"Love ever gives, forgives, outlives, and ever stands with open hands, for while it lives, it gives. For this is love's prerogative— to give, and give, and give."
John Oxenham
21 Oktober 2010
dari kiri ke kanan : Myungsoo – Sungjong – Dongwoo – Sungyeol – Woohyun – Howon – Sunggyu
Sung Gyu
Name: Kim Sung Gyu
Birthdate: April 28, 1989
Height: 178 cm
Position: Leader of Infinite and main vocal
Woohyun
Name: Nam Woo Hyun
Birthdate: February 8, 1991
Height: 176 cm
Position: Main Vocal
MyungSoo
Name: Kim MyungSoo
Stage Name: L
Birthday: March 13th 1992
Height: 178cm
Weight: 62kg
Hobby/Talent: Excercise, Cooking, Rap
Position: Vocal and face of the group
Used to live: Seoul Sungdonggu
Characterisitcs: Sungdonggu Ullzzang, Good style, Face which is close with the camera, Unlike goodlooking face has a extraordinary mind
Sungjong
Name: Lee Sung Jong
Birthdate: September 3, 1993
Height: 177 cm
Position: Vocal
Sung Yeol
Name: Lee Seong Yeol
Birthdate: August 27, 1991
Height: 180 cm
Position: Vocal
DongWoo
Name: Jang Dong Woo
Birthdate: November 22, 1990
Height: 175 cm
Position: Rap
Ho Won
Name: Howon
Nickname: HOYA
Birthdate: March 26, 1991
Height: 175 cm
Position: Rap, vocal, and dance
Stage Name: Soo Mi (수미)
Real Name: Lee Soo Mi (이수미)
Nickname: Smile Soomi (미소수미)
Birthdate: March 3, 1989 (1989-03-03) (age 21)
Birthplace: Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Blood Type: A
Height: 170cm
Weight: 48kg
Education: Korea Aerospace University (Aeronautical Science & Flight Operations)
Hobbies: Shopping, Watching Movies, Collecting Shoes
Specialties: Costume Design
Real Name: Jin Hye Won (진혜원)
Stage Name: Hye Won (혜원)
Nickname: Little Goo Hara, One Star Hyewon
Birthdate: March 6, 1995 (1995-03-06) (age 15)
Blood Type: AB
Height: 168cm
Weight: 45Kg
Hobbies: Shopping, Making Cookies
Specialties: Jazz Dance
Real Name: Ryu Hyo Young
Stage Name: Hyo Young
Nickname: One Light Hyoyoung (한빛효영)
Birthdate: April 22, 1993 (1993-04-22) (age 17)
Height: 168cm
Family: Twin sister (Hwa Young)
Education: Sungeul High School
Hobbies: Shopping, Reading
Specialties: Cooking
Stage Name: Chanmi
Real Name: Heo Chanmi (허찬미)
Nickname: Star Light Chanmi (별빛찬미)
Birthdate: April 6, 1992 (1992-04-06) (age 18)
Blood Type: A
Height: 160cm
Weight: 46kg
Education: Anyang School of Arts (Theater and Movies)
Hobbies: Piano, Shopping, Watching Movies
Specialties: Drums, Chinese
Stage Name: Sungmin
Real Name: Choi Sungmin (최성민)
Nickname: Solid Sungmin (알찬성민)
Birthdate: December 17, 1995 (1995-12-17) (age 14)
Height: 172cm
Weight: 49kg
Hobbies: Drums, Listening to Music
Specialty: Poppin’
Stage Name: Kwang Heng
Real Name: Lee Kwang Heng (이광행)
Nickname: Rascal Kwanghaeng (악동광행)
Birthdate: January 20, 1990 (1990-01-20) (age 20)
Height: 186cm
Weight: 70kg
Hobbies: Movie Appreciation, Imitations, Exercising, Reading
Specialty: Basketball, English
Stage Name: Yoosung
Real Name: Kim Jung Woo (김정우)
Nickname: Sky Earth Yoosung (천지유성)
Birthdate: May 9, 1990 (1990-05-09) (age 20)
Height: 181cm
Weight: 62kg
Hobbies: Exercising, Guitar, Game, Shopping, Watching TV
Specialty: Soccer, Biking, Push-Ups
Stage Name: Taewoon
Real Name: Woo Taewoon (우태운)
Nickname: Sage Taewoon (지혜태운)
Birthdate: May 11, 1990 (1990-05-11) (age 20)
Height: 184cm
Weight: 68kg
Hobbies: Composing Songs, Basketball, Watching Movies
Specialty: Painting, Writing Lyrics, Japanese
Stage Name: Noori
Real Name: Kang In Oh (강인오)
Nickname: Balance Noori (가온누리)
Birthdate: March 3, 1993 (1993-03-03) (age 17)
Height: 184cm
Weight: 70 kg
Hobbies: Music Appreciation, Movie Appreciation, Caro
Specialty: Boxing, Basketball, Soccer, Computers
Stage Name: Kangho
Real Name: Park Yongsu (박용수)
Nickname: Hot Blood Kangho (열혈강호)
Birthdate: December 14, 1991 (1991-12-14) (age 18)
Height: 182cm
Weight: 67kg
Hobbies: Watching movies, Traveling, Sports
Specialty: Golfing
Tesha dan Arta sudah bersahabat sejak mereka berumur 7 tahun. Awal persahabatan mereka dimulai ketika orangtua Arta yang pindah dan bertugas di kota Jakarta. Rumah Arta tepat berada disebelah kiri rumah Tesha. Tesha, gadis cantik, baik, pandai, dan tertutup karena saat berusia 4 tahun, salah satu ginjalnya mengalami kerusakan, sehingga dia hanya memiliki satu buah ginjal yang berfungsi dengan baik. Arta, pria baik, tampan, pandai, dan selalu melindungi Tesha sehingga Tesha sudah menganggap Arta sebagai kakaknya sendiri.
Sejak Tesha kehilangan fungsi satu ginjalnya, Tesha mudah sekali terserang penyakit. Karena hal itulah, Tesha tidak mempunyai seorang teman pun, karena tidak ada yang mau berteman dengan orang sakit-sakitan seperti dirinya dan juga Tesha tidak mau merepotkan orang lain, maka dari itu dia menjadi orang yang tertutup. Namun,Tesha mendapatkan seorang sosok sahabat bahkan kakak dan orang itu adalah Arta. Ya, Arta, dia adalah sahabat, tetangga, dan sudah Tesha anggap sebagai kakaknya sendiri. Hanya Arta yang mau berteman dengannya, hanya Arta yang menerimanya apa adanya, dan hanya Arta yang selalu melindungi Tesha dari cacian teman-temannya yang lain.
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Udara pagi itu terasa sangat sejuk, bulis-bulir air berjatuhan dari dedaunan karena hujan semalam, nyanyian burung-burung meramaikan pagi, matahari mulai menampakkan wujudnya karena jam sudah menunjukkan pukul 06.15. Arta sudah menunggu di kursi tamu rumah Tesha untuk menjemputnya. Tak perlu menunggu lama, pintu rumah Tesha pun terbuka dan menampakkan Tesha yang berpamitan dengan orang tuanya. Arta pun ikut berpamitan pada orang tua Tesha.
Setelah berpamitan, Arta membonceng Tesha di motor sport merah gagah miliknya. Mereka menuju sekolah mereka, SMA Jajijujejo.
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Sebentar lagi giliran Tesha tiba, jantungnya berdebar-debar menunggu rekan satu timnya memberikan tongkat. Ya, hari ini pelajaran olahraganya adalah lari estafet.
“Sha!!” Teriak temannya dari belakang sambil menyerahkan tongkat estafet. Dengan cepat Tesha menerima dan melanjutkan perjuangan teman satu timnya. Karena Tesha adalah pelari terakhir, jadi dia adalah harapan teman-temannya agar tim mereka tidak kalah dan mendapat hukuman.
Garis finish sudah didepan mata, Tesha merasakan nyeri pada perut sebelah kirinya namun dia tetap berlari sekuat tenaga karena dia berada pada posisi ke empat dari lima tim, dan dua diantaranya sudah mecapai garis finish.
Tesha menutup kedua matanya selama beberapa detik, kemudian membuka matanya lagi dan ternyata berhasil. Timnya tidak menjadi yang terakhir karena lawan terakhirnya baru saja mencapai garis finish saat dia sudah melewati garis finish.
“Tesha” teriak suara yang sudah sangat familiar dikupingnya, tapi kemudian dia tidak mendengar apa-apa lagi dan semuanya mejadi gelap.
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“Pah, Ma, kalau misalnya Arta udah gak ada. Tolong, Arta pengen ginjal Arta ini Arta donorin ke Tesha, ya?” Kata Arta saat makan malam bersama ayah dan ibunya. Ayah dan ibunya hanya bisa terdiam mendengar ucapan Arta.
“Ta, Arta!” Panggil Tesha yang sudah tersadar dari pingsannya.
“Kamu mikirin apa, Ta?” Tanya Tesha.
“Oh, enggak, gak papa kok. Kamu udah baikan?”
“Lumayan. Balik ke kelas, yok!” Ajak Tesha sambil berusaha bangun.
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Sesampainya dikelas, Tesha dan Arta mendapati tidak ada guru dikelasnya. Mereka pun mengambil tempat duduk. Mereka kemudian memperhatikan keadaan kelas mereka. Veno, Ella, Sinta, Monic, dan Eriq sedang bermain kartu sembari menunggu kedatangan sang guru. Mereka adalah salah satu pembuat keributan saat ini. Mereka tidak berhenti mengoceh selama bermain.
“Enak ya jadi mereka?” Gumam Tesha.
“Eh?” Arta kebingungan dengan apa yang dimaksud Tesha.
“Andai aku bisa kayak mereka. Andai aku bisa tertawa lepas kayak mereka. Andai aku punya teman banyak. Tapi, aku sudah punya Arta, sahabat terbaikku. Sahabat yang selalu ada untukku. Tapi, kadang aku merasa sepi. Kadang aku merasa aku hanya menyusahkan Arta….”
“Sha, PR kamu udah?” Arta meleburkan lamunan Tesha.
“Ha? Oh yaya, udah udah.” Tesha kemudian menyadari bahwa sang guru sudah berada di mejanya.
“Sini aku kumpulin”
“Eh iya, makasih ya, Ta” Tesha menyerahkan buku PR fisikanya kepada Arta. Kemudian pelajaran pun berjalan seperti biasa.
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Hari ini hari Minggu, Arta ingin mengajak Tesha jalan-jalan ke Dufan. Untuk itu Arta menelpon Tesha
“Hallo. Assalamu ‘alaikum.” Sapa Arta lembut setelah telponnya tersambung dengan handphone-nya Tesha.
“Wa ‘alaikumsalam. Ada apa, Ta?” Jawab Tesha.
”Sha, kamu bisa gak hari ini jalan sama aku ke Dufan?”
“Kayaknya bisa aja sih. Jam berapa emangnya?”
“Jam 2 ya? Bisa kan?”
“Oh iya deh.”
“Udah ya. Assalamu ‘alaikum”
“Wa ‘alaikumsalam” Tititit.. sambungan pun terputus.
Setelah menelpon Tesha, Arta mengambil kunci mobilnya dan berpamitan kepada orang tuanya. Rencananya Arta ingin memberikan hadiah kepada Tesha. Entah mengapa Arta merasa dia akan berada jauh dari Tesha, maka dari itu dia mengajak Tesha untuk jalan-jalan.
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“Tesha pasti suka ini” Batin Arta sambil mengambil boneka beruang besar berwarna putih yang diletakkan dibagian atas rak boneka. Arta pun pergi ke kasir dan membayar boneka itu. Arta meletakkan boneka beruang itu dibangku penumpang tepat disebelahnya. Ia kemudian mengeluarkan sesuatu dari saku jaketnya, lalu meletakkan sebuah kalung emas putih berliontin bintang dengan ukiran “Arsha” tepat ditengah-tengahnya.
Arta melihat jam tangannya, ternyata jam sudah menunjukkan pukul 1, dan masih hanya tersisa 1 jam lagi dari jam janjinya. Arta menghidupkan mobilnya keluar dari arah pertokoan dan melaju ke rumahnya.
Arta melajukan mobilnya dengan kencang karena takut terlambat menjemput Tesha. Sekarang Arta berada di jalan yang sepi, maka dari itu, dia menambah kelajuan mobilnya. Tapi siapa kira, ternyata dari arah berlawanan sebuah truk tengah melaju dengan kencang dan melewati garis pembatas.
Arta segera membanting setir, dan alhasil mobil yang dikendarainya menabrak pohon yang ada dipinggir jalan.
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Jam sudah menunjukkan pukul 2 lewat lima belas menit, namun Arta tak kunjung menjemput Tesha. Tesha yang kebingungan karena tak biasanya Arta telat menepati janjinya tanpa member kabar sebelumnya pun akhirnya mengambil inisiatif untuk mendatangi rumah Arta.
Tesha dipersilahkan masuk oleh orangtua Arta sembari menunggu Arta pulang. Namun sampai pukul setengah tiga, Arta tak kunjung kembali juga. Tesha sangat khawatir akan hal itu. Tiba-tiba suara telpon rumah Arta berdering dan ibu Arta mengangkat telpon itu.
“Selamat siang, kami dari tim kepolisian. Apa benar Anda pemilik mobil berplat B 999 B?”
“Benar, Pak. Tapi, mobil itu sedang dipakai anak saya.”
“Kalau begitu anak ibu sekarang sedang berada di RS Bzzz, dia mengalami kecelakaan.” Gagang telpon seketika terlepas dari genggaman ibu Arta. Air mata segera mengucur dari kedua matanya.
“Ma, kenapa, Ma? Tenang, Ma. Ada apa dengan telpon tadi?” Tanya ayah Arta menenangkan istrnya.
“Arta, Pa. Arta… kecelakaan. Dia sekarang sedang di RS Bzzz” Ayah Arta terkejut mendengar kenyataan tersebut, namun dengan cepat dia mengambil kunci mobil dan mengajak istrinya dan Tesha untuk pergi ke rumah sakit.
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Mereka segera menuju ruang Arta dirawat setelah sebelumnya bertanya pada resepsionis. Di ruang tersebut, mereka mendapati Arta yang sedang berbaring lemah dengan beberapa balutan di kepala, serta dibeberapa bagian lainnya. Berbagai macam alat dihubungkan ke tubuh Arta.Mereka hanya bisa terdiam dan berdoa demi kesembuhan Arta.
Sudah 6 jam dari kedatangan mereka kemari, namun Arta tak kunjung sadar juga. Tesha yang duduk di bangku yang ada disebelah ranjang Arta sambil menggenggam tangan Arta merasa tangan Arta bergerak, dan benar saja Arta membuka matanya dengan perlahan dan memanggil nama Tesha lirih. Arta kemudian berbicara pada Tesha.
“Sha, itu buat kamu. Disimpan baik-baik ya. Maaf aku gak bisa nepatin janji aku untuk jalan-jalan sama kamu hari ini.” Ucap Arta dengan menunjuk boneka yang ia beli siang tadi. Tesha menatapnya sekilas dan kembali menatap Arta.
“Makasih ya, Ta.”
“Sama-sama. Kenapa gak kamu ambil? Kamu gak suka?”
“Aku suka kok, suka banget malah.”
“Nah, sekarang kamu ambil kalung yang ada di leher boneka itu, terus kamu duduk lagi disini.” Tesha menuruti apa kata Arta. Dia berjalan kearah boneka itu dan melepaskan kalung yang ada di lehernya kemudian kembali duduk ditempatnya semula.
“Kamu liat,kan? Di situ ada tulisan Arsha, itu melambangkan Arta dan Tesha. Sekarang kamu pakai kalung itu di depan aku. Kalau aja aku bisa makein kalung itu ke kamu, tapi sekarang aku gak bisa. Maaf, ya?” Air mata Tesha hamper saja jatuh, namun dia tidak mau Arta sedih melihatnya menangis. Tesha pun memakai kalung itu.
“Makasih banyak ya, Ta. Aku gak tau harus bales semua kebaikanmu ini gimana. Kamu udah nolongin aku, sedangkan aku? Aku cuman bisa nyusahin kamu aja. Maaf ya?”
“Iya, Sha. Kamu cukup jaga kalung itu dan boneka itu. Udah, gitu aja cukup kok.”
“Ta, kamu bisa janji sesuatu gak sama aku?”
“Selama aku bisa nepatinnya, aku bisa janji. Janji apa?”
“Kamu bisa gak janji kalau kamu harus bisa sembuh habis itu kita jalan-jalan lagi?”
“Maaf, Sha. Aku gak bisa. Mungkin untuk kedepannya juga gak bisa. Maaf”
“Tapi kenapa? Kenapa, Ta? Kenapa kamu gak bisa janji sama aku?” namun pertanyaan itu hanya disimpannya dalam hati.
“Ya sudah, kamu istirahat aja.”
“Iya, tapi aku mau bicara dulu sama papa aku.” Ayah Arta yang sedari tadi memperhatikan Arta dan Tesha. Tesha pun bertukar tempat dengan ayahnya Arta.
“Pa, masih ingatkan dengan permintaan Arta waktu kita makan malam sama-sama?” Tanya Arta dengan serius dan volume kecil.
“Hmmm.. tentang transpalasi ginjal itu ,ya?” Ayah Arta mengingat-ngingatnya.
“iya. Papa bisakan?”
“Iya, Ta.”
“Makasih, Pa. Maaf, ya kalau Arta ada salah selama ini.”
“Papa juga, Ta.”
“Pa, bisa Arta bicara sama Mama?”
“Bentar, ya. Papa bangunin Mama kamu dulu.“ ayahnya pun membangunkan ibunya Arta. Kemudian ibunya duduk di bangku yang tadi diduduki suaminya.
“Ma, Maafin Arta, Ma. Terimakasih buat semuanya yang Mama udah kasih ke Arta. Makasih, Ma.”
“Iya sayang, Mama juga minta maaf ya. Udah, sekarang kamu istirahat aja.” Ibunya Arta mengecup kening anaknya dengan lembut.
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Kini Tesha tau semua jawaban dari segala pertanyaan yang malam tadi tidak terjawab. Kini Tesha tau kenapa Arta gak bisa janji sama dia. Karena jawabannya hanyalah sebuah jawaban yang sangat sederhana, yaitu ‘Arta udah gak ada’.Ya, Arta udah gak ada, tepat waktu kematiannya pun gak ada yang tau, karena semua orang sudah mendapatinya tidak bernafas saat bangun tidur.
Sekarang Tesha sudah berada di ruang operasi. Dia akan menjalani operasi transpalasi ginjal. Dan pendonor ginjal itu adalah Arta.
Tesha menggenggam kalung yang Arta berikan padanya dan mulai berdoa untuk kelancaran operasinya hingga ia tidak merasa apa pun lagi.
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“Ta, makasih buat semuanya. Semua yang telah kamu berikan sama aku ; perlindungan, kasih sayang, kesabaran, cara menerima kehidupan, dan satu bagian dari dirimu. Aku janji, aku gak akan nyianyiain semua yang sudah kamu berikan sama aku. Terima kasih buat semuanya .Semoga kamu bahagia disisi-Nya.”
Tesha menitikkan air matanya di depan makam Arta. Setelah kepergian Arta tepatnya satu tahun yang lalu, hidup Tesha berubah karena Arta telah mendonorkan ginjal kepada Tesha. Kini Tesha sudah menjadi gadis yang periang dan mempunyai banyak teman.
Tesha kemudian meletakkan karangan bunga dan sebuah piala yang ia pegang sedari tadi. Piala yang ia dapat karena memenangkan lomba lari antar-SMA se-DKI.
“Aku tau, meski kamu gak ada disini, tapi kamu selalu denganku di sepanjang hidupku.” Ucapnya sambil memegang bagian perut sebelah kiri, tempat ginjal Arta terletak. Kemudian dia meninggalkan makam Arta.
BEAST (비스트 stylized and B2ST) is a boyband from Korea, which consists of six members under Cube Entertainment Group was originally known as B2ST an acronym for Boys to find the top But the name was changed to the Beast (Boys in the East Stand Tall) a few days before the onset They released their first mini-album animals is their B2ST October 14, 2009
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There were many news articles on the group before its debut as many of them had previous experience in the entertainment industry On October 2 the documentary MTV B2ST aired on MTV Chuseok Special to showcase their skills before their official debut
2009: Debut
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On 25 November 2009 it was announced that the group would release the song "Crazy" in marketing for the movie Attack the gas station 2 25 January 2010 the group participated in the study God's soundtrack with the song & # 8220, Ready Go "which topped several charts
Member's Biography
Doo Joon
Birthname: Yoon Doo Joon (Hangul: 윤두준)
Position: Leader/Rapper
Nickname: 3 sec sharing
Education: Kyung Hee Cyber University
DOB: July 4, 1989
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 67 kg
Blood Type: A
Specialty: Vocal/Rap/Soccer
Hobbies: Listening to hip hop & R&B, soccer, and playing games.
Misc Info: He was first appeared on Mnet's Hot Blood documentary as one of the candidates for JYPE group One Day. Currently he is one of the rappers for AJ?s Wiping the Tears.
Doo Joon was in the AJ music video for "Nunmuleul Dakko" (Korean: " 눈물을닦고 "" Wipe the Tears ") as a rapper totogether with June Hyung before they debuted as part of the BEAST He was also a guest rapper for Gavy NJ's "Sun Flower"
Yoon Doo Joon working with Shin Saekyung an ad for premium jeans brand Buckaroos
Hyun Seung
Birth Name: Jang Hyun Seung (Hangul: 장현승)
Former Stage Name: So-1
DOB: September 3, 1989
Nickname: Rancho
Education: Anshan Information Industry High School
Specialty: beat box
Height: 176cm
Weight: 58kg
Blood Type: B
Hobbies: Web surfing and bowling.
Misc Info: He was eliminated from YG group Big Bang in the ninth episode of their documentary.
Jun Hyung
Birth Name: Yong Jun Hyung (Hangul: 용준형 )
Stage Name under Xing: Poppin' Dragon
DOB: December 19, 1989
Nickname: yonggun
Education: Anyang Arts High School
Specialties: Dance
Height: 179cm
Weight: 64kg
Blood Type: O
Hobbies: writing lyrics, watching movies, and dancing.
Misc Info: He was first debuted with group Xing and he rapped for AJ's Wiping the Tears. Doshiraku to raise awareness about Seoul's famous sites and its delicious cuisine
Jun Hyung feat was not measured in the rapper Hyun solo debut single "Change", Jun Hyung with 4minute was also featured in "Heard 'Em All" Amerie Asianversion of the album In Love & War, he was also a guest rapper for KWills song "Present"
Yo Seob
Birth Name: Yang Yo Seob (Hangul: 양요섭)
DOB: January 5, 1990
Nickname: 양요, endorphins, siksin
Education: University of East Broadcasting Arts [absent for about 1 year]
Specialty: beat box, jalmeokgi
Height: 174cm
Weight: 56kg
Blood Type: B
Hobbies: Writing lyrics
Training: Trained under M-Boat
Specialty: Vocals
Misc Info: He was AJ's high school friend.
Together with other member BEAST Jun Hyung Lee MC Hyukjae Moon Hee Jun (former HOT) and Kim Sook Yo Seob welcoming Japanese tourists to "Visit Seoul in 2010" campaign in which celebrities Korean and Japanese tourists explored Seoul in MBC's Star Guide Doshiraku to raise awareness about Seoul's famous sites and its delicious cuisine
Gi Kwang
Birth Name: Lee Gi Kwang (Hangul: 이기광)
DOB: March 30, 1990
Nickname: Ace Jr., Holly 2
Education: Seoul Absence of Comprehensive Art School
Specialties: dance
Hobbies: watching movies, sports, and dancing.
Birth place: Seoul
Blood Type: A
Height: 174 cm
Weight: 58 kg
Trainee Years: 4 years under JYPE
Favorite Singers: Taeyang, Omarion, Usher
Misc Info: Originally debuted as solo artist. Will be changing his stage name soon.
Gi Kwang is in KWill music video Present for the song
Dong Woon
Birth name: Son Dong Woon (Hangul: 손동운)
Nickname: Sonseuko, 16 D
Education: High School hanyoung
Specialty: Piano and traditional chinese
Height: 181cm
Weight: 64kg
Blood Type: A
Hobbies: lyrics writing and reading
Misc Info: Long-time JYPE trainee. Teased jokingly by fans for looking Thai, especially around 2PM's Nichkhun,who is said to look more Korean than Son Dong Woon.
Big Bang (Korean: 빅뱅), commonly stylized as BIGBANG, is a South Koreanpopboy band. The group's formation was chronicled on the television series Big Bang Documentary, from July to August 2006. The show was also aired online on GomTV and on MTV Korea.[1] Initially a six-member group, one member got eliminated out during the airing of the show before the official debut[2] leading to their current line-up of G-Dragon, Taeyang, T.O.P, Daesung and Seungri.
Signed to YG Entertainment, Big Bang went on to release successful singles and EPs. Their first release, the EP Always (2007), spawned the number-one single "Lies" (Korean: 거짓말; Revised Romanization: Geojitmal). Their follow-up EPs Hot Issue and Stand Up were similarly successful.[3] After they received the "Artist of the Year" award from the M.net KM Music Festival and the Seoul Gayo Daesang Award, the group expanded their activities into Japan, releasing mini-albums and airplay singles. Their material would not receive major promotion until the following year with the release of their first physical Japanese single, "My Heaven".
By the end of 2009, Big Bang became the most searched artist in South Korea.[4] They also became the first foreign group in Japan to receive the Japan Cable Broadcasting Award for "Best Newcomer", and the first from Korea to receive the Japan Records award.[5] In recent years, the members have branched out to do solo activities: Taeyang and G-Dragon have released solo materials while T.O.P, Daesung and Seungri have started acting.
Members' Personel
G-Dragon
Profile Position: Leader / Main Rapper / Composer Real Name: Kwon Ji Yong/ 권지용 Date of Birth: August,18,1988 Height: 177 cm Weight: 58 kg Blood Type: A Education: Seoul Korean Traditional Arts Middle & High School Skills: Rapping, Dancing, Beat Boxing, Composing, Singing, and Languages (Chinese, English) Debut: DaeHanMinGook Hip Hop Flex (2001) Hobbies:Drawing pictures and listening to music Likes: Fashion, Acting, Cooking, Crispy Donuts, Dogs, The Drawing ‘Is it like stars or skeleton‘, books (poems,mangas, magazines), watching cartoons, and himself Religion:Christian Family Members: Parents and Older Sis [Dami] Personality: He is pretty bright…when he is quiet he is extremely quiet. He lightens the mood a lot. He leads the group. His senses are fast, has high self esteem and likes to be outstanding. Pendent: A bball cap (GD’s favorite style of cap) on top of a star meaning “to become a big star in the music industry.”
Biography
G-Dragon initially started out as a child hip hop artist likely in hopes of emulation the popularity and success of Lil Romeo and Lil Bow Wow in the states. He too was also a model. However, he could not release an album and was limited to featuring on other YG artists’ albums. On January 2001, GD debuted on the compilation album Daehanmingook Hip-Hop Flex as a rapper. After his debut, he was recruited along with Tae Yang to act in JinuSean’s mv as mini JinuSean, which was released in February of the same year.
Then GD started training out his planned debut as one half of hip hop duo GDYB. During that time, he was featured on songs by Perry, Se7en, Wheesung, YG Family and Masta Wu. He also had cameos in many YG artists’s music videos and performed live with Swi.T, Lexy, JinuSean and YG Family. He also performed in concert with Wheesung, Gummy and Se7en and in YG Family’s annual One concerts. Out of everyone, GD was closest to YG and Perry, who thought him a lot, and his relationship with Hyun Suk was even described as “father and son”.
GDYB released 2 songs on YG Family’s second album, but never debut or released an album. In 2004, GD and Tae Yang were both listed as YG new faces and scheduled to debut that year. However, Hyun Suk announced that their debut was canceled in favor of forming a four-to-six member group. It took until 2006 for BIG BANG to be officially announced via The BIG BANG Documentary Reality Show. Meanwhile GDYB were featured in Se7en’s album and performed with him at the World Cup.
After graduating from high school, he decided to wait a year before applying to college, and took his college entrance exams in Fall 2007.
G-Dragon is BIG BANG’s leader. He is also a rapper and vocalist and has been producing with BIG BANG’s releases with the help of Hyun Suk since the beginning. He also wrote many of the lyrics and recently started songwriting and arranging.
*TRIVIA
Has tattoos on his inner arms: right is “vita dolce” meaning sweet life in Italian and “moderato” on his left meaning moderate (a musical term) done on May 2007 by Carey Heart (husband of U.S. artist Pink) at famous tattoo parlor “Hart & Hurtington Tattoo Parlor” at Palms Casino in Las Vegas
“G-Dragon” comes from his original name “Ji Yong”because Yong means “dragon” and Ji sounds just like a “G”, love it when people call him “Kwon Leader”
Collaborations
[2001.09.04] Perry - Perry By Storm (Track 01. Storm (with Jinusean, Masta Wu) ; Track 08. G-Dragon)
[2002.04.03] Wheesung - Like A Movie (Track 7. Magic Eye)
[2002.10.xx] YG Family - Why Be Normal?
[2003.03.07] Se7en - Just Listen (Track 1. Intro (with Perry)
[2006.03.08] Se7en - 24/7 (Track 14. Run (with YBTK)
[2006.11.02] Se7en - Vol.4 - SE7OLUTION (Track 7. Can You Feel Me)
[2007.04.19] Lexy - Rush (Track 7. Super Fly
Perry MVs - Get ready & Storm
1TYM MV - Hot
Jinusean MV
Masta Wu’s 1st album
Was in YG family’s ONE concert
TOP
Profile Position: Rapper / Beat Boxer Real Name: Choi Seung Hyun (???) Stage Names: Tempo, T.O.P Date of Birth: November 4,1987 Height: 181 cm Weight: 65 kg Blood Type: B Education: Seoul Art College (Majoring in Musical), Dangook University in Theater & Film (starting 2008) Skills: Rapping, Beat Boxing, Lyrics Making Debut: BIG BANG Hobbies: Reading and Swimming Likes: Theatrical Performances, Musicals, and Fashion Designing Family Members: Parents & Older Sis Personality: He speaks well and is extremely stubborn. He likes to be the leader of things and speaks his mind. Shy and he thinks he’s cute. Musician He Admires: Usher, Omarion, Jay-Z, B2K Pendent: A hand holding a megaphone with a Superman style diamond behind it meaning “to inspire people with his voice and become big”
Biography
Even though BIG BANG is listed as his debut, TOP has been rapping since middle school under the name Tempo. He started doing gigs in underground clubs, sometimes with an older friend of his, NBK Gray. They never sign a label or released an album. “Buckwild”, one of their songs was storming the internet in mp3 format. Unlike the rest of Big Bang, TOP hasn’t trained to be a singer. His only singing part so far is at the beginning of She Can’t Get Enough. He often gets sent on TV shows alone, either as a guest or MC. In August 2007, he started acting in the drama I Am Sam. In summer 2007, he was also featured as an actor in Red Roc’s Hello MV.
*TRIVIA
He was voted #41 on MNET’s 2007’s 100 Must Haves
The oldest member of BIG BANG
He sleeps wearing a lot of clothing
First to appear on TV show on his own (Happy Share Company)
He played a major role in Korean Drama “I Am Sam”
He has a very pink bedroom (?)
HE performed at club in Gangnam 2002~2005
KBS we like radio. Won rap battle 2003.
He performed with STARZ 2004
Famous korean singer “SE7EN” chose the name T.O.P
Collaborations
[2007.04.19] Lexy - Rush (Track 7. Super Fly (with ?? and G.Dragon)
[2007.07.12] Red Roc music video “Hello”
[2007.08.06] I’m Sam drama as Chae Moo Shin
Dae Sung
Profile Position: Vocalist Real Name: Kang Dae Sung Stage Names: D-Lite, Delight Date of Birth: April 26,1989 Height: 178 cm Weight: 63 kg Blood Type: O Education: KyeongIn High School Skills: Singing Debut: BIG BANG Likes: Rap, Beat Boxing,Cooling Family: Parents and Older Sis [Bora] Personality: Always bright. Does his best in everything. When he is around people, he lightens the mood. Loves goofing off and eating. Doesn’t like showing his sadness, known to be the “happy” one in the group Musician He Admires: Usher, Omarion, Ne-Yo, Wheesung Determination: “I’ll work my hardest and become the best.” Pendent: A pair of headphones surrounding the globe of the world meaning “to let the world listen to your music.”
Biography
Dae Sung was recruited in an audition, and even though he was jokingly known as “unpretty boy” among the staff, he turned out to be the most popular members. During training, he got to do vocal training with Wheesung, who’s one of his favorite artists. Wheesung had also help other members from BIG BANG.
While training, he was diagnosed with vocal cord nodules (a mass of tissue that grows on the vocal cords causing human speech to be difficult), which are common among singers and caused by strains on the vocal cords. They got worse in fall of 2006 and DS had to undergo treatment soon before the release of BIG BANG’s second single. Thankfully, Gummy, who had experienced the same problem, helped Dae Sung recover and manage his condition. They’ve been friends ever since. Gummy was the one who said “hello” in Korean in the Lie MV.
In April 2007, Dae Sung decided to quit high school to be able to focus full-time on Big Bang, but expressed a desire to pass his college entrance exams sometime in the future.
In October 2007, Dae Sung was featured in singer Nemo’s “Ije, Oori…” [Now We] digital single. This was the first M-Boat/YG collaboration since the split of their partnership some months earlier.
*TRIVIA
Huge obsession with Japanese cartoon character, Doraemon and has many Doraemon items from charms to boxers to chopsticks
Before, he was called ugly but now has become one of the popular members of the group known as a comedy genius for his imitations, sense of humor and puns. If DS wasn’t a singer or performer, he would be studying for college entrance exams/a student, a baseball player or a pastor.
Collaborations
featured in singer Nemo’s “Ije, Oori…” [Now We] digital single
Seung Ri
Profile Position: Vocalist Real Name: Lee Seung Hyun Stage Name : Seung Ri ; V.I Date of Birth: December 12, 1990 Height: 176 cm Weight: 60 kg Bloodtype: A Skills: Singing, Dancing Debut: BIG BANG Likes: Foreign Languages Family: Parents and younger sibling Personality: very strong for the youngest member in the group. He is pretty mature because blood type is A. He is shy and keeps lots of things to himself. Musician He Admires: Justin Timberlake, Omarion Determination: fighting! i cannot return home Pendent: A planet surrounded by rings. Looks kind of like Saturn.
“a new style of music set on the music industry”
Biography
Seung Ri is from Kwangjoo, the sixth major city in Korea. As we can see in the Big Bang Documentary, it’s quite a long commute between the two. Before Big Bang, he was a member of Ilhwan, a Kwangjoo dance team.
In summer 2005, Seung Ri appeared on an episode of Battle Shinhwa, a TV show to find the second Shinhwa (a famous boyband) through auditions. The band Battle is the result of that TV show. In the thirteenth episode, he was cut because his singing wasn’t impressive enough, even though his dancing was.
*TRIVIA
Youngest of the group fought against So-1(former member)to stay in the group
He shares a bedroom with DS in new apartment
Had to put up with GD hugging him at night in old apartment
Sometimes called Panda or Baby Panda due to the dark circles under his eyes
apart of M. Net Battle of Shinwa June~August 2005
He was in Kwandju dance team “II Hwa”
He had photos of himself and his ex-gf shown during a skit on the REAL concert DVD
Favorite song to karaoke to is “Look at the Photo [Vibe]“
SR’s highest score in high school was 85%
SR’s highest in middle school was 81%
The nickname that the members gave SR was “Mek Ggeun (Mood Killer) because he would always kill the mood.
Tae Yang
Profile Position: Vocalist Real Name: Dong Yong Bae Stage Names: Tae Yang, YB Tae Kwon, YBTK Date of Birth: May 18, 1988 Height: 174 cm Weight: 56 kg Blood Type: AB Education: Daejin University in Theater & Film ( starting in 2008 ) Skills: Rapping, Dancing,Beatboxing, Singing, Languages (English, Japanese) Debut: YG Family’s Second Album in 2002 Hobbies: Basketball, Music, Watching TV Likes: Church, Summer, Clothers, Game, Manhwa Religion: Christian Family Members: Parents and Older brother (Dong Hyeon-Bae) Personality: Does his best in everything. Over achiever. Doesn’t like to fight. He talks about his problem with his opponent. He listens to you well and thinks about what he is going to say before he says anything. Musicians he admires: Usher, Omarion, Justin Timberlake Pendant: A sun (taeyang is korean for ’sun’) which has a crown on top and “YB” in the middle meaning “to become the best in music industry
Biography
Taeyang was a child actor starting in 5th grade. He was recruited to play the part of mini Sean in JinuSean’s A-Yo MV. After that, he auditioned to join YG Family, having been impressed by JinuSean. His chosen stage name was YB Taekwon, which is either a reference to JinuSean’s Taekwon V album or to the giant robot Taekwon V.
His rapping debut was in YG Family’s second album in 2002. In 2003, he participated in Wheesung’s second album, rapping on the track Player. He performed with JinuSean, Swi.T, Lexy, Masta Wu, Se7en and YG Family, and took part in Wheesung, Gummy, Se7en and YG Family’s One concerts.
He was scheduled to debut with G-Dragon as GDYB (for G-Dragon & YB Taekwon) in 2004, but never debuted or released an album. Hyun Suk announced that their debut was canceled in favor of forming a four-to-six-member group.
Even though he’d previously trained to be a rapper and wanted to become one, he debuted in Big Bang as a singer. He’s been studying Japanese for three years, since 2004, in preparation for Big Bang’s Japanese debut. After graduating high school, he and G-Dragon decided to take a year off before applying for college. He has been accepted at Daejin University in theater and film for 2008, and has mentioned wanting to become an actor.
His first kiss was during the filming of the Ma Girl music video, when the actress got carried away and kissed him for real.
Hyun Suk mentioned in his messages that Taeyang was going to have a solo single, as a reward for hard work and to make up for being too harsh with Taeyang. It was tentatively scheduled for September 2007, but it hasn’t been released yet.
*TRIVIA
Before BIG BANG was formed, Tae Yang and fellow bandmate G-Dragon were known as “G-Dragon & YB Tae Kwon.” They have performed as a duo at concerts such as ‘Se7en’s’. First SE7EN as rappers and backup dancers.
He has been with YG for many years
Received his first kiss while filming “Ma Girl” MV
First appeared in A-Yo MV as younger version of JinuSean
“papa” of the group (gets them to talk about their problems)
In 5th grade, he took acting class
He auditioned for JinuSean’s MV
He auditioned for YG after meeting JinuSean
YB carries a bible that reflects his religious beliefs
Favorite song to karaoke to is “Incomplete”
When TY called the members during his “Ma Girl” MV shooting, he said “HYUNGS! I’m dead! I kissed a girl!”
TY’s most prized possesion is his piano because his mom bought it for him which inspired him to play the piano and love music
YB once spotted an eye brow ring. Eye Brow Ring can be seen during the documentary & first single era
Collaborations
[2002.08.20] Wheesung - It’s Real (Track 7. Player)
[2006.03.08] Se7en - 24/7 (Track 14. Run w/ GD)
[2006.11.07] Se7en - Vol 4 Se7olution (Track 12. Please Give Me Permission)
[2007.04.19] Lexy - Rush (Track 1. Get Up Intro) (Track 2. Rush) (Track 7. Super Fly w/ GD and TOP)
1TYM MV - Hot
Swit’s 1st album
Masta Wu’s 1st Album
YG Family ONE concert
