Boyfriend (band)

Boyfriend

Boyfriend in Hong Kong, 2014
Background information
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop
Years active 2011–present
Labels
Associated acts K.Will, Sistar
Website starship-ent.com/boyfriend
Members
  • Donghyun
  • Hyunseong
  • Jeongmin
  • Youngmin
  • Kwangmin
  • Minwoo

Boyfriend (Korean: 보이프렌드) is a six-member South Korean boy group under Starship Entertainment formed in 2011. They are the first boy band to have twin members. 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 "Boyfriend".

They have released three Korean and four Japanese singles, as well as a full-length album and four mini albums.

History

Pre-debut

Jo Youngmin and Jo Kwangmin were trained under JYP Entertainment for two years.[2] By their 100th day mark of being child actors, the twins had appeared in over 300 commercials.[3] During his high school years, Donghyun starred in a variety show Conduct Zero where six rebellious high school students were made into exemplary students.[4]

2011: Debut

On May 26, 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.[5] After ending their promotions for "Boyfriend", the group followed-up with the song "You & I", which received a more positive response from music critics.[6]

On October 6, Boyfriend's second single, "Don't Touch My Girl".[7][8] Their December 2011 single "I'll Be There" peaked at #2 on the Gaon music charts.

2012: Love Style, Japanese debut and Janus

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.[9]
"Janus (Boyfriend album)" (2012)
"A sample from Boyfriend's first title track, Janus."
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Aside from their domestic comeback, On 7th, Boyfriend released the short PVs for their 2nd Japanese ‘double single’ “Dance Dance Dance” and “My Lady“.[10] Their first full-length album Janus was released in November 2012.[11][12][13][14]

In December 3, Boyfriend released the PV’s for their Japanese ‘double single’ “Dance Dance Dance” and “My Lady“.[11][12] 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.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17]

2013: I Yah, On & On, Melody of Eyes, Seventh Mission and Pinky Santa

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.[18] Melody of Eyes makes to top 5 for 6 days and their highest ranked is 2nd place on Oricon.[19]

On 23 May, Starship Entertainment officially announced that Boyfriend will be making a comeback with a new digital single entitled On & On on the 28th as a surprise gift for celebrating the groups second year anniversary in music industry.[20] Starship Entertainment released a music video teaser on 27th and on the next day they released their official music video. On 30th, Boyfriend's Donghyun has been cast to play the lead male role in musical “1000th Man." The musical will be first presented at Shibuya AiiA Theater Tokyo on 28 September 2013.[21] On 14 June, Jeongmin was rushed to a hospital after they had done their schedule in Japan, it was diagnosed as an acute appendicitis and will need to rest for 17 days after discharge in treatment. Jeongmin will be at home resting and focus on recovering”, he will be taking a break from Boyfriend activities and Boyfriend will continue to promote as 5 members and follow their schedule during this period.[22]

Boyfriend released a special Xmas premium single in Japan on 20 November this year. The single is entitled 'Pinky Santa' which obviously utilizes color pink, but pinky also means the smallest finger which is used when promising.[23] Pinky Santa landed on the Weekly Single Chart which rose to number 5 in Oricon.[24]

2014: "My Avatar", Obsession and Witch

Boyfriend has successfully wrapped up their solo concert in Puerto Rico, becoming the first-ever K-pop group to do so. On March 8, the group performed in front of 1,700 fans at the 'Centro De Bellas Artes Luis A Ferre'.[25] Boyfriend also performed in the United States for the first time. They went to Chicago on March 11 and Dallas on March 13.

On March 26, 2014, Boyfriend released their 4th Japanese Single "My Avatar" together with a music video.[26]

On May 15, 2014, they posted selcas while they're shooting for their music video. The members of Boyfriend are giving hints for their long awaited Korean comeback this year.[27] On May 21, 2014, a short trailer was posted on their official YouTube channel.[28] 'Obsession' , Boyfriend's second mini album is then released on June 4, gaining attention from fans around the world. 'Alarm' MV is also released to support their comeback. After a few short months, on October 9, Boyfriend performed their comeback stage, 'Witch' on mcountdown. The MV was released on 12th, while the album was released on 13 October. They had their first solo concert 2014 BOYFRIEND, The First Chapter in Seoul Bewitch on 23 November 2014 at Olympic Hall, Olympic Park. The group will also be visiting Malaysia for the first time for their first mini concert in Malaysia on 24 January 2015.

2015: "Bounce"

On March 6th 2015, Boyfriend released a new music video for their comeback with the single "Bounce". The mini album was released on the 9th of March under the title of "Boyfriend in Wonderland". The music video follows the same Alice in Wonderland motif.

Discography

Main article: Boyfriend discography

Awards and nominations

Year Program Category Recipient ResultRef
2011 13th Mnet Asian Music Awards Best New Male Artist Boyfriend Nominated [29]
SBS MTV Best Of the Best Hot Debut Star Boyfriend Nominated [30]
SBS MTV Best Of the Best Best New Artist Boyfriend Won
26th Golden Disk Awards Best New Artist Boyfriend Won [31]
21st Seoul Music Awards Best Newcomer Award Boyfriend Won [32]
2013 27th Japan Gold Disc Awards Best 3 New Artists (Asia) Boyfriend Won [33]
Korean Entertainment 10th Anniversary Award in Japan Special Jury Prize Boyfriend Won [34]
2013 MTV EMA Best Korea Act Boyfriend Nominated [35]
Billboard Japan Music 2013 Awards Animation Artist of the Year Boyfriend Nominated [36]
2014 2014 Asia Model Festival Awards Male Rookie of the Year (Musical Category) Donghyun Won [37]

The Show

Year Date Song
2014 November 11 "Witch"
2015 March 24 "Bounce"

Filmography

Variety shows

Movies

Sitcoms

Musicals

References

  1. ↑ "We Are Boyfriend to be Released on June 6, 2012!". Being Group. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ↑ "택연, 보이프렌드 영민-광민 형제와 인연 공개 '같은 JYP 연습생 출신'" (in Korean). Nate. July 15, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  3. ↑ "보이프렌드, 미소년 쌍둥이 아역CF만 300개..'이렇게 컸네!'" (in Korean). Naver. June 1, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  4. ↑ 보이프렌드 동현, '품행제로' 출연 과거모습 화제 (in Korean). Naver. June 8, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  5. ↑ 보이프렌드, 안무 급수정 왜? (in Korean). Nate. July 14, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  6. ↑ "보이프렌드, 후속곡 'You & I'로 활동. 차도남으로 변신 예고" (in Korean). Naver. July 27, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  7. ↑ 보이프렌드, '내 여자 손대지마' 앨범 화보 공개 '소년에서 남자로' (in Korean). Nate. September 30, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  8. ↑ 보이프렌드 뮤비 속 여신, 알고보니 아역출신 이세영 (in Korean). Naver. September 29, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Boyfriend successfully completed their debut Japanese showcase".
  10. ↑ "Boyfriend reveals short PVs for "Dance Dance Dance" and "My Lady"". allkpop. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Boyfriend is back with "Janus" on 'M! Countdown'". allkpop. November 8, 2012.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Boyfriend is back with Janus on Music Bank". allkpop. November 9, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Boyfriend is back with Janus on Music Core". allkpop. November 10, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Boyfriend is back with "Janus" on SBS’s ’2012 Nongshim Love Sharing Concert’". allkpop. November 11, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Boyfriend holds high touch event at the Saitama Super Arena for ‘Dance Dance Dance’". allkpop. December 6, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Boyfriend sells outs out all 12,500 seats for their Japanese solo concert". allkpop. December 25, 2012.
  17. ↑ "Boyfriend to star in season 7 of ‘Hello Baby’". allkpop. December 27, 2012.
  18. ↑ hero27. "보이프렌드, 日'코난' 주제곡 부른다..韓가수 최초". news.naver.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Boyfriend Stays at No. 2 on the Oricon". enewsworld. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  20. ↑ sangho94. "해외에서 성과 올린 보이프렌드, 28일 새 디지털 싱글로 컴백". news.naver.com. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  21. ↑ jjangga. "보이프렌드 리더 동현, 뮤지컬 '첫번째 남자' 주연으로 캐스팅". news.naver.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  22. ↑ Vigrx. "'충수염 수술' 정민, 오늘 퇴원예정 "회복속도 빨라"". 저작권자. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  23. ↑ "BOYFRIEND(Japan) Xmas Premium Single「Pinky Santa」is going to be released on 20th November!". Boyfriend(Official Facebook). Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  24. ↑ "G-Dragon, KARA, INFINITE, Boyfriend, and MYNAME also rise to the top 10 on the Oricon charts". allkpop. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  25. ↑ "Boyfriend Becomes First K-Pop Act to Hold Concert in Puerto Rico". facebook. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Boyfriend make a charismatic return in pv for Japanese single 'My Avatar'". allkpop. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  27. ↑ "Boyfriend teases comeback with new group photo and member selcas". allkpop. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  28. ↑ "Boyfriend leave fans counting down the days until their comeback with a short trailer". allkpop. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  29. ↑ "Winners from the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards". Allkpop. November 29, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  30. ↑ "Winners from the ’2011 SBS MTV Best of the Best’ awards". Allkpop. December 12, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  31. ↑ "Winners from the '26th Golden Disk Awards'". Allkpop. January 12, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  32. ↑ "Winners from the '21st Seoul Music Awards'". Allkpop. January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  33. ↑ "2013 Japan Gold Disc Award winners list". RIAJ. January 7, 2013.
  34. ↑ "Korean Entertainment 10th Anniversary Awards in Japan". Korean Entertainment 10th Anniversary. October 19, 2013.
  35. ↑ "MTV Ema 2013". 2013 MTV EMA. September 17, 2013.
  36. ↑ "Billboard Japan Music 2013 Awards". Billboard Japan. November 3, 2013.
  37. ↑ "2014.01.16 (목) 2014 Asia Model Festival Awards 참여 안내". Daum Cafe. January 15, 2014.
  38. ↑ "보이프렌드, 아이돌 등용문 '엠!픽' 출연. 데뷔 과정 대공개". Nate. May 24, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
  39. ↑ . Mnet's official website. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  40. ↑ . SBS MTV 원더보이 (Wonder Boy). Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  41. ↑ . Boyfriend 初めてのレギュラー番組、10月スタート!!. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  42. ↑ "보이프렌드, 아이돌 등용문 '엠!픽' 출연. 데뷔 과정 대공개". Nate. January 4, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
  43. ↑ . March 2013 Schedule. Retrieved 2013-03-09
  44. ↑ "Boyfriend twins Kwangmin and Youngmin reported to be joining 'Real Men' + Park Gun Hyung and K.Will to leave". Allkpop. January 27, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  45. ↑ . '. Retrieved 2013-09-18
  46. ↑ . Retrieved 2014-09-26
  47. ↑ "B1A4's Sandeul and Boyfriend's Donghyun to team up for the musical remake of 'The Thousandth Man'". allkpop. Retrieved 30 May 2013.

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