Bang Ye-dam (Korean: 방예담; born May 7, 2002) is a South Korean singer and former member of the boy band, Treasure under YG Entertainment.[1] He is best known for competing in the second installment of K-pop Star (2012–2013) where he finished as runner-up.[2] In June 2013, Bang was scouted by YG Entertainment and joined as a trainee. Following a seven-year training period, he released the digital single titled "Wayo" (왜요) on June 5, 2020.[3] Thereafter, he debuted with Treasure on August 7.[4] He left Treasure on November 8, 2022 after terminating his contract.[5]
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Born | (2002-05-07) May 7, 2002 (age 20) Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea |
Education | School of Performing Arts Seoul (SOPA) |
Occupation | Singer |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2012–2022 |
Labels | YG |
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Revised Romanization | Bang Yedam |
McCune–Reischauer | Pang Yetam |
Bang Ye-dam was born on May 7, 2002 in Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea. Coming from a musically-oriented family, his father, Bang Dae-sik [ko] is well known for creating over forty songs for commercials and animations including the Korean-dub for Japanese anime opening songs Pokémon, Dragon Ball and more.[6][7] His mother, Jung Mi-young is well known for singing soundtracks in Korean drama Friends and film After the Show Ends (연극이 끝난 뒤).[6] His uncle Bang Yong-seok [ko] is well known as a composer and director in the commercial film industry.[8] Within his family, he is an only child. Five-year-old Bang (Korean age) participated in the opening songs for EBS' television series Bboong bboong-E (방귀대장 뿡뿡이) and the Korean-dub version of the Japanese anime Onegai! Samia-don (모래요정 바람돌이).[9] On March 5, 2007 he made his first television appearance on EBS' documentary 15 Second Fever, Hold the World with his parents.[10] During his adolescence, he attended Sin-seok Elementary School [ko] and Kwang-sung Middle School [ko].[11][12]
In August 2012, Bang auditioned for SBS' K-pop Star Season 2. During the first round, BoA complimented his vocals by comparing to a young Michael Jackson.[13] Park Jin-young praised his rhythm while Yang Hyun-suk was intrigued, commending his voice could reach the soul of the audience.[14] He placed runner-up behind sibling duo Akdong Musician (AKMU).[15] In June 2013, Yang Hyun-suk confirmed Bang had joined his label, thus, both first and second-place winners were now signed under YG Entertainment.[16] That same year, he appeared on the finale of WIN: Who is Next with Lee Hi and Akdong Musician and sang Officially Missing You on October 27.[17] Interactions with Kpop Star alumni, Lee Seung-hoon, resulted in appearances in unreleased clips from the show with Winner, formerly Team A. In January 2014, he also made a cameo appearance on Winner TV.[18]
Bang appeared on television for the first time in four years with Stray Kids (2017) alongside other fellow trainees under YG Entertainment as its representatives.[19] His name rose to the top of South Korean search portal site Naver while his performance video for "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" by Shawn Mendes peaked at number 1 on the Naver TV top 100 popular videos chart.[20] On YouTube the video surpassed 3 million views in 24 hours and accumulated 35 million views as of May 2020.[21][22] On October 5, 2018 he made a cameo appearance on Netflix television series YG Future Strategy Office (2018) as himself.[23]
In November 2018, Bang participated in reality survival program YG Treasure Box (2018), where 29 trainees competed to secure a spot in the new boy group. He participated as a contestant under "Team A".[24] During the finals, Bang joined the final line-up by overall placing first among the vocal team.[25] Marking the show's end, it was revealed the boy group had been named Treasure.[26] On May 21, 2020 YG Entertainment announced ahead of Treasure's official debut, Bang would release a digital single, later revealed to be entitled "Wayo", on June 5. Notably, label-mates Kang Seung-yoon of Winner and Lee Chan-hyuk of AKMU participated in production.[27] The song was accompanied with a music video dedicated to fans who supported him since his appearance on K-pop Star Season 2. His single did not carry out any broadcasting promotions due to his upcoming preparations for debut with Treasure.[28][29] Upon release, the digital single peaked at number 10 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart and entered the top 100 at number 98 on the Billboard Korea K-Pop 100 chart.[30][31] Bang trained at YG Entertainment for seven years before officially debuting as a member of Treasure on August 7. They released the first installment to their The First Step series with the single album The First Step: Chapter One which included the lead single entitled "Boy".[32] Five months into their career, The First Step series sold over one million copies. In result, the group earned the title "Million Seller".[33]
On November 8, 2022, YG Entertainment announced that Bang's exclusive contract with Treasure had been terminated.[5]
While attending Kwang-sung middle school, it was revealed that academically Bang placed first among the entire school.[34] Bang attended School of Performing Arts Seoul (SOPA), majoring in Practical Music located in Guro-gu, Seoul.[35] In November 2018, he revealed he ranked the highest within the entire school during mock exams for the subjects Social studies and Science, and was named a "model student" in both school and as a trainee.[36] Bang graduated from SOPA on February 5, 2021.[37]
Through EBS' Story, Bang revealed his greatest influences towards music are Michael Jackson and his parents.[10] He has also cited G-Dragon of Big Bang as a role model.[38]
Title | Year | Peak positions | Album | ||
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KOR | US World [39] | ||||
Gaon [40] |
Hot [41] | ||||
"Wayo" (왜요) | 2020 | —[upper-alpha 1] | 94 | 10 | Non-album single |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Title | Year | Peak position | Sales | Album | |
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"Sir Duke" | 2013 | 42 |
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K-pop Star S2 TOP8 | |
"When a Man Loves a Woman" | 61 |
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K-pop Star S2 TOP5 | ||
"Karma Chameleon" | 70 |
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K-pop Star S2 TOP2 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[47]
Year | Song | Album | Lyricist | Composer | ||
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Credited | With | Credited | With | |||
2022 | "Darari" (다라리) | The Second Step: Chapter One | Jaguaa, Choice37, Lil G, Choi Hyun-suk, LP, Yoshi, Sonny, Hae, Se.A | Choice37, Hae, Jaguaa, Choi Hyun-suk, Yoshi, Sonny, LP, Lil G | ||
Year | Artist(s) | Song | Album | Lyricist | Composer | ||
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Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
2022 | Kang Seung-yoon | "Born to Love You" | Non-album single | – | Rovin, LeeSS | ||
Winner | "I Love U" | Holiday | Kang Seung-yoon, Mino, Lee Chan-hyuk, Airplay, Kid Wine | Kang Seung-yoon, Dee.P, Lee Chan-hyuk, Aftrshok, Rajan Muse, Noerio, Brian U | |||
Year | Title | Director(s) | Length | Ref. |
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2020 | "Wayo" (왜요) | Han Sa-min | 3:32 | [48] |
Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes | Ref. | |
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English | Korean | |||||
2018 | YG Future Strategy Office | YG 전략자료본부 | Netflix | Himself | Cameo (Episode 3) | [23] |
Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes | Ref. | |
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English | Korean | |||||
2012–2013 | K-pop Star 2 | K팝스타 2 | SBS | Contestant | Runner-up | [15] |
2014 | K-pop Star 3 | K팝스타 3 | Cameo | Episode 14 | [49] | |
Winner TV | 위너 TV | Mnet | Rapper kid | Episode 8 | [18] | |
2017 | Stray Kids | 스트레이 키즈 | YG Trainee | Episode 6–7 | [19] | |
2018–2019 | YG Treasure Box | YG 보석함 | JTBC2 YouTube |
Contestant | Survival program; Formation of Treasure |
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2020 | King of Mask Singer | 복면가왕 | MBC | Episodes 283 – 284 | [50] | |
Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes | Ref. | |
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2021 | The Mysterious Class | 남고괴담 | YouTube | Bang Ye-dam | Main cast | [51] |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s)/work(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Gaon Chart Music Awards | 2021 | New Artist of the Year (Digital) | "Wayo" (왜요) | Nominated | [52] |
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