Pentagon (South Korean band) explained
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Pentagon (; stylized in all caps; abbreviated as PTG) is a South Korean multi-national boy band formed by Cube Entertainment in 2016.[1] The group consists of nine members: Jinho, Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo One, Yan An, Yuto, Kino and Wooseok. Originally composed of ten members, E'Dawn left the group and the record label on November 14, 2018. They were introduced through the Mnet survival show Pentagon Maker.[2] [3] [4] [5] Pentagon released their self-titled debut EP on October 10, 2016.[6]
Name
The group name Pentagon refers to becoming a perfect group by completing the five elements that an idol must have: vocal/rap, dance, teamwork, talent, and mind.[7]
History
Pre-debut
In 2010, Hui was a trainee at JYP Entertainment after winning first place on Best Male Vocal at JYP 7th Audition Final Round.[8] He also competed in the first season of Chinese Idol but failed to make the cut.[9] Kino was a member of a dance team called Urban Boyz.[10] In December 2013, Hui, E'Dawn, Yeo One, and Kino participated in the special stage dance at the KBS Song Festival.[11] In February 2014, E'Dawn and Kino danced at Jirayu Tangsrisuk's 1st concert "James Ji Monkey King Fan Meeting".[12] Jinho debuted under the stage name Jino as a member of SM the Ballad.[13] Hongseok participated in Mnet and YG Entertainment's reality survival show Mix and Match. However, he failed to become a member of the winning boy group, iKon. He and Jinho joined Cube in 2015.[14] [15] Yan An and Yuto passed "Cube Star World Audition" overseas selection and became Cube trainees in 2014.[16] [17] In February 2015, Jinho and Hui participated in a vocal project group Seorin-dong Children (서린동 아이들) and released a remake of Lee Won-jin and Ryu Keum-deok's 1994 classic "For All the New Lovers".[18] [19]
On December 31, 2015, Cube Entertainment revealed that they would debut their third boy group, after Beast and BtoB, named Pentagon.[20]
2016: Pentagon Maker, debut with Pentagon and Five Senses and Japanese debut
On April 26, 2016, Cube Entertainment introduced Pentagon with the trailer, "Come into the World".[21] [22] The group's official Twitter, Facebook and Weibo opened on the same day.[23]
The group participated in South Korean television channel Mnet's reality program, Pentagon Maker, which aired online through Mnet's digital content brand M2.[24] The team was based on five categories: vocal or rap, dance, talent, mind, and teamwork. Each member was judged individually or as a unit, to determine whether they were suitable to become a member of Pentagon. They were set to debut on July 16, 2016.[23] By the end of the show, Jinho, Hui, Hongseok, Yeo One, Yuto, Kino, and Wooseok were confirmed as the official members of the group.[25]
On July 9, Pentagon released the collaboration songs "Young" (produced by Dok2) and "Find Me" (produced by Tiger JK). A music video for "Young", featuring members Hui, Yeo One, Kino, Wooseok, and Yuto, was released.[26] [27] [28] The group was originally scheduled to host their debut concert on July 23, 2016, at Jamsil Indoor Stadium, but Cube Entertainment delayed the concert and debut date of the group due to internal issues.[29] [30]
Pentagon made their official debut on October 10, 2016, with 10 members, including the members eliminated from Pentagon Maker, E'Dawn, Shinwon, and Yan An.[6] [31] On the same day, Pentagon released their first Korean EP Pentagon comprising seven tracks including the lead single "Gorilla", and held their debut showcase.[32] [33] [34] The EP peaked number seven on the Gaon chart and remained top 10 for two consecutive weeks in the Japan's Tower Record Kpop weekly chart.[35] On October 24, Shinwon was not able to participate in the promotions due to knee injury.[36] On November 4, Cube revealed that Pentagon will be making their official debut in Japan on December 10, 2016.[35] On November 7, Pentagon held their first fan signing with an attendance of 100 people.[37] Pentagon received the nickname 'King Kongdol' due to their gorilla dance in their debut song 'Gorilla'.[38]
The group held their first solo concert, "Pentagon Mini Concert Tentastic Vol. 1", on December 6 at the Yes24 Live Hall in Gwangjin District, Seoul. The tickets for the concert were sold out within eight minutes of going on sale.[39] [40] They gave a sneak preview of their new song "Can You Feel It" ahead of their comeback.[41]
On December 7, the group released their second EP Five Senses. Rappers Wooseok and Yuto contributed lyrics to the lead single of the EP titled "Can You Feel It". It was described as a medium-tempo hip-hop song that combines strong beat with a cheerful guitar riff and an intense brass sound.[42]
On December 10, Pentagon held their first showcase in Japan at Toyosu Pit, Tokyo, Japan, with more than 3,000 people attending.[43] On December 11, Pentagon appeared in Abema TV 'Fresh!' Kpopstarz and recorded over 340,000 live viewers. The group recorded at least four times the average live viewers of Beast, VIXX, B.A.P, Boyfriend, and U-Kiss, and has the second highest number of viewers in the history of the program. Pentagon set three 'high speed' records, including the fastest group to debut in Japan, fastest domestic solo concert, and the fastest concert to sold out.[44] Pentagon participated in Cube Entertainment's Christmas season song, with their label mates Hyuna, Jang Hyun-seung, BtoB, Roh Ji-hoon and CLC. "Special Christmas" was released digitally on December 12, 2016, as a Christmas gift for fans.[45]
Pentagon ranked 9 on Billboard's 10 Best New K-Pop Groups In 2016.[46]
2017: "Pretty Pretty", rise in popularity in Japan, Gorilla, Ceremony, Demo_01 and Demo_02
On January 22, 2017, Pentagon released a special music video for "Pretty Pretty", a track from their second Korean EP Five Senses, featuring I.O.I's Kim Chung-ha.[47]
On March 29, Pentagon released their first Japanese EP Gorilla, which debuted at number six on the Gaon chart and third on the Oricon Chart. The album contains six tracks, including Japanese versions of previously released tracks "Gorilla", "Can You Feel It", "Pretty Pretty", and "You Are", along with two new Japanese tracks, "Hikari" and "Get Down".[48] Pentagon sold out a reservation for their special mini live & talk concert at Shinagawa Stellaball in Tokyo to commemorate the release of Japan's first EP on March 24.[49] More than 5,000 people applied to attend but due to the capacity limit, only a total of 4000 seats were available.[50] According to Japan's Tower Records, Gorilla was ranked first in the album charts throughout the day and peaked at third place on Oricon's Daily Album Chart with debut sales of 10,292 copies.[51] On March 3, Gorilla took first place in the Japanese Tower Records Monthly Chart and earned their fourth 'high speed' to achieve first place in the Japanese chart.[52]
On May 18, the group released the single "Beautiful", a ballad produced by label-mate Jung Il-hoon.[53] The group held their three-day concert titled "Tentastic Vol. 2 'Trust'" from June 10–12 at the Shinhan Card Fan Live Hall. The concert was divided into "P day", "T day", and "G day" and showcased different concepts and performances.[54] [55] Tickets to the concerts were sold out in ten minutes.[56]
On June 12, the group released their third Korean EP Ceremony that includes the pre-released single "Beautiful" and the lead single "Critical Beauty" (예뻐죽겠네).[57] The EP became their first U.S. chart entry, arriving on Billboard's world chart at number 14. Member Yan An was unable to participate in the album promotions and activities due to a right-hand injury sustained on May 31, 2017.[58] [59] On July 24, they released a surprise music video for their fans, "To Universe". On the same day, Pentagon received their first rookie award at Asia Model Awards.[60]
In September, they released a short film "When I Was in Love" starring Gong Seung-yeon ahead of the comeback.[61] On September 6, the group released their fourth Korean EP Demo_01 which includes the lead single "Like This", produced by Hui. The EP marked their first all self-composed songs since debut.[62] They also held their third solo concert, "Pentagon Mini Concert Tentastic Vol. 3, 'Promise'" at the Yes24 Live Hall in Gwangjin District, Seoul.[63] [64] The group made a special appearance on television series, Hello, My Twenties! 2, that was aired on JTBC.[65] Pentagon received their second rookie award at 1st Soribada Best K-Music Awards on September 20,[66] and followed by Rising star Award at Korea Music Festival Special Awards.[67]
On October 10, one year after debut, Pentagon hit 10,000 likes on MelOn for "Like This".[68]
They released a pre-release song, "Stay" on November 14, which featured Pentagon's vocalists.[69] On November 22, the group released their fifth Korean EP Demo_02 which includes the lead single "Runaway", the second single to have been produced by Hui. The group subsequently held their fourth solo concert, "Pentagon Mini Concert Tentastic Vol. 4, 'Dream'" at Blue Square I-Market Hall in Seoul.[70] The following day, the group released a special music video, "Violet". The song is a sentimental song composed by Kino and co-written by E'Dawn, Yuto and Wooseok.[71]
Pentagon's Gorilla EP took third place in the K-pop Japan Top 10 album.[72]
2018: Violet, Positive, Shine, E'Dawn's departure, and Thumbs Up!
On January 17, 2018, Pentagon released their second Japanese EP Violet.[73] The EP debuted at number one on Tower Record weekly album chart and ranked fourth in the Oricon Weekly Album Chart.[74] They held their last solo concert, "Pentagon Mini Concert Tentastic Vol. 5, Miracle" on April 1 at Blue Square I-Market Hall, Seoul.
On April 2, Pentagon released their sixth Korean EP Positive which features six tracks including lead single "빛나리 (Shine)". The song eventually becoming a sleeper hit by word of mouth from listeners due to its unique melody and powerful choreography.[75] Since its release, the lowest it placed on Melon's daily chart was in the 500s, but it slowly rose to number 186 on April 29. A month after its release, on May 1, the track rose to number 95 at Melon's real-time chart. The single peaked at number 16.[76] "Shine" debuted at number 85 on Gaon Digital Chart and peaked at number 27.[77] [78] Subsequently, the company announced that the promotion period was extended by two weeks.[76] They made their debut on Top 10 Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart.[79]
On August 18, Pentagon held their first fan meeting in Japan "僕たちの第一歩 (Our First Step)".[80] Shine Japanese version, released on 29 August, was dedicated as TV Asahi's opening song for August episodes of late-night music program series 'Break Out'.[81]
On September 10, Pentagon released their seventh Korean EP Thumbs Up!, which features five tracks including lead single "청개구리 (Naughty Boy)". E'Dawn and Yan An were absent from the comeback.[82] [83] After Hyuna announced her relationship with E'Dawn in August, on September 13, Cube Entertainment announced that they would be terminating their contracts, citing that they could not "maintain trust" with them.[84] On November 14, Cube Entertainment officially confirmed E'Dawn's departure from the group and company.[85]
Pentagon made their first appearance on an episode of Immortal Songs on October 6, 2018. The theme for the episode was "Korean Lyric Awards Special", which they performed a rendition of Kim Wan-sun's classic hit "The Pierrot Smiles At Us", a song recorded and released in 1990.[86] The group received 383 points but lost to Jung Dong-ha by one point.[87] On November 25, the group held a fan meeting "PENTAGon MOVINGon" at Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo with an attendance of 2,000 people.[88] [89] This is the first activity since E'Dawn's official departure.
In Japan, Shine ranked 4th and Violet ranked 10th on Oricon's 2018 Indie Albums.[90] [91] Violet also ranked 8th on Tower Records' list of 2018 K-Pop Domestic Albums.[92]
2019: Cosmo, Genie:us, Sum(me:r) and first world tour
Pentagon held their first Japan Zepp tour - Dear Cosmo Tour across Osaka, Nagoya, Tokyo, and Fukuoka.[93] [94] Pentagon had their Japanese debut in February with the single, Cosmo.[95] composed and written by Teru.[96] The song ranked no.1 on the Oricon chart, other than iTunes.[97]
On February 24, they held their second fan club fan meeting 'UNIONE' (Let's Play with Pentagon) at Olympic Hall.[98] On March 27, they released their eighth Korean EP with the lead single "신토불이 (Sha La La)". Kino was not able to participate in performances due to an injury but participated in all other promotional activities. However, he was able to participate in Pentagon's follow-up song "Spring Snow".[99]
In April, Pentagon appeared again on Immortal Songs 2 as a contestant, performing Kim Yeon-ja's "Nation of Morning" in Japan as part of the show's 400th episode special.[100] Pentagon held their first solo-concert "Prism" on 27 and 28 April 2019 at Blue Square iMarket Hall.[101] [102] The tickets were sold out in a day.[103] On May 2, Cube entertainment announced Pentagon's first world tour concert, Prism World Tour, with 15 cities worldwide and 16 shows.[104] On June 16, Pentagon represented South Korea in the annual Star of Asia in Almaty, Kazakhstan that gathers more than 20,000 people at the Medeu High-Rink.[105] In July, Pentagon announced an additional eight cities for their Prism world tour, which covered twenty-three cities worldwide.[106] On July 22, Cube Entertainment announced that Yan An would not be able to participate in Pentagon's 2019 world tour, "Prism", for medical reasons.[107]
They released their ninth extended play on July 17, without Yan An for health reasons, with lead single "Humph!" being co-produced by Giriboy and Hui.[108] [109] [110]
2020: Universe: The Black Hall, Road to Kingdom, Yan An's return, Universe: The History, We:th and "Eternal Flame"
On February 12, Pentagon released their first full album, with the lead single "Dr. Bebe".[111] The group continued to promote as eight as Yan An did not participate in the promotions.[112] Their first studio album features 11 tracks that were co-written or feature lyrics by members Jinho, Hui, Wooseok, Kino, and Yuto.[113] The music video was brought forward to midnight KST on February 12 due to the overwhelming response.[114] Pentagon continued their promotion activities with follow-up song "Shower of Rain" starting March 12, on MCountdown.[115]
On March 5, Pentagon collaborated with Japanese rock music icon Glay in "I'm Loving You" as a part of Glay's 25th anniversary album Review II-Best of Glay. The song was described as a genre-bending song of an upbeat Latin-inspired dance-pop song with a killer electronic breakdown.[116] [117]
Pentagon participated in Mnet's reality television competition Road to Kingdom, which aired from April to June.[118] For first performances - Song of King, the group performed Hui's arrangement of Block B's "Very Good" with reimagined Mad Max concept.[119] They were ranked second in the first contest rankings.[120] For the second round with the theme of 'My Song', Pentagon chose "Shine + Spring Snow" (빛나리+봄눈) as songs that best capture their team's story.[121] [122] It was the last time Pentagon would perform together before the eldest member Jinho enlisted for his mandatory military service as an active duty soldier on May 11, 2020.[123] When the song transitioned from "Shine" to "Spring Snow", a video message made by members except Jinho played, containing their sincere feelings toward Jinho.[124] They were placed third in the first elimination round.[125] Pentagon and ONF took first place in the collaboration stage of the first round on the 3rd round, performing a reinterpretation of Blackpink's "Kill This Love",[126] and second round, Pentagon performed Monsta X's "Follow" with a Pharaoh theme.[127] On June 12, the group released a new song "Basquiat" for the program's finale, and finished in third place overall.[128]
In September, the song "Humph" which was released on July 17, 2019, become a hot topic on social media and internet communities. Korean Netizen opined "the song that is perfect for the COVID-19 pandemic situation. The lyrics "Do not cross the line Stop / No access to there are no access / Oh you have crossed the line right now / Oh, please keep it", the youthful melody and cute choreography of the song is good to use in a campaign to encourage social distancing." This song became popular in memes and MV views increased accordingly.[129]
On September 6, they held an online fan meet and concert called Pentag-on Air, where they performed various songs, including a non-released acoustic English version of the song, "Spring Snow" .[130] 70% of attendees were international fans and 30% were domestic fans.[131] On September 16, Pentagon released the song "Twenty-Twenty", which was the first OST for the web drama Twenty-Twenty. The song was composed by Kino and contains lyrics written by Kino and Wooseok.[132] On September 17, Pentagon posted a teaser titled "I've been keeping an eye on you" showcasing Yan An, officially ending his 440-day hiatus.[133]
On September 23, the group released their first Japanese studio album (second album overall), . The album included Japanese songs from their debut EP, Gorilla, and debut singles "Cosmo" and "Happiness / Sha La La".[134] The album debuted at number 7 on Oricon Albums Chart,[135] and number 8 on Billboard Japan Hot Albums.[136]
On October 12, Pentagon released their tenth extended play, , as an eight-member group without member Jinho, who was completing his mandatory military service.[137] The lead single, "Daisy", is an alternative rock song with a trendy yet intense sound, produced by Pentagon members Hui and Wooseok, and composer Nathan.[138] The album consists of six songs, including "I'm Here", a self-composed solo song by Jinho.[139] We:th became their highest selling album by selling 64,045 physical copies on the first week of release.[140] On October 20, the group earned their first music show win after four years with "Daisy" on SBS MTV's The Show.[141] On October 28, the group released the official Chinese and Japanese version of the song.[142] On November 10, Pentagon began hosting their first podcast with DIVE Studios, titled Pentagon's Jack Pod.[143] In December, Pentagon held a live online concert 2020 Pentagon Online Concert [WE L:VE] on December 13.[144] [145]
On December 18, Pentagon released the digital single "Eternal Flame".[146]
2021: Love or Take and Do or Not
On January 28, Pentagon released "Honey Drop" as the first OST for the web drama .[147] Hui enlisted for his mandatory military service as a social service worker on February 18.[148] In the meantime, all of the members will distribute his role among themselves without an assigned temporary leader.[149] The group cameoed in the web drama Nickname Pine Leaf for the SBS YouTube channel yogurD in March.[150] On March 15, Pentagon released their eleventh extended play Love or Take with the lead single "Do or Not".[151] On June 14, Pentagon released their fourth Japanese EP, Do or Not, which contains the Japanese version of the lead single of the same name.[152]
On August 18, members Yuto, Kino and Wooseok collaborated to release the digital single "Cerberus".[153]
Jinho was discharged from military service on November 14, without returning to the unit after his final vacation, according to the Ministry guidelines for preventing the spread of COVID-19.[154] On November 24, Kino tested positive for COVID-19.[155]
2022: In:vite U and Feelin' Like
On January 24, Pentagon released their twelfth extended play with the lead single "Feelin' Like".[156]
On February 21, it was announced that Yan An would be going to see his family for personal matters and stay with them for the time being.[157] As of December 2022 he has yet to return and no further statement regarding his future in the group has been made.
On March 4, it was confirmed that Pentagon's fan meeting, Pentagon's Private Party, will be held on April 2 and 3.[158]
On May 3, Hongseok enlisted for his mandatory military service as an active duty soldier.[159]
On August 9, Kino made his solo debut with the special digital single "Pose", making him the first member of Pentagon with an official solo debut.[160]
On September 14, Pentagon released their fifth Japanese EP, Feelin' Like, which contains the Japanese version of the lead single of the same name.[161]
2023: Pado and contract renewals
In April, Pentagon announced a two-day concert in Tokyo to be held in late May, making it their first Japanese concert in over eight months.[162] On May 10, they released a Japanese digital single "Shh".[163] On August 30, Pentagon released their sixth Japanese language EP Pado, with the lead single "Pado (Wave to Me)".[164] On September 9, they released the song "Love is Pain", a remake of "不如" by Chinese singer Qin Haiqing, as a part of NSMG's project Perfect Match.[165]
On October 9, 2023, Cube Entertainment announced that Yeo One, Yan An, Yuto, Kino, and Wooseok did not renew their contract with the company, though the group would not be disbanding.[166] The following day, exactly seven years after their debut, they surprise released the digital single "With Universe", which was described as "a letter from Pentagon to Universe".[167]
On November 6, 2023, Hongseok canceled his exclusive contract with Cube Entertainment.[168] Shinwon will enlist as part of his mandatory military service on December 21.[169]
Other ventures
Endorsements
Before the official debut of Pentagon, the ten members were chosen as new models of Econeko & Sausando's Organic Ice Cream Bubble Cleanser in 2016. On August 18, 2016, school uniform brand Elite announced their collaboration with Pentagon and I.O.I as their new models.[170] In 2017–19, they became the advertising models for D'Live+ OTT set-top box.[171] [172] On April 16, 2021, Pentagon promoted the Thai juice brand Tipco.[173]
Ambassadorship
On September 27, 2017, Pentagon has been appointed as an honorary ambassador of the Korea Copyright Protection Service at the 1st anniversary of Korea Copyright Protection Office and Future Vision 2021.[174] On June 24, 2020, Korea's Red Cross Youth appointed Pentagon as their new ambassador.[175]
Philanthropy
In September 2018, Pentagon donated 50 million won (approximately US$44,500) to Gangnam Severance Hospital's Respiration Rehabilitation Center for patients with rare neuromuscular disease. Pentagon's leader Hui said,
Members
Adapted from their Naver profile.[176]
Member
Former
Timeline
Discography
See main article: Pentagon discography.
See also: List of songs recorded by Pentagon. Korean albums
Japanese albums
Filmography
See main article: Pentagon videography.
Variety show
Reality shows
- Pentagon Maker (Mnet-M2, 2016)
- Pentory (Naver V App, YouTube, 2016–present)
- Pentagon's Textbook (Naver V App, 2016–2018)
- Pentagon's Private Life (MBC HeyoTV, 2016–2017)
- Pentagon's To Do List (Naver V App, 2017)
- Pentagon's TNL (Thursday Night Live) (Naver V App, 2017) (YouTube, 2019)
- Just Do It Yo! (YouTube, 2018–present)
- Pentagon X Star Road (Naver V App, 2019–2020)[188]
Drama
Concert and tours
See main article: List of Pentagon concert tours.
Headlining tours
Headlining concerts
- Pentagon Mini Concert Tentastic Vol.1 - Love (2016)
- PENTAGON 1st Concert in Japan (2017)[189]
- Pentagon Mini Concert Tentastic Vol.2 - Trust (2017)[54] [55]
- Pentagon 2017 Tentastic Live Concert in Japan (2017)[190] [191]
- Pentagon Mini Concert Tentastic Vol.3 - Promise (2017)[64]
- Pentagon 2017 Tentastic Live Concert in Tokyo (2017)
- Pentagon Mini Concert Tentastic Vol.4 - Dream (2017)[70]
- PENTAGON! Great Live Concert in Japan 2018 Your Whiteday (2018)[192]
- Pentagon Mini Concert Tentastic Vol.5 - Miracle (2018)
- Pentagon concert "PRISM" (2019)
- 2020 Pentagon Online Concert [WE L:VE] (2020)[193]
Awards and nominations
See main article: List of awards and nominations received by Pentagon.
Notes and References
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- Web site: [★해시태그] "10=1"…펜타곤 옌안, 팬미팅 불참 논란에 밝힌 심경]. XSportNews. August 8, 2018. March 31, 2019. March 31, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190331154314/http://www.xportsnews.com/?ac=article_view&entry_id=1006051. live.
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- Web site: 2018-11-26. PENTAGONが重大発表 活動休止中メンバーも復帰<「PENTAGon MOVINGon」レポート>. PENTAGON's big announcement Hiatus Member's Return . 2019-06-02. modelpress. 2019-06-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20190602100541/https://mdpr.jp/k-enta/detail/1806762. live.
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- News: SEVENTEEN Tops Oricon's 2018 Indie Albums List; PENTAGON Lands 2 Albums In Top 10. 2018-12-12. 2018-12-28. 2018-12-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20181231143852/https://www.soompi.com/article/1281763wpp/seventeen-tops-oricons-2018-indie-albums-list-pentagon-lands-2-albums-top-10. live.
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- News: 〈2018ベストセラーズ〉K-POP チャート. 3 December 2018. 12 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181215223827/https://tower.jp/article/campaign/2018/12/03/03/04. 15 December 2018. dead.
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- Web site: Multinational boy group PENTAGON, major debut in February next year with single「COSMO」. MusicMan. November 26, 2018. November 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181126135225/https://www.musicman-net.com/artist/81710. dead.
- Web site: 日・中・韓 多国籍ボーイズグループ「PENTAGON」デビュー曲の作詞・作曲をTERUが担当!. Glay. December 7, 2018. December 7, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181207145551/http://www.glay.co.jp/news/detail.php?id=2885. live.
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- Web site: 펜타곤, 두 번째 단독 팬미팅 '유니원' 성료…아낌없이 드러낸 팬 사랑. XSportsNews. February 25, 2019. March 22, 2019. December 10, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191210084739/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0000959157. live.
- Web site: 펜타곤, 후속곡 '봄눈'으로 활동 잇는다‥오늘(16일) '더쇼' 최초 공개[공식]]. Herald POP. 16 April 2019. ko. 21 June 2019. 10 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191210084758/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003153813. live.
- Web site: [불후의 명곡] 펜타곤, 일본에서 선보인 환상의 퍼포먼스...김연자를 재해석하다 '아침의 나라에서']. KBSmedia. Lee Seok-hee. 20 April 2019. ko. 24 November 2019. 6 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220206105117/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=438&aid=0000024149. live.
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- Web site: 펜타곤, 단독 콘서트 '2019 PENTAGON CONCERT' 전석 매진..티켓 파워 증명. Herald POP. April 5, 2019. April 5, 2019. February 6, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220206105000/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003150394. live.
- Web site: Pentagon, To Hold First World Tour 'PRISM'... 15 Cities Worldwide and 16 Shows. TenAsia. May 2, 2019. May 2, 2019. May 2, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190502053737/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1712545. live.
- Web site: Фестиваль "Star of Asia" порадовал алматинцев в третий раз. Almaty Life. June 17, 2019. June 21, 2019. June 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190621133825/http://almatylife.kz/article/festival-star-of-asia-poradoval-almatincev-v-tretii-raz. live.
- Web site: Pentagon to host eight more World Tour cities ... 23 cities around the world. 펜타곤, 월드투어 8개 도시 추가 개최…전세계 23개 도시 뜬다(공식). Newsen. July 5, 2019. July 5, 2019. July 5, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190705123715/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/609/0000134817. live.
- PENTAGON·펜타곤 . CUBE_PTG . 1153167806357069829 . July 22, 2019 . [공지] 2019 PENTAGON WORLD TOUR <PRISM> 멤버 불참 안내 https://t.co/KBWNjOKZwh . [Notice] 2019 PENTAGON WORLD TOUR <PRISM> Notice of member absence . ko . March 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220904143219/https://twitter.com/CUBE_PTG/status/1153167806357069829 . September 4, 2022 . live.
- News: 펜타곤, 17일 'SUM(ME:R)'(썸머)로 4개월만 초고속 컴백 [공식입장]]. XSportsNews. ko. 8 July 2019. 8 July 2019. 8 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190708061401/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/311/0001015105. live.
- News: 큐브 측 "펜타곤 옌안, 건강 문제로 활동 중단"[공식입장]]. SpoTvNews. ko. 5 July 2019. 8 July 2019. 2 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220102031335/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=477&aid=0000193832. live.
- News: 펜타곤 후이 "기리보이=돌격형 프로듀서, 난 느림보 스타일". Sports Donga. ko. 17 July 2019. 19 July 2019. 19 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190719050041/http://sports.donga.com/3/all/20190717/96524231/1. live.
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- News: 펜타곤 측 "'활동 중단' 옌안, 정규 1집 불참"(공식). Star News. ko. February 2, 2020. February 11, 2020. March 15, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200315203214/http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2020020215143403306. live.
- Web site: 펜타곤, 첫 정규로 강렬+다크 변신…'갓타곤' 노린다 [종합]]. Pentagon intense + dark transformation in the first regular album… aims 'Goattagon' [General]. Kim Min-ji. TvReport. February 12, 2020. February 14, 2020. October 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201021221154/https://www.tvreport.co.kr/2031904. live.
- News: [단독] 펜타곤 신곡 'Dr 베베' 뮤비, 깜짝 선공개 결정…'18시간 먼저 본다']. [Exclusive] PENTAGON new song 'Dr Bebe' music video, a surprise decision to release early…'18 hours ahead of time'. Kang Hyo-jin. SpotvNews. ko. February 11, 2020. February 11, 2020. October 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022065258/http://www.spotvnews.co.kr/?mod=news&act=articleView&idxno=344111. live.
- Web site: 펜타곤, '빗물 샤워'로 활동 이어간다...오늘(12일) '엠카'서 최초공개. Single List. March 12, 2020. March 13, 2020. October 26, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026204433/http://www.slist.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=141768. live.
- Web site: GLAYベストアルバムがオリコン週間ランキング1位を獲得。またこの作品でシングル、アルバムの累計売り上げが4千万枚を突破. Pony Canyon. March 7, 2020. 2020-03-20. 2020-03-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20200320123105/https://news.ponycanyon.co.jp/2020/03/37467. live.
- Web site: PENTAGON、日本のバンドGLAYと新コラボ曲を発表! ラテン系のダンスポップ曲「I'm loving you」のMVを公開[動画]]. March 6, 2020. 2020-03-20. 2020-03-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20200320123130/https://www.kpopmonster.jp/%3Fp%3D40764/. live.
- Web site: 펜타곤·온앤오프·골든차일드·더보이즈·베리베리·원어스·TOO, '로드 투 킹덤' 출연 확정 [공식]]. Pentagon, ONF, Golden Child, The Boyz, Verivery, Oneus, TOO, confirmed 'Road to Kingdom' appearance [Official]. OSEN. March 20, 2020. March 20, 2020. March 20, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200320104256/http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1111326771. live.
- Web site: https://www.mk.co.kr/star/broadcasting-service/view/2020/05/495428/. ko:'로드 투 킹덤' 펜타곤이 선택한 왕의 노래→ '블락비의 Very Good' "한편의 공연 본 느낌". 'Road to Kingdom' Pentagon's song of choice →'Blockby's Very Good' "I felt like I was watching a show". Maeil Economy. May 14, 2020. June 27, 2020. June 27, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200627200408/https://www.mk.co.kr/star/broadcasting-service/view/2020/05/495428/. live.
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- Web site: http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=202005151428296506671_1. ko:'로드 투 킹덤' 펜타곤, 군 입대 앞둔 진호에 바친 '빛나리+봄눈'.."진짜 큰 선물". 'Road to Kingdom' Pentagon,'Bitnari + Spring Snow' dedicated to Jinho ahead of enlistment in the military..."A real great gift". Herald POP. Chun Yoon-hye. May 15, 2020. August 8, 2020. October 24, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024023425/http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=202005151428296506671_1. live.
- Web site: https://news.imaeil.com/Performance/2020052009220396213. ko:[아이돌 탐구생활] 펜타곤이 무대서 흘린 눈물의 의미. [Idol inquiry life] The meaning of the tears the Pentagon shed on stage. MAEIL. Lee Hwa-seop. May 22, 2020. August 8, 2020. October 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201021233512/https://news.imaeil.com/Performance/2020052009220396213. live.
- Web site: 비투비 육성재·임현식→펜타곤 진호, 오늘(11일) 나란히 입대 . ko . BTOB Yook Sungjae, Lee Hyunsik & Pentagon Jinho enlisted together today, the 11th . May 11, 2020 . . May 11, 2020 . June 25, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200625093520/https://entertain.v.daum.net/v/20200511083305356 . live .
- Web site: http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=15895109321540150017. ko:[TDPick] 펜타곤 진호 군 입대, '유니버스! 잠시만 안녕'. [TDPick] The Pentagon Jinho enlisted, 'Universe! Bye for a second'. EDily. Jo Hye-in. May 15, 2020. August 8, 2020. October 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022054205/http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=15895109321540150017. live.
- Web site: https://www.mk.co.kr/star/broadcasting-service/view/2020/05/549243/. ko:'로드 투 킹덤' 펜타곤 진호 "벌써? 라고 할 때쯤 돌아오겠다" 입대 전 마지막 인사. 'Road to Kingdom' Pentagon Jinho "Already? I'll be back by the time I say." Last greeting before enlistment. Maeil Business Newspaper. May 28, 2020. August 8, 2020. October 23, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201023015245/https://www.mk.co.kr/star/broadcasting-service/view/2020/05/549243/. live.
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- Web site: ko:헐뜯기, 비난하기는 '그만'... 착한 경연에 마음까지 훈훈. To blame, to blame'Stop'... good heartwarming contest. http://star.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/OhmyStar/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0002651568&CMPT_CD=P0010. OhmyNews. June 19, 2020. June 27, 2020. June 30, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200630105030/http://star.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/OhmyStar/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0002651568&CMPT_CD=P0010. live.
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- Web site: 2020-09-07. 펜타곤, 첫 온라인 팬미팅 'PENTAG-ON AIR' 성료 "아름다운 추억으로 기억되길". 2020-09-30. Naver News. ko. 2020-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20201023114630/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/112/0003339664. live.
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- Web site: July 28, 2020. ja:PENTAGON、日本1stフルアルバム『UNIVERSE : THE HISTORY』発売決定. https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000186310. BARKS. August 8, 2020. July 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200728080417/https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000186310. live.
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- Web site: https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2020092808032060690. ko:펜타곤, 10월 12일 '위드' 컴백..8개월만 새 앨범[공식]. Pentagon,'WE:TH' comeback on October 12th.. New album in 8 months [Official]. Yoon Sang-geun. Star News. September 28, 2020. September 28, 2020. October 24, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024023425/https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2020092808032060690. live.
- Web site: https://sports.donga.com/article/all/20201008/103298761/2. ko:'컴백' 펜타곤, 미니 10집 'WE:TH' 오디오 티저 공개. 'Comeback' Pentagon unveils 10th mini album'WE:TH' audio teaser. Song Chi-hoon. Sports Donga. October 8, 2020. October 8, 2020. October 9, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201009011539/https://sports.donga.com/article/all/20201008/103298761/2. live.
- Web site: http://www.nbnnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=429892. ko:펜타곤, 미니 10집 'WE:TH' 트랙리스트 공개. Pentagon reveals 10th mini album 'WE:TH' track list. Hong Sunghoon. NBNNews. October 5, 2020. October 8, 2020. October 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201011150107/http://www.nbnnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=429892. live.
- Web site: http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=16031682951562401010. ko:펜타곤, 미니 10집 'WE:TH' 트랙리스트 공개. Pentagon 'WE:TH' surpasses 60,000 copies of initial sales... Own best record. Oh Jiwon. TVDaily. October 20, 2020. November 29, 2020. November 30, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201130225231/http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=16031682951562401010. live.
- Web site: 2020-10-21. 펜타곤, '데이지'로 데뷔 4년만에 음악방송 첫 1위.."쉽지 않았던 길". 2020-10-21. Naver News. ko. 2020-11-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20201101005956/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004293962. live.
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- November 10, 2020 . Pentagon's Jack Pod [TEASER] ]. DIVE Studios Highlights . . March 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220517014743/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UIitJjyIII . May 17, 2022 . live.
- Web site: https://www.wowtv.co.kr/NewsCenter/News/Read?articleId=A202012030360&t=NN. ko:펜타곤, 온라인 콘서트 'WE L:VE' 13일 개최. 펜타곤, 온라인 콘서트 'WE L:VE' 13일 개최. The Korea Economic Daily. December 3, 2020. December 14, 2020. November 4, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211104100007/https://www.wowtv.co.kr/NewsCenter/News/Read?articleId=A202012030360&t=NN. live.
- Web site: https://www.tvreport.co.kr/2055944. ko:펜타곤, 첫 온라인 콘서트 'WE L:VE' 성료… 미공개 신곡 '불꽃' 최초 공개. Pentagon, first online concert 'WE L:VE' successful... First unreleased new song 'Fireworks'. TV Report. Ha Suna. December 14, 2020. December 14, 2020. November 4, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211104100010/https://www.tvreport.co.kr/2055944. live.
- Web site: https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/144/0000706867. ko:펜타곤, 오늘(18일) 스페셜 싱글 '불꽃' 발표… 콘서트 여운 잇는다. Pentagon, today (18th) special single'Fireworks' released... Concert lingering. Kim Won-hee. Sports Khan. December 18, 2020. December 18, 2020. December 18, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201218075056/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/144/0000706867. live.
- Web site: Choi. Hee-jae. 2021-01-28. 펜타곤, '리플레이' OST 첫 주자 출격…우석 랩메이킹 참여 [공식입장]]. live. 2021-02-19. Xports News. ko. 2021-08-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20210812030350/https://www.xportsnews.com/article/1383039.
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- Web site: 2021-09-24. PENTAGON YUTOの連載がスタート!気になるメンバーとの関係性を明かす【連載:PENTAGON YUTOのヒミツの話#1】. live. WEBザテレビジョン. Japanese. 2021-11-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20211123164512/https://thetv.jp/news/detail/1050507/p2/.
- March 13, 2021 . (ENG) 최애 만나기 '10초 전', 그만큼 떨리신다는 거지 [닉네임 솔잎] 1-3부 ]. 요즘 것들의 드라마 [요것드] - yogurD . . March 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230222102657/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOUbQ35bN70 . February 22, 2023 . live.
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- letsgoptg . letsgoptg . 1495567500377231360 . February 21, 2022 . [KR-EN #UCUBE - NOTICE] Hello. This is CUBE Entertainment. We would like to inform you about the future activities of PENTAGON members, Yeoone and Yanan. Member Yanan has left for China today (21st) due [...] (Source: https://t.co/ttABdKHAtQ) #PENTAGON #펜타곤 @CUBE_PTG https://t.co/CnN7JyUiES . en . March 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221221123935/https://twitter.com/letsgoptg/status/1495567500377231360 . December 21, 2022 . live.
- Web site: 펜타곤, 'Pentagon's Private Party' 내달 2일·3일 팬미팅 개최. Kim Soo-jin. Pentagon, 'Pentagon's Private Party' to hold fan meeting on the 2nd and 3rd of next month. MT Star News. Naver. March 4, 2022. March 4, 2022. ko. November 13, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221113172338/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=108&aid=0003033243. live.
- Web site: 펜타곤 홍석, 5월3일 육군 현역 입대…팀 내 세 번째. Ko Seung-ah. Pentagon Hongseok enlists in the army on May 3rd... third on the team. News1. Naver. April 1, 2022. April 1, 2022. ko. April 1, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220401124024/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=421&aid=0006004454. live.
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- Web site: Five Pentagon members leave Cube Entertainment. Korea JoongAng Daily. October 9, 2023.
- Web site: Yoon . So-yeon . 2023-10-10 . Pentagon releases surprise digital single 'With Universe' . 2023-10-12 . . en.
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- Web site: '청춘시대2' 아스가르드가 진짜 아이돌?…펜타곤② 개인 프로필. tenasia. February 8, 2018. June 19, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180619214116/http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000280284. live.
- June 22, 2017 . 펜타곤(PENTAGON) 후이&이던 "유선호vs라이관린?" 나만의 고정PICK 공개 [짝꿍인터뷰] ]. PICKCON / 픽콘 . . March 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221105132100/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7w-7VWbItg . November 5, 2022 . live.
- June 6, 2016 . PENTAGON MAKER [펜타곤메이커] 후이vs진호, 메인보컬의 자존심을 건 진검승부! [EP6-6 단체 퍼포먼스] 160607 EP.6 ]. Mnet TV . . March 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230320081214/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZAJmd0Sb8k . March 20, 2023 . live.
- May 9, 2016 . [M2 PentagonMaker] When God Was Making SHIN WON [Individual Talent] EP2 150509 EP.2 ]. Mnet TV . . March 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230316124602/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k93E2YDz19o . March 16, 2023 . live.
- January 8, 2018 . PENTAGON(펜타곤) - PENTORY(펜토리) Ep. 36 (드라마 '조선미인별전' 제작발표회 비하인드) . United CUBE (CUBE Entertainment Official YouTube Channel) . . March 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230108125856/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW_gyN-lA3s . January 8, 2023 . live.
- January 2, 2018 . KBS 1TV 뮤지컬 드라마 조선미인별전 메이킹1 . Monsterunion Studio . . March 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221105132054/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh4ZvCz5UJs . November 5, 2022 . live.
- June 23, 2017 . "출구봉쇄"…펜타곤(PENTAGON) 키노&유토, 역대급 매력방출 상황극 [짝꿍인터뷰] ]. PICKCON / 픽콘 . . March 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108021233/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BvGjp_2ZlY . November 8, 2022 . live.
- December 7, 2018 . [Simply K-Pop] PENTAGON(펜타곤)'s "Let's carry out our special mission together!" _ Ep.340 _ 120718 ]. ARIRANG K-POP . . March 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221205183820/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei2hVjbMo4I . December 5, 2022 . live.
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- June 23, 2017 . 펜타곤(PENTAGON) 진호&우석 "레드벨벳vs트와이스…걸그룹 멤버가 된다면?" [짝꿍인터뷰] ]. PICKCON / 픽콘 . . March 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221105132055/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vvPj__JCdw . November 5, 2022 . live.
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