Origin Seoul, South Korea Years active 2014 (2014)–present Website k-much.com | Genres K-pop Associated acts Chrome Family | |
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Labels Chrome Entertainment
Sony Music | ||
Be.A, formely known as K-Much, is a South Korean boy band formed under Chrome Entertainment in 2014. They debuted on 7 January 2014 with the release of their first mini album Beyond the Ocean. The group currently consists of five members: Kiu, G.Low, BornUs, Ato and BomB.
Contents
- 2013 Pre debut
- 20142015 Beyond the Ocean Lokis departure
- 2017 Renewal Project New member Comeback
- Current
- Former
- References
Although the group's English name had always been K-Much, their original Korean name was Gamulchi (가물치), which translates to "snakehead". The snakehead fish is a popular health food in Korea, and symbolizes longevity. In August 2014, the Korean name of the group was changed to K-Much (케이머치) to match the group's English name, but it was changed again in February of 2017 to Be.A.
2013: Pre-debut
K-Much made their first public appearance on an episode of Crayon Pop TV on 8 September 2013. G.Low previously lived in Pennsylvania, while Ato and BornUs had been with Chrome Entertainment since Crayon Pop's debut. Both Ato and BornUs had a cameo appearance in Crayon Pop's "Saturday Night" and story version of "Bar Bar Bar" music videos. Prior to their debut, they promoted themselves in high schools throughout Korea and held street performances. K-Much featured in Crayon Pop's solo concert, 2nd POPCON in Tokyo, performing a remix of three songs. Crayon Pop's Ellin formally introduced K-Much to the public shortly before their debut.
2014–2015: Beyond the Ocean, Loki's departure
On 7 January 2014, K-Much released their first mini album, Beyond the Ocean. The album consists of three tracks: "I'm Sorry", "What Should I Do" (나 어떡해), and the single, "Good to Go" (뭣 모르고, lit. "Don't Know Anything"). A story version music video of "Good to Go", featuring Crayon Pop's Ellin, was uploaded to YouTube on 6 January, a day before the album's release. On the same day, K-Much performed on SBS MTV's The Show: All About K-Pop!, marking their first live stage performance. K-Much made their official debut stage on 8 January 2014, performing "Good to Go" on MBC Music's Show Champion.
In late 2014, K-Much participated in the first Chrome Family project, a digital single album titled 2014 Chrome Family – A Very Special Christmas . The album was released on 3 December, as well as a music video for the single, "Love Christmas". Loki was not in the music video, and Chrome Entertainment later confirmed he had left the company to pursue an acting career. Loki's departure was amicable, and K-Much continued as a four-member group.
On 17 February 2015, K-Much pre-released the single "December 24" (12월 24일), ahead of their upcoming album. The music video featured former Hello Venus member Yoo Ara. A second song, "On the Hook" (어항 속 물고기, lit. "Fish in a Fishbowl"), was released on 6 March. Another single, "Tie My Hands", was released on 26 November.
2017: Renewal Project, New member, Comeback
In January 2017, funding site Makestar announced K-much would hold a 'Renewal Project' until the 21st of March. In February, it was announced through Makestar that K-Much were looking to change their group name through a fan poll. They asked fans to choose one of the three candidates named : Be.A (Be Artist/Be.A/ Become an artist), Champ (Become the Idol Champion) and B.O.T (Boy on top).On February 28, they announced their new name had changed to Be.A. They also announced they would be making a comeback in the first half of the year with a new member. On March 2, it was announced that Boys24 contestant previously known as Park Woo-young joined the group with the stage name BomB. It is estimated the group will make their comeback sometime in April.