Biography
WINNER (Hangul: 위너) is a four-member South Korean pop group formed in 2013 by YG Entertainment. The group currently consists of: Jinu, Hoony, Mino and Yoon. Former member Taehyun left the group in November of 2016.
The group was first introduced in the reality-survival program called Who is Next: WIN as "Team A." Team A and their adversaries Team B were both formed from trainees within YG Entertainment. The teams competed against each other in order to debut as the first YG boy group in eight years. At the conclusion of the program the title of "WINNER" was given to Team A after they won all three rounds of public voting. Team B later went on to debut as iKON.
They debuted with the release of their dual title tracks "공허해 (empty)" and "컬러링 (color ring)". Winner's official debut showcase was held on August 6, with their album 2014 S/S digitally released on August 12, 2014. Their first music show appearance was on Inkigayo on August 17, and they became the fastest male group to win on a music show by taking first place on M! Countdown during their debut stage. The album charted at number one on Billboard World Albums Chart.
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