On June 30th, Boyfriend will be making their official debut with their premium showcase, ‘First Date with Boyfriend in Japan‘, at the Budokan. In the history of K-Pop advancements, it’s an exceptionally rare case for a rookie that hasn’t even debuted yet to hold a live concert at the prestigious Budokan.
On May 28th, the boys held their first press conference on a cruise wrapped with their images with 120 media outlets and 250 reporters. Immediately following the conference, Boyfriend headlined in the Japanese press.
The members stated, “It’s an honor to be able to perform at the Budokan. We’ll work to show the best possible image.”
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27 January:
On their reality show, ‘Boyfriend’s W Military Academy’, the members of Boyfriend were given the mission of taking photos that showed off their individuality to make themselves more known to fans overseas.
Leader Donghyun showed off his hidden fashion sense by acting as the stylist for his other members, assigning them concepts like ‘beast’, ‘bourgeois’, and ‘gentleman’. For maknae Min Woo, he decided,“I think Min Woo would look really pretty dressed up as a girl”, and invested the most amount of effort into his transformation. Min Woo wasn’t too comfortable with the idea at first, but it’s been said that with the encouragement and compliments from the other members, he was able to enjoy himself.
This episode is scheduled to air on Friday at 6:00 p.m. KST through Mnet. It will not only document the various transformation processes, but each members’ individual cuts as well. The individual cuts will be combined and uploaded onto global.mnet.com for the overseas fans.
‘Boyfriend’s W Military Academy’ is a reality program in which Boyfriend undergoes various training and missions to become the next Hallyu star. -
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12 December:
2011 could veritably be called the ‘year of the idol group debuts’. Over 30 idol groups launched their career this year, and that’s not including the numerous sub-units from already-established groups.
So, what does it take to rise above this swollen sea of talent? While a rookie group has to possess a distinctive image or ‘concept’, they must also have great musicality, consistency, and promising statistics. Boyfriend seems to possess all that in spades, which is why they’re quickly becoming one of the best male rookie groups of the year.
This six-member pop group debuted with “Boyfriend” back in May, and earned a wide fanbase from the get-go (especially with the ladies, whose ages ranged from young tweens to older nuna and even ahjumma fans).
But the definitive moment for Boyfriend came in October, when they returned with ‘Don’t Touch My Girl‘. This single gave the boys a skyrocketing level of popularity that resulted in louder fan chants during their lives and an immediate recognition of their name.
While the single itself is catchy, Boyfriend’s success is also credited to the consistency in their brand — “Don’t Touch My Girl” had a more aggressive sound, but its visuals stayed true to Boyfriend’s pure image. This pleasing contradiction is also found in the song’s lyrics, which deals with the subject of an abandoned love expressed in an assertive, if not slightly brash manner.
“There’s one thing I can’t stand — It’s you. You know it. Don’t touch my girl who is pure,” the boys shout to a faceless adversary. That bold attitude mixed with their prince-like looks offers a combination that’s particularly irresistible to female K-Pop fans.
Going back to Boyfriend’s first single, “Boyfriend“, their music video accumulated over 6 million viewcounts on YouTube. Admittedly, it’s been a few months since it was launched, but the fact remains that this video’s stats are among some of the highest for 2011′s rookie idol groups, whose videos usually hover in the several hundred thousand mark.
YouTube alone isn’t a sufficient barometer for Boyfriend’s success rate. A rivalry helps to gain perspective on the level of one’s popularity, and Boyfriend can find some serious competition in B1A4.
Recently, SBS MTV conducted online polls from November 28th to December 11th, asking K-Pop fans to vote on several awards ranging from ‘Best New Artist’ to ‘Artist of the Year’. One of the categories Boyfriend was nominated for was ‘Best New Star’, alongside other male groups like B1A4 and Block B.
Many expected B1A4 to dominate because of news regarding their draft by Japanese agency Pony Canyon, who will help them debut in Japan next year. But Boyfriend proved that they were no pushovers; they secured a stalemate with B1A4 for hours, striding neck-in-neck with them to move beyond the 35 percentile. When the polls closed on the 11th, Boyfriend emerged on top with 36.36% to B1A4′s 36.13%.
Boyfriend’s concept consistency, their strong talent, and promising figures all cement their status as one of this year’s most successful rookie groups. Though there’s no word yet on whether they’ll expand to Japan, the boys have been receiving large amounts of attention from the international community here on allkpop. With the way they’re running now, they’ve definitely become an idol group from whom we’re expecting great things in 2012.
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29 October:
Ever since their debut, they’ve been dubbed as the ‘Kim Hyun Joong twins’. In fact, before they were singers, the boys guested on an SBS program, whose panelists pointed out that the boys looked very similar to the SS501 star. Kim Hyun Joong himself acknowledged that the twins did look like him, which drew even more interest from netizens and viewers alike.
During a recent interview with enews, Kwangmin and Youngmin remarked that those who felt they resembled their senior were “too kind“. “We saw him recently on a music program, and he was awesome. We thought to ourselves that we wanted to be like him in the future,” they said.
The twins continued, “Kim Hyun Joong is someone with a very strong aura, as well as a great stage presence. We want to follow in his footsteps, being loved and acknowledged not only in Korea, but overseas as well.”
The two admit that they’re “still lacking in a lot of ways“, and that they continue to receive dance and vocal instruction from time to time. They will always work hard to develop as an artist. Perhaps in time, they’ll get to see the day where their juniors will cite Kwangmin and Youngmin as their mentors.
Meanwhile, Boyfriend is actively promoting their new song, “Don’t Touch My Girl“.
27 October:
Siting down for an interview with Star News, leader Donghyun stated, “Our debut stage was nerve-wracking, but I think we feel a lot more at ease now. We’ve been hearing that we’ve gotten a lot more masculine and tough. Do you think this is enough to be a dependable boyfriend?”
The members have undergone a huge image change. Instead of flashing his signature smile,Kwangmin now opts to speak with his strong gaze instead. “I’ve cut my hair shorter and practiced making masculine facial expressions every day,” he revealed.
Donghyun added, “We even bulked up for the album. I think our fans will be quite surprised to hear that we have muscles now.”
Recently, they’ve been earning attention from fans overseas. Japanese fans flew in to support the boys’ comeback stage, and more and more fans are beginning to visit them at their rehearsal studio. Considering how they haven’t promoted overseas yet, the attention is still foreign to them.
The group revealed, “We were really surprised to see fans from Japan, China, and Thailand at our fan signing. Online, we noticed a lot of fans from South America and the Middle East as well. Just the mere thought of becoming Hallyu stars excite us.”
12 October:
Boyfriend is known for being one of the few groups in K-Pop that has twin brothers. Although it’s easy to tell the twins apart by their hairstyles, what would happen if they wore a hat? The members gave some pointers on how to differentiate between Youngmin and Kwangmin.
They began, “You can tell Youngmin and Kwangmin apart without relying on their hairstyles alone.”Hyunsung continued, “Kwangmin has a longer jawline while Youngmin’s is softer and more feminine.”
Leader Donghyun added, “They have different personalities as well. Youngmin is easy-going and smooth, while Kwangmin is masculine. Kwangmin is like the hyung, but at the end of the day, Youngmin steps up as the real hyung when he has to.”
Reminiscing back to the first time he saw them, Donghyun stated, “I was with the twins when we were training, but I didn’t know they were twins at first. They had different hair colors then as well. Our training rooms are divided into room ‘A’ and room ‘B’ and I remember being shocked to see the same kid in two different rooms. I thought I had seen an illusion.”
He continued, “I sometimes wonder how fortunate Youngmin and Kwangmin are to be able to tell each other everything. No matter how close we are as members, it isn’t easy to bring up personal thoughts.”
6 October:
Starship Entertainment stated, “In contrast to their sweet, emotional song that describes the love story of a teen couple, the boys will be presenting a powerful performance style with disciplined choreography.”
Their concept photo shows the boys dressed in royal military outfits that bring out a more masculine image compared to their prior concept.
Boyfriend wil be making their comeback through KBS‘s ‘Music Bank‘ on October 7th.
26 July:
The boys chose the song that received the hottest response from both fans and music critics alike. Unlike their sweet and cutesy debut concept, they’ll be working with a ’cold city man’ charm to capture the hearts of nuna fans everywhere.
Produced by hit composer Brave Brothers, the boys have teamed up with dance team DQ (who’ve worked with MBLAQ, B2ST, and Rain) to reflect their new image change in their choreography.
14 July:
Starting with last week’s episode of KBS’s ‘Music Bank‘, Boyfriend changed up their choreography for their adorable debut track, “Boyfriend“.
Ever since their debut, the boys have been known for their sweet aegyo point dance, but fans were concerned over their image being limited to just one image. In reflection of their concerns, as well as their desire to show something new, the boys decided to change up their choreography to something stronger.
They only had two days to come up with a new routine and rehearse it, but thanks to their pre-debut training, it wasn’t long before they had it all down. Two days later, the boys presented a flawless performance without any mistakes.
Leader Donghyun said, “We practiced really hard for two days. We didn’t pull all-nighters in order to keep up our stamina, but we rehearsed nearly all day long. You’ll be able to see a choreography that’s more powerful and masculine, so we hope you’ll look forward to us.”
29 June:
In response to such attention the members said with a smile, “It’s a pleasant nickname, ‘pet-idols.’ Boyfriend can be trained without a problem. However, at the same time the name can be a little burdensome because it seems like we’re getting more attention for our visuals than for our talents.”
They also explained that they felt awkward with the name ‘Boyfriend’ before their debut.
The boys said that they had goosebumps and shivers when Starship Entertainment first revealed the group name. However, they soon realized that it was actually a pretty catchy name with a good meaning and in the end they agreed.
Their title track “Boyfriend” was produced by Brave Brothers, famous for his works with singers such as Son Dambi, After School, Big Bang, Sistar, and others. The song has a unique rhythm and an addictive chorus, all of which helps emphasize the group’s vocal talents. The track itself in conjunction with its corresponding ‘Aegyo (cute) dance’ has garnered much popularity for the group.
Although the performances seem to be a little more than simply cute, the boys revealed that they actually ended up short of breath after each stage.
Leader Donghyun explained, “With the exception of the chorus, the choreography is very difficult because it is broken up to fit different beats. Dancing and singing simultaneously was really hard for us, especially at first. Now that we’re becoming a little more accustomed to the stage it isn’t as bad. We’re beginning to enjoy our performances more and more, especially when we notice the crowd’s faces.”
Their official debut was only a month ago but the group is also receiving love-calls from overseas and even had a notable amount of international fans attend their first fan signing.
Boyfriend said, “We’re planning to give everything we have in Korea before we start anything overseas. Our goal is definitely to receive the best rookie award this year.”
Boyfriend has been busy working on their next album since their successful debut and plans to show fans a new side of themselves apart from the powerful dancing that they were doing before, so make sure to keep an eye on these super rookies.
Source & Photo: Sports Chosun via allkpop
27 June:
The boys recently sat down for an interview with Daily Sports and talked in-depth about their debut and how they came to be. Check it out below!
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Q. “You all were so popular even before your debut.”
Donghyun: “I think it’s because we have a lot of members who were on TV when they were younger. It was kind of cool meeting people wjp said they’ve been our fan since before our debut. Minwoo has the most popularity out of all of us, since he played the role of ‘Kim Chul Doo’ in theSBS kids drama, ‘Ghost Pang Pang‘. He was really popular with elementary students at the time (laughter).”
Minwoo: “I recently starred in K-Will’s ‘My Heart Is Beating‘ music video with IU. When the music video was first released, my name was up on the internet as IU’s ‘younger man’. People began noticing me a lot more after that.”
Q. “Could you introduce your title track, ‘Boyfriend’?”
Donghyun: “It’s a song by Brave Brothers, who produced our first single. It’s an expression of our desire to be everyone’s boyfriend, to stand beside them and protect them.”
Q. “How did the six of you come together as a team?”
Donghyun: “After ‘Conduct Zero‘ ended, I met up with our current company. After training for five years, I was able to debut as a member of ‘Boyfriend’.”
Hyunsung: “I saw someone play the drums when I was in elementary school, and I thought it was really cool and began pursuing music since then. My original dream was to become a drummer but I switched that in junior high to ’singer’, and began taking vocal lessons. In my third year of high school, I passed an audition and joined as a member of ‘Boyfriend’.”
Jungmin: “I was trained under composer Kim Young Kyu when I was little. I later entered the Youth Arts Festival in Suwon and earned a vocal award. My teacher was able to introduce me, and the introduction of my teacher, I auditioned for our current company and passed.”
Q. “Kwangmin and Youngmin are twins, so why was only Youngmin cast for the role of the youngerJang Dong Gun?”
Youngmin: “The director said that I had filmed more things than my dongseng Kwangmin and chose me.”
Q. “Were you always so tall even when you were little?”
Youngmin: “When I was in my sixth year of elementary school, I was 140 cm. I went through a growth spurt in my second year of junior high, and I’m now 180 cm. My dongseng Kwangmin also went through a growth spurt in junior high.”
Q. “We heard that you dorm together.”
Donghyun: “Living together is really fun, but there’s one thing that’s uncomfortable. Hyunsung and I have to lose weight while the dongsengs are so skinny, they have to gain weight. The dongsengs will come home after completing our schedules and eat a lot, but Hyunsung and I can only watch them eat.”
Q. “What was the most difficult part of your training?”
Jungmin: “I lived in Suwon then, so for a full year, I had to travel back and forth from Suwon and Seoul. Physically, it was really difficult.”
Q. “Are you close with any celebrities?”
Jungmin: “We’re close with our labelmate seniors, K.Will and SISTAR.”
Donghyun: “I go to Myungji University with the Wonder Girls‘ Yubin so we’re pretty close. We’ve been friends since before Yubin’s debut. Super Junior’s Sungmin and SISTAR’s Bora are also in our department.”
Q. “Is there anything your agency tells you to especially do?”
Donghyun: “Our CEO always tell us to greet everyone. We also can’t date, haha.”
Q. “What are your goals for the year?”
Boyfriend: “We think it’s still difficult for us to win #1 on a music program. However, we do want to win a rookie award at the year-end awards ceremonies. We want to pursue music that is entirely Boyfriend in style.”
Source + Photos: Daily Sports via Nate via allkpop17 June:
The twins are playing the charactere of twin brothers in the sitcom, and they work alongside fellow actor Kim Gab Soo.
After seeing the picture, netizens left comments such as, “Oh so the ‘All My Love’ twins were from the group Boyfriend“, “Boyfriend is the reason I’m watching the sitcom“, and “They are so good looking“.
Meanwhile, Boyfriend will appear on KBS2’s “Music Bank” on June 17th, and will continue their active promotions.
3 June:
Boyfriend debuted last week and after receiving a hot response for their debut MV, ‘Boyfriend,’ the folks over at Starship Entertainment has decided to upload a special dance practice video.
The practice videos have been proven to be very popular, most recently SISTAR19’s hot practice video for ‘Ma Boy’ has received nearly 1 million views on YouTube. Check out the practice video below!
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2 Juni:
As it turns out, they’ve starred in over 300 CFs before their debut!
Starship Entertainment revealed, “Youngmin and Kwangmin were in over 300 CFs since they turned 100 days old as child actors.”
From automobiles to food, netizens immediately began recollecting the various different CFs they remember seeing the boys from.
Some expressed surprise, commenting, “Those children already grew up this big?!”
23 Mei
After releasing their MV teaser for “Water Floor“ earlier this week, Starship Entertainment’s upcoming boy group, ‘Boyfriend‘, has followed up with their album jacket photos today.
Unlike the darker concept the boys donned for their teaser, they’re looking a lot more lively and fresh in the photos, which netizens took notice of. Some commented, “They’re such eye candy,” “I can already anticipate what kind of group this is through their pictures,” and “I’m anticipating them!”
The boys’ debut album was produced by hit composer Brave Brothers. Choreography team DQ, who’s known for working with Rain, B2ST, and MBLAQ, will be overseeing the group’s performance and choreography style. In contrast to their youthful, handsome looks, DQ revealed that they intended to create an image reversal with stronger dance moves.
Boyfriend will be making their official debut on May 26th.
22 Mei
Starship Entertainment is set to debut a new boy group named “Boyfriend” on May 26th. The group consists of 6 members with an average member age of 18. The 6 members include Dong Hyun, Young Min, Kwang Min, Minwoo, Hyun Seong, and Jeong Min.
The group recently held their first photoshoot and now the group has revealed their first teaser for,“Water Floor.” Check out the teaser and share your thoughts below.
The boys will debut through M! Countdown on the 26th.
Source: allkpop
28 April:
The concept for this day was, “While Sleeping.” The photo shoot took place in the rehearsal studio at their companies headquarters, where the group spends most of their time with their debut only a month away. When the photography team arrived, they shout out their greetings to the photo team, “Hello! We’re boyfriend.” The members all look quite nervous for their first photo shoot but they also share the excitement and freshness of a new group.
When the photoshoot started, however, the 6 members worked their charms to relax the main photographer instead. When it was finished, they also made sure to thank the crew: “We fell short of your standard because this was our first photoshoot, but thank you so much for being kind to us.” The boys should be tired from rehearsing and also going to school, but they didn’t look exhausted at all.
The 6 members, Dong Hyun, Young Min, Kwang Min, Minwoo, Seon Ho and Jung Min held their first photoshoot and interview with the magazine, Elle Girl, with this pleasant experience it’s safe to expect good things from them as ‘Boyfriend.’
24 Maret:
On March 23rd, the label shared a photo of two identical twin brothers, who will be members of their upcoming ‘Boy Friend’ boy band. Named Youngmin and Kwangmin, the ‘pretty boy’ twins have already caught the attention of music fans for their anime-like looks.
The first member of Boy Friend, Noh Min Woo, was unveiled through K-Will’s music video for “I Can’t Find the Words” earlier this week. The group has experience acting as K-Will’s back dancers for his appearance on “Quiz That Changes the World” in January.
This six-member boy band will debut next month!
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