❝TOGETHER, WE ARE YOUTH. FOREVER, WE ARE YOUNG❞⎯ Youth Team
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AUDITIONS ARE CLOSED! CHECK OUT RHYTHM! https://my.w.tt/UiNb/MfNKbVxeLH
Youth (Hangul: 요웉휘) is a new, fifteen-member South Korean dance group founded by Jung Hoseok and Min Yoongi in July of 2013. The company manages performances, talent search, and music production, and is currently under iBigHit and partnered with 1MILLION. The current members are Jung Hoseok, Park Jimin, and Jeon Jungkook. Twelve applicants (5 m, 7 f) from ages eighteen to twenty-four will be chosen, and positions will be chosen by years of experience and specialties. Auditions are closed as of 09-17-17.
STAFF:
JUNG HOSEOK | 정호석 | 23 | J-HOPE
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Jung Hoseok, or J-Hope, co-founder and leader of Youth, is a rapper and dancer from Gwangju (Hangul: 광주). He is a former JYP trainee, and auditioned with B.A.P's Youngjae. He was part of the underground dance team, Neuron, before auditions. In 2012, he was accepted under iBigHit, where he met Kim Namjoonand Min Yoongi. He is known for his impressive dance moves, and has won many underground dance/rap competitions.
MIN YOONGI | 민욘기 | 24 | AGUST D
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Min Yoongi, also known as August D, founder and CEO of Youth, is a rapper and songwriter from Daegu (Hangul: 대그). He has written and produced many songs and has a mixtape titled 'August D'. Before fame, Min was an underground rapper, and was a back-up dancer in Jo Kwon's "I'm The One" music video. With Kim Namjoon, he produces music and manages performances for the group.
KIM NAMJOON | 김남준 | 23 | RM
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Kim Namjoon, better known as RM, is a well-known, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. He has partnered with Jung Hoseok and Min Yoongi to put together orignal music and tracks for Youth. He's the group's main sponsor, and has helped the duo form the group through talent-searching. Kim has recorded with artists such as Wale, Warren G, Gaeko, Krizz Kaliko, MFBTY, and Primary, and in 2015, he released his first mixtape, 'RM.' Before fame, he had a solo underground career under the stage name of 'Runch Randa.' He has over 60 songs under his name by the Korea Music Copyright Association.
ORIGINAL MEMBERS:
PARK JIMIN | 박지민 | 22 | JIMIN
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Park Jimin, better known as Jimin, attended Busan High School of Arts and Korea Arts High School. He is a singer and dancer, and works alongside Kim Namjoon, Min Yoongi, and Jeon Jungkook with vocals. He decided to audition under iBigHit after his dance teacher suggested that he auditioned for an entertainment company, which he is very grateful for. He excels in contemporary, and that's a big part of how he was accepted in Youth.
JEON JEONGGUK | 전전꾹 | 20 | JUNGKOOK
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Jeon Jeongguk, better known as Jungkook, attended Seoul School of Performing Arts. He originally auditioned under Superstar K2 at the age of 13, though he was eliminated before the final round. Afterwards, he was scouted by 8 different agencies, but chose iBigHit because Kim Namjoon, who had amazed him with his talent, was under the same company. He was sent to Movement Lifestyle, where he learned different types of dancing at age 14, and was accepted into Youth when he was 15 in 2012.
