BtoB (band)
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BtoB in September 2015 (Left to Right: Ilhoon, Sungjae, Eunkwang, Hyunsik, Minhyuk, Peniel, and Changsub)
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| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
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| Website | btobofficial |
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| Nominations | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BtoB (/ˈbiː.tuː.biː/; Korean: 비투비; acronym for Born to Beat) is a South Korean boy group formed in 2012 by Cube Entertainment. The group consists of Eunkwang, Minhyuk, Changsub, Hyunsik, Peniel, Ilhoon, and Sungjae. The group debuted on March 21, 2012, performing on M! Countdown with "Insane" and "Imagine". They released their first full-length album, Complete, in 2015.
The group was formed by Cube Entertainment. It was stated from the start that Seo Eunkwang, Lee Minhyuk, Lim Hyunsik, Jung Ilhoon and Lee Minwoo were on the list of original members who are waiting to be debuted under the name of "BtoB". They appeared on the JTBC sitcom "I Live in Cheongdam-dong" as an aspiring boy band working towards their debut. However, Lee Minwoo had dropped out of the list of confirmed members after their first appearance on the sitcom and the fact of him not debuting with BtoB had upset many fans. On March 23, 2012, Cube Entertainment had clarified that there were problems with Minwoo's health, resulting in him being unable to blend into the group. Adding on, he would still be a trainee under Cube. If he was to recover, he would still get a chance to debut. Minwoo was confirmed to debut as a C-Clown member under Yedang Entertainment.
On March 21, the group made their debut in a showcase held in Seoul, which was streamed from their official YouTube channel. They performed their title song "Insane", "Imagine", and various other songs. On March 22, they made their official debut on Mnet's M! Countdown followed by Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo. BtoB released self-titled debut album Born to Beat on April 3, with songs co-written by Jörgen Elofsson. Their first broadcast appearance was on Mnet's reality program "Amazon (Idol Master Zone)". On May 3, they released the digital single and music video for "Father", in conjunction with May being the 'Month of Family'. An "Asia Special Edition" of their first mini-album was released on May 23, which contained two new songs: "Father" and "Irresistible Lips", for which a music video was released on the same day.
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