Nine by Nine (Thai: ไนน์บายนาย, stylized as NINE BY NINE or 9x9) was a nine-member Thai boy group formed in 2018. The members were brought together in a special one-year project created in collaboration of 4Nologue with Nadao Bangkok.[1] From 2018 to 2019, the group has released one mini-album and five songs, embarked on a three concert series, and appeared as cast members for Thai TV series In Family We Trust (2018) and Great Men Academy (2019).[2][3] The group disbanded in March 2019 when the duration of the special project has formally ended.[4]

Nine by Nine
Nine by Nine during the In Family We Trust promotion in 2018
Nine by Nine during the In Family We Trust promotion in 2018
Background information
Also known as9x9
OriginBangkok, Thailand
Genres
Years active2018–2019
Labels
Members

Members

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Name Nickname Instagram Birth date Agency
Thanapob Leeratanakajorn Tor (Thanapob) @thanapob_lee 14 February 1994 TNPLEE.Connect
Krissanapoom Pibulsonggram Jaylerr (JJ) @jaylerr 15 August 1996 QOW Entertainment
Teeradon Supapunpinyo James

(JamyJamess) (JMJ)

@jamyjamess 27 April 1997 JMJ Label[a]
Chonlathorn Kongyingyong Captain (CisT) @ccaptainch 2 February 1998 ccaptainch_official
Sivakorn Adulsuttikul Porsche (XX) @porsche.sivk 7 May 1998 4NOLOGUE
Paris Intarakomalyasut Ice (Paris) @icepariss 22 October 1998 Ice Paris Entertainment
Lapat Ngamchaweng Third (3rd) @thirdd 24 November 1998 4NOLOGUE
Vachirawich Aranthanawong[b] Ryu @ryu_vachirawich 10 October 2000 Channel 3
Jackrin Kungwankiatichai Jackie (JK) @j.jackr 29 March 2001 4NOLOGUE
  1. ^ Throughout the project, Teeradon was signed under Nadao Bangkok. In April 2019, he announced that he will not renew his contract with the agency to pursue his singing and performing career and later signed under 4NOLOGUE to be part of its boy band, TRINITY. In April 2021, he announced that he terminated his contract with 4NOLOGUE and will continue his career outside the agency.[5][6]
  2. ^ Chisanucha Tantimedh (Mew, also known as MEYOU) from GMM Grammy’s MBO left the band, and was replaced by Vachirawich on 21 March 2018.[7]

Career

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4NOLOGUE held a press conference on 1 March 2018 to unveil the project and introduce the members of Nine by Nine. The label's CEO Anuwat Wichiennarat says the group members are set to star in two television series, to be produced by Nadao Bangkok. The group underwent a full year of hard training, which aims to develop each members' singing and dancing skills.[8] Their first television series was In Family We Trust where they took on the roles as the grandchildren of a Thai Chinese business family.[7]

Nine by Nine officially debuted on 8 November 2018, releasing their debut single "Night Light" and its music video.[9] The second single entitled "Hypnotize" was released on December 22, 2018, in an exclusive first official streaming on JOOX. The 'Hypnotize' Music Video was released on 9 January 2019 and was available to stream in various online channels.[10] In February 2019, Nine by Nine released their third single entitled "The Lucky One" which also served as the official soundtrack for their second TV series, Great Men Academy.[11]

The fourth single "Shouldn't" was released on 7 March 2019, days before the group's last concert. Nine by Nine's last single entitled "Eternity", was released and performed for the first time, on 9 March 2019 during the EN(D)ROUTE concert in Impact Arena.[4][12] The music video for the song featured scenes from the final concert and other behind-the-scene videos of the group.[13]

Almost a year after Nine by Nine's disbandment, seven out of the nine members made a surprise appearance as a group and performed at the 2020 Line TV Awards where they also received the Best Viral Scene Award for Great Men Academy.[14]

Concert tours

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Shortly after their debut, Nine by Nine embarked on a concert tour entitled "9x9 On The Route". They performed at various venues until the end of December 2018.[15]

By the end of January 2019, 4nologue announced the start of a second concert tour entitled "9x9 Thailand Tour: Route to the Destination".[16][17] The first concert was on 2 February 2019, with the last concert date on 23 February 2019.[18]

On 9 March 2019, the Nine by Nine project has ended and the group performed their last concert date dubbed as the 'One-year Finale of the Nine by Nine Project', "The 9x9 THE FINAL CONCERT: EN[D] ROUTE".[19]

Filmography

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Nine by Nine with other cast and executives of In Family We Trust

The Nine by Nine members have starred and take on the main roles in the Thai TV series In Family We Trust. Their respective character's names are as follows:[20]

  • Thanapob as Yi
  • Jaylerr as Pete
  • James as Vegas
  • Captain as Earn
  • Third as Tao
  • Porsche as Kuaitiao
  • Paris as Chi
  • Jackie as Toei
  • Ryu as Macau

In 2019, seven of the Nine by Nine members appeared in the TV series, Great Men Academy with their respective character's names as follows:[21]

  • James as Love
  • Paris as Vier
  • Jaylerr as Tangmo
  • Captain as Sean
  • Porsche as Good
  • Third as Nuclear
  • Jackie as Menn

Aside from the two TV series, Nine by Nine also appeared in two musical series on the streaming platform Line TV entitled Into The Light (2018) and The Journey of 9x9 Documentary (2019).[4][22]

Discography

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Mini Album

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Year Name Singles
2019 En Route
  1. NIGHT LIGHT
  2. Hypnotize
  3. The Lucky One (ผู้โชคดี)
  4. Shouldn't (ไม่น่าเจอเลย)
  5. Eternity

Music video

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Year Title Director
2018 NIGHT LIGHT Lee Sang Deok & Mustache Films
2019 Hypnotize Papa Charlie

Awards and nominations

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Year Nominated work Category Award Result Ref.
2019 In Family We Trust Best Team Ensemble 10th Nataraj Awards Won [23]
"Night Light" Best Song 2019 Line TV Awards Nominated [24]
Nine by Nine Top Talk-About Artist MThai Top Talk-About 2019 Awards Won [25]
Rising Star Kazz Awards 2019 Won [26]
2020 Great Men Academy Best Viral Scene 2020 Line TV Awards Won [27]

References

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  1. ^ "Cuteness by the numbers". The Nation. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  2. ^ 4NOLOGUE (2018-03-01). ""9X9" (NINE BY NINE) PRESS CONFERENCE". YouTube. Retrieved 2019-05-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Nine by Nine's on the way". The Nation.
  4. ^ a b c "EN(D) ROUTE : สรุปเส้นทางตลอด 1 ปีของ 9x9 โปรเจกต์พิเศษที่รวม 9 ความฝันจากคน 9 คน". Mango Zero (in Thai). 8 March 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  5. ^ "(คลิป) 'เจมส์' ออกจาก 'นาดาว' ซบ 'โฟโนล็อก'". Komchadluek (in Thai). 25 April 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  6. ^ "เจมส์ ธีรดนย์ เซ็นสัญญากับ โฟร์โนล็อค ขอเดินเส้นทางสายศิลปิน". Khaosod (in Thai). 28 December 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  7. ^ a b "จากลูกหลานตระกูลจิระอนันต์ สู่โปรเจกต์ 9×9 การรวมตัวของศิลปินต่างค่ายสู่ไทยบอยแบนด์". The Matter (in Thai). 28 December 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  8. ^ "9x9 โปรเจกต์พิเศษของ 9 หนุ่มไทยไอดอล กับผลงานทั้งเพลง-ซีรี่ส์". Sanook (in Thai). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  9. ^ "'9x9 (ไนน์ บาย นาย)' สร้างปรากฏการณ์การ T-POP กระหึ่ม!!". Komchadluek (in Thai). 11 November 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Band in the wind". The Nation. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  11. ^ ""9x9" ร่วมงาน "แสตมป์" ปล่อยเพลงรักอบอุ่น "ผู้โชคดี (The Lucky One)"". Sanook (in Thai). 4 February 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  12. ^ "ความรักไม่มีวันจบ 'ไนน์บายนาย เดอะไฟนอลฯ' น้ำตาล้นฮอลล์". Komchadluek (in Thai). 11 March 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  13. ^ "9x9 Eternity Official Music Video". 4nologue (in Thai). 22 March 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  14. ^ "ฟินสุดอินสุด! สรุป 7 ไฮไลท์ 'ที่สุด' จากงาน LINE TV AWARDS 2020". Positioning Magazine (in Thai). 24 February 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  15. ^ "9x9 Moments On The Route". 4NOLOGUE. 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2019-05-27 – via YouTube.
  16. ^ "9x9 นัดรวมพล "NIGHT" ทั่วประเทศ สร้างความทรงจำครั้งสุดท้าย!!". Mthai Music (in Thai). 2019-01-14. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  17. ^ "9x9 Thailand Tour: Route to the Destination". 9x9. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  18. ^ "9x9 THAILAND TOUR : ROUTE TO THE DESTINATION [SPOT]". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  19. ^ Int, F. K. Z. (2019-02-13). "9x9 THE FINAL CONCERT EN(D)ROUTE". Motomotion. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  20. ^ "Time Out meets 9x9". Time Out Bangkok. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  21. ^ "[On Going Thai Series 2019] Great Men Academy สุภาพบุรุษสุดที่เลิฟ". Soompi Forums (in Thai). Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  22. ^ "มาแรงที่สุด! เตรียมฟินกับ 9 หนุ่มใน INTO THE LIGHT with 9x9". Sanook (in Thai). 10 September 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  23. ^ สรุปผลรางวัลนาฏราช ครั้งที่ 10. The Standard (in Thai). 22 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  24. ^ ขอพลังจากชาว NIGHT ทุกคน มาร่วมโหวตให้เพลง “NIGHT LIGHT” ได้รางวัล LINE AWARDS 2019 ในสาขา LINE TV BEST SONG. 4NOLOGUE (in Thai). 10 January 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  25. ^ จัดว่าเด็ด! ผลรางวัล Mthai Top Talk-About 2019 แจ่มสมราคา. Gossip Star (in Thai). 21 March 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  26. ^ 9×9’ คว้ารางวัล ‘RISING STAR ศิลปินหน้าใหม่มาแรง’ ในงาน ‘KAZZ Awards 2019’ พร้อมอัปเดตผลงาน!. Kazz Magazine (in Thai). 9 May 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  27. ^ สรุปผลรางวัล LINE TV AWARDS 2020 กลัฟ-มิว, โอม-สิงโต, ออฟ-กัน และบ้านนาดาว คว้ารางวัลเรียกเสียงกรี๊ดได้ตามคาด. The Standard (in Thai). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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