BIGSTAR
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| Name(s): | BIGSTAR, 빅스타, Big Star |
| Scope/Focus: | K-Pop |
| Date(s): | 2012-2019 |
| See also: | UNB, Brave Girls, Brave Entertainment |
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BIGSTAR were a 5-member Korean boyband active between 2012 and 2019. They were under the management of Brave Entertainment, who also managed Brave Girls. The members were Feeldog (leader), Baram, Raehwan, Sunghak and Jude.
In 2017, after the group had not released new music since 2015, Brave Entertainment partnered with crowdfunding platform MakeStar to fund a new BIGSTAR album. They raised over $11k (of the $8k goal)[1], but no album was released.
Feeldog, Sunghak, Raehwan and Jude all participated in the 2017 survival show The Unit, where over one hundred idols competed to be part of a new idol group.[2] Feeldog was one of the nine winners, and debuted with UNB in 2018.
Fandom
BIGSTAR's fans are called OnlyOne. The name is sometimes stylized ONLYONE or shortened as O1.
BIGSTAR were a relatively unknown group during their active years. They debuted around the same time as EXO and B.A.P who were both monster rookies. Their Fancafe never got more than 5000 members [3], and only one of their music videos (the Run&Run MV) managed to amass more than 1 million youtube views. They also promoted in Japan from the very beginning of their career, which some argued hindered them from establishing a Korean fanbase.[4] This led to them being the first K-pop Idol group to hold 100 concerts in Japan. [5]
Shipping
The most popular ship among OnlyOnes was Feelhwan (Feeldog/Raehwan).
this cover is so beautiful, raehwans soothing vocals, and feeldog rapping. the video just makes you feel so cozy. and just to let you know, these two are the biggest ship in the group. #feelhwan.
Videos
As with most K-Pop groups, fans posted videos online of them unboxing BIGSTAR albums.
- Big Start Unboxing by MaknaeLoveB2ST.
- Big Start Unboxing by Tina Davidsson.
- Blossom Unboxing by ScandinavianMonkey.
- Blossom Unboxing by Tina Davidsson.
- Hangout Unboxing by Tina Davidsson.
- Hangout Unboxing by ScandinavianMonkey.
- Shine A Moonlight Unboxing by K-POP ASKEW.