Facts About B.A.P (비에이피)

B.A.P is a six-member hip hop South Korean K-pop boy band formed by TS Entertainment in 2012. The group consists of Bang Yongguk, Kim Himchan, Jung Daehyun, Yoo Youngjae, Moon Jongup and Choi Junhong (Zelo). On 26th January 2012, B.A.P made their recording debut with the single "Warrior", with MTV Korea calling it "powerful and charismatic". On 27th January 2012, the group made their official debut on KBS Music Bank.

From 8th January until 10th March 2012, the group starred in a reality show, Ta-Dah, It's B.A.P, which aired on SBS MTV. The show focused on how the six members play the role of aliens from a different planet who worked together to debut as B.A.P.

On January 28, 2012, B.A.P held its debut showcase in Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, which was attended by over 3,000 people. On February 03, 2012, Warrior - The First Single Album debuted on Billboard's World Albums Chart at #10. In South Korea, Warrior sold over 10,000 copies in just two days upon its release.

B.A.P has been described as a group that is "set out to differentiate itself among the pretty-boy male idol groups currently dominating the K-Pop world with a tough, bad boy image, smashing car windows, kicking up dirt and, you know, doing as boys do."

Name: B.A.P (Best Absolute Perfect)

Hangul Name: 비에이피

Members: Bang Yongguk, Kim Himchan, Jung Daehyun, Yoo Youngjae, Moon Jongup, Zelo (Choi Junhong)

Label: TS Entertainment

Debut Date: January 26, 2012

Years Active: 2012-Present

Debut Song: Warrior

Fanclub Name: BABY

Official Fanclub: The 1st BABY

Official Korean Website: http://www.tsenter.co.kr/

Official Fan Cafe: http://cafe.daum.net/TS-ASIAN

Official Weibo: http://www.weibo.com/officialbap

Official TS Entertainment YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TSENT2008

Official B.A.P YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBFBC18E5344FADF4&feature=plcp

Official Matoki YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/officialmatoki

Official B.A.P Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/OFFICIALB.A.P

Official Matoki Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/officialmatoki

Official B.A.P me2day: http://me2day.net/official-bap

Official TS Entertainment Twitter: http://it.twitter.com/TS_Enter

Official Matoki Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialmatoki

International Forum: http://www.tsundercover.com

Members' Profiles

Hometown: Incheon

Family: Parents, Older Sister, Older Twin Brother

Education: Gaewoong Elementary • Gaewoong Middle School • Yoohan High School • Kyunghee Cyber University

Hobbies: Playing alone, Exercise, Basketball, Baseball

Skills: Rap, Writing lyrics, Composing

Personality: Blunt

Role Model: 1TYM TEDDY

Usual Fashion Style: Street Hip Hop

Frequent Habit: Thinking of rhymes

Favorite Food: Sushi

Favorite Type of Music: Hip Hop, Soul

Favorite Color: Red, Black

Favorite Movie: “Constantine”

Favorite Number: 0

Pre-debut: Member of Soul Connection under stage name 'Jepp Blackman', links1 , links2

Links: Twitter, Instagram

Hot Debut Story: Parts 1|2|3|4|5

Hometown: Seoul

Family: Parents, Older Sister

Education: Yoojin Kindergarten • Chungam Elementary School • Gukak National Middle School • National School of Traditional Music • Korea National University of Performing Arts

Hobbies: Shopping

Skills: Guitar, Playing traditional korean instruments, MC

Personality: Gentle and against war, a pacifist. Cheerful and sometimes not so much

Role Model: Doesn’t have one. He wants to make himself one

Usual Fashion Style: Colorful Street

Frequent Habit: Calculating how much he ate in a day, thinking of a melody and making a song out of it

Favorite Food: Japanese Food

Favorite Type of Music: Urban, R&B

Favorite Color: Black, Gold, Red

Favorite Movie: “Wish”, “Breathless”, “A Bittersweet Life”, “I’m Going To Meet Her Now”

Favorite Number: 1

Pre-debut: Host for MTV The Show, links

Links: Twitter

Hot Debut Story: Parts 1|2|3|4

Hometown: Busan

Family: Parents, Older Brother

Education: Kindergarten • Seokwang Elementary School • Sajik Elementary School • Sajik Middle School • Busan Computer and Science High School

Hobbies: Watching movies

Skills: Singing

Personality: Shy, Tough

Role Model: Shin Youngjae

Usual Fashion Style: Modest attire

Frequent Habit: Licking his lips

Favorite Food: Cheesecake

Favorite Type of Music: R&B, Ballad

Favorite Color: Fluorescent colors

Favorite Movie: “SF”, “Fantasy”

Favorite Number: None

Pre-debut: Nataraja Academy, links

Links: Twitter

Hot Debut Story: Parts 1|2|3|4

Family: Parents, Older Brother

Education: Seshil Kindergarten • Balgok Elementary School • Balgok Middle School • Uijeongbu Technical High School

Hobbies: Listening to music, Sleeping

Personality: Gentle but sometimes has mood swings as an AB type

Role Model: Musiq Soulchild

Usual Fashion Style: Clean Hip Hop

Frequent Habit: Biting his nails

Favorite Food: Meat

Favorite Type of Music: R&B, Neo Soul

Favorite Color: Sky blue

Favorite Movie: “Sunny”

Favorite Number: 10

Pre-debut: Trainee under JYP Entertainment, links

Links: Twitter

Hot Debut Story: Parts 1|2|3|4

Hometown: Bundang

Family: Parents, 2 Older Brothers

Education: Sunae Elementary School • Sunae Middle School • Hanlim Arts High School

Hobbies: Listening to music

Skills: Dancing

Personality: Shy

Role Model: Chris Brown

Usual Fashion Style: Street

Frequent Habit: Hearing the sound of his knuckles cracking

Favorite Food: Raw meat

Favorite Type of Music: Dance music, Hip Hop, R&B

Favorite Color: Black

Favorite Movie: “Step Up Series”

Favorite Number: 1

Pre-debut: N/A, links

Links: Twitter, Instagram

Hot Debut Story: Parts 1|2|3|4

Hometown: Mokpo

Family: Parents, Older Brother

Education: Mokpo Yehyang Elementary School • Sungnae Middle School

Hobbies: Listening to music, Writing lyrics

Skills: Rap, Dance, Acrobatics, Beatboxing, Skateboarding

Personality: Shy

Role Model: Kanye West, Will.I.Am

Usual Fashion Style: He likes street fashion but likes dressing like a slim fit model

Frequent Habit: Blinking

Favorite Food: Kimchi

Favorite Type of Music: Kanye West’s “Good Morning”, Electronic, Hip Hop, R&B

Favorite Color: Grey, Green, Red

Favorite Movie: ”Crossing”, “Step Up”

Favorite Number: 7

Pre-debut: JOY Dance Academy, links

Links: Twitter, Instagram

Hot Debut Story: Parts 1|2|3|4

(Red text indicates singles)
Featuring


2011-03-03 -- Song Jieun ft. Bang Yongguk -- Going Crazy (Single)
1- Going Crazy (ft. Bang Yongguk)
2- Going Crazy (ft. Bang Yongguk) [Inst.]



Solo


2011-08-11 -- Bang Yongguk ft. Yang Yoseob -- I Remember (Single)
1- I Remember (ft. Yang Yoseob of B2ST)
2- I Remember [Inst.]



Sub-Unit


2011-11-23 -- BANG&ZELO -- Never Give Up (Single)
1- Look At Me
2- Never Give Up (ft. Heritage)



B.A.P


2012-01-26 -- B.A.P -- Warrior (EP - First Single Album)
1- Burn it Up (Intro)
2- Warrior
3- Unbreakable
4- 비밀연애(Secret Love) (ft. Song Jieun)


2012-04-27 -- B.A.P -- Power (EP - Second Single Album)
1- Fight For Freedom (Intro)
2- Power
3- What the Hell
4-전부 거짓말(Lie Lie)


2012-07-10 -- B.A.P -- Goodbye (Single)
1- Goodbye


2012-07-19 -- B.A.P -- No Mercy (EP - First Mini Album)
1- Goodbye
2- No Mercy
3- 음성메시지 (Voice Message)
4- Dancing in the Rain
5- 마음이 시키는 일 (What My Heart Tells Me To Do)


2012-08-29 -- B.A.P -- The 1st Mini Album Repackage
1- 대박사건 (CRASH)
2- I Remember (With Daehyun) – Bang Yongguk Solo
3- Goodbye
4- No Mercy
5- 음성메시지 (Voice Message)
6- Dancing in the Rain
7- 마음이 시키는 일 (What My Heart Tells Me To Do)


2012-10-23 -- B.A.P -- 하지마 (Stop it) (EP - Third Single Album)
1- YESSIR
2- 하지마 (Stop it)
3- Happy Birthday

Featuring
Song Jieun ft. Bang Yongguk - Going Crazy -- Teaser • MV • Making film (Bang Yongguk)

Solo
Bang Yongguk ft. Yang Yoseob - I Remember -- Teaser • MV • On-air MV • Making film

Sub-Unit
BANG&ZELO - Never Give Up -- Teaser • MV • Making film

B.A.P
Warrior -- Teaser • MV • Making film
Secret Love ft. Song Jieun (To BABY) -- MV
Power -- Teaser • Trailer • MV • Making film (Songdo) • Making film take 1 • Making film take 2
Goodbye (With Matoki) -- Teaser
No Mercy -- Teaser • MV
대박사건 (CRASH) -- MV
하지마 (Stop it) -- Teaser • MV

Extra
Debut Teaser
B.A.P Whiteday Message
B.A.P 100 Days

Individual appearances
Bang Yongguk - MBC Lullulala -- Ep1 • Ep2 • Ep3 • Ep4 • Ep5 • Ep6 • Ep7 • Ep8 • Ep9 [B.A.P guest appearance] (1|2) • BYG cuts (1|2|3|4)

B.A.P
Ta-Dah! It's B.A.P -- Ep1 (1|2) • Ep2 • Ep3 (1|2) • Ep4 (1|2)• Ep5 (1|2) • Ep6 (1|2) • Ep7 • Ep8 • Ep9 • Ep10 (1|2|3|4)
B.A.P Diary -- Ep1 • Ep2 • Special message (B.A.P day)
Weekly Idol
The Beatles Code
GURU POP show (1|2|3|4)
Killing Camp -- Ep1 • Ep2 • Ep3 (1|2|3)

Going Crazy • Masterpost
Never Give Up • Masterpost
Warrior • Masterpost
Secret Love • Masterpost
Power • Masterpost
No Mercy • Masterpost
대박사건 (CRASH) • Masterpost • Playlist
하지마 (Stop it) • Playlist


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