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Bastarz | |
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| Origin | Seoul,South Korea |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2015 (2015)–present |
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| Spinoff of | Block B |
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| Website | http://www.sevenseasons.co.kr/ |
Bastarz (Korean: 바스타즈;RR: Baseutajeu; stylizedBASTARZ) is the first official sub-unit of theSouth Koreanboy bandBlock B. Established in April 2015, the sub-unit consists of three members: Block B's two main dancers,B-Bomb andU-Kwon, and the rapperP.O. The sub-unit debuted with their first mini album, entitledConduct Zero, on April 14, 2015, released their second mini album,Welcome 2 Bastarz, on October 31, 2016, and released their third,I'm a Mess, on March 28, 2019.
Although the members of Bastarz initially said they were chosen out of Block B's seven members through a random draw of colored balls,[1] they later said that this was a joke, and that Seven Seasons' CEO chose them for the sub-unit.[2]
On April 5 and 6, 2015, Block B announced through solo teaser photos thatP.O, U-Kwon, and B-Bomb would make up Bastarz. Though not a part of the sub-unit,Zico confirmed that he produced Bastarz' first title track.[3][4]
The sub-unit's album was released April 13, 2015, along with a video for the title track, "Zero for Conduct."[5] The album debuted at #3 on the Gaon album chart,[6] with the singles "Conduct Zero," "Charlie Chaplin," "Thief," "Nobody but You," and "Sue Me" debuting on the Gaon digital chart at #6, #24, #63, #65, and #76, respectively.[7]
Bastarz' "Conduct Zero" was nominated for five awards in 2015, including two MAMAs, two Seoul Music Awards, and a Melon Music Award for best dance performance.
In October 2015, Bastarz made their Japanese debut with the release of the CD singleHinko Zero, which reached #20 on the Oricon chart.[8]
The following year saw Bastarz' second Korean release. The sub-unit's lead single "Selfish & Beautiful Girl," composed byP.O, was released on October 24, 2016.[9] A follow-up single, titled "Make It Rain," composed byDean, was released on October 31 along with the fullWelcome 2 Bastarz extended play,[10] which debuted at #6 on the Gaon album chart.[11] The following week, the sub-unit made a surprise video release for the song "That's Right," featuring the members filming each other as they travel.[12]
P.O received lyrics credits for all five songs onWelcome 2 Bastarz and composition credits for "Selfish & Beautiful Girl," "That's Right," and "The Hidden Girl," while B-Bomb received both lyrics and composition credits for the song "Tightly."[13]
On April 29, 2017, Bastarz performed at theKorea Times Music Festival, held at theHollywood Bowl.[14]
On May 20, 2018, Bastarz competed on theJTBC music showTwo Yoo Project Sugar Man. Bastarz won the show with a remake of "An Alley," a song byYang Dong-geun that itself was a remake of a song by Lee Jae-min.[15][16]
Two Bastarz concerts were announced February 23, 2019, to take place March 29 and March 30 in Seoul.[17]
Bastarz released their third mini-album,I'm a Mess, on March 28, 2019.[18] The album contains eight songs, including three solo songs, and the group members were heavily involved in the production of the album:[19] P.O received lyrics credit for five songs on the album and composition credit for three, B-Bomb received lyrics credit for two songs and composition credits for three, and U-Kwon received lyrics and composition credit for one song.[20]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
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| KOR [21] | US World [22] | |||
| Korean | ||||
| Conduct Zero |
Track listing
| 3 | 11 |
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| Welcome 2 Bastarz |
Track listing
| 6 | — |
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| I'm a Mess |
Track listing
| 10 | — |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [8] | JPN Billboard [26] | ||||
| Japanese | |||||
| Hinko Zero |
| 20 | 84 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |
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| KOR | US World | ||||
| "Conduct Zero" (품행제로) | 2015 | 6 | 5 |
| Conduct Zero |
| "Selfish & Beautiful Girl" (이기적인 걸) | 2016 | 16 | — |
| Welcome 2 Bastarz |
| "Make It Rain" | 52 | 15 |
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| "From Seoul" | 2019 | — | — | I'm a Mess | |
| "Help Me" | — | — | |||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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| KOR | ||||
| "Charlie Chaplin"(찰리채플린) | 2015 | 24 |
| Conduct Zero |
| "Thief"(도둑) | 63 |
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| "Nobody but You" | 65 |
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| "Sue Me"(배째) | 76 |
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| "Tightly"(타이트하게) | 2016 | — |
| Welcome 2 Bastarz |
| "That's Right" | — |
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| "The Hidden Girl"(숨은 그림 찾기) | — |
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| Year | Title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Conduct Zero" | Purple Straw Films |
| "Hinko Zero" | ||
| 2016 | "Selfish & Beautiful Girl"[35] | Ziyong Kim (FantazyLab) |
| "Make It Rain"[36] | ||
| "That's Right" | Block B Bastarz | |
| 2019 | "From Seoul"[37] | DearLiar |
| "Help Me"[38] | Lee Sang Duk, Park Jae Young (Mustache Film) |
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2015 | MelOn Music Awards[39] | Dance | "Zero for Conduct" | Nominated |
| Mnet Asian Music Awards[40] | Best Collaboration and Unit | Nominated | ||
| Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 25thSeoul Music Awards[41] | Bonsang Award | Nominated | ||
| Popularity Award | Nominated |
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