Snuper

SNUPER
Background information
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active 2015 (2015)–present
Labels
Widmay Entertainment
Website snuper.kr
Members
  • Taewoong
  • Suhyun
  • Sangil
  • Woosung
  • Sangho
  • Sebin

SNUPER (Hangul: 스누퍼; meaning "Higher than Super") is a South Korean 6 membered kpop boy group under Widmay Entertainment as their first Korean pop group. The group consists of Taewoong, Suhyun, Sangil, Woosung, Sangho, and Sebin.

History

Pre-debut

Taewoong starred in several dramas prior to debut. Some of his dramas include "Fantastic Tower" (alongside BtoB's Minhyuk), "Jung Yak Yong", and Tamra, the Island. Sebin also had cameos in movies such as Cart and Mourning Grave.

In March 2015, Snuper recorded an OST for the Korean drama "Hyde, Jekyll, Me".

2015: "Shall We"

In October, SNUPER began promoting for their debut with teaser images and performances. On Youtube, they recorded their own video diary called "Rookie Paper", beginning a just a few weeks before their debut. On November 16, their first mini-album, "Shall We" was released.[1]

2016: Snuper Project, "Oh My Venus", "Polaroid" and "Platonic Love"

From January to February 2016, SNUPER had their own reality show called "Snuper Project" where they sought to fulfill their fans' wishes. They also appeared on four episodes of "Idol x Idol" on V-App.

Woosung and Sebin also participated in the 2016 Idol Star Athletic Championships.[2] Woosung won a silver medal for the team in the 60m dash, beating Bangtan Boys' Jungkook in the first race and just barely coming in second to BtoB's Minhyuk in the finals. Woosung, Sebin, and Suhyun were featured in an episode of "Let's Go! Dream Team". Woosung and Suhyun won both of their events.

On January 5, SNUPER recorded an OST for the drama Oh My Venus.

On January 14, two remixed versions of "Polaroid" were released, "Night" and "Day".[3]

On March 8, SNUPER released their second mini-album, "Platonic Love".[4]

On April 9 and 10, SNUPER will be attending KCON in Japan.[5]

Members

Name Information
Taewoong

(태웅)
  • Real Name : Yoo Taewoong / Yukitomo Yasuo (유태웅/ゆきとも やすお)
  • Birthday : May 24, 1994
  • Position : Leader, Rap
  • Active : 2015–present
Suhyun

(수현)
  • Real Name : Choi Hyunggeun (최형근)
  • Birthday : October 1, 1992
  • Position : Vocal, Eldest
  • Active : 2015–present
Sangil

(상일)
  • Real Name : Shim Sangil (심상일)
  • Birthday : May 1, 1993
  • Position : Vocal
  • Active : 2015–present
Woosung

(우성)
  • Real Name : Choi Sunghyuk (최성혁)
  • Birthday : September 24, 1994
  • Position : Vocal
  • Active : 2015–present
Sangho

(상호)
  • Real Name : Jo Sangho (조상호)
  • Birthday : February 10, 1995
  • Position : Vocal, Dance
  • Active : 2015–present
Sebin

(세빈)
  • Real Name : Jang Sebin (장세빈)
  • Birthday : April 24, 1996
  • Position : Rap, Maknae
  • Active : 2015–present

Discography

Mini-albums

Details Track list Sales
Shall We
  • Release Date: November 16, 2015
  1. Intro (Shall We)
  2. Shall We Dance
  3. Polaroid
  4. Hyde Jekyll (80s Remix)
  5. Shall We Dance (Inst.)
 KR: 823+[6]
Platonic Love
  • Release Date: March 8, 2016
  1. You Are (Intro)
  2. 4th Dimensional Angel
  3. Platonic Love
  4. YES or NO
  5. U
  6. Platonic Love (Inst.)
 KR:1,790+[7]

Singles

Details Track list Sales
Polaroid
  • Release Date: January 14, 2016
  1. Polaroid (Day Ver.)
  2. Polaroid (Night Ver.)
 KR: —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

OST

Album Information Track list
Hyde Jekyll Me OTS Part 7
  • Release Date: March 12, 2015
  1. Hyde Jekyll
Oh My Venus OST Part 8
  • Release Date: January 5, 2016
  1. Oh My Venus

Music Videos

Year Title Album
2015 "Shall We Dance?" Shall We
2016 "Platonic Love" Platonic Love
"Platonic Love" Choreography Ver.

Filmography

Movies

Year Title Role Member
2004 Shit Up! Cameo Taewoong
2005 Hello Brother Han-yi's school friend Taewoong
Lucked Out Cameo Taewoong
2008 Public Enemy Returns Lee Yohan Taewoong
2014 Mourning Grave Cameo Sebin
Cart Cameo Sebin
Fashion King Cameo Sebin
2015 Granny's Got Talent Cameo Sebin
Veteran Cameo Sebin

Dramas

Year Title Role Member
2002 Magic Kid Masuri Cameo Taewoong
2003 Briar Flower Cameo Taewoong
2004 울라불라 블루짱 Cameo Taewoong
Forgiveness Sejin Taewoong
Land Cameo Taewoong
2005 Hold My Hand Yongsoo Taewoong
Princess Lulu Young Goseon Taewoong
2006 Jump 2 Lee Kwangbok Taewoong
Kkamgeuni Mother Jaeyoung Taewoong
What's Up Fox Young Park Cheolsu Taewoong
Dae Joyoung Go Sagye's Son, Go Seonji Taewoong
2007 적루몽 Cameo Taewoong
Que Sera, Sera Cameo Taewoong
2008 쑥부쟁이 Yongjong's Son Taewoong
The King and I Young Choi Jachi Taewoong
Elephant Cameo Taewoong
My Girl Young Kim Hyunmin Taewoong
Kim Sejong The Great Young Prince Hyoryeong Taewoong
2009 Tamra, the Island Han Philip Taewoong
Korean Mystery Detective Jong Yakyong Wonseok Taewoong
2013 Fantastic Tower Seonho Taewoong

Reality

Year Title # of Episodes
2016 Snuper Project 5

Variety

Year Title
2016 Let's Go! Dream Team
2016 Idol Star Athletic Championships

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming group Snuper says 'Shall We Dance' for their debut". Allkpop. 4 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Snuper's Woosung gains attention as an upcoming sports-idol!". Allkpop. 10 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Snuper to release their follow-up track 'Polaroid'". Allkpop. 12 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Snuper gives preview of their 2nd mini album 'Platonic Love'!". Allkpop. 29 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Snuper Added to KCON 2016 Japan Lineup". Mwave. 11 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Gaon Album Ranking Monthly (11/2015) - see #63". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
  7. ↑ "Gaon Album Ranking Monthly (3/2016) - see #44". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
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