| Bastarz | |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Origin: | Seoul, South Korea |
| Years Active: | –present |
| Website: | http://www.sevenseasons.co.kr/ |
| Spinoff Of: | Block B |
| Current Members: | |
Bastarz (; stylized BASTARZ) is the first official sub-unit of the South Korean boy band Block B. Established in April 2015, the sub-unit consists of three members: Block B's two main dancers, B-Bomb and U-Kwon, and the rapper P.O. The sub-unit debuted with their first mini album, entitled Conduct Zero, on April 14, 2015, released their second mini album, Welcome 2 Bastarz, on October 31, 2016, and released their third, I'm a Mess, on March 28, 2019.
Although the members of Bastarz initially said they were chosen out of Block B's seven members through a random draw of colored balls,[1] they later said that this was a joke, and that Seven Seasons' CEO chose them for the sub-unit.[2]
On April 5 and 6, 2015, Block B announced through solo teaser photos that P.O, U-Kwon, and B-Bomb would make up Bastarz. Though not a part of the sub-unit, Zico confirmed that he produced Bastarz' first title track.[3] [4]
The sub-unit's album was released April 13, 2015, along with a video for the title track, "Zero for Conduct."[5] The album debuted at #3 on the Gaon album chart,[6] with the singles "Conduct Zero," "Charlie Chaplin," "Thief," "Nobody but You," and "Sue Me" debuting on the Gaon digital chart at #6, #24, #63, #65, and #76, respectively.[7]
Bastarz' "Conduct Zero" was nominated for five awards in 2015, including two MAMAs, two Seoul Music Awards, and a Melon Music Award for best dance performance.
In October 2015, Bastarz made their Japanese debut with the release of the CD single Hinko Zero, which reached #20 on the Oricon chart.[8]
The following year saw Bastarz' second Korean release. The sub-unit's lead single "Selfish & Beautiful Girl," composed by P.O, was released on October 24, 2016.[9] A follow-up single, titled "Make It Rain," composed by Dean, was released on October 31 along with the full Welcome 2 Bastarz extended play,[10] which debuted at #6 on the Gaon album chart.[11] The following week, the sub-unit made a surprise video release for the song "That's Right," featuring the members filming each other as they travel.[12]
P.O received lyrics credits for all five songs on Welcome 2 Bastarz and composition credits for "Selfish & Beautiful Girl," "That's Right," and "The Hidden Girl," while B-Bomb received both lyrics and composition credits for the song "Tightly."[13]
On April 29, 2017, Bastarz performed at the Korea Times Music Festival, held at the Hollywood Bowl.[14]
On May 20, 2018, Bastarz competed on the JTBC music show Two Yoo Project Sugar Man. Bastarz won the show with a remake of "An Alley," a song by Yang Dong-geun that itself was a remake of a song by Lee Jae-min.[15] [16]
Two Bastarz concerts were announced February 23, 2019, to take place March 29 and March 30 in Seoul.[17]
Bastarz released their third mini-album, I'm a Mess, on March 28, 2019.[18] The album contains eight songs, including three solo songs, and the group members were heavily involved in the production of the album:[19] P.O received lyrics credit for five songs on the album and composition credit for three, B-Bomb received lyrics credit for two songs and composition credits for three, and U-Kwon received lyrics and composition credit for one song.[20]
See also: Block B discography.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [21] | US World [22] | ||||
| Korean | |||||
| Conduct Zero |
| 3 | 11 |
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| Welcome 2 Bastarz |
| 6 | — |
| |
| I'm a Mess |
| 10 | — |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon | JPN Billboard [26] | |||||
| Japanese | ||||||
| Hinko Zero |
| 20 | 84 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | US World | ||||
| "Conduct Zero" (품행제로) | 2015 | 6 | 5 |
| Conduct Zero |
| "Selfish & Beautiful Girl" (이기적인 걸) | 2016 | 16 | — |
| Welcome 2 Bastarz |
| "Make It Rain" | 52 | 15 |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | ||||
| "Charlie Chaplin" (찰리채플린) | 2015 | 24 |
| Conduct Zero |
| "Thief" (도둑) | 63 |
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| "Nobody but You" | 65 |
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| "Sue Me" (배째) | 76 |
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| "Tightly" (타이트하게) | 2016 | — |
| Welcome 2 Bastarz |
| "That's Right" | — |
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| "The Hidden Girl" (숨은 그림 찾기) | — |
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| Year | Title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Conduct Zero" | Purple Straw Films |
| "Hinko Zero" | ||
| 2016 | "Selfish & Beautiful Girl"[35] | Ziyong Kim (FantazyLab) |
| "Make It Rain"[36] | ||
| "That's Right" | Block B Bastarz | |
| 2019 | "From Seoul"[37] | DearLiar |
| "Help Me"[38] | Lee Sang Duk, Park Jae Young (Mustache Film) | |
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | MelOn Music Awards[39] | Dance | "Zero for Conduct" | |
| Mnet Asian Music Awards[40] | Best Collaboration and Unit | |||
| Song of the Year | ||||
| 25th Seoul Music Awards[41] | Bonsang Award | |||
| Popularity Award | ||||