B.A.P

B.A.P (Korean: 비에이피; acronym for Best Absolute Perfect) is a six-member hip hop South Korean Boyband formed by TS Entertainment in 2012. The group consists of Bang Yong Guk, Kim Himchan, Jung Daehyun, Yoo Youngjae, Moon Jong Up and Choi Jun Hong (Zelo). In 2012, B.A.P made their recording debut with the single "Warrior".

Career

B.A.P. was conceived and began to be promoted in late 2011, starting with Yong Guk, who was a rapperwho signed to TS Entertainment and was featured on labelmate Song Jieun's song "Going Crazy".He made a solo debut on August 11, 2011, with the single "I Remember", featuring Yang yoseob. A second member,Him Chan, an ulzzang multi-instrumentalist, was first introduced to the public as an MC for a music show program on MTV Korea called "The Show". On November 23, 2011, Zelo was introduced through a collaboration with Yong Guk under the moniker Bang & Zelo, with the song "Never Give Up".

In January 2012, the group starred in a reality show, Ta-Dah, It's B.A.P, which aired on SBS MTV The show focused on how the six members play the role of aliens from a different planet who worked together to debut as B.A.P.

On January 26, 2012, the group's debut single,"Warrior", was released, with MTV Korea calling it "powerful and charismatic". Additionally, Nancy Lee of Enews World wrote "It appears B.A.P has set out to differentiate itself among the pretty-boy male idol groups currently dominating the K-Pop world with a tough, bad boy image, smashing car windows, kicking up dirt and, you know, doing as boys do." Promotion for the single began on the Korean TV show Music Bank, followed by other Music TV appearances such as M! Countdown, Music Core, Inkigayo and The Show. On January 28, 2012, B.A.P held it's debut showcase on Seoul attended by over 3,000 people.On February 03, 2012, the Warrior (EP) debuted on Billboard's World Albums Chart at #10.In South Korea, Warrior sold over 10,000 copies in just two days upon its release.

In March 2012, B.A.P released a follow-up single, "Secret Love".