# Nouera

Nouera (Korean: 누에라; RR: Nuera; stylized as NouerA) is a South Korean boy band formed through KBS' reality competition program Make Mate 1 and managed by Nouer Entertainment. The group consists of seven members: Gihyeon, Junpyo, Hyunjun, Yuseop, Lin, Fan, and Miraku. They debuted on February 26, 2025, with extended play (EP) Chapter: New Is Now.

## Name

According to Nouer Entertainment, the group's name is "a combination of the French words 'nouer', which means 'to tie together,' and 'era', which means 'era'". The seven boys have a free-spirited, forward-thinking mindset and want to become musicians who can transcend the many barriers of this time and use music to infuse the public's everyday life with new energy and stimulation.

## History
### Formation through Make Mate 1 and pre-debut activities

Nouera was formed through KBS' reality competition program Make Mate 1, which broadcast from May 15, to July 17, 2024. The show brought 36 contestants, who were not signed to any agency, to compete in the hopes of debuting in a multinational boy group. Out of 36 contestants, only the top seven would make the final lineup. All members were announced in the finale episode, which was broadcast live on July 17, 2024.
On August 5, it was announced that the seven-member boy group formed through MA1 would be called "Nouera" and aimed to make their debut in January 2025. Eight days later, Nouera signed a contract with Nouer Entertainment. On August 20, Nouer announced that the group would held their first fan meeting titled "Thank you MA1: Hello Nouera" at the Toyosu PIT in Tokyo, Japan on September 23. On August 29, Nouera was announced as part of the lineup of the 2024 K-music season "Good Night Concert in Busan", which was held from October 3 to 5 at Haeundae Beach.
On November 6, it was announced that Nouera would be performing on the second day of the 2024 Music Bank Global Festival in Japan, which would held at Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka on December 14 and 15. On November 19, Nouera attended the Billboard No. 1s Party 2024 in Los Angeles, United States, and was named the "2025 K-pop Rookie" by Billboard and Billboard Korea.
On December 9, Nouer released the promotion time table for the group's pre-debut digital single "Infinity" (무한대; 無限大). It was released on December 14, on all global music platforms.

### 2025–present: Debut with Chapter: New Is Now

On February 3, Nouer announced that Nouera will be making their debut on February 26, with the first EP Chapter: New Is Now.

## Members

* Gihyeon (기현)
* Junpyo (준표)
* Hyunjun (현준)
* Yuseop (유섭)
* Lin (린)
* Fan (판)
* Miraku (미라쿠)

## Discography
### Extended plays

List of albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Details | KOR | Sales |
| Chapter: New Is Now | Released: February 26, 2025 Label: Nouer Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Sparkle" "N.I.N (New Is Now)" "Bring the Crunk" "Infinity" (무한대; 無限大) "Jet Stream" "Pairing" | 5 | KOR: 154,722 |

### Singles

List of singles, showing year released, and name of the album :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Infinity" (무한대; 無限大) | 2024 | Chapter: New is Now |
| "N.I.N (New Is Now)" | 2025 | Chapter: New is Now |

## Filmography
### Reality shows

| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
| 2024 | Make Mate 1 | Reality competition show determining Nouera's members | |

### Web shows

| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
| 2024 | Nouera in Noir | 6 episodes | |