ZE:A's Members

ZE:A (Hangul: 제국의 아이들), also known as Children of Empire, is a South Korean 9-member boy band formed under Star Empire Entertainment. The group debuted with their EP Nativity and lead single, "Mazeltov" on 7 January 2010, alongside their showcase performance five days later.

Pre-debut

Under the name Child of Empire, following their appearance on Mnet's Office Reality,[citation needed] the group gained attention by performing various guerilla shows and creating UCC videos. They have also appeared in a documentary-styled show 'Star Empire', and later getting their own documentary show titled 'Empire Kids Returns', showing them performing in wingcar performances around Seoul and training. The group faced controversy in December following the similarities of the group's name to Brown Eyed Girls's Jea. The group later changed the pronunciation of the name to avoid implications.

2010: Debut

Releasing teasers beforehand, the group debuted with their EP, Nativity under the name ZE:A, on 7 January 2010. Immediately they garnered attention, reaching #1 on both the Album Chart and Artist Chart on Daum on their debut day.

The group made a comeback in march with the release of their second mini album, Leap for Detonation. Produced by Brave Brothers, title song 'All Day Long' is melodramatic and featured a major change in style. The group's third single, "Level Up", was released on July 9, 2010.
The group have started off their asia promotion tour starting with Thailand at the end of July 2010. Other showcases and promotional events occurred in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and more in this tour.

On December 21, 2010, ZE:A released their Japanese single album, “Love Letter / My Only Wish,” and placed second on Oricon daily chart.

The group released their first full length album, Lovability, on March 17, 2011, including songs from their previous albums as well as a few new ones.

On July 7, 2011, "Watch Out!!" MV was released. They had their comeback with their special single "Exciting!".

MEMBERS

Kevin

born: February 23, 1988 (age 23)

Korean name: Kim Ji Yeop

Hangul: 김지엽

KwangHee

born: August 25, 1988 (age 22)

full name: Hwang Kwang Hee

Hangul: 황광희

SiWan

born: December 1, 1988 (age 22)

real name: Im Woong Jae

Hangul: 임웅재

JunYoung

leader

born: February 9, 1989 (age 22)

full name: Moon Jun Young

Hangul: 문준영

TaeHeon

rapper

born: June 18, 1989 (age 22)

full name: Kim Tae Heon

Hangul: 김태헌

HeeChul

born: December 9, 1989 (age 21)

full name: Jung Hee Cheol

Hangul: 정희철

MinWoo

main dancer

born: September 6, 1990 (age 20)

full name: Ha Min Woo

Hangul: 하민우

HyungShik

born: November 16, 1991 (age 19)

full name: Park Hyung Shik

Hangul: 박형식

Dongjun

born: February 11, 1992 (age 19)

full name: Kim Dong Jun

Hangul: 김동준

Promotional Singles

2010: "Mazeltov"
2010: "All Day"
2010: "Level Up"
2010: "My Only Wish"
2011: "Here I Am"
2011: "Exciting"

Singles

Nativity (Korean)
Leap For Detonation (Korean)
Love Letter (Japanese)
Lovability (Korean)

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B1A4's Members

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

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

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

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

Korean Mini Album

Year	Information	Peak Position	Tracklisting
2011	Let's Fly[7] Released: April 21, 2011 Language: Korean Length: Label: WM Entertainment	6[8]	O.K Remember 못된 것만 배워서 Bling Girl Only One O.K (Inst.)

Music videos

Year	Music video	Length
2011	"O.K"	4:13
2011	"Only Learned the Bad Things"	3:43

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HITT's Members

HITT members from top left to right: Woo-ram, Ho-won, Hyun-jun and from bottom left to right: Jun-taek, Ha-yong, Jae-hoon [Happy Holic]

Photos of a new six-member boy band, who will release albums under major record label Sony Music, have been revealed ahead of their debut next month, according to their agency Happy Holic.

Happy Holic released several photographs of upcoming boy band HITT on Wednesday, showing a profile shot of each member donned in black suits.

"We at Sony Music will help and support HITT in their singing careers not only in Korea but also Asia," Andy Jones, the head of Sony Music's Asia Marketing was quoted as saying during his visit to Korea this month.

HITT, standing for 'Here Is The Top,' is formed of members Ha-yong, Jun-taek, Hyun-jun, Ho-won, Woo-ram and Jae-hoon and focuses on music genres of dance, ballad and hip-hop.

The group will officially kick off their singing careers in the country with the release of a teaser music video from their debut album "Here Is The Top" on July 4.

CREDIT TO:

http://veepinku.blogspot.com/2011/07/hitt-new-korean-boyband.html

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