About B1A4

B1A4

B1A4 (비원에이포) is a five member South Korean boyband founded by WM Entertainment in 2011. The band consists of Jinyoung (leader), Baro, Gongchan, Sandeul, and CNU (Shin Woo). They have gained much interest due to being first introduced in a webtoon and for their unique sound mixing pop with rock for their debut album. Their group name, B1A4, has been explained as being due to one member having B blood type, and the other four having A blood type. It also stands for “Be The One, All For One”.

History

2011: Debut ‘O.K’

B1A4 debuted on April 21, 2011 with their debut track ‘O.K’ off of their album ‘Let’s Fly’ and released a music video. They were first introduced to the world through the creative marketing of webtoons before their actual pictures were released. Their debut album ‘Let’s Fly’ includes a song written and composed by the leader Jinyoung. As rookies, this garners much interest being that most debut albums contain little input from the members. They made their live debut on April 23, 2011 on MBC’s Music Core. Over the week of May 1st, 2011, they were a guest on Starry Night radio.
On June 22, 2011, the first episode of MTV’s Match Up! was aired, featuring Block B and B1A4. The first episode revealed B1A4’s music video for their follow-up promotions “Only Learned the Bad Things.” The show allows both groups to show off their musical talents and unseen charms through weekly missions and behind-the-scenes footage of their daily lives as newcomers to the Korean pop scene. The program has 8 episodes in total.
Jinyoung fainted after filming for B1A4’s MV ‘Only Learned the Bad Things’ ended. He was rushed to hospital where he was diagnosed with enteritis.
On September 16, 2011, B1A4 returned with their second EP, It B1A4 and started promoting the lead single “Beautiful Target”. An MV teaser for “Beautiful Target” was leaked on their official youtube channel on September 8th, and the full MV released on September 15th. An alternate version of the MV “Beautiful Target (ZOOM ZOOM ver.)” was released on October 6th.
On November 18, 2011, B1A4 had their follow-up promotions for their second EP, It B1A4 with their second song “My Love” and started their promotions in various music programs starting from the said date.

2012: 1st OST Song, Japan Double pack album

By the end of the year and the start of 2012, they are set to debut in Japan. They held a showcase in the said country on December, 09, 2011 under Pony Canyon. It has been reported that they gained a lot of interests since the tickets for their showcase were sold in one minute after its release. They are set to release Let’s Fly/It B1A4 Double Pack Album in Japan on January 25, 2012.
At 4th January 2012, Their first OST song, ‘SKY’ has been released on various online music stores. 

Members

Jinyoung - Leader, Lead Vocalist

• Real Name: Jung Jin Young (정진영)
• Born in: 1991.11.18
• Blood type: A
• Twitter: @B1A4_JINYOUNG 

CNU - Vocalist, Rapper

• Real Name: Shin Dong Woo (신동우)
• Born in: 1991.06.16
• Blood type: A
• Twitter: @B1A4_CNU 

Sandeul - Main Vocalist

• Real Name: Lee Jung Hwan (이정환)
• Born in: 1992.03.20
• Blood type: A
• Twitter: @SANDEUL920320 

Baro - Main Rapper

• Real Name: Cha Sun Woo (차선우)
• Born in: 1992.09.05
• Blood type: B
• Twitter: @BARO920905 

Gongchan - Vocalist

• Real Name: Gong Chan Shik (공찬식)
• Born in: 1993.08.14
• Blood type: A
• Twitter: @B1A4_gongchan 

Discography

Discography

Korean Mini Album
2011-Let’s Fly

• Released: April 21, 2011
• Language: Korean
• Length:
• Label: WM Entertainment

1. O.K
2. Remember
3. 못된 것만 배워서
4. Bling Girl
5. Only One
6. O.K (Inst.)

Album available in : 

Melon , Dosirak , Daum , Naver Music , Cyworld Music

2011 - IT B1A4

• Released: September 16, 2011
• Language: Korean
• Length:
• Label: WM Entertainment

1. Beautiful Target
2. My Love
3. 쮸쮸쮸 Chu Chu Chu
4. Wonderful Tonight
5. Fooool
6. Beautiful Target (Inst.)

Album available in : 

Melon , Mnet , Dosirak , Daum , Naver , Cyworld Music

please buy the Original Album

Promotional singles

• “O.K” (2011)
• “Only Learned the Bad Things” (2011)
• “Beautiful Target” (2011)
• “My Love” (2011)

Music videos

• OK
• Only Learned Bad Things
• Beautiful Target (Full Version)
• Beautiful Target (Zoom Zoom Version)
• Beautiful Target TV Version

OST SONG:

1. SKY (release date: 4th Jan 2012)

AVAILABLE HERE: 

1. MNET
2. NAVER
3. MELON
4. OLLEH
5. DAUM
6. YOUTUBE

source: mnet, naver, melon, olleh, daum, flightb1a4, koreadaebak@YT

= ACHIEVEMENT =

1. SBS INKIGAYO TAKE 7 (9th October 2011)
2. MUSIC BANK K-CHART #15 (30th September 2011) 
3. NOMINATED: MAMA 2011 BEST NEW MALE ARTIST, ARTIST OF THE YEAR.
4. NOMINATED: SBS MTV BEST OF THE BEST 2011 - BEST NEW ARTIST
5. SBS MTV BEST OF THE BEST 2011 - HOT DEBUT STAR (vid engsub)
6. 111220 || JAPAN TOWER RECORDS BEST ROOKIES (via allkpop)
7. 111226 || WAVE K’s SUPER ROOKIES 2012 || encore stage || winner announcement
8. NOMINATED: 2011 SOOMPI GAYO AWARDS: TOP NEW ARTIST OF 2011
9. 111230 || SO-LOVED BEST ROOKIES 2011 (EUROPE KPOP AWARD)
10. 120111 || 26TH GOLDEN DISC AWARDS, BEST MALE NEWCOMER

source: Wikipedia.org, youtube 
Youtube cr:  FLIGHTB1A4COM, chb1a4