YHBOYS was a Chinese boy group created by

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in 2017. They debuted in 2017. The group consists of the leader Zhang Junyi and members Guo Dianjia, Zhang Minghao, Liu Guanyi, Zhang Enshuo, Sun Jiakai and Li Linma. The group's concept is to empower fans to participate in the growth of the members from the moment of their debut, while the members pursue their careers in both singing and acting.

Members

* Zhang Junyi ( zh, s=张俊一), was born on in

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. He is the group leader. * Guo Dianjia ( zh, labels=no, s=郭殿甲), was born on in

. He is one of the group's dancers. * Zhang Minghao ( zh, labels=no, s=张铭浩), was born on in

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. He is one of the lead singers in the group. * Liu Guanyi ( zh, labels=no, s=刘冠毅), was born on in

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. He is also one of the lead singers in the group. * Zhang Enshuo ( zh, labels=no, s=张恩硕), was born on in

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, Hebei. He is one of the dancers in the group. * Sun Jiakai ( zh, labels=no, s=孙嘉锴), was born on in

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. He is in charge of cuteness in the group. * Li Linma ( zh, labels=no, s=李林孖), was born on in

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, Hebei. He is one of the group's dancers.

History

Pre-debut

Guanyi was a child actor prior to joining Yuehua and has participated in multiple TV dramas, web-movies and commercials since 2009. Junyi was a participant of a CCTV reality TV show " (Wildest Summer Vacation)" in 2015 and Beijing TV's "(Music Masters' Class)" in 2016. Minghao made his first public appearance as a child judge for Anhui TV's " (Fighting! Fantastic Baby)" program in 2015 and has since participated in many variety shows and movies prior to joining Yuehua. Linma was a dancer prior to joining Yuehua. In 2016, he participated in

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's Yibo's opening performance for Hunan TV's

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. On January 24, 2017, the group's information was announced on their official weibo account along with the first member of the group, Minghao. A new member was announced every Tuesday and Friday until the final member, Jia Kai was announced on February 14, 2017. On February 15, 2017, YHBOYS released their first digital single " (The World Ahead)". On March 27, 2017, they followed up with their second digital single " (Dream Fighting)". On April 9, 2017, YHBOYS made their first live performance at the 17th Annual

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. On April 17, 2017, they released their third digital single " (Sunshine Boys)" On May 4, 2017, their first group variety show (YHBOYS' Talent Time Machine) was announced and episode zero of the show was aired on Yinyuetai the next day. On May 19, 2017

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announced that YHBOYS were invited to the 2017 BBMAs' Magenta Carpet. On July 10, 2017, they released their fourth digital single, " (Magic Fun Land)", which is also their last high-budget music video ever. YHBoys seemed to become more and more successful, and was without a doubt the new rising boy group in the music industry.

Filmography

Dramas

Web Films

Films

Music videos

References

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