Ninety One

Ninety One or 91 (Kazakh: Тоқсан бір, Toqsan bir) was formed by JUZ Entertainment in 2015. They are pioneers of qpop. 

History
The group was formed thourgh program called Ktop Idols. Main goal was form idol group to Kazakhstan. AZ and ZaQ were the winners of this project. Bala and Alem were casted separate audition. Ace joined latest. At this time they were known as KTI-Boys.

After a year and half, they changed their name to "Ninety One". The name refers to the year 1991 when Kazakhstan won its independence from Soviet Union. The name "91" carries the meaning of independence and creative freedom. On the 1st of September, 2015 Ninety One released their debut single Aıyptama! Debut music video was released on October 8th, 2015. Aıyptama! led the charts of Kazakhstan's music channels for 20 weeks. On December 1, 2015 debut EP Aıyptama! was released. It consist of 6 songs. Album was in physical form as well which is rare for Kazakh artists. On June 2nd, 2016 they released a music video for the song "Qaıtadan" which did lead the charts on Gakku TV. Music video for "Qalay Qaraisyn", their third song, came out on the 11th of December, 2016. Song was included into the soundtrack of the movie "Гламұр для дур" directed by Askar Uzabaev.

Ninety One did win many young, mainly female hearts. Many local celebrities openly bashed and humiliated them, going as far as to say Ninety One were corrupting their youth. Make-up, earrings and dyed hair on men were offensive to the eye of a typical Kazakh. Group's style was considered against their mentality due not looking "real Kazakh". Apart from receiving various insults and death threats, Ninety One also had to physically defend themselves from some anti-fans. 

In 2016 Ninety One started to release Ninety One SPACE which was reality show. They did record first season themselves. Ninety One also had their first tour called 91. On the 21st of June, 2016 Ninety One held their first solo concert in the city of Karaganda as a part of "#91" tour. A big number of group's concerts were cancelled due to the "public's" demand. Protests were held against the group. Staff members and Ninety One themselves couldn't enter the concert venues. Same year Ninety One was touring with Orda in China.

On May 1, 2017 Ninety One made their comeback with song called Su Asty. May 5th group released their second album Qarangy Zharyq 2k17. On July 2, JUZ Entertainment accounted new tour for Ninety One, JUZ Tour 2k17. This time it did include more cities. It did go successfully and this time there weren't major interference from anti-fans. August 2017 Ninety One did release song Mooz, it's official OST for Ninety One's biographical movie "91". On the 24th of August, movie «91» was released. Directed by Askar Uzabaev and produced by Assel Sadvakasova and Yerbolat Bedelkhan, this movie has become an acting debut for the members who had to play themselves on the big screen. "91" showcases the difficulties group has experienced: Ninety one's pre-debut and early debut days were marked by the huge backlash they've received from anti-fans and general public.And while some people could argue that it's too early for the group to have a movie dedicated to their story, director Askar Uzabaev was confident that the movie needs to be shot. Director even managed to persuade the group's own producer - Yerbolat Bedelkhan, who once was opposed to the idea as well. Boys have told that some scenes differences from real life, have made more dramatic or have doned town. December Ninety One had New Year Grand Concert in Almaty Arena, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

In 2018 they went to tour again, JUZ Tour 2k18. On the 25th of June, 2018 Ninety One released "E.Yeah", the first song of their new EP Dopamine. All I Need did quiclky follow that because it was released on the 8th of August. The third song "Boyman" came out on the 24th of October. It is said to be tribute to a famous Kazakhstani figure skater Denis Ten, whose death did affect deeply Ninety One's members and as well the whole Kazakhstan. December 2nd Ninety One released first episode Ninety One SPACE's second season. This time they did show what did happen during the year. Also they had camera man.

On 1st of January 2019 Ninety One did release MV for Why'M. March 14, Ninety One released first episode of Ninety One SPACE's third season. It did continue right after second season was ended. Whole season was filmed in South Korea. 8th of March Ninety One did release their single called "Lady" because of international women's day. On the 15th of March, 2019 Ninety One made their guest appearance on South Korean TV show called "I can see your voice". They did won the show and got to perform with MAMAMOO. At the end of the show, they've also performed their debut song. After the show aired Ninety One did release their debut song as an exclusive digital single on Korean musical streaming platforms. May 5th Ninety One had fan meeting in Seoul, South Korea. On 1st of August Ninety One made comeback with Men Emes. Soon after that they released their second single from the album, Bari Biled. August 20, 2019 they did release whole EP called Men Emes which did contain 4 songs. Same month Ninety One started their third tour, JUZ TOUR 2091. This time with them there were Alba and DNA. Tour's sponsor was Fanta KZ so Ninety One did make work with them. In Qfest which happened in October, A.Z debuted as solo artist. 

January 2020 Ninety One revealed their collaboration with MyMusicTaste. February JUZ Entertainment revealed their big project, new music app QOS. At same time AZ performed couple of his new solo songs. ZaQ did debut as solo with the song "Toy". On March Ninety One did collabartion with ActiveKZ and they had own days when one member was in charge of Active KZ's Instagram stories. On May Ninety One released their single called Lie. On August 5th JUZ Entertainment accounted that AZ have left from the group, because of personal reasons. It became big shock for many fans. Early September Ninety One started to tease fans with new song (at that time) called TekkeTekke. Then they started to drop promotional pics and 22nd October they did release Senorita MV. Same time they accounted they have new EP called 91. At the same month ZaQ released his solo album.

Fandom
91's fandom name is EagleZ. Name is closely related to the group's name. Eagle represents freedom.

Album/EP

 * Ayiptama (2015)
 * Qarangy Zharyq (2017)
 * Dopamine (2018)
 * Men Emes (2019)
 * 91 (2020)

Singles

 * Lady (2019)
 * Lie (2020)
 * Taboo (2020)
 * Qiyalman (2021)

Videography

 * Ayiptama (2015)
 * Қалай қарайсың? (2016)
 * Kaitadan (2016)
 * Su Asty (2017)
 * Bayau (2017)
 * Yeski Taspa Bii' (2017)
 * Mooz (2017)
 * Ah!Yah!Mah! (2017)
 * E.Yeah (2018)
 * All I Need (2018)
 * Men Emes (2019)
 * Bari Biled (2019)
 * Lie (2020)
 * Senorita (2020)
 * Oinamago (2020)
 * Qiyalman (2021)

Movies

 * 91

Documentaries

 * MEN SEN EMES - Петь свои песни

Shows

 * 91 Space - Season 1
 * 91TV
 * 91 Space - Season 2
 * 91 Space - Season 3

Awards

 * GAKKU TOP-10 2016: Single "Айыптама"
 * ЕМА 2016: Breakthrough of the Year
 * EMA 2016: Absolutely Radio-Hit "Kaitadan"
 * ЖЫЛ ТАҢДАУЫ 2016
 * EMA 2017: Best male team
 * EMA 2017: Best song "Қалай қарайсың"
 * ЖЫЛ ТАҢДАУЫ 2017:
 * Премия Ticketon 2018: Kazakhstan Concert of the Year - “Special Prize. Choice of Kazakhstani viewers "
 * ВЫБОР КРИТИКОВ 2018: Best song "Mooz" (Movie Ninety One)
 * ЕМА 2018: Best MV "Ah!Yah!Mah"
 * ЕМА 2018: Best Q-POP artist
 * МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫЙ ФЕСТИВАЛЬ «ASTANA DAUSY-2018»: SPECIAL STATUETTE AND DIPLOMA
 * JYL TAŃDAÝY 2018
 * ҚЫЗЫҚ ПРЕМИЯ: BEST Q-POP ARTIST
 * Премия Ticketon 2019: Kazakhstan Artist of the Year
 * EMA 2019: Best Q-Pop project
 * EMA 2019: Best Q-pop boygroup
 * EMA 2019: Hit of the year
 * EMA 2019: Best music video
 * Qazaq Music Awards: Best album
 * Jyl tandauy 2019 song "Men emes"
 * Jyl tandauy 2019 song "Bari biled"
 * Special diploma from the head of the department of social development of the city of Almaty
 * EMA 2020: Best Q-pop project
 * EMA 2020: Best Q-pop boygroup
 * EMA 2020: Best music video