Dong Myeong

Concept photo for XOXO

**Dong Myeong** (동명) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, musician and musical actor under RBW. He is the keyboardist and vocalist of the alternative rock band ONEWE.

## Career

### 2015-2016: M.A.S 0094 Formation and Debut

Dong Myeong is the fourth of five members to join the self-formed band M.A.S 0094, now known as ONEWE.

Dong Myeong was invited by his neighbour Giuk to join the band as a vocalist. The band then met and recruited their final member Yong Hoon with a cup of coffee at a singer-songwriter contest in May 2015.

Now complete as five members, the band chose the name M.A.S 0094 to mean "Make A Sound" plus the birth years of their youngest (2000) and eldest (1994) members.

From May of 2015, M.A.S 0094 began busking together on the streets of Hongdae, Seoul.

He released his first single with M.A.S 0094 on August 13, 2015, *Butterfly, Finding Flower*, and made his official debut with the band on August 2, 2016 on SBS MTV's *The Show*.

### 2017-2018: *Produce 101 Season 2*, MAS and *The Unit*

Dong Myeong participated on *Produce 101 Season 2* as a contestant representing RBW. He was eliminated in the 5th episode placing 68th.

On April 1, 2017, Dong Myeong with his band M.A.S 0094 signed an exclusive artist contract with RBW and the band's name was shortened to MAS.

In October of the same year, Dong Myeong auditioned alongside MAS for the survival show *The Unit*. He made it to the shows finale where he was eliminated in 16th place.

In June of 2018, his band's name was changed again from MAS to ONEWE.

### 2019: Re-debut as ONEWE

He made his re-debut with ONEWE under RBW on May 13, 2019 with the digital single album *1/4*.

### 2023: Musical theatre endeavors

On March 21, Dong Myeong was confirmed to be a part of the cast for the musical *Dream High*, where he would play the role of Donghwi. He made his musical theatre acting debut in *Dream High* on May 13, 2023, with a performance run until the final show on July 23.

On August 14, he was announced to be playing in the lead role of Galileo for the musical *We Will Rock You*, set to run from September 22 to December 31, 2023.

## Discography

### Features

* lunCHbox - "Shape of Heart" (with Yong Hoon) (2019)

### Participation releases

* *The Unit B Step 1* ("All Day" as part of 훈남쓰) (2018)

## Musical Theatre

* *Dream High* - Donghwi (2023)
* *We Will Rock You* - Galileo (2023)

## Credits

### Producing and Writing Credits

All credits adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA), unless stated.

As of August 2023, Dong Myeong has **14** songs registered under his name on KOMCA.

## Filmography

### Reality shows

* *Produce 101 Season 2* (Mnet, 2017) - contestant
* *The Unit* (KBS 2TV, 2017–2018) - contestant

### Variety shows

* *Raina's Biscuit's and Star Candy* (Defence FM, Apr 2023-present) - fixed guest DJ

### Music shows

* V HEARTBEAT WEEKLY’s K Pop Chart & News - (V Live, 2018) - MC (with Xion; Ep 8-26)

### Music video appearances

* Solar - "It's Been A Long Time" (2018)
* *The Unit* (Team Yellow, 훈남쓰) - "All Day" (2018)

## References

1. ↑ YouTube: 음악이 만들어 준 인연! 음악이 같이 하고 싶어 대학생 용훈을 찾아간 멤버들! [유희열의 스케치북/You Heeyeol’s Sketchbook] | KBS 220401 방송
2. ↑ @studio\_artone on Twitter (March 21, 2023)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 (KR) Single List: 원위 동명·베리베리 연호→조지훈·신현묵, ‘위윌락유’ 캐스팅 공개
4. ↑ KOMCA: Searching Works (search 10012069 under Writers & Publishers)