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Pledis to launch 6-member team NU'EST-M for promotions in China

If you've been keeping up, you might have read the bit of info published a few days ago aboutPledis Entertainmentjoining forceswith Chinese entertainment companyYUEHUA Entertainmentto branch out into the Chinese music market. This left us wondering what kind of activities we can expect to see, and the first of them has been revealed today! Pledis will be launching a special unit formed to target the Chinese market,NU'EST-M!


The two companies will hold their press event on the 11th to discuss details and officially kick off their partnership, but for now they've revealed some general details about this NU'EST-M, who will be performing their first stage at the press event.

This group is specially targeted to the Chinese market, and thus will only carry out promotions in China. In addition to the existingNU'ESTmembers, NU'EST-M will also include Chinese idolJASON[JA符龙飞(fú lóng fēi)] to become a 6 member team.

The 6-member team will be releasing the Chinese version of NU'EST's Korean release "Sleep Talking" as their first single and kick off promotions.


It's said the 'M' added to the existing name signifies several meanings, such as 'mystic', 'marvelous', and 'multiply'.

Pledis commented,"Joining hands with YUEHUA, we will be revealing our first project NU'EST-M. We believe the group will kick off to a great start as the existing NU'EST members and Jason showed good team work during the preparation stage. As the group is made up of talented individuals, we will do our best so that the group can achieve success in the Chinese market."


With their performance at the upcoming press event on the 11th, the boys will officially start their promotions in China.