AlphaBat

AlphaBAT
AlphaBat's 1st Showcase In Malaysia PC April 24, 2014 Members from Left to Right: B:eta, C:ode, D:elta, E:psilon, F:ie, G:amma, H:eta, I:ota, J:eta
Background information
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop hip hop dance electronic
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Simtong Entertainment (South Korea) Jakol Corporation (Japan)
Associated acts	GI Sori Tritops BOY London
Website	http://www.alphabat.co.kr/
Members	B:eta E:psilon G:amma H:eta K:appa
Past members	Kyumin C:ode D:elta F:ie I:ota J:eta
Korean name
Hangul	알파벳
Revised Romanization	Alpabet
McCune–Reischauer	Alp'apet

AlphaBat (Korean: 알파벳; stylized as AlphaBAT) is a South Korean hiphop boy group formed by Simtong Entertainment in 2013. They're currently under Japanese label Jakol Corporation as of 2016.

History

Pre-debut

AlphaBAT originally debuted in 2012 as a duo (Kyumin & Selin) under the agency YUB Entertainment. After leaving the agency, Kyumin left the group. Selin, now going by the stage name "I:ota", continued as a member of AlphaBAT, which grew from a duo to a nine-member group under the company Simtong Entertainment.

2013-2014: Debut with AB City, Ttanttara, Answer

Although their first performance for AB City was on November 12th, 2013, when they recorded the music program Arirang: Simply Kpop, Simtong Entertainment's preferred official debut date for AlphaBAT was on November 14th, 2013, the day AlphaBAT took their performance in M! Countdown. AlphaBAT's debut music video and song 'AB CITY' was revealed on March 15th.

Later, the boys released a second Christmas-themed digital single "Surprise Party", revealing the official name of AlphaBAT's fandom: "Alpha".^[1][2]

Although their first performance was November 12, 2013, it was revealed that AlphaBAT will soon make their return in late February 2014 with their first mini album: "Attention". Days before, they had released a single under the name of "Always" as a gift to their fans for supporting them. They finally revealed the full MV on the 25th, titled "Ttanttara (딴따라)".

They returned on August 22nd, 2014 with their second mini album "Answer".^[3]

Present

As announced on November 1st, 2016 via AlphaBAT Japan's official Twitter, AlphaBAT has appeared to have switched companies from Korean label Simtong Entertainment to Japanese label Jakol Corporation, along with the (unofficial) departure of members C:ode, D:elta, F:ie, I:ota, and youngest member J:eta who enlisted on November 9th. ^[4] They will be promoting as five members which includes the addition of new member K:appa who was revealed on AlphaBAT Japan's official Twitter on November 3rd. A Japanese comeback special was held on December 2nd. Activities included B:eta E:psilon, G:amma, H:eta, and new member K:appa. Promotions will be without B:eta due to his enlistment. ^[5]

Members

• B:eta (Ji Ha-yong 지하용) (currently enlisted in the military, returns in 2017)
• E:psilon (Yoo Yeong-jin 유영진)
• G:amma (Kim Jun-su 김준수)
• H:eta (Seol Jun 설준)
• K:appa (Lee Yong-hun 이용훈) (As of 2016)

Past Members

• Kyumin
• I:ota (Shin Se-lin 신세린)
• J:eta (Kim Su-yeob 김수엽) (currently enlisted in the military)
• F:i.e. (Lee San-ha 이산하)
• C:ode (Kim Sang-hun 김상훈)
• D:elta (Choi Yeon-soo 최연수)

Discography

Music videos

Year	Title	Length
2013	AB City	3:11
	Surprise Party	3:28
2014	AB City (Practice Ver.)	3:09
	Always	4:34
	Ttantara	3:32
	Oh My Gosh!	3:40
	Oh My Gosh! (Dark Ver. with BOYLONDON)	3:50

Other music videos

Year	Title	Length
2013	Love In The Ice (DBSK Cover)	5:19
	Bad Boy (100% Cover)	3:19
	Nothings Over (Infinite Cover)	3:22
2014	#A-Ya	3:17

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Sales	Track list
		Gaon Weekly[6][7]	Gaon Monthly
Korean
Attention	Released: February 25, 2014[8] Label: Simtong Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	20	42	KOR: 2,688	Track list  "War Head (Intro) " "딴따라" "Always" "딴따라 (inst.)" "AB CITY" "Tantara(inst.)" "AB CITY (inst.)"
Answer	Released: August 20, 2014[9] Label: Simtong Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	23	46	KOR: 2,328	Track list  아야 (#A-Ya) 답정너(Oh My Gosh!) 심통부려(Pass Out) 답정너(Oh My Gosh!) (inst.) 심통부려(Pass Out)(inst.)

Reality show

• AlphaBat TV (web show) (03.07.2014 to the TBA)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2014	22nd KCEA Awards	Rookie of the year	AlphaBat	Won[10]
	9th Korea Social Contribution Awards	Ambassador Award	AlphaBat	Won

References

1. "Rookie Idol Group AlphaBAT Releases Teaser for Debut Single "AB CITY"". soompy. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
2. "Boy group AlphaBAT introduce themselves before debut next month with promo video for 'BOY LONDON'". allkpop. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
3. "Home > News > View [Video] AlphaBAT Chases After a Girl in 'Oh My Gosh!' MV". mnetamerica. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
4. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BMleIddDG7J/?taken-by=_linbck. Retrieved 9 November 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. AlphaBAT Japan Official Twitter https://twitter.com/alphabat_japan/status/796274408671170560. Missing or empty |title= (help)
6. "gaon weekly chart". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
7. "gaon weekly chart". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
8. "[mini Album]AlphaBat Attention".
9. "Track list – Answer by AlphaBat".
10. "알파벳, '2014 대한민국 문화연예대상'서 신인상 수상("Alphabet," Received Rookie of the Year award) "" (in Korean). heraldbiz News.

External links

• Official Fancafe