Topp Dogg

This article is about the Korean boy band. For Snoop Dogg album, see No Limit Top Dogg.
ToppDogg

First Showcase 2015 Live in U.S., Houston
Background information
Origin South Korea
Genres K-pop
Years active 2013 (2013)–present
Labels
  • Hunus Entertainment
Associated acts
Website stardom-ent.com
Members
  • P-Goon
  • Hojoon
  • Sangdo
  • Nakta
  • Hansol
  • Xero
  • A-Tom
  • Yano
  • B-Joo
Past members
  • Kidoh
  • Gohn
  • Seogoong
  • Jenissi

ToppDogg (Korean: 탑독) is a nine-member hip-hop boy group from South Korea formed by Cho PD formerly under Stardom Entertainment in 2013, and is now under HUNUS Entertainment. ToppDogg have released 1 full album, 4 mini-albums and 3 repackage albums.

Career

2012-2013: Pre-debut mixtapes and Dogg's Out

Mixtapes were released in March and April 2012 to promote the group before debut.[1] The members were officially introduced in October 2013 and the group held a debut showcase on October 22, 2013.[2][3]

On October 22, 2013, they released their debut music video for lead single "Follow Me (말로해)", and a day later released their debut mini-album, Dogg's Out.[4][5] ToppDogg released a repackaged version of Dogg's Out on December 12, which included title track "Cigarette" and a Chinese version of "Say It".[6]

2014: Arario, AmadeuS, "Annie" and Kidoh's 1st Mini Album

On January 13, 2014, Stardom Entertainment released a teaser for ToppDogg's second mini-album.[7] On January 15, ToppDogg made their comeback with the release of the music video to title track "Open the Door" and released Arario, their second mini-album, the next day.[8] They released the music video to "Arario" on February 12, serving as the title track of their second mini-album repackage—the repackage was released on February 24.[9]

On June 9, it was revealed that ToppDogg would be releasing their third mini-album, AmadeuS, with the title track "TOPDOG". However, a few days before the official release, the entire album was leaked on the internet. The label attempted to remove the songs as fast as possible, and later took legal action against the culprit.[10][11]

On August 25, ToppDogg released a repackage of AmadeuS with 3 new tracks and a short film showing fans the behind the scenes footage of the AmadeuS photoshoot.

On September 25, member Kidoh released his first solo mini-album with a music video for title track "Taxi on the Phone" being released on the same day.

For their first anniversary ToppDogg released a new "old school" song, "Annie" (short for "Anniversary"), on October 16.[12]

2015: Seogoong moving to Under Dogg Sub-Unit, The Beat and Gohn and Kidoh's departure

After months of Seogoong seemingly being on hiatus, he released a message on Twitter and on ToppDogg's official fancafe revealing that he would be moving from ToppDogg to its sub-unit "Under Dogg" so that he could "cover a broader musical spectrum". He began working under the sub-unit on January 16.[13]

Concerts for their American tour were held in Houston, Texas; Miami Beach, Florida; and Atlanta, Georgia during February 2015.[14] In July 2015, Stardom signed with Hunus Entertainment.

On July 28, 2015, former Under Dogg Member Leon (Cavan Chen) posted on his Instagram account regarding his departure from the group. He cited racism, physical and verbal abuse from a certain ToppDogg - G member and management as his reason for leaving the group.[15]

On October 8 Hunus Entertainment released a statement after numerous rumors were surfacing over Kidoh and Gohn filing lawsuits against the company for "mismanagement of their careers" as the 2 members wanted to expand their careers, The statement confirmed the rumors that Gohn and Kidoh had both tried to file lawsuits against the company [16]

Before the release of their fourth mini-album, Hunus Entertainment released 4 teaser videos over the course of two weeks leading up to the release date of the mini-album—for "Emotion", "O.A.S.I.S", "all eyez on me", and "The Beat". On October 19, ToppDogg released their fourth mini album, The Beat, along with a music video for the title track of the same name.[17] The mini-album peaked at number 22 on the Gaon Album Chart, selling 3,000+ copies.

2016-present: Show Me the Money 5, ToppDogg ALLKILL, Jenissi's departure, and First Street

On March 3, ToppDogg released an OST for the drama Please Come Back, Mister; the track was also given a music video featuring the members recording the song. Two more songs were released for the drama by ToppDogg members—the first was "Back Then" by Hojoon, released on March 31, and the second was "You" by Hojoon and Sangdo, released on April 7.

ToppDogg's rap line (Yano, A-tom and Jenissi) took part in Season 5 of the popular rap survival show, Show Me the Money, which began airing in May.[18] A-Tom passed the audition process and made it to Round 2 where he was eliminated—shortly after A-Tom released a song to his SoundCloud entitled "So Blind", which was later uploaded to Hunus Entertainment's YouTube account on May 20. Both Yano and Jenissi failed to pass the audition round.

It was announced in May that ToppDogg would be taking part in a web series created by K-Pop news website Soompi called ToppDogg ALLKILL.[19] The show ran for 10 episodes, from May 23 to August 15, and aired on Mondays—it featured the members taking part in various "challenges" every week, such as cooking and charades, and featured special segments such as a dorm tour.[20][21][22]

On October 31, they released a comeback teaser for their full album First Street as nine members instead of the previous ten. Jenissi was confirmed as the latest member to leave the group to go solo and continue to produce music outside of ToppDogg. The teaser of rainy day was uploaded on the October 31. First Street and the official music video for "Rainy Day" were released on November 7, 2016.

Members

ToppDogg

  • P-Goon (Park Sehyuk, 박세혁)
  • Hojoon (Jeon Hojoon, 전호준)
  • Sangdo (Yu Sangdo, 유상도)
  • Nakta (Shin Yooncheol, 신윤철)
  • Hansol (Kim Hansol, 김한솔)
  • B-Joo {Kim Byungjoo, 김병주)
  • Xero (Shin Jiho, 신지호)
  • A-Tom (Kim Sanggyun, 김상견)
  • Yano (Seo Sangwon, 서상원)

Former members

  • Seogoong (Park Hyunho, 박현호)
  • Kidoh (Jin Hyosang, 진효상)
  • Gohn (Kim Dongsung, 김동성)
  • Jenissi (Kim Taeyang, 김태양)

Under Dogg (Sub-Unit)

  • Hyeontae 현태
  • Shim Jaehoon 재훈

Former members

  • Cavan Chen
  • Seogoong 서궁
  • Han Jiwon 지원
  • Gook Minpyo 국민표

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[23]
First Street —

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions
 Sales
KOR
[23]
Dogg's Out 48
Dogg's Out (Repackage) 33
Arario 27[26]
Arario Special Edition (Repackage) 26
AmadeuS 15
  • KOR: 10,053
Amadeus Deluxe Edition (Repackage) 8 [28]
  • KOR: 1,800+
The Beat 22

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[30]
"Follow Me" (말로해) 2013 — Dogg's Out
"Cigarette" —
"Open The Door" (들어와) 2014 — Arario
"Arario" (아라리오) —
"Topdog" — AmadeuS
"Annie" (애니) 2015 — non-album single
"The Beat" — The Beat
"Rainy Day" 2016 — First Street

Solo albums

Title Album details Peak
chart
positions		 Sales Ref
True Be Honest

(by Jenissi)

—

—

[31]

Original soundtracks

Year Song Title Member(s) Notes
2015 "Butterfly Core"
  • Released April 7, 2015
 All Detective Conan 13th Season OST[32]
"Just 5 More Minutes"
  • Released May 7, 2015
 Yano & Sangdo The Girl Who Sees Smells OST[33]
"Get out of My Way"
  • Released August 25, 2015
 All Webtoon Dokgo OST[34]
2016 "Feel Alive"
  • Released: March 3, 2016
 All Please Come Back, Mister OST[35]
"Back Then"
  • Released: March 31, 2016
 Hojoon
"You"
  • Released: April 7, 2016
 Sangdo & Hojoon

Music Videos

Year Title Director(s)
2013 "Follow Me" Unknown
"Cigarette"
2014 "Open The Door"
"Arario"
2015 "Topdog"
"I Come"
"Peekaboo"
"Annie"
"The Beat"
2016 "Rainy Day"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014 MTV Europe Music Awards[36] Best Korean Act ToppDogg Nominated
2015 21st Republic of Korea Entertainment Art Awards[37] Best Rookie Award ToppDogg Won
KMC Radio Awards 2014 Best Male Dance Performance Won

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "Stardom Entertainment's upcoming group TOPPDOGG releases "TOP" from mixtape | allkpop.com". Retrieved 2016-08-20.
    2. ↑ CallMeN00NA (2013-10-19). "New Group ToppDogg Reveals All 13 Members". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
    3. ↑ jnkm (2013-10-23). "New Stardom Entertainment Group ToppDogg Holds Debut Showcase and Reveals More Information". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
    4. ↑ "13-member group ToppDogg unleashes debut MV for 'Say It' + dance practice video". allkpop. 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
    5. ↑ CallMeN00NA (2013-10-24). "ToppDogg Makes Their Debut with "Use Your Words" Music Video". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
    6. ↑ "ToppDogg release their smoking 'Cigarette' MV + Chinese version of 'Say It'". allkpop. 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
    7. ↑ "ToppDogg Unveil Teaser Video For Open The Door Comeback". allkpop (January 12, 2014). Retrieved October 18, 2014.
    8. ↑ jnkm (2014-01-15). "ToppDogg Asks You to "Open the Door" in New MV". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
    9. ↑ an0ya (2014-02-12). "ToppDogg Mixes Traditional and Modern for "Arario" MV and Special Album". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
    10. ↑ "탑독, 공개 이틀 전 음원 유출 "법적 책임묻겠다"". Naver. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
    11. ↑ "ToppDoggs New Mini Album Leaked Agenc To Take Legal Action". soompi. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
    12. ↑ "ToppDogg reveal teaser for anniversary MV 'Annie'". allkpop (October 16, 2014). Retrieved October 18, 2014.
    13. ↑ http://www.koreaboo.com/news/seogoong-leaves-topp-dogg-work-sub-unit-dogg/
    14. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff (December 5, 2015). "ToppDogg to Hold First U.S. Showcases in February". Billboard.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
    15. ↑ "Former Under Dogg member Cavan Chen (Leon) cites abuse and assault as the reason for his leaving". Retrieved 2015-07-29.
    16. ↑ http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/247159/20151009/topp-dogg-the-beat-kidoh-gohn.htm
    17. ↑ kokoberry (2015-12-29). "ToppDogg to Promote "O.A.S.I.S" in January". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
    18. ↑ http://www.soompi.com/2016/03/09/show-me-the-money-5-participants-to-include-one-members-from-astro-and-topp-dogg-and-many-more/
    19. ↑ http://www.soompi.com/2016/05/09/soompis-original-web-variety-topp-dogg-all-kill-to-be-released-this-may/
    20. ↑ ilmare42 (2016-06-13). "Watch: ToppDogg Shows Off Their Hilarious Creative Cooking Skills On "ToppDogg: All-Kill"". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
    21. ↑ ilmare42 (2016-07-25). "Watch: ToppDogg Plays Epic Game Of Charades On "ToppDogg: All-Kill"". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
    22. ↑ benightedxflame (2016-06-20). "Watch: ToppDogg's Idol Dorm Revealed On "ToppDogg: All-Kill" + Win The Members' Treasured Items!". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
    23. 1 2 "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
    24. ↑ "Gaon Album Chart – November 2013". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
    25. ↑ "Gaon Album Chart – December 2013". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
    26. ↑ "GAON ALBUM CHART | gaon music chart". Gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
    27. 1 2 "GAON ALBUM CHART | gaon music chart". Gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
    28. ↑ http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=36&hitYear=2014&termGbn=week
    29. ↑ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". www.gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
    30. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart".
    31. ↑ "앨범 정보>True Be Honest". MelOn (in Korean). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
    32. ↑ "앨범 정보>명탐정 코난 13기 주제가 `Butterfly Core`". MelOn (in Korean). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
    33. ↑ "앨범 정보>냄새를 보는 소녀 OST Part.8". MelOn (in Korean). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
    34. ↑ "앨범 정보>비켜줄래 (웹툰 독고 OST)". MelOn (in Korean). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
    35. ↑ "앨범 정보>돌아와요 아저씨 OST Part.2". MelOn (in Korean). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
    36. ↑ http://www.koreaboo.com/news/topp-dogg-red-velvet-win-rookie-award-21st-korean-entertainment-arts-awards/ soompi ( September 11, 2014 ). Retrieved on September 11, 2014.
    37. ↑ ToppDogg and Red Velvet win the Rookie Award at the "21st Korean Entertainment Arts Awards"
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