Boy Story

Boy Story (男孩的故事) is a Chinese hip-hop group launched by JYP Entertainment and Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME). The group is composed of six members: Hanyu, Zihao, Xinlong, Zeyu, Ming Rui, and Shuyang, and their average age comes out to be 13. On September 1, 2017 Boy Story released their first single "How Old R U". In September 21 2018, Boy Story made an official debut with their first mini album Enough.

Boy Story
Boy Story busking at Starfield COEX Mall, April 2019
Background information
OriginChina
Genres
Years active2018 (2018)–present
Labels
Associated actsJYP Nation
Members
  • Jia Hanyu
  • Li Zihao
  • He Xin Long
  • Yu Zeyu
  • Gou Ming Rui
  • Ren Shuyang

History

Pre-debut project

Since September 2017, the "Real! Project" special plan has launched with four singles to make the official debut in September 2018. The first single was "How Old R U". The second single was "Can't Stop" that was released on December 15, 2017, and the third single was "Jump Up" released on March 30, 2018. The final pre-debut single was produced by JYP Entertainment founder Park Jin-young himself. The song, "Handz Up", was released on June 12 2018.[1][2]

2018–present: Debut with Enough

Boy Story made their official debut on September 21, 2018 with their first mini album Enough that included all the pre-debut singles and the debut song "Enough".[3] On October 21, 2018, the group released "Stay Magical" (奇妙里). The following month, Boy Story released the song "For U" on November 22, 2018. Boy Story released "Oh My Gosh" on March 29 2019, followed by another comeback on July 26, 2019 with "Too Busy" featuring Jackson Wang. On January 6, 2020, Boy Story released the album "I=U=WE 序".

Members
  • Jia Han Yu (贾涵予) (Jia Bao)
  • Li Zi Hao (李梓豪) (Qi Qi)
  • He Xin Long (贺鑫隆) (Long Long)
  • Yu Ze Yu (于泽宇) (Xiao Yu)
  • Gou Ming Rui (苟明睿) (Gou Gou)
  • Ren Shu Yang (任书漾) (Yang Yang)

Discography

Extended plays
Title Album details Track listing Sales
Enough
Track listing
  1. How Old RU
  2. Can’t Stop
  3. Jump Up
  4. Handz Up
  5. Enough
    I=U=WE 序(Xu)
    Track listing
    1. Intro : Boystory
    2. Ru Guo
    3. Energy
    4. Xu Gao Bai
    5. Bi Ci

      Singles
      Title Year Peak position CHN Album Ref.
      "How Old R U" 2017 8 Enough [4]
      "Can't Stop" 7 [5]
      "JUMP UP" 2018 2 [6]
      "Handz Up" 30 [7]
      "Enough" 8 [8]
      "奇妙里(Qí Miào Lǐ) - Stay Magical" N/A Non-album singles
      "For U" 15 Non-album singles [9]
      "Oh My Gosh" 2019 Non-album singles
      "Too busy" Too Busy
      "Intro: BOY STORY" 2020 I=U=WE 序(xu)
      "如果(Rú Guǒ) – If"
      "Energy"
      "序告白(Xù Gào Bái) - Prologue"
      "Outro: 彼此(Bǐ Cǐ) - Each Other"
      "Change" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | non-album single

      Music videos
      Title Year Director(s) Notes
      "How Old R U" 2017 Unknown
      "Can't Stop"
      "Can't Stop" Performance video
      "JUMP UP" 2018
      "Handz Up"
      "Handz Up" Performance video
      "Enough"
      "Enough" Performance video
      "奇妙里(Qí Miào Lǐ) - Stay Magical"
      "For U"
      "Oh My Gosh" 2019
      "Too Busy"
      "如果(Rú Guǒ) – If" 2020 Track Film Video
      "序告白(Xù Gào Bái) - Prologue" Performance video
      "Energy" Home video
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      gollark: I mean, possibly power supply or PCI lanes, but I can't think of anything else.
      gollark: I guess if you're not using it for gaming or whatever there shouldn't really be anything.
      gollark: (probably a bit less, because diminishing returns or whatever)
      gollark: Can't you just sample one and multiply the rates by 4?

      References
      1. "JYP introduces teenage boy band in China". Korea JoongAng Daily. June 4, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
      2. Dam-young, Hong (June 4, 2018). "JYP's 1st Chinese boy band to debut in September". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
      3. Herman, Tamar (September 23, 2018). "JYP Entertainment-Produced Chinese Group Boy Story Releases First Single Enough". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
      4. "How Old RU". Billboard.com. September 16, 2017. Archived from the original on July 9, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
      5. "Can't Stop". Billboard.com. January 3, 2018. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
      6. "JUMP UP". Billboard.com. April 14, 2018. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
      7. "Handz Up". Billboard.com. July 7, 2018. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
      8. "Enough". Billboard.com. September 29, 2018. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
      9. "For U". Billboard.com. December 1, 2018. Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
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