Universe (platform)
# Universe (platform)

Universe (stylized as UNIVERSE; Korean: 유니버스; RR: Yunibeoseu) was a Korean mobile app and web platform created by the video game developer NCSoft and operated by its entertainment subsidiary Klap.

The global K-pop entertainment platform revealed all 38 participating artists individually from November 12, 2020, to August 29, 2022. The platform officially closed and its service was transferred to Dear U bubble on February 17, 2023.

## Development

Ahead of its launch day, Universe surpassed four million pre-registered users on both the App Store and Google Play. As of January 2021, K-pop fans from 188 countries around the world including South Korea, the United States, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Brazil completed pre-registration with 80% of these users residing overseas. Two months after its launch, Universe achieved more than five million global downloads with a total 692 exclusive contents released. Four months after its launch, the K-pop entertainment platform surpassed ten million downloads.

Within ten months of its release, Universe surpassed 20 million downloads. The proportion of overseas users increased to 89% while the total number of original content released rose to 5,122 with a cumulative view count of 21.46 million. As of July 2022, after the Universe service completely reorganized, with a total of 6,288 original contents, the monthly revisit rate increased 10 times, the cumulative number of views reached 24 million, and the number of global downloads exceeded 24 million.

## Artists

### Current

* Astro
* Ateez
* Brave Girls
* CIX
* Choi Ye-na
* DKZ
* Drippin
* Epex
* Ghost9
* (G)I-dle
* Ha Sung-woon
* Heo Young-ji
* Iz*One
* Jo Yu-ri
* Kang Daniel
* Kard
* Kep1er
* Kim Bum
* Kwon Eun-bi
* Lee Dong-wook
* Park Ji-hoon
* Ren
* Viviz
* WEi
* Weki Meki
* Wonho
* Yoo Yeon-seok
* Youngjae (Got7)

### Former

* Oh My Girl (2021–2022, moved to Weverse)
* Yerin (2021–2022, moved to Dear U Bubble under "Bubble with Stars")
* SF9 (2021–2022)
* The Boyz (2020–2023, moved to Weverse)
* Lightsum (2021–2023, moved to Weverse)
* AB6IX (2020–2023, moved to Dear U Bubble under "Bubble with Stars")
* Monsta X (2020–2023, moved to Dear U Bubble under "Bubble for Starship")
* WJSN (2020–2023, moved to Dear U Bubble under "Bubble for Starship")
* Cravity (2021–2023, moved to Dear U Bubble under "Bubble for Starship")
* Ive (2021–2023, moved to Dear U Bubble under "Bubble for Starship")

## Universe Originals

### Series

* Kang Daniel – Agent Blackjack K (10 Episodes)
* Monsta X – Area 51: The Code (10 Episodes)
* Iz*One – Fantastic I*z: Hidden School (10 Episodes)

### Radio

* Kang Daniel – Kang Daniel Film Festival (7.25 MHz)
* The Boyz – Star THE Bs D.D.D (12.06 MHz)
* Monsta X – Smart Ones (5.14 MHz)
* Park Jihoon – The Next Door (3.26 MHz)
* Astro – Hot Topics! (2.23 MHz)
* Iz*One – Oneiric Diary (10.29 MHz)
* Ateez – The Clues (10.24 MHz)
* (G)I-dle – Not That Close (5.02 MHz)
* WJSN – Universe War (2.25 MHz)
* AB6IX – Care to Join? (5.22 MHz)
* CIX – Seeds of Temptation (7.23 MHz)
* SF9 – Catch Up! (10.05 MHz)

## Universe Music

All artists that have joined Universe will participate in its "Universe Music" series, with various content including music videos released each month.

| Date | Artist | Title | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Jan 26, 2021 | Iz*One | "D-D-Dance" | Prod. Full8loom |
| Feb 9, 2021 | Sumi Jo and Rain | "Guardians" | Universe theme song |
| Mar 3, 2021 | Park Ji-hoon feat. Lee Hi | "Call U Up" | Prod. Primary |
| Apr 29, 2021 | (G)I-dle | "Last Dance" | Prod. Groovy Room |
| May 13, 2021 | Kang Daniel feat. Loco | "Outerspace" | N/A |
| May 24, 2021 | AB6IX | "Gemini" | N/A |
| July 1, 2021 | CIX | "Tesseract" | Prod. Hui, Minit |
| July 11, 2021 | The Boyz | "Drink It" | N/A |
| July 26, 2021 | Monsta X | "Kiss or Death" | N/A |
| Sep 2, 2021 | Astro | "Alive" | N/A |
| Sep 23, 2021 | WJSN | "Let Me In" | N/A |
| Oct 1, 2021 | WEi | "Starry Night" | Prod. Dress |
| Nov 11, 2021 | Drippin | "Vertigo" | N/A |
| Dec 23, 2021 | Oh My Girl | "Shark" | N/A |
| Dec 30, 2021 | SF9 | "Savior" | N/A |
| Jan 31, 2022 | Ateez | "Don't Stop" | N/A |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Kwon Eun-bi | "Esper" | N/A |
| Apr 14, 2022 | Ha Sung-woon | "La La Pop!" | N/A |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Kang Daniel | "Ready to Ride" | N/A |
| May 31, 2022 | Cravity | "Vivid" | N/A |
| Jun 17, 2022 | The Boyz | "Sweet" | N/A |
| July 7, 2022 | Monsta X | "If with U" | N/A |
| July 21, 2022 | Astro | "U&Iverse" | N/A |
| Aug 11, 2022 | Jo Yu-ri | "Maybe" | N/A |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Wonho | "Don't hesitate" | N/A |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Kep1er | "Sugar Rush" | N/A |
| Oct 27, 2022 | Viviz | "Rum Pum Pum" | N/A |

## Concerts

| Date | Title | Venue | Performing Artist(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| February 14, 2021 | UNI-KON | Online | AB6IXAstroAteezCIXCravity(G)I-dleIz*OneKang DanielMonsta XOh My GirlPark JihoonThe BoyzWEiWJSN | 2,600,000 |
| July 2, 2022 | UNI-KON | SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium and online | AstroGhost9IvePark Ji-hoonThe BoyzWEiWeki MekiWJSNWonhoYounite | 3,800,000 |
| July 3, 2022 | UNI-KON | SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium and online | AteezCIXCravityDrippinEPEXJo Yu-riKep1erLightsumSF9Yena | 3,800,000 |

## Fan meetings

### Universe Fan Event

| Date | Title | Performing Artist(s) |
| - | - | - |
| July 23, 2022 | Black Gambler | Kang Daniel |
| August 19, 2022 | Happy Yerin Day | Yerin |
| November 18, 2022 | Sunset Beach | Kep1er |

### Universe Fan Party

| Date | Title | Venue | Performing Artist(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| February 28, 2021 | Iz*one Online Fan Party | Online | Iz*One |
| April 17, 2021 | CIX: Blooming Day | Online | CIX |
| May 16, 2021 | Dear My D | Online | Kang Daniel |
| June 6, 2021 | Sunday Cravity | Online | Cravity |
| July 24, 2021 (cancelled) | Monsta Castle | Online | Monsta X |
| November 7, 2021 | Welcome to WJSN House | YES24 Live Hall | WJSN |
| February 11, 2022 | Oh My Princess Diary | YES24 Live Hall | Oh My Girl |
| May 7, 2022 | Dream Driver | Nodeul Live House | Drippin |
| May 8, 2022 | Eunbi's Secret Store | Nodeul Live House | Kwon Eun-bi |
| May 21, 2022 | School Fest. in Neverland | YES24 Live Hall | (G)I-dle |
