ASTRO

ASTRO promoting SWITCH ON (2021)

ASTRO (아스트로) is a six member Korean pop boy band that debuted in 2016 under Fantagio.

The members were officially announced on August 14th 2015 via Fantagio SNS & Official Fancafe followed by their debut on February 23, 2016 with the song "Sumbakkokjil" from their debut mini album Spring Up, peaking at #4 on Gaon Music Chart.

Members

• Jinjin (Leader, Rapper)
• MJ (Main Vocalist)
• Cha Eunwoo (Vocalist, Visual)
• Sanha (Vocalist)

Honorary Member

• Moon Bin (Vocalist, Dancer, Rapper) †

Former Members

• Rocky (Rapper, Dancer)

Information

2015: Pre-Debut Activities

The members started out as trainees under Fantagio iTeen, a rookie talent development program under Fantagio, and were known as iTeen Boys. On August 14, Fantagio released information about the new group via their social media, including pictures and profiles of each member and the announcement of the group's name.
To introduce the group to South Korea, the boys starred in the web series To Be Continued, starring as themselves alongside actress Kim Sae Ron, 5urprise member Seo Kang Joon, and Hello Venus.

Following the web series, ASTRO starred in their own reality show, Astro OK! Ready, in January 2016. Leading up to their debut in February 2016 the group held a nationwide showcase tour called "Meet U Project". The six boys toured all over South Korea holding twenty shows and two fanmeetings.

Trivia

• Official Fanclub: AROHA - (A)st(ro) (H)eart (A)ll Fans
• Official Colors: Vivid Plum & Space Violet

Korean Discography

ASTRO (2016)

ASTRO promoting "Dream Part.01" (2017)

ASTRO promoting GATEWAY (2020)

Studio Albums

• [2019.01.16] All Light
• [2021.04.07] All Yours

Mini-Albums

• [2016.02.23] Spring Up
• [2016.07.01] SUMMER VIBES
• [2016.11.10] Autumn Story
• [2017.05.29] Dream Part.01
• [2017.11.01] Dream Part.02
• [2019.11.20] BLUE FLAME
• [2020.05.04] GATEWAY
• [2021.08.02] SWITCH ON

Other Mini-Albums

• [2018.07.24] Rise Up

Other Singles

• [2017.02.22] Winter Dream (Special Album)
• [2020.02.23] ONE&ONLY (Special Album)

Digital Singles

• [2018.12.24] Merry-Go-Round (Christmas Edition)
• [2020.06.28] Ani Geurae (아니 그래)
• [2021.09.02] Alive

Collaborations/Other

• [2018.12.13] Fantagio Music - FM201.8 (#1 All I Want (HELLO VENUS, ASTRO, Weki Meki))

Japanese Discography

Mini-Albums

• [2019.04.03] Venus

Filmography

Web Drama

• [2015] To Be Continued

Awards

• [2017.01.19] 26th Seoul Music Awards: Hallyu Special Award
• [2017.11.15] 2017 Asia Artist Awards: New Wave Award
• [2019.08.23] 2019 Soribada Best K-Music Awards: Global Hot Trend Award
• [2020.01.05] 34th Golden Disc Awards: Best Performance
• [2020.08.13] 2020 Soribada Best K-Music Awards: Global Artist Award, Bonsang
• [2021.12.02] 2021 Asia Artist Awards: Best Musician

TV Music Shows

All Night (Jeon Hwahae)

• [2019.01.29] SBS The Show #1

External Links

• Official Fancafe
• Official Facebook
• Official Twitter
• Official Youtube
• Official Japanese Website
• Official Japanese Twitter