KPOP 3rd generation · CUBE Entertainment / individual agencies
PENTAGON
ペンタゴン / 펜타곤
PENTAGON were built on a survival show and on Hui's writing, and Shine turned a well-regarded group into a popular one.
- 2016DebutOct 10, 2016
- 9Members
- 3thGeneration
- UNIVERSEFandom
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In 30 seconds: PENTAGON
Jinho, Hui and Hongseok sing, Yuto and Wooseok rap, and Daisy in 2020 gave the group its first music-show win.
Start here if you want a boy group whose best songs were written from inside it.
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Key facts
- Group name
- PENTAGON
- Reading / Hangul
- ペンタゴン / 펜타곤
- Company
- CUBE Entertainment / individual agencies
- Debut date
- October 10, 2016
- Days active
- 3,673 days (10 years, 0 months)
- Debut song
- Gorilla
- Generation
- 3rd generation
- Fandom name
- UNIVERSE
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Member guide
Profile comparison
| Members | Birth date | Blood type | MBTI | Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| フイ | 1993-08-28 | 33 | 171cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ジンホ | 1992-04-17 | 34 | 168cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ホンソク | 1994-04-17 | 32 | 181cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| シンウォン | 1995-12-11 | 30 | 184cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ヨウォン | 1996-03-27 | 30 | 179cm | B | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| イェンアン | 1996-10-25 | 30 | 187cm | A | Not disclosed | China |
| ユウト | 1998-01-23 | 28 | 185cm | O | Not disclosed | Japan |
| キノ | 1998-01-27 | 28 | 177cm | B | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ウソク | 1998-01-31 | 28 | 188cm | O | Not disclosed | South Korea |
Ages are as of 2026-10-31.
Selected releases
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Start here
Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.
Shine MVShine is the turning point and the friendliest thing they made.
Daisy MVDaisy is the sad one and the single that finally won.
Feelin' Like MVFeelin' Like is the brightest of the later releases.MVView in JapaneseDance PracticeView in JapanesePerformanceView in JapaneseLiveView in JapaneseStageView in JapaneseAudioView in Japanese
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From debut to now
- 2016After an Mnet programme they debuted from CUBE, putting the singing, rapping, dancing and writing of a large line-up forward at once.
- 2017Several EPs raised the share of songs they wrote themselves, showing a band feel and ache as well as a fresh surface.
- 2018Shine, from Positive, spread by word of mouth and became the shortest way to know the brightness and the choreography of PENTAGON.
- 2019An approachable expression, play with Korean-language titles and summer songs added to the softer side of a self-producing boy group.
- 2020The dark concept of Dr. BeBe and the aching band feel of Daisy widened the range, and Daisy led to a first music-show win.
- 2021Love or Take put comic-strip visuals together with a light band sound and added entrances.
- 2022Around Feelin' Like they showed a grown-up sound and performing.
- 2023The sixth Japanese mini album PADO and With UNIVERSE on the debut anniversary left official releases either side of the change in contracts.
- 2024Solo and individual work from Hui, Kino, Wooseok and Yuto stood out, and the group name and the individual names are followed apart.
- 2025New work by the group itself has paused, but for UNIVERSE it is set out as a group with room to regroup rather than one declared disbanded.
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Achievements
Key milestones
Verified information
Verified English information is not yet available for this section.
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Official links
Official site
Official social accounts and platforms
Shopping guide
Verified English shopping links are not yet available.
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KPOP DISCOVER's PENTAGON note
What anchors PENTAGON is a large line-up that produces itself and signature songs with a fresh surface. CUBE Entertainment debuted the boy group in 2016 after an Mnet programme, putting the singing, rapping, dancing and writing forward at once. Shine in 2018 spread by word of mouth and became a large turning point that made PENTAGON widely known.
The range runs wide, from the approachability of Naughty Boy and Sha La La through the dark concept of Dr. BeBe to the aching band feel of Daisy. Daisy is the key song that led to a first music-show win, so the band feel and the harder concepts are worth following as well as the bright songs.
Several members ended their contracts with the company from 2023, but the group has not disbanded. The nine-member line-up is the reference point, and the individual agencies and solo work can be followed apart from the group work. Shine, then Daisy, then Naughty Boy covers the turning point, the range and the fresh surface.
Editors' take Shine / Daisy / Naughty Boy — three songs cover a self-producing large line-up and signature songs with a fresh surface, from CUBE.
Trivia worth knowing
Name
PENTAGON is easier to read as a team meeting five defining qualities than as a literal five-sided shape.
Fandom
UNIVERSE suits the group name so well that it reaches into release titles such as With UNIVERSE.
Starter song
Shine is the bright one, Daisy holds the emotional line, and Dr. BeBe shows the darker register.
Production
Hui is not the only writer in the room: following Kino and Wooseok as well explains why the texture shifts from song to song.
Japan
PADO arrived in 2023 as a Japanese release, filling out the official record after the Korean activity around it.
Where they stand now
Once the members signed with separate agencies, group work and individual work became two lanes best followed apart.
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Japan activity score
KPOP DISCOVER original metric
No. 102/ 241 groups
No. 102 of 241 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 42%)
- 1Japanese releases
- 5Japan-related tracks
- 1Members from Japan
- 2Official Japanese accounts
The denominator is the 241 groups, out of 564 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 2026-10-24).
How this score is calculated →View in JapaneseFrequently asked questions
What defines PENTAGON?
Jinho, Hui and Hongseok sing, Yuto and Wooseok rap, and Daisy in 2020 gave the group its first music-show win.
Why should a new listener start with PENTAGON?
Start here if you want a boy group whose best songs were written from inside it.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with Shine, Daisy, Feelin' Like, then continue to the official video index.