Name: After School Club
Genre: Variety Show, Entertainment, Music
Released: 2013-04-17
Rating: 8.7
Cast: Aron, Allen, Yook Sungjae, Kim Dasom, Jackson

Aron is an American singer and TV personality who was born on May 21, 1993, in Los Angeles, California. He was discovered by talent scouts in 2009 and debuted in 2012 as a member of the all-male K-pop group NU’EST. The group disbanded in February 2022. Aron joined the variety TV show “After School Club” as a host in 2022 and also began co-hosting the podcast “Korean Cowboys” in the same year.

Aron

Allen

Yook Sungjae is a South Korean singer, dancer and actor. He was born on May 2, 1995, in South Korea. He is best known for being a member of the popular K-pop boy group BTOB. Even before his debut with BTOB in 2012, Yook Sungjae made his acting debut in the television series “Living in Chungdamdong.” He went on to star in the popular dramas “Monstar” (2013), “Reply 1994” (2013), “Plus Nine Boys” (2014), “Who Are You: School 2015” (2015), “The Village: Achiara’s Secret” (2015) and “Goblin” (2016-2017). In 2014, Yook Sungjae became an MC for the music variety program “A Song for You” and also appeared on the popular reality series “We Got Married Season 4” with pretend wife Joy of Red Velvet (2015).

Yook Sungjae

Kim Dasom is a South Korean singer and actress best known for being a member of the K-pop girl group SISTAR. Born on May 6, 1993, Dasom won a number of contests for her poems and songwriting prior to her 2010 debut with SISTAR. She made her acting debut in the 2012 television drama “Shut Up Family” and went on to star in “Melody of Love” (2014) and “The Eccentric Daughter-in-Law” (2015), as well as the film “Like a French Movie” (2015). Dasom also has been a popular guest of the reality shows “Running Man,” “Law of the Jungle” and “My Little Television.”

Kim Dasom

Jackson Wang is a Hong Kong rapper, singer, actor and host who is active in South Korea. Born on March 28, 1994, he is best known as a member of the K-pop boy band GOT7. Prior to his entertainment career, Jackson was a former national fencer with the Hong Kong fencing team who won first place in the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championship in 2011. When Jackson was first scouted by a Korean talent agency in 2010, his parents only gave their permission on the condition that he become the best fencer in Asia. After winning the championship in 2011, Jackson went to Korea to become a trainee, and he trained for two and a half years before his debut with GOT7 in 2013. In addition to his music activities, Jackson has become a popular guest on Korean variety and reality shows and an MC of popular music shows. In 2015, he made a couple of appearances in memorable cameo roles in television dramas and became a permanent host of the music program “SBS Inki Gayo.”

Jackson

Jinyoung is the stage name of Jung Jin Young, a South Korean singer-songwriter, music producer and actor who is best known for being the leader of the K-pop boy group B1A4. Born on November 18, 1991, Jinyoung debuted with B1A4 in 2011 after being discovered by a photo posted on the Cyworld website and then training for two years. Jinyoung made his acting debut in a small cameo in the 2012 television drama “The Thousandth Man” and has since appeared in the popular dramas “Persevere, Goo Hae Ra” (2015), “Warm and Cozy” (2015) and “Moonlight Drawn by Clouds” (2016), as well as the blockbuster hit film “Miss Granny” (2014). Jinyoung also has been a popular guest on Korean variety shows since 2011.

Jinyoung (B1A4)

JB, born Im Jae Bum, is an award-winning South Korean singer, songwriter, producer, model, and actor. He was born in Siheung, South Korea, on January 6, 1994, and made his acting debut in 2011. The following year, he debuted as one-half of the duo, JJ Project, alongside fellow trainee, Jinyoung. In 2014, he debuted as leader of the K-Pop boy band, Got7. In 2019, he and fellow bandmate, Yugyeom, debuted as members of the Got7 sub-unit, Jus2. That same year, he launched a collection of summer themed clothing, in collaboration with Represent and in 2020, he held his first photo exhibition. In 2021, he signed with H1ghr Music and made his debut as a solo artist not long after. Since his debut, he has appeared in a variety of television dramas and reality programs, including “Dream High 2” (2012), “When a Man Falls in Love” (2013), and “Celebrity Bromance” (2016).

Baro is the stage name of Cha Sun Woo, a South Korean rapper, lyricist and actor. Born on September 5, 1992, he is best known as the main rapper for the boy band B1A4. Baro made his debut on “MBC Show! Music Core” with B1A4 in 2011 and then took part in the MTV reality show “Match Up With Block B.” After gaining much recognition for his acting debut in the popular 2013 television drama “Reply 1994,” he also received critical acclaim for his role of a mentally challenged teenager with the mental capacity of a 6-year-old in the 2014 drama “God’s Gift – 14 Days.” His other roles include the television dramas “Angry Mom” (2015) and “Manhole” (2017). He left the group on 2018.

Baro

Lee Minhyuk is a South Korean singer and actor who is best known for being a member of the K-pop boy group BTOB, which debuted in 2012. Born on November 29, 1990, Lee Minhyuk made his acting debut in the 2011 television drama “I Live in Cheongdam-dong.” He has starred in a few other dramas, including “Monstar” (2013), “A New Leaf” (2014), “Sweet, Savage Family” (2015) and the web dramas “Nightmare Teacher” (2016) and “Unexpected Heroes” (2017).

Lee Minhyuk

Amber Liu is an Asian American rapper, singer and songwriter who is active in South Korea. Born on September 18, 1992, in Los Angeles, California, to parents who are originally from Taiwan, Amber attended high school in LA before moving to South Korea to become a music trainee in 2008 after winning an international casting audition. After a year and a half of training, she debuted as part of the K-pop girl group f(x) in 2009. In addition to her music activities, Amber has become a popular participant in Korean reality and variety shows, including appearing on “Invincible Youth” (2011-2012), hosting “Show Champion” (2013), “A Song for You” (2014) and “We Got Married Global Edition” (2014). She also appeared on the travel series “One Fine Day” and the all-female special segment of “Real Men.” Amber made her official debut as a solo artist in 2015.

Amber Liu

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The ASC Archive will be a compilation of the deep conservations about the guests' albums, the diverse requests they carry out, as well as TMIs from behind-the-scenes. 

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