Line #87 Music/BTOB


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:''Born to Beat!''[[note]] (L-R):Peniel, [[LargeHam Changsub]], [[OnlySaneMan Hyunsik]], [[TheBabyOfTheBunch Sungjae]], [[MotorMouth Ilhoon]], [[TheAce Minhyuk]], [[TeamDad Eunkwang]].[[/note]]]]
3	'''BTOB''' (비투비; acronym for Born to Beat) is a [[KoreanPopMusic South Korean]] {{Boyband}} under Cube Entertainment. They debuted on March 12, 2012, with the song "Insane".
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5	Unlike any other group of their time, BTOB were introduced through JTBC Sitcom, "I Live in Cheongdam-dong", as an aspiring boyband working towards their debut. The members that were introduced at that time were Eunkwang, Minhyuk, Hyunsik, Ilhoon, and Minwoo. However, Minwoo were dropped from the list of debut line-up due to his health problem at that time. Other members such as Changsub, Peniel, and Sungjae joined afterward.
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7	Originally a seven-piece member group, member Ilhoon departed from the group in December 2020.
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9	On November 6, 2023, the group departed from Cube Entertainment after their contracts expired.
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11	[[folder: Members]]
12	!! Current Members:
13	* Eunkwang (Seo Eun-kwang, born November 22, 1990) - Leader, Main Vocalist.
14	* Minhyuk (Lee Min-hyuk, born November 29, 1990) - Lead Rapper, Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Visual.
15	* Changsub (Lee Chang-sub, born February 26, 1991) - Lead Vocalist.
16	* Hyunsik (Im Hyun-sik, born March 7, 1992) - Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist.
17	* Peniel (Peniel Shin[[note]]Korean name: Shin Dong-geun[[/note]], born March 10, 1993) - Lead Rapper, Vocalist.
18	* Sungjae (Yook Sung-jae, born May 4, 1995) - Vocalist, Face of the Group, Maknae.
19	!! Former Members:
20	* Ilhoon (Jung Il-hoon, born October 4, 1994) - Main Rapper, Vocalist.
21	[[/folder]]
22	[[folder: Sub-Units]]
23	* BTOB Blue: BTOB's first sub-unit consists of the group's vocalists: Eunkwang, Changsub, Hyunsik, and Sungjae. They debuted on September 19, 2016, with the digital single "Stand By Me".
24	* BTOB 4U: BTOB's sub-unit that consists of members that have finished their military service (Eunkwang, Minhyuk, Changsub) and Peniel [[note]] Peniel is exempted from mandatory military service due to his American citizenship [[/note]]. This sub-unit debuted on November 16, 2020, with the song "Show Your Love" from their EP 'Inside'.
25	[[/folder]]
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27	[[folder: Discography]]
28	!! Korean Discography
29	''Studio Albums''
30	* 2015 - Complete
31	* 2017 - Brother Act.
32	''Extended Plays''
33	* 2012 - Born to Beat
34	* 2012 - Press Play
35	* 2013 - Thriller
36	* 2014 - Beep Beep
37	* 2014 - Move
38	* 2014 - The Winter's Tale
39	* 2015 - I Mean
40	* 2016 - Remember That
41	* 2016 - New Men
42	* 2017 - Feel'eM
43	* 2018 - This Is Us
44	* 2018 - Hour Moment
45	* 2021 - 4U: Outside
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47	!! Japanese Discography
48	''Studio Albums''
49	* 2016 - 24/7
50	''Compilation Albums''
51	* 2018 - BTOB Japan Best Album 2014-2017 ～1096 Days～
52	''Extended Plays''
53	* 2021 - Outside
54	[[/folder]]
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56	!! [=BTOB=] provides examples of the following tropes:
57	[[folder: Band and Members Tropes]]
58	* AffectionateNickname:
59	** Eunkwang is called "Silver Light", which is a literal translation of [[MeaningfulName his name]].
60	** "Handsome Weirdo" for Sungjae due to his LargeHam antics.
61	* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Sungjae.
62	* BeautifulSingingVoice: They are noted by fans and the general public alike as a group with one of the best vocals in K-Pop. This is backed up by them winning the 2016 Golden Disc Awards for Best Vocal Group. They even have a sub-unit, BTOB Blue, which consists of the vocalists of the group (Eunkwang, Changsub, Hyunsik, & Sungjae).
63	* BigLittleBrother: The youngest member, Sungjae, is the tallest.
64	* ButNotTooForeign: Peniel was born and raised in Chicago, but is a pure Korean.
65	* GratuitousEnglish: Eunkwang had moments of this, PlayedForLaughs.
66	** In Mnet's Kingdom: Legendary War, when he talked to Bang Chan of {{Music/Stray Kids}} in English.
67	--> Eunkwang: "Hey, Mr. Chan."
68	--> Bang Chan: "Hello, it's a pleasure to meet you."
69	--> Eunkwang: (misheard) "Place to meet you?"
70	--> Bang Chan: "It's a really big pleasure."
71	--> Eunkwang: "It's pleasure?"
72	--> Minhyuk: (in Korean) "He's really happy to meet you."
73	--> Eukwang: "Ah! Big pleasure. Wow, so amazing. How are you?"
74	--> Bang Chan: "I'm good. How are you?"
75	--> Eunkwang: (in Korean, confused) "Oh? Most people say 'I'm fine, thank you, and you?' That's all I know."
76	** In one of his Instagram Live, instead of saying "Don't give up!" to cheer up a fan, Eunkwang said, "Give up!"
77	* IdolSinger: However, not only that, they are dubbed as "beagle-dol" by the media due to their unpredictable activeness and goofiness.
78	* ItRunsInTheFamily:
79	** Eunkwang's mother, Hwang Soon-ok, can also sing. She and her son won “Immortal Song: Family Chuseok Special” with their cover of Sunflower’s “With Love”.
80	** Hyunsik's father, Im Ji-hoon, is a singer as well.
81	* LargeHam: Eunkwang, Changsub, & Sungjae are the main men. Other members usually follow, though.
82	* NotSoAboveItAll: Despite looking like the OnlySaneMan in the group, Minhyuk & Hyunsik are not prone to the other members' LargeHam antics.
83	* TheLeader: Eunkwang. However, when he went on mandatory military service, the position was given to Minhyuk temporarily. When Minhyuk also went to the military, it was given to Sungjae. This position has since returned to Eunkwang.
84	* PronouncingMyNameForYou: Eunkwang did this to Peniel '''for 10 years'''. He pronounced Peniel's name as "PEA-niel", instead of "PUH-niel". Even though he reminded Eunkwang of this in a show, he repeated the same mistake again two weeks later in his live on Instagram. However, many fans admitted they have been pronouncing Peniel's name the same way Eunkwang did.
85	* SingerSongwriter: All members have participated at least once in writing their songs. Minhyuk, Hyunsik, & Ilhoon get bonus points since they are also in charge of composing the songs.
86	* StageNames: While all of them are using their real names as stage names, Minhyuk has Huta as his stage name when he went solo.
87	** Eunkwang almost had 'Silver Light' as his stage name, which is the translation of his [[MeaningfulName real name]]. Fans still [[AffectionateNickname call him this]] from time to time.
88	* VitriolicBestBuds: Changsub & Sungjae. To the point that fans dubbed them as 'Tom & Jerry' of the group.
89	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Changsub has a fear of height. In 'We Got Married', when they rode a roller coaster with {{Music/Red Velvet}}, he screamed with Yeri who was seated next to him.
90	[[/folder]]
91	[[folder: Music & Music Video Tropes]]
92	* AlbumIntroTrack:
93	** "Born to Beat" for Born to Beat
94	** "Press Play" for Press Play
95	** "When I Was Your Man" for Thriller, an AlbumSingle as well.
96	** "Beep Beep" for Beep Beep, which is also an AlbumSingle and TitleTrack.
97	** "You're So Fly" for Move, same case as the above.
98	** "You Can Cry" for The Winter's Tale.
99	** "Complete" for Complete
100	** "Last Day" for I Mean
101	** "Killing Me" for Remember That
102	** "NEW MEN" for New Men
103	** "Just Say It" for Feel'eM
104	** "Prelude: A Day" for Brother Act.
105	** "Call Me" for This Is Us
106	** "Friend" for Hour Moment
107	** "Dreamer" for 4U: Outside
108	* BreakUpSong:
109	** Their 2017 hit, "Missing You". It tells about someone who tries to move on from their ex-lover but ended up reminiscing their past together and missing said ex.
110	** Their first song without Eunkwang[[note]] who absent due to his enlisment[[/note]], "Beautiful Pain". The song tells about the memories of their past love that is beautiful, but actually a DestructiveRomance.
111	* MoralityBallad: "It's Okay", their 2015 AlbumSingle. ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, the song tells about the hardships that we feel every day and is comforting that everything will be alright.
112	* MultilingualSong: "Movie" is this since Peniel had his verse fully in English.
113	* ParentalLoveSong: Their 2012 digital single, "Father" tells about the sacrifice of a father, their regret of neglecting his sacrifice, and their wish to repay it.
114	* ShoutOut: In "Movie" MV, every member portrayed characters from famous films.
115	** Eunkwang is Danny Zuko from {{Film/Grease}}.
116	** Minhyuk is James Bond from the {{Film/James Bond}} franchise.
117	** Changsub is The Bride from {{Film/Kill Bill}}.
118	** Hyunsik is Vincent Vega from {{Film/Pulp Fiction}}.
119	** Peniel is Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. from {{Film/Eight Mile}}.
120	** Ilhoon is The Joker from {{Film/Suicide Squad\|2016}}.
121	** Sungjae is Benji Dunn from {{Film/Mission Impossible Rogue Nation}}.
122	* SoloSideProject: Each and all of the members have made their debut as a solo artist.
123	** Changsub is the first on March 21, 2018, with mini-album "bpm 82.5" in Japan. Later, he debuted as a solo artist in Korea on December 11, 2018, with an EP titled "Mark".
124	** Ilhoon debuted on March 8, 2018, with EP titled "Big Wave".
125	** Minhyuk debuted on January 15, 2019, with a studio album titled "Hutazone".
126	** Peniel debuted on May 13, 2019, with the digital single "B.O.D".
127	** Hyunsik debuted on October 14, 2019, with EP "Rendez-vouz".
128	** Sungjae debuted on March 2, 2020, with EP [[PunnyName "Yook O'Clock"]][[note]] Yook, Sungjae's family name, in Korean, can also be translated as six.[[/note]].
129	** Eunkwang debuted on June 6, 2020, with EP "Forest: Entrance"[[note]](Stylized with capital 'R' on "Forest")[[/note]].
130	* IncrediblyLongNote: Pulled off by Eukwang and Changsub in Weekly Idol when they did a cover of "Tears" by So Chan-whee. See their performance [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpoxYWbQifI here]].

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