First Look at YG’s Next Boy Group “Winner” at “WIN” Press Conference

[in-noctem.livejournal.com]

YG Entertainment held a press conference today for their upcoming survival program “WIN: Who Is Next?” which premieres August 23 through the cable channel Mnet at 10PM.

“WIN: Who Is Next?” is being produced by YG Entertainment to select the members of the agency’s next boy group. The agency’s last boy group debut was that of Big Bang seven years ago. Through the program, eleven of YG’s trainees will be divided up into two teams, “A” and “B,” and compete to win over the public’s hearts. Their fate rests in the public’s hands, as fans will be able to vote to decide which team gets to debut. The winning team will be using the official group name, “WINNER,” to debut right after the survival series finishes.

Included in team “A” is YG’s latest solo rookie artist, Kang Seung Yoon, and Lee Seung Hoon from the survival audition show “”K-Pop Star”.” The average age of the team is 20, and there are five members in the team.

Team “B” has six members with the average age of 17. B.I., a 17-year-old rapper who was featured in MC Mong‘s “Indian Boy” track back in 2009, is in team B. There is also Goo Joon Hwe from “K-Pop Star.”

“WIN” is slated for ten episodes and premieres August 23, first on Mnet at 10pm and then on tvN at 11:20pm. Stay tuned to Soompi for more updates from the press conference!

Team A

• Name: Kang Seungyoon (강승윤)


• Birthdate: January 21, 1994


• Height: 178cm


• Position: vocal


• Weight: 59kg


• Hometown: Busan, South Korea


• Education: Busan Music and Arts High School

• Name: Lee Seunghoon (이승훈)


• Birth date: January 11, 1992


• Hometown: Busan, South Korea


• Position: Rapper

• Name: Song Min Ho (송민호) - op note: apparently he's the leader yay!


• Birthdate: March 30, 1993


• Height: 180cm


• Weight: 67kg


• Star sign: Aries


• Blood type: A


• Position: Rapper

• Name: Nam Tae Hyun (남태현)


• Position: Vocal


• Birthday: 10 May 1994


• Blood Type: A

• Name: Kim Jin Woo (김진우)


• Position: vocal


• Birthday: 29 September 1991


• Blood Type: A

Team B

• Name: Kim Dong Hyuk (김동혁)


• Birthday: 3 January 1997


• BloodType: O

• Name: Goo Jun Hwi (구준회)


• Birthday: 31 March 1997


• BloodType: A

• Name: Kim Ji Won (김지원) - Bobby


• Birthday: 21 December 1995


• Blood Type: O

• Name: Song Yun Hyeong (송윤형)


• Birthday: 8 February 1995


• Blood Type: A

• Name: Kim Jin Hwan (김진환)


• Birthday: 7 February 1994


• BloodType: A

• Name: Kim Han Bin (김한빈) - B.I.


• Birthday: 22 October 1996


• BloodType: O


• Position: Leader

source: soompi + cszska + tanziiGD + fy-winner 1, 2

If you need help matching the faces to the names click here (Team A) and here (Team B)

Comments

[miyozari.livejournal.com]

Although I don't know anything about the members (except for Kang Seung Yoon),
I want Team A to succeed, because they've probably been training longer and I doubt they can debut a few years later, as year by year the rookies are getting younger.
Idk if another company would be willing to take them.
Let Team B enjoy the last dust of their teenhood and make them debut later.

[torontok.livejournal.com]

So wait, what happens to the losing team?do thy get sent back to the YG basement?

[in-noctem.livejournal.com]

"The loser group may be broken up or face member replacement."

YG actually released this in a statement

[footballfina.livejournal.com]

Wow... my literal first thought at seeing this pic was EXO - I mean, it's almost uncanny. This got me thinking that maybe YG is gonna pull a fast one on us and just have both groups debut together to form a supergroup (a la EXO).

I can totally see that happening because it would negate at least some of the ickiness of the show if nobody really "lost". Hmmm....

[kingalexarnold.livejournal.com]

yeah i couldn't help but to think of EXO when i first saw this too. but ngl i would love it if he did pull a fast one and formed a super group, because watching the preview for WIN and knowing some of them aren't going debut makes the whole thing sad.

[hurtmybones.livejournal.com]

every1 is so ugly

[sunshine2163.livejournal.com]

lol right!

[greeds.livejournal.com]

team b looks hot tbh.

and WOW @ B.I. what kind of puberty magic is this

[greeds.livejournal.com]

team b hotties

[raiha-kasep.livejournal.com]

mino......... ;A;

[kingalexarnold.livejournal.com]

ikr i really hope he makes it this time ;__;

[timetobegin.livejournal.com]

I spot a GD lookalike. I spot a Taeyang lookalike. Boring. Another preview of GD's solo album though, that's nice because I am looking forward to that.

[lilmissniza.livejournal.com]

i was really rooting for Team A then i saw BI. boy you grew up fine... but okay seriously now, i'm really excited for this. and i say no to doing an EXO. Just got that feeling that YGE probably can't handle super groups - god they can't even handle their own batch of artistes now!

[u-niverse.livejournal.com]

they just remind me of the Big Bang documentary days. not sure if im interested in watching the show. but i'm looking forward to any new YG boy band

[chryzeis.livejournal.com]

they all kinda remind me of those bangtan boys

[unicornios.livejournal.com]

mte

[ironicmustache.livejournal.com]

damn that one guy in team a looks exactly like gdragon from the side.

if yg tries to make one giant boy group imma be pissed. leave that nonsense for sm ... tho i am slowly sinking into an exo hole.

[bmo.livejournal.com]

smh

[iglossmyeyes.livejournal.com]

the idea is genius tbh. even the tv show part, bc it establishes the fanbase right off the bat and survival makes the fanbase crazy. although i wish it'll end with forming super group and everybody being happy.

[zuluuluz.livejournal.com]

mte
its really sad to think that a bunch of them will just get thrown out
just make a super group ala exo and ill be happy lol

[kingalexarnold.livejournal.com]

lol poor Song Minho tbh. That guy has tried and tried to debut but something always happens. Its like block b and anyone associated with block b is cursed or something. I hope he makes it this time.

and that scene with Kim Jin Woo then knowing he probs wont make it ;__;

also yg apparently said this "BIGBANG has led YG for the past 8 years and the new boy group will lead YG for the next 8 years."

[ohlookshiny.livejournal.com]

the boy group will lead yg for the next 8 years.

wow, way to pile the expectation and pressure on them yg :/

this is gonna be sad

[modestgoddess79.livejournal.com]

Are any of them tall? I need them to be tall for reasons.

[iglossmyeyes.livejournal.com]

already stanning team jail(b)ait but if yg is a bit smart (and i doubt that) he would make it one team.

i mean srsly the fan wars between exo and winner fans would be so glorious and it would benefit both sm and yg because the groups would sell 3782014231 copies bc the fans have the make their oppars happy. backstreet boys vs n'sync: korean edition.

[asnindie.livejournal.com]

I want it to happen just so the "you copied us" arguments would be so lulzy.

[the-erotomanic.livejournal.com]

good luck to them! this will be a good learning experience for them.

but i really can't stan anyone who was born after the spice girls debuted. hehe!

[anconeous.livejournal.com]

but i really can't stan anyone who was born after the spice girls debuted. hehe!

Agree! It's just so strange.

[150daysoffall.livejournal.com]

I feel sad for both groups tbh. Just want both of them to make it. ROOTING FOR TEAM A ANYHOW.


And I feel like KYS is totally not in the right place for some reason :-\

[coldhives.livejournal.com]

I was skeptical of this whole thing at first but seeing all this now makes me excited. Also I think this is a smart move by YG in terms of creating a fanbase for both groups. I feel bad for whichever group will lose though, I can't take any more YG trainee tears after seeing Big Bang's documentary :'(

[turdferguson.livejournal.com]

can't believe kang seung yoon has to do this.... also, two people from team A are giving me gdragon vibes with their poses

[porcupinegloves.livejournal.com]

ia but he's probably the one who doesn't need to worry even if his team loses because he already debuted as a solo anyway

[erbalurbal.livejournal.com]

I will just skip all of this and wait for a debut

[in-noctem.livejournal.com]

This photo is so hilarious to me for some reason

[juhli.livejournal.com]

the left guy reminds me of a male minzy.

[theycallmeriz.livejournal.com]

I'm younger than everyone in Team A so I'm kind of rooting for them just based on that- but whatever. I'm cool with whoever.

Seriously though, YG's such a troll he'll probably just debut them both in the end 2PM/2AM style.

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

That would be awesome !

[asnindie.livejournal.com]

One dude in Group A looks so awkward. Also Team B got more cheers so Idk how this will go down.

Looks wise Team A seem hotter but YG you're gonna need to do something special because BAP/BTS are already here.

At anyone saying "SM did the whole thing first", One Day tbh.

[hellodee16.livejournal.com]

I thought of One Day too, not EXO. /shrug

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

Group B looks like it has more personality* and more YG like. In team A only Lee Seung Hoon and Kang Seung Yoon seem to have a distinctive personality (GD and Taeyang lookalikes creep me out).

*apart those two expressionless guys Goo Joon Hwae and Kim Jin Hwan.

ETA: Now that I think maybe they should replace those expressionless guys in group B with Lee Seung Hoon and Kang Seung Yoon. LOL