BtoB part I

BtoB ( Korean: 비투비; acronym for Born to Beat) is a seven member male group from South Korea formed in 2012 by Cube Entertaiment. The group consists of Seo Eunkwang, Lee Min Hyuk, Lee Changsub, Lim Hyunsik, Peniel D. Shin/Shin Dong-geun, Jung Ilhoon and Yook Sungjae. The group debuted on March 22, 2012 on M1Countdown with Insane and Imagine.

Pre-debut

The group was formed by Cube Entertainment. It was stated from the start that Seo Eunkwang, Lee Minhyuk, Lim Hyunsik, Jung Ilhoon and Lee Minwoo (이민우) were on the list of original members who are waiting to be debuted under the name of "BtoB". However, Lee Minwoo had dropped out of the list of confirmed members after their first appearance on the sitcom and the fact of him not debuting with BtoB had upset many fans. On March 23, 2012, Cube Entertainment had clarified that there are problems with Minwoo's health resulting in him being unable to blend into the group. Adding on, he would still be a trainee under Cube. If he was to recover, he would still get a chance to debut. Minwoo was confirmed to debut as a C-Clown (Crown Clown) member under Yedang Entertainment^.

2012-Present: Born To Beat and Press Play

On April 3, 2012 they released their debut album Born to Beat, with songs co-written by Jorgen Elofsson. Their first broadcast was on Mnet's reality program 'Amazon (Idol Master ZONE) on 4 April 2012.
On September 12, 2012 the group released their second mini album "Press Play" with the song "Wow" as the lead single.
On October 18, 2012 they started promoting "I Only Know Love" as the follow-up single.

Stage name		Birth name		Date of Birth
Romanized	Hangul	Romanized	Hangul/Hanja
Eunkwang	은광	Seo Eun Kwang	서은광/徐恩光	(1990-11-22) November 22, 1990 (age 22)
Minhyuk	민혁	Lee Min Hyuk	이민혁/李旼赫	(1990-11-29) November 29, 1990 (age 22)
Changsub	창섭	Lee Changseob	이창섭/李昌燮	(1991-02-26) February 26, 1991 (age 21)
Hyunsik	현식	Lim Hyunsik	임현식/任炫植	(1992-03-07) March 7, 1992 (age 20)
Peniel	프니엘	Peniel D. Shin, Shin Donggeun	프니엘, 신동근/辛東根	(1993-03-10) March 10, 1993 (age 19)
Ilhoon	일훈	Jung Ilhoon	정일훈/鄭鎰勳	(1994-10-04) October 4, 1994 (age 18)
Sungjae	성재	Yook Sungjae	육성재/陸星材	(1995-05-02) May 2, 1995 (age 17)