Bang Ye Dam (방예담) is a South Korean singer formerly under YG Entertainment. He is a former member of TREASURE, serving as the Vocalist.
Career
2012: K-pop Star 2
In 2012 participated in the second season of the reality show "K-pop Star" finishing in second place. On June 2013, he signed a contract on YG Entertainment as a trainee.
2018–2019: YG Treasure Box and TREASURE 13
In 2018, Bang Ye Dam participated in YG Entertainment's new survival show, YG Treasure Box. On the final episode, he was announced as the second member of the boy group, later called TREASURE.
On January 29, 2019, YGE announced that he would form a second group from the show, called MAGNUM and together with TREASURE, they would promote together as TREASURE 13. Unfortunately, due to scandals surrounding the agency, the debut was postponed.
2020: New debut plans, first solo single
On January 6, YGE posted a notice on their official website stating the group's future plans. This included re-organizing as a 12-member group and the integration of the two units, TREASURE and MAGNUM, into only one group named simply as TREASURE.
On May 21, YG Entertainment officially announced that Bang Ye Dam’s solo single will be released in June through a fan announcement. YG explained, “We’ve been preparing Bang Ye Dam’s solo music before TREASURE was formed” and added, “We’ve decided that it would be a good decision to release a song that was completed in June, prior to TREASURE’s debut, as a surprise gift for the fans”.[1] On May 27, the first promotional photo for the song was revealed through YG Enterteinment's social networks. In the photo, Yedam presented sentimental vibes. Him staring at somewhere with an expressionless face passed on lonely emotions to the viewers, raising curiosities on the song.[2]
On May 28 it was announced that the single would be called "Wayo" along with a second promotional photo posted on YG Enterteinment's social networks.
Discography
Singles
- Wayo (2020)
Credits
✔ = Participates as writing/composer/producer, ❌ = Not participated as writing/composer/producer
TREASURE Discography
| Album | Song | Writing | Composer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "THE SECOND STEP : CHAPTER ONE" | "DARARI | ✔ | ✔ | ❌ |
Other Discography
| Artist | Album | Song | Writing | Composer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kang Seungyoon | Non-album single | "Born To Love You" | ✔ | ✔ | ❌ |
Filmography
Reality shows
- K-pop Star 2 (SBS, 2012)
- K-pop Star 3 (SBS, 2014) - episode 14
- Stray Kids (Mnet, 2017) - contestant
- YG Treasure Box (JTBC2, 2018–2019) - contestant
Variety shows
- Winner TV (Mnet, 2014) - episode 8
Web shows
- YG Future Strategy Office (2018, Netflix) - cameo
Television Shows
- King of the Masked Singer (MBC, 2020) - contestant
