Champs was a Brazilian boy band formed in 2013 by JS Entertainment owner Alex JS Lee. Champs consisted of five members: Diego, Ricky, Kenji, Henrique Bessat and Iago.
Champs made its first appearance of pre-debut in October 2013 at
Arirang TV
Arirang TV () is a South Korean international broadcaster owned and operated by Korea International Broadcasting Foundation. It broadcasts current news and programs offering political, economic, and cultural content from a Korean perspective t ...
in Seoul, South Korea. In November 2013, they appeared on
PlayTV
PlayTV is an add-on unit for the PlayStation 3 video game console that allows it to act as a digital television receiver, and digital video recorder, using the DVB-T standard.
Features
LiveTV
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in São Paulo. In June 2014, the group began its official activities.
History
2014: Dynamite
In January 2013, JS Entertainment recruited four members through auditions. In October of the same year, the agency recruited another member. The group was named by the media and fans as a "B-pop band" due to its influences in
K-pop
K-pop (; an abbreviation of "Korean popular music") is a form of popular music originating in South Korea. It emerged in the 1990s as a form of youth subculture, with Korean musicians taking influence from Western Electronic dance music, danc ...
music and South Korean music groups, although the term "B-pop" had never been used by other artists.
Inspirados em coreanos, brasileiros formam primeiros grupos de B-pop
' UOL, January 24, 2014 The group spent two months in Seoul recording the "Dynamite" music video and took lessons with the choreographer of the hit song "
Gangnam Style
"Gangnam Style" () is a K-pop song by South Korean singer Psy, released on July 15, 2012, by YG Entertainment as the lead single of his sixth studio album, ''Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1'' (''Ssai Yukgap Part 1''). The term "Gangnam Style" is a n ...
", Ju Sun Lee.
2015: disbandment
In 2015, the official breakup of Champs was announced by JS Entertainment in a letter that they would not continue with the group due to local problems.
References
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K-pop music groups
Musical groups established in 2013
Musical groups disestablished in 2015
Brazilian pop music groups
Brazilian boy bands
Brazilian dance music groups
Musical groups from São Paulo
Brazilian musical quintets
2013 establishments in Brazil