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* MeaningfulName: Zelo's name comes from the name "Zelos", the deity personification of rivalry in [[ClassicalMythology Greek Mythology]], and represents Zelo's rivalry with the rest of his older members.

B.A.P (Korean: 비에이피) is a [[KoreanPopMusic South Korean]] [[BoyBand boy band]] formed in 2011. The group debuted on January 27, 2012 with their single "Warrior", but members Himchan and Zelo first made their public debut in 2011 in seperate projects, and member Bang Yongguk made his musical debut back in 2007 in an underground hip-hop group called Soul Connection. Noticably, they were [[PlentyOfBlondes all blonde]] in their debut, and yet "B.A.P" does not stand for [[FunWithAcronyms "Blonde Asian People"]] and actually means [[GratuitousEnglish "Best Absolute Perfect"]]. Similarly, their debut was a massive success, with their EP "Warrior" selling 10,000 copies just ''two days after release''. The same year they won 21 music awards, out of which were 5 major music awards, after releasing three single albums, a mini-album, and repackaged mini-album.

B.A.P (Korean: 비에이피) is a [[KoreanPopMusic South Korean]] [[BoyBand boy band]] formed in 2011. The group debuted on January 27, 2012 with their single "Warrior", but members Himchan and Zelo first made their public debut in 2011 in seperate projects, and member Bang Yongguk made his musical debut back in 2007 in an underground hip-hop group called Soul Connection. Noticably, they were [[PlentyOfBlondes all blonde]] in their debut, and yet "B.A.P" does not stand for "Blonde Asian People" and actually means [[GratuitousEnglish "Best Absolute Perfect"]]. Similarly, their debut was a massive success, with their EP "Warrior" selling 10,000 copies just ''two days after release''. The same year they won 21 music awards, out of which were 5 major music awards, after releasing three single albums, a mini-album, and repackaged mini-album.

* FunWithAcronyms: "Bap" (밥) in Korean means rice.

B.A.P (Korean: 비에이피) is a [[KoreanPopMusic South Korean]] [[BoyBand boy band]] formed in 2011. The group debuted on January 27, 2012 with their single "Warrior", but members Bang Yongguk, Himchan and Zelo first made their public debut in 2011 in seperate projects. Noticably, they were [[PlentyOfBlondes all blonde]] in their debut, and yet "B.A.P" does not stand for "Blonde Asian People" and actually means [[GratuitousEnglish "Best Absolute Perfect"]]. Similarly, their debut was a massive success, with their EP "Warrior" selling 10,000 copies just ''two days after release''. The same year they won 21 music awards, out of which were 5 major music awards, after releasing three single albums, a mini-album, and repackaged mini-album.

* Bang Yongguk : Leader and Main Rapper[[labelnote:*]]Currently inactive for panic disorder.[[/labelnote]].
* Himchan[[note]](Kim Himchan)[[/note]]: Sub-vocalist, Rapper, and Visual.
* Daehyun[[note]](Jung Daehyun)[[/note]]: Main Vocalist.
* Youngjae[[note]](Yoo Youngjae)[[/note]]: Lead Vocalist.
* Jongup[[note]](Moon Jongup)[[/note]]: Sub-vocalist and Main Dancer.
* Zelo[[note]](Choi Junhong)[[/note]]: Lead Rapper, Lead Dancer, and Maknae.

* ColorCodedCharacters: Each of the Matoki representing every member can be recognized primarily by the color of said Matoki's mask: Yongguk is red, Himchan is pink, Daehyun is gray, Youngjae is yellow, Jongup is green, and Zelo is blue.

* MeaningfulName: Zelo's name comes from the name "Zelos", the deity personification of rivalry, and represents Zelo's rivalry with the rest of his older members.

B.A.P (Korean: 비에이피) is a [[KoreanPopMusic South Korean]] [[BoyBand boy band]] formed in 2011. The group debuted on January 27, 2012 with their single "Warrior", but members Bang Yongguk, Himchan and Zelo first made their public debut in 2011 in seperate projects. Noticably, they were [[PlentyOfBlondes all blonde]] in their debut, and yet "B.A.P" does not stand for [[FunWithAcronyms "Blonde Asian People"]] and actually means [[GratuitousEnglish "Best Absolute Perfect"]]. Similarly, their debut was a massive success, with their EP "Warrior" selling 10,000 copies just ''two days after release''. The same year they won 21 music awards, out of which were 5 major music awards, after releasing three single albums, a mini-album, and repackaged mini-album.

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* Bang Yongguk : Leader and Main Rapper.[[labelnote:*]]Currently inactive for panic disorder.

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* Bang&Zelo[[note]]Composed of [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Yongguk and Zelo]] , debuted December 1, 2011.[[/note]]

B.A.P (Korean: 비에이피) is a [[KoreanPopMusic South Korean]] [[BoyBand boy band]] formed in 2011. The group debuted on January 27, 2012 with their single "Warrior", but members Bang Yongguk, Himchan and Zelo first made their public debut in 2011 in seperate projects. Noticably, they were [[PlentyOfBlondes all blonde]] in their debut, and yet "B.A.P" does not stand for [[FunWithAcronyms "Blonde Asian People"]] and actually means "[[GratuitousEnglish Best Absolute Perfect]]". Similarly, their debut was a massive success, with their EP "Warrior" selling 10,000 copies just ''two days after release''. The same year they won 21 music awards, out of which were 5 major music awards, after releasing three single albums, a mini-album, and repackaged mini-album.

B.A.P (Korean: 비에이피) is a [[KoreanPopMusic South Korean]] [[BoyBand boy band]] formed in 2011. The group debuted on January 27, 2012 with their single "Warrior", but members Bang Yongguk, Himchan and Zelo first made their public debut in 2011 in seperate projects. Noticably, they were [[PlentyOfBlondes all blonde]] in their debut, and yet "B.A.P" does not stand for [[FunWithAcronyms "Blond Asian People"]] and actually means "[[GratuitousEnglish Best Absolute Perfect]]". Similarly, their debut was a massive success, with their EP "Warrior" selling 10,000 copies just ''two days after release''. The same year they won 21 music awards, out of which were 5 major music awards, after releasing three single albums, a mini-album, and repackaged mini-album.

B.A.P (Korean: 비에이피) is a [[KoreanPopMusic South Korean]] [[BoyBand boy band]] formed in 2011. The group debuted on January 27, 2012 with their single "Warrior", but members Bang Yongguk, Himchan and Zelo first made their public debut in 2011 in seperate projects. Noticably, they were [[PlentyOfBlondes all blonde]] in their debut, and yet "B.A.P" does not stand for "Blond Asian People" and actually means "[[GratuitousEnglish Best Absolute Perfect]]". Similarly, their debut was a massive success, with their EP "Warrior" selling 10,000 copies just ''two days after release''. The same year they won 21 music awards, out of which were 5 major music awards, after releasing three single albums, a mini-album, and repackaged mini-album.

[[quoteright:350: ]][[caption-width-right:350:B.A.P (L-R): Youngjae, Himchan, Jongup, Daehyun, Yongguk, Zelo]]

->''2... 3... WE ARE B! A P! YES SIR! Nice to meet you!''

Since then, the group went on two world tours (in 2013 and 2014) and a Japanese tour, and released two mini-albums in 2013, both of which peaked at number one on the Billboard World Albums chart, made a Japanese debut in October, 2013 and released two single albums, released their first studio album titled "First Sensibility" in 2014, which also peaked at number one on the Billboard World Albums chart, then released two ''more'' Japanese single albums in 2014, released another Korean single, and finished off 2014 with...

Needless to say fans were sad as much as they were furious with the company. And yet, to the surprise of fans, the members made a settlement with the company and came back as a group in November 2015 with mini-album "Matrix". In November 2016, two years after their first studio album, they released their second studio album "NOIR", which too, peaked at number one on the Billboard World Albums chart.

You might have also noticed a rabbit mask on many of their albums, and sometimes 6 different cartoon-ish black rabbits with colored face masks. Those are [[AlienAnimals Matoki]] (Combination of the words "Mascot" and "Toki", "Toki" being Korean for "Rabbit"), and according to their concept, the members of B.A.P are actually [[HumanAliens aliens]] sent to Earth to help save their dying planet, Planet Mato. They were heavy on the gimmick in 2012, introducing the concept in the [[RealityShow reality program]] ''Ta-Dah, It's B.A.P'', but from 2013 the Matoki is used entirely for promotional material.\\\

* Bang Yongguk : Leader and Main Rapper[[labelnote:*]]Currently inactive for panic disorder.

** [[www.twitter.com/bap_daehyun Daehyun's Twitter]]

B.A.P (Korean: 비에이피) is a [[KoreanPopMusic South Korean]] [[BoyBand boy band]] formed in 2011. The group debuted on January 27, 2012 with their single "Warrior", but members Bang Yongguk, Himchan and Zelo first made their public debut in 2011 in seperate projects. Noticably, they were [[PlentyOfBlondes all blond]] in their debut, and yet "B.A.P" does not stand for "Blond Asian People" and actually means "[[GratuitousEnglish Best Absolute Perfect]]". Similarly, their debut was a massive success, with their EP "Warrior" selling 10,000 copies just ''two days after release''. The same year they won 21 music awards, out of which were 5 major music awards, after releasing three single albums, a mini-album, and repackaged mini-album.

...a lawsuit against their label TS Entertainment to nullify their contract, claiming unfair profit distribution and slave contracts.\Needless to say fans were sad as much as they were furious with the company. And to the surprise of fans, the members made a settlement with the company and came back as a group in November 2015 with mini-album "Matrix". In November 2016, two years after their first studio album, they released their second studio album "NOIR", which too, peaked at number one on the Billboard World Albums chart.

* Bang&Zelo [[note]]Composed of [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Yongguk and Zelo]] , debuted December 1, 2011.[[/note]]