Summary
Bigflo (Korean: 빅플로; stylized BIGFLO) is a South Korean boy band formed by HO Company.[1] The group consists of three members: Lex, Euijin, and Sungmin, and six former members: Z-UK, Kichun, Ron, HighTop, Jungkyun And Yuseong. They made their debut with the mini-album First Flow on June 23, 2014.[2][3][4][5]
Bigflo | |
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 Bigflo in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | HO Company |
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| Past members |
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| Website | wanenter |
Career edit
2014: Formation and debut edit
The band was formed on June 19, 2014, with five members, Jungkyun, HighTop, Ron, Yuseong and Jiwook (Z-UK).[1]
On June 23, 2014, the group debuted with their first EP First Flow, which included the songs "Delilah", "It's You Again", and "Fly".[3][4][5] The group's leader at the time Jungkyun and member HighTop contributed lyrics, music and arrangements for all three. HighTop said they worked on it for about three months, and selected songs that best reflected the individuality and merits of the members.[3]
2015–present: Debut in Japan and new members edit
On April 15, 2015, they debuted in Japan with a single album Delilah (Japanese version), after signing with the same Japanese Company, KISS Entertainment, who other groups BtoB, Girl's Day, and Secret were signed with for their Japanese promotions. They held solo concerts in Japan on April 18 and 26, and album release events in Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo. While in Japan, they also performed at the KCON Saitama concert on April 22, at the Saitama Super Arena.[6][7]
On June 18, 2015, they reformed as a six-member group following the additional of new member Kichun, a singer, dancer and actor who studied in China for several years, and is fluent in Chinese, Japanese and Korean.[1] On December 13, 2016, Z-UK and Kichun announced their departure from the group. As a result, the three new members have been added for Bigflo's upcoming mini-album "Stardom" in February 2017.[8]
In October 2017, It was confirmed that Lex and Euijin as well as former member Z-Uk joined The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project. In the finale episode, Euijin was ranked in 2nd place and made it into lineup of winning boy group UNB.
On January 17, 2019, it was confirmed that Ron, HighTop, Jungkyun and Yuseong officially departed from the group after their contract expired.[9]
Members edit
Adapted from WAN Entertainment's official website.[10]
- Lex (렉스)
- Euijin (의진)
- Sungmin (성민)
Former members edit
- Z-UK (지욱)
- Kichun (기천)
- Ron (Korean: 론)
- Jungkyun (정균)
- HighTop (하이탑)
- Yuseong (유성)
Timeline edit
Discography edit
Extended plays edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
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| KOR [A] |
JPN [15] | |||
| Korean | ||||
| First Flow |
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27 | — |
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| Second Flow |
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10 | — |
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| Incant |
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16 | — |
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| Stardom |
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— | 165 |
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| Emphas!ze |
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16 | — |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Singles edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||
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| KOR [19] |
JPN [B] |
JPN Hot. [C] | ||||
| Korean | ||||||
| "Delilah" | 2014 | — | — | — | First Flow | |
| "Bad Mama Jama" | — | — | Second Flow | |||
| "We, Now" (우리, 이젠; Uri, Ijen) | 2015 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Obliviate" | — | — | — | Incant | ||
| "Stardom" | 2017 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Upside Down" | 2018 | — | — | — | Emphas!ze | |
| Japanese | ||||||
| "Delilah (JPN ver.)" | 2015 | — | 17 | — | Non-album singles | |
| "1,2,3,4" | — | 19 | 64 | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Notes edit
- ^ Week references for the Gaon Album Chart: First Flow,[11] Second Flow,[12] Incant,[13] Emphas!ze[14]
- ^ Week references for the Oricon Singles Chart: "Delilah (JPN ver.)",[20] "1,2,3,4".[21]
- ^ Week references for the Billboard Japan Hot 100: "1,2,3,4".[22]
References edit
- ^ a b c Ahn, Woorim (June 18, 2015). "BigFlo Welcomes Its New Member". Yahoo! News/BNT News.
- ^ Choi, Song-hee (July 21, 2014). [인터뷰] 빅플로, 지금까지와는 다른 이야기. Korea Economic Daily. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
- ^ a b c Hwang, Hye-jin (July 3, 2014). "'데뷔' 빅플로 "활동목표? 신인상 받고싶다"[포토엔]". JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ a b "BIGFLO". iTunes. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ Ghim, Sora (April 14, 2015). "BIGFLO To Debut In Japan". Yahoo! News/BNT News. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ Brown, August (April 17, 2015). "Korean pop's KCON moves to Staples Center, adds third day". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ Lee, Min-ji (December 13, 2016). 빅플로 팀개편 단행, 새 멤버 3인 영입해 내년 2월 컴백(공식입장). Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ Yoon, Sang-geun (February 13, 2019). 론, 빅플로 떠난다 "뜻깊은 추억 갖고 열심히 살게요"(전문). Star News (in Korean). MT Media Group. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ "BIGFLO" (in Korean). WAN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 17, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ 2014년 27주차 Album Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ 2014년 50주차 Album Chart (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ 2015년 42주차 Album Chart (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ 2018년 34주차 Album Chart (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ^ a b オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 －CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・書籍・コミック－. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ 2014년 07월 Album Chart (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ 2014년 12월 Album Chart (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ 20154년 10월 Album Chart (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ オリコン週間 CDシングルランキング 2015年04月13日～2015年04月19日 11～20位. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ オリコン週間 CDシングルランキング 2015年11月23日～2015年11月29日 11～20位. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
External links edit
- Official website