B1A4


  • I. Introduction

    B1A4 is a three (previously five) member boy group under WM Entertainment. CNU, Sandeul, and Gongchan are in their current lineup. Members Jinyoung and Baro did not renew their contracts on June 30, 2018, and thus left the group. Since then, the group has resumed activities as a three member group.


    The group officially debuted on April 23, 2011. They are under WM Entertainment, but beginning in 2015, LOEN Entertainment has been in charge of distributing their physical releases.


    II. Career

    Before debut, all the members trained for two years. On April 11, 2011, the members were revealed through a webtoon. Back then, it was speculated that B1A4 could possibly be co-ed due to a female character being in the webtoon.


    Jinyoung was announced as the first member on the same day. The rest of the members, Baro, gongchan, Sandeul, and CNU, were announced later from April 12-15. A teaser for their promotional single, O.K, was dropped on April 19. The full video and their debut EP was dropped on April 21. B1A4 performed for the first time on April 23 on MBC's Show! Music Core.


    B1A4 later started performing their song, Only Learned the Bad Things, on music shows starting on June 18, 2011. They also went featured with Block B on SBS MTV's reality show Match Up, which aired on June 22. The music video for Only Learned the Bad Things was shown for the first time on this show.


    The group made their Japanese debut under the record label Pony Canyon in January 2012. They also had their showcase B1A4 - Japan Showcase Live 2011 at the Sinagawa Stellar Ball in Tokyo on December 9, 2011. The tickets to attend this event sold-out under a minute. They performed nine songs for 1,000 attendees. B1A4 also won the Rookie of the Year Award at Tower Records' K-Pop Lovers! Awards 2011.


    B1A4 finally made their official Japanese debut via a compilation album released on January 25, 2012.


    B1A4 had their first solo concert BABA B1A4 at the SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium.


    They won two awards from the 2013 Japan Gold Disc Awards from the Recording Industry Association of Japan on January 7, 2013. They also performed in the The 12th Korea Times Music Festival and KCON 2014 in Los Angeles, California. They then had their first world tour Road Trip in places such as Taiwan, Shanghai, Manila, Melbourne, Sydney, New York, Chicago, Dallas, and San Francisco from August to October, 2014.


    On June 30, 2018, WM Entertainment revealed that Jinyoung and Baro did not renew their contracts and subsequently left both the group and agency. They announced on NOvember 16 that B1A4 would continue to promote as three members.

    CNU officially enlisted for mandatory military service on January 22, 2019 and completed his service on August 28, 2020. The group returned with their studio album Origine on October 19, 2020.


    Sandeul is set to enlist on November 11, 2021. The group is planned to drop a new digital single Huge Word on November 10 before his enlistment occurs.


    III. Members

    CNU
    Birth Name: Shin Dong Woo
    Born on June 16, 1991 in Chungbuk Cheongju, South Korea
    Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist, Lead Rapper
    Sandeul
    Birth Name: Lee Jung Hwan
    Born on March 20, 1992 in Busan, South Korea
    Main Vocalist
    Gongchan
    Birth Name: Gong Chan Shik
    Born on August 14, 1993 in Jeollam Suncheon, South Korea
    Lead Dancer, vocalist, Visual/Face of the Group, Maknae


    Former Members

    Jinyoung
    Birth Name: Jung Jin Young
    Born on November 18, 1991 in Cheongju, Chungcheongbukdo, South Korea
    Leader, Lead Vocalist
    Baro
    Birth Name: Cha Sun Woo
    Born on September 5, 1992 in Gwangju, South Korea
    Main Rapper


    IV. Discography

    Let's Fly EP April 21, 2011
    It B1A4 EP September 16, 2011
    Let's Fly/It B1A4 Compilation Album January 25, 2012
    This Time Is Over Single March 5, 2012
    Ignition Studio Album March 14, 2012
    Ignition Special Edition Reissue May 24, 2012
    1 Studio Album October 24, 2012
    Super Hits -Asian Edition- Compilation Album November 2, 2012
    In the Wind EP November 12, 2012
    Super Hits 2 -Asian Edition- Compilation Album June 28, 2013
    What's Happening? EP May 8, 2013
    Who Am I Studio Album January 13, 2014
    2 Studio Album March 19, 2014
    Solo Day EP July 14, 2014
    White Miracle Single January 21, 2015
    Miracle Radio -2.5kHz- vol.1 Compilation Album March 11, 2015
    Miracle Radio -2.5kHz- vol.2 Compilation Album March 11, 2015
    Miracle Radio -2.5kHz- vol.3 Compilation Album March 11, 2015
    Miracle Radio -2.5kHz- vol.54 Compilation Album March 11, 2015
    Miracle Radio -2.5kHz- vol.5 Compilation Album March 11, 2015
    Sweet Girl EP August 10, 2015
    It's Christmas Time Single December 12, 2015
    Good Timing Studio Album November 28, 2016
    3 Studio Album March 16, 2016
    You and I Single Album March 8, 2017
    B1A4 Fan Hits Korea Compilation Album March 8, 2017
    Follow Me Single Album May 24, 2017
    4 Studio Album June 14, 2017
    Rollin' EP September 25, 2017
    - Do You Remember Single Album February 7, 2018
    - B1A4 Station Kiss Compilation Album February 21, 2018
    - B1A4 Station Circle Compilation Album February 21, 2018
    - B1A4 Station Triangle Compilation Album February 21, 2018
    - B1A4 Station Square Compilation Album February 21, 2018
    - 5 Studio Album June 27, 2018
    - B1A4 Japan Best Album 2012-2018 Compilation Album September 26, 2018
    - Happy Days Single Album November 18, 2018
    - A Day of Love Single January 26, 2019
    - Origine Studio Album October 19, 2020
    - Huge Word Digital Single November 10, 2021


    Features

    Win The Day

    With B1A4, Nichkhun, 4Minute, Junho, Dal Shabet, MBLA!, Miss A, Nine Muses
    Album: Team SIII - Win The Day July 5, 2012
    You Are A Miracle

    With IU, Sung Sikyung, Girl’s Day (Minah), B1A4 (Jinyoung),
    EXO (Baekhyun, D.O), BEAST (Yoseob, Hyunseung), 2PM (Jun.K, Wooyoung),
    SNSD (Tiffany), BIG BANG (G-Dragon, Taeyang),
    CNBLUE (Yonghwa, Jonghyun), Infinite (Sungkyu),
    f(x) (Luna), Ailee, KARA (Gyuri, Jiyoung), After School (Raina), Teen Top (Niel),
    2NE1 (Minzy), JYP, Miss A (Suzy), Sunmi,
    K.Will, SHINee (Jonghyun, Taemin) Lee Sung Chul, APink (Eunji),
    Super Junior (Heechul), Lee Hyori, 4Minute (Gayoon),
    TigerJK, Yoon Mirae
    Album: You Are A Miracle (2013 SBS Gayo Daejun Friendship Project) December 29, 2013
    A Fingertips Love

    With B1A4, BTOB's Eunkwang & Changsub, Oh My Girl, April, KARA's Youngji, Kassy
    A Fingertips Love 2013


    OST

    Sky SBS Take Care of Us, Captain OST January 4, 2012
    Hey Girl MBC The Thousandth Man OST August 14, 2012
    Sunshine MBC We Got Married Global Edition OST April 29, 2013
    With You tvN @@@7afd02cb-e621-4552-bada-edaeae17d1e1@@@ OST November 8, 2013


    V. Videography

    Music Videos

    O.K April 20, 2011
    Only Learned the Bad Things March 2, 2016
    Beautiful Target September 15, 2011
    Beautiful Target (ZOOM ZOOM Version) October 6, 2011
    BABY I'M SORRY 2012
    Sleep Well, Good Night 2012
    Beautiful Target (Japanese Version) June 3, 2012
    Sleep Well, Good Night (Japanese Version) 2012
    Tried to Walk May 7, 2013
    What's Happening? May 7, 2013
    What's Happening? What - Why? (Japanese Version) July 25, 2013
    With You (Reply 1994 OST) November 7, 2013
    Lonely January 12, 2014
    Solo Day 2014
    Solo Day (Japanese Version) September 1, 2014
    White Miracle January 23, 2015
    Sweet Girl August 9, 2015
    A Lie November 27, 2016
    Rollin September 25, 2017
    A Day of Love January 26, 2019
    Like a Movie October 19, 2020


    Collaboration MV's

    Win The Day With B1A4, 2PM's Junho and Nichkhun, 4Minute, Sistar,
    Dal Shabet, MBLAQ, Miss A, Nine Muses and ZE:A
    (2012 London Olympics - Samsung South Korea support song)
    July 6, 2012
    You Are A Miracle With B1A4, Lee Seung Chul, Kim Jo Han, Park Jin Young, Tiger JK, Yoon Mirae, Lee Hyori, Sung Si Kyung, Super Junior, Brown Eyed Girls, K. Will, Sunmi, Big Bang, KARA, Girl's Generation, SHINee, 2PM, IU, After School, 2NE1, 4Minute, f(x), B2ST, CNBlue, ZE:A, Infinite, miss A, Teen Top, Girl's Day, A Pink, Ailee, EXO, B.A.P. and more
    (2013 SBS Gayo Daejun Friendship Project)
    December 29, 2013


    Shows

    MTV Match Up June 22, 2011 SBS
    B1A4's Selca Diary 2012 MTV
    B1A4's Real Player 2012 -
    B1A4's Hello Baby Season 6 2012 KBS Joy
    Wide Entertainment News 2013 -
    B1A4's One Fine Day July 21 - September 8, 2014 MBC
    A Song For You August 9, 2014 KBS2


    VI. Videos

    O.K MV

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    Beautiful Target (Japanese Version) MV

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    What's Happening? MV

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    Like a Movie MV

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    [2016 MBC Drama Awards] A Lie performance

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    VII. Trivia

    • On May 31, 2012, B1A4 visited a fan's home to help make a meal and care for the fan's sick mother.
    • B1A4 donated 140 kg rice garlands (that was donated from fans) to the Seoul SOS Youth Camp in Yangcheon District
    • B1A4 is known as the "countryside-dols" (countryside idols) as all the members are from the country
      • Other names they have are blood-dols (references their group name that has their blood types in them) and paper-dols (paper idols) since the "A4" can also refer to the paper type "A4"
      • B1A4 has also pushed the name "saessakdol" (sprout-dol), and made up a saessakchum (sprout-dance) in many shows
    • Baro is the only member with type B blood while the other members have A. That's where their name comes from. B1 + A4
    • Jinyoung composed and produced Baby Good night, Lonely, and Lie
    • Sandeul is friends with VIXX's Ken and BTS's V
    • Gongchan made a special appearance in MAMAMOO's Piano Man MV. He played the piano man who the members were trying to sedeuce
    • Baro's younger sister is also under the same label as B1A4. She is a soloist that goes by the stage name "I"
    • Jinyoung is an actor. His performance in Love in the Moonlight won him Best New Actor from the 2016 KBS Drama Awards
    • In the MV for O.K, CNU hit an actress using a baseball by accident
    • Their fandom name, BaNa means Ba (B1A4) and Na (the fans). Bana is also short for Banada, which means "fallen in love with". This implies that B1A4 is in love with their fans

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