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ukiss (kpop)
U-KISS (Korean: 유키스) is a South Korean boy band formed by NH Media in 2008. The members of the group are Soohyun, Eli, Kevin, Dongho, Kiseop, Hoon and AJ (both joining the group in 2011). Alexander and Kibum became former members, when their contracts were terminated in early 2011,
The group has released two full-length albums, five extended plays and various singles. Their first full length album, Only One, was released on February 3, 2010. The group released their second full-length album Neverland on September 1, 2011.
On May 2011, U-KISS formally signed under Avex Japan for their Japanese debut. They are now preparing for their formal debut into Japan, set for December 14th, with the release of their single ‘Tick Tack‘.[1]
Contents [hide]
1 History
1.1 Pre-debut and Debut
1.2 All About U-KISS, New member and mini-albums
2 2010 Activities
2.1 First full-length album and Other Activities
2.2 U-KISS in Asian Cities and First Solo Concert
2.3 Break Time: The Fourth Mini Album
3 2011 Activities
3.1 U.S Debut, Dongho's Acting Career, new members and others
3.2 Japan debut and success
3.3 Return to Korea, Neverland: Second Full-length Album and Asia Tour
3.4 U-KISS Concert Series and Taiwan Fan meet
3.5 Japanese album and Tick Tack
4 Members
4.1 Current members
4.2 Past members
5 Discography
5.1 Korean Discography
5.2 Japanese Discography
5.3 Others
5.4 Music Videos
6 Film and television career
6.1 Reality-Variety shows/ Films
7 Concert
8 Awards
9 References
10 External links
[edit]History
[edit]Pre-debut and Debut
U-KISS was first formed as a six member boy-group in 2008. Kim Kibum and Kevin Woo were former members of the boy band Xing. Kim Kibum left the group in early 2007 while Kevin Woo left the group four months before the debut of U-KISS. The other five members were all individually selected by NH Media through auditions. U-KISS debuted in Japan on August 15, 2008 at the Power of Atamix 08. The group released their first mini album, New Generation, (N-Generation) on September 3, 2008, with the main track, "Not Young". U-KISS later debuted in South Korea on August 28, 2008, with a performance of "Not Young" on Mnet's M! Countdown and a release of their first music video. In 2009, U-KISS has been considered for a 150 billion KRW worth collaboration-project between two nations, Japan and South Korea. It was revealed that a popular entertainment company, Yoshimoto Group in Japan invested 150 billion KRW to groom U-KISS to be an internationally-known group. The reason behind this is their quality as a group with multilingual members: Alexander can converse in seven languages -Spanish, Portuguese, Cantonese, Japanese, Mandarin, Korean and English; Eli is good in English, Korean and Mandarin; the maknae Dongho can articulate in Korean and Mandarin; Kevin in English while Kibum can speak Japanese.
[edit]All About U-KISS, New member and mini-albums
U-KISS released their second mini-album on February 11, 2009, called Bring It Back 2 Old School with its title song, "I Like You". On the same day, a music video for I Like You was released with an old-school theme inspired by the 80's.[2] They also performed their carrier single live in various music shows. U-KISS becomes sensation in Thailand pulling 5-days straight fan meetings in promotion with their album Bring It Back 2 Old School, they also won on an online voting in Thailand beating the Wonder Girls. After their promotional cycle for "Bring It Back 2 Old School", U-KISS starred in their very first variety show, All About U-KISS.
In 2009, Kevin Woo joined Arirang's radio show Pops in Seoul hosting the 'All About You' segment alongside co-host Isak N Jiyeon. Shortly after, Alexander was invited to host the show too.[3] In April that same year, Eli also became an MC of MBC's show, Fusion. In late 2009, U-KISS released a third mini-album titled ContiUkiss on November 5, 2009. Lee Kiseop, a new member, joined the group during the promotion of this mini-album with their carrier single, Man Man Ha Ni. This song is often known as U-KISS' breakthrough song as it helped them to make their names known in the Korean entertainment industry.> U-KISS held their first fan meeting titled "Only 4 U" to celebrate their 500th days in the industry, that was sponsored by GomTV.
Lee Kiseop appeared in a variety show known as Uljjang Shidae 2 or Ulzzang Generation 2 (Pretty Boys and Girls Season 2) with fellow member Soo Hyun also guest starring in an episode. Dong Ho. the youngest of the group has made many appearances on many variety shows at the end of 2009, helping to promote U-KISS. Such shows include The Invincible Baseball Team and Idol Maknae Rebellion. Dongho is the most active member of the group and has been invited in many other shows. He has been thanked for helping the group to be more well-known.
Kevin and Alexander were featured in Brave Brother's song, "Finally" wherein a music video for the track was released a few weeks after. Members Eli and Kibum also starred in the Thai drama Autumn's Destiny. However, the drama was aired in Thailand only. As both Eli and Kibum could not speak Thai, their voices were dubbed. The drama aired its premiere episode on January 16, 2010.
[edit]2010 Activities
[edit]First full-length album and Other Activities
On January 18, 2010, U-KISS formally opened their official fan club, KissMe with an official color of Pearl Pink.
Before the release of their first full-length album, television station MBC stated that U-KISS would star in a new variety show called U-KISS' Vampire, which later premiered on January 22, 2010. In the show, the members moved into a dormitory that they stayed during the whole duration of filming. They were sorted into groups according to their blood types. Alexander, Kibum, Eli and Kevin were grouped into the Blood Type O group. Soo Hyun and Kiseop were grouped into the Blood Type A group while remaining member, Dongho, into the Blood Type B group. U-KISS Vampires aim was to reveal the true identities of each member according to their different blood types.
Their first full-length album, Only One, was released on February 3, 2010. The song "Without You," the title track, was first released on January 27, 2010 as a digital single but later, their managing company decided that they would promote Bingeul Bingeul, in which it became another hit like its predecessor "Man Man Ha Ni". Their full-length album, Only One topped Hanteo Charts, Hot Tracks, Syn-nara Records and Evan Records in just one day making it U-KISS greatest achievement to date. It became their highest chart-topping single in the Philippines which resulted in visits to the country with mall shows and a successful first concert. On April 15, 2010, shortly after their successful mall shows in the Philippines, U-KISS started promotions for their follow up song from their Only One album, titled "Mworago" (What). A music video was taped, and a teaser released, but remained unreleased to date, due to unknown reasons.
U-KISS also starred in their next reality-variety show titled Chef's Kiss. In this variety show, the members opened a real restaurant which they named U-KISS Steak House. The seven members were split into teams and each week, they competed among themselves to decide which team would be chosen to cook in the restaurant that week. Chef's Kiss aired its last episode on July 30, 2010 and was one of the highest-rated show.
[edit]U-KISS in Asian Cities and First Solo Concert
Premiere Entertainment Philippines Inc. (PEP) brought U-KISS to Manila for a series of special mall shows from March 26–28, 2010. The group visited SM North Edsa, SM Megamall and SM City Pampanga. This was in line with the promotion of their album Only One and the group's solo concert in the Philippines in June.[4]
On June 19, 2010, Geneses Dream Entertainment brought U-KISS to Malaysia for a fan meeting held in Plenary Hall, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Later that year, U-KISS returned to Philippines and joined fellow Korean entertainer Rain as guests in his concert, titled "Intensity" in the Philippines at the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds on September 11, 2010. This was their third visit to Philippines.[5]
On November 30, 2010, U-KISS went to Mongolia to perform a special on Arirang's music programm, M Wave concert.[6] It was held in Mongol Palace Ulaanbaatar. This concert celebrated the 20th anniversary of the friendship between Korea and Mongolia.[7][8][9]
Due to their success in the Philippines, U-KISS held a concert at the Araneta Coliseum in Manila, Philippines. The show was originally scheduled on May 29, 2010 but later postponed to June 14, 2010 due to some delays and problems regarding the venue. U-KISS arrived in Manila on June 13, 2010 and had several television guestings as they appeared in a Philippine Sunday Music Show Party Pilipinas and also participated in the celebration of Independence Day in the Philippines where they performed Bingeul Bingeul and Man Man Ha Ni.[10] They also appeared in a showbiz-oriented show, Showbiz Central under GMA Network to promote their group and their new album. The concert was titled U-KISS First Kiss Tour in Manila.[11] U-KISS is the second Korean group to stage a concert in Araneta Coliseum, the first being Super Junior.
On August 2, 2010, U-KISS member Alexander and Kevin were nominated once again to host Arirang's M-Wave program in both Korean and English. On November 19, 2010, as part of their fourth mini-album, Break Time promotions, U-KISS visited Singapore to perform at The Kings of Freedom Concert held at the Bedok Reservoir Park.
U-Kiss successfully held their very first independent Japan concert on December 6, 2010 in Osaka with over 3,000 fans in attendance.[12]
[edit]Break Time: The Fourth Mini Album
Main article: Break Time
U-Kiss released their fourth mini-album, Break Time, on October 4, 2010, in South Korea. It included five new songs and instrumental versions of two of the new songs in the album. The album contained a 50-page photograph book and a photo card of either any of the seven members or one of the group. Three days after the release of the album, it topped the Hanteo charts. The teaser for the "Shut Up!!" music video was scheduled to be released on the afternoon of October 3, 2010. But it was later pushed back to October 4, 2010.
U-Kiss performed "Shut Up!!," the title track of their mini-album, on Mnet's M! Countdown on October 7, 2010. The full music video was released on October 7, 2010.[13]
[edit]2011 Activities
[edit]U.S Debut, Dongho's Acting Career, new members and others
Members Shin Dongho, Eli, and Ki Seop have been cast for MBC every1’s special new sitcom, titled 'Real School' which is 40-episode long sitcom series, for which they will play three high school students who board at an ‘English Village’ in an attempt to crack their fear of speaking English. Its pilot episode aired on January 10, 2011. Meanwhile, Dongho was cast to act in his ever first drama, Royal Family under MBC, as Jo Byung Joon. Dongho has also since played in several films, including The Villain & Widow and My Black Mini Dress.
In early 2011, the management announced that U-KISS was planning to debut in United States. The group recorded over 100 tracks to be sorted-out for their upcoming US album.[14] But news regarding this debut vanished as Alexander and Kibum reported to depart from the group. Alexander and Kibum left the band on February 23, 2011. A couple of days after the original members Alexander and Kibum left U-KISS, NH Media introduced two new members, Kim Jae Seop and Yeo Hoon Min.[15] Kim Jae Seop is also known as AJ and Yeo Hoon Min, as Hoon. Before debuting in U-KISS, AJ was a former member of the South Korean boyband Paran which was also under the management of NH Media. With the two new members, U-KISS made their comeback on March 30 with their new album, Bran New Kiss. They literally became an overnight sensation with the release of Bran New Kiss by placing first on many online music charts. A music video for their single, "0330" was released on the same day. The new U-KISS performed "0330" live, on the next day March 31 on M! Countdown.
In May 17, 2011 U-KISS, along with other groups, performed for Korea-Taiwan Friendship Concert held at the TICC Taiwan. The group performed their single Shut Up!.[16] The group also performed "0330" on the 2011's Dream Concert on May 28, 2011. They also walked on the red carpet held at the same day on Seoul World Cup Stadium. The performance was televised on June 10, 2011.
On February 28, U-KISS began filming a movie with Jay Park, Kim Soo Ro and Park Ye Jin with a working title, Mr. Idol. This will be the group's first movie and will be shown in theaters in August.
Dongho will also be starring in a 3D animation movie titled Hong Gil Dong 2084 as the voice of the lead character, Hong Gil Dong which will have its premiere on August 18. The production company stated "Dongho has a cute face with versatile talents[...] thus having a fanbase that consists of both younger and older generations[...] bold personality especially resembles the animation's character, Hong Gil Dong". It took 3 years to accomplish 'Hong Gil Dong 2084,' with costs reaching 36 billion won.
South Korea’s KBS program Music Bank held a live event at the Tokyo Dome on July 13 entitled “K-POP FESTIVAL: MUSIC BANK in TOKYO”. U-KISS was one of the 15 Korean groups who performed in the said event.[17][18] U-KISS is considered one of the busiest K-Pop boybands because of their engagement on various shows and concerts, also, the group is one of the 10 Koreans to perform at the Korean Music Wave 2011 which was held in Singapore on July 15.[19] U-KISS performed their hit singles Bingeul Bingeul, Man Man Ha Ni, 0330 and the first full performance of Everyday.[20] Aside from their performance, lead singer Kevin also act as an MC for the show.[21] The group also held a public fanmeeting on June 10 , 2011 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
[edit]Japan debut and success
On December 10, 2010, they released a full Japanese album called First Kiss which was a compilation of all their songs from their debut album up until their Break Time album. First Kiss placed second on Oricon daily charts on the day of its release.
On May 2011, U-KISS formally signed under Avex Japan for their Japanese debut. They are soon to release the Japanese version of Bran New Kiss on August 24, 2011 while the group's first ever Japanese album will be released in December of the same year. On June 7, U-KISS along with fellow K-Pop artists held a concert-for-a-cause dubbed as Seoul-Osaka Music of Heart 2011 to help victims of the Japan earthquake tragedy. From June 8, 2011, the group went to stay in Japan for 3 months to prepare for their official Japanese debut by which they are eyeing to set themselves on the Oricon Chart. U-KISS also performed for the KPOP Premium Concert on June 25, 2011 that was held Live at Zepp Fukuoka. On July 7, 2011 U-KISS appeared on "Radio Kyoto KBS".[22] They also appeared on a weekly show, "Made in BS Japan" from June 15 to July 20 episodes.
They showed how powerful the hallyu wave is by garnering thousands of fans in Nagoya. According to NH Media and Avex Japan, 5,000 fans gathered in Nagoya for a fan meeting while 10,000 fans assembled in Tokyo.[23] U-KISS is set on another fan meeting in Osaka on the 30th and is expected as a sold-out show also.[24] They also received good reviews by appearing on a preview event of the movie My Black Mini Dress, which Dongho acted in. U-KISS maknae, Dongho act as a lead role for an upcoming movie Don’t Cry Mommy, and is expected to premiere soon in Japan.[23][25]
The Japanese version of their album, Bran New Kiss was released on August 24, 2010. It debuts at Rank #5 in the Oricon chart, while it climbs at Rank #3 on the following days.[26] Avex Japan also reported that the group will have their first Japan major concert in Osaka on 2012.
[edit]Return to Korea, Neverland: Second Full-length Album and Asia Tour
Main article: Neverland (U-KISS album)
U-KISS being busy with their Japanese promotions, they announced that they will be back in Korea on September with their second full album. The group will be working with the best sound engineers in Korea and Japan together with an American producer while using top-notch facilities in Osaka, Japan.[27] American producer and songwriter JD Relic (who wrote Neverland, Baby Don't Cry, and Top that), hinted being in the studio with the guys of U-Kiss on May 25, 2011.[28] Representatives announced, “Composers from Korea, United States, and Japan [...] in Japan right now to help the members with the recordings.”[24]
It’s been revealed that U-KISS will also be collaborating with fellow NH Media artist- Paran to be included in the album. The album will be released on September 1, 2011.[29] U-KISS released a teaser for their second full-length album entitled Neverland on August 25, while their promotional single, "Someday" was released on August 26, 2011. Meanwhile, the carrier single "Neverland" was released on September 1, 2011 along with album and a music video through M-Net.[30]
U-KISS has announced that they’ll be taking “Neverland” to six different countries in the coming month which grants Kissmes request from all over Asia.[31] The group recently received 15 invitations from different countries all over the world as a part of their promotions for “Neverland”.[31] U-KISS has decided therefore to set out on a 15,000 km journey across Asia, right in the middle of their promotions.[31] Starting with Malaysia on September 24, China on the 27th, and Taiwan on October 3.[31] They’ll still be attending music programs in Korea as well as several concert events in Changwon, Mokpo, and Gumi.[31] The tour then continues as they will also visit Thailand, while Philippines on the latter date of October will serve as the last stop for the tour.[31]
[edit]U-KISS Concert Series and Taiwan Fan meet
According to NH Media, the company is planning to bring U-KISS to various cities in Asia to promote Bran New Kiss. U-KISS is supposed to be the first Korean Group to visit the island state of Brunei until it was postponed and then cancelled for an unknowned reason.[32] The group will also visit Taiwan for a special show dubbed as "Kiss U & Me Taiwan Fanmeeting" on November 19, 2011.[33][34] It will be held inside the Chung-Cheng Hall at the National Taipei University of Technology.[34] This was organized by All Access Network Communication Co., Ltd., and Crown Communication Co., Ltd (全通網傳播有限公司、一冠傳播有限公司) and sponsored by NH Entertainment Media Agency, DBM Media and Starry Sky Media.[34] The group is also scheduled to visit Malaysia as part of their Asia tour.
U-KISS is also set to hold a concert in the North America region. Aside from that, they are also set to perform on various countries in Asia. According to NH Media, the boys will perform in United States, Canada, Japan, Thailand, China and Singapore at the end of the year.[35]
[edit]Japanese album and Tick Tack
The boys of U-KISS have just wrapped up promotions for their second full-length album with a final performance on the November 6th episode of SBS Inkigayo.[1] They’re now actively preparing to make their formal debut into Japan on December 14th with the release of their single ‘Tick Tack‘, which was also written by JD Relic who wrote their previous single "Neverland".[1] U-KISS participated in the Chinese-Korean Music Festival that took place in Beijing, China on the November 8 and have a few performances scheduled in Taiwan and Hong Kong.[1] Once they complete their Chinese promotions, they will be heading to Japan on the 22nd.[1] Their agency stated, “On top of having powerful dance performances and strong vocals, a few members are able to speak fluently in languages such as English, Chinese and Japanese, enabling them to quickly develop an international fan base.”[1] On November 18, 2011 Japan’s Fuji TV Network revealed a preview for the video, and it’s generated high levels of anticipation from fans.[36] On November 23, the full track leaked online, while the Full video leaked on December 5, 2011 but it was made private by the uploader after a while due to copyright claim. However the full music video, along with the digital single will be released on December 14.[36] On November 21st, the maknae of the group, Dongho wrapped up a day of shooting on set when he felt sudden pain around his lower back area.[37] After going to the hospital, he discovered that he had cracked his tailbone.[37] The injury was treated, but he’s still feeling pain and was told he needed sufficient time to rest and recover.[37] The incident brought a wave of concern for the group’s promotions schedule, as they’re currently slated to make their Japanese debut.[37] On November 24th, NH Media stated, “We are working hard to make sure that the injury will not affect U-KISS’s Japanese promotions.” At this time, Dongho is said to be having difficulty performing the intense choreography set for their upcoming debut.[37]Two weeks prior to the official launch, U-KISS and Ukissticktack trended on Twitter worldwide.
[edit]Members
[edit]Current members
Soohyun (Shin Soohyun) (Hangul:신수현) Born on March 11, 1989. Shin Soohyun is the newly appointed leader and main vocalist of the group. Previously, Soohyun was a trainee under JYP Entertainment and also a Good Entertainment trainee. He is the power vocalist of the group, as he is noted for his powerful singing style. He has two sisters, one older and one younger. His father passed away when he was in the second grade of Junior high school. His specialities are R&B, dancing, soccer, and piano.
Kiseop (Lee Kiseop) (Hangul:이기섭) Born on January 17, 1991. He is a vocalist and the main dancer of the group. Kiseop is known for being an Ulzzang Eoljjang ‘best face’ in Korea. His special ability is martial arts (Taekwondo), Beat boxing, dancing and acting. He loves photography and lists it as one of his hobbies. He is living with his parents and older sister who are all Buddhist. Kiseop joined U-KISS in 2009 with the release of Man Man Ha Ni, which made the group become a seven-membered group.
Eli (Kim Kyoung Jae) (Hangul:김경재) Born on March 13, 1991. His English name is Ellison, which his nickname Eli derives from. He is the main rapper and vocalist of the group. Eli was born in Washington, D.C. and is fluent in English. He studied abroad in Beijing and can speak Mandarin fluently. His family consists of his parents, older sister, and younger sister. He is a Christian. His specialities are Taekwondo and Kung Fu.He is also a host in a tv show at arirang w/c is pops in seoul together w/ the other members Kevin Woo and Alexander Lee Eusebio.
AJ (Kim Jaeseop) (Hangul:김재섭) Born on June 4, 1991. He is better known as AJ, and is the second addition to the group after Alexander and Kibum's departure from the group. AJ is fluent in Korean and English as he went to an international school in Korea before. Formerly he was the youngest member of the group Paran. Due to the other members leaving for the army or pursuing solo activities, the group virtually disbanded, with no formal announcement. He currently goes to Columbia University. AJ is the lead rapper, vocalist, and dancer in U-KISS.
Hoon (Yeo Hoon Min) (Hangul:여훈민) Born on August 16, 1991. He is known as Hoon, and is the first addition to the group after Alexander and Kibum's departure from the group. He is one of the two lead vocalist. Before joining the group, Hoon had a solo career and previously released one album. He is currently attending Dong Guk University majoring in theater. Hoon is also a Taekwondo athlete, and briefly made a cameo in SBS's drama Athena as a bodyguard of President.
Kevin (Woo Sung Hyun) (Hangul:우성현), Born on November 25, 1991. Korean name: Woo Sunghyun (Hangul:우성현). Kevin is the other lead vocalist and the second main vocalist of the group. He was born in Danville, California, United States and is fluent in English. He attended Monte Vista High School. Before debuting with U-KISS in 2008, he debuted in 2006 with a rotational group called XING alongside his former group-mate Marumir otherwise known as Kibum until he left the group and joined U-KISS. Kevin is well known for his flexibility and ability to cover girl group dances. He was the host of Arirang TV's radio show Pops in Seoul with group-mates Eli and Alexander. His specialities are popping dance, guitar, and piano. He has one older sister, and he is a Christian.
Dongho (Shin Dongho) (Hangul:신동호) Born on June 29, 1994. He's the youngest member of the group. Dongho is the lead rapper, lead dancer, vocalist and maknae of the group. Dongho can communicate in Mandarin because he studied in Beijing, China at a young age. Currently Dongho is attending Hanrim Entertainment Arts School. Dongho is the most active member of the group, and participated in a number of projects such as acting in dramas and multiple variety shows. Because of his activities, the other members stated that Dongho is the one who makes U-KISS receive more popularity and are thankful to Dongho because of that. Recently, Dongho gained a lot of attention after his cameo in the movie "My Black Mini Dress" with Yoo In Na.
[edit]Past members
Alexander Lee Eusebio (Hangul:알렉산더) Born on July 29, 1988. Alexander was born in Hong Kong but grew up in Macau from multinational parents. His father is half Portuguese, half Chinese and his mother is Korean. Alexander is well known as an idol who can speak seven languages: Cantonese, English, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese. He is a Christian. He was formerly a rapper for the group.
Kibum (Hangul:김기범) Born on December 29, 1990. Kibum was formerly a vocalist of the group. He left the group after his company terminated his contract. Kibum is famously known as being the younger brother of SS501's Kim Hyung Jun before debuting with U-KISS. Kibum, along with group-mate Kevin, was a member of the group XING. He used the stage name Marumir when he was in XING. One year after XING's debut, Kibum decided to leave for a better future. Kibum is known for his cheerful and witty personality. Kibum can speak Korean, Japanese, and conversational English. Kibum will be debuting in Japan as a solo artist under the stage name, Allen.
[edit]Discography
[edit]Korean Discography
Studio Albums
February 3, 2010: Only One
September 1, 2011: Neverland
Extended Plays
September 5, 2008: New Generation
February 11, 2009: Bring It Back 2 Old School
November 5, 2009: ContiUkiss
October 4, 2010: Break Time
March 30, 2011: Bran New Kiss
Soundtracks and other Singles
December 7, 2009: Finally (Brave Brothers ft. UKISS)
May 31, 2010: I Can Do It (Call of the Country OST part 2)
June 4, 2010: Hero Challenge(Kim Sooro, Yang Sangchul, U-Kiss)
February 8, 2011: Always (Real School OST)
February 8, 2011: Kiss Me (Real School OST)
February 23, 2011: Your Love(Hyeji ft. Alexander)
May 5, 2011: The Man With A Flower(ACE ft. Eli)
May 13, 2011: Man's Love(No Gi Tae ft. Dongho)
[edit]Japanese Discography
Extended Plays
August 24, 2011: Bran New Kiss
Single Albums
December 14, 2011: Tick Tack
[edit]Others
Live Albums
April 2, 2011: U-KISS 1st Kiss Tour in Manila DVD(Philippines only)[38]
April 29, 2011: U-KISS First Kiss Live in Tokyo and Osaka DVD(Japan only)
April 29, 2011: Seoul Train with U-KISS(Japan only)
[edit]Music Videos
Released date Video Length
September 13, 2008 Not Young 4:25
February 2, 2009 I Like You 4:14
November 9, 2009 Man Man Ha Ni 3:32
February 4, 2010 Bingeul Bingeul 3:24
October 7, 2010 Shut Up (Full Version) 3:14
October 7, 2010 Shut Up (Clean Version) 3:15
October 29, 2010 Shut Up (Full Version 2) 3:17
February 9, 2011 Always 3:49
March 30, 2011 0330 3:54
April 3, 2011 0330 (Drama Version) 3:54
September 1, 2011 Neverland 3:36
September 25, 2011 Neverland (Dance Version) 3:36
December 14, 2011 Tick Tack 3:47
January 17, 2012 Someday (in 3D)
[edit]Film and television career
[edit]Reality-Variety shows/ Films
Year Information
2009
All About U-KISS
You Know U-KISS
Invincible Baseball Team (Dongho)
2010
Invincible Baseball Team (Dongho)
UKISS Vampire
Chef's Kiss
Raising Idol (Dongho)
Bouquet (as guests)
Idol Maknae Rebellion (Dongho)
Idol League (with ZE:A)
2011
Mr. Idol (Film)
Made in BS Japan (variety)
Don't Cry Mommy (Film) (Dongho)
Hong Gil Dong 2084 (Film) (Dongho)
My Black Mini Dress (Film) (Dongho)
[edit]Concert
Date Title Venue Country
June 14, 2010 First Kiss Tour in Manila Smart Araneta Coliseum Philippines
December 6, 2010 First Kiss Live Zepp Osaka Japan[39]
December 10, 2010 First Kiss Live Zepp Tokyo Japan[40]
[edit]Awards
Year Award
2008
5th Asia Song Festival: Rookie award in Asia[41]
2011
[V] CHINESE TOP Awards Concert: Most Potential Overseas Idol Group
11th Asia Song Festival: Most Influential Artist in Asia[42]
[edit]References
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U-KISS
유키스
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres Pop, synthpop, dance-pop
Years active 2008–present
Labels NH Media, KT Music (South Korea)
Avex Trax (Japan)
Website u-kiss.co.kr u-kiss.jp
Members
Soohyun
Kiseop
Eli
AJ
Hoon
Kevin
Dongho
Past members
Alexander Lee Eusebio
Kim Kibum
The group has released two full-length albums, five extended plays and various singles. Their first full length album, Only One, was released on February 3, 2010. The group released their second full-length album Neverland on September 1, 2011.
On May 2011, U-KISS formally signed under Avex Japan for their Japanese debut. They are now preparing for their formal debut into Japan, set for December 14th, with the release of their single ‘Tick Tack‘.[1]
Contents [hide]
1 History
1.1 Pre-debut and Debut
1.2 All About U-KISS, New member and mini-albums
2 2010 Activities
2.1 First full-length album and Other Activities
2.2 U-KISS in Asian Cities and First Solo Concert
2.3 Break Time: The Fourth Mini Album
3 2011 Activities
3.1 U.S Debut, Dongho's Acting Career, new members and others
3.2 Japan debut and success
3.3 Return to Korea, Neverland: Second Full-length Album and Asia Tour
3.4 U-KISS Concert Series and Taiwan Fan meet
3.5 Japanese album and Tick Tack
4 Members
4.1 Current members
4.2 Past members
5 Discography
5.1 Korean Discography
5.2 Japanese Discography
5.3 Others
5.4 Music Videos
6 Film and television career
6.1 Reality-Variety shows/ Films
7 Concert
8 Awards
9 References
10 External links
[edit]History
[edit]Pre-debut and Debut
U-KISS was first formed as a six member boy-group in 2008. Kim Kibum and Kevin Woo were former members of the boy band Xing. Kim Kibum left the group in early 2007 while Kevin Woo left the group four months before the debut of U-KISS. The other five members were all individually selected by NH Media through auditions. U-KISS debuted in Japan on August 15, 2008 at the Power of Atamix 08. The group released their first mini album, New Generation, (N-Generation) on September 3, 2008, with the main track, "Not Young". U-KISS later debuted in South Korea on August 28, 2008, with a performance of "Not Young" on Mnet's M! Countdown and a release of their first music video. In 2009, U-KISS has been considered for a 150 billion KRW worth collaboration-project between two nations, Japan and South Korea. It was revealed that a popular entertainment company, Yoshimoto Group in Japan invested 150 billion KRW to groom U-KISS to be an internationally-known group. The reason behind this is their quality as a group with multilingual members: Alexander can converse in seven languages -Spanish, Portuguese, Cantonese, Japanese, Mandarin, Korean and English; Eli is good in English, Korean and Mandarin; the maknae Dongho can articulate in Korean and Mandarin; Kevin in English while Kibum can speak Japanese.
[edit]All About U-KISS, New member and mini-albums
U-KISS released their second mini-album on February 11, 2009, called Bring It Back 2 Old School with its title song, "I Like You". On the same day, a music video for I Like You was released with an old-school theme inspired by the 80's.[2] They also performed their carrier single live in various music shows. U-KISS becomes sensation in Thailand pulling 5-days straight fan meetings in promotion with their album Bring It Back 2 Old School, they also won on an online voting in Thailand beating the Wonder Girls. After their promotional cycle for "Bring It Back 2 Old School", U-KISS starred in their very first variety show, All About U-KISS.
In 2009, Kevin Woo joined Arirang's radio show Pops in Seoul hosting the 'All About You' segment alongside co-host Isak N Jiyeon. Shortly after, Alexander was invited to host the show too.[3] In April that same year, Eli also became an MC of MBC's show, Fusion. In late 2009, U-KISS released a third mini-album titled ContiUkiss on November 5, 2009. Lee Kiseop, a new member, joined the group during the promotion of this mini-album with their carrier single, Man Man Ha Ni. This song is often known as U-KISS' breakthrough song as it helped them to make their names known in the Korean entertainment industry.> U-KISS held their first fan meeting titled "Only 4 U" to celebrate their 500th days in the industry, that was sponsored by GomTV.
Lee Kiseop appeared in a variety show known as Uljjang Shidae 2 or Ulzzang Generation 2 (Pretty Boys and Girls Season 2) with fellow member Soo Hyun also guest starring in an episode. Dong Ho. the youngest of the group has made many appearances on many variety shows at the end of 2009, helping to promote U-KISS. Such shows include The Invincible Baseball Team and Idol Maknae Rebellion. Dongho is the most active member of the group and has been invited in many other shows. He has been thanked for helping the group to be more well-known.
Kevin and Alexander were featured in Brave Brother's song, "Finally" wherein a music video for the track was released a few weeks after. Members Eli and Kibum also starred in the Thai drama Autumn's Destiny. However, the drama was aired in Thailand only. As both Eli and Kibum could not speak Thai, their voices were dubbed. The drama aired its premiere episode on January 16, 2010.
[edit]2010 Activities
[edit]First full-length album and Other Activities
On January 18, 2010, U-KISS formally opened their official fan club, KissMe with an official color of Pearl Pink.
Before the release of their first full-length album, television station MBC stated that U-KISS would star in a new variety show called U-KISS' Vampire, which later premiered on January 22, 2010. In the show, the members moved into a dormitory that they stayed during the whole duration of filming. They were sorted into groups according to their blood types. Alexander, Kibum, Eli and Kevin were grouped into the Blood Type O group. Soo Hyun and Kiseop were grouped into the Blood Type A group while remaining member, Dongho, into the Blood Type B group. U-KISS Vampires aim was to reveal the true identities of each member according to their different blood types.
Their first full-length album, Only One, was released on February 3, 2010. The song "Without You," the title track, was first released on January 27, 2010 as a digital single but later, their managing company decided that they would promote Bingeul Bingeul, in which it became another hit like its predecessor "Man Man Ha Ni". Their full-length album, Only One topped Hanteo Charts, Hot Tracks, Syn-nara Records and Evan Records in just one day making it U-KISS greatest achievement to date. It became their highest chart-topping single in the Philippines which resulted in visits to the country with mall shows and a successful first concert. On April 15, 2010, shortly after their successful mall shows in the Philippines, U-KISS started promotions for their follow up song from their Only One album, titled "Mworago" (What). A music video was taped, and a teaser released, but remained unreleased to date, due to unknown reasons.
U-KISS also starred in their next reality-variety show titled Chef's Kiss. In this variety show, the members opened a real restaurant which they named U-KISS Steak House. The seven members were split into teams and each week, they competed among themselves to decide which team would be chosen to cook in the restaurant that week. Chef's Kiss aired its last episode on July 30, 2010 and was one of the highest-rated show.
[edit]U-KISS in Asian Cities and First Solo Concert
Premiere Entertainment Philippines Inc. (PEP) brought U-KISS to Manila for a series of special mall shows from March 26–28, 2010. The group visited SM North Edsa, SM Megamall and SM City Pampanga. This was in line with the promotion of their album Only One and the group's solo concert in the Philippines in June.[4]
On June 19, 2010, Geneses Dream Entertainment brought U-KISS to Malaysia for a fan meeting held in Plenary Hall, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Later that year, U-KISS returned to Philippines and joined fellow Korean entertainer Rain as guests in his concert, titled "Intensity" in the Philippines at the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds on September 11, 2010. This was their third visit to Philippines.[5]
On November 30, 2010, U-KISS went to Mongolia to perform a special on Arirang's music programm, M Wave concert.[6] It was held in Mongol Palace Ulaanbaatar. This concert celebrated the 20th anniversary of the friendship between Korea and Mongolia.[7][8][9]
Due to their success in the Philippines, U-KISS held a concert at the Araneta Coliseum in Manila, Philippines. The show was originally scheduled on May 29, 2010 but later postponed to June 14, 2010 due to some delays and problems regarding the venue. U-KISS arrived in Manila on June 13, 2010 and had several television guestings as they appeared in a Philippine Sunday Music Show Party Pilipinas and also participated in the celebration of Independence Day in the Philippines where they performed Bingeul Bingeul and Man Man Ha Ni.[10] They also appeared in a showbiz-oriented show, Showbiz Central under GMA Network to promote their group and their new album. The concert was titled U-KISS First Kiss Tour in Manila.[11] U-KISS is the second Korean group to stage a concert in Araneta Coliseum, the first being Super Junior.
On August 2, 2010, U-KISS member Alexander and Kevin were nominated once again to host Arirang's M-Wave program in both Korean and English. On November 19, 2010, as part of their fourth mini-album, Break Time promotions, U-KISS visited Singapore to perform at The Kings of Freedom Concert held at the Bedok Reservoir Park.
U-Kiss successfully held their very first independent Japan concert on December 6, 2010 in Osaka with over 3,000 fans in attendance.[12]
[edit]Break Time: The Fourth Mini Album
Main article: Break Time
U-Kiss released their fourth mini-album, Break Time, on October 4, 2010, in South Korea. It included five new songs and instrumental versions of two of the new songs in the album. The album contained a 50-page photograph book and a photo card of either any of the seven members or one of the group. Three days after the release of the album, it topped the Hanteo charts. The teaser for the "Shut Up!!" music video was scheduled to be released on the afternoon of October 3, 2010. But it was later pushed back to October 4, 2010.
U-Kiss performed "Shut Up!!," the title track of their mini-album, on Mnet's M! Countdown on October 7, 2010. The full music video was released on October 7, 2010.[13]
[edit]2011 Activities
[edit]U.S Debut, Dongho's Acting Career, new members and others
Members Shin Dongho, Eli, and Ki Seop have been cast for MBC every1’s special new sitcom, titled 'Real School' which is 40-episode long sitcom series, for which they will play three high school students who board at an ‘English Village’ in an attempt to crack their fear of speaking English. Its pilot episode aired on January 10, 2011. Meanwhile, Dongho was cast to act in his ever first drama, Royal Family under MBC, as Jo Byung Joon. Dongho has also since played in several films, including The Villain & Widow and My Black Mini Dress.
In early 2011, the management announced that U-KISS was planning to debut in United States. The group recorded over 100 tracks to be sorted-out for their upcoming US album.[14] But news regarding this debut vanished as Alexander and Kibum reported to depart from the group. Alexander and Kibum left the band on February 23, 2011. A couple of days after the original members Alexander and Kibum left U-KISS, NH Media introduced two new members, Kim Jae Seop and Yeo Hoon Min.[15] Kim Jae Seop is also known as AJ and Yeo Hoon Min, as Hoon. Before debuting in U-KISS, AJ was a former member of the South Korean boyband Paran which was also under the management of NH Media. With the two new members, U-KISS made their comeback on March 30 with their new album, Bran New Kiss. They literally became an overnight sensation with the release of Bran New Kiss by placing first on many online music charts. A music video for their single, "0330" was released on the same day. The new U-KISS performed "0330" live, on the next day March 31 on M! Countdown.
In May 17, 2011 U-KISS, along with other groups, performed for Korea-Taiwan Friendship Concert held at the TICC Taiwan. The group performed their single Shut Up!.[16] The group also performed "0330" on the 2011's Dream Concert on May 28, 2011. They also walked on the red carpet held at the same day on Seoul World Cup Stadium. The performance was televised on June 10, 2011.
On February 28, U-KISS began filming a movie with Jay Park, Kim Soo Ro and Park Ye Jin with a working title, Mr. Idol. This will be the group's first movie and will be shown in theaters in August.
Dongho will also be starring in a 3D animation movie titled Hong Gil Dong 2084 as the voice of the lead character, Hong Gil Dong which will have its premiere on August 18. The production company stated "Dongho has a cute face with versatile talents[...] thus having a fanbase that consists of both younger and older generations[...] bold personality especially resembles the animation's character, Hong Gil Dong". It took 3 years to accomplish 'Hong Gil Dong 2084,' with costs reaching 36 billion won.
South Korea’s KBS program Music Bank held a live event at the Tokyo Dome on July 13 entitled “K-POP FESTIVAL: MUSIC BANK in TOKYO”. U-KISS was one of the 15 Korean groups who performed in the said event.[17][18] U-KISS is considered one of the busiest K-Pop boybands because of their engagement on various shows and concerts, also, the group is one of the 10 Koreans to perform at the Korean Music Wave 2011 which was held in Singapore on July 15.[19] U-KISS performed their hit singles Bingeul Bingeul, Man Man Ha Ni, 0330 and the first full performance of Everyday.[20] Aside from their performance, lead singer Kevin also act as an MC for the show.[21] The group also held a public fanmeeting on June 10 , 2011 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
[edit]Japan debut and success
On December 10, 2010, they released a full Japanese album called First Kiss which was a compilation of all their songs from their debut album up until their Break Time album. First Kiss placed second on Oricon daily charts on the day of its release.
On May 2011, U-KISS formally signed under Avex Japan for their Japanese debut. They are soon to release the Japanese version of Bran New Kiss on August 24, 2011 while the group's first ever Japanese album will be released in December of the same year. On June 7, U-KISS along with fellow K-Pop artists held a concert-for-a-cause dubbed as Seoul-Osaka Music of Heart 2011 to help victims of the Japan earthquake tragedy. From June 8, 2011, the group went to stay in Japan for 3 months to prepare for their official Japanese debut by which they are eyeing to set themselves on the Oricon Chart. U-KISS also performed for the KPOP Premium Concert on June 25, 2011 that was held Live at Zepp Fukuoka. On July 7, 2011 U-KISS appeared on "Radio Kyoto KBS".[22] They also appeared on a weekly show, "Made in BS Japan" from June 15 to July 20 episodes.
They showed how powerful the hallyu wave is by garnering thousands of fans in Nagoya. According to NH Media and Avex Japan, 5,000 fans gathered in Nagoya for a fan meeting while 10,000 fans assembled in Tokyo.[23] U-KISS is set on another fan meeting in Osaka on the 30th and is expected as a sold-out show also.[24] They also received good reviews by appearing on a preview event of the movie My Black Mini Dress, which Dongho acted in. U-KISS maknae, Dongho act as a lead role for an upcoming movie Don’t Cry Mommy, and is expected to premiere soon in Japan.[23][25]
The Japanese version of their album, Bran New Kiss was released on August 24, 2010. It debuts at Rank #5 in the Oricon chart, while it climbs at Rank #3 on the following days.[26] Avex Japan also reported that the group will have their first Japan major concert in Osaka on 2012.
[edit]Return to Korea, Neverland: Second Full-length Album and Asia Tour
Main article: Neverland (U-KISS album)
U-KISS being busy with their Japanese promotions, they announced that they will be back in Korea on September with their second full album. The group will be working with the best sound engineers in Korea and Japan together with an American producer while using top-notch facilities in Osaka, Japan.[27] American producer and songwriter JD Relic (who wrote Neverland, Baby Don't Cry, and Top that), hinted being in the studio with the guys of U-Kiss on May 25, 2011.[28] Representatives announced, “Composers from Korea, United States, and Japan [...] in Japan right now to help the members with the recordings.”[24]
It’s been revealed that U-KISS will also be collaborating with fellow NH Media artist- Paran to be included in the album. The album will be released on September 1, 2011.[29] U-KISS released a teaser for their second full-length album entitled Neverland on August 25, while their promotional single, "Someday" was released on August 26, 2011. Meanwhile, the carrier single "Neverland" was released on September 1, 2011 along with album and a music video through M-Net.[30]
U-KISS has announced that they’ll be taking “Neverland” to six different countries in the coming month which grants Kissmes request from all over Asia.[31] The group recently received 15 invitations from different countries all over the world as a part of their promotions for “Neverland”.[31] U-KISS has decided therefore to set out on a 15,000 km journey across Asia, right in the middle of their promotions.[31] Starting with Malaysia on September 24, China on the 27th, and Taiwan on October 3.[31] They’ll still be attending music programs in Korea as well as several concert events in Changwon, Mokpo, and Gumi.[31] The tour then continues as they will also visit Thailand, while Philippines on the latter date of October will serve as the last stop for the tour.[31]
[edit]U-KISS Concert Series and Taiwan Fan meet
According to NH Media, the company is planning to bring U-KISS to various cities in Asia to promote Bran New Kiss. U-KISS is supposed to be the first Korean Group to visit the island state of Brunei until it was postponed and then cancelled for an unknowned reason.[32] The group will also visit Taiwan for a special show dubbed as "Kiss U & Me Taiwan Fanmeeting" on November 19, 2011.[33][34] It will be held inside the Chung-Cheng Hall at the National Taipei University of Technology.[34] This was organized by All Access Network Communication Co., Ltd., and Crown Communication Co., Ltd (全通網傳播有限公司、一冠傳播有限公司) and sponsored by NH Entertainment Media Agency, DBM Media and Starry Sky Media.[34] The group is also scheduled to visit Malaysia as part of their Asia tour.
U-KISS is also set to hold a concert in the North America region. Aside from that, they are also set to perform on various countries in Asia. According to NH Media, the boys will perform in United States, Canada, Japan, Thailand, China and Singapore at the end of the year.[35]
[edit]Japanese album and Tick Tack
The boys of U-KISS have just wrapped up promotions for their second full-length album with a final performance on the November 6th episode of SBS Inkigayo.[1] They’re now actively preparing to make their formal debut into Japan on December 14th with the release of their single ‘Tick Tack‘, which was also written by JD Relic who wrote their previous single "Neverland".[1] U-KISS participated in the Chinese-Korean Music Festival that took place in Beijing, China on the November 8 and have a few performances scheduled in Taiwan and Hong Kong.[1] Once they complete their Chinese promotions, they will be heading to Japan on the 22nd.[1] Their agency stated, “On top of having powerful dance performances and strong vocals, a few members are able to speak fluently in languages such as English, Chinese and Japanese, enabling them to quickly develop an international fan base.”[1] On November 18, 2011 Japan’s Fuji TV Network revealed a preview for the video, and it’s generated high levels of anticipation from fans.[36] On November 23, the full track leaked online, while the Full video leaked on December 5, 2011 but it was made private by the uploader after a while due to copyright claim. However the full music video, along with the digital single will be released on December 14.[36] On November 21st, the maknae of the group, Dongho wrapped up a day of shooting on set when he felt sudden pain around his lower back area.[37] After going to the hospital, he discovered that he had cracked his tailbone.[37] The injury was treated, but he’s still feeling pain and was told he needed sufficient time to rest and recover.[37] The incident brought a wave of concern for the group’s promotions schedule, as they’re currently slated to make their Japanese debut.[37] On November 24th, NH Media stated, “We are working hard to make sure that the injury will not affect U-KISS’s Japanese promotions.” At this time, Dongho is said to be having difficulty performing the intense choreography set for their upcoming debut.[37]Two weeks prior to the official launch, U-KISS and Ukissticktack trended on Twitter worldwide.
[edit]Members
[edit]Current members
Soohyun (Shin Soohyun) (Hangul:신수현) Born on March 11, 1989. Shin Soohyun is the newly appointed leader and main vocalist of the group. Previously, Soohyun was a trainee under JYP Entertainment and also a Good Entertainment trainee. He is the power vocalist of the group, as he is noted for his powerful singing style. He has two sisters, one older and one younger. His father passed away when he was in the second grade of Junior high school. His specialities are R&B, dancing, soccer, and piano.
Kiseop (Lee Kiseop) (Hangul:이기섭) Born on January 17, 1991. He is a vocalist and the main dancer of the group. Kiseop is known for being an Ulzzang Eoljjang ‘best face’ in Korea. His special ability is martial arts (Taekwondo), Beat boxing, dancing and acting. He loves photography and lists it as one of his hobbies. He is living with his parents and older sister who are all Buddhist. Kiseop joined U-KISS in 2009 with the release of Man Man Ha Ni, which made the group become a seven-membered group.
Eli (Kim Kyoung Jae) (Hangul:김경재) Born on March 13, 1991. His English name is Ellison, which his nickname Eli derives from. He is the main rapper and vocalist of the group. Eli was born in Washington, D.C. and is fluent in English. He studied abroad in Beijing and can speak Mandarin fluently. His family consists of his parents, older sister, and younger sister. He is a Christian. His specialities are Taekwondo and Kung Fu.He is also a host in a tv show at arirang w/c is pops in seoul together w/ the other members Kevin Woo and Alexander Lee Eusebio.
AJ (Kim Jaeseop) (Hangul:김재섭) Born on June 4, 1991. He is better known as AJ, and is the second addition to the group after Alexander and Kibum's departure from the group. AJ is fluent in Korean and English as he went to an international school in Korea before. Formerly he was the youngest member of the group Paran. Due to the other members leaving for the army or pursuing solo activities, the group virtually disbanded, with no formal announcement. He currently goes to Columbia University. AJ is the lead rapper, vocalist, and dancer in U-KISS.
Hoon (Yeo Hoon Min) (Hangul:여훈민) Born on August 16, 1991. He is known as Hoon, and is the first addition to the group after Alexander and Kibum's departure from the group. He is one of the two lead vocalist. Before joining the group, Hoon had a solo career and previously released one album. He is currently attending Dong Guk University majoring in theater. Hoon is also a Taekwondo athlete, and briefly made a cameo in SBS's drama Athena as a bodyguard of President.
Kevin (Woo Sung Hyun) (Hangul:우성현), Born on November 25, 1991. Korean name: Woo Sunghyun (Hangul:우성현). Kevin is the other lead vocalist and the second main vocalist of the group. He was born in Danville, California, United States and is fluent in English. He attended Monte Vista High School. Before debuting with U-KISS in 2008, he debuted in 2006 with a rotational group called XING alongside his former group-mate Marumir otherwise known as Kibum until he left the group and joined U-KISS. Kevin is well known for his flexibility and ability to cover girl group dances. He was the host of Arirang TV's radio show Pops in Seoul with group-mates Eli and Alexander. His specialities are popping dance, guitar, and piano. He has one older sister, and he is a Christian.
Dongho (Shin Dongho) (Hangul:신동호) Born on June 29, 1994. He's the youngest member of the group. Dongho is the lead rapper, lead dancer, vocalist and maknae of the group. Dongho can communicate in Mandarin because he studied in Beijing, China at a young age. Currently Dongho is attending Hanrim Entertainment Arts School. Dongho is the most active member of the group, and participated in a number of projects such as acting in dramas and multiple variety shows. Because of his activities, the other members stated that Dongho is the one who makes U-KISS receive more popularity and are thankful to Dongho because of that. Recently, Dongho gained a lot of attention after his cameo in the movie "My Black Mini Dress" with Yoo In Na.
[edit]Past members
Alexander Lee Eusebio (Hangul:알렉산더) Born on July 29, 1988. Alexander was born in Hong Kong but grew up in Macau from multinational parents. His father is half Portuguese, half Chinese and his mother is Korean. Alexander is well known as an idol who can speak seven languages: Cantonese, English, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese. He is a Christian. He was formerly a rapper for the group.
Kibum (Hangul:김기범) Born on December 29, 1990. Kibum was formerly a vocalist of the group. He left the group after his company terminated his contract. Kibum is famously known as being the younger brother of SS501's Kim Hyung Jun before debuting with U-KISS. Kibum, along with group-mate Kevin, was a member of the group XING. He used the stage name Marumir when he was in XING. One year after XING's debut, Kibum decided to leave for a better future. Kibum is known for his cheerful and witty personality. Kibum can speak Korean, Japanese, and conversational English. Kibum will be debuting in Japan as a solo artist under the stage name, Allen.
[edit]Discography
[edit]Korean Discography
Studio Albums
February 3, 2010: Only One
September 1, 2011: Neverland
Extended Plays
September 5, 2008: New Generation
February 11, 2009: Bring It Back 2 Old School
November 5, 2009: ContiUkiss
October 4, 2010: Break Time
March 30, 2011: Bran New Kiss
Soundtracks and other Singles
December 7, 2009: Finally (Brave Brothers ft. UKISS)
May 31, 2010: I Can Do It (Call of the Country OST part 2)
June 4, 2010: Hero Challenge(Kim Sooro, Yang Sangchul, U-Kiss)
February 8, 2011: Always (Real School OST)
February 8, 2011: Kiss Me (Real School OST)
February 23, 2011: Your Love(Hyeji ft. Alexander)
May 5, 2011: The Man With A Flower(ACE ft. Eli)
May 13, 2011: Man's Love(No Gi Tae ft. Dongho)
[edit]Japanese Discography
Extended Plays
August 24, 2011: Bran New Kiss
Single Albums
December 14, 2011: Tick Tack
[edit]Others
Live Albums
April 2, 2011: U-KISS 1st Kiss Tour in Manila DVD(Philippines only)[38]
April 29, 2011: U-KISS First Kiss Live in Tokyo and Osaka DVD(Japan only)
April 29, 2011: Seoul Train with U-KISS(Japan only)
[edit]Music Videos
Released date Video Length
September 13, 2008 Not Young 4:25
February 2, 2009 I Like You 4:14
November 9, 2009 Man Man Ha Ni 3:32
February 4, 2010 Bingeul Bingeul 3:24
October 7, 2010 Shut Up (Full Version) 3:14
October 7, 2010 Shut Up (Clean Version) 3:15
October 29, 2010 Shut Up (Full Version 2) 3:17
February 9, 2011 Always 3:49
March 30, 2011 0330 3:54
April 3, 2011 0330 (Drama Version) 3:54
September 1, 2011 Neverland 3:36
September 25, 2011 Neverland (Dance Version) 3:36
December 14, 2011 Tick Tack 3:47
January 17, 2012 Someday (in 3D)
[edit]Film and television career
[edit]Reality-Variety shows/ Films
Year Information
2009
All About U-KISS
You Know U-KISS
Invincible Baseball Team (Dongho)
2010
Invincible Baseball Team (Dongho)
UKISS Vampire
Chef's Kiss
Raising Idol (Dongho)
Bouquet (as guests)
Idol Maknae Rebellion (Dongho)
Idol League (with ZE:A)
2011
Mr. Idol (Film)
Made in BS Japan (variety)
Don't Cry Mommy (Film) (Dongho)
Hong Gil Dong 2084 (Film) (Dongho)
My Black Mini Dress (Film) (Dongho)
[edit]Concert
Date Title Venue Country
June 14, 2010 First Kiss Tour in Manila Smart Araneta Coliseum Philippines
December 6, 2010 First Kiss Live Zepp Osaka Japan[39]
December 10, 2010 First Kiss Live Zepp Tokyo Japan[40]
[edit]Awards
Year Award
2008
5th Asia Song Festival: Rookie award in Asia[41]
2011
[V] CHINESE TOP Awards Concert: Most Potential Overseas Idol Group
11th Asia Song Festival: Most Influential Artist in Asia[42]
[edit]References
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^ Mikieholiday.com http://www.mikieholiday.com/events/ Retrieved July 6, 2011.
^ Arirang TV http://www.arirang.co.kr/TV2/Pops_AllAbout.asp?Prog_Code=TVCR0102&code=Po7&sys_lang=Eng Retrieved July 6, 2011.
^ http://www.gmanews.tv/video/57607/korean-pop-group-u-kiss-is-in-town
^ Philippine Entertainment Portal http://www.pep.ph/celeb/events/22874/rain-takes-the-philippine-concert-stage-by-storm/1/1 Retrieved July 6, 2011.
^ Friendship concert in Mongolia
^ http://www.mongoliaeconomy.com/?p=2921
^ http://www.korea.net/detail.do?guid=51788
^ http://www.arirang.co.kr/TV2/MWAVE/Episode_Photo.asp?code=&KEY_ID=1850&page=6
^ http://www.gmanews.tv/largevideo/related/61635/korean-pop-sensation-u-kiss-performs-in-party-pilipinas
^ http://www.gmanews.tv/largevideo/related/61740/fans-swarm-concert-of-korean-boyband-u-kiss-in-manila
^ NATE.com http://news.nate.com/view/20101207n20060 Retrieved July 12, 2011
^ http://mtvk.com/2010/10/07/u-kiss-goes-1-with-the-release-of-their-mv-for-shut-up/
^ http://mtvk.com/2011/01/11/u-kiss-will-be-debuting-in-america/
^ http://mb.com.ph/node/311147/new-uki U-KISS new members AJ and Hoon.
^ http://en.korea.com/ukiss/board/u-kiss-at-korea-taiwan-friendship-concert-2011/
^ Music Bank http://www.kbsj-musicbank.jp/artists/#artist6 Retrieved July 14, 2011
^ Tower Records http://tower.jp/article/news/78350 Retrieved July 14, 2011.
^ XinMSN http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/celebrity/buzz/asia/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4814815 Retrieved July 15, 2011.
^ XinMSN.com http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/celebrity/features/asia/photos.aspx?cp-documentid=5053136 Retrieved July 16, 2011
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^ U-KISS Japan Website http://u-kiss.jp/schedule02.html Retrieved July 13, 2011.
^ a b Star News.co.kr http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2011072516450106202&type=2 Retrieved July 26, 2011.
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U-KISS
유키스
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres Pop, synthpop, dance-pop
Years active 2008–present
Labels NH Media, KT Music (South Korea)
Avex Trax (Japan)
Website u-kiss.co.kr u-kiss.jp
Members
Soohyun
Kiseop
Eli
AJ
Hoon
Kevin
Dongho
Past members
Alexander Lee Eusebio
Kim Kibum
Infinite (band)
Infinite (stylized as INFINITE) (Korean: 인피니트) is a seven member South Korean pop boy group under Woollim Entertainment, which is also home to other talents such as Epik High and Nell. The group consists of 7 members: Sunggyu, Dongwoo, Woohyun, Hoya, Sungyeol, Myungsoo/L, and Sungjong. Infinite held their first debut showcase on the 9th of June 2010, performing their hit debut song, Come Back Again (다시돌아와) along with various songs from their first single, First Invasion. They performed their debut track Come Back Again for the first time on the 10th of June 2010 on M! Countdown. Infinite's official fan club name is 'Inspirit'.[1]
Contents [hide]
1 Career
1.1 Pre-debut
1.2 Promotions in Japan
1.3 Comebacks
2 Members
3 Discography
3.1 Korean Discography
3.1.1 Albums
3.1.2 Repackaged Albums
3.1.3 EPs
3.1.4 Single Albums
3.1.5 Digital Single Albums
3.2 Japanese Discography
3.2.1 Singles
4 Filmography
4.1 Variety Shows
4.2 Dramas
5 Awards
6 Music Show Awards
6.1 M! Countdown
6.2 Inkigayo
7 References
[edit]Career
[edit]Pre-debut
Before their official debut, Infinite revealed themselves with their own reality show shown on Mnet reality documentary program: "You Are My Oppa".[2] Infinite's 'face of the group', L, was featured in Epik High's Run Music Video, along with members Sung Gyu, Woo Hyun and Sung Jong as the band. Members Dongwoo and Hoya were background dancers for Epik High during the promotions of "Run".
[edit]Promotions in Japan
From their synchronized dance from Come Back Again, their "Scorpion Dance" from their recent comeback song "Before the Dawn" has caught many attention from fans, viewers and netizens. With this publicity Infinite has risen to fame once more. Infinite debuted in Japan with their first single "To-Ra-Wa"[3] on January 26, 2011. Immediately after its release, their "Evolution" album hit #3 on real-time charts for sales in Korea.[4] The song topped to #1 for ringtones on the daily charts of the K-POP section of Japan’s top mobile website.
[edit]Comebacks
After promoting their hit debut song Come Back Again (다시돌아와), they then started to promote She's Back[5] from their first mini album, First Invasion.
On January 7, 2011 the boy group had their comeback with their song Before the Dawn (BTD) from their second mini album Evolution.[6] Promotions for BTD (Before the Dawn) ended on the February 17, 2011 on Inkigayo where Infinite performed a remix version of the song.[7] The MV teaser for their next title song Nothing's Over, off their first single album Inspirit, was released on March 7, 2011.[8] The full version was later released on March 16, 2011[9] ahead of their comeback stage on M! Countdown on March 17, 2011 where they performed both Nothing's Over and part of Shot.[10]
Infinite then continued promotions with their follow-up track Can U Smile on May 12 on Mnet’s "M! Countdown".
Their first album Over The Top was released on July 21, 2011[11] together with the MV of their title track Be Mine (내꺼하자).[12] The MV teaser of their title track was first released on their official website at midnight of July 15[13] followed by an album preview on the 20th.[14] The group then had their comeback on July 23, 2011 on Music Core.[15] On the September 1st, 2011 episode of M! Countdown, Infinite took home their first #1 spot for "Be Mine". [16] On September 16, 2011, Infinite announced that they will release the repackaged album of Over The Top on September 26, 2011. On September 22, Woollim Entertainment revealed the music video teaser of Paradise, the repackaged album's promotional track. [17] On 9th of October, Infinite came first on Inkigayo for Paradise. Infinite then won their second trophy with Paradise on October 13 on M! Countdown.
[edit]Members
Member Name Birthday Birthplace Position Other
Sung Kyu
Kim Sung Kyu (김성규)[18]
Kim Songyu (キム･ソンギュ)[19]
April 28, 1989 (age 22) North Jeolla
Leader
Main Vocalist
[show]
Dong Woo
Jang Dong Woo (장동우)[18]
Jang Donwoo (チャン･ドンウ)[19]
November 22, 1990 (age 21) Gyeonggi
Main Rapper
Lead Dancer
[show]
Woo Hyun
Nam Woo Hyeon (남우현)[18]
Nam Woohyun (ナム･ウヒョン)[19]
February 8, 1991 (age 20) Chungcheong
Main Vocalist
[show]
Hoya
Lee Ho Won (이호원)[18]
Lee Howon (イ･ホウォン)[19]
March 28, 1991 (age 20) Busan
Main Dancer
Lead Rapper
Vocalist
[show]
Sung Yeol
Lee Seong Yeol (이성열)[18]
Lee Sonyoru (イ･ソンヨル)[19]
August 27, 1991 (age 20) Gyeonggi
Sub-vocalist
Rapper
[show]
L
Kim Myeong Soo (김명수)[18]
Kim Myonsu (キム･ミョンス)[19]
March 13, 1992 (age 19) Seoul
Lead Vocalist
Visual
[show]
Sung Jong
Lee Seong Jong (이성종)[18]
Lee Sonjon (イ･ソンジョン)[19]
September 3, 1993 (age 18) Gwangju
Sub-vocalist
Maknae
[show]
[edit]Discography
Main article: Infinite discography
[edit]Korean Discography
[edit]Albums
2011: Over The Top
[edit]Repackaged Albums
2011: Paradise
[edit]EPs
2010: First Invasion
2011: Evolution
[edit]Single Albums
2011: Inspirit
[edit]Digital Single Albums
2010: She's Back
2011: White Confession (Lately)
[edit]Japanese Discography
[edit]Singles
2011: "BTD (Before the Dawn)"
[edit]Filmography
[edit]Variety Shows
2010 Mnet "Infinite! You are my oppa!"
2010 Mnet Japan "Days of Infinite"
2010 MBC "Quiz That Changes The World" (SungYeol, SungJong)
2010 ETV "Wowman" (DongWoo)
2010 XTV "Lucky Strike" (WooHyun)
2010 Mnet "Mnet's M-Rookies"
2010 Mnet Scandal (SungGyu, WooHyun)
2010 KBS "1 vs. 100" (SungGyu, WooHyun, L)
2010 KBS "Star Golden Bell" (SungJong)
2010 KBS "Big Star! Dance Grand Prix"
2010 MBC "Flower Bouquet" (ep.08, ep.11, ep.29)
2010 MBC "Children of the Night" (ep.01, ep.02)
2010 MBC "Children of the Night" (ep.03, ep.04)
2010 MBC "Infinity Girls"
2011 KBS "Let's Go! Dream Team" (Hoya)
2011 SBS "Strong Heart" (SungJong)
2011 KBS "100 out of 100" (ep.25 - 28) (SungGyu, DongWoo, WooHyun, Hoya, L, SungJong)
2011 KBS "Let's Go! Dream Team" (Special Episode) (WooHyun)
2011 Tooniverse "Mak Irae Show"
2011 Mnet "The Beatles Code" (DongWoo, WooHyun, Hoya, SungJong)
2011 Mnet "Directors Cut" (SungGyu, Hoya, L)
2011 Mnet "Secret t"
2011 Mnet "Sesame Player Season 2"
2011 KBS "Star King" (WooHyun)
2011 Mnet "Mnet Starcam Season 2 with Infinite"
2011 Mnet "The Beatles Code" (SungJong)
2011 KBS2 Happy Together (SungJong)
2011 SBS "Strong Heart" (WooHyun)
2011 KBS "Immortal Song 2" (WooHyun)
2011 E Channel Life or Death Situation 1% (SungJong)
2011 MBC "Show! Music Core" (WooHyun and SungYeol as One Day MCs)
2011 tvN "Comedy Big League" (DongWoo, SungYeol, L, SungJong)
2011 KBS "Birth of a Family"
2011 Mnet "Moon Night 90" ( Hoya, WooHyun, SungYeol )
[edit]Dramas
2011 SBS "While You Were Sleeping" (SungYeol)
2011 TV Asahi "Jiu Police Criminal Investigation" (Myungsoo/L)
[edit]Awards
Year Awards
2010
18th Korean Culture Entertainment Awards: New Generation Popular Music Teen Singer Award[20]
2011
Mnet M! Countdown Idol Dance Battle (Infinite-H)[21]
[edit]Music Show Awards
[edit]M! Countdown
Year Date Song
2011 September 1[22] 내꺼하자 (Be Mine)
September 8[23]
October 13 Paradise
[edit]Inkigayo
Year Date Song
2011 October 9 Paradise
[edit]References
^ (Korean) INFINITE Official Fan Club Inspirit 기 모집 안내 . Retrieved March 15, 2010.
^ (Korean) "포토엔,인피니트,긴장되는 첫 무대~" (in Korean). Newsen. June 9, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
^ (Korean) "인피니트, 日 강타 'TO-RA-WA' 벨소리 1위 기염" (in Korean). Osen. January 28, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
^ (Korean) "인피니트 ‘에볼루션’ 발매 즉시 한터 실시간 차트 3위 ‘기염’" (in Korean). Nate News. January 7, 2011. Retrieved January 07, 2011.
^ (English) "Infinite Release She's Back MV". Allkpop. August 3, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
^ (English) "Infinite Unveils Before The Dawn MV". Allkpop. January 6, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
^ "INFINITE says goodbye on Inkigayo".
^ (English) "Infinite Releases MV Teaser for Nothing's Over". allkpop. March 7, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
^ "INFINITE releases "Nothing’s Over" MV!".
^ "INFINITE returns with ‘Nothing’s Over’ on M! Countdown".
^ "INFINITE releases 1st album, “OVER THE TOP”".
^ "INFINITE reveals MV for “Be Mine”".
^ "INFINITE reveals teaser for “Be Mine”".
^ "INFINITE releases official preview for 1st album".
^ "INFINITE makes their “Be Mine” comeback on Music Core".
^ "INFINITE wins #1".
^ "INFINITE to release repackaged album, to promote new track produced by Sweetune".
^ a b c d e f g (Korean) Infinite Official Site . Retrieved March 15, 2010.
^ a b c d e f g (Japanese) Infinite Japan Official Site . Retrieved March 15, 2010.
^ (Korean)"The 18th Korean Culture Entertainment Awards". December 16, 2010.
^ (Korean)"Infinite's Hoya and Dongwoo win M! Countdown's Idol dance battle". August 25, 2010.
^ (Korean)"Infinite Receives Their First Trophy at Mnet's M!Countdown". Sept 01, 2011.
^ (Korean)"INFINITE wins #1 + Performances from September 8th’s ‘M! Countdown’". Sept 08, 2011.
[hide]v · d · eInfinite
Sung Gyu · Dong Woo · Woo Hyun · Hoya · Sung Yeol · L · Sung Jong
Studio albums
Over the Top / Paradise
Extended plays
First Invasion · Evolution
Single albums
Inspirit
Singles
Korean
"Come Back Again" · "She's Back" · "BTD (Before the Dawn)" · "Nothing's Over" · "Can U Smile (Broadcasting Ver.)" · "Be Mine" · "Paradise"
Japanese
"BTD (Before the Dawn)"
Special singles
"White Confession (Lately)"
Related topics
Discography
Background information
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres Pop, R&B, dance
Years active 2010–present
Labels Woollim Entertainment
Associated acts Epik High
Website www.ifnt7.com
Members
Sungkyu
Dongwoo
Woohyun
Hoya
Sungyeol
L
Sungjong
Infinite (band)
Hangul 인피니트
Revised Romanization Inpiniteu
McCune–Reischauer Inp‘init‘ŭ
Contents [hide]
1 Career
1.1 Pre-debut
1.2 Promotions in Japan
1.3 Comebacks
2 Members
3 Discography
3.1 Korean Discography
3.1.1 Albums
3.1.2 Repackaged Albums
3.1.3 EPs
3.1.4 Single Albums
3.1.5 Digital Single Albums
3.2 Japanese Discography
3.2.1 Singles
4 Filmography
4.1 Variety Shows
4.2 Dramas
5 Awards
6 Music Show Awards
6.1 M! Countdown
6.2 Inkigayo
7 References
[edit]Career
[edit]Pre-debut
Before their official debut, Infinite revealed themselves with their own reality show shown on Mnet reality documentary program: "You Are My Oppa".[2] Infinite's 'face of the group', L, was featured in Epik High's Run Music Video, along with members Sung Gyu, Woo Hyun and Sung Jong as the band. Members Dongwoo and Hoya were background dancers for Epik High during the promotions of "Run".
[edit]Promotions in Japan
From their synchronized dance from Come Back Again, their "Scorpion Dance" from their recent comeback song "Before the Dawn" has caught many attention from fans, viewers and netizens. With this publicity Infinite has risen to fame once more. Infinite debuted in Japan with their first single "To-Ra-Wa"[3] on January 26, 2011. Immediately after its release, their "Evolution" album hit #3 on real-time charts for sales in Korea.[4] The song topped to #1 for ringtones on the daily charts of the K-POP section of Japan’s top mobile website.
[edit]Comebacks
After promoting their hit debut song Come Back Again (다시돌아와), they then started to promote She's Back[5] from their first mini album, First Invasion.
On January 7, 2011 the boy group had their comeback with their song Before the Dawn (BTD) from their second mini album Evolution.[6] Promotions for BTD (Before the Dawn) ended on the February 17, 2011 on Inkigayo where Infinite performed a remix version of the song.[7] The MV teaser for their next title song Nothing's Over, off their first single album Inspirit, was released on March 7, 2011.[8] The full version was later released on March 16, 2011[9] ahead of their comeback stage on M! Countdown on March 17, 2011 where they performed both Nothing's Over and part of Shot.[10]
Infinite then continued promotions with their follow-up track Can U Smile on May 12 on Mnet’s "M! Countdown".
Their first album Over The Top was released on July 21, 2011[11] together with the MV of their title track Be Mine (내꺼하자).[12] The MV teaser of their title track was first released on their official website at midnight of July 15[13] followed by an album preview on the 20th.[14] The group then had their comeback on July 23, 2011 on Music Core.[15] On the September 1st, 2011 episode of M! Countdown, Infinite took home their first #1 spot for "Be Mine". [16] On September 16, 2011, Infinite announced that they will release the repackaged album of Over The Top on September 26, 2011. On September 22, Woollim Entertainment revealed the music video teaser of Paradise, the repackaged album's promotional track. [17] On 9th of October, Infinite came first on Inkigayo for Paradise. Infinite then won their second trophy with Paradise on October 13 on M! Countdown.
[edit]Members
Member Name Birthday Birthplace Position Other
Sung Kyu
Kim Sung Kyu (김성규)[18]
Kim Songyu (キム･ソンギュ)[19]
April 28, 1989 (age 22) North Jeolla
Leader
Main Vocalist
[show]
Dong Woo
Jang Dong Woo (장동우)[18]
Jang Donwoo (チャン･ドンウ)[19]
November 22, 1990 (age 21) Gyeonggi
Main Rapper
Lead Dancer
[show]
Woo Hyun
Nam Woo Hyeon (남우현)[18]
Nam Woohyun (ナム･ウヒョン)[19]
February 8, 1991 (age 20) Chungcheong
Main Vocalist
[show]
Hoya
Lee Ho Won (이호원)[18]
Lee Howon (イ･ホウォン)[19]
March 28, 1991 (age 20) Busan
Main Dancer
Lead Rapper
Vocalist
[show]
Sung Yeol
Lee Seong Yeol (이성열)[18]
Lee Sonyoru (イ･ソンヨル)[19]
August 27, 1991 (age 20) Gyeonggi
Sub-vocalist
Rapper
[show]
L
Kim Myeong Soo (김명수)[18]
Kim Myonsu (キム･ミョンス)[19]
March 13, 1992 (age 19) Seoul
Lead Vocalist
Visual
[show]
Sung Jong
Lee Seong Jong (이성종)[18]
Lee Sonjon (イ･ソンジョン)[19]
September 3, 1993 (age 18) Gwangju
Sub-vocalist
Maknae
[show]
[edit]Discography
Main article: Infinite discography
[edit]Korean Discography
[edit]Albums
2011: Over The Top
[edit]Repackaged Albums
2011: Paradise
[edit]EPs
2010: First Invasion
2011: Evolution
[edit]Single Albums
2011: Inspirit
[edit]Digital Single Albums
2010: She's Back
2011: White Confession (Lately)
[edit]Japanese Discography
[edit]Singles
2011: "BTD (Before the Dawn)"
[edit]Filmography
[edit]Variety Shows
2010 Mnet "Infinite! You are my oppa!"
2010 Mnet Japan "Days of Infinite"
2010 MBC "Quiz That Changes The World" (SungYeol, SungJong)
2010 ETV "Wowman" (DongWoo)
2010 XTV "Lucky Strike" (WooHyun)
2010 Mnet "Mnet's M-Rookies"
2010 Mnet Scandal (SungGyu, WooHyun)
2010 KBS "1 vs. 100" (SungGyu, WooHyun, L)
2010 KBS "Star Golden Bell" (SungJong)
2010 KBS "Big Star! Dance Grand Prix"
2010 MBC "Flower Bouquet" (ep.08, ep.11, ep.29)
2010 MBC "Children of the Night" (ep.01, ep.02)
2010 MBC "Children of the Night" (ep.03, ep.04)
2010 MBC "Infinity Girls"
2011 KBS "Let's Go! Dream Team" (Hoya)
2011 SBS "Strong Heart" (SungJong)
2011 KBS "100 out of 100" (ep.25 - 28) (SungGyu, DongWoo, WooHyun, Hoya, L, SungJong)
2011 KBS "Let's Go! Dream Team" (Special Episode) (WooHyun)
2011 Tooniverse "Mak Irae Show"
2011 Mnet "The Beatles Code" (DongWoo, WooHyun, Hoya, SungJong)
2011 Mnet "Directors Cut" (SungGyu, Hoya, L)
2011 Mnet "Secret t"
2011 Mnet "Sesame Player Season 2"
2011 KBS "Star King" (WooHyun)
2011 Mnet "Mnet Starcam Season 2 with Infinite"
2011 Mnet "The Beatles Code" (SungJong)
2011 KBS2 Happy Together (SungJong)
2011 SBS "Strong Heart" (WooHyun)
2011 KBS "Immortal Song 2" (WooHyun)
2011 E Channel Life or Death Situation 1% (SungJong)
2011 MBC "Show! Music Core" (WooHyun and SungYeol as One Day MCs)
2011 tvN "Comedy Big League" (DongWoo, SungYeol, L, SungJong)
2011 KBS "Birth of a Family"
2011 Mnet "Moon Night 90" ( Hoya, WooHyun, SungYeol )
[edit]Dramas
2011 SBS "While You Were Sleeping" (SungYeol)
2011 TV Asahi "Jiu Police Criminal Investigation" (Myungsoo/L)
[edit]Awards
Year Awards
2010
18th Korean Culture Entertainment Awards: New Generation Popular Music Teen Singer Award[20]
2011
Mnet M! Countdown Idol Dance Battle (Infinite-H)[21]
[edit]Music Show Awards
[edit]M! Countdown
Year Date Song
2011 September 1[22] 내꺼하자 (Be Mine)
September 8[23]
October 13 Paradise
[edit]Inkigayo
Year Date Song
2011 October 9 Paradise
[edit]References
^ (Korean) INFINITE Official Fan Club Inspirit 기 모집 안내 . Retrieved March 15, 2010.
^ (Korean) "포토엔,인피니트,긴장되는 첫 무대~" (in Korean). Newsen. June 9, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
^ (Korean) "인피니트, 日 강타 'TO-RA-WA' 벨소리 1위 기염" (in Korean). Osen. January 28, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
^ (Korean) "인피니트 ‘에볼루션’ 발매 즉시 한터 실시간 차트 3위 ‘기염’" (in Korean). Nate News. January 7, 2011. Retrieved January 07, 2011.
^ (English) "Infinite Release She's Back MV". Allkpop. August 3, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
^ (English) "Infinite Unveils Before The Dawn MV". Allkpop. January 6, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
^ "INFINITE says goodbye on Inkigayo".
^ (English) "Infinite Releases MV Teaser for Nothing's Over". allkpop. March 7, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
^ "INFINITE releases "Nothing’s Over" MV!".
^ "INFINITE returns with ‘Nothing’s Over’ on M! Countdown".
^ "INFINITE releases 1st album, “OVER THE TOP”".
^ "INFINITE reveals MV for “Be Mine”".
^ "INFINITE reveals teaser for “Be Mine”".
^ "INFINITE releases official preview for 1st album".
^ "INFINITE makes their “Be Mine” comeback on Music Core".
^ "INFINITE wins #1".
^ "INFINITE to release repackaged album, to promote new track produced by Sweetune".
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^ (Korean)"Infinite's Hoya and Dongwoo win M! Countdown's Idol dance battle". August 25, 2010.
^ (Korean)"Infinite Receives Their First Trophy at Mnet's M!Countdown". Sept 01, 2011.
^ (Korean)"INFINITE wins #1 + Performances from September 8th’s ‘M! Countdown’". Sept 08, 2011.
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Single albums
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Singles
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"White Confession (Lately)"
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Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres Pop, R&B, dance
Years active 2010–present
Labels Woollim Entertainment
Associated acts Epik High
Website www.ifnt7.com
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Sungkyu
Dongwoo
Woohyun
Hoya
Sungyeol
L
Sungjong
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Beast (South Korean band)
Beast (비스트, stylized as BEAST or B2ST) is a boy band from South Korea that consists of six members, under Cube Entertainment. The members are Yoon Doo-joon, Jang Hyun-seung, Yong Jun-hyung, Yang Yo-seob, Lee Gi-kwang and Son Dong-woon. The group was originally known as B2ST, an acronym for Boys 2 Search for Top.[1] However, their name was changed to BEAST (Boys of East Standing Tall).[2] They released their first mini-album Beast Is The B2ST on October 14, 2009.[3]
Contents [hide]
1 History
1.1 2009: Debut
1.2 2010: Shock of the New Era
1.3 2010: Mastermind, Lights Go On Again, and My Story
1.4 2011: Japanese Debut, 1st Studio Album and 1st Asia Fan-meet Tour
2 Image and artistry
3 Other activities
3.1 Television appearances
3.2 Endorsements
3.3 Others
4 Members
5 Discography
5.1 Korean Discography
5.2 Japanese Discography
6 Concert
7 Awards
8 Music Programs
8.1 M! Countdown
8.2 Music Bank
8.3 Inkigayo
9 References
10 External links
[edit]History
[edit]2009: Debut
In late 2009, news articles started to surface online about Cube Entertainment's new group, B2ST (pronounced as "Beast"),[4] which was later renamed as BEAST (Boys of East Standing Tall).[2] Their journey leading up to debut was showcased in their MTV documentary MTV B2ST.[1] On October 14, 2009, the group's first mini-album, Beast Is the B2ST, was released, selling over 20,000 copies in October 2009.[5] Cube Entertainment revealed that they had sold all the albums they printed in the first batch and was able to produce 5,000 more. It went on to sell for an overall 40,000 copies. This brought the music industry's attention to the group considering a success for rookie artists is usually defined when they reach 10,000 copies in sales.[3] On October 15, 2009, Beast held a debut showcase at the MTV GongGae Hall[2] and on the following day, October 16, the group made their live debut on KBS Music Bank with their debut track, "Bad Girl".[6] Beast won their first award, Rookie of the Month for December, on December 2, 2009, which was awarded by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.[7]
[edit]2010: Shock of the New Era
Cube Entertainment announced on January 4, 2010 that Beast, along with labelmate 4minute, had concluded a mutual signing ceremony with world-wide album company Universal Music Group for their international promotions and album launches.[8] On January 23, 2010, Beast commenced their first international promotions in Taiwan with 4minute.[9] Beast attended the 19th Seoul Music Awards on February 3, 2010 and was awarded with the Best Newcomer Award alongside T-ara and After School.[10]The group's second mini-album, Shock of the New Era, was scheduled for release on March 2, 2010 but was released a day earlier after being leaked on Youtube.[11] Despite the leak, the album climbed the Korean music charts[12] and quickly sold 20,000 copies.[13] Their title song “Shock” introduced a new genre called Rocktronic which is a combination of rock and electronic music.[14] Reviews of the title track "Shock" described it has having both powerful vocals and an overall strong sound,[15] with the live performances incorporating a complex VTach dance routine.[16] On March 25, 2010, Beast presented a different image by singing an orchestra version of the sad ballad "Butjapgodo” (붙잡고도, lit. Despite Holding On) by Korean group Noel, and were subsequently recognized as a boy group with outstanding singing ability.[17] On the same day, Beast received their first number-one win on Mnet’s M! Countdown with "Shock".[18] A digital single version of their track "Easy" was released on April 29, 2010 with the title "Easy (Sincere Ver.)". The track used strings and piano as opposed to the hip-hop feel and electronic instruments of the original.[19]
After their first ever appearance in Singapore, the Shock of the New Era album was certified into the Gold Disk category.[20] On August 10, 2010, Beast received the Golden Disk Award from Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand at the '2010 Summer CUBE Stars Party' at Seoul, Samseongdong in the Samyu Center Event Hall.[21] Beast and 4minute became the first Korean artists to be invited to perform on Singapore Youth Olympic pre-opening stage on August 13, 2010.[22] On August 26, 2010, Beast was awarded with the Cool Star Award on the 2010 Mnet 20's Choice Awards,[23] where American R&B musician Omarion made a surprise appearance as a guest onstage when Beast received their award. Omarion had also performed a special showcase with Beast after seeing their performances.[24]
[edit]2010: Mastermind, Lights Go On Again, and My Story
On September 17, 2010, Beast released the song "Jumeogeul Kkwak Jwigo” (주먹을 꽉 쥐고, lit. Clenching a Tight Fist) as a single from their 3rd mini-album, Mastermind. The song gained anticipation and attention from the public for the excellent vocal ability they displayed.[25] Mastermind was released on September 28, 2010.[26] On October 8, 2010, a week after their comeback, Beast claimed first place on KBS Music Bank with the song "Soom” (숨, lit. Breath) from Mastermind. The song was noted for its original sound and distinctive choreography.[27] On October 23, 2010, Beast is one of the recipient of the Asia Influential Artist Award which is given to those who had gained the most attention in Asia for the year.[28]
On November 3, 2010, Beast opened up the preorder sales for their 4th mini-album named Lights Go On Again.[29] The album took the top 5 spots on the Mnet music charts on November 8, 2010, with their lead track, “Beautiful” debuting at 1st place, while the album’s remaining four tracks placed 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th respectively. According to album sales site Hanteo, the group’s album sales showed great success, with their sales figures ranked first.[30] On November 15, 2010, Beast released the first part of the relay music drama from the 4th mini-album on their official YouTube channel. It garnered interest from fans as well as overseas promoters and media for the style and concept of the upcoming music videos.[31]
Beast discography entered Japan with the release of their first Japanese album, called Beast - Japan Premium Edition, on November 24, 2010. It debuted at 13th place on the Oricon weekly album charts. On November 27, 2010, Beast held their first Japanese showcase called the 'The Legend of Beast, Vol.1' at Tokyo Big Site in Ohdaiba, Tokyo. The members were transported to the site of the showcase by helicopter, where they were able to see a human formation of the group's name made up of fans as a welcome greeting. The group performed 9 hit tracks, including "Bad Girl," "Shock," and "Soom". They also announced plans to officially debut in Japan in February 2011.[32]
On December 1, 2010, Beast won an award for being one of 2010's most photogenic figures by the 11th Korean Visual Arts Festival, hosted and organized by the Korea Broadcast Camera Directors Association.[33] On December 9, Beast was awarded with the Yepp Newcomer Award at the 25th Golden Disk Awards.[34] According to album sold research site Hanteo Chart on December 11, 2010, Beast have sold 107,006 copies from January - October 2010 with 4 of their released mini-albums, including their first mini-album. This made Beast as the only rookie group out of all the boy/girl groups who have sold over 100,000 copies in 2010. This feat just shows the groups growing popularity.[35] Beast held their first solo concert on December 12, 2010 at the Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul. The concert's official title was 'Welcome to the Beast Airline'.[36]
On December 23, plans for the release of self-composed duets by the members of the group were announced. The tracks released were "Thanks To", a hiphop track from Yoseob and Junhyung,[37] Hyunseung and Kikwang’s R&B track "Let It Snow",[38] and Doojoon and Dongwoon’s ballad track "Muni Dathimyeon" (문이 닫히면, lit. When The Door Closes).[39] The tracks debuted at the Mnet M! Countdown stage. The songs were released on December 21, 2010 as the digital mini album My Story.[40]fvf
[edit]2011: Japanese Debut, 1st Studio Album and 1st Asia Fan-meet Tour
The group was awarded with the Bonsang Award at the 20th Seoul Music Awards on January 20, 2011 where they performed their hit songs “Shock” and “Soom”.[41] Beast was also listed as the No. 40 Power Celebrity according to the list released by Forbes Korea on February 24, 2011.[42]
Beast started off their Japanese venture with the release of the music video for their first Japanese single "Shock (Japanese Version)" on February 27, 2011 and made their official debut with its release on March 16, 2011. The single debuted at number 2 on Oricon’s weekly chart, which became as the highest ranking debut single by a non-Japanese artist in Japan since Big Bang's “My Heaven” at no. 3 in 2009.[43] However, due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, all scheduled Japanese promotions for their single were cancelled.[44]
On May 6, Beast announced that they will be holding a fan-meet tour across Asia in July. Thanks to the explosive support they’ve been receiving from the Asian market since their debut, Cube Entertainment decided to go ahead with a large-scale promotion plan all across Asia. Representatives stated, “Fans all over Asia have been making unending requests for an international fan-meeting, which is why we’ve decided to set up one now. Fans can consider this fan-meet as an Asian tour concert.” [45]
Beast released their first full length Korean album on May 17, 2011 titled Fiction and Fact, which contains 10 songs: 8 new songs, an Unplugged Version of their song "Lightless" and an Orchestra Version of their lead song "Fiction".[46] There have been generally positive reviews about Beast’s new album, saying the group has utilized their full color that has been built up over their past mini-albums.[47] Their track “Biga Oneun Naren" (비가 오는 날엔, lit. On Rainy Days), which was released as a digital single prior to the release of their album, rose up the charts at the moment of its release. It won first place on KBS Music Bank’s May 27, 2011 episode instead of their heavily promoted lead song “Fiction”.[48]
On May 19, 2011, while in the midst of their Fiction and Fact album promotions in Korea, Beast announced the release of their 2nd Japanese single, "Bad Girl".[49] The music video was released on May 26, 2011 [50] but the single was released in stores on June 15, 2011. As opposed to their debut single, “Bad Girl” is described as a cute pop love song.[51] The group held a two-day mini-concert titled Beast Night on June 22, 2011 at Studio Coast in Tokyo, Japan as a celebration for the release of their single. They also announced during this event that they'll be releasing their first regular Japanese album in August.[52]
Beast will perform as Korea’s representative artists at MTV’s “MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia 2011" on July 24, 2011 at Malaysia’s Shah Alam. Beast is the only Korean artist to be invited this year, and is the second Korean artist, following the Wonder Girls, to ever perform on MTV’s “World Stage”. [53]
[edit]Image and artistry
On December 3, 2010, Beast attended the Patricia Field Collection fashion show located in Seoul Chungnamdong MCM Haus and was praised by Patricia Field herself for their “distinctive and modern look”. For this collection, MCM’s Heritage and Patricia Field worked together to show off a modern New Yorker style with a trendy shopper bag, backpack, clutch, and more items and any money earned from it will be donated to the ‘Korea Disaster Relief’ to benefit the civilians left homeless from the Yeonpyeong incident.[54]
[edit]Other activities
[edit]Television appearances
Beast was the topic of a short-lived reality show, MTV B2ST, which was hosted by MTV. The show ran on a weekly basis from August 23 - October 9, 2009, with a total of ten episodes. The program showcased their journey leading up to their debut.[4] It was announced in March 2010 that Beast will be hosting a second season of MTV B2ST entitled MTV Beast Almighty. After last year's broadcast debut, season 2 had fans and viewers' wishes as the concept of the program where the members will have to pick out one wish to grant for every episode. The show ran on a weekly basis from April 10 - May 29, 2010.[55] Beast became the protagonists of the variety show Idol Maid running on a weekly basis from July 21 - October 13, 2010.[56] The group also had a cameo on the sitcom More Charming by the Day.[57]
Beast was selected as a PR envoy to promote the audition program Global Super Idol, which will air in November, 2011. Beast will be attending the preliminaries in Korea, Thailand, and China to encourage the contestants and give advice. Global Super Idol is a global audition program that pits finalists from Thailand and China against finalists in Korea. All the finalists will attend the main show in Korea. Since Beast is very popular in Asian countries, including Thailand, Japan, and China, their popularity will help the show become popular too by performing their songs for fans and contestants from all over the world. [58] [59]
[edit]Endorsements
Beast has been chosen as the new models for the Young TD Casual CLRIDE.N to match well with the trendy and casual brand concept. This will be their first time being clothes models from the 2010 Fall/Winter collection from CLRIDE.N. They will be modelling their clothing in a trendy British vintage style.[60] Shin Se Kyung and Beast were chosen as the models for BBQ Chicken after the Wonder Girls, and they will be filming the commercial for BBQ Crispy Chicken.[61] Beast was also chosen as ambassadors for ‘Seoul Character Rising Licensing Fair 2010’ co-hosted by both Korean Contents Promotions & Co-Ex on July 12, 2010.[62]
During the “Super Concert Wonderful Jeju” special for SBS’s Inkigayo on April 14, 2011, Cube label mates Beast and 4minute teamed up for a collaboration music video to promote Jeju Island. With the beautiful natural scenery of the island as their backdrop, the two groups sang a song to both raise awareness and promote tourism towards the island.[63]
Beast, alongside 4minute and Supernova, participated on the runway stage of wedding fashion designer Yumi Katsura's '2011 Paris GRAND COLLECTION IN TOKYO' fashion show in Tokyo, Japan. The group showed their aspects as a model and presented the unique Asian feel combined with traditional Japanese culture, keeping with the theme 'Renaissance Japan'.[64]
Beast, 4minute and G.NA were chosen as the official ambassadors by Korean Airports Corporation for their world-class Gimpo International Airport, which handles domestic and international flights alongside Incheon International Airport.[65]
IUCN also known as the International Union for Conservation of Nature, had announced that Beast had become their official endorsement models for 2011 Musilympic, the One. Beast members had also took the time signing the official endorsing t-shirts for Musilympic, the One, which added more importance to the meet up. Also, the t-shirt displayed an image of shouting for help to save the polar bears, which had faced major disruption due to the environmental changes. Beast will be performing for Musilympic, the One concert on the September 30, 2011. [66]
On August 17, 2011, Beast became the first ever Korean celebrity group to model for the American vintage casual brand, Beatoy. Representatives of Beatoy said, "Beast is one of the most popular male idol groups today, and as our brand's target consumer base is in the age range of teens to 20's, we're sure that they'll direct our brand’s image towards a positive direction." The director for Beatoy added, "Vito's identity as an American vintage casual brand combined with Beast’s modern, yet free-spirited image is sure to create a synergistic effect."[67]
On October 20, 2011, Cometic brand A’PIEU has appointed Beast as their newest models. A representative from the brand's marketing team remarked, "The members of B2ST are multi-talented entertainers; they not only sing, but write and compose their own music, act in dramas and make appearances on variety shows… They possess the sensitive and pure image of young boys, as well as intense masculine charisma at the same time, and it will work will with our own concept."[68]
[edit]Others
On November 25, 2009, it was announced that the group would release the song "Crazy" in promotion for the film, Attack the Gas Station 2.[69] On January 25, 2010, the group participated in the God of Study official soundtrack,[70] with the song "Ready Go", which topped various charts.[71]
From June 16–20, 2010, Beast participated in the 'K-pop Meets P-pop' concert that took place at the Araneta Coliseum in Manila, Philippines. They joined in with a charitable foundation that supports single mothers in the Philippines. This concert not only had Beast, but also other Philippine pop stars such as XLR8, etc.[72]
4minute and Beast has been chosen as the mains on July 10, 2010 where they appeared before a living room audience through Signal Music in SBS’s People Looking for Laughter.[73] On October 12, 2010, KBS Broadcasting systems collaborated with Beast to make a soccer anthem for the national football team of Korea.[74] On 23 October the band represented Korea and performed at the 7th Asia Song Festival, organised by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, at the Seoul Olympic Stadium.[75]
On November 26, 2010, Beast members had created the theme song for the ‘University Music Festival’ with a self-written song. However, it was just a congratulation stage performance that they had accepted due to request as three of the members are attending in Dongshin University.[76][77] On December 2, 2010, the group released the song "Loving U" in promotion for the sitcom, All My Love[78] On January 5, 2011, the group released another OST song titled "Neo Ttaemuningeol” (너 때문인걸, lit. Because Of You) in promotion for the drama, My Princess.[79]
Beast participated in the remake album of Japanese singer-songwriter/actor, Fukuyama Masaharu. Beast’s remake, "Rainbow” which was used as a drama theme song. The addition of Beast's vocals was said to have given the fun song an interesting dynamic.[80]
There is also a planned CUBE UNITED concert being held in Brixton o2 Arena in London where BEAST and labelmates G.NA and 4MINUTE are going to preform. Although the original date is the 6th of December, there is still further planning to be made to secure the date.
B2ST‘s Yoseob, Dongwoon, and Junhyung have teamed up to deliver a smooth R&B track for the OST of MBC’s new drama, “I’m a Flower, Too“. Titled “Dreaming“, the song expresses a man’s longing for his lover, who abandoned him in reality, yet still frequents his dreams. The song was co-composed and penned by Junhyung and Kim Hyun Woo.[81]
[edit]Members
There are six members in the band.
Stage name Birth name Date of birth Position
Romanized Hangul Romanized Hangul
Doojoon 두준 Yoon Doo Joon 윤두준 July 4, 1989 (age 22) Leader, Vocalist, Rapper
Hyunseung 현승 Jang Hyun Seung 장현승 September 3, 1989 (age 22) Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer
Junhyung 준형 Yong Jun Hyung 용준형 December 19, 1989 (age 21) Main Rapper
Yoseob 요섭 Yang Yoseob 양요섭 January 5, 1990 (age 21) Main Vocalist
Gikwang 기광 Lee Gi Kwang 이기광 March 30, 1990 (age 21) Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist
DongWoon 동운 Son Dong Woon 손동운 June 6, 1991 (age 20) Vocalist, Rapper, Maknae
Yoon Doo-joon (Hangul: 윤두준), the leader of the group. He was born in Seoul, South Korea on July 4, 1989.[82] Prior to his debut with Beast, he was a trainee at JYP Entertainment and was featured in the Mnet documentary Hot Blooded Men with 2AM and 2PM, but was eliminated along the course of the show.[83] He then moved to Cube Entertainment and was featured as a rapper in AJ’s “Wipe the Tears”.[84] After his debut with the group, he became part of Danbi[85] and debuted as an actor through More Charming by the Day and All My Love.[86]
Jang Hyun-seung (Hangul: 장현승) was born on September 3, 1989.[82] He is a lead vocalist and the lead dancer. He first received media attention as a trainee under YG Entertainment with the nickname So-1 when he was preparing to debut as a member of Big Bang. He appeared in 10 out of 11 episodes of the Big Bang Documentary, but wasn't chosen to be a part of the final group formation by YG's president because his maturity hadn't fully developed yet and was not ready to be a singer. On November 24, 2011 Cube revealed that he will be in a co-ed subunit called Trouble Maker! with 4Minute's Hyuna. Their first mini albun is called ‘Trouble Maker’. The unit started revealing teaser photos on November 25th through their teaser site, and unleashed their album and music video on December 1, 2011.[87]
Yong Jun-hyung (Hangul: 용준형),[82] the main rapper of the group, was originally named as Yong Jae Soon (Hangul: 용재순) but had changed his name during his 6th grade.[88] He was born in Seoul, South Korea on December 19, 1989.[82] He was once a member of the boyband “Xing” along with Kevin from U-KISS and was known as Poppin’ Dragon when he was promoting with them. He featured in various singles as a rapper for various artists such as labelmates Hyunah’s “Change”[89] and G.NA’s “Kkeojyeo Julge Jar Sara” (꺼져 줄게 잘 살아, lit. I’ll Back Off So You Can Live Better),[90] Young Jee’s "Crazy, that's what love is",[91] Navi’s "Go Again" and Wheesung’s “Words That Freeze My Heart”.[92] After dropping his first mini-album, “First Story”, Huh Gak has finally released the MV for “Hello“! The MV features acting from B2ST‘s Junhyung and Kang Sora of the movie, ”Sunny“. The dramatic story in the video matches the tearful theme of the song.[93] On October 24th, Kim Wan Sun’s agency revealed that she’ll be releasing her comeback digital single, “Be Quiet“, on the 25th. Her title track was co-produced by Shinsadong Tiger and Junhyung himself. It is described as an electronic dance track.[94]
Yang Yo-seob (Hangul: 양요섭) was born in Seoul, South Korea on January 5, 1990.[95] He’s the main vocalist of the group and was once a back-up dancer for AJ’s music videos for “Dancing Shoes" and "Wiping the Tears".[96] He released a digital single together with Dalmatian’s Daniel titled “First Snow and First Kiss” [97] and participated in singing OST’s for various Korean dramas such as “Happy Birthday” for More Charming by the Day[98] and “I Cherish That Person” for My Princess.[99] and "Loving You" - for All My Love.He also became a permanent cast member on KBS's Oh! My School (a.k.a. 100 Points out of 100), along with other idols such as MBLAQ's Lee Joon, Secret's Hyosung, T-ara's Soyeon, Miss A's Min, and Simon D.[6].In March 20th to April 10th 2011,BEAST's Yoseob has casted in 'Gwanghwamun Sonata The Musical' as Jiyong,the son of the two leading role. BEAST's Yoseob was featured in Bang Yong Gook's first solo track, "I remember" which was jointly composed by One Way’s Chance and Bang Yong Gook himself. On September 27th, KBS‘s ‘Poseidon‘ released part one of their OST series, which featured the vocal talents of B2ST‘s Yang Yoseob. Yoseob’s new song, “No“, was a collaboration piece between Rado (of Huh Gak‘s “Hello“) and production duo Ji In and Wontag, the men behind MBLAQ’s latest releases. The song features sorrowful lyrics of a man who has no choice but to let go of his lover.[100]
Lee Gi-kwang (Hangul: 이기광) was born on March 30, 1990.[95] He is a lead vocalist and the main dancer. He was known as the solo singer AJ or Ace Junior when he first debuted and released a mini-album "First Episode: A New Hero” on April 4, 2009.[101] He met controversies when his name created dispute among netizens for having a similar name with Paran’s AJ (Later became the new U-KISS member). He now goes with his original name when he redebuted with Beast.[102] He debuted as an actor through High Kick Through the Roof[103] and was also casted in a role for My Princess.[104] He also became an MC for different shows such as Hot Brothers,[105] Win Win[106] and SBS Inkigayo.
Son Dong-woon (Hangul: 손동운), was born in was born in Seoul, South Korea on June 6, 1991.[95] He is the group's Maknae (youngest member) and a vocalist of the group. Dong Woon was a trainee from JYP Entertainment for 2 years, and was the last member chosen to join Beast. In December 2010, Dong Woon released a digital single "Udon" together with Davichi’s Kang Min Kyung, however, it wasn’t broadcasted in any of South Korea’s 3 main broadcasting stations because the title of the song was in Japanese.[107]
[edit]Discography
Main article: Beast discography
[edit]Korean Discography
Studio Albums
Fiction and Fact (2011)
Extended plays
Beast Is the B2ST (2009)
Shock of the New Era (2010)
Mastermind (2010)
Lights Go On Again (2010)
My Story (2010)
[edit]Japanese Discography
Studio Albums
So Beast (2011)
[edit]Concert
Welcome to Beast Airlines (2010)
Welcome Back to Beast Airlines (2011)
United Cube Concert (2011)
Kpop Music Festival in Sydney (2011)
Billboard KPop Masters (2011)
[edit]Awards
Year Award
2009
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism: Rookie Music Award (December)[7]
Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Rookie of the Month (December) ("Mystery")[108]
2010
19th Seoul Music Awards: Newcomer Award[10]
4th Mnet 20's Choice Awards : Smoothie King Cool Star Award [23]
7th Asia Song Festival: Asia Influential Artist Award [28]
11th Korea Visual Arts Festival: Photogenic Award[33]
25th Golden Disk Awards: Samsung Yepp Newcomer Award[34][109]
2011
20th Seoul Music Awards: Bonsang Award ("Soom" & "Shock")[41]
5th Mnet 20's Choice Awards : Hot Performance Star[110]
8th Asia Song Festival: Top Asian Artist[111]
2011 Korean Popular Culture and Arts Award - Cultural Minister of Finance Award[112]
3rd Melon Music Awards: Top 10 [113]
3rd Melon Music Awards: Artist of the Year (Daesang)[113]
13th Mnet Asian Music Awards: Best Male Dance Performance [114]
[edit]Music Programs
These are a collection of Beast wins on Korea's televised music shows. Inkigayo is aired on SBS, M! Countdown on Korea cable channel M.net and Music Bank on KBS.
[edit]M! Countdown
Year Date Song
2010 March 25 Shock
October 14 Breath
2011 May 26 Fiction
June 2
June 9
[edit]Music Bank
Year Date Song
2010 October 8 Breath
2011 May 27 On Rainy Days
June 3 Fiction
June 10
[edit]Inkigayo
Year Date Song
2010 December 5 Beautiful
2011 June 5 Fiction
June 12
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Background information
Also known as B2ST
Origin South Korea
Genres K-pop, dance-pop, rap rock, post-punk, hip hop, trip hop, electro hop
Years active 2009 – present
Labels Cube Entertainment (South Korea), Universal Music Group (International)
Website www.playb2st.com
Members
Yoon Doo-joon
Jang Hyun-seung
Yong Jun-hyung
Yang Yo-seob
Lee Gi-kwang
Son Dong-woon
Contents [hide]
1 History
1.1 2009: Debut
1.2 2010: Shock of the New Era
1.3 2010: Mastermind, Lights Go On Again, and My Story
1.4 2011: Japanese Debut, 1st Studio Album and 1st Asia Fan-meet Tour
2 Image and artistry
3 Other activities
3.1 Television appearances
3.2 Endorsements
3.3 Others
4 Members
5 Discography
5.1 Korean Discography
5.2 Japanese Discography
6 Concert
7 Awards
8 Music Programs
8.1 M! Countdown
8.2 Music Bank
8.3 Inkigayo
9 References
10 External links
[edit]History
[edit]2009: Debut
In late 2009, news articles started to surface online about Cube Entertainment's new group, B2ST (pronounced as "Beast"),[4] which was later renamed as BEAST (Boys of East Standing Tall).[2] Their journey leading up to debut was showcased in their MTV documentary MTV B2ST.[1] On October 14, 2009, the group's first mini-album, Beast Is the B2ST, was released, selling over 20,000 copies in October 2009.[5] Cube Entertainment revealed that they had sold all the albums they printed in the first batch and was able to produce 5,000 more. It went on to sell for an overall 40,000 copies. This brought the music industry's attention to the group considering a success for rookie artists is usually defined when they reach 10,000 copies in sales.[3] On October 15, 2009, Beast held a debut showcase at the MTV GongGae Hall[2] and on the following day, October 16, the group made their live debut on KBS Music Bank with their debut track, "Bad Girl".[6] Beast won their first award, Rookie of the Month for December, on December 2, 2009, which was awarded by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.[7]
[edit]2010: Shock of the New Era
Cube Entertainment announced on January 4, 2010 that Beast, along with labelmate 4minute, had concluded a mutual signing ceremony with world-wide album company Universal Music Group for their international promotions and album launches.[8] On January 23, 2010, Beast commenced their first international promotions in Taiwan with 4minute.[9] Beast attended the 19th Seoul Music Awards on February 3, 2010 and was awarded with the Best Newcomer Award alongside T-ara and After School.[10]The group's second mini-album, Shock of the New Era, was scheduled for release on March 2, 2010 but was released a day earlier after being leaked on Youtube.[11] Despite the leak, the album climbed the Korean music charts[12] and quickly sold 20,000 copies.[13] Their title song “Shock” introduced a new genre called Rocktronic which is a combination of rock and electronic music.[14] Reviews of the title track "Shock" described it has having both powerful vocals and an overall strong sound,[15] with the live performances incorporating a complex VTach dance routine.[16] On March 25, 2010, Beast presented a different image by singing an orchestra version of the sad ballad "Butjapgodo” (붙잡고도, lit. Despite Holding On) by Korean group Noel, and were subsequently recognized as a boy group with outstanding singing ability.[17] On the same day, Beast received their first number-one win on Mnet’s M! Countdown with "Shock".[18] A digital single version of their track "Easy" was released on April 29, 2010 with the title "Easy (Sincere Ver.)". The track used strings and piano as opposed to the hip-hop feel and electronic instruments of the original.[19]
After their first ever appearance in Singapore, the Shock of the New Era album was certified into the Gold Disk category.[20] On August 10, 2010, Beast received the Golden Disk Award from Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand at the '2010 Summer CUBE Stars Party' at Seoul, Samseongdong in the Samyu Center Event Hall.[21] Beast and 4minute became the first Korean artists to be invited to perform on Singapore Youth Olympic pre-opening stage on August 13, 2010.[22] On August 26, 2010, Beast was awarded with the Cool Star Award on the 2010 Mnet 20's Choice Awards,[23] where American R&B musician Omarion made a surprise appearance as a guest onstage when Beast received their award. Omarion had also performed a special showcase with Beast after seeing their performances.[24]
[edit]2010: Mastermind, Lights Go On Again, and My Story
On September 17, 2010, Beast released the song "Jumeogeul Kkwak Jwigo” (주먹을 꽉 쥐고, lit. Clenching a Tight Fist) as a single from their 3rd mini-album, Mastermind. The song gained anticipation and attention from the public for the excellent vocal ability they displayed.[25] Mastermind was released on September 28, 2010.[26] On October 8, 2010, a week after their comeback, Beast claimed first place on KBS Music Bank with the song "Soom” (숨, lit. Breath) from Mastermind. The song was noted for its original sound and distinctive choreography.[27] On October 23, 2010, Beast is one of the recipient of the Asia Influential Artist Award which is given to those who had gained the most attention in Asia for the year.[28]
On November 3, 2010, Beast opened up the preorder sales for their 4th mini-album named Lights Go On Again.[29] The album took the top 5 spots on the Mnet music charts on November 8, 2010, with their lead track, “Beautiful” debuting at 1st place, while the album’s remaining four tracks placed 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th respectively. According to album sales site Hanteo, the group’s album sales showed great success, with their sales figures ranked first.[30] On November 15, 2010, Beast released the first part of the relay music drama from the 4th mini-album on their official YouTube channel. It garnered interest from fans as well as overseas promoters and media for the style and concept of the upcoming music videos.[31]
Beast discography entered Japan with the release of their first Japanese album, called Beast - Japan Premium Edition, on November 24, 2010. It debuted at 13th place on the Oricon weekly album charts. On November 27, 2010, Beast held their first Japanese showcase called the 'The Legend of Beast, Vol.1' at Tokyo Big Site in Ohdaiba, Tokyo. The members were transported to the site of the showcase by helicopter, where they were able to see a human formation of the group's name made up of fans as a welcome greeting. The group performed 9 hit tracks, including "Bad Girl," "Shock," and "Soom". They also announced plans to officially debut in Japan in February 2011.[32]
On December 1, 2010, Beast won an award for being one of 2010's most photogenic figures by the 11th Korean Visual Arts Festival, hosted and organized by the Korea Broadcast Camera Directors Association.[33] On December 9, Beast was awarded with the Yepp Newcomer Award at the 25th Golden Disk Awards.[34] According to album sold research site Hanteo Chart on December 11, 2010, Beast have sold 107,006 copies from January - October 2010 with 4 of their released mini-albums, including their first mini-album. This made Beast as the only rookie group out of all the boy/girl groups who have sold over 100,000 copies in 2010. This feat just shows the groups growing popularity.[35] Beast held their first solo concert on December 12, 2010 at the Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul. The concert's official title was 'Welcome to the Beast Airline'.[36]
On December 23, plans for the release of self-composed duets by the members of the group were announced. The tracks released were "Thanks To", a hiphop track from Yoseob and Junhyung,[37] Hyunseung and Kikwang’s R&B track "Let It Snow",[38] and Doojoon and Dongwoon’s ballad track "Muni Dathimyeon" (문이 닫히면, lit. When The Door Closes).[39] The tracks debuted at the Mnet M! Countdown stage. The songs were released on December 21, 2010 as the digital mini album My Story.[40]fvf
[edit]2011: Japanese Debut, 1st Studio Album and 1st Asia Fan-meet Tour
The group was awarded with the Bonsang Award at the 20th Seoul Music Awards on January 20, 2011 where they performed their hit songs “Shock” and “Soom”.[41] Beast was also listed as the No. 40 Power Celebrity according to the list released by Forbes Korea on February 24, 2011.[42]
Beast started off their Japanese venture with the release of the music video for their first Japanese single "Shock (Japanese Version)" on February 27, 2011 and made their official debut with its release on March 16, 2011. The single debuted at number 2 on Oricon’s weekly chart, which became as the highest ranking debut single by a non-Japanese artist in Japan since Big Bang's “My Heaven” at no. 3 in 2009.[43] However, due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, all scheduled Japanese promotions for their single were cancelled.[44]
On May 6, Beast announced that they will be holding a fan-meet tour across Asia in July. Thanks to the explosive support they’ve been receiving from the Asian market since their debut, Cube Entertainment decided to go ahead with a large-scale promotion plan all across Asia. Representatives stated, “Fans all over Asia have been making unending requests for an international fan-meeting, which is why we’ve decided to set up one now. Fans can consider this fan-meet as an Asian tour concert.” [45]
Beast released their first full length Korean album on May 17, 2011 titled Fiction and Fact, which contains 10 songs: 8 new songs, an Unplugged Version of their song "Lightless" and an Orchestra Version of their lead song "Fiction".[46] There have been generally positive reviews about Beast’s new album, saying the group has utilized their full color that has been built up over their past mini-albums.[47] Their track “Biga Oneun Naren" (비가 오는 날엔, lit. On Rainy Days), which was released as a digital single prior to the release of their album, rose up the charts at the moment of its release. It won first place on KBS Music Bank’s May 27, 2011 episode instead of their heavily promoted lead song “Fiction”.[48]
On May 19, 2011, while in the midst of their Fiction and Fact album promotions in Korea, Beast announced the release of their 2nd Japanese single, "Bad Girl".[49] The music video was released on May 26, 2011 [50] but the single was released in stores on June 15, 2011. As opposed to their debut single, “Bad Girl” is described as a cute pop love song.[51] The group held a two-day mini-concert titled Beast Night on June 22, 2011 at Studio Coast in Tokyo, Japan as a celebration for the release of their single. They also announced during this event that they'll be releasing their first regular Japanese album in August.[52]
Beast will perform as Korea’s representative artists at MTV’s “MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia 2011" on July 24, 2011 at Malaysia’s Shah Alam. Beast is the only Korean artist to be invited this year, and is the second Korean artist, following the Wonder Girls, to ever perform on MTV’s “World Stage”. [53]
[edit]Image and artistry
On December 3, 2010, Beast attended the Patricia Field Collection fashion show located in Seoul Chungnamdong MCM Haus and was praised by Patricia Field herself for their “distinctive and modern look”. For this collection, MCM’s Heritage and Patricia Field worked together to show off a modern New Yorker style with a trendy shopper bag, backpack, clutch, and more items and any money earned from it will be donated to the ‘Korea Disaster Relief’ to benefit the civilians left homeless from the Yeonpyeong incident.[54]
[edit]Other activities
[edit]Television appearances
Beast was the topic of a short-lived reality show, MTV B2ST, which was hosted by MTV. The show ran on a weekly basis from August 23 - October 9, 2009, with a total of ten episodes. The program showcased their journey leading up to their debut.[4] It was announced in March 2010 that Beast will be hosting a second season of MTV B2ST entitled MTV Beast Almighty. After last year's broadcast debut, season 2 had fans and viewers' wishes as the concept of the program where the members will have to pick out one wish to grant for every episode. The show ran on a weekly basis from April 10 - May 29, 2010.[55] Beast became the protagonists of the variety show Idol Maid running on a weekly basis from July 21 - October 13, 2010.[56] The group also had a cameo on the sitcom More Charming by the Day.[57]
Beast was selected as a PR envoy to promote the audition program Global Super Idol, which will air in November, 2011. Beast will be attending the preliminaries in Korea, Thailand, and China to encourage the contestants and give advice. Global Super Idol is a global audition program that pits finalists from Thailand and China against finalists in Korea. All the finalists will attend the main show in Korea. Since Beast is very popular in Asian countries, including Thailand, Japan, and China, their popularity will help the show become popular too by performing their songs for fans and contestants from all over the world. [58] [59]
[edit]Endorsements
Beast has been chosen as the new models for the Young TD Casual CLRIDE.N to match well with the trendy and casual brand concept. This will be their first time being clothes models from the 2010 Fall/Winter collection from CLRIDE.N. They will be modelling their clothing in a trendy British vintage style.[60] Shin Se Kyung and Beast were chosen as the models for BBQ Chicken after the Wonder Girls, and they will be filming the commercial for BBQ Crispy Chicken.[61] Beast was also chosen as ambassadors for ‘Seoul Character Rising Licensing Fair 2010’ co-hosted by both Korean Contents Promotions & Co-Ex on July 12, 2010.[62]
During the “Super Concert Wonderful Jeju” special for SBS’s Inkigayo on April 14, 2011, Cube label mates Beast and 4minute teamed up for a collaboration music video to promote Jeju Island. With the beautiful natural scenery of the island as their backdrop, the two groups sang a song to both raise awareness and promote tourism towards the island.[63]
Beast, alongside 4minute and Supernova, participated on the runway stage of wedding fashion designer Yumi Katsura's '2011 Paris GRAND COLLECTION IN TOKYO' fashion show in Tokyo, Japan. The group showed their aspects as a model and presented the unique Asian feel combined with traditional Japanese culture, keeping with the theme 'Renaissance Japan'.[64]
Beast, 4minute and G.NA were chosen as the official ambassadors by Korean Airports Corporation for their world-class Gimpo International Airport, which handles domestic and international flights alongside Incheon International Airport.[65]
IUCN also known as the International Union for Conservation of Nature, had announced that Beast had become their official endorsement models for 2011 Musilympic, the One. Beast members had also took the time signing the official endorsing t-shirts for Musilympic, the One, which added more importance to the meet up. Also, the t-shirt displayed an image of shouting for help to save the polar bears, which had faced major disruption due to the environmental changes. Beast will be performing for Musilympic, the One concert on the September 30, 2011. [66]
On August 17, 2011, Beast became the first ever Korean celebrity group to model for the American vintage casual brand, Beatoy. Representatives of Beatoy said, "Beast is one of the most popular male idol groups today, and as our brand's target consumer base is in the age range of teens to 20's, we're sure that they'll direct our brand’s image towards a positive direction." The director for Beatoy added, "Vito's identity as an American vintage casual brand combined with Beast’s modern, yet free-spirited image is sure to create a synergistic effect."[67]
On October 20, 2011, Cometic brand A’PIEU has appointed Beast as their newest models. A representative from the brand's marketing team remarked, "The members of B2ST are multi-talented entertainers; they not only sing, but write and compose their own music, act in dramas and make appearances on variety shows… They possess the sensitive and pure image of young boys, as well as intense masculine charisma at the same time, and it will work will with our own concept."[68]
[edit]Others
On November 25, 2009, it was announced that the group would release the song "Crazy" in promotion for the film, Attack the Gas Station 2.[69] On January 25, 2010, the group participated in the God of Study official soundtrack,[70] with the song "Ready Go", which topped various charts.[71]
From June 16–20, 2010, Beast participated in the 'K-pop Meets P-pop' concert that took place at the Araneta Coliseum in Manila, Philippines. They joined in with a charitable foundation that supports single mothers in the Philippines. This concert not only had Beast, but also other Philippine pop stars such as XLR8, etc.[72]
4minute and Beast has been chosen as the mains on July 10, 2010 where they appeared before a living room audience through Signal Music in SBS’s People Looking for Laughter.[73] On October 12, 2010, KBS Broadcasting systems collaborated with Beast to make a soccer anthem for the national football team of Korea.[74] On 23 October the band represented Korea and performed at the 7th Asia Song Festival, organised by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, at the Seoul Olympic Stadium.[75]
On November 26, 2010, Beast members had created the theme song for the ‘University Music Festival’ with a self-written song. However, it was just a congratulation stage performance that they had accepted due to request as three of the members are attending in Dongshin University.[76][77] On December 2, 2010, the group released the song "Loving U" in promotion for the sitcom, All My Love[78] On January 5, 2011, the group released another OST song titled "Neo Ttaemuningeol” (너 때문인걸, lit. Because Of You) in promotion for the drama, My Princess.[79]
Beast participated in the remake album of Japanese singer-songwriter/actor, Fukuyama Masaharu. Beast’s remake, "Rainbow” which was used as a drama theme song. The addition of Beast's vocals was said to have given the fun song an interesting dynamic.[80]
There is also a planned CUBE UNITED concert being held in Brixton o2 Arena in London where BEAST and labelmates G.NA and 4MINUTE are going to preform. Although the original date is the 6th of December, there is still further planning to be made to secure the date.
B2ST‘s Yoseob, Dongwoon, and Junhyung have teamed up to deliver a smooth R&B track for the OST of MBC’s new drama, “I’m a Flower, Too“. Titled “Dreaming“, the song expresses a man’s longing for his lover, who abandoned him in reality, yet still frequents his dreams. The song was co-composed and penned by Junhyung and Kim Hyun Woo.[81]
[edit]Members
There are six members in the band.
Stage name Birth name Date of birth Position
Romanized Hangul Romanized Hangul
Doojoon 두준 Yoon Doo Joon 윤두준 July 4, 1989 (age 22) Leader, Vocalist, Rapper
Hyunseung 현승 Jang Hyun Seung 장현승 September 3, 1989 (age 22) Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer
Junhyung 준형 Yong Jun Hyung 용준형 December 19, 1989 (age 21) Main Rapper
Yoseob 요섭 Yang Yoseob 양요섭 January 5, 1990 (age 21) Main Vocalist
Gikwang 기광 Lee Gi Kwang 이기광 March 30, 1990 (age 21) Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist
DongWoon 동운 Son Dong Woon 손동운 June 6, 1991 (age 20) Vocalist, Rapper, Maknae
Yoon Doo-joon (Hangul: 윤두준), the leader of the group. He was born in Seoul, South Korea on July 4, 1989.[82] Prior to his debut with Beast, he was a trainee at JYP Entertainment and was featured in the Mnet documentary Hot Blooded Men with 2AM and 2PM, but was eliminated along the course of the show.[83] He then moved to Cube Entertainment and was featured as a rapper in AJ’s “Wipe the Tears”.[84] After his debut with the group, he became part of Danbi[85] and debuted as an actor through More Charming by the Day and All My Love.[86]
Jang Hyun-seung (Hangul: 장현승) was born on September 3, 1989.[82] He is a lead vocalist and the lead dancer. He first received media attention as a trainee under YG Entertainment with the nickname So-1 when he was preparing to debut as a member of Big Bang. He appeared in 10 out of 11 episodes of the Big Bang Documentary, but wasn't chosen to be a part of the final group formation by YG's president because his maturity hadn't fully developed yet and was not ready to be a singer. On November 24, 2011 Cube revealed that he will be in a co-ed subunit called Trouble Maker! with 4Minute's Hyuna. Their first mini albun is called ‘Trouble Maker’. The unit started revealing teaser photos on November 25th through their teaser site, and unleashed their album and music video on December 1, 2011.[87]
Yong Jun-hyung (Hangul: 용준형),[82] the main rapper of the group, was originally named as Yong Jae Soon (Hangul: 용재순) but had changed his name during his 6th grade.[88] He was born in Seoul, South Korea on December 19, 1989.[82] He was once a member of the boyband “Xing” along with Kevin from U-KISS and was known as Poppin’ Dragon when he was promoting with them. He featured in various singles as a rapper for various artists such as labelmates Hyunah’s “Change”[89] and G.NA’s “Kkeojyeo Julge Jar Sara” (꺼져 줄게 잘 살아, lit. I’ll Back Off So You Can Live Better),[90] Young Jee’s "Crazy, that's what love is",[91] Navi’s "Go Again" and Wheesung’s “Words That Freeze My Heart”.[92] After dropping his first mini-album, “First Story”, Huh Gak has finally released the MV for “Hello“! The MV features acting from B2ST‘s Junhyung and Kang Sora of the movie, ”Sunny“. The dramatic story in the video matches the tearful theme of the song.[93] On October 24th, Kim Wan Sun’s agency revealed that she’ll be releasing her comeback digital single, “Be Quiet“, on the 25th. Her title track was co-produced by Shinsadong Tiger and Junhyung himself. It is described as an electronic dance track.[94]
Yang Yo-seob (Hangul: 양요섭) was born in Seoul, South Korea on January 5, 1990.[95] He’s the main vocalist of the group and was once a back-up dancer for AJ’s music videos for “Dancing Shoes" and "Wiping the Tears".[96] He released a digital single together with Dalmatian’s Daniel titled “First Snow and First Kiss” [97] and participated in singing OST’s for various Korean dramas such as “Happy Birthday” for More Charming by the Day[98] and “I Cherish That Person” for My Princess.[99] and "Loving You" - for All My Love.He also became a permanent cast member on KBS's Oh! My School (a.k.a. 100 Points out of 100), along with other idols such as MBLAQ's Lee Joon, Secret's Hyosung, T-ara's Soyeon, Miss A's Min, and Simon D.[6].In March 20th to April 10th 2011,BEAST's Yoseob has casted in 'Gwanghwamun Sonata The Musical' as Jiyong,the son of the two leading role. BEAST's Yoseob was featured in Bang Yong Gook's first solo track, "I remember" which was jointly composed by One Way’s Chance and Bang Yong Gook himself. On September 27th, KBS‘s ‘Poseidon‘ released part one of their OST series, which featured the vocal talents of B2ST‘s Yang Yoseob. Yoseob’s new song, “No“, was a collaboration piece between Rado (of Huh Gak‘s “Hello“) and production duo Ji In and Wontag, the men behind MBLAQ’s latest releases. The song features sorrowful lyrics of a man who has no choice but to let go of his lover.[100]
Lee Gi-kwang (Hangul: 이기광) was born on March 30, 1990.[95] He is a lead vocalist and the main dancer. He was known as the solo singer AJ or Ace Junior when he first debuted and released a mini-album "First Episode: A New Hero” on April 4, 2009.[101] He met controversies when his name created dispute among netizens for having a similar name with Paran’s AJ (Later became the new U-KISS member). He now goes with his original name when he redebuted with Beast.[102] He debuted as an actor through High Kick Through the Roof[103] and was also casted in a role for My Princess.[104] He also became an MC for different shows such as Hot Brothers,[105] Win Win[106] and SBS Inkigayo.
Son Dong-woon (Hangul: 손동운), was born in was born in Seoul, South Korea on June 6, 1991.[95] He is the group's Maknae (youngest member) and a vocalist of the group. Dong Woon was a trainee from JYP Entertainment for 2 years, and was the last member chosen to join Beast. In December 2010, Dong Woon released a digital single "Udon" together with Davichi’s Kang Min Kyung, however, it wasn’t broadcasted in any of South Korea’s 3 main broadcasting stations because the title of the song was in Japanese.[107]
[edit]Discography
Main article: Beast discography
[edit]Korean Discography
Studio Albums
Fiction and Fact (2011)
Extended plays
Beast Is the B2ST (2009)
Shock of the New Era (2010)
Mastermind (2010)
Lights Go On Again (2010)
My Story (2010)
[edit]Japanese Discography
Studio Albums
So Beast (2011)
[edit]Concert
Welcome to Beast Airlines (2010)
Welcome Back to Beast Airlines (2011)
United Cube Concert (2011)
Kpop Music Festival in Sydney (2011)
Billboard KPop Masters (2011)
[edit]Awards
Year Award
2009
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism: Rookie Music Award (December)[7]
Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Rookie of the Month (December) ("Mystery")[108]
2010
19th Seoul Music Awards: Newcomer Award[10]
4th Mnet 20's Choice Awards : Smoothie King Cool Star Award [23]
7th Asia Song Festival: Asia Influential Artist Award [28]
11th Korea Visual Arts Festival: Photogenic Award[33]
25th Golden Disk Awards: Samsung Yepp Newcomer Award[34][109]
2011
20th Seoul Music Awards: Bonsang Award ("Soom" & "Shock")[41]
5th Mnet 20's Choice Awards : Hot Performance Star[110]
8th Asia Song Festival: Top Asian Artist[111]
2011 Korean Popular Culture and Arts Award - Cultural Minister of Finance Award[112]
3rd Melon Music Awards: Top 10 [113]
3rd Melon Music Awards: Artist of the Year (Daesang)[113]
13th Mnet Asian Music Awards: Best Male Dance Performance [114]
[edit]Music Programs
These are a collection of Beast wins on Korea's televised music shows. Inkigayo is aired on SBS, M! Countdown on Korea cable channel M.net and Music Bank on KBS.
[edit]M! Countdown
Year Date Song
2010 March 25 Shock
October 14 Breath
2011 May 26 Fiction
June 2
June 9
[edit]Music Bank
Year Date Song
2010 October 8 Breath
2011 May 27 On Rainy Days
June 3 Fiction
June 10
[edit]Inkigayo
Year Date Song
2010 December 5 Beautiful
2011 June 5 Fiction
June 12
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Background information
Also known as B2ST
Origin South Korea
Genres K-pop, dance-pop, rap rock, post-punk, hip hop, trip hop, electro hop
Years active 2009 – present
Labels Cube Entertainment (South Korea), Universal Music Group (International)
Website www.playb2st.com
Members
Yoon Doo-joon
Jang Hyun-seung
Yong Jun-hyung
Yang Yo-seob
Lee Gi-kwang
Son Dong-woon
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