Teens in Times
Chinese boy group
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Teens in Times (Chinese: 时代少年团; pinyin: Shídài shàonián tuán), abbreviated as TNT, is a Chinese boy group formed by Time Fengjun Entertainment. Members include Ma Jiaqi, Ding Chengxin, Song Yaxuan, Liu Yaowen, Zhang Zhenyuan, Yan Haoxiang, and He Junlin.[1][2][3] The group is one of China's most popular boy bands.[4][5][6]
Teens in Times (TNT) 时代少年团 | |||||||
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The group in 2022 | |||||||
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| Origin | Beijing, China | ||||||
| Genres | C-pop | ||||||
| Years active | 2019–present | ||||||
| Label | Time Fengjun Entertainment | ||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 時代少年團 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 时代少年团 | ||||||
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Name
The group's Chinese name literally translates to "Teen Group of the Times" or "Era Youth Group." The English name "Teens in Times" is a conceptual adaptation. In addition to the literal meaning, the group's acronym "TNT" also alludes to the explosive compound trinitrotoluen.[7]
Career
2019–2020: Career beginnings
The group was created as a continuation of the inactive TFBoys and disbanded Typhoon Teens boy groups. Candidates for the new group were chosen via TF Entertainment's survival show "Typhoon Project" (Chinese: 台风蜕变之战; pinyin: Táifēng tuìbiàn zhī zhàn).[8][9]
On August 25, 2019, the seven members were announced. The group name was officially released on October 11, 2019.[9][10] TNT made their official debut on November 23, 2019, with the singles "School Bulletin" (全校通报) and "Endless Adventure" (无尽的冒险) and quickly gained a fanbase.[8]
2021–present: Breakthrough
TNT's extended play Juvenile Rivers & Lakes recorded over 630,000 pre-orders within 119 hours, generating ¥100 million CNY.[11] Their first studio album, Dancing With the Elephant, was released on July 18, 2021.
Image and style
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| CHN TME [14] | ||
| Dancing With the Elephant (舞象之年) |
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1 |
| Teens in (Utopia) (乌托邦少年) |
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1 |
| Beyond Utopia (叁重楼) |
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1 |
Awards
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Ref. |
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| Tencent Music Entertainment Awards | 2019 | New Voice Generation Group | [8] |
| 2021 | Top 10 Songs of the Year ("I Want You to Take Care of It") | [15] | |
| 2022 | Top 10 Songs of the Year ("Ne Zha") | ||
| Group of the Year | |||
| Weibo Music Awards | 2022 | Most Influential Music Group | |
| 2023 | Most Influential Music Group | ||
| 2024 | Influential Group of the Year | ||
| Oriental Billboard Music Festival | 2020 | Best New Group Award | [8] |
| QQ Music BOOM BOOM Awards | 2020 | Popular Idol Group of the Year | |
| Tencent Video Starlight Awards | 2020 | Trend Group of the Year | |
| Weibo Night Awards | 2020 | Popular Group of the Year | |
| iQIYI Scream Night | 2019 | Annual Potential Combination of the Year | |
| Baidu Boiling Point Metaverse Night | 2022 | Influential Group of the Year | [16] |