Yongguk (BAP)
Stage name: Yongguk, 용국
Real name: Bang Yong Guk, 방용국
In the group B.A.P: main rapper, leader
Rabbit: red
Birthday: March 31, 1990
Zodiac sign: Aries
Yongguk Facts
1) Bang Yongguk was born in Incheon, South Korea. As a child, he briefly moved to the offshore Ijak Islands near Incheon.
2) Yongguk's family: parents, older sister (Natasha), older twin brother (Yongnam).
3) Bang Yongguk's education: Kyunghee Cyber University, Yuhan High School ('08), Gae Woong Middle School.
4) Yongguk speaks Korean, Japanese and English and Spanish.
5) Bang Yong Guk was the leader and main rapper of the k-pop group B.A.P from 2012 to 2018 until his contract with TS Entertainment expired on August 23, 2018 and he decided not to renew it. All of the B.A.P members have hinted at a possible future reunion under a different name.
6) Yongguk developed his songwriting skills after posting rap lyrics on an online forum when he was still in middle school.
7) Bang Yong Guk was a member of the underground hip hop group Soul Connection, his stage name was Jepp Blackman.
8) The hip-hop duo 'Untouchable' were the first to recommend Yongguk to their agency TS Ent. Yongguk signed with TS in 2010.
9) A year before B.A.P's debut, Bang Yong Guk and Zelo debuted as a rap subunit of Bang & Zelo.
10) On March 15, 2019, Yongguk released his first solo album “BANGYONGGUK”, which ranked 9th on Billboard’s World Albums Chart.
11) Yongguk's ideal type is a virtuous woman.