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Loud (South Korean TV Series)
''Loud'' (; stylized in all caps) is a 2021 South Korean boy group survival reality show organized by JYP Entertainment and P Nation. It was a collaboration between Psy and J.Y. Park to form 2 boy groups: one under JYP Entertainment and another one under P Nation. The program involved 75 contestants from different countries with artistic talents competing for a spot in one of the 2 groups. The program premiered on June 5, 2021, and was broadcast every Saturday at 9 PM KST on SBS. During the finale on September 11, two groups were formed, with P Nation's group, TNX, later debuting in 2022, and JYP's group, KickFlip, debuting in January 2025. Promotion and broadcast Auditions for the program opened on November 2, 2020, and closed on January 31, 2021, aiming at boys born after 2000 regardless of nationality. On April 26, 2021, the program was reported to premiere on June 5, 2021, on SBS. On May 6, the profile photos for J.Y. Park and Psy were revealed along with the premier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reality Television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring ordinary people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as ''The Real World (TV series), The Real World'', then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series ''Survivor (franchise), Survivor'', ''Idol (franchise), Idol'', and ''Big Brother (franchise), Big Brother'', all of which became global Franchising, franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen; this is most commonly seen in American reality television. Competition-based reality shows typically feature the gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges, by the viewership of the show, or by the contestants themselves. Documentary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyeongchang County
Pyeongchang ( , ; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, county in the province of Gangwon Province, South Korea, Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seoul, the capital of South Korea, and connected by expressways and high-speed passenger railways. Pyeongchang's slogan, "Happy 700 Pyeongchang", is taken from its average elevation of approximately . Pyeongchang hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2018 Winter Paralympics. It was officially rebranded as "PyeongChang" (with a capital 'C') for the purposes of the 2018 Games, in order to avoid confusion with Pyongyang in North Korea. History Pyeongchang region was ruled by the Goguryeo Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms of Korea, Three Kingdoms period, and it was called Uk-o-hyeon (욱오현). After the Silla dynasty conquered the Goguryeo Dynasty and Baekje Dynasty, it w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterfire (band)
Waterfire (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed through Mnet's reality competition program '' Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival''. The quartet comprises Sunyoul, Wumuti, Choi Su-hwan, and Kang Ha-yoon. They made their official debut on May 30, 2024, with the single album ''Possible''. History Formation through ''Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival'' and other activities The quartet was formed through the reality competition program '' Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival'', aired in the first quarter of 2024. Sunyoul, Wumuti, Choi Su-hwan, and Kang Ha-yoon each separately joined the program. Prior to the One Team Mission of the show, Sunyoul was previously hailed as the top tier among the contestants with the privilege to organize a four-member group. He recruited Kang Ha-yoon, Wumuti, and Choi Su-hwan as team members to form Waterfire. The group reached the finals and finished in third place on the show. Before appearing on the program, the members had alre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evnne
Evnne (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by Jellyfish Entertainment. The group consists of seven members: Keita, Park Han-bin, Lee Jeong-hyeon, Ji Yun-seo, Yoo Seung-eon, Mun Jung-hyun, and Park Ji-hoo. They debuted on September 19, 2023, with the extended play (EP) '' Target: Me''. Career Pre-debut, participation in ''Boys Planet'', and formation In 2023, Mnet aired the reality competition show ''Boys Planet'', which saw 98 contestants from various backgrounds compete to become part of a temporary boy band under WakeOne. At the show's conclusion, nine contestants were selected to form the lineup of Zerobaseone, which debuted on July 10. Four members of Evnne made it to the Top 18 of the show's finale but were unable to debut in the final lineup, which included Park Han-bin, Keita, Lee Jeong-hyeon, and Yoo Seung-eon, who placed 11th, 12th, 15th, and 16th, respectively. The remaining members who would make up the group are Mun Jung-hyun, Park Ji-hoo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Younite
Younite (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by Brand New Music. The group consists of eight members: Eunho, Steve, Eunsang, Hyungseok, Woono, Dey, Kyungmun, and Sion. Originally a nine-piece ensemble, member Hyunseung left the group in July 2024. They debuted on April 20, 2022, with their first extended play (EP) ''Youni-Birth''. Name Younite means "YOU and I: we are connected". History Pre-debut In 2019, Eunsang competed on the show ''Produce X 101'' representing Brand New Music alongside Kim Si-hun, Yun Jung-hwan, and Hong Seong-jun, now of BDC. In the show's finale, he was made a member of the show's debut lineup in the 'X' position, making him a member of the group X1. He made his debut with the group on August 27, 2019, and amidst the Mnet voting manipulation scandal, the group ultimately disbanded on January 6, 2020. On August 31, 2020, Eunsang made his solo debut with the single album ''Beautiful Scar''. For the lead single, "Beautiful Scar", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Pact
One Pact (; ; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed and managed by Armada Ent. The group consists of 5 members: Jongwoo, Jay Chang, Seongmin, Tag, and Yedam. They debuted on November 30, 2023, with the extended play (EP) ''Moment''. Name One Pact derived from two words: "one" and "impact", meaning "to unite together to create a big impact." History Pre-debut and other activities 2023: Introduction and debut with ''Moment'' On September 27, Armada Ent announced Jongwoo as the first member of the group. In October 2023, Armada revealed Seongmin, Tag and Yedam as other members of the group from October 4–6, respectively. On October 10, Armada Ent announced the group's pre-debut tour entitled "2023 One Pact Fan on Tour 'The Pact'" in Japan and Thailand in November 2023. On October 18, Jay Chang introduced as the final member of the group after he released his first EP a day before. One Pact released the performance videos of pre-debut songs "G.O.A.T" and "Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pow (band)
Pow (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by Grid Entertainment in 2023. The group consists of five members: Yorch, Hyunbin, Jungbin, Dongyeon, and Hong. The group made their official debut on October 11, 2023. History Pre-debut On July 10, 2023, Grid Entertainment announced that Thai actor Yorch had signed an exclusive contract with them. They also revealed their plan to launch a new boy group including Yorch in the second half of 2023. On August 1, Grid opened the group's official social media accounts revealing all the five members of the group as well as the group's name as Pow. On the same day, it was confirmed that the band will make its official debut in September 2023. Prior to joining the group, Yorch was an active actor in Thailand who appeared on multiple television series. He was also a part of what was widely rumored to be Big Hit Music's upcoming boy group with the tentative name Trainee A. However, the debut project was later cancelled. Dong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xodiac (band)
Xodiac (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by One Cool Jacso. The group consists of nine members: Hyunsik, Zayyan, Lex, Beomsoo, Gyumin, Wain, Sing, Davin, and Leo. The group made their official debut on April 25, 2023, with the release of the digital single "Throw a Dice". Career Pre-debut Prior to the group's debut, several members had participated in reality competition shows. Zayyan participated in the shows '' Rising Star Indonesia'' in 2018 and ''Indonesian Idol'' in 2019. In 2019, Hyunsik competed in Mnet's survival reality show, ''Produce X 101''. However, he did not make it into the final lineup of the boy group, X1. In 2021, Lex competed in the show '' Loud'' under his birth name Zo Doo-hyun. He was eliminated in the final round of the show. 2023–present: Debut with "Throw a Dice" Xodiac made their official debut on April 25, 2023, with the release of their the digital single "Throw a Dice". On June 7, the group released their first extended pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stray Kids
Stray Kids (often abbreviated to SKZ; ) is a South Korean boy band formed by JYP Entertainment. The band consists of eight members: Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han (musician), Han, Felix (rapper), Felix, Seungmin, and I.N. For undisclosed personal reasons, Kim Woojin, Woojin left the band in October 2019. Stray Kids primarily self-produce its recordings; the main production team is named 3Racha and consists of Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han, and the other members frequently participate in songwriting. Bang Chan handpicked each member to be a part of the band before the filming of the eponymous Stray Kids (TV program), 2017 reality television show, which is uncommon in K-Pop where that power typically lies with executives and creative directors. The band released their unofficial debut extended play (EP) ''Mixtape (Stray Kids EP), Mixtape'' in January 2018 and officially debuted on March 25 with the EP ''I Am Not'', which was followed by the EPs ''I Am Who'' and ''I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyuna
Kim Hyun-ah (; born June 6, 1992), known professionally as Hyuna (stylized as HyunA), is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper and model. She debuted as a member of the girl group Wonder Girls in February 2007. Upon leaving the ensemble shortly after, Hyuna subsequently left JYP Entertainment and joined the girl group 4Minute. The group debuted in June 2009 under Cube Entertainment. In 2010, Hyuna began a solo career with a style she described as "performance-oriented music". Her solo debut single "Change (Hyuna song), Change" charted at number-two on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. In 2011, Hyuna gained wider public recognition with the release of her first extended play ''Bubble Pop!''. The Bubble Pop! (song), title track sold more than three million digital copies and she became the first female K-pop solo artist to reach 100 million views on a single music video on YouTube. Later the same year, she formed the duo Trouble Maker (duo), Trouble Maker with former Highlight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Hot 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100, also known as simply the Hot 100, is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), online streaming, and radio airplay in the U.S. A new chart is compiled and released online to the public by ''Billboard''s website on Tuesdays but post-dated to the following Saturday, when the printed magazine first reaches newsstands. The weekly tracking period for sales is currently Friday–Thursday, after being changed in July 2015. It was initially Monday–Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991. This tracking period also applies to compiling online streaming data. Radio airplay is readily available on a real-time basis, unlike sales figures and streaming, but is also tracked on the same Friday–Thursday cycle, effective with the chart dated July 17, 2021. Previously, radio was tracked Monday–Sunday and, before Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized in letter case, lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events and styles related to the music industry. Its Billboard charts, music charts include the Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100, the Billboard 200, 200, and the Billboard Global 200, Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in various music genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm and operates several television shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
