Astro (South Korean band)
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Astro going to a Music Bank recording in July 2016. Left to right: Moonbin, MJ, Jin Jin, Rocky, Cha Eun-woo and Yoon San-ha
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| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | Fantagio Music |
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Astro (Hangul: 아스트로) (stylized as ASTRO) is a South Korean boy band formed by Fantagio in August 14, 2015. The group is composed of six members: MJ, Jin Jin, Cha Eun-woo, Moon Bin, Rocky, and Yoon San-ha. Astro released their debut mini album Spring Up on February 23, 2016.
The members started out as trainees under Fantagio iTeen, a rookie talent development program under Fantagio Entertainment, and were known as iTeen Boys. On August 14, Fantagio released information about the new group via their social media, including pictures and profiles of each member and the announcement of the group's name.
Following the same technique Fantagio used to form 5urprise, ASTRO starred in a web drama series, To Be Continued, in August 2015. The members starred as themselves along with Kim Sae-ron, 5urprise member Seo Kang-joon, and Hello Venus.
In January 2016, Astro starred in their own reality show, Astro OK! Ready, which was aired on MBC Every1 at 7PM KST. The group also made an appearance on the KBS variety show Star Golden Bell.
Leading up to their official debut Astro held a nationwide showcase tour called "Meet U Project". The group toured all over South Korea and held twenty shows and two fanmeetings.
Astro's debut album, Spring Up was released on February 23, 2016 with the title song "Hide & Seek". They also announced their official fanclub name, AROHA, which is an abbreviation for ASTRO Hearts All Fans. Aroha also means "love" in Māori. Within a week of its release, Spring Up had landed at #6 on the Billboard World Albums Chart in the United States, as well as #4 on Gaon Music Chart. On February 25, the group released the music video for "Cat's Eye", containing images from their webseries To Be Continued. In March of the same year, the group was the only Korean act invited to the LeTV Entertainment Awards in China.
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