Boys Generally Asian

Boys Generally Asian
Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres Novelty, K-pop
Years active 2016 (2016)–present
Members

Boys Generally Asian, also known by the acronym BgA, is a K-pop parody group that was created by YouTube personality Ryan Higa.[1] The group, which describes itself as "guys who can't sing, dance or really speak Korean", debuted in 2016 with the single, "Dong Saya Dae". In addition to Higa, the group consists of actor Justin Chon, filmmaker Philip Wang, and musicians David Choi and Jun Sung Ahn.[2]

History

2016: "Dong Saya Dae"

BgA debuted in May 2016 with the song "Dong Saya Dae" (Hangul: 똥싸야돼; lit. "I Need to Poop"),[1] which peaked at number 1 on the iTunes K-pop chart.[3][4]

To accompany the song, the group released other content that K-pop groups typically release, including teaser images, a music video (which was directed by Wong Fu Productions), and a choreography music video.[5] As part of their image, the members of BgA based their stage names on the names of the members of K-pop boy band Big Bang.[6]

2017: "Who's It Gonna Be"

In March 2017, BgA released their second single, "Who's it Gonna Be", which also reached number 1 on the iTunes K-pop chart.[7] The song also charted on two Billboard charts, reaching number 3 on the World Digital Song Sales chart and number 33 on the Spotify Viral 50 chart.[8][9]

Members

  • R. O. P., born Ryan Higa on June 6, 1994 (actual date of birth June 6, 1990) in the United States. He is Japanese-American. He is a YouTuber with over 20 million subscribers.[10]
  • P-Dragon, born Philip Wang (Chinese: 王振翔) was born on October 28, 1995 (actual date of birth October 28, 1984) in the United States. He is Chinese-American. He is one of the founders of Wong Fu Productions.
  • Daeyang, born David Choi on March 22, 1995 (actual date of birth March 22, 1986) in the United States. He is Korean-American. He is a YouTube music producer with three studio albums including 'Forever and Ever'.
  • J-Lite, born Justin Chon on May 29, 1999 (actual date of birth May 29, 1981) in the United States. He is Korean-American. He is an actor best known for playing Eric Yorkie in the Twilight Saga film series.
  • Jeungri, born Jun Sung Ahn (Hangul: 안준성) on February 18, 2000 (actual date of birth February 18, 1993) in South Korea. He moved to the United States when he was in third grade and gained recognition for his violin cover videos. He is a Re-Discover Music artist with five albums, and has a channel with over 1 million subscribers.

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Album
US
World
"Dong Saya Dae"
(똥싸야돼)		 2016 — Non-album single
"Who's It Gonna Be"[8] 2017 1 Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References

  1. 1 2 Min, Kyung-won (2017-05-22). "Foreign K-pop groups look for fans in Korea : As genre diversifies, stars from America seek out new opportunities". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  2. ↑ "Asian-American K-pop group features members who can't sing". AsiaOne. 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  3. ↑ "Kpop Song by BgA that "can't sing, dance and speak really Korean" Hits itunes Charts". Jpop Asia. May 26, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Boyband không biết nhảy và hát tiếng Hàn vẫn đứng đầu iTunes". Zing. May 27, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  5. ↑ Truong, Wendy (May 15, 2016). "Ryan Higa and Wong Fu Productions Debut Into the K-Pop World With BgA (Boys Generally Asian)". Hello Asia!. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  6. ↑ Tucci, Sherry (2016-05-16). "5 'generally Asian' YouTube stars just formed a K-pop band". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  7. ↑ General, Ryan (2017-03-27). "Ryan Higa and Friends Create K-Pop Group as a Joke, Gets #1 Hit on K-Pop Charts". Next Shark. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  8. 1 2 "World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. 2017-04-15. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  9. ↑ "Spotify Viral 50". Billboard. 2017-04-15. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  10. ↑ "Ryan Higa's K-Pop Group BgA (Boys Generally Asian) Debuts With Wong Fu-Produced MV". soompi.com. Soompi. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
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