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2020 In South Korean Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened, or were expected to happen in 2020 in music in South Korea. Debuting and disbanding in 2020 Debuting groups * Aespa * BAE173 * Blackswan * B.O.Y * Botopass * BtoB 4U * Cignature * Cravity * DKB * Drippin * E'Last * Enhypen * Ghost9 * H&D * Lucy * Lunarsolar * MCND * P1Harmony * Redsquare * Red Velvet - Irene & Seulgi * Refund Sisters * Secret Number * SSAK3 * STAYC * * TO1 * Treasure * UNVS * Weeekly * WEi * Woo!ah! * WJSN Chocome Solo debuts * Bang Ye-dam * Han Seung-woo * D.Ark * Heo Chan-mi * Kai * Ken * Kim Nam-joo * Kim Woo-seok * Lee Eun-sang * Lee Su-hyun * Max * Moon Jong-up * Natty * Ong Seong-wu * Ryu Su-jeong * Seo Eun-kwang * Serri * Solar * Suho * Wonho * YooA * Yook Sung-jae * Yoon Doo-joon Disbandments * 1the9 * 5urprise * A Train To Autumn * Badkiz * Gugudan * H&D * Hinapia * Masc * NeonPunch * Purple Rain * Spectrum * SSAK3 * X1 Releases in 2020 First qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has a Demographics of South Korea, population of 51.75 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the List of metropolitan areas by population, fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its Gojoseon, first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Unified Silla, Silla and Balhae in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Han Seung-woo (singer)
Han Seung-woo ( ko, 한승우, born December 24, 1994), known mononymously as Seungwoo, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer and actor. He debuted as a member of South Korean group Victon in 2016. In 2019, he finished third on ''Produce X 101'' and became a member of X1. He debuted as a solo artist in August 2020 with the extended play '' Fame''. Career Early life Han was born on December 24, 1994, in Busan, South Korea. He is the youngest of three children, with two older sisters, the eldest being the singer and actress Han Sun-hwa. In 2010 he appeared on television when he visited his sister in ''Invincible Youth''. He never considered entering the entertainment industry and was an avid athlete throughout elementary and middle school, until an injury forced him to quit. Despite initial opposition from his father, he successfully auditioned with A Cube Entertainment (now IST Entertainment) and moved to Seoul in 2014 after completing high school. He and Victon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bang Ye-dam
Bang Ye-dam (Korean: 방예담; born May 7, 2002) is a South Korean singer and former member of the boy band, Treasure under YG Entertainment. He is best known for competing in the second installment of ''K-pop Star'' (2012–2013) where he finished as runner-up. In June 2013, Bang was scouted by YG Entertainment and joined as a trainee. Following a seven-year training period, he released the digital single titled "Wayo" (왜요) on June 5, 2020. Thereafter, he debuted with Treasure on August 7. He left Treasure on November 8, 2022 after terminating his contract. Life and career 2002–2011: Early life Bang Ye-dam was born on May 7, 2002 in Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea. Coming from a musically-oriented family, his father, is well known for creating over forty songs for commercials and animations including the Korean-dub for Japanese anime opening songs ''Pokémon'', ''Dragon Ball'' and more. His mother, Jung Mi-young is well known for singing soundtracks in Korean d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosmic Girls
WJSN (; ), also known as Cosmic Girls, is a South Korean girl group formed by Starship Entertainment. The group debuted on February 25, 2016, with the extended play ''Would You Like?'' and with twelve members: Seola, Xuanyi, Bona, Exy, Soobin, Luda, Dawon, Eunseo, Cheng Xiao, Meiqi, Yeoreum and Dayoung. In July 2016, WJSN added a thirteenth member, Yeonjung, to the group. History 2015–2016: Formation and debut On December 4, 2015, Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment launched a 12-member girl group called WJSN, where the Korean and Chinese members were divided into different subunits. On December 10, the first unit, Wonder Unit, was announced (Cheng Xiao, Bona and Dayoung). On December 17, the second three-member unit (Xuanyi, Eunseo and Yeoreum) was introduced: Joy Unit. On December 21, WJSN's Wonder and Joy Units released a Christmas cover of " All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey. On December 24, the third unit, Sweet Unit, was announced (Seo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woo!ah!
Woo!ah! (; ; ; stylized in all lowercase) is a South Korean girl group launched by NV Entertainment, and currently consists of members Nana, Wooyeon, Sora, Lucy, and Minseo. The group debuted on May 13, 2020. Originally a six-member group, Songyee left in August 2020 due to personal reasons. History On March 20, 2020, the girl group Woo!ah! was announced, and was revealed to be produced by NV Entertainment's director Han Ji-seok and CEO Kim Kyu-sang. Han is an overseas entertainment expert and had worked in SM Entertainment and Kakao M, while Kim is a creative director and had produced and directed numerous artists representing Korea. 2020: Debut with ''Exclamation'', reorganization as 5 members and ''Qurious'' On April 24, the release schedule for the group's debut single album, ''Exclamation'', was published. Subsequently, image and solo film teasers for the members were released in the order: Wooyeon, Minseo, Lucy, Songyee, Sora, and Nana. The group made their debut on May 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weeekly
Weeekly ( ko, 위클리) is a South Korean girl group under IST Entertainment (formerly Play M Entertainment). The group is Play M Entertainment's second girl group in 10 years, after Apink. The group consists of six members: Lee Soo-jin, Monday, Park So-eun, Lee Jae-hee, Jihan and Zoa. The group debuted on June 30, 2020, with their debut EP, ''We Are''. Originally a septet, Shin Ji-yoon left the group on June 1, 2022. Name The group's name, Weeekly, taken from the role of the member in charge of each day of the week as the catchphrase says that "every day brings a new and special week". History Pre-debut Soojin, Jiyoon and Soeun were contestants of YG Entertainment and JTBC's survival show ''Mix Nine'', with Soojin being the "prominent face" among the female contestants during the initial stages of the show's launch. However, on January 8, 2018, Soojin withdrew from the show following injury from a traffic accident and had received emergency surgery. In October 2018, Fave Ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korea Economic Daily
The ''Korea Economic Daily'' (nicknamed ''Hankyung'' (from ''han'' - South Korea and ''kyung'' - business) is a conservative and business daily newspaper in South Korea. It is the largest business newspaper by revenue in South Korea. It was founded on October 12, 1964, as the ''Daily Economic Newspaper'' and took its current name in 1980. '' Bloomberg Businessweek
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UNVS
UNVS (; zh, c=UNIVERSE 世界少年) is an boy band based in South Korea. Originally consisting of Sihoon, IL, Changgong, Yongyong, and Minho, the quintet debuted in Taiwan, where they released the digital singles "Uni-verse" and "Hacker" in 2016 and 2017, respectively. UNVS signed with Chitwn Music in its home country with founding members Changgyu (formerly Changgong) and YY (Yongyong), and new additions Jun H., Eunho, and Jen. They released their debut single album ''Debut Single: Timeless'' and its lead single "Timeless" domestically on February 23, 2020. History Universe (UNVS), which also serves as a portmanteau of "unique" and " verse", was formed in South Korea and managed by Media Asia Music. They decided on the name in hopes of having "universal appeal" and becoming a "pop group beloved by the people". The initial lineup compromised South Korean leader and main vocalist Sihoon, vocalist Changgong, and dancer Minho, as well as Chinese rapper IL and vocalist Yongyong; t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treasure (band)
Treasure (; Japanese: トレジャー; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed in 2019 by YG Entertainment through the reality-survival program ''YG Treasure Box'' (2018–2019). The band consists of 10 members: Choi Hyun-suk, Jihoon, Yoshi, Junkyu, Yoon Jae-hyuk, Asahi, Doyoung, Haruto, Park Jeong-woo and So Jung-hwan. Former members Mashiho and Bang Ye-dam went on hiatus in May 2022 and departed from the band in November 2022. Treasure debuted in 2020 with the single album '' The First Step: Chapter One'' – the first in a tetralogy of albums that collectively sold over one million copies in five months. History 2010–2019: Pre-debut activities and formation Junkyu, Bang Ye-dam and So Jung-hwan had stints in entertainment since childhood. Junkyu started as a child model whilst Bang recorded songs for animated shows and competed on ''K-pop Star 2'' (2012–2013) and finished as runner-up behind Akdong Musician (AKMU). So briefly starred as a child a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
STAYC
STAYC (; , acronym for Star to a Young Culture) is a South Korean girl group formed by High Up Entertainment. The group is composed of six members: Sumin, Sieun, Isa, Seeun, Yoon, and J. They debuted on November 12, 2020, with the release of their debut single album ''Star to a Young Culture''. Name The group's name, STAYC, is an acronym for "Star to a Young Culture", and is meant to "reflect the act's aim of dominating pop culture". History 2016–2019: Pre-debut Sieun was well-known prior to debut as both the daughter of veteran singer Park Nam-jung, and for her roles in dramas such as ''The Good Wife'', ''Queen for Seven Days'', and ''The Crowned Clown''. She won the Youth Acting Award in 2018 SBS Drama Awards for her role in ''Still 17''. Seeun was known as an actress, appearing in shows like '' The Guardians'' and ''Circle''. Prior to debut, STAYC was known as "High Up Girls", named after their company, High Up Entertainment. The members, along with unsuccessful traine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SSAK3
SSAK3 () is a seasonal South Korean supergroup formed on the MBC variety show ''Hangout with Yoo''. The group consists of members Yoo Jae-suk, Lee Hyori and Rain, using the stage names U-Doragon, Linda G and B.Ryong, respectively. They made their debut with the single "Beach Again" on July 25, 2020. The group members have planned for the group to potentially be a seasonal group promoting during summer and winter. History In May 2020, comedian Yoo Jae-suk announced on his MBC variety show ''Hangout with Yoo'' that he plans to launch a co-ed singing group that summer. Later that month, singers Lee Hyo-ri and Rain joined Yoo's group, which they named SSAK3. The group debuted on July 25, performing their 90s-style single "Beach Again" on ''Show! Music Core.'' The song topped various South Korean real-time music charts, and was ranked number one on the Gaon Digital Chart for five consecutive weeks.'''' The group also released "In The Summer", a cover of the 1994 song by Deux, and "Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
