- Not to be confused with Treasure Box.
YG Treasure Box (YG 보석함) was a survival show produced by YG Entertainment and broadcast by JTBC2.
Synopsis
The show determined YG's future boy group TREASURE, with 29 male trainees from YG competing to get a place.[1]
Contestants
Group A
- Lee Mi Dam (이미담)
- Lee Byoung Gon (이병곤)
- Kim Seung Hoon (김승훈)
- Choi Hyun Suk (최현석)
- Kim Jun Kyu (김준규)
- Bang Ye Dam (방예담)
- Kim Do Young (김도영)
Group B
- Park Ji Hoon (박지훈)
- Wang Jyun Hao (왕군호)
- Kang Seok Hwa (강석화)
- Ha Yoon Bin (하윤빈)
- Jang Yun Seo (장윤서)
- Yoon Jae Hyuk (윤재혁)
- Kim Sung Yeon (김성연)
- Gil Do Hwan (길도환)
Group C
- Kim Yeon Kyu (김연규)
- Park Jeong Woo (박정우)
- Lee In Hong (이인홍)
- Yoon Shi Yoon (윤시윤)
- Jung Joon Hyuk (정준혁)
- So Jung Hwan (소정환)
- Kim Jong Sub (김종섭)
Group J
Results
The first members of Treasure to be announced was Haruto from the Rap Team, Yedam from the Vocal Team and Junghwan from the Dance Team. The other four members would be announced after the show. Junkyu, Jeongwoo, Jaehyuk, and Hyunsuk were the last members announced, forming TREASURE.
Due to immense demands of fans to debut the eliminated contestants, YG Entertainment announced that they would be debuting another group named, MAGNUM. Ha Yoonbin, Mashiho, Doyoung, Yoshinori, Jihoon, and Asahi were the members announced which formed, MAGNUM. The two groups would be known collectively as TREASURE13.
On December 31, 2019, YG Entertainment announced the departure of Ha Yoonbin and MAGNUM would be disbanded and the remaining 12 members would debut as TREASURE.
Aftermath
- Seung Hoon and Byoung Gon debuted as members of CIX, under C9 Entertainment.
- Hidaka Mahiro and Wang Jyun Hao left YG and joined OUI Entertainment, but left shortly after.
- Lee Mi Dam and Kim Sung Yeon participated in Produce X 101.
- Kang Seok Hwa left YG Entertainment and later debuted as a member of WEi under OUI Entertainment.
- Kim Jong Sub debuted as a member of P1Harmony, under FNC Entertainment.
- Gil Do Hwan and Keita debuted as members of Ciipher.
- Hidaka Mahiro and Wang Jyun Hao debuted as members of BUGVEL.
- Kim Yeon Kyu participated in The Origin - A, B, or What?.
- Lee In Hong was revealed as a member of the pre-debut group M.I.C.
