:Champs (Brazilian band)
{{Short description|Brazilian boy band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Champs
| image =
| landscape = yes
| caption = Champs in 2014
| origin = São Paulo, Brazil
| genre = Dance-pop, hip hop, K-pop
| years_active = 2013-2015
| label =
- JS Entertainment
| past_members =
- Diego
- Ricky
- Kenji
- Henrique Bessat
- Iago
}}
Champs was a Brazilian boy band formed in 2013 by JS Entertainment owner Alex JS Lee. Champs consisted of five members: Diego, Ricky, Kenji, Henrique Bessat and Iago.
Champs made its first appearance of pre-debut in October 2013 at Arirang TV in Seoul, South Korea. In November 2013, they appeared on PlayTV in São Paulo. In June 2014, the group began its official activities.
History
=2014: Dynamite=
In January 2013, JS Entertainment recruited four members through auditions. In October of the same year, the agency recruited another member. The group was named by the media and fans as a "B-pop band" due to its influences in K-pop music and South Korean music groups, although the term "B-pop" had never been used by other artists.[http://musica.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2014/06/20/inspirados-em-astros-coreanos-brasileiros-formam-primeiros-grupos-de-b-pop.htm Inspirados em coreanos, brasileiros formam primeiros grupos de B-pop] UOL, January 24, 2014 The group spent two months in Seoul recording the "Dynamite" music video and took lessons with the choreographer of the hit song "Gangnam Style", Ju Sun Lee.
=2015: disbandment=
In 2015, the official breakup of Champs was announced by JS Entertainment in a letter that they would not continue with the group due to local problems.{{cite news | title=Fim do grupo brasileiro Champs | url=http://radioblast.com.br/post/fim-do-grupo-brasileiro-champs | date=2015-03-02 | accessdate=2016-06-19 | archive-date=2016-08-07 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807030017/http://radioblast.com.br/post/fim-do-grupo-brasileiro-champs | url-status=dead }}
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Category:Musical groups established in 2013
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2015
Category:Brazilian pop music groups
Category:Brazilian dance music groups
Category:Musical groups from São Paulo