# MXM (musical duo)

MXM was a South Korean duo under Brand New Music that consisted of members Lim Young-min and Kim Dong-hyun.

## History
### Pre-debut

Lim Young-min and Kim Dong-hyun met as trainees under Brand New Music. They represented the agency alongside Lee Dae-hwi and Park Woo-jin in Produce 101 Season 2. When the show ended, neither of the two earned a spot in the project unit Wanna One: Young-min finished 15th overall, while Dong-hyun was eliminated prior to finale, placing 28th.
On July 12, it was announced that Young-min and Dong-hyun would debut as a project unit, with both having signed exclusive contracts with Brand New Music before Produce 101 and becoming members of Brand New Boys. The name MXM reportedly stands for both "Mix and Match" and "More x More". The former refers to the duo's compatibility as a group despite contrasting qualities, while the latter refers to their determination to develop as a duo. On July 27, they released a two-track promotional single titled "Good Day". Dong-hyun wrote the lyrics of the single's second track "I Just Do" with Young-min, as well as arranging and producing it with Brand New Music producer, Kiggen.

### 2017: Debut

MXM officially debuted on September 6 with the release of their EP entitled Unmix. The EP contains seven tracks, including "Good Day" and "I Just Do". The lead single, "I'm the One," was written and produced by Brand New Music producers 9999 and Esbee.
On September 22, the duo participated in Brand New Music's annual concert titled "Brand New World Seoul", held at the Seoul Jangchung Arena.

### 2018–present: Match Up, Rematch, More Than Ever, One More

MXM released their second EP titled Match Up on January 10, 2018, with total of six tracks including the lead single "Diamond Girl".
In 2018, MXM announced their release of a double single titled Rematch on March 6, 2018, accompanied with a music video for the track "Gone Cold", produced by Primeboi. They worked on their second Rematch single titled "Love Me Now" with 9999 and Esbee. Also in March 2018, they announced a Makestar photobook project, which opened for participation on March 9.
MXM released their first full-length album titled More Than Ever on August 14, 2018, with the lead single "Ya Ya Ya". Following the released of the album, MXM announced would held their first concert titled More Than Ever on September 29 and 30 at Olympic Hall.
On November 7, the duo released special single One More with double lead single, "Knock Knock (TAK Remix)" and "You Look So Different".
Lim Young-min and Kim Dong-hyun joined Brand New Music's new boy group AB6IX in 2019.

## Members

* Lim Young-min (임영민) - Rapper
* Kim Dong-hyun (김동현) - Vocalist

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Details | KOR | Sales |
| More Than Ever | Released: August 14, 2018 Label: Brand New Music Format: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing Knock Knock Checkmate Show Me Your Love Ya Ya Ya Hoping That You'd Love Me Don't Stop Me Now Come Close Without You Another Level Dawn Naturally Curly (Donghyun Solo) Can't Take My Eyes Off feat. Kanto (Youngmin Solo) Gone Cold Love Me Now | 5 | KOR: 36,994 |

### Extended plays

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Details | KOR | JPN | Sales |
| Unmix (언믹스) | Released: September 6, 2017 Label: Brand New Music Format: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Good Day" "I'm the One" "Being Objective" (객관적인 시선) "Just Come Out" (일단 나와) "Save the Rest" (오늘은 여기까지) "I Just Do" "I'm the One" (Inst.) (CD only) | 3 | 129 | KOR: 59,526 JPN: 781 |
| Match Up | Released: January 10, 2018 Label: Brand New Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Diamond Girl" (다이아몬드걸) "Errday" "Perfectly Perfect" (완벽하게 완벽해) "Rush On You" (딱 기다려줘) "Lips" "Diamond Girl" (Inst.) (CD only) | 3 | — | KOR: 46,982 |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | KOR Hot | Sales | Album |
| "Good Day" | 2017 | 60 | — | KOR: 30,981 | Unmix |
| "I'm the One" | 2017 | 55 | — | KOR: 25,501 | Unmix |
| "Diamond Girl" | 2018 | — | — | — | Match Up |
| "Gone Cold" | 2018 | — | — | — | Rematch |
| "Love Me Now" | 2018 | — | — | — | Rematch |
| "Ya Ya Ya" | 2018 | — | — | — | More Than Ever |
| "Checkmate" | 2018 | — | — | — | More Than Ever |
| "Knock Knock (TAK Remix)" | 2018 | — | — | — | One More |
| "You Look So Different" | 2018 | — | — | — | One More |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. ||||||

### As featured artist

| Title | Year | Album |
| "LOVE IT LIVE IT" | 2018 | YDPP PROJECT`LOVE IT LIVE IT` |

### Collaborations

| Title | Year | Album |
| "Baby Can I" (너가 필요한 것 같아) (with Bumkey, Chancellor, Sanchez, Taewan, and Yang Da-il) | 2017 | Brandnew Year 2017 'Brandnew Season' |
| "Sweater" (스웨터) {with Bumkey, Taewan, Kang Min-hee, Yang Da-il, and Vincent Blue) | 2018 | Brandnew Year 2018 'Brandnew 7' |
| "So Special" (스웨터) {with Boombastic) | 2019 | Non-album single |

### Other charted songs

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | KOR Hot | Sales | Album |
| "I Just Do" | 2017 | 99 | — | KOR: 20,088 | Unmix |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. ||||||

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Album | Director |
| 2017 | "I'm the One" | Unmix | Digipedi |
| 2018 | "Diamond Girl" (다이아몬드걸) | Match Up | Digipedi |
| 2018 | "LOVE IT LIVE IT" | YDPP PROJECT 'LOVE IT LIVE IT' | Han Sa Min (Dextor-Lab) |
| 2018 | "Gone Cold" (식어버린 온도) | Rematch | Vikings League |
| 2018 | "YA YA YA" | MORE THAN EVER | Wooje Kim (ETUI Collective) |
| 2018 | "CHECKMATE" | MORE THAN EVER | Vikings League |

## Concert and tours
### Headlining tours

* More Than Ever (2018)

## Awards and nominations
### Gaon Chart Music Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2018 | UNMIX | New Artist of the Year (Album) | Nominated |

### Golden Disc Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2018 | MXM | New Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2018 | MXM | Global Popularity Award | Nominated |

### Melon Music Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2017 | MXM | Best New Artist | Nominated |

### Seoul Music Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2018 | MXM | New Artist Award | Nominated |
| 2018 | MXM | Popularity Award | Nominated |
| 2018 | MXM | Hallyu Special Award | Nominated |