Gomak Boys

Gomak Boys is a South Korean reality show that aired every Thursday on Kakao TV from September 8 to November 25, 2022. The show invited 5 male singers Paul Kim, Kim Min-seok, Jung Seung-hwan, Ha Hyun-sang, and Big Naughty to form a K-Pop boygroup. The cast members formed a special boy group with the same name and released two digital single "You and Me" and "Sweet Thing"  on November 22, 2022.

Name
The group name "Gomak Boys" adapted from the Korean literal meaning for Ear Drum Boys. The name also represents the will to melt the listeners' ears with their singing voices.

September 2-5, 2022 Fandom Name Contest
The Gomak Boys fandom name contest event began on the 2nd through the music site Melon, and in just 3 days, over 1,000 comments were made, and a large number of fandom names with ingenious ideas appeared. Later, the fandom name will be discussed together with the members on the launching live.

First Meeting
Kakao Entertainment posted an unreleased video showing the secret company dinner party of the Gomak Boyfriends. The company dinner live is held with Gomak Boys singing their favorite songs to the impromptu guitar performance of Ha Hyun-sang. The one who start this was Big Naughty. He reinterpreted the beloved song "Seoul Night", which was released in 2005. Paul Kim performed Sung Si-kyung's "Two People" and Kim Min-seok performed the pop song "Heather". In particular, in the video, the members who were able to see each other's passionate singing right in front of them were also shown admiring and cheering as they were immersed in each other's songs and voices.

September 8, 2022 Launching Live
The five-member boy group Gomak Boys from reality show with the same name (directed by Park Hye-jin) was unveiled for the first time at 5 PM KST on Thursday, September 8 through a launching live. Previously, Kakao Entertainment only released a silhouette poster of the five members in neat uniforms striking chic poses under colorful lighting.

In the launching live, they promised to release an uncensored version of the reality video if the cumulative number of views exceeded 5 million, and to run a daily cafe with the uniform styling that fans desired if it exceeded 10 million views.
 * On October 5, an unreleased video was uploaded to commemorate exceeding 5 million views.
 * On October 11, although the number of views had not yet exceeded 10 million, a notice was posted that a uniform daily cafe would be opened in advance on the 13th, and on the 13th, the uniform daily cafe was operated.

August 31, 2022 Hongdae Busking
Gomak Boys appeared in front of the public for the first time through busking on August 31. In particular, through a joint stage with 5 people, they perfectly sang K-pop classics such as BTS's "Spring Day" and g.o.d's "Candlelight One" in their own unique atmosphere. In addition, Paul Kim and Jung Seung-hwan performed Ive's "Love Dive" live as a surprise duet and also captured attention with their cute dance. Accordingly, Kim Min-seok, Ha Hyun-sang, and Big Naughty also led a positive response by performing NewJeans' "Hype Boy" as a three-member unit. For the individual performances, Paul Kim sang "I Want a Cup of Coffee". Kim Min-seok sang "Gift". Jung Seung-hwan sang "If It Was You". Ha Hyun-sang sang "Burning Sunset", which he personally participated in writing and composing, while playing the guitar. Big Naughty sang "Let’s Call It Love".

November 22, 2022 Debut Showcase
Gomak Boys held a debut showcase at the KBS Arena in Gangseo-gu, Seoul at 2 PM KST on November 22 and released new songs. Their first title track, "You and Me", is a song that contains comprehensive meaning about relationships that cannot be defined as one, such as between us, between you and me, between all of us, between us and our fans, etc. The lyrics express the belief and hope that people who have taken different paths will finally come together and continue without a period. Meanwhile, the second title track "Sweet Things" is a song that conveys the identity of Gomak Boys which is the "K-gomak boyfriend boy group". It is a song that is full of a lovely atmosphere and is good to listen to comfortably.

November 26, 2022 Melon Music Awards 2022
Gomak Boys begun their activities in earnest by appearing at the Melon Music Awards (MMA2022), which held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on November 26.

Cast

 * Paul Kim
 * Kim Min-seok
 * Jung Seung-hwan
 * Ha Hyun-sang - Leader
 * Big Naughty

External Link

 * Gomak Boys on Wavve