kkjinwook #4011 kim jinhee !! #4008 kim hyuna !! #4048 ha sungwoon !! #4010 joo haknyeon !! #4013 takada kenta !!! please show your support for these contestants but the best of luck to everyone ~~ #mga4 #popcornready
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* RE:FRESHER — A NEW ERA BEGINS!
a compilation of publicly available information about kim jinwook,
convex’s lead vocal & resident sunshine. updated october 2, 2019.
originally published july 24th, 2018; inspired by chungha’s post.
PRE-DEBUT ACTIVITY
MGA3 RECAP
MAY 2016 — eliminated in the semi-final, but got a decent amount of screentime due to both being mvp and switching teams. aired twice a week.
ep 1. open audition; guitar + lc9′s love sick + ( profile )
ep 2. ceo/panel audition; piano + one direction’s steal my girl
ep 3. joins team eve/sooyoung under sphere
ep 4. shown to be an emotional vocal with bts’ young forever...
ep 5. ...but a pretty lousy dancer/rapper with after school’s ah!. named mvp of his team
ep 6. mvp episode; romance-concept duet with eve. baek jiyoung named this as her favorite performance for having good ~chemistry~
ep 7. switched/stolen by team jihyun mijoo under royal
ep 8. semi-final; electric guitar + vixx lr’s beautiful liar ( band version )
TRAINEE ACTIVITIES & NETIZEN BUZZ
kept a low profile after mga3. he was not well-known as a sphere trainee, unless he happened to be recognized in the samsung commercial (or flyers + street evals + etc.).
samsung galaxy a7 ads. filmed march 2017 / aired dec 2017–may 2018
filming details / official release
also uploaded to samsung mobile’s youtube channel
became a public samsung group trainee (company unknown)
#BEINSPIRED team: decorating and playing keyboard for a rooftop party
seoul plaza festival. december 24, 2017
official post / performed show me your love and white
first public performance with sphere boys (convex lineup)
became a public sphere trainee
convex pre-debut showcase. june 30, 2018
official post / performed mansae and 20
flyer distribution and advertisement on june 29-30th
afternoon and evening shows with ~200 attendees each
identified online by rkbenjizen, and kim nahee (who knew him in person)
convex concept teaser. uploaded july 20, 2018
official release / filming details / solo (feb 12)
third set of members to be revealed
featured jinwook taking photos of royal on a walk through seoul forest
project convex. uploaded aug–sept 2018
ep 1. shown in a clip performing chaos’ 12:30
ep 2. shown in his teaser clip and recording mansae in the studio
IDOL ACTIVITY
ERA: MANSAE — ( BOYS WILL BE )
debut showcase. october 28, 2018
official post / announcement / performed 20 and mansae
hair: blonde / styling ( 20 / mansae )
music video + album. released october 29, 2018
official release / line distributions / filming details (july)
shown getting rejected in the mv by rachel (0:43); hyun (0:56); minhee (1:18); hyun (2:00)
sings on mansae and 20 (vocal unit)
photobook styling ( one / two )
promotions. continuous november 6–december 9, 2018
official schedules / calendar view
26 total mansae performances on music shows throughout the month
charity event (nov 12) — convex delivering coal briquettes to the elderly
a few minor slips in the rainy outdoor performance (nov 14)
samsung special new year’s concert. january 12, 2019 in jeju city
concert details / solo / performed mansae, 20, and mr. chu
flight from gimpo to jeju on thursday morning, and return on sunday morning — ( airport fashion )
outings with baekhyun (beach thurs afternoon), his family (restaurant thurs evening), and yien (café fri morning); otherwise, he was confined to the hotel/venue
