YG NEW BOY GROUP: “TEAM A” [ENG]

POSSIBLE MEMBERS

  • Name: Choi Raesung (최 래성)
  • Born: 01/01/2000, South Korea
  • Entry into YG: 2013
  • Position: VocalRapper / Dancer / Composer

Pre-début Activities / Curiosities
+ Competitor of K-Pop Star 1.
+ Entered the YG through private auditions.
+ Soundcloud account. (@ Millennium00) [https://soundcloud.com/millennium00]
+ Uses Millennium or YUNGHOODIEBOII as a signature on some songs.
+ Credited as composer in “Oui” feat with KOHO.
+ In August 2016, Raesung made a song called “Thank You” and posted on Soundcloud, but then deleted.

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Choi Raesung, 2016.

Feats / MVs / Performances
+ “Mother’s Soup” (“어머니의 된장국”) – feat with Lee Seunghoon (WINNER) and Park Jung Eun [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9Bf05zFdPg]
+ “Oui” – feat with KOHO [https://soundcloud.com/kohoxxi/oui-feat-yunghoodieboii]
+ “Weight In Gold” – feat wih iHwak [https://soundcloud.com/ihwak/ihwak-weight-in-gold]

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Choi Raesung, 2016.

  • Name: Park Sihyun “Aiden Park” (박 시현)
  • Birth: ??/??/ 1996, LA – California, United States
  • Entry into YG: 2016
  • Position: Vocal / Dancer / Choreographer

Pre-début Activities / Curiosities
+ Aiden posted dance covers and original choreographies on her personal YouTube channel.
+ He passed YG’s global audition in LA, United States.
+ He was part of a dance group with friends.
+ Former GRV Dance Company dancer.
+ Fluent in Korean and English.

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Aiden Park, 2016.

Feats / MVs / Performances
+ Personal channel.. [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCndYFt_f9ukAqwQpwanljUQ]

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Aiden Park, 2016.

  • Name: Lee Midam (이 미담)
  • Born: ?? / ?? / 2000, Incheon – Korea, South
  • Entry into YG: 2016
  • Position: Vocal

Pre-début Activities / Curiosities

+ Has passed national YG auditions.
+ It is known to have a strong voice and good vocal extension.

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Lee Midam with his family in Icheon, 2016.

Feats / MVs / Performances
+ “I’m Yours”, original song by Jason Marz, cover submitted for review. [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0zw1I8TQolVRzRuME52NTJhcTQ] (©on_9_w)

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Lee Midam, 2016.

  • Name: Kim Youngjo (김 영조)
  • Born: ?? / ?? / 1996, South Korea
  • Entry into YG: 2015
  • Position: Vocal / Visual / Dancer

Pre-début Activities / Curiosities
+ Former JYP Enter trainee, ranked second in the 11th Edition of JYP National Auditions.
+ Left JYP and entered the YG through private auditions.
+ He is the only member of Team A’s original lineup, formerly formed by Jo Youngsang (1998), Kim Sangbin (1995) and Kim Geonhak (1997). The 4 arrived to go to Japan together.

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Kim Youngjo, 2014.

Feats / MVs / Performances

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Kim Youngjo, 2016.

  • Name: Jeon Woong (전 웅)
  • Born: 15/10/1997, Daejeon – South Korea
  • Entry into YG: April, 2016
  • Position: Vocal / Rapper / Dancer

Pre-début Activities / Curiosities
+ Ex-Trainee of Woolim Enter and JYP Enter.
+ Made an appearance on the MV of “As Long As You’re Not Crazy” (“가 미치지 않고 서야 서야”) – INFINITE H, as background dancer.
+ Training: Daejeon Gwanjeo High School.

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Jeon Woong, 2016. // (©WoolimB)

Feats / MVs / Performances
+ MV “As Long As You’re Not Crazy” (“니가 미치지 않고서야”) – INFINITE H. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efgI9ySMKyk]

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Jeon Woong, 2016. // (©shinemyoungju)

  • Name: Choi Hyunsuk (최 현석)
  • Birth: ??/??/1999, South Korea
  • Entry into YG: 2016
  • Position: Rapper / Dancer / Composer

Pre-début Activities / Curiosities
+ Ex-trainee of the V-SPEC Academy.
+ Compose and write your own lyrics.

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Choi Hyunsuk, 2016.

Feats / MVs / Performances
+ “Cypher Pt. 2 (Triptych)”, original song by BTS, cover submitted for review. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTv5UM8pnp0]
+ “Graduation – Goodbye” (“졸업 – 이젠 안녕”), original song by Olltii, cover submitted for review. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB8J3Ika1lo]
+ “Be I”, original song by B.I (iKON), cover submitted for review. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTv5UM8pnp0]

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Choi Hyunsuk for NONA9ON VOID, 2017.