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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
NEXT
Group · People's Republic of China · formed 2018
Chinese boy band
Also known as NEXT · 乐华七子NEXT · 樂華七子
Timeline
3 events◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1▣ Album 1
2010s
· Debut release
Debut release: THE FIRST III
First documented EP in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
Biography
English biography257 words · 6 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1328777771
Biography
Next (Chinese: 乐华七子NEXT; pinyin: Yuè Huá Qī Zi NEXT; Korean: 넥스트; stylized as NEXT) is a Chinese boy group signed to Yuehua Entertainment. The group consists of seven members: Zhu Zhengting, Bi Wenjun, Huang Xinchun, Fan Chengcheng, Justin Huang, Ding Zeren, and Li Quanzhe.
The group originally debuted as NEX7 in June 2018 and has released two EPs. In November 2019, the group renamed as NEXT with the release of their third EP Next Begins
NEXT BEGINSSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1New Order3:272WYTB (What You Talking 'Bout)3:173Blooming3:154I Just Need You3:58, in which Fan Chengcheng did not participate.
Pre-debut
In 2017, members Zhu Zhengting and Justin took part in Korea's Produce 101, gaining international attention. In 2018, as Yuehua Entertainment trainees, the septet competed in China's Idol Producer. After three months and 12 episodes, members Zhu Zhengting, Justin, and Fan Chengcheng joined the final project group Nine Percent.
2018: Debut
The group debuted on June 21, 2018, with the first part of their debut EP The First and its lead single "Wait a Minute". They continue released more part of their debut EP titled The First II on July 18 followed by The First III
THE FIRST IIISpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Attention3:282On&On3:37 on August 17. The group released their second EP Next To You
NEXT TO YOUSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Blah‐Blah3:012Back to You3:583Excuses3:314Want U3:355Dumb Show3:306After Leaving3:557Goodnight to You4:238Open Your 爱3:189Fly to the Moon4:0810Once More3:07 on December 7.
2019: Renamed as NEXT
On November 8, 2019, the group continue their activities as NEXT (乐华七子NEXT) while also releasing their third EP, Next BeginsNEXT BEGINSSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1New Order3:272WYTB (What You Talking 'Bout)3:173Blooming3:154I Just Need You3:58.
2020: My Love
On September 29, 2020, the group released a new single entitled "My Love". On October 9, an animated music video was released to accompany it.
Members
Zhu Zhengting (朱正廷)
Bi Wenjun (毕雯珺)
Huang Xinchun (黄新淳)
Fan Chengcheng (范丞丞)
Justin Huang (黄明昊)
Ding Zeren (丁泽仁)
Li Quanzhe (李权哲)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 1 | 13.7th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (3 release groups · 1 studio albums)
Albums · 1
2019 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 10 tracks · 36:26
1Blah‐Blah3:012Back to You3:583Excuses3:314Want U3:355Dumb Show3:306After Leaving3:557Goodnight to You4:238Open Your 爱3:189Fly to the Moon4:0810Once More3:07
EP · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | THE FIRST IIISearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:051Attention3:28 2On&On3:37 | 27 September 2018 | ||
| 2019 | NEXT BEGINSSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 13:571New Order3:27 2WYTB (What You Talking 'Bout)3:17 3Blooming3:15 4I Just Need You3:58 | 8 November 2019 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put NEXT head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 1 | 13.7th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/960dc4fe-73ef-4942-afc8-4fc0ccb7f86cdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/960dc4fe-73ef-4942-afc8-4fc0ccb7f86ccore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55641185genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55641185seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_%28Chinese_group%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_%28Chinese_group%29
Why this artist is in the database
- List of C-pop artists
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
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Wikidata: Q55641185 · MusicBrainz: 960dc4fe-73ef-4942-afc8-4fc0ccb7f86c
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