3rd generation · BTOB Company / DOD Entertainment

BTOB

ビートゥービー / 비투비

BTOB were never the flashiest dancers; the reputation was built on singing, harmony and ballads that hold up outside their era.

  • 2012DebutMar 21, 2012
  • 6Members
  • 3thGeneration
  • MelodyFandom
Missing You / Official MV

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In 30 seconds: BTOB

Insane, WOW and Thriller brought the audience in, and It's Okay, Way Back Home and Missing You turned the group into something people keep coming back to.

Come here if you want a boy group whose live singing is the point rather than a bonus.

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Key facts

Group name
BTOB
Reading / Hangul
ビートゥービー / 비투비
Company
BTOB Company / DOD Entertainment
Debut date
March 21, 2012
Days active
5,293 days (14 years, 5 months)
Debut song
Insane / Imagine
Generation
3rd generation
Fandom name
Melody
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Member guide

Profile comparison

MembersBirth dateBlood typeMBTINationality
ウングァン1990-11-2235173cmANot disclosedSouth Korea
ミニョク1990-11-2935171cmANot disclosedSouth Korea
チャンソプ1991-02-2635177cmONot disclosedSouth Korea
ヒョンシク1992-03-0734177cmANot disclosedSouth Korea
プニエル1993-03-1033175cmBNot disclosedUnited States
ソンジェ1995-05-0231180cmANot disclosedSouth Korea
イルフン1994-10-0431176cmBESTPSouth Korea

Ages are as of 2026-09-17.

Selected releases

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Start here

Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.

We Together artwork

March 21, 2026 · Single

We Together

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From debut to now

  • 2012
    Debuted from CUBE Entertainment and set out the momentum and brightness of early K-pop with Insane and WOW.
  • 2015
    It's Okay, from Complete, made it clear that BTOB would work through singing and ballads people could see themselves in.
  • 2016
    Prayer-like vocals and a hard arrangement produced a signature song that shows the singing and the performing at once.
  • 2017
    Missing You, from Brother Act., became a large signature song and the entrance that stands for BTOB's voices and harmony.
  • 2018
    Showing both bright warmth and ache, they widened a broad appeal that goes beyond the ballads.
  • 2022
    The Song, from Be Together, delivered a song for the fans again as a group with a long run behind it.
  • 2023
    After Wind And Wish they left CUBE and moved into a stage of running solo work and group work side by side around BTOB Company.
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Key achievements

Key milestones

2015It's Okay establishes their standing as vocalistsA key song that widened a way of reading BTOB built on singing rather than hard dance tracks.
2017Missing You becomes the signature songAs the central song for anyone catching up, it shows the voices, the harmony and the writing at once.
2024The BTOB Company period continuesActivity as BTOB survived the change of company, which makes a long-running group worth following.

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Official links

Official site

Official social accounts and platforms

Shopping guide

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KPOP DISCOVER's BTOB note

What anchors BTOB is the singing and the force of the ballads. The boy group debuted from CUBE Entertainment on March 21, 2012, widened recognition early with hard K-pop songs such as Insane, WOW and Thriller, and built a reputation for ballads and live singing from there.

The large turning point is the run of It's Okay, Way Back Home and Missing You. Missing You in particular pushed BTOB from an idol group that can sing to a group whose songs last, so listening around it first makes the whole picture easy to hold.

After the CUBE contract ended in 2023, group activity continues around BTOB Company. Following BTOB now works through the group activity aimed at Melody, the live shows and the anniversary context. Missing You, then WOW, then Way Back Home covers the singing, the early period and the ballads.

Editors' take Missing You / WOW / Way Back Home — a CUBE six-piece that lasts on the strength of its singing and its ballads.

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Japan activity score

KPOP DISCOVER original metric
No. 95/ 210 groups

No. 95 of 210 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 45%)

  • 3Japanese releases
  • 6Japan-related tracks
  • 0Members from Japan
  • 1Official Japanese accounts

The denominator is the 210 groups, out of 525 covered by KPOP DISCOVER, whose raw score reaches at least one point. The score adds 10 points per Japanese-market release, 3 per Japan-related track, 12 per member from Japan, and 8 per official Japanese account. Japanese-market releases carry the most weight because they are the most direct evidence of activity; related tracks add track-level detail; members from Japan stand for Japanese-language communication and continuity; official accounts stand for a permanent point of contact. The weights are an editorial judgement, not a statistical optimisation, and the ranking tracks release volume in Japan closely. Source: releases, tracks, members, and official links recorded by KPOP DISCOVER (updated 2026-09-17).

How this score is calculated →View in Japanese

Frequently asked questions

What defines BTOB?
Insane, WOW and Thriller brought the audience in, and It's Okay, Way Back Home and Missing You turned the group into something people keep coming back to.
Why should a new listener start with BTOB?
Come here if you want a boy group whose live singing is the point rather than a bonus.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with Missing You, WOW, Wind And Wish, then continue to the official video index.