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JBJ () was a South Korean boy band consisting of six members who previously participated in
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's 2017 survival show ''
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''. The group was managed by
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oversaw the group's release production. They officially debuted on October 18, 2017. They held their final concert on April 22, 2018, and disbanded on April 30, 2018.


History


Pre-debut

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'' premiered on
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in April 2017, where 101 male trainees from various South Korean entertainment companies competed to debut in an 11-member boy group that would promote exclusively for a year and a half under
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. The show ended on June 16, forming the project group
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. On the same day, the show's fans had named Kenta Takada of Star Road Entertainment,
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of Choon Entertainment, Kim Sang-gyun of Hunus Entertainment, and Kim Tae-dong of The Vibe Label (later known as Major Nine), as eliminated trainees whom they would like to debut together as a project group equivalent to ''
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. The fans tentatively named the group "JBJ", which stands for the Korean phrase 정말 바람직한 조합, meaning "A Really Desirable Combination", and "Just Be Joyful". Later on,
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of Ardor & Able (later known as Star Crew Entertainment),
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, and
Kwon Hyun-bin Kwon Hyun-bin (; born March 4, 1997), also known by his stage name Viini, is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, model and actor. He is well known for his appearance in reality survival program ''Produce 101 Season 2'' and debuting in for ...
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were soon added into the fan-imagined group after the
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photo that Taehyun posted had received positive feedback from fans. Discussions to officially form and debut JBJ began around early July 2017 between the seven tentative members and their respective agencies.
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and
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also participated in the discussions as the intended management companies of the group's releases and activities, respectively. Fave Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment's in-house label, was tasked to be the group's official agency. On July 25, the trainees and the companies had reached an agreement. It was reported that the group's contract would last seven months, but LOEN Entertainment expressed that they are open for any discussions to extend the group's contract. JBJ was tentatively scheduled for debut on September 10 with all seven members, but was later confirmed for debut on October 18 without Kim Tae-dong. Kim Tae-dong's participation in the group was not confirmed because of an ongoing conflict with his agency, The Vibe Label. On July 27, Kim Tae-dong had sent his agency certification of contents and requested for his contract be terminated. Since then, the involved parties, including CJ E&M and LOEN Entertainment, had numerous meetings to resolve the conflict but, as of September 7, had yet to reach an agreement. After more than a year of inactivity, during which he was unable to promote as an official member of JBJ, he has returned to the agency, now called Major 9 Entertainment.


Debut with ''Fantasy''

The group's first reality show, ''Just be Joyful JBJ'', began airing on September 27, 2017, on Mnet M2 Channel. JBJ released their debut extended play ''Fantasy'' on October 18, 2017, with the title song "Fantasy". They also held a debut showcase at Korea University's Hwajung Gymnasium on the same day. On October 19, JBJ made their official debut stage on the music program ''
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'' with performing title song "Fantasy" along with song "Say My Name". On October 19, it was announced that JBJ would hold fan meetings all across Asia, starting in Japan (Tokyo and Osaka) on November 23 and 26 respectively. On December 21, it was confirmed that JBJ's new album was set to be released in January 2018 and also announced that JBJ would hold their first solo concert titled ''JBJ 1st Concert eally Desirable Concert' from February 3 to 4, 2018. The two-day concert was held in Olympic Park's Olympic Hall. It was reported that the 7,000 available tickets sold out in under a minute.


''True Colors''

On January 3, 2018, JBJ announced the new extended play titled ''True Colors'' and also revealed the tracklist of the EP, followed by six individual teaser image of each members over the next six days. One day later, four teaser images of the group's was revealed. Two days later, the music video teaser for the lead single "My Flower" was released and the EP spoiler video was released three days later. Following by the release of ''True Colors'' on January 17, JBJ held a comeback showcase titled ''Joyful Colors'' in Yes24 Live Hall the same day. On January 18, Fave Entertainment announced that JBJ's fanmeetings across Asia had been concluded and finished in the Philippines on January 14. JBJ received their first music program trophy with "My Flower" on the January 26 episode of ''
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''.


Possible contract extension

Originally, JBJ was set to disband in April 2018. However, all six members expressed interest in extending their contracts, there had been discussion over a possible extension of their contracts. On February 22, Fave Entertainment and all of the members' agencies had officially been discussing the possibility of a contract extension until December 2018. On March 14, Fave Entertainment confirmed that JBJ's seven-month promotions would be concluded with the expiration of the management contract on April 30, as the companies decided not to extend the contracts. The members would still actively promote until the end of their contracts.


Last activities

On March 15, 2018, JBJ confirmed that they would be releasing their last single "New Moon" on April 17, and also announced plans to hold a domestic concert and fanmeeting before the official disbandment date of April 30. On March 19, JBJ announced details on the final solo concert, titled ''JBJ Really Desirable Concert pilogue', which would take place in
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from April 21 to 22, 2018, as an extension of their first concert ''Really Desirable Concert'' in February. The two-day concert was held in at the Olympic Handball Gymnasium. JBJ released their final album ''New Moon'' on April 17. The album included three new tracks in addition to all the songs from ''Fantasy'' and ''True Colors''. On April 22, JBJ concluded their final concert ''JBJ Really Desirable Concert pilogue' as their last performance. The group officially disbanded on April 30, 2018, following their contract expiration with Fave Entertainment.


Members

Adapted from their Naver profile. *
Roh Tae-hyun Roh Tae-hyun (Hangul The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the ...
(, former member of Hotshot) * Kenta Takada (/, member of
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) * Kim Sang-gyun (, former member of
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, member of
JBJ95 JBJ95 () is a South Korean Musical duo, duo consisting of Kenta Takada and Kim Sang-gyun. The duo was originally formed and managed by Star Road Entertainment and Stardom Entertainment, Hunus Entertainment in 2018, before being exclusively manage ...
) *
Jin Longguo Jin Longguo (; born March 2, 1996) is a Chinese singer based in South Korea. He is best known for being a member of the South Korean project boy band JBJ, and for finishing 21st in the survival show ''Produce 101 Season 2''. Life and career ...
(/, member of
Longguo & Shihyun Longguo & Shihyun (Hangul: 용국 & 시현) is a South Korean duo formed by Choon Entertainment in Seoul, South Korea. The duo previously participated in ''Produce 101 Season 2''. They debuted on July 31, 2017, with the single "the.the.the". Long ...
, now a soloist) *
Kwon Hyun-bin Kwon Hyun-bin (; born March 4, 1997), also known by his stage name Viini, is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, model and actor. He is well known for his appearance in reality survival program ''Produce 101 Season 2'' and debuting in for ...
(, known as VIINI, now a soloist, actor and model) *
Kim Dong-han Kim Dong-han (; born July 3, 1998), also known mononymously as Donghan, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. He first became known for competing in the reality survival show ''Produce 101'' Season 2, and later debuted in the boy ban ...
(, soloist, member of WEi)


Discography


Compilations


Extended plays


Singles


Other charted songs


Filmography


Television

* ''
Produce 101 Season 2 ''Produce 101 Season 2'' () was a 2017 boy group survival reality show on Mnet, and is the second season of the original South Korean version of the franchise. The public (called 'national producers') "produces" a boy group by choosing 11 membe ...
'' (
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, 2017) * ''Just Be Joyful'' (
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, 2017)


Concerts


Headlining


Korea

* ''JBJ 1st Concert eally Desirable Concert' (2018) * ''JBJ Really Desirable Concert pilogue' (2018)


Japan

* ''2018 JBJ Japan Tokyo Valentine Live''


Asia

* ''JBJ 1st Concert oyful Days' (2018) ** Thailand (March 31, 2018) ** Indonesia (April 7, 2018) ** Japan *** Tokyo (April 10, 2018) *** Osaka (April 11 & 12, 2018)


Awards and nominations


Asia Artist Awards

, - , rowspan="2", 2017 , rowspan="2", JBJ , Popularity Award , , - , Rising Star Award ,


Gaon Chart Music Awards

, - , 2018 , ''FANTASY'' , New Artist of the Year (Album) ,


Golden Disc Awards

, - , rowspan="2", 2018 , rowspan="2", JBJ , New Artist of the Year , , - , Global Popularity Award ,


Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards

, - , 2017 , JBJ , Kpop Singer Award ,


Seoul Music Awards

, - , rowspan="3", 2018 , rowspan="3", JBJ , New Artist Award , , - , Popularity Award , , - , Hallyu Special Award ,


V Live Awards

, - , 2018 , JBJ , Global Rookie Top 5 ,


Korean Entertainment Arts Awards

, - , 2018 , JBJ , Best Rookie Group (Male) ,


Notes


References

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