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2016 In South Korean Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2016 in music in South Korea. Debuting and disbanded in 2016 Debuting groups * AOA Cream * Astro * Blackpink * Bolbbalgan4 * Boys24 * BtoB Blue * CocoSori * Double S 301 * Exo-CBX * Gugudan * I.B.I * Imfact * I.O.I * KNK * Masc * MOBB * Momoland * NCT Dream * NCT 127 * Nine Muses A * Off On Off * Pentagon * SF9 * The East Light * Unnies * Victon * Voisper * Vromance * WJSN Solo debuts * Bobby * Dean * Elo * Eunji * Fei * Gemma * Gun * Hash Swan * Hyoyeon * Jang Dong-woo * Jessica Jung * Jenyer * Jimin * Jungah * Jung Seung-hwan * Justhis * Jvcki Wai * Kim Se-jeong * Kwak Jin-eon * Kwon Jin-ah * Lee Hyun-woo * Luna * Mino * Mint * PH-1 * Punchnello * Ryeowook * Sam Kim * Sandeul * Subin * Thunder * Tiffany * Yesung * Yezi * Yoochun * Woohyun * Agust D Disbanded groups * 2NE1 * 2Yoon * 4Minute * 4L * Eastern Sidekick * GI * HeartB * Kara * Led Apple * LPG * Lucky J * MyB * N-Son ... [...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] |
NCT Dream
NCT Dream () is the third sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT, formed by SM Entertainment in 2016. They were initially intended to be the teenaged unit of NCT with an admission-and-graduation system, in which members would leave after reaching age of majority (20 in Korean age reckoning, 19 internationally), prior to re-branding in 2020. The sub-unit debuted on August 25, 2016, with the single "Chewing Gum" and a lineup of seven members—Mark, Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin, Chenle, and Jisung—whose average age was 15.6 years old. In late 2018, the group's leader Mark graduated from NCT Dream but returned in 2020 when began promoting as a fixed seven-member group. Commercial success of their 2019 extended play (EP) '' We Boom'' made NCT Dream into one of the year's top 10 physical sellers domestically and earned them Bonsang awards at the 34th Golden Disc Awards and 2020 Seoul Music Awards. Their second and last record released as a sextet was their fourth Korean-l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elo (singer)
Oh Min-taek (; born February 11, 1991), better known by his stage name Elo (), is a South Korean singer. He released his debut album, ''8 Femmes'', on August 26, 2016. Discography Studio albums Extended plays Singles As lead artist Collaborations As featured artist References External links * 1991 births Living people South Korean hip hop singers 21st-century South Korean male singers {{SouthKorea-musician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean (South Korean Singer)
Kwon Hyuk (; born November 10, 1992), better known by his stage name Dean (딘), is a South Korean alternative R&B singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer. On March 25, 2016, he released his debut EP, '' 130 Mood: TRBL'', as well as multiple collaborations with both American and South Korean artists. In 2017, he appeared as one of the producers on the South Korean rap competition TV show ''Show Me the Money 6'' with Zico. He is part of the hip hop crew Fanxy Child with Zico, Crush, Penomeco, Millic and Stay Tuned. Life and career Early life and career Kwon Hyuk was born and raised in Hongeun-dong, Seoul. He developed an interest in American hip hop and rap in middle school, and began singing in high school. At that time, he considered music as an "escape from studying," rather than an occupation. He initially wrote songs in his room, which he kept secret from his parents at first. Although he was the first musician in his family, his parents enjoyed music and supporte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby (rapper)
Kim Ji-won (; born December 21, 1995), known by his stage name Bobby () is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and member of iKon under YG Entertainment. In 2016, he formed a sub-unit with Mino under the name MOBB. He is best known for finishing in first place on Mnet's survival show: ''Show Me The Money 3''. Early life Kim Ji-won was born on December 21, 1995, in Seoul, South Korea. In 2005, his family moved to Fairfax, Virginia, United States. There, he auditioned for YG Entertainment and later met Kim Jinwoo of Jinusean in New York. Bobby was officially recruited as a trainee under the label on January 10, 2011. Career 2013–2014: Career beginnings and pre-debut activities After over two years of training, Bobby participated in the 2013 survival show ''Win: Who Is Next?'' under Team B. He started using his stage name Bobby, named after his idol, Bob Marley. Because Team A won the program, Bobby continued training under YG Entertainment. In November 2013, while stil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WJSN
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] |
Vromance
Vromance (), stylized as VROMANCE, is a South Korean vocal group formed by RBW in 2016. The group debuted in July 2016 with their extended play ''The Action''. Career Pre-debut Prior to their debut, the four members worked as vocal trainers for Korean pop idols and recorded guide songs for singers. In August 2011, the group's leader Park Jang-hyun was a contestant on the singing contest ''Superstar K3'', but later was eliminated. The following year, he signed with RBW (that time WA Entertainment). Park Jang-hyun and fellow members Park Hyun-kyu recorded "Love Is..." for the soundtrack of the 2013 SBS drama ''The Heirs''. In 2014 Park Hyun-kyu was featured on "Goodbye Rain" by Jeon Min-ju and Euna Kim, future members of The Ark and Khan. In February 2016, Park Jang-hyun collaborated with Huh Gak for the song "Already Winter". In June 2016, RBW announced that would debuted the four members vocal group, VROMANCE. 2016–2017: Debut with ''The Action'', ''Romance'' and ''Mix Nine' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voisper
Voisper (; stylized in all caps) was a South Korean vocal group formed in Incheon. It consisted of vocalists Daegwang, Kwangho, Kangsan, and Choonggi, all of whom became friends in high school. After auditioning on ''Superstar K6'' in 2014 as North Incheon Nineteen, the group was signed to Evermore Music the following January. A portmanteau of the words "voice" and "whisper", the quartet released its first mini-album ''Voice + Whisper'' in November 2016. The group disbanded of December 8, 2021 after releasing their last album ''The Finale''. History 2014–2016: Formation and debut Friends since entering high school, Jung Dae-gwang, Jung Kwang-ho, Kim Kang-san, and Min Choong-gi came together during their second year. Kim proposed to make a group together, which the other three accepted. The quartet first appeared on the sixth season of Mnet's talent show series ''Superstar K'' under the name North Incheon Nineteen. The ensemble signed a contract with Evermore Music in January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victon
Victon ( ko, 빅톤; stylized as VICTON, an acronym for Voice to New World) is a South Korean boy group formed in 2016 by IST Entertainment. The group is composed of six members: Han Seung-woo, Kang Seung-sik, Lim Se-jun, Do Han-se, Choi Byung-chan and Jung Su-bin. They debuted on November 9, 2016, with their extended play ''Voice to New World''. Originally a septet, Heo Chan left the group on October 11, 2022. History Pre-debut Members Chan, Seungwoo, Seungsik and Byungchan joined A Cube Entertainment in 2014 and were among the company's first batch of male trainees. Hanse and Sejun joined a year later, followed by last-minute addition, former Cube Entertainment trainee Subin. Several of the members had experience working with their label-mates whilst still trainees, having been back-up dancers for Apink at their 2015 "Pink Island" concerts and recorded backing vocals for Huh Gak's album. 2016: ''Me & 7 Men'' and debut In August 2016, Plan A Entertainment (formerly A Cube En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unnies
''Sister's Slam Dunk'' () is a South Korean reality show that aired every Friday on KBS 2TV from April 8 to December 2, 2016. The show's first season featured an all-female cast consisting of Ra Mi-ran, Kim Sook, Hong Jin-kyung, Min Hyo-rin, Jessi and Tiffany, and followed their attempts at fulfilling each cast member's dream using a budget of ₩2,196,000 or approximately $2,000. The cast members formed a special girl group named "Unnies" () and released a Park Jin-young-produced single titled "Shut Up", featuring You Hee-yeol, in July 2016. Season 2 of the program focused primarily on the girl group project, which was Min Hyo-rin's dream in season 1. The show followed seven members, Kang Ye-won, Han Chae-young, Hong Jin-young, Minzy and Jeon So-mi, with Kim Sook and Hong Jin-kyung returning, as they formed the second generation of "Unnies", produced by Kim Hyeong-seok (Park Jin-young's mentor). The fulfillment of each member's personal dreams have become the side projects of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The East Light
The East Light (Hangul: 더 이스트라이트, stylized as TheEastLight.) was a South Korean band formed by Media Line Entertainment. The band originally consisted of six members, who made their official debut with the single "Holla" on November 3, 2016. Members Seokcheol and Seunghyun later spoke out and filed a lawsuit against the agency, while Media Line Entertainment has removed Eunsung, Junwook, Sagang and Woojin from the group to prevent future complications from the lawsuit. History Prior to debuting, Eunsung, Woojin, and Sagang were contestants on the Mnet show '' Voice Kids Korea''. Sagang was also a contestant on the Mnet show ''Superstar K3'', while Eunsung had made a cameo appearance in ''Monstar'' as the young Kyu-dong and Seokcheol appeared in the 2014 film ''My Boy'' alongside Cha In-pyo and Lee Tae-ran. Junwook appeared on the SBS show '' Star King'' as the "thirteen-year-old guitar prodigy". In 2017, Woojin competed on ''Produce 101 Season 2'' and finished in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentagon (South Korean Band)
Pentagon (; stylized as PENTAGON; abbreviated as PTG) is a South Korean multi-national boy band formed by Cube Entertainment in 2016. The group consists of nine members: Jinho, Hui (singer), Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo One, Yan An, Yuto Adachi, Yuto, Kino (singer), Kino and Wooseok. Originally composed of ten members, Dawn (rapper), E'Dawn left the group and the record label on November 14, 2018. They were introduced through the Mnet (TV channel), Mnet survival show ''Pentagon Maker''. Pentagon released their Pentagon (EP), self-titled debut extended play, EP on October 10, 2016. Name The group name Pentagon refers to becoming a perfect group by completing the five elements that an idol must have: vocal/rap, dance, teamwork, talent, and mind. History Pre-debut In 2010, Hui (singer), Hui was a K-pop#Trainee system, trainee at JYP Entertainment after winning first place on Best Male Vocal at JYP 7th Audition Final Round. He also competed in the first season of Chinese Idol but faile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
