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NOMAD (Korean: 노매드; RR: Nomaedeu; MR: Nomaedŭ; backronym for Need Our Microphone And Dances) is a South Korean boy band formed by Nomad Entertainment. The group consists of five members: Sangha, Doy, One, Rivr, and Junho. They debuted on February 28, 2024, with the eponymous extended play (EP) Nomad.
NOMAD is a backronym for "Need Our Microphone And Dances", and reflects their confidence in saying, "Bring a microphone to really dance and enjoy the stage". However, members were more attached to the standard dictionary definition of nomad.[2]
Sangha and Junho were both contestants from MBC's survival show, Wild Idol and IST Entertainment survival show, The Origin – A, B, Or What?, respectively.[3]
On December 20, 2023, Nomad Entertainment released the profile mood video of the five members[a] on their official YouTube channel who would debut after two years of preparation.[1] On December 27, Nomad announced that they would be pre-releasing some of the group's songs ahead of their official debut.[4] The next day, the performance video of NOMAD's first pre-release track "Lights On" was released.[5]
On January 12, 2024, NOMAD released the lyric video of their second pre-released track "Eye 2 Eye".[6] On January 24, the group released another lyric video for their third pre-released track "Automatic".[7]
On February 2, 2024, Nomad announced the debut date of NOMAD to be on February 28, by releasing the group's scheduler and the title of eponymous EP, Nomad and its double lead single "No Pressure" and "California Love". They would also release another two tracks "Oasis" and "Let Me Love You" on February 9 and 23, respectively.[8] On February 28, Nomad held both a media showcase in the morning and fan showcase in the evening at Seongam Art Hall in Gangnam-gu, Seoul to commemorate the release of their debut EP.[9][10] On the same day, NOMAD officially debuted and released the music video of "No Pressure".[11] While the music video of "California Love" was released on March 13.[12]
On September 11, 2024, Nomad announced that NOMAD would be releasing their first single album in October 2024.[13] On September 20, the group announced Call Me Back as the title of their first single album to be released on October 9.[14]
During an interview with MHN Sports, Nomad said that YG Entertainment's BigBang is the group's role model.[15]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [17] | |||
| Nomad |
Track listing
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45 |
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| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [17] | |||
| Call Me Back |
Track listing
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13 |
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| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "No Pressure" | 2024 | Nomad |
| "California Love" | ||
| "Call Me Back" | Call Me Back |
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Fact Music Awards | 2024 | Best Music – Spring | "No Pressure" | Nominated |
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