B1A4
| B1A4 | |
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 B1A4 (2013) |
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| General information | |
| origin | South Korea |
| Genre (s) | K-pop |
| founding | 2011 |
| Website | b1a4.com |
| Current occupation | |
| CNU Sandeul Gongchan |
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| former members | |
| Jinyoung Baro |
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B1A4 is a South Korean pop band formed by WM Entertainment in 2011.
Band history
On April 21, 2011, they released their first album Let's Fly .
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On January 26, 2013, they gave a sold out concert in front of 30,000 fans in Japan.
According to the US American Billboard magazine , B1A4 have gained an international fan base in a very short time. She received an award for best newcomer at the 27th Golden Disk Awards .
On June 30, 2018, WM Entertainment announced that Jinyoung and Baro had decided not to renew their expired contracts and to leave the agency, and thus also the group. The remaining members received new contracts. What the future of B1A4 looks like has not yet been decided.
Members
The band has three active members:
- Sandeul (born March 20, 1992), actually Lee Jung Hwan, lead singer
- Gongchan (born August 14, 1993), actually Gong Chan Shik, singer
- CNU (born June 16, 1991), actually Shin Dong Woo, singer, rapper
Former members:
- Jinyoung (born November 18, 1991), actually Jung Jin Young, singer.
- Baro (born September 5, 1992) actually Cha Sun Woo, rapper
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title | Chart placements | Remarks | |
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| 2012 | Ignition | 2 | 42 | First published: March 14, 2012 |
| 1 | 5 | First published: October 24, 2012 | ||
EPs
| year | title | Chart placements | Remarks | |
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| 2011 | Let's fly | 6th | First published: April 21, 2011 | |
| It B1A4 | 2 | First published: September 16, 2011 | ||
| 2012 | In the wind | 1 | 42 | First published: November 12, 2012 |
| 2013 | What's going on? | 1 | First published: May 6, 2013 | |
Awards
B1A4 won the New Rising Star Award at the 26th Golden Disk Awards in 2011 together with A Pink and Dalshabet for a CD production for the EP Let's Fly. In 2012 the band was nominated for the best album of the year ( The B1A4 ) and appeared on the main program of the Asia Song Festival .
Web links
- b1a4.info - official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ [Review] 'Let's Fly' by B1A4. In: allkpop.com. May 1, 2011, accessed on May 16, 2018 .
- ↑ B1A4 concert in Japan attracts 30,000 fans ( Memento from April 13, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), Innolife Korea (English)
- ↑ K-Pop's Next Wave: 10 Artists To Watch . Billboard (magazine) . Retrieved February 14, 2013: "B1A4 has been special since it began even in the way the boys were first introduced to an international fan base casted as cartoon characters."
- ↑ B1A4 win 2 awards at the Golden Disk Awards , Yahoo! Singapore (English)
- ↑ Breaking: B1A4's Jinyoung And Baro Leave WM Entertainment, Agency Addresses Plans For Group. In: soompi.com. June 30, 2018, accessed June 30, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Chart sources: KR , JP