Be.A
| Be.A | |
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Be.A with the manager of Busan Coffee Gallery in December 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | |
| Associated acts | Chrome Family |
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Be.A (Hangul: 비에이, shortened from Be. A rtist or Be an Artist; formerly known as K-Much) is a South Korean boy band formed under Chrome Entertainment in 2014. They debuted on 7 January 2014 as K-Much with release their first mini album Beyond the Ocean. The group currently consists of five members: Hong-gyu, Yeong-kyun, Milly, Ato and BomB.
Although the group's English name had always been K-Much, their original Korean name was Gamulchi (가물치), which translates to "snakehead". The snakehead fish is a popular health food in Korea, and symbolizes longevity.[1][2] In August 2014, the Korean name of the group was changed to K-Much (케이머치) to match the group's English name, but it was changed again in February of 2017 to Be.A. [3]
History
2013: Pre-debut
K-Much made their first public appearance on an episode of Crayon Pop TV on 8 September 2013.[4] G.Low previously lived in Pennsylvania, while Ato and BornUs had been with Chrome Entertainment since Crayon Pop's debut. Both Ato and BornUs had a cameo appearance in Crayon Pop's "Saturday Night" and story version of "Bar Bar Bar" music videos.[5][6] Prior to their debut, they promoted themselves in high schools throughout Korea and held street performances. K-Much featured in Crayon Pop's solo concert, 2nd POPCON in Tokyo, performing a remix of three songs. Crayon Pop's Ellin formally introduced K-Much to the public shortly before their debut.[7]
2014–2015: Beyond the Ocean, Loki's departure
On 7 January 2014, K-Much released their first mini album, Beyond the Ocean. The album consists of three tracks: "I'm Sorry", "What Should I Do" (나 어떡해), and the single, "Good to Go" (뭣 모르고, lit. "Don't Know Anything"). A story version music video of "Good to Go", featuring Crayon Pop's Ellin, was uploaded to YouTube on 6 January, a day before the album's release.[8] On the same day, K-Much performed on SBS MTV's The Show: All About K-Pop!, marking their first live stage performance. K-Much made their official debut stage on 8 January 2014, performing "Good to Go" on MBC Music's Show Champion.[9]
In late 2014, K-Much participated in the first Chrome Family project, a digital single album titled 2014 Chrome Family – A Very Special Christmas . The album was released on 3 December, as well as a music video for the single, "Love Christmas".[10] Loki was not in the music video, and Chrome Entertainment later confirmed he had left the company to pursue an acting career. Loki's departure was amicable, and K-Much continued as a four-member group.[11]
On 17 February 2015, K-Much pre-released the single "December 24" (12월 24일), ahead of their upcoming album.[12] The music video featured former Hello Venus member Yoo Ara.[13] A second song, "On the Hook" (어항 속 물고기, lit. "Fish in a Fishbowl"), was released on 6 March.[14] Another single, "Tie My Hands", was released on 26 November.
2017: Reformation as Be.A
In January 2017, funding site Makestar announced K-much would hold a 'Renewal Project' until the 21st of March.[15] In February, it was announced through Makestar that K-Much were looking to change their group name through a fan poll. They asked fans to choose one of the three candidates named : Be.A (Be Artist/Be.A/ Become an artist), Champ (Become the Idol Champion) and B.O.T (Boy on top).[16]On February 28, they announced their new name had changed to Be.A. They also announced they would be making a comeback in the first half of the year with a new member.[17] On March 2, it was announced that Boys24 contestant previously known as Park Woo-young joined the group with the stage name BomB.[18]
Members
Current
- Yang Hong-gyu (Hangul: 양홍규) was born on February 27, 1990 in Seoul, South Korea. He was previously known as Kiu and used his real name since the group's reformed in 2017.
- Jung Yeong-kyun (Hangul: 정영균) was born on May 30, 1990 in Seoul, South Korea. He was previously known as BornUs and used his real name since the group's reformed in 2017.
- Milly was born Kim Jae-oh (Hangul: 김재오) on September 22, 1992 in Seoul, South Korea. He was previously known as G.Low and changed his stage name to Milly since the group's reformed in 2017.
- Ato was born Park Sung-hyun (Hangul: 박성현) on June 28, 1993 in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea.
- BomB was born Park Woo-young (Hangul: 박우영) onJanuary 24, 1998, He is a former contestant of Boys24. He was announced as new member on March 2, 2017.[18]
Former
- Loki was born Kim Moo-bin (Hangul: 김무빈). In December 2014, he did not appear with K-Much on Chrome Entertainment christmas project and it was later confirmed that he had left the company to pursue an acting career.[11]
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| KOR [19] | |||
| Beyond the Ocean |
Track listing
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23 |
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| Magical Realism |
Track listing
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45 | – |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |
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| KOR [21] | |||||
| "Good to Go" | 2014 | 151 |
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Beyond the Ocean | |
| "What Should I Do" (Remix) | — | Non-album single | |||
| "December 24" | 2015 | — | |||
| "Fish in a Bowl" | — | ||||
| "Tie My Hands" | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
Videography
Music videos
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Good To Go (Story Ver.) | Featuring Crayon Pop's Ellin |
| 2015 | December 24 | Featuring Yoo Ara |
| On the Hook | ||
| Tie My Hands | ||
| Tie My Hands (Dance Ver.) | ||
| 2017 | Magical |
References
- ↑ Lee Sun-min (24 October 2013). "Crayon Pop’s agency to launch new boy group". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ↑ Park Seung-ju (23 October 2013). "크레용팝 뒤잇는 보이그룹 '가물치', 11월 데뷔". News1 (in Korean). Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ Kim Eun-ae (23 August 2014). "이제는 가물치 아닌 '케이머치'로 통한다". Asia Economy (in Korean). Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ Crayon Pop (8 September 2013). "[Crayon Pop] 크레용팝TV 시즌2-4화". YouTube (in Korean). Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ Crayon Pop (24 July 2012). "CRAYON POP (크레용팝) **New Ver.** Saturday Night (비공식 영상)". YouTube (in Korean). Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ Crayon Pop (13 June 2013). "[Crayon Pop] 크레용팝 빠빠빠(Bar Bar Bar) 뮤직비디오 - Story Ver. MV". YouTube (in Korean). Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ Crayon Pop (16 December 2013). "[Crayon Pop] 크레용팝 엘린 with 가물치(K-much) 인사". YouTube (in Korean). Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (7 January 2014). "Male Crayon Pop, K-Much Debuts with ‘Don’t Know Anything’". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ MBCkpop (9 January 2014). "K-MUCH - Good To Go, 가물치 - 뭣 모르고, Show Champion 20140108". YouTube (in Korean). Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ Jo Hye-jin (20 November 2014). 크레용팝-케이머치-단발머리-짠짠, 크리스마스 캐럴로 뭉친다 ‘러브 크리스마스’ 발매 [Crayon Pop–K-Much–Bob Girls–Zan Zan, to release Christmas Carol 'Love Christmas']. Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- 1 2 Seo Hyeon-jin (9 December 2014). 로키, 그룹 케이머치 탈퇴…배우로 전향주소복사하기 [Loki Withdraws From Group K-Much…Transformation Into An Actor]. Sports Today. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ Gwak Min-gu (11 February 2015). 케이머치, 컴백 앞두고 디지털 싱글 '12월 24일' 17일 선 공개 [K-Much to pre-release track “December 24″ ahead of comeback]. Economy Today (in Korean). Nate. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ Choe Hyeon-jeong (16 February 2015). 케이머치, ‘12월 24일’M/V에서 前헬로비너스 유아라와 호흡 [YooAra, Ex-Hello Venus Makes a Surprise Appearance in K-Much MV 'December 24']. Sports DongA (in Korean). Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ Yu Byeong-cheol (5 March 2015). 케이머치, 두 번째 선공개곡 ‘어항 속 물고기’ 2차 티저 영상 공개 [K-Much releases second teaser for 'Fish in a Fishbowl']. Korea Economic Daily TV (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ↑ https://www.makestar.co/projects/singer_k-much/
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2017/02/k-much-asks-fans-to-choose-their-new-group-name
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2017/02/k-much-change-their-name-to-bea-to-reveal-a-new-member
- 1 2 http://www.allkpop.com/article/2017/03/bea-formerly-k-much-reveal-new-member-bomb-from-survival-show-boys24
- ↑ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ "2014년 02월 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ "Weekly Download Chart – January 5, 2014 to January 11, 2014". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. p. 2. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.