Interesting Facts about BTOB, K-Pop Line Boygroup Funny Like Comedians - Surviving for 9 Years with 6 Members

Kapanlagi.com - Fans of third-generation K-Pop are certainly familiar with the boy group BTOB. The boy group under Cube Entertainment has been in the K-Pop music industry for almost a decade since 2012. Unfortunately, BTOB now remains with 6 members after Ilhoon decided to leave the group.

The name of the boy group BTOB is an acronym for Born to Beat. BTOB debuted in 2012 with an album titled Born to Beat. At that time, BTOB consisted of 7 members, namely Seo Eunkwang, Lee Minhyuk, Im Hyunsik, Jung Ilhoon, Lee Chansub, Yook Sungjae, and Peniel Shin.

This boy group reached the peak of their career around 2014 and 2015 after the release of their fourth mini album, namely Beep Beep, Move, The Winter's Tale, and Complete. BTOB's great success was achieved as part of the most popular third-generation boy group lineup. Especially at that time, the competition was so tight with several big names of boy groups in the K-Pop industry. The efforts of BTOB members finally paid off and they have achieved great success until now.

Not only that, there are several interesting facts about BTOB as part of the most popular third-generation boy group lineup. Moreover, BTOB is known as part of a boy group with its members' hilarious behavior that is very entertaining. Curious about what the facts about BOTB are? Check out the following review KLovers.

1. 9 Years in the K-Pop Industry

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BTOB's career journey began in 2012 with the songs Insane and Imagine. Meanwhile, the album titled Born to Beat became the debut album for Cube Entertainment's boy group. At the beginning of their debut, BTOB consisted of 5 members: Seo Eunkwang, Lee Minhyuk, Im Hyunsik, Jung Ilhoon, and Lee Minwoo. Unfortunately, Lee Minwoo decided to leave the group due to health issues.

After that, BTOB added 3 new members: Lee Chansub, Yook Sungjae, and Peniel Shin. Finally, BTOB officially became a 7-member group to start their career in the K-Pop industry. However, some of their early albums and songs were not as successful as their fourth album in 2014 with a different concept. Through the album Beep Beep, BTOB started to steal the hearts of many fans and successfully topped the Gaon Album Chart.

From the success of this album, BTOB expanded their wings to Japan. Several albums were launched to accompany BTOB's career journey and achieve great success. The year 2015 can also be considered as the golden era for BTOB. This is because their singles titled It's Okay and Way Back Home also achieved great success. BTOB has received several awards, placing them as one of the most popular third generation boy groups. From 2012 until now, BTOB has been active in the K-Pop industry for approximately 9 years or almost 1 decade.

2. The Most Popular Third Generation Boy Group

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As mentioned earlier about BTOB's nearly decade-long career in the K-Pop industry, they are considered one of the most popular third generation boy groups. BTOB even successfully debuted in Japan and held concerts in several countries, including Indonesia, in 2018. The success of the boy group BTOB is not only due to their exceptional talent and abilities, but also because they have been quite active in various television programs, dramas, and films.

Take Yook Sungjae, a member of BTOB, for example. He is not only known as an idol but also as an actor. He has successfully portrayed several roles in dramas and achieved great success. Additionally, it is mentioned that BTOB is quite popular in Thailand. However, some sources also state that the boy group led by Eunkwang as the leader is very popular in South Korea.

3. Achieving Many Awards

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Having been in the K-Pop industry for almost a decade, BTOB has achieved many awards. Yes, accompanying their career journey until now, there have been a total of 20 awards won and 81 nominations. These awards were not only achieved nationally but also internationally. One of them is the Japan Gold Disc Award, where BTOB won the Best 3 New Artists (Asia) award in 2018. In addition, BTOB has also received several popular and prestigious global awards such as the Global V LIVE Awards, Best OST Award, and Asia Trend Star Award, and so on.

4. Surviving with 6 Members

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BTOB's career journey as the most popular boy group has not always been smooth. After surviving for approximately 9 years with 7 members, in the 9th year, BTOB and their fans had to accept the fact that one of the members had to leave the group. Yes, at the end of 2020, one of the BTOB members, Jung Ilhoon, decided to leave the group.

This happened due to a legal case involving Ilhoon's misuse of illegal substances. With a heavy heart, he finally decided to leave in order to not harm the group and disappoint BTOB fans. Although it was difficult, both the members and fans accepted this best decision. Finally, BTOB now continues with only 6 members, namely Seo Eunkwang, Lee Minhyuk, Im Hyunsik, Lee Chansub, Yook Sungjae, and Peniel Shin. Moreover, currently, two BTOB members are serving in the military, so the group only performs with the 4 available members.

5. K-Pop Boygroup with Comedian Vibes

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It is not a new thing anymore that BTOB is known as one of the funniest, most hilarious, and comedic boygroups. Yes, as it is known, almost all BTOB members have funny behavior and can make people laugh. Several appearances of BTOB in various occasions show funny, absurd, and hilarious behavior. Fans surely remember well how funny the behavior and poses of BTOB members when they appear in various big events, both on stage and on the red carpet.

This boygroup can be considered as not being pretentious and not hesitating to show their bad or even weird poses in front of the camera. No wonder BTOB becomes one of the funniest K-Pop boygroups with comedian vibes. Because almost all BTOB members seem suitable to transform into a comedian. What do you think, KLovers?

Those are interesting facts about BTOB, the funniest boygroup in K-Pop, like comedians. Let's look forward to the latest work from BTOB.

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