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Tuesday, December 26, 2017

B1A4

B1A4 ( 비원에이포) consist of 5 members: Jinyoung, CNU, Sandeul, Baro and Gongchan. The band debuted on April 23, 2011 under WM Entertainment. Starting 2015 they use LOEN Entertainment to distribute their physical albums. B1A4 Fandom Name: BaNa (BA being B1A4 and NA being the fans. It’s also a short form of 반하다 or ’Banada’ that means “fallen in love with” because B1a4 fell in love with their fans)
B1A4 Official Fan Color: Pastel Apple Lime
B1A4 Official Accounts:
Instagram: @b1a4ganatanatda
Twitter: @_b1a4official
Facebook: wm.b1a4

B1A4 Members Profile:

Jinyoung

Stage Name: Jinyoung (진영)

Birth Name: Jung Jin Young (정진영)

Position: Lead Vocalist, Leader

Birthday: November 18, 1991

Zodiac sign: Scorpio

Height: 178 cm (5’10”)

Weight: 59 kg (130 lbs)

Blood Type: A

Birthplace: Cheongju, Chungcheongbukdo, South Korea

Skills: Song writing, singing, acting

Twitter: @_jinyoung911118

Instagram: @jinyoung0423

Jinyoung Facts

He has an older sister.

If B1A4 were a family, he would be the Dad.

He picked Gongchan as the most handsome member in the group and ranks himself 3rd.

He’s a good cook.

He loves Spam (food)

He appeared with minor roles in KBS drama ‘My Mom, Super Mom’ and cable channel MBC Dramanet “Chosun Police”.

He acted in several dramas: “The Thousandth Man” (2012), “She is Wow” (2013), “Persevere, Goo Hae-Ra” (2015), “Warm and Cozy” (2015), “Love in the Moonlight” (2016).

He acted in the movie “Miss Granny” (2014).

He received the Best New Actor award for his role in the drama “Love in the Moonlight” at 2016 KBS Drama Awards.

He said his biggest treasure is his laptop.

He writes/compose/produce songs for the group and some other groups like Oh My Girl, IOI, and he also did for his drama OST Love In The Moonlight.

Jinyoung and Gongchan have Acrophobia but according to them (One Fine Day) they’ve already overcome it.

Jinyoung is close with Henry(SJ-M).

Jinyoung wrote Deep Blue Eyes for Girls Next Door from Idol Drama Operation Team

Jinyoung’s ideal type: is an older woman who is respectful.

CNU

Stage Name: CNU (신우)

Birth Name: Shin Dong Woo (신동우)

Position: Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist, Lead Rapper

Birthday: June 16, 1991

Zodiac sign: Gemini

Height: 182 cm (6’0″)

Weight: 64 kg (141 lbs)

Blood Type: A

Birthplace: Chungbuk Cheongju, South Korea

Instagram: @realcnu

Twitter: @b1a4_cnu

CNU Facts

He has an older sister.

If B1A4 were a family, he would be the mom.

He is tallest among the group.

He was the last member to join B1A4.

His name “CNU’ means “a dependable and sweet-natured friend”

He knows Taekwando.

He acted in the drama “Sent From Heaven” (2012).

CNU’s ideal type: is a motherly, mature woman. “I revealed Krystal was my ideal type when I appeared on ‘Weekly Idol.’ To tell the truth, Krystal is not motherly. Personally, I like Go Hyun Jung. I like the feeling of maturity.”

Sandeul

Stage Name: Sandeul (산들)

Birth Name: Lee Jung Hwan (이정환)

Position: Main Vocalist

Birthday: March 20, 1992

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Height: 175 cm (5’9″)

Weight: 62 kg (136 lbs)

Blood Type: A

Birthplace: Busan, South Korea

Twitter: @sandeul920320

Instagram: @sandoriganatanatda

Sandeul Facts

He has an older sister.

If B1A4 were a family, he and Baro would be the older siblings.

His laptop background is set to Gongchan’s picture.

He likes to swim and to cook.

Is known for his cute eye smiles.

He was the fourth member to be recruited.

In October 2016, Sandeul debuted as a solo artist with extended play Stay As You Are.

Sandeul is friends with BTS’s Jin. They even went to an amusement part together.

Sandeul is also close with VIXX’s Ken.

Sandeul’s ideal type: is a woman who gives all her best in her work.

Baro

Stage Name: Baro (바로)

Birth Name: Cha Sun Woo (차선우)

Position: Main Rapper

Birthday: September 5, 1992

Zodiac sign: Virgo

Height: 178 cm (5’10”)

Weight: 63kg (139 lbs)

Blood Type: B

Birthplace: Gwangju, South Korea

Instagram: @baroganatanatda

Twitter: @baro920905

Baro Facts

Baro has a younger sister (Cha YoonJi/ I)

If B1A4 were a family, he and Sandeul would be the older siblings.

Baro’s younger sister is I/Cha Yoonji, a soloist who debuted under WM Entertainment in 2017.

He’s good at beatboxing.

Sometimes when he tries to act cool, it comes out wrong and he ends up looking cute instead.

He’s the vitamin of the group.

Baro is afraid of heights.

He says that the hardest part about living in a dorm for him was the commute to school. The dormitory was about a two-hour drive from school, and it was difficult for him to wake up early in order to get ready.

If he doesn’t wear his caps he loses his confidence.

He acted in several dramas: “Reply 1994” (2013), “God’s Gift – 14 Days” (2014), “Persevere, Goo Hae-Ra” (2015 – cameo), “Angry Mom” (2015), “The Master of Revenge” (2016), “Manhole” (2017).

Baro’s ideal type: “I like someone who can always be next to me to make me feel good… It’s been quite a while since I dated. The last time was in high school.”

Gongchan

Stage Name: Gongchan (공찬)

Birth Name: Gong Chan Shik (공찬식)

Position: Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Visual/Face of the Group, Maknae

Birthday: August 14, 1993

Zodiac sign: Leo

Height: 181 cm (5’11”)

Weight: 60 kg (132 lbs)

Blood Type: A

Birthplace: Jeollam Suncheon, South Korea

Twitter: @b1a4_gongchan

Instagram: @gongchanida

Gongchan Facts

Gongchan has a younger brother.

If B1A4 were a family, he would be the youngest sibling.

He’s good with fan service.

Out of all the B1A4 members he is the best at Math.

Because of his shyness during trainee days his hyungs thought that he is “chic”.

Even though he is the youngest, he has a mature side due to being the oldest sibling of his family. So he takes good care of his hyungs despite his age.

Currently studying at Seoul School of Performing Arts.

In 2015, Gongchan became a new MC on the fourth season of KBS A Song For You, along with f(x)’s Amber and Super Junior’s Kangin.

Gongchan said that he is left-handed while the others are right-handed.

Gongchan writes with his right hand and eat with his left hand.

Gongchan is really close with VIXX’s Hongbin, they once filmed Celebs Bromance together.

Gongchan was featured on Mamamoo’s ‘Piano Man’ MV. (He’s the “piano man”)

Gongchan and Jinyoung have Acrophobia but according to them (One Fine Day) they’ve already overcome it.

Gongchan’s ideal type: is a cute person, cool, but who has a lot of aegyo. He said he never dated before.

Monday, December 25, 2017

B.A.P

B.A.P consists of 6 members: Yongguk, Himchan, Daehyun, Youngjae, Jongup and Zelo.
The group debuted on 26 January 2012 bt TS Entertainment.
B.A.P Fandom Name is "Baby" and the Fan Color is "Spring Green"
B.A.P Official Accounts
Twitter: @BapJapanstaff (Japanese)
Facebook: OFFICIALB.A.P
VLive: B.A.P
Youtube: B.A.P (on TS Entertainment’s channel)

B.A.P Profil

Yongguk

Stage Name: Yongguk

Birth Name: Bang Yong Guk

Position: Main Rapper, Leader

Bunny: Red

Birthday: March 31, 1990

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Height: 182 cm (6'0")

Weight: 60 kg (132 Ibs)

Blood Type: O

Twitter: @BAP_Bangyongguk

Instagram: @bangstergram

Yongguk Facts

He was born in Incheon, South Korea.

He has an older sister and a twin brother.

Education: HyungHee Cyber University.

He was a trainee for 6 years.

If B.A.P were a family he'd be the dad.

He's the closest to Himchan.

He speaks Korean, Japanese and English.

His hobbies are playing alone, exercising/writing lyrics, composing.

His favorite colors are red and black.

He only stated to talk when he was 5 years old.

He has a twin brother named Bang Yong Nam who sings in a rock band.

His favorite food is Sushi.

His chores is to manage what goes on in the dorm.

In the dorm he used to share a room with Himchan.

Yonguk is not living in the dorm anymore, he moved out.

Yongguk's ideal type: is a virtuous woman.

Himchan

Stage Name: Himchan

Birth Name: Kim Him Chan

Position: Sub-Vocal, Rapper, Visual

Birthday: April 19, 1990

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Bunny: Pink

Height: 180 cm (5'11")

Weight: 69 kg (152 Ibs)

Blood Type: O

Twitter: @BAP_Himchan

Instagram: @chanchanieeeeee

Himchan Facts

He was born in Seoul, South Korea.

He has an older sister.

Education: National School for Traditional Music.

He was a trainee for 1.5 years.

If B.A.P were a family he's be the mom.

He was an MC for MTV's "The Show".

He is the closest to Yongguk.

His hobby is shopping (looking for pretty clothes).

His favorite colors are black, gold and red.

His favorite food is Japanese Food.

His chores in the dorm is to throw out the garbage.

In the dorm he used to share a room with Yongguk.

After Yongguk moved out, Himchan has the room all for himself.

Himchan's ideal type: is a kind woman.

Daehyun

Stage Name: Daehyun

Birth Name: Jung Dae Hyun

Position: Main Vocalist, face of the Group

Bunny: White

Birthday: June 28, 1993

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Height: 179 cm (5'10")

Weight: 63 kg (139 Ibs)

Blood Type: A

Twitter: @BAP_Daehyun

Instagram: @dh_jung_bap

Daehyun Facts

Daehyun was born in Gwangju then later moved to Busan.

He has an older brother.

Education: Nataraja Academy in Busan.

He was a trainee for 2 years.

If B.A.P were a family he'd be the oldest son.

His hobby is watching movies.

His favorite food is cheesecake.

He is the closest to Youngjae.

He likes fluorescent colors.

He speaks with a very heavy Busan dialect.

His chores in the dorm is cleaning the restroom.

Daehyun was a co host on the show "Idol battle Likes" for the first 2 episodes.

Daehyun would like to try acting in the future because he learned som acting while they were shouting for Skydive.

Daehyun is friends with Daniel from Wanna One. Both of them went to the same dance academy in Busan.

Daehyun said the Jongup's and Himchan's belonging are everywhere, blocking the way, so Daehyun just have to step on their belongings if he wants to go to kitchen.

In the dorm he used to share a room with Zelo, but he left the dorm and lives on his own now.

Daehyun's ideal type: is someone like Shin Saimdang.

Youngjae

Stage Name: Youngjae

Birth Name: Yoo Young Jae

Position: Lead Vocalist

Bunny: Yellow

Birthday: January 24, 1994

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Height: 178 cm (5'10")

Weight: 65 kg (143 Ibs)

Blood Type: AB

Twitter:@BAP_Youngjae

Instagram: @yjaybaby

Youngjae Facts

He was born in Seoul, South Korea.

He has an older brother.

Education: Uijeongbu Technical High School.

He was a trainee for 4 years.

If B.A.P were a family he'd be the mom (he insists that's his role, not HimChan's).

He was a trainee at JYP for about a year, but joined TS because his debut didn't seem to be nearing any time soon.

He audited for JYP together with BTS's J-Hope and Halo's Dino.

Youngjae is friends with JB (Jaebum) from GOT7.

He is the closest to Daehyun. (They became very close during their trainee days.)

His hobbies are listening to music and sleeping.

His favorite food is meat.

His favorite color is sky blue.

His chores in the dorm is to keep everything organised.

In the dorm he shares a room with Jongup.

Youngjae's ideal type: is someone who likes him a lot.

Jongup

Stage Name: Jongup

Birth Name: Moon Jongup

Position: Main Dancer, Vocalist

Bunny: Green

Birthday: February 6, 1995

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Height: 176 cm (5'9")

Weight: 66 kg (145 Ibs)

Blood Type: B

Twitter:@BAP_Jongup

Instagram: @moonjongyeup

Jongup Facts

He was born in Seoul, South Korea.

He has 2 older brothers.

Education: Hanlim Arts High School.

He was a trainee for 1.5 years.

He's known for being the most awkward in the band.

If B.A.P were a family he'd be the 2nd oldest son.

His hobbies are listen to music and dancing.

Hid favorite color is black.

He is the closest to Zelo.

His chores in the form is cleaning the dishes.

In the dorm he shares a room with Youngjae.

Jongup's ideal type: he says he doesn't have an ideal type, but he'd likelier to be older than him.

Zelo

Stage Name: Zelo

Birth Name: Choi Jun Hong

Position: Lead Rapper, Lead Dancer, Maknae

Bunny: Blue

Birthady: October 15, 1996

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Height: 189 cm (6'2")

Weight: 63 kg (139 Ibs)

Blood Type: A

Twitter:@ZELO96

Instagram: @byzelo

Zelo Facts

He was born in Mokpo, South Korea.

He has an older brother.

Education: Sungdae Middle School, School of Performing Arts Seoul.

He was a trainee for 6 years.

He wants his fan girls to call him "Oppa" even though he is younger than most of them.

If B.A.P were a family he'd be the "cute and pure maknae".

His hobbies are listening to music, writing lyrics, skateboarding, beatboxing.

Zelo graduated from SOPA in 2015, he was schoolmates with Joy (Red Velvet), Yerin (GFriend) and Hayoung (APink).

He likes grey, green and red.

He is the closest to Jongup.

His favourite food is Kimchi.

He speaks Korean and English.

Zelo is friends with BTS's J-Hope. They went to same academy in Gwangju for rap and dance.

Zelo got a nose piercing in 2016.

His chores in the dorm is to do the laundry.

He used to share a room with daehyun. (Daehyun left the dorm, to live on his own.) Also Zelo left the dorm because he wanted to live with his family.

Zelo's ideal type: is a person who's good at English & have a pretty smile.

Saturday, December 16, 2017

Day6

Day6 (데이식스) currently consists of 5 members: Jae, Sungjin, Young K, Wonpil, and Dowoon. The band debuted on September 7, 2015, under JYP Entertainment.

DAY6 Fandom Name: My Day

DAY6 Official Fan Colors: –

DAY6 Official Accounts:

Twitter: @day6official

Instagram: @day6kilogram

VLive: Day6 Channel

(The members deactivated their personal accounts and only use the group accounts. Update: Jae reactivated his Twitter account)

DAY6 Profil

Sungjin

Stage Name: Sungjin (성진)

Birth Name: Park Sung Jin

Position: Leader, Main Vocalist, Guitarist

Birthday: January 16, 1993

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Height: 177 cm (5’10”)

Weight: 70 kg (154 lbs)

Blood Type: A

Sungjin facts

He was born in Busan, South Korea, he later lived in Seoul.

He has an older sister.

His hobbies are sport and games.

He was a member of the original formation of Day6 known as 5LIVE which made its soft debut in promotions in 2014. However, the band changed their name after fans compared them to American band Maroon 5.

It makes him happy when Wonpil just go to sleep and doesn’t talk to him (because he doesn’t know how to answer Wonpil’s questions like, “are you a bear?”)

Nags the maknae line a lot.

Good friends with JB of Got7.

He was proud that even when he was not feeling well while writing a song, the song still turned out good.

According to Jae, he looks like Lee Min Ho.

Is really a good dancer but he always does an ugly dance when asked to dance in broadcasts.

Jae calls Sungjin “Bob” because Jae says he looks like Bob the builder.

Sungjin actually appeared in an episode of Hidden Singer in season two where he competed against JYP himself to see who sounded most like JYP. He passed the first two rounds but was eliminated in the third round with most of the votes (to which he didn’t sound like JYP).

Young K called Sungjin the “Mosquito head hunter” in Day6’s first DJ Vlive since he always kills mosquitoes.

Sungjin and Wonpil share a room. (Bugs! live)

Sungjin was on Weekly Idol ep. 305 as a masked idol.

Sungjin’s ideal type: a girl like his mom.

Jae

Stage Name: Jae (제이)

Birth Name: Park Jae Hyung

Position: Main Guitarist, Lead Vocalist, Rapper, Face of the Group

Birthday: September 15, 1992

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Height: 182 cm (6’0″)

Weight: 65 kg (143 lbs)

Blood Type: B

Twitter: @Jae_Day6

Youtube: JaeSix

Jae facts

He was born in Argentina, but when he was 5 his family moved to California.

He has an older sister.

Jae attended Cerritos High School in California and California State University, Long Beach.

Before joining Day6, he would often post song covers to YouTube. His YouTube channel: JaeSix

His hobby is playing badminton.

He placed 6th on Kpop Star season 1 and signed a contract with JYP Entertainment.

He is also called as ‘Chicken Little’ because he looks like him.

Also called hashtag king because he uses a lot of long hashtags.

Another nickname he has is “Harry Potter”. He himself said he killed a dragon. XD

Current host of ASC along with Jimin(15&), Kevin Woo (U-Kiss)

Founder of jaehyungparkian (his ship name with Young K)

He doesn’t like aegyo.

He used to edit Day6’s own wikipedia and played with members’ nicknames.

Loves his foam cleanser a lot.

Used to be very active on twitter, tweeting hilarious tweets every day.

Most fluent in English but is not that good in speaking Korean.

Jae dreams in both English and Korean.

Jae is friends with The Rose members, especially Woosung.

Jae, Young K and Dowoon share a room. (Bugs! live)

Jae’s ideal type: short and cute.

Young K

Stage Name: Young K (영케이)

English Name: Brian Kang

Korean Name: Kang Young Hyun

Position: Main Rapper, Lead Vocalist, Bassist

Birthday: December 19, 1993

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Height: 180 cm (5’11”)

Blood Type: B

Instagram: @youngk93

Young K facts

He’s born and raised in Ilsan, South Korea, and moved to Toronto, Canada, to attend high school.

He lived in Toronto for about 4 years.

He’s an only child.

He began his career in 2010 under the name Brian Kang as a member of a musical trio in Toronto, Canada.

Young K was Scouted by JYPE with his band member Don Lee from 3rd Degree in Toronto to come to audition for JYPE.

He was a member of the original formation of Day6 known as 5LIVE.

Hobbies: basketball, watching webtoons, going to restaurants, movies, traveling alone.

He appeared in Dream High 1 & 2 as a backup dancer.

Wants to be called YoungK but everyone calls him Brian.

Their group won 1st place in a Math Dance Competition (which was held in Canada, and their group consists of his friends in Canada).

Is really a good dancer.

Dowoon having vocal lessons makes him happy.

He spent Christmas 2016 alone, drinking grape juice while watching cartoons.

He studied business management.

Has contributed a lot in writing their songs.

Is a living dictionary when it comes to the Korean Language.

He almost debuted in a dance group along with Wonpil.

Young K, Jae, and Dowoon share a room. (Bugs! live).

Young K’s ideal type: he doesn’t mind.

Wonpil

Stage Name: Wonpil (원필)

Birth Name: Kim Won Pil

Position: Lead Vocalist, Keyboardist, Synthesizer, Visual

Birthday: April 28, 1994

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Height: 176 cm (5’9″)

Weight: 60 kg (132 lbs)

Blood Type: A

Instagram: @kkkkwp

Wonpil facts

He was born in Incheon, South Korea.

He has an older sister.

He was one of the founding members of 5LIVE, the original name of Day6.

Hobby: collecting action figures.

Both he and Young K are secondary vocalists for Day6.

4D among the group.

Has lots of aegyo.

Is naturally clingy.

He gets sad when Sungjin doesn’t answer his questions (he asks things like: “are you a bear?”, so Sungjin doesn’t know how to answer)

Good friends with Jinyoung of Got7.

Wonpil’s nickname was “Pencil” back in middle school.

Really likes to cling with Dowoon because he wants a younger brother.

Has contributed a lot in writing their songs.

Gets sad seeing YoungK going o school regularly while doing the responsibilities of being an idol.

He almost debuted in a dance group along with YoungK.

Wonpil is now a keyboardist as well as on the synthesizer (since Junhyeok left).

Wonpil and Sungjin share a room. (Bugs! live).

Wonpil’s ideal type: girls who know what they want and go for it.

Dowoon

Stage Name: Dowoon (도운)

Birth Name: Yoon Do Woon

Position: Drummer, Maknae

Birthday: August 25, 1995

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Height: 177 cm (5’10”)

Weight: 60 kg (132 lbs)

Blood Type: O

Instagram: @dowoon95

Dowoon facts

He was born in Busan, South Korea.

He has an older sister.

He studied at Busan Arts College.

Day6 was originally known as 5LIVE, however, their name had changed by the time Dowoon joined in 2015.

He’d been playing the drums since he was sixteen.

Is currently having vocal lessons.

His ears get red when he’s shy.

Most of the members find him the cutest among the group.

Gets mad at Wonpil for wanting to share the same bed.

He is Jae’s A++ student in English.

Dowoon, Young K, and Jae share a room. (Bugs! live)

Dowoon’s ideal type: girls with pretty smiles.

Former members

Junhyuk

Stage Name: Junhyuk (준혁)

Birth Name: Im Jun Hyuk

Position: Keyboardist, Vocalist

Birthday: July 17, 1993

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Position: Keyboardist, Vocalist

Instagram: @junhyeok93

Junhyuk facts

Hobbies: GUNPLA (Gundam models), Shopping, Soccer.

On February 27, 2016, it was announced that Junhyuk left the company due to personal reasons. There were rumors that JYP actually terminated Junhyuk’s contract because he was dating despite the dating ban.