Bang Ye-Dam is determined to finally debut as a member of YG’s new boy group!

YG Entertainment announced to prepare a launch of a new boy group for the first time in 4 years. The agency said they are currently preparing for yet another survival program, for which Bang Ye-Dam has confirmed to appear as one of the contestants.

Image Source – Mnet “Stray Kids”

According to a source, Bang Ye-Dam is determined to finally make his official debut through the upcoming survival program. The source revealed, “Bang Ye-Dam said he will most certainly debut through the upcoming survival program. He has been working hard for a very long time, and said he did not want to disappoint those who have supported him through out this journey.”

Moreover, several fans reported that they recently spotted him filming for this particular survival program. He has been a trainee under YG Entertainment for the past 5 years, and he is finally getting the recognition and attention that he deserves for his hard work.

Image Source – YG Entertainment

Meanwhile, Bang Ye-Dam first appeared in the entertainment industry through season 2 of SBS’ “K-Pop Star” in 2012. At the time, he gathered much attention for his exceptional talent despite his age. Consequently, Bang became one of the finalists for the program, and YG Entertainment casted him at the end to become a trainee under the agency.

Recently, the trainee briefly appeared in front of the public through Mnet survival program “Stray Kids” in 2017. It had been 4 years since he appeared on the TV, and it generated much buzz in various online communities. At the time, many netizens said that he had grown up to be such a man, but his talent was as excellent as ever before.

Now, Bang Ye-Dam finally gets a chance to debut.

The survival program for YG Entertainment is aiming to premiere at the end of this year and the new boy group will debut sometime in the first half of next year.

It’s been 5 years since they held an audition program to create the next boy group. In 2006, BIGBANG debuted through a survival program “Real Documentary: BIGBANG” and WINNER debuted through “Win: Who is Next” in 2013. Afterwards, iKon debuted through “MIX AND MATCH” in 2015.

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Translated by Dasol Kim

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