Cancelled YG Entertainment Boy Group Profile and Facts
This unnamed group was 7-member Korean trainee team under YG Entertainment. The group consisted of Kwon Youngdon, Kim Jinwoo, Kim Sehyoon, Kang Seungyoon, Kim Sungjoo, Nam Taehyun and an unknown foreign trainee. The trainees were preparing for debut in ~2012 but it was cancelled for unknown reasons and the group was never introduced to the public. The team and its member line-up were mentioned for the first time during a live stream by A.C.E’s Wow/Kim Sehyoon on April 15, 2024.
Member Profiles:
Kwon Youngdon
Stage Name: N/A
Birth Name: Kwon Young-don (권영돈)
Position: Leader
Birthdate: November 20, 1989
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Snake
Blood Type: O
MBTI Type: ENFJ
Nationality: Korean
Instagram: @_______youngmoney @__kwonyoungdon
Kwon Youngdon Facts:
– He grew up in Uijeongbu.
–He entered YG Entertainment as a trainee and joined YG’s dance team HITECH after the debut was cancelled.
– He is a dancer and choreographer under the name Dony, he is best known for being a back-up dancer for YG Entertainment Artists.
– He has a twin brother called Deukie (Kwon Youngdeuk), together they’re knows as the Kwon Twins and he has an older sister called Youngeun.
– In 2022 he participated in Mnet’s Street Man Fighter as the sub-leader of the YGX team, the team placed 7th.
Kim Jinwoo
Stage Name: N/A
Birth Name: Kim Jin-woo
Position: N/A
Birthdate: September 26, 1991
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Goat
Blood Type: A
MBTI Type: ISFJ
Nationality: Korean
Instagram: @xxjjjwww
Kim Jinwoo Facts:
– He was born in Yeongam and grew up in Mokpo.
– He has an older and a younger sister.
– He trained at Joy Dance & Plug in Music Academy and entered YG Entertainment in 2010.
– He, along with Kim Sungjoo and Nam Taehyun were back-up dancers at 2011 YG Family Concert in Seoul.
– He, along with Kang Seungyoon and Nam Taehyun stayed under YG Entertainment after the debut was cancelled and participated in YG’s 2013 boy group survival show WIN: Who Is Next? as part of Team A. Team A won over Team B and debuted as Winner on August 17, 2014. His stage name was Jinwoo at first and was changed to Jinu at some point.
– He made his solo debut on August 14, 2019.
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Kim Sehyoon
Stage Name: N/A
Birth Name: Kim Seh-yoon (김세윤)
Position: N/A
Birthdate: May 15, 1993
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Rooster
Blood Type: A
MBTI Type: INFP
Nationality: Korean
Instagram: @5ehyoon
Kim Sehyoon Facts:
– He is from Gwangju.
– He has a younger sister called Eunsuh, she was a contestant on Sixteen and Idol School.
– He trained at Joy Dance & Plug In Music Academy and joined YG Entertainment in 2011.
– He left YG Entertainment after the debut was cancelled.
– He was a trainee at CJ E&M for a while and in 2017 he debuted in A.C.E under Beat Interactive with the stage name Wow.
– In 2018 he competed on JTBC x YG’s idol survival show Mix Nine with two other A.C.E members and finished on rank #11.
See more facts about Kim Sehyoon/Wow…
Kang Seungyoon
Stage Name: N/A
Birth Name: Kang Seung-yoon
Position: N/A
Birthdate: January 21, 1994
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Dog
Blood Type: B
MBTI Type: ESFP
Nationality: Korean
Instagram: @w_n_r00 @y8n_l8ks_at
Kang Seungyoon Facts:
– He is from Busan.
– He was a contestant on Superstar K2 in 2010 and finished in fourth place. Afterwards he got offers to sign with many companies for his debut but he became a trainee at YG Entertainment instead.
– During his time as a trainee he released his first OST, multiple singles and made his acting debut.
– In 2013 he competed on WIN: Who Is Next? in Team A with Kim Jinwoo and Nam Taehyun and debuted in Winner the following year. His stage name was Seungyoon at first and was changed to Yoon later.
See more facts about Kang Seungyoon…
Kim Sungjoo
Stage Name: N/A
Birth Name: Kim Sung-joo (김성주)
Position: N/A
Birthdate: February 16, 1994
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Dog
Blood Type: A
MBTI Type: ENFJ-A
Nationality: Korean
Instagram: @songjoo2016
Kim Sungjoo Facts:
– He is from Incheon.
– He was a back-up dancer at the YG Family Concert in Seoul in 2010 and 2011.
– After the debut was cancelled, he continued training at YG Entertainment.
– Sometime later he was chosen to debut in Yuehua Entertainment’s Chinese-Korean boy group UNIQ with fellow YG Entertainment trainee Cho Seungyoun/WOODZ. The group was being trained at YG’s Korean headquarters as part of the two companies collaboration and was known as Team C until their debut in 2014.
– Since UNIQ’s hiatus due to difficult relations between South Korea and China, he has been focusing on his acting career.
– In 2024 he revealed he was married and father to a son.
Nam Taehyun
Stage Name: N/A
Birth Name: Nam Tae-hyun
Position: Maknae
Birthdate: May 10, 1994
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Dog
Blood Type: A
MBTI Type: INFP
Nationality: Korean
Instagram: @souththth
Nam Taehyun Facts:
– He is from Hanam.
– His younger brother Nam Donghyun participated in Produce X 101 and is also a musician.
– He joined YG Entertainment in 2011 through a private audition.
– He was a back up dancer at the 2011 YG Family Concert in Seoul.
– In 2013 he competed on WIN: Who Is Next? in Team A with Kim Jinwoo and Kang Seungyoon and debuted in Winner the following year.
– In 2016 he took a break from promotions with Winner to recover his mental health and left the group a month after that.
– In 2017 he formed his band South Club and label South Buyers Club. The band was active until 2022 when Nam Taehyun was embroiled in a drug controversy.
– After receiving treatment for his drug addiction, Nam Taehyun has returned to social media in 2024 with the announcement that he is working on new music.
See more facts about Nam Taehyun…
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