The Boss (band)
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| Also known as | Dae Guk Nam Ah / DGNA (대국남아) Daikoku Danji (大国男児) |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Website | Official Japanese Website -大国男児- |
| Members | Mika Karam Hyunmin Injun Jay |
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| Revised Romanization | Daeguk Nama |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taeguk Nama |
The Boss (대국남아, often referred to as DGNA or, incorrectly, D-NA) is a South Korean boy band with five members, formed under Open World Entertainment in 2010. In South Korea they are known as Dae Guk Nam Ah, literally meaning The Boys of Super Space, which is how their English name of 'The Boss' was formed. In Japan, they are known as Daikoku Danji (大国男児).
The group consists of Mika, Karam, Hyunmin, Injun and Jay. All five members of The Boss were formerly members of Xing Entertainment and members of the generation band Xing with different stage names. After being officially announced on January 28, 2010, The Boss debuted on March 4, 2010 with their song "Admiring Boy" on Mnet M!Countdown. On June 18, 2010, they performed a comeback on KBS2's Music Bank with "Biteul, Biteul (비틀비틀)", also known as "Stumble Stumble" after releasing the respective music video. They also went on to promote another song, "Nobody...Anybody (아무도...그누구도)" in August 2010, but without a music video release.
Since September 2010, The Boss spent a year promoting their Japanese singles, "Love Power", "Love Bingo", and "Love Parade" in April 2011, June 2011 and September 2011 respectively as part of their "Love Series" before returning to Korea to promote "Lady" in late October 2011. They have been commonly known as 'K-Pop re-exported from Japan' as they have used a ‘Japan-First, Korea-Later’ strategy in their performances.
The original Xing was formed in 2006 with none of the members of The Boss. Hyunmin replaced one of the original Xing members, Choi Sungsoo. In early 2008, the three remaining members of Xing were joined by the other three members of Xing Entertainment's other band, Singing In The Rain (including The Boss member Mika) as well as a new special dance member, Jeon Jihwan (The Boss member Jay). After the only original remaining Xing member, Kevin, left the band, he was replaced by two new members, Park Hyunchul and Lee Injoon (both now The Boss members). All of the members of 4th generation Xing were replaced to create a 5th generation, and from there, The Boss members went to sign under Open World Entertainment to create a new boyband.
Originally, The Boss was meant to consist of seven members, including the other two members of 4th generation Xing (Kim Jisang and Shin Gwangchul), however, both chose not to go with the band for personal reasons.
On March 4, 2010, The Boss made their debut performance on M! Countdown with their first song "Admiring Boy" (Korean: 동경소년).
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