Wednesday, May 18, 2011

BE2ST/BEAST Member Profiles

Beast (비스트
stylized as BEAST or B2ST)
is a boy band from South Korea 
that consists of six members,
under Cube Entertainment
The members are
Yoon Doo Joon,  
Jang Hyun Seung,  
Yong Jun Hyung,  
Yang Yo Seob
Lee Gi Kwang 
and Son Dong Woon.
The group was originally known as B2ST, 
an acronym for Boys 2 Search the Top.
However, 
their name was changed to BEAST 
(Boys of the East Standing Tall).
They released their first
mini-album Beast Is The B2ST 
on October 14, 2009.

Member profiles

Yoon Doo Joon

 

  • Birth name: Yoon Doojoon (Hangul: 윤두준)
  • Date of birth: July 4, 1989 (age 21)(1989-07-04)
  • Position: Leader, Vocalist, Rapper
Yoon Doojoon 
is the leader of BEAST. 
He was a trainee from  
JYP Entertainment
He was featured in the 
Mnet documentary  
Yeolhyeolnama (Korean: 열혈남아, Hot Blooded Men
with 2AM and 2PM but was eliminated.
He was then transferred to 
JYP Entertainment's sister company,
Cube Entertainment
Before his debut with BEAST, 
he auditioned for High Kick Through the Roof 
and was offered a role in the sitcom 
but turned it down to focus on his music 
career. 
He became a member of reality-variety series Danbi,
a segment part of  
MBC's Sunday Sunday Night line-up.
It ended with the last broadcast on August 15, 2010.
Doojoon was featured in  
AJ's music video for "Nunmureul Dakko" 
(Korean: "눈물을 닦고", "Wipe the Tears") 
as a rapper along with 
Yong Junhyung before they debuted 
as part of BEAST. 
He was also a rapper for Gavy NJ's song "Sun Flower".
Doojoon worked with Shin Se Kyung 
on an ad for premium jeans brand, Buckaroo
As Girls' Generation member Taeyeon 
will be leaving MBC Radio FM4U 91.9Mhz ‘Chin Chin Radio’ , 
he was chosen as the temporary 
DJs for two weeks together with solo singer IU
Doojoon was featured for 
G.Na's album title song ‘I’ll Back Off So You Can Live Better’ music video 
along with the other 
Beast member, 
Yong Junhyung.
Doojoon, Lee Gikwang and IU
appeared as special hosts on Music Core on August 21, 2010. 
Doojoon was cast to appear in MBC daily sitcom
‘All My Love.’ and 'More Charming By The Day'. 
On December 29, 2010, 
Doojoon was awarded with 
Rookie Comedy Award from the 2010 MBC Entertainment Awards 
for the cast in 'All My Love' 
and 
'More Charming By The Day'.

 

Jang Hyun Seung

 

  • Birth name: Jang Hyunseung (Hangul: 장현승)
  • Date of birth: September 3, 1989 (age 21)(1989-09-03)
  • Position: Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer
Prince Jang aka Jang Hyunseung first received media attention as a trainee under YG Entertainment with nickname So-1, when he was preparing to debut as a member of Big Bang. He appeared in 10 out of 11 episodes of the Big Bang Documentary, but wasn't chosen to be a part of the final group formation by YG's president because his swagger hadn't fully developed yet. He received a lot of concerns from Cube's management when BEAST was being formed, as the first thing the members were instructed to do was to have Hyunseung gain weight. On August 23, 2010, a video of Prepix ILL with Jang Hyunseung dancing was released, revealing swift dance to song Money Right by RnB Musiq Soulchild.

Yong Jun Hyung

 

  • Real Birth Name: Yong Jae Soon / Yong Jun Hyung ( was changed when he was in yr 6) (Hangul: 용재순 / 용준형)l
  • Date of birth: December 19, 1989 (age 21)(1989-12-19)
  • Position: Main Rapper
Noted by his unique hairstyles and exceptional talent in rapmaking, Yong Junhyung was featured in AJ's music video "눈물을 닦고" ("Wiping the Tears") as a rapper with Yoon Doojoon. Along with fellow BEAST member Yang Yoseop, MC and comedian Lee Hyukjae, Moon Hee Jun (formerly of H.O.T.) and Kim Sook, they welcomed Japanese tourists for "Visit Seoul 2010" campaign, where Korean celebrities and Japanese tourists explored Seoul in MBC's Star Guide Doshiraku to raise awareness of Seoul's famous areas as well as its delicious cuisine.
Junhyung also featured in Hyuna's solo debut single "Change". Junhyung along with 4minute were also featured in "Heard 'Em All" for Amerie's Asian version of the album In Love & War. He was also a guest rapper for K.Wills song "Present". He also starred in MBC High Kick Through the Roof as a cameo in one of its episodes. He was also involved in the rap making and featuring for 4minute’s album "Hit Your Heart" where his composing skills were dutifully noted. Junhyung was featured for G.NA’s album title song ‘I’ll Back Off So You Can Live Better’ music video, his appearance giving an opposite vibe from Yoon Doojoon's. In order to encourage the public participation in commemorating Seoul Summit Asia Bridge Contents (Representative Choi Jin) had announced that the G20 summit held in Seoul have created campaign song ‘Let’s Go’ composed by Shinsadong Tiger, Lim Sanghyuk, Eddie, and BEAST`s Junhyung. Junhyung will also be rapping for the song. Junhyung will be a guest rapper for chaeyeon song namely 'Ma Lover' on SBS inkigayo on October 31, 2010. Currently, Junhyung is featured for FADDY ROBOT FOUNDATION together with 4minute`s Hyunah, Outsider, Verbal Jint, Mighty Mouth’s Ssangchu, Vasco and Jico; all profit from this album has been promised to be given out to charity.
In November 23, 2010, Young Jee released a single named "Crazy, that's what love is" featuring Junhyung in rap making and the rapping.

 

Yang Yo Seob

 

  • Birth name: Yang Yoseob (Hangul: 양요섭)
  • Date of birth: January 5, 1990 (age 21)(1990-01-05)
  • Position: Main Vocalist
Yang Yoseob is the main vocalist of BEAST. Noted to be the "cute" member of BEAST, his various hairstyles have received much attention, being compared to that of a Fairy Pitta and a Shih Tzu among other things. Yoseob was a former JYP Entertainment trainee. He moved agencies, to M Boat Entertainment (a former sister company of YG Entertainment) then to Cube Entertainment. He was also known for his self-created videos and parodies. He was a backup dancer for AJ's music video "Wiping the Tears" and "Dancing Shoes".
Along with fellow BEAST member Yong Junhyung, MC Lee Hyukjae, Moon Hee Jun (formerly of H.O.T.) and Kim Sook, Yoseob welcomed Japanese tourists for "Visit Seoul 2010" campaign, where Korean Seoul in MBC's Star Guide Doshiraku to raise awareness of Seoul's famous areas as well as its delicious cuisine. On July 16, 2010, Yoseob participated in the More Charming by the Day official soundtrack in promotion for the film with the song "Happy Birthday". He is also a permanent cast member on KBS's Oh! My School (a.k.a. 100 Points out of 100), along with other idols such as MBLAQ's Lee Joon, Secret's Hyosung, T-ara's Soyeon, Miss A's Min, and Simon D. YoSeob was casted in his first musical as Ji Yong through ‘Kwang Hwa Moon Love Song'. The Musical started its performances from March 20th until April 10th. He also contributed to the soundtrack of "My Princess", with the song "Cherish That Person". The song was released on February 7, 2011. On May 01, 2011, KBS has announced plans of creating a new singing variety program featuring an all idol cast titled “Immortal Song 2” wherein Yoseob was one of the artist in the current line-ups. And on May 04, 2011, PD Kwon Jae Young tweeted that Yoseob was one of the confirmed artist in "Immortal Song 2." celebrities and Japanese tourists explored On November 29, 2010 , Yoseob will be releasing a digital single together with Dalmatian`s Daniel, namely "First Snow and First Kiss". Starting from when they were trainees, they were coined 'soulmates0115'. Prior to their debut, they released a UCC series, "To Pick On Mr. Daniel" which even succeeded to rise up as a hot topic when selected as #1 amongst the weekly TOP 5 UCC's by a sports newspaper.

Lee Gi Kwang

 

  • Birth name: Lee Gikwang (Hangul: 이기광)
  • Date of birth: March 30, 1990 (age 21)(1990-03-30)
  • Position: Lead Vocalist, Main Dancer
Lee Gikwang was initially a trainee under JYP Entertainment. He later transferred to sister entertainment company, Cube Entertainment where he originally debuted as a solo singer by the stagename, "AJ". Cube Entertainment then decided to have him join BEAST where he redebuted under his given name. He is known as SaeHo in MBC High Kick Through the Roof, and was selected as MC for MBC's Sunday Sunday Night segment Hot Brothers. Gikwang was chosen as the new MC for the KBS show 'Win Win'.
Gikwang is featured in K.Will's music video for the song, Present. He was also chosen as the model for the ‘Ice Tea Tio’ from DongSuh Foods. Gikwang will be featuring in Ahn Jinkyung’s title song ‘Love is Pathetic’ off of her second mini album ‘BE THE VOICE’ this will be his first project that he will be rapping in. Yoon Doojoon, Gikwang and IU appeared as special hosts on Music Core on August 21, 2010.Gikwang was casted as the comical role in the drama ‘My Princess’ starring Song Seunghun and Kim Taehee. On December 29, 2010, Gikwang was awarded with Popularity Award from the 2010 MBC Entertainment Awards.Gi Kwang together with IU were selected to be new MCs of Inkigayo in replacement of CNBLUE’s Jung Yonghwa from 20th March. The pair will be paired with the existing MCs,2AM’s Jo Kwon and f(x)’s Sulli. He was also chosen as the leading man in A Pink's MV, "I Don't Know." Gikwang will be doing CF filming of LG Tromm cf with model Lee Nayoung.

Son Dong Woon

 

  • Birth name: Son Dong Woon (Hangul: 손동운)
  • Date of birth: June 6, 1991 (age 19)(1991-06-06)
  • Position: Vocalist, Rapper
Son Dong Woon was a trainee from JYP Entertainment for 2 years, and was the last member chosen to join BEAST. He is the maknae (youngest) of the group. December 2010, Dong Woon released a digital single album "Udon" together with Davichi’s Kang Min Kyung. After it`s release, the song quickly rose up to the top of the charts, bringing in immense popularity and it is expected to start another trend. However, it is said that by the composers of ‘Udon' that the title of the song is in Japanese, hence the main 3 broadcasting networks confirmed that they will not be showing on television.

 

Discography

Studio Album
  • Fiction and Fact (2011)
Extended plays
Concert
  • Welcome To BEAST Airlines (2010)
  • Welcome BACK to BEAST Airlines (18-19th February 2011) (encore concert)

Awards

Year Award
2009
  • Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism: Rookie Music Award (December)
  • Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Rookie of the Month (December) ("Mystery")
2010
  • 19th Seoul Music Awards: Newcomer Award
  • 2010 Mnet 20's Choice Awards : Smoothie King Cool Star Award
  • 7th Asia Song Festival: Asia Influential Artist Award
  • 25th Golden Disk Awards: Samsung Yepp Newcomer Award
2011
  • 20th Seoul Music Awards: Bonsang Award ("Soom" & "Shock")  



2 comments:

Anonymous said...

cute ni Doo Joon♥

Anonymous said...

b2st is the best!!!♥

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