Bang Yong Guk

Bang Yong Guk, often simply known as Yong Guk, Bang or Jepp Blackman, is a South Korean songwriter, rapper, singer and dancer. He was the leader and the main rapper of the South Korean group B.A.P. B.A.P. disbanded on February 18, 2019. In 2007, Yong Guk was part of an underground hip-hop group called Soul Connection under the alias of “Jepp Blackman”. In March 2011, he was featured in Song Jieun’s Going Crazy, and the single became a number one hit in South Korea. In July, Yong Guk released his first solo digital single “I Remember”, featuring BEAST’s Yoseob. He afterwards promoted in a sub-unit called Bang&Zelo with fellow B.A.P member Zelo. Bang&Zelo released their single “Never Give Up” in November 2011. In March 2019 he released his 1st solo full album, called ‘BANGYONGGUK.’