ZEROBASEONE Becomes The 7th Artist To Attain “Rookie Grand Slam”

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On January 10, 2024, after winning “Rookie of the Year (Physical Album)” at the “13th Circle Chart Music Awards” (CCMA), ZEROBASEONE (a.k.a ZB1) officially achieves the “Rookie Grand Slam”, exactly 6 months after their debut (July 10, 2023), and on their “Miracle” GunWook’s birthday!

 
 
 
 
 
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I hope you enjoyed your special day with your members, GunWook!

ZEROSE took to X (formerly Twitter) to trend #ZB1RookieGrandSlam and tell the world that ZEROBASEONE are “Unstoppable Rookies”. To add excitement, the fandom celebrated Global Prince Zhang Hao, who won this year’s VIAJE Global Popularity Award, and Genius MC Seok Matthew, who was a co-host for CCMA.

A plethora of awesomeness and nostalgia has graced ZEROBASEONE and ZEROSE, who have made (and still making) names and waves in the industry. After their momentous journey on “Boys Planet“, ZEROBASEONE is leaving their mark that will bloom into a beautiful legacy. Gaining the “Rookie Grand Slam” has further encapsulated their record-breaking milestones.

This recognition is no small feat. Attaining the “Rookie Grand Slam” means winning “Rookie of the Year” or equivalent titles at the five major Korean award shows within the first year of debut. These include “MAMA Awards” (Mnet Asian Music Awards), “Melon Music Awards” (MMA), “Seoul Music Awards” (SMA), “Golden Disc Awards” (GDA), and “Circle Chart Music Awards” (formerly Gaon Chart).

Only six K-Pop groups have earned this honor. These groups are SHINee (2008), iKON (2015), Wanna One (2017), ITZY (2019), TXT (2019), and aespa (2022).

This is the legendary lineup ZEROBASEONE joins, who is the first K-Pop boy group in a while to earn this title, succeeding TXT. They’re also the 2nd K-Pop boy group not from the Big 4 to earn the “Rookie Grand Slam”, coming after Wanna One.

Let’s recap on the five major Korean award shows ZEROBASEONE has won during this award season, alongside some content and fun facts about their well-deserved wins! Join me in congratulating Sung HanBin, Kim JiWoong, Zhang Hao, Seok Matthew, Kim TaeRae, Ricky, Kim GyuVin, Park GunWook, and Han YuJin on this newly well-earned milestone!

ZEROBASEONE Becomes The 7th Artist To Attain “Rookie Grand Slam”

 

1. “2023 MAMA Awards” at Tokyo Dome, Japan

Best New Artist | November 28-29, 2023

 
 
 
 
 
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Other Notable Awards

Worldwide Fans’ Choice Top 10

 

Favorite New Artist

 
 
 
 
 
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Fun Facts

ZEROBASEONE is the only rookie group in the 2023 Worldwide Fans’ Choice Top 10.

This is the first time they performed ‘Take My Hand’ (a fan favorite of ZE_ROSE), albeit short, which is from their recent EP: “Melting Point“!

 

Special Performances

Zhang Hao first appears at 4:07. The song he’s playing on his violin is ‘Here I Am’, the theme song for “Boys Planet”.

YuJin first appears at 4:19, after Huening Kai and TaeHyun of TXT.

 

Extras

 

2. “Melon Music Awards” at Inspire Arena, South Korea

Best New Artist | December 2, 2023

 
 
 
 
 
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Fun Facts

Our three wonderful members who did the intros to ‘In Bloom’ (YuJin) and ‘Crush’ (Ricky and GyuVin) in ZEROBASEONE’s performance covered ‘Kick it’ by NCT 127 on “Boys Planet”, along with Zhang Hao! Consider this a glimpse of the survival show ZEROBASEONE competed in last year as trainees and how far they’ve come in a short period.

Since ZEROBASEONE and RIIZE won “Best New Artist”, a fun fact is that HanBin is now joined by SoHee of RIIZE and JaeHyun of BOYNEXTDOOR as the new “M COUNTDOWN” co-hosts. They also covered ‘The First Snow’ by EXO! Here’s a fun flashback to when HanBin met the two for the first time before the two were announced as new co-hosts!

SoHee and JaeHyun are succeeding after MiYeon of (G)I-DLE, who helped HanBin with his new MC duties before concluding her own at “M COUNTDOWN”. Please cheer on HAMCEE (the adorable nickname for HanBin that combines HAMster + eMCEE) on his “M COUNTDOWN” journey, along with his two new MC buddies!

Zhang Hao and GunWook are also found in the performance cover video for ‘Seven’.

 

3. “33rd Seoul Music Awards” at Rajamangala National Stadium, Thailand

Rookie of the Year | January 2, 2024

No official performance video has been provided at the time of this writing. An unofficial video has been provided instead.

 

Other Notable Awards

Bonsang (Main Award)

 

Fun Fact

ZEROBASEONE had an intro dance break, followed by remixes of ‘In Bloom’ and ‘Crush’ for their performance.

 

4) 38th Golden Disc Awards at Jakarta International Stadium, Indonesia

Best Rookie | January 6, 2024

 

Other Notable Awards

Best Album Bonsang

 

Fun Facts

ZEROBASEONE is the 1st and only K-Pop boy group to receive “Best Album Bonsang” within the first year of their career and the 1st and only K-pop boy group to win “Best Rookie” and “Bonsang” at the same time, 38 years later in GDA history. They join ITZY, aespa, STAYC, IVE, and NewJeans with this milestone.

The guitar TaeRae played during his special performance with Zhang Hao and HanBin is a gift from his global fanbase (@taeraeglobal on X) for his birthday last year: July 14, 2023!

If you watched the “PSIK Show Mini Awards”, yes, GunWook did indeed do a forward roll to give TXT’s YeonJun his award.

 

Special Performance

 

Extras

Timestamps for ZEROBASEONE are as follows: 6:13, 6:54, 7:48, and 9:08.

 

5. “2024 Circle Chart Music Awards” at BEXCO, Korea

Rookie of the Year (Physical Album): “Youth in the Shade” | January 10, 2024

No official performance video has been provided at the time of this writing. An unofficial video has been provided instead.

 
 
 
 
 
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Other Notable Awards

VIAJE Global Popularity (awarded to ZEROBASEONE’s center Zhang Hao)

 

Fun Facts

While they didn’t win “Artist of the Year – Physical Album” with their debut EP “Youth in the Shade“, ZEROBASEONE is the only rookie group in the Top 10 nominations.

ZEROBASEONE Becomes The 7th Artist To Attain “Rookie Grand Slam”

2024 Circle Chart Music Awards

Matthew was MC alongside Sieun of STAYC and LeeTeuk of SUPER JUNIOR. He took the opportunity to speak Korean and French!

 
 
 
 
 
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Zhang Hao is the first foreign idol to get the VIAJE Global Popularity award. He joins TaeYeon of Girls’ Generation and SeHun of EXO as the only soloists to win this award. His solo ‘Always‘ (after winning 1st on Boys Planet) can be found in “Youth in the Shade“! Watch his winning speech below!

GunWook’s birthday happened in conjunction with the “Circle Chart Music Awards”. He got to celebrate his birthday early with YuJin and Matthew on January 8th, 2024 via the group’s Instagram Live! His special day got even more special, but you must watch ZEROBASEONE’s CCMA performance to find out. 

 

Extras

Proud is an understatement. Even if the rest of their awards are listed here, it’s not enough to explain the grandeur of ZEROBASEONE as history-makers, record-breakers, and game-changers in the K-Pop industry and history. 

I do plan to write more about the rest of their awards when possible, so keep an eye out!

ZEROBASEONE and ZEROSE deserve to pat themselves on the backs. It has been a bumpy train, or airplane, ride, but both idol and fandom have traveled far to surprise themselves, everyone in Korea, and around the world. From competing in a cutthroat survival show to finding their footing as humble, talented rookies who became one close-knit family, ZEROBASEONE has hit the ground running with this epic beginning to 2024. In fact, with news of their Japanese debut on YuJin’s birthday (mark your calendars – March 20th!), it’s only a matter of time before what new worlds the group will explore and new skillsets and achievements they’ll obtain. Perhaps they’ll be aiming for Daesang next.

Congratulations again, ZEROBASEONE! May 2024 and beyond bring you more wonderful memories and opportunities to meet ZEROSE across the globe and shine brighter than ever before.

First time hearing about ZEROBASEONE? Check out their music videos and other fun content on their official YouTube channel!

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