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Spotlight - Pentagon

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Inspired by the recent artist spotlights (and in light of their comeback tomorrow!), I decided to try making one for one of my favorite groups who i think deserves more recognition, Pentagon! (Please support their comeback!)

#TABLE OF CONTENTS (CTRL+F) ####THE BASICS | PENTAGON MAKER SHOW | MEMBER PROFILES | DISCOGRAPHY | SHOWS/VARIETY/OTHER

 

#THE BASICS Name: Pentagon. To summarize a long winded explanation from Pentagon Maker (that will be below), the group name is based on members being able to complete a 'pentagraph' based on five aspects of music: Performance, Dance, Teamwork, Talent and Mind.

Fandom Name: Universe. The fandom name was one of three choices that fans could vote for. The name means that the fans are their universe, following the line "You are my universe" from their song Pentagon on their debut album.

Debut: October 10, 2016 under Cube Entertainment

Members: 10 members, selected through the Mnet survival show Pentagon Maker (but seriously what was the point of this show again)

Known for: incredibly tall maknae and having a ridiculous number of comebacks since they debuted in October 2016 (four Korean comebacks one Japanese comeback, and two upcoming comebacks (Korean/Japanese)

 

#PENTAGON MAKER SHOW Pentagon Maker was a Mnet survival show aimed to create the members of Pentagon. In order to secure their spot to debut in Pentagon, the ten trainees had to complete a 'pentagraph' based on the following areas: Performance, Dance, Teamwork, Talent and Mind. If they were unable to complete their pentagraph by the end of the show, they would not be able to debut.

 

If you want to put yourself through the pain of watching the show watch the show, links for all the episode can be found here. If you want a tldr; one member was eliminated during the show, but in the end all ten members were able to debut.

##Member Introductions Hui | Jinho | E'Dawn | Hongseok | Shinwon | Yanan | Yeo One | Yuto | Kino | Wooseok

##Pentagon Maker Performances Team Kino vs Team Hui

  • Sorry, orig. Justin Bieber (Kino, Jinho, Yanan, Shinwon, Wooseok)  
  • See You Again, orig. Wiz Khalifa (Hui, Yeo One, Hongseok, E'Dawn, Yuto)

Team Jinho vs Team E'Dawn

  • On Rainy Days, orig. Beast (Jinho, Yeo One, Yanan, Yuto)
  • Good Luck, orig. Beast (E'Dawn, Hui, Kino, Wooseok, Hongseok, Shinwon)

1 vs 1 rounds

Team Jinho vs Team Hui

Team Kino vs Team Wooseok vs Team Hui

  • Mommae, orig. Jay Park (Kino, Hongseok, E'Dawn)
  • Very Good, orig. Block B (Wooseok, Jinho, Yuto)
  • Eat, orig. Zion T. (Hui, Yanan, Yeo One)

##Iconic Moments

 

#MEMBER PROFILES

##Hui (Leader, Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer) ###Background Info

  • Full Name: Lee Hoe Taek

  • Birth Date: August 28, 1993

  • Height: 172 cm (5’8″)

  • Nationality: Korean

###Facts

  • He is a former JYP trainee - he won 1st place for best male vocal at the 2010 JYP 7th Audition Final Round
  • He appeared on the KBS special "Hyenas on the Keyboard" in October 2017, where he composed and performed the song Wake Me Up (ft. Cube trainee Woochan).
  • He is a king of high notes (one, two)
  • Hui along with E'Dawn formed a subunit with Hyuna called Triple H
  • Hui is a very active composer. Aside from composing songs for Pentagon such as their last title track, Like This, he (along with Flow Boi) composed/wrote Never (P101) and Energetic (Wanna One)
  • Has the cutest laugh

 

##Jinho (Main Vocalist) ###Background Info

  • Full Name:Jo Jin Ho

  • Birth Date: April 17, 1992

  • Height: 168 cm (5’6″)

  • Nationality: Korean

###Facts

  • Jinho was originally an SM trainee and made his debut as a member of SM the Ballad in 2010
  • He was the winner of SM's Everysing Contest in 2008
  • He was a trainee for eight years before he debuted
  • He may be the oldest, but he is tiny and adorable
  • He releases covers every month in a series called Magazine Ho
  • He has helped compose multiple songs for Pentagon, including To Universe and One More Night
  • The second king of high notes

 

##E'Dawn (Lead Rapper, Lead Dancer, Vocalist) ###Background Info

  • Full Name: Kim Hyo-jung

  • Birth Date: June 1, 1994

  • Height: 174 cm (5’9″)

  • Nationality: Korean

###Facts

  • He auditioned for JYP in 2012
  • He is great at popping and dancing so that it looks like his 'head is separate from his body'
  • He has an incredibly high pitched scream (warning: LOUD)
  • He's friends with Hyuna, and was a part of her Roll Deep promotions in place of BTOB's Ilhoon
  • He is a member of Triple H, along with Hui and Hyuna
  • He also helped write Never for Produce 101

 

##Hongseok (Lead Vocalist) ###Background Info

  • Full Name: Yang Hong Seok

  • Birth Date: April 17, 1994

  • Height: 181 cm (5’11”)

  • Nationality: Korean

###Facts

  • He lived abroad (outside of Korea) for ~11 years. He is the English speaker of the group.
  • He was studying at the University of International Business and Economics before deciding to pursue his music career
  • He is a former YG trainee and was a contestant on Mix&Match.
  • He really, really loves Iron Man
  • He's the mom of Pentagon
  • He really likes working out.

 

##Shinwon (Sub Vocalist, Visual) ###Background Info

  • Full Name: Ko Shin Won

  • Birth Date: December 11, 1995

  • Height: 184 cm (6’0″)

  • Nationality: Korean

###Facts

  • He was eliminated on Pentagon Maker :(
  • He has really broad shoulders
  • Is very scared of small animals (the story behind it is actually pretty sad - he had a hamster as a child - it escaped from its cage one night and crawled into his arms, and he accidentally crushed it in his sleep. He's been terrified of small animals since then as he doesn't want to hurt one again)
  • He is constantly stripping on the show

 

##Yanan (Sub Vocalist) ###Background Info

  • Full Name: Yan An

  • Birth Date: October 25, 1996

  • Height: 186 cm (6’1″)

  • Nationality: Chinese

###Facts

  • He has the voice of an angel
  • He can play the Erhu
  • He is not a fan of amusement parks
  • He was not apart of "Ceremony" promotions, as he was recovering from a hand injury

 

##Yeo One (Lead Vocalist) ###Background Info

  • Full Name: Yeo Chang Gu

  • Birth Date: March 27, 1996

  • Height: 179 cm (5’10.5″)

  • Nationality: Korean

###Facts

 

##Yuto (Main Rapper, Vocalist) ###Background Info

  • Full Name: Adachi Yuto

  • Birth Date: January 23, 1998

  • Height: 184 cm (6’0″)

  • Nationality: Japanese

###Fun Facts

  • He was a JYP trainee
  • He is a man of many emotions
  • He is a former baseball player
  • His rap verses are signaled by his iconic "Yutoda"
  • He is afraid of the dark
  • His weakness is spicy food

 

##Kino (Main Dancer, Vocalist) ###Background Info

  • Full Name: Kang Hyung Gu

  • Birth Date: January 27, 1998

  • Height: 177 cm (5’10”)

  • Nationality: Korean

###Fun Facts

 

##Wooseok (Main Rapper, Vocalist, Maknae) ###Background Info

  • Full Name: Jung Woo Seok

  • Birth Date: January 31, 1998

  • Height: 188.4 cm (6’2″)

  • Nationality: Korean

###Fun Facts

  • He is very, very tall
  • He originally trained to be a singer, but ended up becoming a rapper
  • He can sing the soprana part of an opera
  • He is close friends with Guanlin from Wanna One
  • He loves anime

 

#DISCOGRAPHY note: choosing my favorite b-sides is so hard because every song is a bop. SO LISTEN TO THEM ALL.

##Pentagon (Oct 2016) Title Track: Gorilla (debut stage, the iconic acoustic version)

Favorite B-Sides

##Five Senses (Dec 2016) Title Track: Can You Feel It (comeback stage)

Favorite B-Sides

##Ceremony (June 2017) Title Track: Critical Beauty (comeback stage)

Favorite B-Sides

##Demo_01 (Sep 2017) Fun fact: members had a hand in composing/writing every song

Title Track: Like this, aka the healing bop that everyone needed (comeback stage, live version)

Favorite B-Sides

 

#SHOWS/VARIETY/OTHER ##Variety

##VLIVE show Pentagon has a mini reality show. English subs, starting from the first episode can be found here on vlive.

##Dance Practices Watch out! There are a whole...two dance practices (three if you include the eye contact version of Like This...)

##M2 Relay Dances Gorilla | Critical Beauty | Like This

##To Do List Pentagon Maker has a series where they do things that they have wanted to do, leading to some fantastic songs and entertaining episodes

Performances

Other

 

Hello, thank you for reading through this mess of a post! I had wanted to write a spotlight for Pentagon for ages, but never got around to it. With the comeback just hours away, I decided this would be the perfect time to finally write this up and hopefully get some more people interested in Pentagon.

I hope this was informational and entertaining! I know its pretty long haha.

Posted Nov 22, 2017, 5:06 AM UTC · edited

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