C-Clown
| Company type | Boy band |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | July 18, 2012 |
| Defunct | October 5, 2015 |
| Headquarters | South Korea |
| Products | Music albums, singles |
| Owner | Yedang Entertainment |
C-Clown (; an abbreviation for Crown Clown) was a six-member South Korean boy group managed by Yedang Entertainment. The lineup consisted of Rome, Siwoo, Ray, Kang Jun, T.K, and Maru. After three years of activity, the group officially disbanded on October 5, 2015.
History
Prior to joining C-Clown, T.K. appeared in a 2009 commercial for Pepero and trained under Cube Entertainment with plans to debut in BtoB, but he departed due to health complications. Rome was featured on Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2 in episodes that introduced emerging performers.
2012-2013: Not Alone, Young Love, and Shaking Heart
C-Clown made their debut on July 18, 2012, with the mini-album Not Alone and its lead track "Solo," first performing on Mnet's M Countdown. Their second mini-album, Young Love, released on November 15, 2012, included production contributions from Rado, Kim Tae-ju, and Yong Jun-hyung of Beast.
The third mini-album titled Shaking Heart featured a variety of musical styles and again involved Yong Jun-hyung on the song "Do You Remember," which was initially issued as a digital single on April 2, 2013, in collaboration with ALi.
2014–2015: Let's Love and disbandment
Ahead of their February 2014 comeback single "Justice," C-Clown released the track "Tell Me" as a pre-release. The single marked a shift in their musical direction. On July 7, 2014, they unveiled the music video for "Let's Love," signaling another comeback.
In April 2015, member Rome altered his Instagram handle to @christianyu_, removed all previous photos, and shared enigmatic posts expressing frustration and sparking rumors about the group's continuity. Despite these signals, no official announcements were issued at that time. Further ambiguous posts from Rome in August intensified speculation regarding the group's future.
Yedang Entertainment formally declared C-Clown's disbandment on October 4, 2015. Following this announcement, all official social media accounts except their YouTube channel were scheduled to be set to private one month later from October 5. Rome confirmed this development via Twitter. According to Yedang, one member would remain signed under their label; some would transition into producer roles while others planned to debut in a new ensemble.
Members
- Rome ()
- Siwoo ()
- Ray ()
- Kang Jun ()
- T.K.
- Maru ()
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | |||
| Not Alone |
|
14 |
|
| Young Love |
|
15 |
|
| Shaking Heart (Template:Korean) |
|
1 |
|
| Let's Love (Template:Korean) |
|
9 |
|
Singles
| Title | Year | Highest chart rankings | Sales figures | Associated Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korea |
Korea Hot 100 | ||||
| "Solo" | 2012 | 82 | — | Not Alone | |
| "Far Away... Young Love" (Template:Korean) | 2012 | 7 | 75 | Young Love | |
| "Shaking Heart" (Template:Korean) | 2013 | 37 | 45 |
|
Shaking Heart |
| "Tell Me" (Template:Korean) | 2014 | 76 | — | Released as a non-album single | |
| "Justice" (Template:Korean) | 2014 | 163 | — | Let's Love | |
| "Let's Love" (Template:Korean) | 2014 | — | — | Let's Love | |