History Music / Astro

* {{Bishonen}}: Given; they are idols after all. Eunwoo, in particular, [[BreakoutCharacter is known far and wide for this.]]

On February 28, 2023, Rocky departed from the group, following the expiration of his contract with Fantagio Entertainment. On April 19, 2023, Moonbin passed away at the age of 25. This leaves the group as four members.

On February 28, 2023, Rocky departed from the group, following the expiration of his contract with Fantagio Entertainment, leaving the group as five.

* '''Moon Bin''': Full name Moon Bin, born 26 January 1998. Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist, Center.

On February 28, 2023, Rocky departed from the group, following the expiration of his contract with Fantagio Entertainment.

* '''Rocky''': Full name Park Minhyuk, born 25 February 1999. Main Dancer, Lead rapper, Vocalist.

'''[=Astro=]''' (Hangul: 아스트로) is a [[KoreanPopMusic South Korean]] {{boy group}} consisting of six members. They debuted on February 23, 2016 under Fantagio Entertainment with the song "Hide and Seek".

'''[=Astro=]''' (Hangul: 아스트로) is a [[KoreanPopMusic South Korean]] {{boy band}} consisting of six members. They debuted on February 23, 2016 under Fantagio Entertainment with the song "Hide and Seek".

* ChildPopstar: Sanha was 15 (turning 16 next month) when the group debuted, and Rocky was only 17.
* CryCute: MJ. According to the members, his crying is like that of a baby's which makes it adorable and funny at the same time. And his attempts at smiling away the tears make one want to hug him all the more.

* TheAce: ''Rocky''. Man can rap, sing, dance, choreograph ''and'' write and compose songs with remarkable story-lines and imagery. As of 2021, he has proved himself to be an above-average rookie actor as well, one with a lot of potential. Not only that, but he also excels as an MC, has a plethora of skills up his sleeve (cooking, craft, photography, fashion, etc.), and to add to it, is a ''very'' handsome man.
** Eunwoo also counts, as an overall entertainer. As a vocalist, he can hold his own in both Astro and solo OST(s), is an actor, a model, has guested in various variety shows, and was a host on the well-reputed show "Master in the House" as the witty maknae, and also adapts to any kind of situation very quickly. Apart from these, not only is he ''really'' intelligent, but can also play the piano, and is highly skilled in athletics, basketball in particular.

* AbsenteeActor: Moon Bin took a hiatus during later 2019 and had to sit out sit out during year-end performances due to mental health issues. While he still appeared in the music video, he was benched throughout the promotion period for ''Blue Flame''.
** As unfortunate as it is, there are times when Eunwoo ends up missing some group events due to conflicts with his solo-schedules.

*** [[https://open.spotify.com/album/1OJJJQdwtJw14WGuB0E0wR?si=VbzQyUxuT-GfO2saLuoifg All Light]] (Studio Album)- January 16, 2019

*** [[https://open.spotify.com/album/5DYM7eidN6abSp5P3sHial?si=NHWiiY-iTEecUhZ8knGKtA All Yours]] (Studio Album)- April 5, 2021

* On January 28th (2022), the agency announced that MJ would be going on a hiatus due to health issues.

** MJ is [[https://twitter.com/MyungjunsSmile/status/1475851983508672518 surprisingly good at figure skating]], especially for someone who has never tried the sport before.
* JackOfAllTrades: Rocky. Rapper, Dancer, Singer-songwriter, with considerable potential even in the field of acting (in reference to his performance on ''Hit the Stage''). Moonbin also counts; despite not being an official rapper, he has decent rapping skills, is a vocal powerhouse, dancer, actor.
* KidsHateChores: Averted with MJ, who, as a child, loved doing chores and helping his mother at home. He mentioned that it was probably because of this, that his mother somewhat raised him like a daughter.

** In fact, all of Astro could count as this during the fantagio crisis. Not only did they not have any proper promotions during the whole of 2018, but there were even disbandment rumours going around during the time. Most of the staff that Astro had been working with, left the company, leaving them on their own, and even more troubled. Despite this, the boys continued to be strong for the fans' sake, in order to not worry them. It was only during their 2nd official solo concert that they finally opened up about the struggles that they faced during the crisis, with almost all of them breaking down on stage. Yes, even ''[[ThePollyanna MJ]]'' broke down into tears.

** "gemini", written and composed by MJ, is a song dedicated to the bond between Astro and Aroha, with the english name being a reference to the twin constellation gemini. The last verse of the song ends with this:

** MJ is really good at craft, so much so that the members (and the fandom alike) call him 'golden hands'. He once moulded a Robong (ver.01) out of ''clay''.

** Despite his 'happy virus' status, and generally outgoing personality, MJ is a much more shy, reserved (to an extent) and introverted person in real life.

* CryCute: MJ. The members find his crying cute and funny at the same time.

[[folder: Music Tropes]]
* AllJustADream: The events of "Bad Idea" are implied to be Sanha's nightmares that Bin rescues him from.
* AlternateTimeline: As speculated by many fans, "Bad Idea" is supposed to be this to "Knock". In "Knock", Eunwoo successfully travels back in time and rescues Sanha, while Bin ends up crossing over into another, darker dimension, resulting in the events in "Bad Idea".
* BreakUpSong: They have a lot of these in their discography, though notable ones would be:
** "Innocent Love", a ballad, is about the clumsiness of a first break up and how the pain of break up can be especially unfamiliar for someone who's experiencing it for the first time.
** "Should've Held On (Again)", the single of the special album ''Winter Dream'', talks about the lingering feelings of regret a break-up leaves behind. Despite not being promoted on music shows, the song is ''very'' much loved (and popular) within the fandom.
** "Growing Pains", "It's You (너라서)", "Lie (다 거짓말)", "When the Wind Blows" etc. are some more fan-favourite break-up songs, and the list goes on.
* CallAndResponseSong: Any song with a fan-chant counts as this.
* CallBack: "Footprint" contains lyrical references to ''all'' their previous title tracks, in a perfect reverse order.
* CatapultNightmare: Happens twice in the music video for "Bad Idea". Once in the beginning of the MV where Sanha wakes up in an eerie dream after drinking the potion given to him by Moon Bin, and then at the end when it is implied he truly wakes up from the nightmare that he has been experiencing throughout the MV.
* ChronologicalAlbumTitle: ''Dream Part.01'' and ''Dream Part.02''.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Each member represents a colour from the rainbow, while Aroha(the fandom) represents violet.
** MJ: Orange
** Jinjin: Green
** Eunwoo: Blue
** Bin: Red
** Rocky: Indigo
** Sanha: Yellow
* ConceptAlbum: ''Spring Up, Summer Vibes, Autumn Story'' and ''Winter Dream''- all are based on seasons. In fact, most, if not all, of their albums are usually based on a certain concept:
** ''Dream Pt.01''- A store that sells dreams.
** ''All Light''- based off a more royal and elegant concept.
** ''Blue Flame''- Partially based on 'Beauty and the Beast'.
** ''GATEWAY''- Time travel.
** ''In-Out'' (Moonbin & Sanha)- A therapist concept.
** ''All Yours''- This album is more anthemic, as the concept for this album primarily revolves around Astro and Aroha (Astroha, for short) and the bond that they share.
* ConceptVideo:
** "Breathless": The boys turn into... soda bottles. [[spoiler: However it is later implied that them being the bottles was a dream all along, and the girl who had been playing with the bottles was actually the soda bottle. The girl in the dream is either the soda bottle's 'spirit' or just someone made-up that they dreamed of, based n that bottle.]]
** "Confession": It's about a girl who draws a boy band in order to cope with her crush's rejection. These boys come to life and keep her company to comfort her even though she cannot technically see them, and end up falling in love with her. At the end, they try to confess their, feelings, but it's in vain as she can't actually ''see'' them; because they are fictional characters, created from her imagination, and hence disappear one by one.

* DancingIsSeriousBusiness: The music video for "ONE" lays a lot more emphasis on the choreography than their usual music videos. Then there's also the dance break that ensues after the bridge.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Their pre-debut image/vibe definitely counts as this, leaning more on the hip-hop side. In fact, the members themselves have admitted more than once that they never expected to debut with a bright and cute concept like "Hide and Seek".
** "Always You" is definitely this compared to their previous title tracks, which were mostly peppy, feel good songs. The lyrics are heavy on the emotional spectrum as well, as the song delves into the members' feelings and mental state during the 2018 hiatus.
** "Blue Flame", both aesthetically and lyrically, exudes a much darker vibe as compared to their earlier concepts.
** While "Knock" isn't as 'dark' as "Blue Flame", their previous title track, it still leans on the more emotional side of things, lyrically speaking.
** Moonbin and Sanha's "Bad Idea" as well; the song itself is about fighting your inner demons.
* FlowerMotif: ''All Light'' and ''Blue Flame'' both have particular emphasis on flowers.
** In "All Night" MV, the boys are all somehow linked to flowers, with Rocky appearing to be experimenting on something , with the flowers. In "Blue Flame", MJ is seen freeing a flower in the midst of a dark forest.
** As for what the flowers symbolise.... is completely up to [[EpilepticTrees fan-interpretations]] as all that the members have ever mentioned about the videos is that they are connected to each other.
** A flower ''briefly'' appears in the music video for "Bad Idea"... along with a flame.
* GardenOfLove: Or "Garden of Eternity", to be more accurate, is the concept for the "All Night" music video, and ''All Light'', their first studio album.
* GiftOfSong: In order to express their gratitude towards Arohas, the members often include fansongs in their discography; since the [[DarkestHour Fantagio crisis]], they've always made sure to include at least one song dedicated to their fans in every mini-album and album.
** In fact, the ''Rise Up'' album as a whole was a special gift to the fans, especially those who stuck by the group through the hiatus.
** ''ONE & ONLY'', a special single album was released as a gift to the fans on 23rd February 2020, to commemorate ASTRO's 4th anniversary. The song is about the bond between a singer and their fans, and just how important an idol's fans are to them in general. All the members participated in the lyric-writing of the song. The cover of the album reads:
---> ''"Aroha, you are my [[TitleDrop one & only]] love. This song is for you, as you always make me shine."''
** MJ's self-composed "gemini"(별비[[note]]Meaning 'star rain' in Korean [[/note]]) is a present to the fans; the name 'gemini' is a reference to the twin constellation Gemini, the twin stars symbolising ASTRO and AROHA, as they stay in the same place.
* GriefSong: "Bloom" (피어나), composed by MJ and Jinjin, can have two interpretations, both leaning on the same trope- the death of a lover, OR the death of a romance.
* HotterAndSexier: The b-sides "Role Play", "Moonwalk", "Someone Else" have a much more sensual vibe than their usual style. Especially "Role Play" and "Moonwalk".
* IWillFindYou: The main reason Eunwoo ([[EpilepticTrees and potentially Bin too]]) travels back to time in "Knock"- to find Sanha who has been trapped in the past.
* IncrediblyLongNote: MJ, as the main vocalist of the group, sings these in a lot of their songs.
** MJ and Rocky's high notes in "Innocent Love", Sanha's harmonising part in "Your Love".
** MJ's high notes during the bridge of "Our Spring". Not only is there an unusually long note, but the adlibs that follow the said note are pretty continuous, giving him no time to rest.
** "Waterfall" starts off with a long note from MJ.
* InsecureLoveInterest: The protagonist in the song "Butterfly" is afraid to confess their love, in fear of losing them, and hence vows to just look at them from a distance.
* LoveNostalgiaSong: "When the Wind Blows" and "No, I don't", among others.
* MusicForCourage:
** The lyrics of "Lights On":
-->'' Don't be afraid now, I'll be by your side''
--> ''I will always be the light that shines on you''
** "My Zone", composed by Jinjin, is primarily about facing your fears and striving to be a better and braver version of yourself:
-->''As if this long haze is pulling an anxious me in,''
-->''Let it go, let it go''
-->''Gotta go, gotta go''
-->''I'll rather prepare an even stronger light''
-->''So that I won't ever lose''

* NewSoundAlbum: Most notable examples being ''Blue Flame'', ''GATEWAY'' and ''All Yours''. While their earlier albums were mostly pop and bubblegum pop, in the most recent ones they have shifted more towards electro-pop focused sound.
* PepTalkSong: "My Style". "Dreams Come True" could also count as one.
* SignatureMove: The 'mole dance' during the chorus of "Breathless" choreography.
** More like 'signature jumps', when they briefly went viral for their crazily synchronised jumps in the "Baby" choreography. There was also an inside joke within the fandom where they would pause the those parts and draw a line to see if all the members were jumping at the same height. [[SugarWiki/CrowningMomentOfAwesome They were]].
** The 'sculpture dance', as the members like to call it, from "ONE".
* SillyLoveSongs: A majority of their title tracks are different variations of these- "Hide and Seek", "Breathless", "Confession", "Baby", and "Crazy Sexy Cool".
* SingerNamedrop: 'A-S-T-R-O' In "Polaris".
* SongsOfSolace: This is a recurring theme in b-sides, as one of their main intentions of creating music is so that the songs can be a source of comfort for their fans, with some of the most notable examples being "By Your Side", "Lights On" and "Don't Worry".
** "By Your Side" is a ballad written by all the members, with lyrics promising the fans that they will stay by their side no matter what comes their way.
--> ''Even if time passes, even if you change,''
--> ''I will always be here''
--> ''Even if you are shaken by a lot of pain,''
--> ''I'll protect you from behind (by your side)''
** The whole ''Rise Up'' album counts as this, as it was released during a time that was considered a really turbulent period for Astro as a group. The album was meant to be a special gift to the fans to thank them for staying by their side through the tough times.
** "gemini", written and composed by MJ, is a song dedicated to the bond between Astro and Aroha, with the english name being a reference to the twin constellation gemini. The last verse of the song ends with this:
--> ''The place I drew with you remains in my heart''
--> ''I'm always by your side, in this place forever''
** "Don't Worry" from ''Switch On'':
-->''Even if you feel like you're losing yourself''
-->''That's you''
-->''It's fine if you take breaks''
-->''I'll be there for you''
-->''Remember all the love by your side''
* SongStyleShift: "Don't Worry"- the bridge is strikingly different from the rest of the song.
* SurrealMusicVideo: Quite a few fall under this trope, but the most notable one would be the music video for "Crazy Sexy Cool". A ''very'' [[MindScrew mind-screwy]] MV with reference of sorts to Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia.
* ThemeNaming: ''Spring Up'', ''Summer Vibes'', ''Autumn Story'' and ''Winter Dream''- all are named after seasons.
** ''All Light'' and ''All Yours'' also could come under these, as they're called the '' All series'' collectively.
* TimeTravel: "Knock" revolves around this. The song is about going back in time to find a lost one. In the music video, the members, specifically Eunwoo, travel back in time to rescue Sanha, who's implied to be trapped in the past.
* TrappedInThePast: Sanha, in the music video for "Knock".
** If the fan theories are anything to go by, Sanha has been trapped in the 'past', away from his hyungs, since the "Always You" music video.
* VocalTagTeam: Often seen in the bridge of their ballads, some of the most stunning ones being MJ and Bin's duet in "gemini" and MJ and Rocky's harmonies in "Waterfall".
** Jinjin and Rocky also do this, but as a rap-duo rather than a vocal team, some iconic ones being their duet at the end of the tracks "Confession" and "Knock".
* AWildRapperAppears: Jinjin and Rocky, the rappers of the group.
* YouAreNotAlone: Something that the members always emphasise, is that we are not alone in our struggles, and that together, we can overcome anything. One of the best examples of this culminates in the bridge of "Don't Worry", where each line is sung by a different member (thus signifying all the members' presence for each other and the fans) and it is topped off by MJ's line, "Remember all the love by your side", beautifully concluding the bridge.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: At the end of the video for "Confession'', the comic characters who came to life to cheer the protagonist up say goodbye to her, appearing in front for her to finally confess to her and then disappear, as their 'mission' to help her heal is done. Eunwoo is the last to go, and is seen crying at the end of the video, as he is 'erased' away. This could be seen as a reference to how all idol groups eventually have to disband and go their separate ways, be it in 10 years or 20 years, in order to focus on their own lives, and settle down. Which is why it is important to cherish the present.
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*** Restore (EP, Jinjin and Rocky subunit)- January 17, 2022

* AlbumSingle:
** ''Spring Up'' has "Hide and Seek" and "Cat's Eye".
** ''Summer Vibes'' has "Breathless".
** ''Autumn Story'' has "Confession".
** ''Dream Part.01'' has "Baby".
** ''Dream Part.02'' has "Crazy Sexy Cool".
** ''Rise Up'' has "Always You".
** ''All Light'' has "All Night".
** ''Venus'' has "Hanasakemirai".
** ''Blue Flame'' has "Blue Flame".
** ''GATEWAY'' has "Knock".
** ''In-Out'' has "Bad Idea".
** ''All Yours'' has "ONE".
** ''Switch On'' has "After Midnight".