:
    • The Show perfect score (10k) “Boomerang” / “Light” / “Spring Breeze”
  • Triple crown in 2018: Music Bank – “Boomerang” (March 30, April 6 & 13)
Official last day SNS stats:

  • Facebook: 903k likes, 973k followers
  • Fancafe: 472k members, Instagram: 4.05M, Twitter: 2.998M, V LIVE: 2.26M, Blog: 64.7k

Official last day YouTube MV stats:

  • “Energetic” 95M views, 1.4M likes, 144k comments
  • “Burn It Up” 28M views, 517k likes, 21k comments
  • “Energetic (Performance ver.)” 5M views, 159k likes, 4k comments
  • “Wanna Be (My Baby)” 6M views, 136k likes, 5k comments
  • “Beautiful (Movie ver.)” 12M views, 455k likes, 46k comments
  • “Beautiful (Performance ver.)” 43M views, 597k likes, 26k comments
  • “I.P.U.” 31M views, 772k likes, 78k comments
  • “Boomerang” 44m views, 980k likes, 94k comments
  • “Light” 22M views, 691k likes, 80k comments
  • “Spring Breeze” 19M views, 918k likes, 124k comments

JANUARY 2019

Wanna One’s contract officially ended on December 31, 2018. The group attended award shows up until their final concert THEREFORE from January 24-27.

January 1 Mnet’s 2018 Top 100: #31. “Boomerang” / #62. “I.P.U.” / #73. “Light”
Hanteo 2018 sales: 1,732,112 total (#2 artist after BTS)

  • 1X1=1(TO BE ONE) – 7,053 (accum. 595,515)
  • 1-1=0 (NOTHING WITHOUT YOU) – 36,446 (accum. 529,015)
  • 0+1=1 (I PROMISE YOU) – 718,623
  • 1÷χ=1 (UNDIVIDED) – 459,600
  • 1¹¹=1 (POWER OF DESTINY) – 510,390
January 11 Gaon 2018 charts:

  • Year-End Album:
    4. 0+1=1 (I PROMISE YOU) – 782,562
    5. 1÷χ=1 (UNDIVIDED) – 641,131
    6. 1¹¹=1 (POWER OF DESTINY) – 605,128
  • Digital:
    49. “Beautiful” / 51. “Energetic” / 66. “Boomerang” / 87. “I.P.U.”
  • Download:
    59. “Beautiful” / 60. “Energetic” / 92. “Boomerang”
  • Streaming:
    44. “Energetic” / 46. “Beautiful” / 67. “Boomerang” / 88. “I.P.U.”

Records & Milestones

1¹¹=1 (POWER OF DESTINY) South Korea (Gaon) – Certified 2x Platinum
Kihno
605,128^
71,783
1÷x=1 (UNDIVIDED) South Korea (Gaon) – Certified 2x Platinum 641,131^
0+1=1 (I PROMISE YOU) South Korea (Gaon) – Certified 3x Platinum 782,562^
1-1=0 (NOTHING WITHOUT YOU)
South Korea (Gaon) – 2017
South Korea (Gaon) – 2018
614,072^
32,615^
1×1=1 (TO BE ONE) South Korea (Gaon) – 2017
South Korea (Gaon) – 2018
741,546^
48,126^
1×1=1 (TO BE ONE)  &
1-1=0 (NOTHING WITHOUT YOU)
Japan (Oricon) 68,000^

JUNE 2017 (2 Months Before Debut)

Produce 101 Season 2 concluded on June 16, 2017. Following the finale, Wanna One began preparations for their highly anticipated debut.

June 27 Wanna One’s official social media opened
<3 hours: 100k Instagram followers
12 hours: 250k+ Instagram, 200k Twitter, 50k fancafe followers
June 28 Fancafe surpassed 100k members in <2 days
June 30 Fancafe reached 120k members, ranking 9th for boy groups

JULY 2017 (1 Month Before Debut)

As Wanna One’s debut approached, the members had their first pictorial with 1st Look magazine and first CF for Hite Extra Cold beer. On July 7, the fanclub name Wannable was announced.

July 7 SNS followers: 180k Facebook, 500k Instagram, 300k Twitter, 145k fancafe
July 12 530k people logged in for Show-Con ticketing and caused a server crash
All 20k tickets sold out in 1 minute
July 19-21 500k album pre-orders in 2 days

AUGUST 2017 (Debut Month)

The monster rookie Wanna One debuted on August 7 at the Wanna One Premier Show-Con held at Gocheok Sky Dome with the mini-album 1×1=1 (TO BE ONE). Wanna One became the first K-pop rookie to hold a concert at the 20,000 capacity stadium.

August 3 SNS followers: Twitter 500k, fancafe 200k (5th for boy groups)
August 7 “Energetic” debuted at #1 and achieved a real-time all-kill after 1 hour
“Energetic” broke the record for first hour unique listeners with 99,748
“Burn It Up” had 84,419 first hour unique listeners (3rd at the time)
“Energetic” broke the record for time to reach 100k likes on Melon (22 hrs 47 min)
1st day physical sales: 140k
August 8 “Energetic” set a record for most views in the first 24 hours for a debut MV (4 million)
#1 on 12 different iTunes album charts
SNS followers: fancafe 220k, entering the top 3 for boy groups after BTS and DBSK
Melon: 2017 First 24-hours Unique Listeners (Boy Group) – “Energetic” 640,318 (#3)
August 9 Highest rating in MBC Every1 Weekly Idol history since the show started in 2011
August 12 Highest number of tvN SNL Korea 9 audience applicants with 90k
Episode achieved the best viewership for the season (avg: 2.6% with peak: 3.4%)
Gaon Weekly Chart #1 single: “Energetic”[s]
August 13 1st week physical sales: >400k
Broke record for highest debut album 1st week physical sales
3rd highest 1st week physical sales overall and 2nd highest in 2017
August 16 “Energetic” was #1 on Melon for 210 hours
YouTube views: “Energetic” MV 10M
First music show win in 9 days since debut (tied with WINNER for fastest group)
First win on MBC Every1 Show Champion had highest ratings since February 14, 2012
August 17 Gaon* Weekly Charts: #1 for physical, digital, download, and social charts
Gaon downloads: “Energetic” 250k, Wanna Be 120k, Always 100k
August 18 500k physical albums sold & 100k Melon fans
August 19 2nd highest MBC Show! Music Core score in 2017 (9,703)
August 20 5th highest SBS Inkigayo score in 2017 (9,965)
August 22 4th highest SBS MTV The SHOW score in 2017 (9,400)
August 24 5th highest Mnet M Countdown score in 2017 (10,844)
August 27 1 of the 4 artists who achieved a music show clean sweep in 2017.
(Other artists include Red Velvet “Rookie”, Highlight “Plz Don’t Be Sad”, BTS “DNA”)

SEPTEMBER 2017 (Month 1)

September 7 SNS followers: Instagram 1M
September 12 YouTube views: “Energetic” MV 20M
September 13 Gaon downloads: “Energetic” 500k
September 20 First awards show win at Soribada 44 days after debut
September 27 Gaon downloads: “Energetic” 600k

OCTOBER 2017 (Month 2)

October 10 SNS followers: Twitter 1M
October 12 Gaon downloads: “Wanna Be” 300k
October 24 Interpark crashed due to Wanna One Premier Fan-Con advance ticketing
Seoul shows ranged from 7000-7500 seats per show
October 30 500k 1-1=0 (NOTHING WITHOUT YOU) re-package pre-orders, making Wanna One a million seller
October 31 Second group after BTS to get a comeback show on Mnet
Male artists that debuted with +200k Gaon downloads:
Wanna One, 20 Years of Age, Woo Wonjae, Zion.T, GD, Block B, BTS, EXO, BTOB, Baekhyun

*The Gaon Digital Chart is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles in South Korea. Managed by the domestic Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), its data is compiled by the Korea Music Content Industry Association and published by the Gaon Music Chart.[s]

NOVEMBER 2017 (Month 3)

On November 13, Wanna One’s released a new repackaged album 1-1=0 (NOTHING WITHOUT YOU). The combined sales of the two mini-albums marks the first time a group sold 1 million debut albums.

November 8 CJ E&M third quarter profits increased by 316%
Gaon downloads: “Energetic” 800k, “Burn It Up” 460k
November 13 “Beautiful” achieved a real-time all-kill and reached Melon rooftop
“Beautiful” broke the “Energetic” 1st hour unique listeners record with 102,869
“Wanna” had 72,937 unique listeners in the first hour
November 14 Melon: 2017 First 24-hours Unique Listeners (Boy Group) – “Beautiful” 648,730 (#2)
November 15 1.01 million albums were sold 101 days after debut
November 18 Gaon Weekly Chart #1 single: “Beautiful
November 23 Gaon Weekly Charts: #1 for physical, digital, and download charts
Gaon downloads: “Beautiful” 250k, “Nothing Without You” 76k, “Wanna Be” 356k
November 30 Gaon downloads: “Wanna” 170k, “Energetic” 900k

DECEMBER 2017 (Month 4)

December 1 First best male group award 116 days after debut
December 5 Twitter Korea’s most Tweeted keywords in 2017
Music: #2 Wanna One / Entertainment: #2 Produce 101, #5 It’s Dangerous Beyond the Blankets
December 6 Gaon downloads: “Wanna” 200k
December 13 #10 K-pop group with the most monthly listeners on Spotify (751k)
(Others groups: BTS, BLACKPINK, EXO, BIGBANG, Red Velvet, SEVENTEEN, WINNER, Monsta X, SUPER JUNIOR)
Gaon downloads: “Beautiful” 500k
December 14 Official lightstick Nablebong revealed
December 17 YouTube views: “Energetic” MV 40M
December 19 Gallup Korea: Top 10 singers of 2017: #6. 7.1%
Top 10 songs from 2017: #8. “Pick Me” 2.5%
December 26 Collaboration stage with SECHSKIES at 2017 MBC Gayo Daejujun
December 28 Gaon downloads: “Energetic” 1M, “Burn It Up” 585k, “Twilight” 173k
December 31 Melon’s most downloaded idol songs in 2017: #13 “Energetic” and #34 “Beautiful”
Cumulative music show wins in 2017: #2 Wanna One 23 wins
Song with the most music show wins in 2017 – #1 “Energetic” 15 wins
2017’s best selling group physicals: #3 Wanna One 1,370,817 with 1 mini and 1 re-package

JANUARY 2018 (Month 5)

January 3 SNS followers: Instagram 2M
Gaon downloads: “Energetic” 1.04M, “Wanna” 291k
January 5 SNS followers: fancafe 300k (#2 boy group)
January 6 NWY physical sales: 500k
January 30 Naver TV’s most popular videos/channels in 2017:
Channels: #1 Produce 101 Season 2 – 391,433,248 views, #2 Wanna One Go – 174,155,577 views
Subscribers: #1 Produce 101 Season 2 – 288,221, #2 Wanna One Go – 212,678
Top 10 viewed Naver videos:

  • 1. Park Jihoon “Boy in Luv” – 33,099,811 views
  • 4. Kang Daniel “Energetic” – 11,950,842 views
  • 5. Kang Daniel “Burn it Up” – 11,942,135 views
  • 6. Wanna One Debut Teaser #4: Lai Kuan Lin – 11,796,013 views
  • 7. Kang Daniel “Get Ugly” – 11,761,486 views
  • 8. Kang Daniel “Open Up” – 11,197,871 views
  • 9. Kang Daniel “Sorry Sorry” – 10,952,535 views
  • 10. Wanna One Debut Teaser #11: Kang Daniel – 10,768,382 views

Top 10 liked Naver videos:

  • 1. Kang Daniel “Open Up” – 162,222 likes
  • 2. Park Jihoon “Oh Little Girl” – 154,734 likes
  • 3. Park Jihoon “Get Ugly” – 102,861 likes
  • 5. Kang Daniel “Get Ugly” – 96,190 likes
  • 6. Hwang Minhyun “Never” – 86,109 likes
  • 7. Park Woojin “Never” – 83,056 likes
  • 9. Kang Daniel “Sorry Sorry” – 80,513 likes

FEBRUARY 2018 (Month 6)

February 6 YouTube views: “Energetic” MV 50M
February 17 Mnet I Can See Your Voice first in time slot
February 22 200 days since debut

MARCH 2018 (Month 7)

On March 5, Wanna One released “I Promise You (I.P.U.)” as a special pre-release. The third mini-album 0+1=1 (I PROMISE YOU) was released on March 19.

March 2 SNS followers: Twitter 2M
March 4 700k pre-orders for mini-album
March 5 “I.P.U.” topped real-time charts and had 534,458 unique listeners in 24 hours
March 19  “Boomerang” topped real-time charts and had 69,002 unique listeners in 1 hour
March 22 “Energetic” MV reached 1M likes on YouTube
March 27 500k physical sales

APRIL 2018 (Month 8)

April 12 Wanna One World Tour in Seoul sold 60k tickets in 10 minutes during the pre-selling
April 21 YouTube views: “Boomerang” and “I.P.U.” 20M
April 23 Billboard’s “100 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time” list: #62 “Energetic”
April 29 SNS followers: Instagram 3M

MAY 2018 (Month 9)

May 9 Gaon certification: 0+1=1 (I PROMISE YOU) Triple Platinum for 750k sales

JUNE 2018 (Month 10)

Wanna One kicked off Wanna One World Tour – One: The World on June 1 and released their fourth mini-album 1÷x=1 (UNDIVIDED) shortly after on June 4.

June 2 300 days since debut
June 4  “Light” topped real-time charts and had 74,416 unique listeners in the first hour
“Kangaroo” had 59,951 unique listeners in the first hour
June 10 YouTube views: “Energetic” 70M
June 15 Most streamed male debut songs on Spotify: #3 “Energetic” 22,592,542

JULY 2018 (Month 11)

July 16 Gaon’s half year chart results top 50: #43. Wanna One “Beautiful” – 305,451,580
Gaon’s album charts:#2. 0+1=1 (I PROMISE YOU) 823,141 and #3. 1÷x=1 (UNDIVIDED) 639,955
July 19 “Energetic” reached 100M streams, making Wanna One the 4th boy group in history and a first for a debut song
July 25 50k Shinhan check cards purchased in 9 days

AUGUST 2018 (Month 12)

August 7 Debut anniversary
August 8 Gaon certification: 1÷x=1 (UNDIVIDED) Double Platinum (500k)
LieV V LIVE video reached 500M hearts, 2.7M comments, 800k views
August 26 YouTube views: “Energetic” 80M
August Longest Charting Idol Group Song: “Energetic” 51 Weeks (#7)

SEPTEMBER 2018 (Month 13)

September 1 Completed One: The World tour

  • 20 concerts
  • 14 cities
  • 11 countries
September 16 Top 20 most viewed K-pop group MV released in 2018: #20. “Boomerang” 37,225,353

OCTOBER 2018 (Month 14)

October 25 K-entertainment companies’ Gaon sales: #4. Swing 1,538,655
(#1. Big Hit 4,642,140, #2. SM 2,597,713, #3. JYP 1,881,620, #5. Pledis 940,473)

NOVEMBER 2018 (Month 15)

On November 19, Wanna One made their final comeback as the entire group with their first full album 1¹¹=1 (POWER OF DESTINY).

November 6 First daesang 456 days after debut, making Wanna One the 12th fastest group to win a daesang
YouTube views: “Beautiful” & “Boomerang” MV 40M
November 12 Gaon’s top 10 artists with the highest selling album sales since 2010
#3. 2,899,079 albums in 15 months (most recently debuted group on the list)
November 19 “Spring Breeze” debuts at #1 and achieved a real-time all-kill after 2 hours
All tracks debuted in the top 15 on Melon
“Spring Breeze” first hour unique listeners: 86,548
#1 in 12 countries on iTunes
November 20 Highest MV views in 24 hours for Wanna One: 5.14M
2018 highest unique listeners in the first 24 hours for boy groups: #8. “Spring Breeze” 587,658
1st day physical sales: 173k
November 23 Biggest KBS guerrilla date with 30 guards and 15 cameras
November 25 Top 100 most liked K-pop group YouTube MV: #60. “Energetic” 1,377,602
#94. “Boomerang” 924,399
November 26 YouTube views: “Spring Breeze” 10M
1 week physicals: 438k (highest for Wanna One)
Top 10 longest charting idol group song on Melon: #5. “Energetic” 68 weeks
November 27 YouTube views: “Energetic” 90M
November 28 Gaon Weekly Charts: #1 for physical and download charts
Top 30 K-pop artist monthly listeners on Spotify: #24. Wanna One – 974,533

DECEMBER 2018 (Month 16)

December 3 Billboard World Album Chart #12. 1¹¹=1 POWER OF DESTINY
December 4 Twitter #ThisHappened2018 in Asia Pacific:

  • 6th most Tweeted K-pop group: Wanna One @wannaone_twt
  • 3rd most Tweeted K-pop concert: Wanna One World Tour in Bangkok, Thailand

Twitter Korea’s 4th most Tweeted people: Wanna One @wannaone_twt

December 6 Gaon: best selling Kihno of all time – 63,163 for 1¹¹=1 (POWER OF DESTINY)
11 wins on Show Champion, 2nd most wins in K-pop
Best selling K-artist in Japan (Oricon physicals) – #9. 157,047
December 12 SNS: 4 million Tweets for MAMA
Gaon: best selling album of all time #8. 0+1=1 (I PROMISE YOU) 829,275
December 19 500 days since debut
Gallup Korea: top 10 favorite artists of 2018 – #5. 8.2%
December 21 Melon’s top boy group 24 hour unique listeners in 2018:

  • #9. “Spring Breeze” 587,919
  • #10. “I Promise You” 534,458
  • #13. “Light” 458,564

Top 50 Highest Gaon Weekly Digital Points in 2018: #32. “Boomerang” 54,230,188

December 27 SNS followers: Instagram 4M
Fastest group to sell 80,000 seats for the 4 day final concert (1 hour to sell out)Gaon:

  • Best selling artist physicals in 2018: #2. ~2,151,000+
  • Best selling physicals in 2018:
    • #4. 0+1=1 (I PROMISE YOU) – 829k
    • #5. 1÷χ=1 (UNDIVIDED) – 642k
    • #6. 1¹¹=1 (POWER OF DESTINY) – 533k
    • #60. 1¹¹=1 (POWER OF DESTINY) (KIHNO) – 63k
    • #88. 1X1=1(TO BE ONE) – 45k
    • #100. 1-1=0 (NOTHING WITHOUT YOU) – 37k
  • Weeks in Melon Top 10 in 2018:
    • “I.P.U.” and “Boomerang” 1 week, “Light” 2 weeks, “Spring Breeze” 3 weeks
  • Top digital artists in 2018: #2. ~2,985,295,000+
  • Top 50 digital singles in 2018:
    • #44. “Energetic” 483,651,667
    • #49. “Beautiful” 457,627,780
December 31 Top 10 longest charting idol group song on Melon: #2. “Energetic” 73 weeks
Top 100 most liked K-pop group YouTube MV: #55. “Energetic” 1,465,324 / #94. “Boomerang” 976,503
Top 30 K-pop artist monthly listeners on Spotify: #22. Wanna One – 1,209,756
Music show winners:

  • Cumulative 2018 wins: #2. 26 wins (#1 was TWICE with 28, #3 were BTS and iKON with 20)
  • Top cumulative music show wins: #20. 49 wins (tied with TVXQ)
  • 3rd highest wins per song in 2018 (10 wins for “Boomerang”)
    • Other groups who got 10 wins: GFRIEND, TWICE, Red Velvet
    • 2nd most wins: iKON and BLACKPINK with 11 wins
    • 1st for most wins: TWICE and BTS with 12 wins
  • 6th highest wins per song in 2018 (7 wins for “Light” and “Spring Breeze”)
    • Other groups who got 7 wins: MOMOLAND, GOT7, iKON, IU
  • Highest music show points in 2018:
    • The Show perfect score (10k) “Boomerang” / “Light” / “Spring Breeze”
  • Triple crown in 2018: Music Bank – “Boomerang” (March 30, April 6 & 13)
Official last day SNS stats:

  • Facebook: 903k likes, 973k followers
  • Fancafe: 472k members, Instagram: 4.05M, Twitter: 2.998M, V LIVE: 2.26M, Blog: 64.7k

Official last day YouTube MV stats:

  • “Energetic” 95M views, 1.4M likes, 144k comments
  • “Burn It Up” 28M views, 517k likes, 21k comments
  • “Energetic (Performance ver.)” 5M views, 159k likes, 4k comments
  • “Wanna Be (My Baby)” 6M views, 136k likes, 5k comments
  • “Beautiful (Movie ver.)” 12M views, 455k likes, 46k comments
  • “Beautiful (Performance ver.)” 43M views, 597k likes, 26k comments
  • “I.P.U.” 31M views, 772k likes, 78k comments
  • “Boomerang” 44m views, 980k likes, 94k comments
  • “Light” 22M views, 691k likes, 80k comments
  • “Spring Breeze” 19M views, 918k likes, 124k comments

JANUARY 2019

Wanna One’s contract officially ended on December 31, 2018. The group attended award shows up until their final concert THEREFORE from January 24-27.

January 1 Mnet’s 2018 Top 100: #31. “Boomerang” / #62. “I.P.U.” / #73. “Light”
Hanteo 2018 sales: 1,732,112 total (#2 artist after BTS)

  • 1X1=1(TO BE ONE) – 7,053 (accum. 595,515)
  • 1-1=0 (NOTHING WITHOUT YOU) – 36,446 (accum. 529,015)
  • 0+1=1 (I PROMISE YOU) – 718,623
  • 1÷χ=1 (UNDIVIDED) – 459,600
  • 1¹¹=1 (POWER OF DESTINY) – 510,390
January 11 Gaon 2018 charts:

  • Year-End Album:
    4. 0+1=1 (I PROMISE YOU) – 782,562
    5. 1÷χ=1 (UNDIVIDED) – 641,131
    6. 1¹¹=1 (POWER OF DESTINY) – 605,128
  • Digital:
    49. “Beautiful” / 51. “Energetic” / 66. “Boomerang” / 87. “I.P.U.”
  • Download:
    59. “Beautiful” / 60. “Energetic” / 92. “Boomerang”
  • Streaming:
    44. “Energetic” / 46. “Beautiful” / 67. “Boomerang” / 88. “I.P.U.”