Boys Generally Asian

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Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Novelty, K-pop
Years active	2016 (2016)–present
Labels	BgA
Members	Ryan Higa as R.O.P Phil Wang as P-Dragon David Choi as Daeyang Justin Chon as J-Lite Jun Sung as Jeungri

Boys generally Asian, also known as BgA, is a parody K-pop group formed in 2016 by YouTuber Ryan Higa.^[1][2] The group describes itself as "guys who can’t sing, dance or really speak Korean and try to start a K-Pop band".^[3][4] They released their first single "Dong Saya Dae" on May 13, 2016.^[5] The group consists of Ryan Higa, Justin Chon, Philip Wang, David Choi, and Jun Sung Ahn.^[6]

History

2016: Debut with "Dong Saya Dae"

On May 13, 2016, BgA debuted with their song "Dong Saya Dae".^[7] The song peaked at number 1 on the iTunes Kpop chart.^[8][9] The song is produced by David Choi and Beatpusher and written by Ryan Higa & David Choi. Their choreography was helmed by Jun Sung Ahn and Lisa Rhee. The music video, directed by Wesley Chan and Philip Wang from Wong Fu Productions,^[10] featured on Ryan Higa's channel. It consists of choreographed dance routines in different locations, including an arcade, an abandoned alleyway, and an empty garage, as well as intersecting scenes with lead singer Ryan Higa and a guest star, Neka Stephens. Part of the music video was also filmed at the Feria nightclub in Los Angeles. Notably, the Kinjaz, a group of male Asian-American dancers, appear as well. Each BgA member's stage name is a parody of each Big Bang member's stage name.

The dance version of "Dong Saya Dae", featured on the Wong Fu Productions channel, resembles the video closely, excluding the absence of the opening and Neka Stephens.

Members Philip Wang and Jun Sung Ahn have shared in a video that the band's name is a parody on South Korean girl group Girls' Generation.

2017: "Who's It Gonna Be"

On March 17, in a YouTube video titled "Potato Love Story! (Dear Ryan)", Ryan Higa announced that a song along with a music video was to be released on March 24 on YouTube and iTunes. Teasers for the comeback were teased on various members' personal Instagram accounts.^[11]

On March 24, in a YouTube video titled "BgA – Who's It Gonna Be (Official Music Video)", their new song title "Who's it Gonna Be" was released. ^[12] "Who's it Gonna Be" was written by Ryan Higa and David Choi. They later also produced the song. The music video was directed by Ryan Higa and Jun Sung Ahn. BgA reached number 1 on the iTunes Kpop chart within 2 hours following the release of their new song.^[13][14][15] The music video also announced the group's official fandom name to be "Kpoopers" and color to be "gold & silver",^[16][17] and lightstick handmade by Daina Benzon using a saw scroll.^[18]

On April 4, "Who's It Gonna Be" debuted on two Billboard charts (dated April 15), World Digital Song Sales at No. 3 and Spotify Viral 50 at No. 33.^[19][20]

Members

• R. O. P., born Ryan Higa on (1994-06-06) June 6, 1994 (actual date of birth (1990-06-06) June 6, 1990) in the United States. He is Japanese-American. He is a YouTuber with over 19 million subscribers.^[21]
• P-Dragon, born Philip Wang (王振翔) was born on (1995-10-28) October 28, 1995 (actual date of birth (1984-10-28) October 28, 1984) in the United States. He is Chinese-American. He is one of the founders of Wong Fu Productions.
• Daeyang, born David Choi on (1995-03-22) March 22, 1995 (actual date of birth (1986-03-22) March 22, 1986) in the United States. He is Korean-American. He is a YouTube music producer with three studio albums including 'Forever and Ever'.
• J-Lite, born Justin Chon on (1999-05-29) May 29, 1999 (actual date of birth (1981-05-29) May 29, 1981) in the United States. He is Korean-American. He is an actor best known for playing Eric Yorkie in the Twilight Saga film series.
• Jeungri, born Jun Sung Ahn (Hangul: 안준성) on (2000-02-18) February 18, 2000 (actual date of birth (1993-02-18) February 18, 1993) in South Korea. He moved to the United States when he was in third grade and gained recognition for his violin cover videos. He is a Re-Discover Music artist with five albums.

Discography

Singles

References