Dalmatian is a six-member boy band based in South Korea, created and managed by Monkey Funch Entertainment, which also manages MC Mong

MC Mong

MC Mong is a South Korean hip hop artist who is known for his comic disposition and his upbeat songs. He graduated from Dong-Ah Broadcasting College. MC Mong has collaborated with many well known artists, including Kim Tae Woo from G.o.d., Ock Ju-hyun, Ivy, Crown J, Lena Park, Park Hyo Shin, SG...

. The group consists of Inati (leader, rapper), Dari (rapper), Day Day (rapper), Youngwon (vocalist), Jisu (main vocalist) and Daniel (lead vocalist). Dalmatian released a 30-second music video teaser of their debut digital single on August 25, 2010. It followed by the song and video's full release on September 1, and the group officially debuted on the following day on Mnet's

Mnet (TV channel)

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 music program M! Countdown

M! Countdown

M! Countdown is a South Korean music television program broadcast by M.net. It airs live every Thursday at 6:00PM KST. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform live on stage. It is hosted by Tony An and Girls' Generation's Sooyoung...

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Pre-debut

All six of the Dalmatian members has been revealed to have previous experience with performing. The leader, Inati, is said to be a model and has modeled for big names such as SK Sky, McDonalds, and LG070. He was also a member of People Crew with MC Mong

MC Mong

MC Mong is a South Korean hip hop artist who is known for his comic disposition and his upbeat songs. He graduated from Dong-Ah Broadcasting College. MC Mong has collaborated with many well known artists, including Kim Tae Woo from G.o.d., Ock Ju-hyun, Ivy, Crown J, Lena Park, Park Hyo Shin, SG...

. Members Dari and Jeesu have both been featured in MC Mong albums and concerts. Dari was featured in MC Mong's fourth and fifth album as well as his 2009 concert "Variety Mind" along with member Jeesu. Day Day has had previous experience being a rap trainer for JYP Entertainment

JYP Entertainment

JYP Entertainment is a Korean music record label, founded in South Korea in 1997 by Park Jin-young.- History :Park Jin-young founded the company in 1997 as "Tae-Hong Planning Corporation", which eventually became "JYP Entertainment" in 2001....

 as well as other companies. Wonder Girls

Wonder Girls

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' Hye Rim even tweeted about Dalmatian's Day Day saying "WOW! My rap teacher (Day Day) for "lip gloss" debuted [.....] Dalmatian!! Congratulations......" Netizens also uncovered Drama's UCC past revealing pre debut videos he had made with Beast's Yoseob called "How to Seduce Mr. Daniel."

Debut

The group Dalmatian was mentioned in late December 2009. However, nothing else was heard until the release of their first music video teaser on August 25, 2010, through Mnet

Mnet (TV channel)

Mnet is a music television channel in South Korea owned by CJ Group.-Television programs:* Superstar K* M! Countdown* 2NE1 TV* MUST* Kara Bakery* Wonder Bakery* Girls' Generation Goes to School...

 and other online portal sites. A Monkey Funch representative stated, "The footprints left by the male in the teaser represent Dalmatian's footprints. It means that Dalmatian will enter the music world and leave their mark." The music video was directed by Joo Soo Hyun, who has worked with idol groups such as Girls' Generation

Girls' Generation

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, Shinee

SHINee

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, and singer Seo In-Young

Seo In-Young

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. Kim Do Hoon and MC Mong

MC Mong

MC Mong is a South Korean hip hop artist who is known for his comic disposition and his upbeat songs. He graduated from Dong-Ah Broadcasting College. MC Mong has collaborated with many well known artists, including Kim Tae Woo from G.o.d., Ock Ju-hyun, Ivy, Crown J, Lena Park, Park Hyo Shin, SG...

 composed the lyrics for "Round 1". Dalmatian released their digital single, "Round 1", on music portal sites on September 1, 2010. The following day, they made their official debut on Mnet's M! Countdown

M! Countdown

M! Countdown is a South Korean music television program broadcast by M.net. It airs live every Thursday at 6:00PM KST. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform live on stage. It is hosted by Tony An and Girls' Generation's Sooyoung...

and performed their single.

Members

• Jang Intae ), better known by his stage name
  Stage name
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   Inati (이나티), is the leader as well as the rapper of the group. He modeled in commercials for Pringles
  Pringles
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  , Hanaro Telecom, SK Sky, McDonald's
  McDonald's
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  , and LG070.
• Lee Dari ), known simply as Dari, is the rapper of the group. He was featured in MC Mong's 4th & 5th albums; Appeared in MC Mong's 2009 Concert "Variety Mind". He enlisted in army on April 25, 2011.
• David Kim ), better known by his stage name Day Day (데이데이), is the rapper of the group. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland
  University of Maryland, College Park
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  . He was a rap trainer for JYP Entertainment and other companies. Featured in Wonder Girls' "So What", Lee Hyori's "Shall We Dance" & "Straight Up", Uhm JongHwa's "Come To Me", Wheesung's "This Kind of Situation", Ivy's "No", Son Dambi's "Start", and Shinhwa's "We Can Get It On".
• Park Jisu ), known simply as Jisu, is the main vocalist of the group. He appeared in MC Mong
  MC Mong
  MC Mong is a South Korean hip hop artist who is known for his comic disposition and his upbeat songs. He graduated from Dong-Ah Broadcasting College. MC Mong has collaborated with many well known artists, including Kim Tae Woo from G.o.d., Ock Ju-hyun, Ivy, Crown J, Lena Park, Park Hyo Shin, SG...
  
  's 2009 "Variety Mind" concert.
• Lee Dongrim ), better known by his stage name Youngwon (영원), is the vocalist of the group. He graduated from Hansol High School. He placed first in Busan Youth Song Festival.
• Daniel Chae (채다니엘; born 31 March 1991 (age 20)), previously known by his stage name Drama (드라마), is the lead vocalist of the group. He appeared on UCC TV "How to Seduce Mr. Daniel" with Beast's Yoseob.

Mini albums

• Dalmatian: 1st Mini Album (2011)

1. "Lover Cop"
2. "그 남자는 반대 (The Man Opposed)"
3. "Lost in Love"
4. "Really Really" featuring 소현 (Sohyeon)
5. "Real Eyes"
6. "Home Run"
7. "Round 1" (bonus track)

External links

• Monkey Funch Dalmatian Official Artist Page