Treasure 13 Full Members Profile and Facts
Through a post on YG Entertainment’s blog YG Life on October 29, Yang Hyun-suk revealed a boy group debut survival program called “YG Treasure Box” is due to air as a means for the company to decided the members of their next generation boy group, which includes the infamous Bang Ye Dam. Yang Hyun-suk explains that ‘YG Treasure Box’ is a phrase often used by fans as complaints that once YG artists conclude promotions once, they are locked in and it is used in a negative manner by not only fans but also the media.
He continues, “‘YG Treasure Box’ has the format of unveiling every single male trainee of YG who hasn’t been revealed, and monitoring the judgements and selections of the viewers through the broadcast will be applied to the selection criteria. There are a total of 29 YG male trainees who will be revealed through the ‘YG Treasure Box’ broadcast, and most of them are between the ages of 14 and 19. As the number of participants is much higher than when BIGBANG, WINNER, and iKON were selected, the competition is higher than ever.”
Filming for the show has started in November 16 and was available through V Live and YouTube for fans to enjoy every week. On February 7, after the show has finished airing it’s last episode with a 7-membered debut group, Yang Hyun-suk went back on his words and decided to launch ‘TREASURE 13’, the group that combines 7 members of TREASURE and 6 members of MAGNUM of ‘YG TREASURE BOX’ through the agency’s official blog.
So what exactly is Treasure 13? What is the concept behind the two units and how does it work? How does it connect with the Treasure Box trainees? Stay tuned as we find out more about Treasure 13, the member’s profile and their group concept!
Full Profile and Facts Choi Hyun-seok
| Name | Choi Hyun-seok |
| Birthdate | April 21st 1999 |
| Age | 19 |
| Blood Type | A |
| Nationality | Korean |
Facts:
- 5th overall standing of the male group in Mixnine
Full Profile and Facts Kim Jun-gyu
| Name | Kim Jun-gyu |
| Birthdate | September 9th 2000 |
| Age | 18 |
| Blood Type | O |
| Nationality | Korean |
Facts:
- Modeled and acted as a kid
Full Profile and Facts Yook Jae-hyeok
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Yook Jae-hyeok
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| Birthdate | July 23rd 2001 |
| Age | 17 |
| Blood Type | O |
| Nationality | Korean |
Full Profile and Facts Bang Ye-dam
| Name |
Bang Ye-dam
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| Birthdate | May 7th 2002 |
| Age | 16 |
| Blood Type | A |
| Nationality | Korean |
Facts:
- Winner of K-Pop Star 2
- Appeared on Mnet’s debut survival show for the JYP boy group, Stray Kidz
Full Profile and Facts Haruto
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Haruto
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| Birthdate | April 5th 2004 |
| Age | 14 |
| Blood Type | B |
| Nationality | Japanese |
Full Profile and Facts Park Jung-woo
| Name |
Park Jung-woo
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| Birthdate | September 28th 2004 |
| Age | 14 |
| Blood Type | O |
| Nationality | Korean |
Full Profile and Facts So Jung-hwan
| Name |
So Jung-hwan
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| Birthdate | February 18th 2005 |
| Age | 14 |
| Blood Type | B |
| Nationality | Korean |
Facts:
- Used to be a part of K-Tigers, a Korean Taekwondo Dance team
Full Profile and Facts Park Ji-hoon
| Name | Park Ji-hoon |
| Birthdate | March 14th 2000 |
| Age | 18 |
| Blood Type | B |
| Nationality | Korean |
Full Profile and Facts Yoshinori
| Name | Yoshinori |
| Birthdate | May 15th 2000 |
| Age | 18 |
| Blood Type | A |
| Nationality | Japanese |
Full Profile and Facts Ha Yoon-bin
| Name | Ha Yoon-bin |
| Birthdate | December 11th 2000 |
| Age | 18 |
| Blood Type | A |
| Nationality | Korean |
Full Profile and Facts Mashiho
| Name | Mashiho |
| Birthdate | March 25th 2001 |
| Age | 17 |
| Blood Type | AB |
| Nationality | Japanese |
Full Profile and Facts Asahi
| Name | Asahi |
| Birthdate | August 20th 2001 |
| Age | 17 |
| Blood Type | AB |
| Nationality | Japanese |
Full Profile and Facts Kim Do-young
| Name | Kim Do-young |
| Birthdate | December 4th 2003 |
| Age | 15 |
| Blood Type | B |
| Nationality | Korean |
YG Treasure Box
Like previous YG boy groups, Yang Hyun-suk plans to debut the trainees he has accumulated through another debut survival program. The program presenting their debut is call YG Treasure Box, Yang Hyun-suk explained that the phrase is taken from a term fans and the media used to describe how YG promotes their artists. YG will use that phrase as a program title and broadcast a show containing the debut selection process through missions and turmoils of the the members. He also added, “We will use web-based platforms such as VLIVE and YouTube to make it easier for global fans to access the show and will additionally use various platforms including TV broadcasting”.
YG Treasure Box premiered in November of 2018, just for 4 years after their last survival show titled Mix & Match aired in preparation for IKON’s debut. The goal was for a debut in 2019 with a group made up of 5 members, but was then changed to accommodate 7 spots by the ninth episode. 29 trainees under 4 different units participated in the survival show, coming from both Korean and Japanese nationalities. The four different units are Treasure A, made up of trainees who has trained the longest; Treasure B, made up of trainees who are street casted and known for their visuals; Treasure C, made up of trainees who are younger in age, and Treasure J, made up of all the Japanese trainees.
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Name
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Birth Date
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Lee Mi-dam
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1997.10.27
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Lee Byeong-gon
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1998.3.5.
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Kim Seung-hoon
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1999.2.26
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Choi Hyun-seok
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1999.4.21
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Kim Jun-gyu
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2000.9.9
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Bang Ye-dam
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2002.5.7
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Kim Do-young
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2003.12.4
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Treasure B
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Name
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Birth Date
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Park Ji-hoon
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2000.3.14
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Wang Gun-ho
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2000.5.8
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Kang Seok-hwa
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2000.12.1
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Ha Yoon-bin
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2000.12.11
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Jang Yoon-seo
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2001.4.4
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Yoon Jae-hyeok
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2001.7.23
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Kim Seong-yeon
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2002.6.18
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Gil Do-hwan
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2003.8.26
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Treasure C
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Name
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Birth Date
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Kim Yeon-gyu
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2004.5.3
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Park Jung-woo
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2004.9.28
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Lee In-hong
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2004.11.12
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Yoon Shi-yoon
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2005.1.8
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Jung Jun-hyeok
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2005.1.17
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So Jung-hwan
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2005.2.18
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Kim Jong-seob
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2005.11.19
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Treasure J
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Name
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Birth Date
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Kotaro
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1999.6.17
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Yoshinori
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2000.5.15
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Mashiho
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2001.3.25
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Mahiro
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2001.3.28
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Keita
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2001.7.4
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Asahi
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2001.8.20
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Haruto
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2004.4.5
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For 9 weeks, they were made to compete with each other in a mixed unit fashion with mission songs such as 1:1 battles, mixed unit and group position missions. The songs include BTS’s DNA, iKON’s Dumb&Dumber, Wanns One’s Boomerang, EXO’s Growl and more. Through the missions, YG picks the top performing trainees as the treasure’s current line up, the line up that is ensured a place in the final debuting group. By the last episode, through a position battle mission divided into three positions, vocal, rap and dance, four of best performing trainees in each position battle is picked as the trainees ensured a place in the final team. In the days to come, YG reveals the rest of the trainees who has made it to the debut group.
In a last minute twist, with all the 7 members in Treasure announced, YG reveals that he plans to debut a second unit under the group name Treasure 13. YANG HYUN SUK explained, “the most frustrating fact while we were proceeding on ‘YG TREASURE BOX’ was that I can’t get every promising trainee into the little boat, despite the acknowledgement of their potential”. He added, “I decided to select 13 final members by getting another boat”, revealing the reason why he selected 7 TREASURE members and announced 6 additional members for another group.
The members of Treasure selected through ‘YG TREASURE BOX’ are Bang Ye-Dam, Haruto, So Jung-hwan, KIM Jun-gyu, Park Jung-woo, Yoon Jae-hyeok, and Choi Hyun-Seok. The 6 members of Magnum are Ha Yoon-bin, Mashiho, Kim Do-young, Yoshinori, Park Ji-hoon, and Asahi.
The goal of creating two units under one team is for YG to able to show more sides of the trainees they had under their the wings and also to give all the members more time to appeal to the public and fans. Yang Hyun-suk revealed, “the first combination I wanted was a team with 13 members. To be precise, I plan to make the 13 selected members make debut as a team of 13, with the name ‘TREASURE 13’. The reason why I divided them into two teams rather than selecting them as ‘TREASURE 13’ is because based on my previous experience when forming iKON, when a team is formed with over 7 members, the parts and roles each member will take within a song reduces significantly, so they will have to come down the stage after performing only a few bars, which is a clear drawback and limitation”
With the second group, Magnum, Yang Hyun-suk aims to “put emphasis on each individual’s capabilities through the group activities of ‘TREASURE 13’ along with the two teams’ separate acts”. YANG Hyun-suk explained, “the 1.5-liter double sized bottle of luxury wine is called ‘magnum’” and added, “I used this as the team name with the hope that the entire globe will be drunk on the team’s music and since magnum is also used as a term for firearms, I’ve registered trademark on the team name after thinking that it would fit a male group rather than a female group”.
Treasure 13, with both of the units, is expected to make debut sometime in the second quarter of 2019. Yang Hyun-suk plans to let Treasure 13 grows fast ang aggressively through constant and consistent promotions of new songs, unlike his lax treatment of previous groups. Treasure 13 surely will be an idol group that maximizes YG’s production resources rather than becoming self-producing idols such as BIGBANG, WINNER, and iKON, something quite different but not any less expected from a Big 3 company.
Official Instagram of Treasure 13
Previously, the group was active under the username @yg.treasurebox, but after the reveal of the two units under Treasure 13, they are now active under the username @treasure13_official. Through their new instagram account, the members interact with the fans by posting their daily practice sessions but also thank them for the votes as they have made it to the 13-membered debut group mostly through their interest and support. Check out some of their latest posts below!
https://www.instagram.com/p/Btzsp5qFoM2/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
https://www.instagram.com/p/BuF37s5l4LS/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
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