Pentagon (Korean band)
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| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | Cube Entertainment |
Pentagon (Hangul: 펜타곤) is a South Korean boy group formed by Cube Entertainment in 2016. The members are introduced through Mnet's survival show, "Pentagon Maker".
History
Pre-debut
Some initial members of Pentagon already gained public recognition through various activities even before joining "Pentagon Maker". Jin Ho was a former trainee from SM Entertainment and was an active member of SM the Ballad in 2010.[1] Hui, E'Dawn, Kino and Yeo One participated in G.NA's "Secret" music video and promotional activities with CLC in 2014.[2] In the same year, Hong Seok competed in YG Entertainment's survival program, "Mix & Match" in which he failed to become a member of the group iKON.[3] In 2015, E'Dawn joined 4Minute's Hyuna's promotions for "Roll Deep" as the featured rapper replacing BTOB's Jung Il-hoon due to schedule conflicts.[4] Yeo One and Hong Seok were models with Hyuna for casual brand, CLRIDEN, in 2015 and 2016 respectively. [5] [6]
Pentagon Maker
On December 2015, Cube Entertainment announced that they are preparing to debut a boy group in mid-2016, 4 years after BTOB's debut.[7] The first group trailer "Come Into The World" was revealed on April 26 featuring 10 members.[8]
It was later confirmed that the 10 members featured on the teaser will be competing on "Pentagon Maker". The program will be aired online through Mnet's digital content brand, M2 every Monday and Tuesday starting on May 2. The program will showcase the 10 members, challenging five aspects: Performance, Dance, Teamwork, Talent, and Mind. The trainees will be given missions and may work individually or as a team. The final members will be determined through video likes and a finale stage, also considered as the debut stage, will take place on July 16.[9][10][11]
Members (Position)
===Initial Members=== [12] [13]
- Jin Ho, Jo Jin-ho (Vocal)
- Hui, Lee Hwe-taek (Vocal)
- Hong Seok, Yang Hong-seok (Vocal)
- E'Dawn, Kim Hyo-jong (Rap/ Dance)
- Shin Won, Ko Shin-won (Vocal)
- Yeo One, Yeo Chang-gu (Vocal)
- Yan An, Yan An (Vocal)
- Yuto, Adachi Yuto (Rap)
- Kino, Kang Hyung-gu (Vocal/ Dance)
- Woo Seok, Jung Woo-seok (Rap)
Filmography
| Year | Title | Member(s) | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pentagon Maker [14] [15] | All | Mnet-M2 | Survival program to determine Pentagon's final line-up |
References
- ↑ "SM 前연습생 지노, 큐브 펜타곤 합류…6년만 재데뷔". 27 April 2016.
- ↑ "G.NA - 예쁜 속옷 (G.NA's Secret)". G.NA 지나 (Official YouTube Channel). Youtube. 11 May 2014.
- ↑ "YG 아이콘 탈락 양홍석, 큐브와 연습생 계약". 15 July 2015.
- ↑ "HyunA’s 1st broadcast behind video". 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "HyunA Is the Seductive New Muse for CLRIDE.N". 4 August 2016.
- ↑ "'Clriden' jeans hug HyunA's curves in new photo shoot". 2 Feb 2016.
- ↑ "비스트 동생그룹은 '펜타곤'…큐브, 내년 비밀병기 출격". 31 December 2015.
- ↑ Park, So-young (26 April 2016). "'비스트 남동생' 펜타곤, 10인조 토탈형 아이돌 '공식 론칭'" (in Korean).
- ↑ Park, So-young (26 April 2016). "큐브 새 보이그룹 펜타곤, Mnet 리얼리티로 먼저 만난다" (in Korean).
- ↑ Kim, Jin-seok (26 April 2016). "Mnet, '펜타콘 메이커'로 큐브 新 아이돌 론칭" (in Korean).
- ↑ Seon, Mi-kyung (26 April 2016). "'비스트 동생' 펜타곤, 대중이 직접 뽑는다.."10명 확정아냐"" (in Korean).
- ↑ Stage name from Mnet Official Individual Teaser 2016-05-03
- ↑ Position from Pentagon Official Twitter 2016-05-03
- ↑ Pentagon Maker Channel, Naver Tvcast M2 ，2016-4-27
- ↑ Pentagon Maker, Mnet Youtube Playlist ，2016-4-27
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