B.A.P (Korean: 비에이피; an acronym for Best Absolute Perfect) is a six-member hip-hop South Korean boy band formed in 2012 under the management of TS Entertainment. The group consists of Bang Yong Guk, Kim Himchan, Daehyun, Youngjae, Jong Up, andZelo. On January 26, 2012, B.A.P made their recording debut with the single "Warrior", followed by the release of their debut EP,Warrior in February 2012.
2011: Pre-debut
B.A.P. was conceived and began promoting in late 2011, starting with Yong Guk, who takes the role of leader in the group. He signed to TS Entertainment and was featured on labelmate Song Jieun's song "Going Crazy". He made a solo debut on August 11, 2011, with the single "I Remember", featuring B2ST's Yang Yo-seob. A second member, Him Chan, an ulzzang multi-instrumentalist, was the second member of BAP to be introduced to the public in the form of an MC for a music show program on MTV Korea, called "The Show". And lastly, on November 23, 2011, Zelo, the third member from BAP to be publicly introduced, was introduced through a collaboration with fellow member, Bang Yong Guk, under the moniker Bang & Zelo. This time, they did it by releasing the song "Never Give Up".
2012–present: Warrior, Power, No Mercy, Crash, and Stop It
In January 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 and invade Earth to help save their dying planet, Planet Mato.
On January 25, 2012, the group's debut single, "Warrior", was released, with MTV Korea describing it as "powerful and charismatic". Additionally, Nancy Lee of Enews Worldwrote "It appears B.A.P has 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."Promotion for the single began on the Korean TV show Music Bank, followed by other Music TV appearances such as M! Countdown, Music Core, Inkigayo and The Show. On January 28, B.A.P held its debut showcase in Seoul, attended by over 3,000 people. On February 3, 2012, theWarrior 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.
In March 2012, B.A.P released a follow-up single, "Secret Love".On April 16, 2012, TS Entertainment announced that B.A.P would have a comeback with a new album on April 27, 2012. On April 20, TS Entertainment revealed the name of their comeback single, which was entitled "Power" and subsequently released a music video teaser for the song. On April 26, 2012 the music video for "Power" was released on the group's YouTube channel. The following day, B.A.P released their mini-album, Power on various music digital stores. After finishing up promotional activity for "Power" in Korea, the band will be on an Asian showcase tour, visiting Macao, Malaysia, Thailand, and Taiwan.
On June 27, B.A.P released the “Recording Take 2” photo book.
On July 4, B.A.P attended Malaysia's dance contest Showdown 2012 as special guests and performed Power. They also had their first Malaysia Showcase on July 6.
On July 9, B.A.P also released their new song from their first mini-album, "Goodbye" with Matoki Cartoons.
On July 19, B.A.P released the music video from their new first-mini album, titled "No Mercy". TS Entertainment deduced that the release of the physical first-mini album was delayed to the 25th of said month due to printing mistakes. Said album consists of five tracks: "Goodbye" "No Mercy" "Dancing in the Rain" "Voice Mail" and "What My Heart Tells Me to Do".
SBS MTV hosted "B.A.P Day" on August 4, airing reruns of "B.A.P Diary" and "Tadah! It's B.A.P". Undisclosed videos that were recorded by B.A.P themselves were also aired. B.A.P is the third group to receive such opportunity after seniors TVXQ and Big Bang.
On August 30, B.A.P released their repackaged version of their third EP No Mercy, renamed Crash. The two new songs included in the new album are "Crash" and Yong Guk's "I Remember" (feat. Daehyun) along with the five previous tracks.
TS Entertainment stated that B.A.P are currently preparing for their new album. A comeback date has been set to October 23rd, 2012, with their third single "Stop It". On October 15th TS Entertainment released Yongguk and Daehyun’s image teasers for the new single. On October 16th TS Entertainment released Jongup and Zelo's image teasers for the new single and on October 17th they released Himchan and Youngjae's image teasers for the comeback. On October 22nd, B.A.P released their third single album, titled "Stop It", together with a music video on TS Entertainment's YouTube channel. The third single album contains three tracks: "YESSIR", "Stop It" and " Happy Birthday".
Birth Name: Bang Yong Gook
Stage Name: Yongguk
Bunny: Red
Artistic Name: Jepp Blackman
Nickname: Inversion Rapper
Position: Leader & Main Rapper
Birth Date: March 31, 1990
Blood Type: O
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 60 kg
Education: KyungHee Cyber University
Hobbies: Baseball, basketball, playing by himself
Special Talents: Writing songs and lyrics
Personality: Tough, brusque
Fun Facts:
- his respected musician is 1TYM’s Teddy
- his ideal type of woman is a virtuous woman
- Yongguk is apparently awkward when he’s alone together with Daehyun
- he shares the same top bunk beds with Jongup and Himchan
- his favorite movie is Constantine
- each of them has their respective chores, and Yongguk manages what goes on in the dorm
- he is the closest to Himchan
- he featured in SECRET's Jieun song - Going Crazy
- he has his own album featuring B2ST's Yoseob : "I Remember"
Twitter: http://twitter.com/BAP_Bangyongguk
Birth Name: Choi Jun Hong
Stage Name: Zelo
Bunny: Blue
Nickname: 15-Year Old Genius
Position: Maknae, Lead Rapper & Lead Dancer
Birth Date: October 15, 1996
Blood Type: A
Height: 182 cm
Weight: 63 kg
Specialty: Rap, dance, beatbox
Personality: Introspective
Education: Sungdae Middle School
Fun Facts:
- his ideal type of woman is a person who’s good at English & have pretty smile
- his respected musicians are Kanye West and Will.i.am
- his favorite movie is 2012
- he shares the same bottom bunk beds with Daehyun and Youngjae
- he is the closest to Jongup
- each of them has their respective chores, and Zelo does the laundry
- since Zelo is the maknae, he has to wash last and as a result he gets tired of waiting and falls asleep again
- he is fond in hip hop, and practice 20 hours a day and he still feel like it wasn't enough
Twitter: http://twitter.com/zelo96
Birth Name: Kim Him Chan
Stage Name: Himchan
Bunny: Pink
Nickname: Instrument Ulzzang
Position: Sub-Vocalist, Rapper, Face of The Group
Birth Date: April 19, 1990
Blood Type: O
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 69 kg
Personality: Gentle, against war, peacemaker. Cheerful and a bit hyperactive
Education: National School for Traditional Music
Fun Facts:
- his ideal type of woman is a kind woman
- he shares the same top bunk beds with Jongup and Yongguk
- he is the closest to Yongguk
- each of them has their respective chores, and Himchan throws out the garbage
- Himchan’s sister is very interested in B.A.P and she even designed the members’ signatures
- he was in Bang and Zelo's MV "Never Give Up"
Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/himchanchan
Birth Name: Yoo Young Jae
Stage Name: Youngjae
Bunny: Yellow
Nickname: Brain
Position: Lead Vocalist
Birth Date: January 24, 1994
Blood Type: AB
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 65 kg
Personality: Calm but a person who has lots of ups and downs
Education: Politic Industry High School
Fun Facts:
- his respected musician is Musiq Soulchild
- his ideal type of woman is someone who likes him a lot
- he shares the same bottom bunk beds with Daehyun and Zelo
- he is the closest to Daehyun
- each of them has their respective chores, and Youngjae keeps everything organized
- he loves electronic gadgets a lot
- he also like finding things and explaining them to the members
- he doesn’t want his future girlfriend to wear revealing clothing
- if B.A.P were a family, he’d be the mom (he says that Himchan may say he is, but in reality Youngjae is)
Twitter: http://twitter.com/BAP_Youngjae
Stage Name: Daehyun
Bunny: White
Nickname: Busan’s Won Bin
Position: Lead Vocalist
Birth Date: June 28, 1993
Blood Type: A
Height: 177 cm
Weight: 63 kg
Hometown: Busan
Personality: Shy, Tough
Education: Busan Computer and Science High School
Fun Facts:
- his respected singer is 4Men’s Shin Yongjae
- his ideal type of woman is Shin Saimdang
- he is the closest to Youngjae
- he shares the same bottom bunk beds with Zelo and Youngjae
- Daehyun is apparently awkward when he’s alone together with Yongguk
- he’s also known as B.A.P.’s Hidden Card
- each of them has their respective chores, and Daehyun cleans the restroom
Twitter: http://twitter.com/BAP_Daehyun
Birth Name: Moon Jong Up
Stage Name: Jongup
Bunny: Green
Nickname: Dance Shindong
Birth Date: February 6, 1995
Blood Type: B
Height: 176 cm
Weight: 66 kg
Position: Sub-Vocalist & Main Dancer
Personality: Shy
Education: Hanlim Arts High School
Fun Facts:
- he has no specific type for his ideal woman, but would like her to be older than him
- his respected musician is Chris Brown
- he shares the same bottom bunk beds with Yongguk and Himchan
- he is the closest to Zelo
- each of them has their respective chores, and Jongup does the dishes
- also known as the awkward in the group
- if B.A.P were a family, he’d be the second oldest son
- he was featured in Secret’s MV: “Shy Boy” & “Starlight Moonlight”, and Bang & Zelo’s MV: “Never Give Up”
Twitter: http://twitter.com/BAP_Jongup
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