Bigflo
{{Short description|South Korean boy band}}
{{For|the French hip hop duo|Bigflo & Oli}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Bigflo
| image = 180817 빅플로 01.png
| landscape = yes
| alt =
| caption = Bigflo in 2018
| origin = Seoul, South Korea
| genre = K-pop
| years_active = {{start date|2014}}–2021
| label = HO Company
| website = {{URL|wanenter.com/}}
| current_members =
- Lex
- Euijin
- Sungmin
| past_members =
- Z-UK
- Kichun
- Ron
- HighTop
- Jungkyun
- Yuseong
}}
Bigflo ({{Korean|hangul=빅플로}}; stylized BIGFLO) is a South Korean boy band formed by HO Company.{{cite web|last=Ahn|first=Woorim|title=BigFlo Welcomes Its New Member|url=https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/bigflo-welcomes-its-new-member-011627854.html|date=June 18, 2015|work=Yahoo! News/BNT News}} 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.{{cite web|last=Choi|first=Song-hee|script-title=ko:[인터뷰] 빅플로, 지금까지와는 다른 이야기|url=http://hei.hankyung.com/hub02/201407210597q|work=Korea Economic Daily|access-date=January 20, 2016|date=July 21, 2014}}{{cite web|last=Hwang|first= Hye-jin|title='데뷔' 빅플로 "활동목표? 신인상 받고싶다"[포토엔]|url=http://news.joins.com/article/15148993|date=July 3, 2014|work=JoongAng Ilbo|access-date=November 30, 2016}}{{cite web|title=빅플로(BIGFLO)|url=http://music.naver.com/artist/album.nhn?artistId=338163&isRegular=Y|work=Naver|access-date=November 30, 2016}}{{cite web|title=BIGFLO|url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bigflo/892298280|work=iTunes|access-date=November 30, 2016}}
Career
=2014: Formation and debut=
The band was formed on June 19, 2014, with five members, Jungkyun, HighTop, Ron, Yuseong and Jiwook (Z-UK).
On June 23, 2014, the group debuted with their first EP First Flow, which included the songs "Delilah", "It's You Again", and "Fly". 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.
=2015–present: Debut in Japan and new members=
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.{{cite web|last=Ghim|first=Sora|title=BIGFLO To Debut In Japan|url=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/news/bigflo-to-debut-in-japan-005226208.html|date=April 14, 2015|work=Yahoo! News/BNT News|access-date=November 30, 2016}}{{cite web|last=Brown|first=August|title=Korean pop's KCON moves to Staples Center, adds third day |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-kcon-moves-to-staples-center-adds-third-day-20150417-story.html|date=April 17, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=November 30, 2016}}
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. 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.{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Min-ji|script-title=ko:빅플로 팀개편 단행, 새 멤버 3인 영입해 내년 2월 컴백(공식입장)|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201612130812192410|website=Newsen|access-date=December 15, 2016|language=Korean|date=December 13, 2016}}
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.{{cite web|last1=Yoon|first1=Sang-geun|script-title=ko:론, 빅플로 떠난다 "뜻깊은 추억 갖고 열심히 살게요"(전문)|url=http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2019021309313306901|website=Star News|publisher=MT Media Group|access-date=March 9, 2019|language=Korean|date=February 13, 2019}}
Members
Adapted from WAN Entertainment's official website.{{cite web|title=BIGFLO|url=http://www.wanenter.com/new|publisher=WAN Entertainment|access-date=November 30, 2016|language=Korean|archive-date=February 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217114839/http://www.wanenter.com/new|url-status=usurped}}
- Lex ({{korean|렉스|labels=no}})
- Euijin ({{korean|의진|labels=no}})
- Sungmin ({{korean|성민|labels=no}})
=Former members=
- Z-UK ({{korean|지욱|labels=no}})
- Kichun ({{korean|기천|labels=no}})
- Ron ({{korean|론|}})
- Jungkyun ({{korean|정균|labels=no}})
- HighTop ({{korean|하이탑|labels=no}})
- Yuseong ({{korean|유성|labels=no}})
=Timeline=
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PlotArea = width:405 height:150 left:75 bottom:20
Alignbars = justify
DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy
Period = from:06/23/2014 till:2020
TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy
ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:2015 gridcolor:black
PlotData =
color:red width:7 textcolor:black align:left anchor:from
bar:Z-UK from:start till:12/13/2016
bar:Ron from:start till:01/17/2019
bar:Jungkyun from:start till:05/02/2016
bar:Jungkyun from:05/02/2016 till:02/22/2019 color:black
bar:Yuseong from:start till:02/07/2017
bar:Yuseong from:02/07/2017 till:02/22/2019 color:black
bar:HighTop from:start till:02/22/2019
color:orange width:8 textcolor:black align:left anchor:from
bar:Kichun from:06/18/2015 till:12/13/2016
color:yellow width:8 textcolor:black align:left anchor:from
bar:Euijin from:12/13/2016 till:end
bar:Sungmin from:12/13/2016 till:end
bar:Lex from:12/13/2016 till:end
Discography
=Extended plays=
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"|Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"|Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|JPN {{efn|group=upper-alpha|name=Oricon Singles Chart|Week references for the Oricon Singles Chart: "Delilah (JPN ver.)",{{cite web|script-title=ja: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|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2015-04-27/p/2/|website=Oricon Style|publisher=Oricon|access-date=November 30, 2016|language=Japanese}} "1,2,3,4".{{cite web|script-title=ja: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|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2015-12-07/p/2/|website=Oricon Style|publisher=Oricon|access-date=November 30, 2016|language=Japanese}}}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|JPN Hot |
|---|
| colspan="7"|Korean |
| scope="row"|"Delilah"
| rowspan="2"|2014 | — | — | First Flow |
| scope="row"|"Bad Mama Jama"
| — | — | Second Flow |
| scope="row"|"We, Now" ({{Korean|hangul=우리, 이젠|rr=Uri, Ijen|labels=no}})
| rowspan="2"|2015 | — | — | {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"|"Obliviate"
| — | — | Incant |
| scope="row"|"Stardom"
| 2017 | — | — | {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"|"Upside Down"
| 2018 | — | — | Emphas!ze |
| colspan="7"|Japanese |
| scope="row"|"Delilah" (JPN ver.)
| rowspan="2"|2015 | 17 | — | rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"|"1,2,3,4"
| 19 | 64 |
| colspan="7"|Vietnamese |
| scope="row"|"Delilah"
| 2015 | — | — | {{Non-album single}} |
| colspan="6" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Notes
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.wanenter.com/}}
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Category:2014 establishments in South Korea
Category:South Korean boy bands
Category:South Korean dance music groups
Category:South Korean hip-hop groups