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Hui (singer)
Lee Hoe-taek (; born August 28, 1993), better known as Hui (), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and composer. He debuted as the leader, main vocalist and lead dancer of boy group Pentagon in October 2016, under Cube Entertainment. He was a member of the co-ed trio Triple H, alongside former bandmate Dawn and former labelmate Hyuna, and is the leader of trot boy group Super Five of MBC's ''Favorite Entertainment''. He is also well known for his participation in the reality competition series '' Boys Planet'', where he placed 13th overall. Hui participates in writing and producing a majority of Pentagon's songs. Some of his best-known works are Wanna One's " Energetic", Nation's Son's " Never", Produce X 101's "Boyness", JO1's " Oh-Eh-Oh", and Pentagon's " Shine", " Naughty Boy", and " Daisy". Name At Pentagon's debut showcase, Hui explained the meaning behind his name: believing Lee Hoe-taek, his real name, is difficult to pronounce (particularly for foreigners), he settl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwacheon
Gwacheon (; ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies close to Seoul in the heart of the Seoul National Capital Area, and also lies just east of Anyang, Gyeonggi, Anyang. Seoul Subway Line 4 passes through the city. Various attractions usually associated with Seoul, including Seoul Grand Park, National Museum of Contemporary Art (South Korea), National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul Land, Gwacheon National Science Museum, and Seoul Race Park are actually located in Gwacheon or its immediate jurisdiction. It is also home to a major administrative center of the Korean government. History Early history In 475 CE, the land that would one day become Gwacheon was a part of Yulmok-Administrative divisions of South Korea#Gun (County), gun, a county of the Korean Peninsula's Goguryeo dynasty. Later, in 757, Unified Silla dubbed the area Yuljin-gun, a county of Hansan-ju, and the Goryeo dynasty renamed it Gwaju in 940. From 990 to 99 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Energetic (Wanna One Song)
"Energetic" is the first single by South Korean boy band Wanna One. It serves as the lead single of their first extended play, '' 1X1=1 (To Be One)''. Background and release On the group's reality show ''Wanna One Go'', previews of two songs on the group's debut mini album was shared, " Burn It Up" and "Energetic". Fans were asked to vote on which song they'd like to see the group select as their debut title track. At the end of August 3 episode of ''Wanna One Go'', the result of vote was released and the group's debut title track was announced to be "Energetic". Composition "Energetic" was composed by production team Flow Blow with Pentagon's Hui and Wooseok, who also produced " Never", one of the songs included in '' Produce 101 Season 2'' Top 35 concept challenge evaluation; and won 2nd-place position during the show's on-site voting. Musically, "Energetic" is a dance-pop track with a hint of ballad. It begins with a mellow piano melody which transcends into an electropop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search. In January 2024, YouTube had more than 2.7billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of videos every day. , videos were being uploaded to the platform at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute, and , there were approximately 14.8billion videos in total. On November 13, 2006, YouTube was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion (equivalent to $ billion in ). Google expanded YouTube's business model of generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by and for YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Idol
The C-pop, Chinese pop music industry has a growing trend of idols and idol groups, who are entertainers manufactured and marketed for their image and attractiveness. Idols are primarily singers (either as members of a group or as solo acts), but they are also trained in other roles such as acting, dancing, and modeling. Unlike other celebrities, idols are promoted through merchandise and endorsements by talent agencies while maintaining a carefully curated public image and social media presence, as well as a strong Parasocial interaction, parasocial connection with a passionate fan base through concerts and meetups. History The Chinese entertainment industry adopted the concept of "idols" from Japanese idol, Japan and Korean idol, South Korea, where thousands of teenagers undergo years of training, and only a few select debut in idol groups that generate income for their agencies through the release of musical records, sale of merchandise, brand endorsement deals, and con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment Corporation () is a South Korean Multinational corporation, multinational entertainment and record label Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in 1997 by Park Jin-young, J. Y. Park. Operating as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management company, concert production company and music publishing house, it is one of the largest entertainment companies in South Korea. The company also operates subsidiary ventures and divisions internationally. History 1997–99: Formation and first generation K-pop artists JYP Entertainment was founded in 1997 by South Korean singer-songwriter Park Jin-young, named after his stage name, J. Y. Park, as Tae-Hong Planning Corporation. In 2001, the company was retitled as JYP Entertainment. In 1997, the company signed its first artist – Pearl (singer), Pearl. In 1999, entertainment company iHQ (company), SidusHQ introduced the future members of boy band G.o.d to Park, as their producer and me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing
Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as China's List of cities in China by population, second largest city by urban area after Shanghai. It is located in North China, Northern China, and is governed as a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality under the direct administration of the Government of the People's Republic of China, State Council with List of administrative divisions of Beijing, 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts.Figures based on 2006 statistics published in 2007 National Statistical Yearbook of China and available online at archive. Retrieved 21 April 2009. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei Province and neighbors Tianjin to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jing-Jin-Ji, Jing-Jin-Ji cluster. Beijing is a global city and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanyang University
Hanyang University (HYU, ) is a Private university, private research university in Seoul and Ansan (ERICA campus), South Korea. ''Hanyang'' () derives from the Names of Seoul, former name of the capital Seoul used during the Joseon period. The university was founded in 1939 as an engineering school, and was the country's first private college to offer engineering and architecture programs. The university has consistently ranked among the leading universities in Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, STEM fields among South Korean universities. The university enrolls over 3,000 international students each year, and sends more than 3,300 students on study abroad programs annually. , Hanyang University had 777 partner universities in 76 countries. History Hanyang University was founded as Dong-A Engineering Institute on July 1, 1939, during the Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese occupation of Korea. Dong-A Institute started with 630 students and 35 faculty in Jongno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyeonggi Province
Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a provincial-level ''special city'' since 1946. Incheon, the nation's third-largest city, is on the coast of the province and has been similarly administered as a provincial-level ''metropolitan city'' since 1981. The three jurisdictions are collectively referred to as '' Sudogwon'' and cover , with a combined population of over 26 million - amounting to over half (50.25%) of the entire population of South Korea, and a third of the population of the Korean peninsula at the 2020 census. Etymology Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi Province'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". History Gyeonggi Province has been a politically important area since 18 BCE, when Korea was divided into three nations durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daisy (Pentagon Song)
"Daisy" () is a song recorded by South Korean boy group Pentagon (South Korean band), Pentagon, released on October 12, 2020, by Cube Entertainment as the lead single of the group's tenth extended play ''We:th, WE:TH''. The song was written by members Hui (singer), Hui and Wooseok, alongside producer Nathan. "Daisy" was described as a song that contains a sad feeling that everyone would have experienced after a breakup. Lyrically, the song has a dual meaning as the flower language 'daisy' overlaps the meaning of hope, peace, innocence and hopelessness, and the meaning of 'burn in pain and emotion.' Wooseok added saying, "It looks bright but not that bright." The choreography of this song incorporates movements such as making flowers with hands or turning with hands on top of their heads, calling it the 'Sowing Dance' in which daisy seeds are transferred to make flowers. Ten days after their 4th year anniversary, Pentagon gained their first ever music show win since their debut on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thumbs Up! (EP)
''Thumbs Up!'' is the seventh extended play from South Korean boy band Pentagon. It was released on September 10, 2018, by Cube Entertainment. The album consists of five tracks, including the lead single, "Naughty Boy". This is the first project from the group to not feature all ten members, in which Yan An and E'Dawn were absent from the comeback, over health concerns and a dating scandal respectively. While he didn't provide his vocals for the album, E'Dawn participated in the composition of several tracks. It was later announced that E'Dawn would be leaving Pentagon on November 14, while Yan An would resume his activities with the group on November 25. Commercial performance The EP debuted at number ten on the Korean Gaon Chart Gaon may refer to * Gaon (Hebrew), a non-formal title given to certain Jewish Rabbis ** Geonim, presidents of the two great Talmudic Academies of Sura and Pumbedita ** Vilna Gaon, known as ''the'' Gaon of Vilnius * Gaon Music Chart, record cha ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Positive (EP)
''Positive'' is the sixth extended play from South Korean boy band Pentagon. It was released on April 2, 2018, by Cube Entertainment. The album consists of six tracks, including the title track " Shine". ''Positive'' is the last Korean EP to feature E'Dawn due to his hiatus and subsequent departure from the group. After seven months and nine days, on November 11, " Shine" music video surpassed 100 million combined views for the official music video uploaded on 1theK's channel and PENTAGON's official channel. Commercial performance The EP debuted at number seven on the Korean Gaon Chart Gaon may refer to * Gaon (Hebrew), a non-formal title given to certain Jewish Rabbis ** Geonim, presidents of the two great Talmudic Academies of Sura and Pumbedita ** Vilna Gaon, known as ''the'' Gaon of Vilnius * Gaon Music Chart, record cha ... in April 2018, and peaked at number six the following month. Track listing Accolades Charts References {{Authority control 2018 EP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stargazer (EP)
''Stargazer'' (stylized in all caps) is an extended play (EP) marketed as the second single of Japanese boy band JO1, formed through the reality competition show ''Produce 101 Japan''. It also served as the second single for their first studio album '' The Star'' (2020). The EP single includes six songs primarily from the house, hip-hop, EDM, and trap genres and was released by Lapone Entertainment in three different physical editions and one digital edition on August 26, 2020, with "Oh-Eh-Oh" serving as the lead track. The single features first contribution by members Sho Yonashiro and Ren Kawashiri on lyrics and choreography, respectively, as well as production by Hui from South Korean boy group Pentagon among others. It ranked first on the Oricon Singles Chart and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, while "Oh-Eh-Oh" peaked at number one on the ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100. Background and release Following their debut single ''Protosta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
