Korean name
Hangul
보이프렌드
Revised Romanization
Boipeurendeu
McCune-Reischauer
Poip'ŭrendŭ
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Boyfriend (Korean: 보이프렌드) is a six-member South Korean boy group under Starship Entertainment formed in 2011. They were the second K-pop group to after i-13 to have twins and the first boy band to do so. The group consists of Kim Donghyun, Shim Hyunseong, Lee Jeongmin, Jo Youngmin, Jo Kwangmin and No Minwoo. They debuted on Mnet's M!Countdown on May 26, 2011 with their debut single "Boyfriend". Their fanbase was officially named "Best Friend" as of August 10, 2011.
In 2011, they released three Korean singles Boyfriend, Don't Touch My Girl, I'll Be There respectively.
In 2012, a mini album Love Style and a full length album Janus, together with 2 Japanese singles Be My Shine and Dance Dance Dance / My Lady.
In 2013, a Repackaged of Janus entitled as I Yah that was release on January 10 and a 3rd Japanese Single entitled Melody of Eyes on March 27.
History edit:
Pre-debut edit:
Jo Youngmin and Jo Kwangmin were trained under JYP Entertainment for two years. By their 100th day mark of being child actors, the twins had appeared in over 300 commercials. During his high school years, Donghyun starred in a variety show Conduct Zero where six rebellious high school students were made into exemplary students.
2011: Boyfriend, Don't Touch My Girl, Pink Romance and I'll Be There edit:
On May 27, 2011, Starship Entertainment released their debut single "Boyfriend". In response to fans concerned that the group had limited its appeal in mid-July, Boyfriend changed their choreography for their single "Boyfriend" when appearing on music shows after rehearsing for two days. After ending their promotions for "Boyfriend", the group followed-up with the song "You & I", which received a more positive response from music critics.
On October 6, Boyfriend's second single, "Don't Touch My Girl". Their December 2011 single "I'll Be There" peaked at #2 on the Gaon music charts.
2012: Love Style, Be My Shine, Janus, Dance Dance Dance / My Lady, White Love and Love Communication 2012 ~Xmas Bell~ edit:
The group signed a contract with Japanese management agency 'Being', their first Japanese special album entitled "We Are Boyfriend" was released on June 6. They marked their debut with a 10,000 seat showcase on June 30 at the Nippon Budokan. On May 2, Hyunseong released a solo song, "Only You", for the OST of The King 2 Hearts.
Their debut Japanese single song is called "Be my Shine". On June 7, Boyfriend released their first mini album "Love Style" on 14 June 2012. On July 1, Boyfriend successfully completed their debut Japanese showcase 'First Date with Boyfriend in Japan' at the Nippon Budokan.
Aside from their domestic comeback, On 7th, Boyfriend released the short PVs for their 2nd Japanese 'double single' "Dance Dance Dance" and "MY LADY". Their first full-length album Janus was released in November 2012.
In December 3, Boyfriend released the PV's for their Japanese 'double single' "Dance Dance Dance" and "MY LADY". The boys held a high touch event in celebration of their second single album, 'Kimi to Dance Dance Dance/My Lady', on December 1 and 2 at the Kobe World Hall and the Saitama Super Arena. Boyfriend performed for their 1st solo Japanese concert entitled "Love Communication 2012 ~Xmas Bell~". They held 5 concerts at the Tokyo Dome City Hall from December 22 to 24 with a total of 12,500 fans in all. KBS Joy released a video teaser for Boyfriend's Hello Baby season 7 released on December 27. The members started shooting for the reality series this December, and the first broadcast is planned for January 4 of 2013 at 11PM KST.
2013: I Yah, Melody of Eyes, GOGO♂ IkeMen5, Love Communication 2013 -Seventh Mission- edit:
Boyfriend will become the first foreign artist to sing for the anime. Their song, "Hitomi no Melody", is the title song of their 3rd Japanese single album, which will be released on March 27. The song has been picked up as the ending theme song for 'Detective Conan', and as such, there will be a 'Detective Conan' album version in addition to the regular album versions.Melody of Eyes makes to top 5 for 6 days and their highest ranked is 2nd place on Oricon.
Members edit:
Stage name
Birth name
Date of birth
Position
Romanized
Hangul
Romanized
Hangul/Hanja
Donghyun
동현
Kim Donghyun
김동현/金東玄
(1989-02-12) February 12, 1989 (age 24)
Leader, Sub-Vocalist
Hyunseong
현성
Shim Hyunseong
심현성/沈賢星
(1993-06-09) June 9, 1993 (age 19)
Main Vocalist
Jeongmin
정민
Lee Jeongmin
이정민/李正珉
(1994-01-02) January 2, 1994 (age 19)
Lead Vocalist
Youngmin
영민
Jo Youngmin
조영민/趙榮旻
(1995-04-24) April 24, 1995 (age 18)
Sub-Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Visual
Kwangmin
광민
Jo Kwangmin
조광민/趙光旻
(1995-04-24) April 24, 1995 (age 18)
Main Rapper, Lead Dancer, Visual
Minwoo
민우
No Minwoo
노민우/盧珉玗
(1995-07-31) July 31, 1995 (age 17)
Main Dancer, Lead Rapper, Maknae
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