Showcase Coverage: Do You Know Boyfriend?

In anticipation of Boyfriend’s first U.S. showcase in Chicago, IL and Dallas, TX next week, I wanted to see just how much everyone knows about the group and help those who are not all that familiar. The group performs and releases albums in both Korea and Japan, so taking that into account, here are the group basics:

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Group Name: Boyfriend
Number of Members: 6
Country: Korea
Formed in: 2011
Label: Starship Entertainment
Current Korean Release: I Yah (Janus repackaged, 2013)
Current Japanese Release: Seventh Mission (2013)
Studio albums: 2
Singles available: 10

 

And, of course, some information on the boys that make up this talented group:

DongHyun

Name: Kim Dong Hyun (김동현), ドンヒョン (Donhyon)
Position: Leader/ Vocalist
Birthday: Febuary 12th, 1989
Blood Type: A
Height: 178CM

 

HyunSeong

Name: Shim Hyunseong (심현성), ヒョンソン (Hyonson)
Position: Main Vocalist
Birthday: June 9, 1993
Blood Type: B
Height: 178 CM

 

JeongMin

Name: Lee Jeongmin (이정민), ジョンミン (Jonmin)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: January 2, 1994
Blood Type: B
Height: 173CM

 

YoungMin

Name: Jo Youngmin (조영민), ヨンミン (Yonmin)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: April 24, 1995
Blood Type: A
Height: 180CM

 

KwangMin

Name: Jo Kwangmin (조광민), グァンミン (Guanmin)
Position: Rapper
Birthday: April 24, 1995
Blood Type: A
Height: 180CM

 

Minwoo

Name: No Minwoo (노민우), ミンウ (Minu/Minwoo)
Position: Rap, Lead Dance, Maknae
Birthday: July 31, 1995
Blood Type: A
Height: 174CM

 

I personally cannot wait to see them perform in Chicago on March 11th! Don’t they look so handsome in the photos? Especially the ones on the right… Well, Leah and I liked them so much we got ours hands on that entire photocard set and we are including them in our Boyfriend Giveaway! Want to enter? You can find more that details right HERE.

 

Join us later this week for more information on Boyfriend! And don’t forget next week there will be live coverage of their Chicago Showcase via Twitter (@Hallyu_Tanya & @TheZombieMamma) as well as our review of the show!

BOYFRIEND COMING TO CHICAGO

For American K-Pop fans, the month of January has been a pretty good one, as both U-KISS and CNBLUE have graced our westernukiss 2014 shores with their presence (and more importantly) a handful of concerts. For those lucky enough to live on one coast or another, these concerts have been a fantastic opportunity to support our beloved K-Pop idols in person but for those of us, doomed to live smack dab in the middle of this K-Pop barren country, that chance seems to be nothing more than an impossible dream.

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