B.A.P
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B.A.P. are a hip-hop and K-pop band formed in Seoul, South Korea, in 2012 by TS Entertainment with vocalists Kim Him-chan (who goes by Himchan), Jung Dae-hyun (Daehyun), Yoo Young-jae (Youngjae) and Moon Jongup (Jongup) plus rappers Bang Yong-guk (Yongguk) and Choi Jun Hong (Lelo). Yongguk departed in 2018 and the band disbanded in 2019. Their 2012 debut single "Warrior" went to number 17 on Billboard's Japan Hot 100 and number 49 on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100. Their first EP, also titled Warrior, reached number 10 on Billboard's World Albums chart in 2012. Their second EP, Power (2012), peaked at number 10 on the World Albums chart, One Shot (2013), Badman (2013), and First Sensibility (2014) topped the chart, Matrix (2015) and Carnival (2016) reached number 3, their album Noir (2016) went to number 1 and the EP B.A.P. Concert Special Solo (The Recollection) peaked at number 15. They had ten tracks on Billboard's Korea K-Pop Hot 100 including three that hit the Top 20: "Crash" (2012) at number 12, "One Shot" (2013) at number 20, and "Coffee Shop" (2013) at number 16. Eight tracks made the Japan Hot 100 with six in the Top 20: "Warrior" (2013) at number 17, "No Mercy" (2014) at number 2, "Excuse Me" (2014) at number 14, "Feel So Good" (2016) at number 14, "Wake Me Up" (2017) at number 11 and "Honeymoon" (2017) at 18. Their 2018 track "Hands Up" peaked at number 22 on the Japan Hot 100. Following their signing with MA Entertainment and the announcement of the documentary Man on the Moon in 2024, members Bang Yongguk, Jung Daehyun, Yoo Youngjae, and Moon Jongup reunited under the moniker Bang & Jung & Yoo & Moon, releasing the album Curtain Call in August of that year.
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