Bigflo

Bigflo
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop
Years active 2014 (2014)–present
Labels Hyeyoom Entertainment
Website wanenter.com
Members
  • Jungkyun
  • Ron
  • Yuseong
  • Z-UK
  • HighTop
  • Kichun

Bigflo (Hangul: 빅플로; stylized BIGFLO) is a South Korean boy group formed by Hyeyoom Entertainment, formerly HO Company.[1] The group consists of six members: Jungkyun, Ron, Yuseong, Z-UK, HighTop, and Kichun. They made their debut with the mini-album First Flow on June 23, 2014.[2][3][4][5]

Career

2014: Formation and First Flow

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 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: Japan tour, KCON Saitama, Delilah, new member

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. The 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 became a six-member band with the addition 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]

Members

Information adapted from WAN Entertaiment's official website.[8]

Discography

Mini-albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
Gaon Album Chart
[upper-alpha 1]		 Oricon Albums Chart
Korean
First Flow 27 — KOR: 2,155[12]
Second Flow
  • Released: November 25, 2014
  • Label: HO Company
  • Format: CD, digital download
 10 — KOR: 2,033[13]
Incant
  • Released: October 8, 2015
  • Label: HO Company
  • Format: CD, digital download
 16 — KOR: 1,066[14]

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
Gaon Digital Chart Oricon Singles Chart
[upper-alpha 2]		 Billboard Japan Hot 100
[upper-alpha 3]
Korean
"Delilah" 2014 — — — First Flow
"Bad Mama Jama" — — — Second Flow
"We, Now" (우리, 이젠; Uri, Ijen) 2015 — — — Non-album single
"Obliviate" — — — Incant
"My Answer Is"
(Z-UK X HighTop)		 — — — Non-album single
Japanese
"Delilah (JPN ver.)" 2015 — 17 — Non-album single
"1,2,3,4" — 19 64

Filmography

TV series

Year Title Member(s) Role Network Note
2014 Boarding House No. 24 HighTop Lee Bang-in MBC Every1
2015 Real Men Himself MBC cast
2016 Audition Truck Himself Cube TV, K STAR, Comedy TV cast

Notes

  1. ↑ Week references for the Gaon Album Chart: First Flow,[9] Second Flow,[10] Incant.[11]
  2. ↑ Week references for the Oricon Singles Chart: "Delilah (JPN ver.)",[15] "1,2,3,4".[16]
  3. ↑ Week references for the Billboard Japan Hot 100: "1,2,3,4".[17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ahn, Woorim (June 18, 2015). "BigFlo Welcomes Its New Member". Yahoo! News/BNT News.
  2. ↑ Choi, Song-hee (July 21, 2014). [인터뷰] 빅플로, 지금까지와는 다른 이야기. Korea Economic Daily. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Hwang, Hye-jin (July 3, 2014). "'데뷔' 빅플로 "활동목표? 신인상 받고싶다"[포토엔]". JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "빅플로(BIGFLO)". Naver. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "BIGFLO". iTunes. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  6. ↑ Ghim, Sora (April 14, 2015). "BIGFLO To Debut In Japan". Yahoo! News/BNT News. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  7. ↑ Brown, August (April 17, 2015). "Korean pop's KCON moves to Staples Center, adds third day". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  8. ↑ "BIGFLO" (in Korean). WAN Entertainment. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  9. ↑ 2014년 27주차 Album Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  10. ↑ 2014년 50주차 Album Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  11. ↑ 2015년 42주차 Album Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  12. ↑ 2014년 07월 Album Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  13. ↑ 2014년 12월 Album Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  14. ↑ 20154년 10월 Album Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. Retrieved November 30, 2016.

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