APRIL is a South Korean girl group that debuted on August 24, 2015. The act’s debut EP was named “Dreaming,” and featured the lead track “Dream Candy.” The group’s six members are Chaekyung, Chaewon, Naeun, Yena, Rachel, and Jinsol. The group has featured on TV shows including “Here Goes April” (2015) and “SMUF K-POP 2019,” and member Naeun was made the co-host of TV music show “Inkigayo” in October 2019.

April

Lovelyz

MONSTA X is a popular K-pop group formed in 2015 from the winners of the music survival show “No.Mercy.” The seven members of the group are Shownu (leader, vocalist), Wonho (vocalist), Minhyuk (vocalist), Kihyun (main vocalist), Hyungwon (vocalist), Jooheon (rapper) and I.M (rapper). Since releasing its first EP “Trespass” in 2015, the group has produced two studio albums, six EPs, one compilation album, one video album and many hit singles. It also has provided soundtracks for popular Korean dramas and one mobile game. In 2018, MONSTA X starred in the Viki Original series “When You Call My Name” about the meeting and shared stories between MONSTA X and Gallant, the American singer and songwriter. The mini-documentary features a must-see acoustic duet of MONSTA X’s song “Beautiful.”

MONSTA X

Oh My Girl is a South Korean pop girl group that debuted in 2015 as a sister group to the popular boy group B1A4. The seven members of the group are Hyojung, Mimi, YooA, Seunghee, Jiho, Binnie and Arin. An eighth member, JinE, went on hiatus in 2016 to get treatment for a medical condition and then was dropped from the group in 2017. Oh My Girl won Best New Artist at the 2015 SBS Power FM Cultwo Show Awards.

Oh My Girl

NCT Dream is the third sub-unit of the South Korean boy group, NCT, formed by SM Entertainment. The group debuted on August 25, 2016 with the release of their single, “Chewing Gum”. In 2017, the group released their first single album, which debuted at number one on the Gaon chart. That same year, they were named as the official ambassadors for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea. In 2018, they were listed on “Billboard’s” “21 Under 21 2018: Music’s Next Generation” as well as “TIME” magazine’s “25 Most Influential Teens of 2018”. In 2019, the group was named as the first global ambassadors of the World Scout Foundation. The recipient of multiple award nominations and wins, the group has appeared on numerous music shows, including the “SBS Super Concert in Incheon” (2019).

NCT Dream

Pentagon

SF9 is a nine-member South Korean boy group created by FNC Entertainment. The group debuted in 2016, releasing the single album “Feeling Sensation.” The group’s members are Youngbin, Inseong, Jaeyoon, Dawon, Zuho, Rowoon, Taeyang, Hwiyoung, and Chani. SF9 won the Rising Star prize at the Asia Artist Awards in 2018. The act appeared in the survival music show “Dance or Band (D.O.B)” in 2016, and also competed at the “2019 Idol Star Athletics Championships – Chuseok Special.”

Golden Child

The Boyz is a 12-member South Korean boy band that made its debut in 2017. The group’s first musical release was the EP “The First,” whose lead track was titled “Boy.” The group was formed by talent agency Cre.ker Entertainment, and was originally named Cre.kerz prior to its official debut. The group’s members are Sangyeon, Sunwoo, Jacob, Younghoon, Hyunjae, Juyeon, Q, Kevin, New, Ju Hak Nyeon, Eric, and Hwall. The act won the Best New Male Artist prize at the Melon Music Awards in 2018. The Boyz has also appeared on TV reality shows, such as “Flower Snack” (2017), “Our Happy Home” (2018), “Thumping Travel” (2019), and “School Attack 2019.”

The Boyz

(G)I-DLE is a six-member South Korean girl group that debuted under talent agency Cube Entertainment in 2018, releasing the EP “I Am” – which featured the hit track “Latata.” (G)I-DLE’s members are Miyeon, Minnie, Soojin, Soyeon, Yuqi, and Shuhua. In 2018, the group was nominated for the Best Korean Act prize at the MTV Europe Music Awards and won the Best New Female prize at the Melon Music Awards. The group has also featured in reality TV shows, including “Queendom” (2019) and the “2019 Idol Star Athletics Championships – Chuseok Special.”

(G)I-DLE

WJSN

N.Flying is a South Korean rock band formed by FNC Entertainment in 2013. They made their debut in late 2013, with the release of their indie single in Japan. In 2014, they released their second Japanese indie single and tmade their official debut in Korea on May 20, 2015. In 2019 the band’s popularity skyrocketed as their single, “Rooftop” went viral, topping every major Korean music chart, months after the track’s initial release. The winner of several awards, the band has performed both at home and abroad, and has appeared on various music shows, including the “SBS Super Concert in Incheon” (2019).

N.Flying

LOONA

Park Ji Hoon is a South Korean singer and actor. He was born in Masan, South Korea on May 29, 1999 and made his debut as an actor in 2007 when he participated in the stage production of, “Peter Pan”. As a child actor he took on many roles in various stage productions, films, and television dramas. In 2017, he participated in the popular survival reality program “Produce 101” where he placed second, a ranking which earned him a position in the project boy group Wanna One. After the group’s disbandment in 2018, he continued his music career as a solo artist, releasing his first album in March 2019. Along with his music career, he has continued to pursue acting, appearing in various television dramas, including the 2019 historical romantic comedy, “Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency”.

Park Ji Hoon

Ha Sung Woon is a South Korean singer and TV personality who was born March 22, 1994. He made his entertainment industry bow as part of the group Hotshot. He rose to fame when he appeared on the reality TV show “Produce 101 Season 2” in 2017, where he finished in 11th place. He then went on to debut as part of the all-male group Wanna One, also in 2017. He later went on to launch a solo career in 2019, and has appeared on TV shows like “Two Yoo Project Sugar Man” (2020).

Ha Sung Woon

Kim Jae Hwan is an award-winning South Korean singer and songwriter. He was born in Seoul, South Korea on May 27, 1996 and made his debut in the entertainment world in 2017 when he participated in the popular survival reality program, “Produce 101 Season 2” (2017). Finishing fourth in the program, he debuted as a member of the subsequent K-Pop idol group, Wanna One, later that year. After promoting with the group for a year and a half, he signed with Swing Entertainment and began his career as a solo artist. In 2019, he released two solo albums, both of which won him a variety of awards. In addition to his career in music, he has appeared in a handful of variety programs, including “Wanna One Go: Zero Base” (2017), “2020 Idol Star eSports Championships - Chuseok Special” (2020), and “SEOUL PLAY” (2020).

Kim Jae Hwan

GWSN

IZ*ONE is a twelve-member South Korean-Japanese girl group managed by Off the Record Entertainment. The group was formed in 2018 through Mnet’s reality competition show, “Produce 48” and made their debut that same year with the release of their first EP, “Color*Iz”. With both the EP and its lead single, “La Vie en Rose” charting on Billboard’s World Albums and World Digital Songs, the group was met with immediate success. This initial success allowed the group to bring home the title New Artist of the Year from several awards shows, including the Golden Disc Awards and the Seoul Music Awards. The release of the group’s Japanese single, “Suki to Iwasetai”, early in 2019, found the track peaking at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

IZ*ONE

AB6IX is a South Korean boyband whose members include: Youngmin, Donghyun, Woong, Woojin, and Daehwi. Members Woojin and Daehwi first made a name for themselves as part of Wanna One, the group formed on survival audition TV show “Produce 101 Season 2.” Youngmin and Donghyun made their debut as two-piece K-pop act MXM in 2017. AB6IX made its full-group musical debut in 2019 with talent agency Brave New Music, releasing an EP entitled “B Complete.” The group has also featured in reality TV shows, including “Brand New Boys” (2019) and “School Attack 2019.”

AB6IX

Shindong, born Shin Dong Hee, is a South Korean singer, rapper, MC, and radio personality. He was born on September 28, 1985 in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea and made his debut in the entertainment world in 2005 as a member of the idol group, Super Junior. That same year, he began acting as MC for a variety of programs and in 2007, he made his debut as an actor. Over the years, he has taken roles in a few films and television dramas, and has appeared in numerous variety programs, including “Heart Signal” (2017) and “Shindong’s Kick Service” (2018).

Shindong

Hong Jin Young is a South Korean trot singer, actress, and entertainer. She was born in Gwangju on August 9, 1985 and made her acting debut in 2006, taking on small roles in both film and television. She made her debut as a singer in 2007 when she joined the idol group, SWAN.In 2009 she left the idol world to pursue her career as a solo trot singer. No stranger to the world of variety television, she has made numerous appearances over the years, including “Secretly Greatly” (2016), “Sisters Slam Dunk Season 2” (2017), and “My Little Television 2” (2019).

Hong Jin Young

MBC, KOCOWA

To celebrate the Chuseok holidays, the Idol Star Athletics Championships is back. Many idol stars are participating, and they will compete in e-sports this year. The official games that they will be playing are PUBG Mobile and KartRider Rush Plus. Due to the prevention of epidemics, the championship will be held at a special outdoor stage. Various performances are prepared by idol stars as well, and you will get to see their passion and desire for winning. N.Flying. SF9, PENTAGON, Golden Child, LOONA, NCT DREAM, IZ ONE, Lovelyz, OH MY GIRL, and many more idol stars will join to win the championship. Shindong and Hong Jin Young will be hosting the championship this year.

2020 Idol Star eSports Championships - Chuseok Special

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