Tasty (Korean: 테이스티) is a Chinese duo formed by Woollim Entertainment in 2012.[1]The group composed of two male twins: Daeryong and Soryong. Their debuted in 2012 with release single Spectrum.[2]
History
Pre-debut
Jung So-ryong (정소룡), Chinese name Zheng Xiao-Long (郑小龙) and Jung Dae-ryong (정대룡), Chinese name Zheng Da-Long (郑大龙) were born and raised in Jilin, China, on (1988-02-25) February 25, 1988 (age 36). Prior to their debut under Woollim Entertainment, the duo were trainees under JYP Entertainment. After passing the auditions for JYP back in 2006, the twins were sent to the United States and lived there for 3 years to train for their debut. During their stay in the U.S., the duo trained under choreographers that worked with Beyonce and Ne-yo.[3] In 2007, the twins were backup dancers for singer and CEO of JYP Entertainment, Park Jin-young. After 5 years in training at JYP Entertainment, the duo decided to leave JYP after seeing trainees debut before them. Stated in an interview with Newsen, the duo said: “We passed the audition (JYP) easily so we thought everything would be easy too. But later on when other friends (trainees) joined in and debuted before us, we felt disappointed.”[4][5]
2012: Debut with Spectrum
On July 23, 2012, Woollim Entertainment released a teaser titled It's New onto their official YouTube channel to announce the debut of a new artist and on August 6, 2012, the teaser for Tasty's title song for their debut titled You Know Me (너 나 알아) was released. On August 9, 2012, the official music video for You Know Me (너 나 알아) was released.[6] Their debut single Spectrum was fully written and composed by rookie producer 'Rphabet' consisting of 4 songs in total, including the title track "You Know Me". On August 10, 2012, Tasty performed for the first time on KBS's Music Bank. To promote their EP, Tasty had also performed on various music programs.[7]
2013: Comeback, Spectacular, Day n Night
On July 28, 2013, a video uploaded on Woollim Entertainment's YouTube channel titled TASTY 2013 Comeback Trailer announcing Tasty's comeback.[8] After almost a year away from the Korean music scene, Tasty released a video teaser for their next title track MAMAMA on August 4, 2013[9] On August 7, 2013, the music video for MAMAMA was released. The title track "MAMAMA", which is a fusion of swing and hip hop was written by Singaporean producer-writer Tat Tong, with lyrics by label-mates Hoya and Dongwoo of Infinite H, who were also featured in the music video of MAMAMA. The duo's new single titled Spectacular consists of four tracks, with the first track titled "Spectactular", second track titled "MAMAMA", third track titled Addiction and the last track titled 2Nite featuring Hanhae from Phantom.[10]
On November 18, 2013, Woollim Entertainment uploaded a teaser for "Day n Night" (떠나가 or 离开) followed by a second teaser a week later on the 25th. The music video was released on November 27, 2013 and was revealed to be shot entirely in Hong Kong. Actress and model Esom made an appearance in the music video as the female protagonist.
2015: Departure from Woollim Entertainment
On July 15, 2015, the twins announced that they are moving back to China and halting their Korean promotions via their personal weibo account, one of the reasons being unable to work things out with their company. Woollim claimed to not be aware of their departure and stated they were flustered by the twin's one-sided decisions, since they had discussed about their scheduled comeback not long ago. The twins fired back and accused Woollim of lying, they clarified that they did express their dissatisfaction and Woollim understood. The twins also mentioned that their opinions were pushed aside while deciding the title tracks. Shortly after, Woollim responded to the accusation. They stated that the twins had already left without notice and refused any contact with the agency, Woollim is currently awaiting their response.[11]The group currently debuted as DLXL in China.
Discography
Korean
Single albums
Singles
Chinese
Single albums
Filmography
Variety Show
Radio Show
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Title |
Members |
| 2012 |
September 4 |
KBS |
Super Junior's Kiss the Radio |
Tasty |
| September 9 |
SBS |
Boom Young Street |
| 2013 |
November 9 |
MBC |
C-Radio Idol True Colours Show |
| 2014 |
January 13 |
MBC |
Shindong's Simsimtapa |
| March 3 |
Arirang TV |
Music Access |
| June 24 |
Arirang TV |
Music Access |
Tours
Concert participation
Supporting act
Videography
Music videos
Awards and nominations
References
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