Winner (band)
South Korean boy band formed by YG Entertainment in 2013.
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YG Entertainment conducted global and private auditions to form their next debuting act after the success of Big Bang and 2NE1.[1] The final lineup included Kim Jin-woo, Nam Tae-hyun, Kang Seung-yoon, Lee Seung-hoon, and Song Min-ho.[1] The group's formation was documented in Mnet's survival show WIN: Who Is Next (2013).[2] On October 25, the competition concluded with "Team A" being declared the victorious group.[2]
Winner made their official debut on August 17, 2014, with the full-length album 2014 S/S.[3] Just five days after their debut, on August 21, they set a record by becoming the quickest group to claim a win on a music television program, achieving this on M Countdown.[4]
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According to YG LIFE, Winner's song "Really Really" topped the digital and download chart of Gaon for the 14th week of 2017.[5] The album for "Really Really" took number one on iTunes albums chart of 21 countries and was selected as "Best of the Week" of Apple Music.[5] Kpop Herald reported that Winner topped eight online music charts as of 8 a.m. on February 1, 2016.[6] The 10th episode of JTBC's reality show "Welcome to Bandalland" surpassed 10 million views on the Chinese platform MiaoPai.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "Winner (band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Choi, "YG Entertainment to hold a large-scale global audition in five countries", Star News, May 16, 2012; Jeon, Sports Dongha, September 9, 2017; Ho, "Kang Seung Yoon Making His Debut", eNews, November 21, 2012; Cho, "Two 'K-pop Star' finalists sign contracts with YG Entertainment", The Korea Herald, May 13, 2012; Kim, "BoM Revealed to Have Disbanded in March", eNews, March 14, 2013 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Winner (band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Jackson, "Team A to follow Big Bang as YG's next big winner", The Korea Herald, October 29, 2013; "YG 서바이벌 방송 'WIN' 다음앱에서 독점 생중계", Sports Chosun, August 23, 2013; Kim, Sports Chosun, September 21, 2013; Hong, "Big Bang's Daesung and Yoo In Na to Host 'WIN' Finale", eNews, October 22, 2013; Korea Music Content Association; Baek, "And the winning team is ... Winner", Korea JoongAng Daily, October 28, 2013 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Winner (band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ock, "Winner stages debut on TV music show", Kpop Herald, August 17, 2014; "Winner's debut EP tops Billboard chart", Kpop Herald, August 22, 2014; Korea Music Content Association (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Winner (band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "위너 '데뷔 5일만에 1위 달성 기염'[포토]", xsportsnews, August 21, 2014; "WINNER takes it all", Kpop Herald, September 11, 2014; "WINNER wraps up successful Japan tour", Kpop Herald, October 12, 2014; khnews, "Who are 2014's top 10 musicians in Korea?", Kpop Herald, October 31, 2014; Jin, "Taeyang wins big at Golden Discs", Korea JoongAng Daily, January 15, 2015; Lee, eNews, March 26, 2015; Fuse Staff, "13 Top Breakout Artists of 2014", Fuse, December 9, 2014 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Ent, "WINNER's “REALLY REALLY” topped two charts of Gaon [Official]", YG LIFE. facts only, no text reused. yg-life.com
- "WINNER tops 8 music charts", Kpop Herald, February 1, 2016. facts only, no text reused. kpopherald.koreaherald.com
- "Winner's 'Welcome to Bandalland' gains popularity in China", Kpop Herald, July 5, 2016. facts only, no text reused. kpopherald.koreaherald.com
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