KPOP 3rd generation · J. Tune Camp / GNI Entertainment
MADTOWN
マッドタウン / 매드타운
MADTOWN were the first hip-hop-leaning boy group from J. Tune Camp, arriving in the wake of MBLAQ.
- 2014DebutOct 6, 2014
- 7Members
- 3thGeneration
- MADPEOPLEFandom
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In 30 seconds: MADTOWN
Moos, Daewon, Lee Geon, Jota, Heojun, Buffy and H.O packed a surprising amount of change into a short run, ending on something much sadder than they started with.
Come here for a group that got noticeably better right up to the point where it stopped.
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Key facts
- Group name
- MADTOWN
- Reading / Hangul
- マッドタウン / 매드타운
- Company
- J. Tune Camp / GNI Entertainment
- Debut date
- October 6, 2014
- Days active
- 818 days (2 years, 2 months)
- Final activity date
- 2017
- Debut song
- YOLO
- Generation
- 3rd generation
- Fandom name
- MADPEOPLE(マッドピープル)
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Member guide
Profile comparison
| Members | Birth date | Blood type | MBTI | Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ムース | 1991-04-29 | 35 | 173cm | O | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| デウォン | 1992-03-17 | 34 | 178cm | B | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| イゴン | 1992-05-04 | 34 | 179cm | B | ENTP | South Korea |
| ジョタ | 1994-02-14 | 32 | 177cm | B | ISTP | South Korea |
| ホジュン | 1994-11-16 | 31 | 183cm | AB | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| バフィ | 1995-06-15 | 31 | 179cm | B | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| H.O | 1995-06-18 | 31 | 181cm | O | Not disclosed | South Korea |
Ages are as of 2026-10-31.
Selected releases
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Start here
Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.
YOLO MVYOLO is the debut, loud and cheerful, and the easiest way in.
New World MVNew World belongs to the second record and is the strongest of the performances.
Emptiness MVEmptiness is the late one, and the singing carries a weight the early songs never asked for.05
From debut to now
- 2014Arriving from J. Tune Camp as a seven-piece, they drew notice for bright hip hop performing and for following MBLAQ at the same label.
- 2015New World from the 2nd mini period and the colourful OMGT widened both the momentum and the character of MADTOWN.
- 2016Emotion moved into an aching tone, showing vocals and feeling unlike the brightness of the early days.
- 2017Given the situation at J. Tune Camp the group moved to GNI Entertainment, and the contract trouble that followed made continuing as a group difficult.
- 2018Show and solo routes for Daewon and Lee Geon, plus acting and variety work by Jota, strengthened the ways back from individual careers to the group.
- 2026Set beside contemporaries such as HOTSHOT, BIGFLO and HISTORY, the brightness of MADTOWN and its individual routes come into focus.
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Achievements
Key milestones
Verified information
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Official links
Official site
Official social accounts and platforms
Shopping guide
Verified English shopping links are not yet available.
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KPOP DISCOVER's MADTOWN note
MADTOWN debuted on October 6, 2014 as the hip hop boy group of J. Tune Camp with YOLO. The line-up of Moos, Daewon, Lee Geon, Jota, Heojun, Buffy and H.O drew notice as juniors to MBLAQ at the same label. Beginning with Mad Town and running through the second release and OMGT the following year to Emotion in 2016, four records were left for the Korean and global markets, along with Japanese versions of YOLO and New World.
The four to hold on to as a way in are YOLO, New World, OMGT and Emptiness. From the bursting hip hop pop of the debut period to the dance-heavy line of the 2nd mini album, then the colourful character turn of OMGT and the aching feeling Emptiness showed in the Emotion period of 2016, the colour of the music shifts clearly inside a short run. The lightness of the formations and the movement reads best in the dance practice for YOLO.
The move from J. Tune Camp to GNI Entertainment came in 2017, but contract trouble made carrying on as a group difficult. Daewon and Lee Geon then appeared on The Unit, while Jota widened his name through acting and variety on shows such as Real Men on MBC. Having several entrances from the group to individual careers and back again is what marks MADTOWN out. Follow YOLO with OMGT and close on Emptiness for the brightness of the debut, the character turn and the later feeling.
Editors' take YOLO / OMGT / Emptiness — the shift from brightness to emotional expression in three songs, from a seven-piece out of J. Tune Camp.
Trivia worth knowing
Name
MADTOWN leans on the sound of TOWN, and picturing a town where seven distinct personalities gather makes the whole act easy to grasp.
Fandom
MADPEOPLE is the fandom name, a direct counterpart to the group name itself.
Agency
The move from J. Tune Camp to GNI Entertainment explains much of what happened in the final stretch of activity.
Individual route
Daewon, Lee Geon and Jota turn up in television, solo music and acting work, and each of those leads back to MADTOWN.
Japan activity
YOLO and New World both reached Japan, so the Japanese activity stands apart from the Korean releases.
Comparison
Lining MADTOWN up with HOTSHOT, BIGFLO and HISTORY shows how much the mid-tier boy groups of the 2014 era differed from one another.
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Japan activity score
KPOP DISCOVER original metric
No. 142/ 241 groups
No. 142 of 241 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 59%)
- 2Japanese releases
- 2Japan-related tracks
- 0Members from Japan
- 1Official Japanese accounts
The denominator is the 241 groups, out of 564 covered by KPOP DISCOVER, whose raw score reaches at least one point. The score adds 10 points per Japanese-market release, 3 per Japan-related track, 12 per member from Japan, and 8 per official Japanese account. Japanese-market releases carry the most weight because they are the most direct evidence of activity; related tracks add track-level detail; members from Japan stand for Japanese-language communication and continuity; official accounts stand for a permanent point of contact. The weights are an editorial judgement, not a statistical optimisation, and the ranking tracks release volume in Japan closely. Source: releases, tracks, members, and official links recorded by KPOP DISCOVER (updated 2026-10-24).
How this score is calculated →View in JapaneseFrequently asked questions
What defines MADTOWN?
Moos, Daewon, Lee Geon, Jota, Heojun, Buffy and H.O packed a surprising amount of change into a short run, ending on something much sadder than they started with.
Why should a new listener start with MADTOWN?
Come here for a group that got noticeably better right up to the point where it stopped.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with YOLO, New World, Emptiness, then continue to the official video index.