B1A4 (Korean: 비원에이포) is a five member South Korean boy band founded by WM Entertainment in 2011. The band consists of Jinyoung (leader), Baro (Sunwoo), Sandeul (Junghwan), CNU (Shin Dongwoo),and Gongchan (Gong Chansik, maknae/youngest). They were introduced in a webtoon and mix pop with rock for their debut album.
Their group name, B1A4, has been explained as being due to one member having B blood type, and the other four having A blood type. It also stands for "Be The One, All For One". B1A4 have been dubbed "countryside-dols" by Korean media, because all the members originate from the Korean countryside.
Jinyoung and Shinwoo are from Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do; Sandeul is from Busan, Baro is from Kwangju, Jeollanam-do; Gongchan is from Suncheon, Jeollanam-do.
2011: Debut 'O.K'
B1A4 debuted on April 21, 2011 with their debut track 'O.K' off of their album 'Let's Fly' and released a music video. They were first introduced via webtoons before their actual pictures were released. Their debut album 'Let's Fly' includes a song written and composed by the leader Jinyoung. They made their live debut on April 23, 2011 on MBC's Music Core. Over the week of May 1st, 2011, they were a guest on Starry Night radio.
On June 22, 2011, the first episode of MTV's Match Up! was aired. It features Block B and B1A4. The first episode revealed B1A4's MV for their follow-up promotions "Only Learned the Bad Things." The show will allow both groups to show off their musical talents and unseen charms through weekly missions and behind-the-scenes footage of their daily lives as newcomers to the K-Pop scene. The program will have eight episodes.
In just 10 days after the Official release of their New MV on their Official Youtube Channel, it gained over 3,000,000 hits.
MEMBERS
Real Name: Shin Dong Woo (신동우)
Stage Name: CNU (씨앤유)
Date of Birth: June 16, 1991 (Age 20)
Position: Vocalist, Rapper
Blood Type: A
Twitter Account: @B1A4_CNU
Stage Name: CNU (씨앤유)
Date of Birth: June 16, 1991 (Age 20)
Position: Vocalist, Rapper
Blood Type: A
Twitter Account: @B1A4_CNU
Real Name: Jung Jin Young (정진영)
Stage Name: Jinyoung
Date of Birth: November 18, 1991 (Age 19)
Position: Leader, Lead Vocalist
Blood Type: A
Twitter Account: @B1A4_JINYOUNG
Real Name: Lee Jung Hwan (이정환)
Stage Name: Sandeul (산들)
Date of Birth: March 20, 1992 (Age 19)
Position: Main Vocalist
Blood Type: A
Twitter Account: @SANDEUL920320
Stage Name: Sandeul (산들)
Date of Birth: March 20, 1992 (Age 19)
Position: Main Vocalist
Blood Type: A
Twitter Account: @SANDEUL920320
Real Name: Cha Sun Woo (차선우)
Stage Name: Baro (바로)
Date of Birth: September 5, 1992 (Age 18)
Position: Main Rapper
Blood Type: B
Twitter Account: @BARO920905
Stage Name: Baro (바로)
Date of Birth: September 5, 1992 (Age 18)
Position: Main Rapper
Blood Type: B
Twitter Account: @BARO920905
Real Name: Gong Chan Shik (공찬식)
Stage Name: Gongchan
Date of Birth: August 14, 1993 (Age 17)
Position: Maknae, Vocalist.
Blood Type: A
Twitter Account: @B1A4_gongchan
Stage Name: Gongchan
Date of Birth: August 14, 1993 (Age 17)
Position: Maknae, Vocalist.
Blood Type: A
Twitter Account: @B1A4_gongchan
- Korean Mini Album
| Year | Information | Peak Position | Tracklisting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Let's Fly[7]
| 6[8] |
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Music videos
| Year | Music video | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "O.K" | 4:13 |
| 2011 | "Only Learned the Bad Things" | 3:43 |
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lol you posted Gongchan's picture on Sandeul's info...
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