Winner (band)
Winner | |
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Winner in 2020. From left to right: Mino, Kim Jin-woo, Kang Seung-yoon, and Lee Seung-hoon. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Label | YG |
| Member of | YG Family |
| Spinoffs | MOBB |
| Members | |
| Past members | Nam Tae-hyun |
| Website | yg-winner.com |
Winner (/ˈwɪnər/; Korean: 위너; stylized as WINNER) is a South Korean boy band consisting of four members: Kim Jin-woo, Lee Seung-hoon, Mino, and Kang Seung-yoon.
The band was formed in 2013 by YG Entertainment and Mnet's WIN: Who Is Next. The group released its debut album, 2014 S/S, in 2014. The album topped the Gaon Album Chart, and one of its singles, "Empty," topped the Gaon Digital Chart.
Winner has received awards from the Melon Music Awards, the Style Icon Awards, and the MTV Asia Music Gala. "Really Really," from Fate Number For (2017), surpassed 100 million streams on the Gaon Music Chart and sold over 2.5 million digital copies in South Korea.