Block B
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Block B is a South Korean boy group created by Cho PD
under his label Brand New Stardom. On April 15, 2011, they made their debut on KBS Music Bank
with their promotional single, "Freeze!" ("그대로 멈춰라!"). The group consists of seven members: Zico (Woo Jiho), Lee Taeil, B-Bomb (Lee Minhyuk), Ahn Jaehyo, U-Kwon (Kim Yukwon), Park Kyung, and P.O (Pyo Jihoon). The members of Block B have dancing, rapping, composing, and singing experience. Their debut single, titled "Do You Wanna B?" consists of three tracks. Block B is short for the term Blockbuster
, with the group having high hopes of making it big in the music industry. The group has its roots in hip hop, but have interest in branching out into different genres.
announced that he would be spending $1.4 million USD to create a seven-member hip hop group under his "Creating Korea's Eminem Project". He added that this septet have been mentored by other hip hop artists, including Verbal Jint, Skull, and Rhymer, and announced their debut to be in April 2011. The group garnered interest both domestically and internationally prior to their debut.
On April 13, 2011, their debut music video for "Freeze!" was released. Freeze was banned by the Commission of Youth Protection because the organization felt that their lyrics expressed unwholesome dating methods. This meant it couldn't be sold to minors under the age of 19, and also couldn't be aired before 10 PM. On April 15, 2011, the group made their live debut on KBS Music Bank. The group followed up with another track off their single, "Wanna B."
Block B has made several appearances on both radio and variety shows, including "Younha's Starry Night" and 100 Points Out of 100.
Their first mini album New Kids on the Block was released on June 23, 2011.
On June 22, 2011, the first episode of MTV's Match Up! was aired featuring Block B and B1A4
. The first episode revealed Block B's music video for their first mini album's title track, "Tell Them". The show will allow both groups to show off their musical talents and personalities through weekly missions and behind-the-scenes footage. The program will have eight episodes. On October 16, 2011 MTV started airing a series of specials for the Match Up series that followed Block.B while they promoted in Japan.
Cho PD
Cho Joong-hoon , better known by his stage name Cho PD, is a South Korean hip hop record producer and rapper. In 2010 he announced his retirement...
under his label Brand New Stardom. On April 15, 2011, they made their debut on KBS Music Bank
Music Bank (TV series)
Music Bank is a South Korean music television program broadcast by Korean Broadcasting System, KBS. It airs live every Friday at 6:10 PM KST. It is currently hosted by guest MCs...
with their promotional single, "Freeze!" ("그대로 멈춰라!"). The group consists of seven members: Zico (Woo Jiho), Lee Taeil, B-Bomb (Lee Minhyuk), Ahn Jaehyo, U-Kwon (Kim Yukwon), Park Kyung, and P.O (Pyo Jihoon). The members of Block B have dancing, rapping, composing, and singing experience. Their debut single, titled "Do You Wanna B?" consists of three tracks. Block B is short for the term Blockbuster
Blockbuster (entertainment)
Blockbuster, as applied to film or theatre, denotes a very popular or successful production. The entertainment industry use was originally theatrical slang referring to a particularly successful play but is now used primarily by the film industry...
, with the group having high hopes of making it big in the music industry. The group has its roots in hip hop, but have interest in branching out into different genres.
2011: Debut
In February 2011, Cho PDCho PD
Cho Joong-hoon , better known by his stage name Cho PD, is a South Korean hip hop record producer and rapper. In 2010 he announced his retirement...
announced that he would be spending $1.4 million USD to create a seven-member hip hop group under his "Creating Korea's Eminem Project". He added that this septet have been mentored by other hip hop artists, including Verbal Jint, Skull, and Rhymer, and announced their debut to be in April 2011. The group garnered interest both domestically and internationally prior to their debut.
On April 13, 2011, their debut music video for "Freeze!" was released. Freeze was banned by the Commission of Youth Protection because the organization felt that their lyrics expressed unwholesome dating methods. This meant it couldn't be sold to minors under the age of 19, and also couldn't be aired before 10 PM. On April 15, 2011, the group made their live debut on KBS Music Bank. The group followed up with another track off their single, "Wanna B."
Block B has made several appearances on both radio and variety shows, including "Younha's Starry Night" and 100 Points Out of 100.
Their first mini album New Kids on the Block was released on June 23, 2011.
On June 22, 2011, the first episode of MTV's Match Up! was aired featuring Block B and B1A4
B1A4
B1A4 is a South Korean quintet boy band. Formed by WM Entertainment in 2011, they made their debut with their release Let's Fly. The band consists of Jinyoung, Baro, Sandeul, CNU and Gongchan...
. The first episode revealed Block B's music video for their first mini album's title track, "Tell Them". The show will allow both groups to show off their musical talents and personalities through weekly missions and behind-the-scenes footage. The program will have eight episodes. On October 16, 2011 MTV started airing a series of specials for the Match Up series that followed Block.B while they promoted in Japan.
Members
| Member | |Birthday | |Position | Taeil (2011–present) |
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September 24, 1990 (age 21) | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
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| B-Bomb (2011–present) |
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December 14, 1990 (age 21) | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
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| Jaehyo (2011–present) |
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December 23, 1990 (age 21) | Busan Busan Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world... |
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| U-Kwon (2011–present) |
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April 09, 1992 (age 19) | Suwon Suwon Suwon is the provincial capital of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. A major city of over a million inhabitants, Suwon lies approximately south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety".... |
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| Kyung (2011–present) |
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July 08, 1992 (age 19) | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
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| Zico (지코) (2011–present) |
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September 14, 1992 (age 19) | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
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| P.O. (2011–present) |
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February 02, 1993 (age 19) | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
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Albums
| Album # | Album information | Track listing |
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| 1st | TBA
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Mini albums
| Album # | Album information | Track listing |
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| 1st | New Kids on the Block
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Single albums
| Album # | Album information | Tracklisting |
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| 1st | "Do You Wanna B?"
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Music videos
| Year | Music video | Length |
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| 2011 | "Freeze! (그대로 멈춰라!)" | 3:35 |
| "Tell Them (가서전해)" | 3:50 |