KPOP 3rd generation · YG Entertainment
WINNER
WINNER / 위너
WINNER sit at the softest, poppiest end of YG Entertainment, which is not where anybody expected that label to go.
- 2014DebutAug 12, 2014
- 4Members
- 3thGeneration
- Inner CircleFandom
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In 30 seconds: WINNER
Yoon, Jinu, Hoony and Mino carry the group now, and the catalogue runs from a ballad debut through tropical pop to something warmer still.
Start here if you want melody rather than attitude from a label built on the opposite.
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Key facts
- Group name
- WINNER
- Reading / Hangul
- WINNER / 위너
- Company
- YG Entertainment
- Debut date
- August 12, 2014
- Days active
- 4,463 days (12 years, 2 months)
- Debut song
- Empty
- Generation
- 3rd generation
- Fandom name
- Inner Circle(インナーサークル)
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Member guide
ジヌ진우 · JinuView in Japanese
Profile comparison
| Members | Birth date | Blood type | MBTI | Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ジヌ | 1991-09-26 | 35 | 177cm | A | ISFJ | South Korea |
| フニ | 1992-01-11 | 34 | 185cm | A | INFP | South Korea |
| ミノ | 1993-03-30 | 33 | 182cm | A | INFP | South Korea |
| ユン | 1994-01-21 | 32 | 180cm | B | ESFP | South Korea |
| テヒョン | 1994-05-10 | 32 | 180cm | A | INFP | 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.
Empty MVEmpty is the debut, a ballad, and an odd way for a YG Entertainment group to begin.
Really Really MVReally Really is the tropical one and the biggest thing they recorded.
Millions MVMillions is the brightest of the singles and the easiest to put on.MVView in JapaneseDance PracticeView in JapanesePerformanceView in JapaneseLiveView in JapaneseStageView in Japanese
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From debut to now
- 2014Empty and Color Ring were the entrance as they debuted as a new YG group.
- 2016Baby Baby and Sentimental widened the music, while the departure of Taehyun made it the key period of the move to the current line-up.
- 2017Really Really became a widely known entrance and settled the bright, polished pop image of WINNER.
- 2018Everyday and Millions made both the album-scale and the single-hit routes easy to walk into.
- 2019Ah Yeah and Soso brought out emotional expression beyond the lightness.
- 2022The music video for I Love U renewed an entrance to the recent WINNER that works even at first sight.
- 2026Individual work by each member has grown, while under the WINNER name the work continues around recent releases such as I Love U and the live shows.
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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 WINNER note
What anchors WINNER is a soft, pop position and a change of line-up. The boy group debuted from YG Entertainment in 2014 and now works as the four of Yoon, Jinu, Hoony and Mino. Treating Taehyun separately, as a former member who took part in the early work, makes the present easier to read.
The way in is Empty, Really Really, Millions and I Love U. Lining up the ballad-leaning debut song Empty, the tropical Really Really, the bright Millions and I Love U from 2022 shows a position that stays soft and pop even within YG.
The releases run from 2014 S/S through Holiday to the Japanese edition 2014 S/S -Japan Collection-, and the official videos can be taken stock of across music videos, dance practices and performance videos. Individual work by the members is plentiful, so the group page gathers the releases and official videos under the WINNER name. Empty, then Really Really, then I Love U covers the debut, the hit and recent years.
Editors' take Empty / Really Really / I Love U — three songs cover a soft pop position and a change of line-up in a YG four-piece.
Trivia worth knowing
Name
The name WINNER lines up with the story of a team that came through a survival programme.
Fandom
Inner Circle is the fandom name, and it reads as the ring of people standing closest to the group.
Line-up
Taehyun appears on the early releases as a former member, so keeping him apart from the current line-up avoids confusion.
Signature song
Really Really is the quickest way into the bright pop side of WINNER.
Video
Empty, Really Really and Millions each have dance and performance versions beyond the music video, and the songs read differently there.
Japan
2014 S/S -Japan Collection- is a Japanese edition and belongs apart from the Korean releases.
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Japan activity score
KPOP DISCOVER original metric
No. 124/ 241 groups
No. 124 of 241 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 51%)
- 1Japanese releases
- 10Japan-related tracks
- 0Members from Japan
- 0Official 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 WINNER?
Yoon, Jinu, Hoony and Mino carry the group now, and the catalogue runs from a ballad debut through tropical pop to something warmer still.
Why should a new listener start with WINNER?
Start here if you want melody rather than attitude from a label built on the opposite.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with Empty, Really Really, Millions, then continue to the official video index.