Treasure

Treasure (; ; stylized in all caps), is a South Korean boy band formed in 2019 by YG Entertainment, through YG Treasure Box (2018–2019); and consists of 10 members: Choi Hyun-suk, Jihoon, Yoshi, Junkyu, Yoon Jae-hyuk, Asahi, Doyoung, Haruto, Park Jeong-woo, and So Jung-hwan. Its former members, Mashiho and Bang Ye-dam, departed from the group in November 2022. Treasure debuted with the single album The First Step: Chapter One (2020)—the first in a tetralogy of albums which collectively sold over one million copies in five months. History 2017–2019: Formation and pre-debut activities Following the establishment of YG Entertainment's representative boy bands BigBang (2006), Winner (2014), and iKon (2015), news of their next creation, circulated as early as 2017. K-pop Star 2 (2012–2013) runner-up, Bang Ye-dam, headlined reports as a member of the provisional ensemble—cited as the label's youngest male act thus far compiled of trainees aged 15–17 on average with four to five years of training; however, a survival reality program was instead planned to aid its formation. Latent candidates were seen in Stray Kids (2017), most notably Bang and K-pop Star (2011–2012) entrant, Choi Rae-sung. The label documented its creation in the series YG Treasure Box (2018–2019) and unveiled twenty-nine trainees, who were gradually eliminated as the show advanced. The finale finalized: Haruto, Bang Ye-dam, So Jung-hwan, Jun-kyu, Park Jeong-woo, Yoon Jae-hyuk, and Choi Hyun-suk, under the name, Treasure. The agency unveiled a second line-up of trainees in January 2019 inhering: Ha Yoon-bin, Mashiho, Doyoung, Yoshi, Jihoon, and Asahi under Magnum. The two were collectively to be called Treasure 13; however, Ha's departure to pursue a career as a soloist, resulted Treasure and Magnum to merge into one definite band, adopting the name, Treasure.