BTOB (Korean: 비투비; Japanese: ビートゥービー) is a six-member boy group under BTOB COMPANY. Formed by Cube Entertainment and originally as seven, they made their debut on March 21, 2012, with their first digital single "Insane".
Their name is an acronym for "Born To Beat".
Before their debut, Seo Eunkwang, Lee Minhyuk, Lim Hyunsik, Jung Ilhoon, and Lee Minwoo were part of the original list of members waiting to be debuted under the name of "BtoB". They also appeared on the JTBC sitcom "I Live in Cheongdam-dong" as an aspiring boy band towards their debut. However, Lee Minwoo dropped out of the list of confirmed members due to his health.
On March 21, 2012, the group made their official debut with their first digital single 비밀 (Insane) and made their debut stage on March 22nd, 2012 with their title tracks "Insane" and "Imagine" on Mnet’s M! Countdown.
On November 6, 2023, Cube took to social media to announce that BTOB has decided not to renew their contracts with the company and has left, however, they have not disbanded.
On February 21, comprehensive entertainment company DOD announced that they established the label BTOB COMPANY for the BTOB. The label reached an agreement with Cube Entertainment to use the existing group name for their future activities
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