YONGGUK, AGE 25
Full Name: Bang Yongguk, 방용국
Trainee Time: 6 years
Birthday: March 31, 1990
Nicknames: Bang, Jepp Blackman, Inversion Rapper
Position: Leader, Main Rapper (Bass), Songwriter
Height: 182 cm, 5'9"
Languages: Korean, Japanese
Hometown: Incheon, South Korea
Family: Twin brother (Yongnam), Sister (Natasha)
Hobbies: Basketball, baseball
Talents: Songwriting, having the best aegyo of the group
Inspiration: 50 Cent, P. Diddy, Pharrell
Twitter: bap_bangyongguk
Bunny: Red
Fun Facts:
- Bang Yongguk started out as a member of an underground hip hop group Soul Connection under the name Jepp Blackman. They released a single Cherry Flower
- Yongguk has written all of the rap parts for B.A.P's songs
- He loves African-American soul music
- Gets nervous when he's surrounded by lots of cameras
- He's closest with Himchan
- Admires Teddy of 1TYM
- Prefers virtuous women (that means I'm out)
- Yongguk is the peacemaker of the group, and often described as the dad
- His favourite movie is Constantine
- If he could be another member, he'd be Young Jae
HIMCHAN, AGE 25
Full Name: Kim Him-chan, 김힘찬
Trainee Time: 1.5 years
Birthday: April 19th, 1990
Nicknames: Himchan, Instrument Ulzzang, Fan-fool
Position: Sub-Vocal, Rapper (Baritone), Visual, Ulzzang
Height: 180 cm, 5'8"
Languages: Korean
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
Family: Sister
Hobbies: Shopping
Talents: Proficient in several classic Korean instruments
Inspiration: R&B Music
Twitter: bap_himchan
Bunny: Pink
Fun Facts:
- Studies Classical Korean music at Univeristy
- Was an MC for MTV's "The Show"
- Himchan's chore is throwing out the garbage (perfect for this dumb ulzzang)
- Loves Japanese food and pasta
- Was featured in many music videos before debuting with B.A.P
- Wants to become a role model and therefore has no role model
- Prefers kind women (fuck me I'm not kind either)
- The gentle member, often described as the mom of the group
- His favourite movie is Wish, Be With You
- Would be Zelo if he could be another member
DAEHYUN, AGE 22
Full Name: Jeong Daehyun, 정대현
Trainee Time: 2 years
Birthday: June 28rd, 1993
Nicknames: Dae, Busan's Wonbin, Honey Vocals
Position: Main Vocal
Height: 177 cm, 5'7"
Languages: Korean
Hometown: Busan, South Korea
Family: Brother
Hobbies: Watching movies
Talents: Singing
Inspiration: Shin Youngjae
Twitter: bap_daehyun
Bunny: White
Fun Facts:
- Has a very heavy Busan accent
- Dae's chore is cleaning the bathroom (HA)
- Wakes up the earliest
- He is closest with Youngjae
- Studied at Nataraja Academy
- Collects pictures he takes
- Loves One Piece and Naruto
- Also known as B.A.P's hidden card
- His ideal girl is someone like Shin Saimdang
- Is the shy member, but also described as the oldest son
- His favourite movie is Fantasy
- If he could be another member, he'd be Himchan
YOUNGJAE, AGE 21
Full Name: Yoo Young-Jae, 유영재
Trainee Time: 4 years
Birthday: January 24th, 1994
Nicknames: Brain
Position: Lead Vocal
Height: 178 cm, 5'7"
Languages: Korean
Hometown: Uijeongbu, South Korea
Family: Brother
Hobbies: Listening to music, sleeping
Talents: Failing at pranks
Inspiration: R&B, Neo Soul
Twitter: bap_youngjae
Bunny: Yellow
- Admires the artist Musiq Soulchild
- Was once a JYP Trainee
- Performed with fellow label group, Secret
- Is a big fan of Jay Park
- Loves electronics
- Most likely to sabotage the other members for kicks when playing games
- His ideal girl is someone who likes him very much (DING DING DING)
- Is typically gentle, but sometimes has mood swings
- Describes himself as the mom of the group and says that Himchan most definitely is not
- His favourite movie is Sunny
- Would be Zelo if he could (to abuse the maknae powers)
JONGUP, AGE 20
Full Name: Moon Jong-Up, 문종업
Trainee Time: 1.5 Years
Birthday: February 6th, 1995
Nicknames: Jong, Moontos, Dance Shindong, Moon Angel
Position: Sub-Vocal, Main Dancer
Height: 176 cm, 5'6"
Languages: Korean
Hometown: Seongnam, South Korea
Family: Two brothers
Hobbies: Listening to music, buying shoes
Talents: Dancing
Inspiration: Chris Brown (why Jongup why)
Twitter: bap_jongup
Bunny: Green
- Calls his biceps "Cheetos"
- Can sing while doing a backflip
- Would like to meet Jay Park
- His first love was Kim Taehee
- Loves playing World of Warcraft
- Was cast on the streets for his dancing talents
- Got lost in America once (YOU POOR THING)
- Spider-man was his childhood super video
- Love watching Attack on Titan
- Is shy and can be a little awkward, described as the 2nd oldest son
- Is closest to Zelo
- His ideal woman is a woman he likes when he first sees her
- He loves the Step Up series
- Would like to be Zelo if he could so he could breathe the fresh air up where he is
ZELO, AGE 19
Full Name: Choi Jun-hong, 최준홍
Trainee Time: 6 Years
Birthday: October 15th, 1996
Nicknames: 15 year old Genius, Giant Baby, Pink
Position: Maknae, Lead Dancer, Lead Rapper (Tenor)
Height: 187 cm, 6'2"
Languages: Korean
Hometown: Mokpo, South Korea
Family: Brother
Hobbies: Listening to music, writing lyrics, skateboarding
Talents: Rap, Dance, Acrobatics, Beatboxing, Skateboarding
Inspiration: Kanye West, will.i.am
Twitter: zelo96
Bunny: Blue
- Trained at YG and several other labels but was turned away because of his young age
- Took his stage name from the Greek God "Zelos", the God of Rivalry for how hard he worked amongst his hyungs
- Released a single Never Give Up with fellow member Bang before the group debuted in 2012
- Wanted to be a soccer player, but after seeing groups like TVXQ and Super Junior, he wanted to be a singer
- Is trying his hardest to stop puberty
- Zelo does the laundry for the group (and Dae doesn't wash his 1,005 blankets, so ew)
- Talks in his sleep
- Collects socks (you lucky you cute boy cuz you weird)
- Loves Spongebob
- Once asked Dynamic Duo to teach him how to sing after performing the song "Solo" at one of their concerts
- Is very shy and hesitant to trust his hyung Youngjae when he's nice
- The other members describe him as the cute and pure maknae who gets the most love from his hyungs
- His ideal woman is one who speaks English well and has a pretty smile (he's only 2 years younger than me, cool)
- His favourite movie is Step Up
- Would like to be hyung Bang to be better at writing lyrics and rapping
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