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ABOUT
"golden child refers to a perfect child who is born once in 100 years. they are named so as to lead the kpop industry for the next 100 years as well as the future trend of music."
Golden Child (hangul: 골든차일드, also known as GNCD) is a rookie 10-member boygroup from Woollim Entertainment, home to INFINITE and LOVELYZ. Some members were initially introduced through 'W Project' — a series of predebut releases throughout early 2017 intended to introduce Woollim's new talents and trainees by showcasing their vocals, rap, and dance. They debuted on August 28, 2017 with 'DamDaDi (담다디)'. The group originally consisted of 11 members before former member Park Jaeseok decided to officially cease activities with the group on January 7, 2018 due to health issues and other personal reasons.
Fandom Name: GOLDENNESS
Lightstick: RUNE-BONG (룬봉) ; '골' (from golden) upside down is '룬'
++ click here for a brief history of how golden child became about ++
A BRIEF HISTORY
— anticipation for woollim's next boy group built up as the identities of male trainees often seen coming in and out of the woollim building were revealed. they became known as the "woollim boys" and dedicated fans have been following their activities since. however, it was not yet known who would make the final lineup of the group.
— some members participated in predebut activities such as performing as back up dancers for infinite and appearing in the drama 'my lovely girl' which ultimately led to an increase in their popularity.
— debut rumours started to spread and the trainees gained more public interest through articles written by fans on portal sites such as nate pann. many of these articles compared the woollim boys to trainees from other companies such as SR15B of SM Ent., etc.
— in 2017, after no statements of debut in the past two years, woollim announced the 'W project' which was intended to introduce some of the members debuting in their new boy group later that year.
— in may 2017, the group's official name and final lineup was finally revealed prior to the premiere of their predebut variety show 'Woollimpick'.
— after the announcement of the group's name, fans thought it was too long and have started calling them "golcha" for short which stemmed from 골든차일드 (골 = gol, 차 = cha). jangjun made it canon by using it in episode 4 of woollimpick. this nickname is now very much commonly used.
meet the boys of golden child
*click each member's name or photo for more info
what about subunits?
as of the moment, there are currently no official subunits yet. however, here are some groups that formed through 'Woollimpick' and show the different dynamics the members have with each other.
MAKMAK BROTHERS
(daeyeol & bomin)
derived from '맏형' (mathyung = eldest brother) and '막내' (maknae = youngest). 맏형 + 막내 ⇢ 맏 + 막 = matmak but daeyeol thought that sounds awkward therefore, they changed it to 'makmak'. a good ol' father and son relationship... but who really is the father here?
AJAE PRINCE
(y & jaeseok)
taken from the first syllables of self-proclaimed princes, y (와이) and jaeseok's (재석) names ⇢ 와 + 재 = wa-jae ⇢ a-jae. put these two together and it's just sunshines and unicorns and rainbows all around. we don't deserve them.
BAEJANGTAG
(seungmin, jangjun, tag)
pretty self-explanatory.. bae seungmin + jangjun + tag = baejangtag. these three are the bridge between the oldest and youngest members. radiate big dumb bitch energy. the superior unit in golcha but you didn't hear this from me
GOOGOO LINE / GOOGOO CHILD
(jaehyun, jibeom, donghyun, jaehyun)
the 99 liners. '9' in korean = '구' (gu) hence, googoo. as simple as that. but their dynamics are the messiest of all because of all the mini 'ships' within, which in turn also make them the most fun and chaotic.
DAEYEOL
full name: lee daeyeol (이대열)
birthday: 930211
blood type: b
position: leader, lead vocal, dance
jersey number: #11
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› infinite's sungyeol's younger brother
› trainee since 2012
› made a cameo in the drama "my lovely girl" as sana
› male lead in toheart's "tell me why" music video
› served as backup dancer for infinite, infinite f and infinite h
› participated in w project #3
› (his family) has four!! pets: rookie, aga, choco, black sesame
› despite being the eldest member, he's an actual crybaby
› your typical embarrassing dad
› in a relationship with sungyoon
› has officially adopted bomin and taken him under his wing
› 1/2 of makmak brothers
Y
full name: choi sungyoon (최성윤)
birthday: 950731
blood type: o
position: main vocal
jersey number: #3
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› trainee since 2012
› made a cameo in the drama "my lovely girl" as junjun
› served as backup dancer for infinite, infinite f and infinite h
› most athletic member
› won gold medal consecutively for men's 60m run at ISAC.. he goes NYOOM
› self-proclaimed mother of the group
› clearly in a relationship with daeyeol but jaeseok was his side chick
› can compose and write songs: the rest
› pretty much good at everything (except being a goalie)
› thinks he's an actual bunny... he's not wrong, though
› 'it's not "hwaiting" but "Y-TING!"'
› 1/2 of ajae princes
JANGJUN
full name: lee jangjun (이장준) ⇢ previously lee changjun
birthday: 970303
blood type: a
position: main rapper
jersey number: #82
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› trainee since 2014
› served as backup dancer for infinite
› participated in w project #2
› was in the same graduating class as lovelyz' sujeong, jeong sewoon and stray kids' woojin at SOPA (schoool of performing arts)
› golcha's mood maker, happy pill and energizer — mans doesn't know when to stfu lol
› animal lover, has a dog named 'maru'
› way too into his handsomeness, confidence level x100
› may seem extra but deep down, he's a big softie with a heart of gold and loves everyone around him so much
› 1/3 of baejangtag, seungmin is his tinkerbell
TAG
full name: son youngtaek (손영택)
birthday: 980413
blood type: o
position: main rapper
jersey number: #7
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› trainee since 2015
› served as backup dancer for infinite
› participated in w project #2
› promoted in the group I.D along with fellow member jaeseok
› an actual wild child.. pls contain.. but also a crybaby
› an animal lover, has a dog named 'choco'
› can speak japanese
› entered high school late hence why he's in the same batch as 99 liners
› received a lot of anonymous confessions in high school
› friends with the boyz' joo haknyeon and momoland's nancy
› king of waacking!! he ain't got long limbs for nothing!!
› in a one sided-love with seungmin
› 2/3 of baejangtag
SEUNGMIN
full name: bae seungmin (배승민)
birthday: 981013
blood type: a
position: lead vocal
jersey number: #98
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› secret trainee since 2016
› auditioned for jyp entertainment, attended go performing arts academy (some clips of him dancing can be seen on their channel)
› shortest member; so smol he can fit in a suitcase (see next bullet point)
› which explains why his nickname is "pocket boy"
› looks like a cinnamon roll but could actually kill you — seems shy but don't let that fool you! insult him once and you're dead meat
› never ever insult him about his height
› icon of being sad, pitiful and weak lol mnet ate this fact up
› in a love-hate relationship with youngtaek, literally the cutest besties
› jangjun and youngtaek love annoying him and he ain't having any of it!
› 3/3 of baejangtag, jangjun is his peter pan
JAEHYUN
full name: bong jaehyun (봉재현), english name: kevin bong
birthday: 990104
blood type: a
position: subvocal
jersey number: #19
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› secret trainee since 2016
› googoo #1
› fans call him "bongjae" for short
› a man of many other nicknames: bongvely, bongpotter, bongpid, bong dongryul, lebong james
› invented aegyo
› bread supremacist to the core, seafood hater
› majors in acting; made a cameo in the movie "4th place"
› lived in wisconsin/chicago for two years, can speak some english
› has two doggos named 'bongji and 'bonggu'
› quite athletic! really good at basketball (lebong james)!! was even the team captain in middle school and was also a short track speed skater
› jibeom's #1 anti jk they're in love
JIBEOM
full name: kim jibeom (김지범)
birthday: 990203
blood type: b
position: lead vocal
jersey number: #33
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› trainee since 2015
› googoo #2, also the googoo's leader
› his hometown is busan
› has very flexible fingers
› somehow always gets in charge of washing the dishes
› fairly quiet student in high school and graduated early
› friends with jbj's donghan
› meme king, the 'dumb' in dumb & dumber with joochan — somehow everything he does is funny
› his wardrobe is literally 89243 striped shirts and 2 non-striped shirts
› aside from jaehyun, his lifetime enemy is girl group dances.. and dancing in general
› joochan's boyfriend but cheats on him with jaehyun
DONGHYUN
full name: kim donghyun (김동현)
birthday: 990223
blood type: a
position: main dancer, subvocal
jersey number: #80
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› trainee since 2013
› googoo #3
› served as backup dancer for infinite
› participated in w project #3
› has a dog named 'dadi'
› referred to as 'sunggyu's son' pre-debut due to their resemblance
› also known as 'the kokobop guy'
› tends to wake up the earliest out of the members who are still students
› an actual fairy!!! has the cutest n softest eyesmile — protect at all costs!
› don't make him laugh too much or he will tear up
› his jersey number is #80 because he wants to be 180cm tall
› friends with nct's mark, onf's laun, romeo's kangmin
› bomin's #1 anti, broskis 4 lyf with joochan
JOOCHAN
full name: hong joochan (홍주찬)
birthday: 990731
blood type: o
position: main vocal
jersey number: #55
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› trainee since 2013
› googoo #4
› participated in w project #1
› has a dog named 'bbogeul'
› made some really questionable selfie decisions predebut... exhibit a, exhibit b.. and trust me, there's more and they're everywhere
› thinks sydney is the capital of singapore
› loves to draw and doodle weird things?? idk.. he thinks he's picasso 2.0
› the biggest dork, the 'dumber' in dumb & dumber with jibeom. literally.
› was the only boy in his school's nail art club HLSADKF can u believe
› but behind all that dumbassery, he's super talented - can play the guitar, piano and violin
› golcha's resident hoe, loves skinship
› two-timing jibeom and donghyun
BOMIN
full name: choi bomin (최보민)
birthday: 000824
blood type: b
position: subvocal, dance
jersey number: #89
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› trainee since 2016
› the golden maknae.. he's so powerful
› appeared in lovelyz' "now we" music video
› played ryu jooha in seeason 2 of the webdrama "a-teen"
› has two dogs: 'j' and 'joy' (whom he adopted uwu)
› friends with astro's sanha
› actual girl group activist — the #1 reveluv.. c'mon he named his dog joy
› his heart is for donghyun and donghyun only but donghyun doesn't love him back
› noona fan collector and also one of the group's stan attractors
› second tallest member
› deserves an oscar for his fake crying
› some days he's an angel and some days, he's the spawn of the devil
› 2/2 of makmak brothers
JAESEOK
E X - M E M B E R
full name: park jaeseok (박재석)
birthday: 951120
blood type: a
position: subvocal, dance
squad number: #20
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› trainee since 2015
› his nickname is "parkjumma"
› served as backup dancer for infinite
› promoted as "jaeho" in the group I.D with fellow member tag (youngtaek)
› participated in w project #3
› the tallest member, a model!!
› can speak japanese
› a really good cook! used to be in charge of cooking
› literally a walking, breathing visual god.. like just look at his face
› 2/2 of ajae princes
› on 180107, jaeseok officially ceased activities with golden child and left the group due to health issues and other personal reasons