P Nation New K Pop Boy Group Tnx The Starter Pack

The mini album includes five songs which are: ‘MOVE’ the title track, ‘Burst Up’, ‘WE ON’ which is written by TNX group members Hwi, JunHyeok, and KyungJun, ‘Your Favorite Melody’ also written by TNX group member Hwi, and ‘180sec’ a song created on and for the audition show “LOUD”.

TNX’s “LOUD” Origins

“LOUD” was an audition program that set out to find unique and creative individuals to create a boy group for the labels JYP Entertainment and P Nation. The slogan for the show is “Boys Be Loud” and it was meant for the contestants to show their “loud” inner thoughts. Park JinYoung mentioned in the first few episodes that the idea that was a driving force for “LOUD” is “Quiet people often have the loudest minds.” “LOUD” consisted of fifteen episodes and PSY and Park JinYoung encouraged the contestants to show off their own “color” and unique talents. And this is where TNX was born.

TNX: Member Review

TaeHun

TaeHun was born Nov. 19th, 2002 (Scorpio) in Incheon, South Korea. TaeHun is the leader of the group, a vocalist, as well as the main dancer. And he was complimented for being the core glue to hold the members together as a leader on “LOUD” so, it only makes sense that he became the leader of TNX. TaeHun’s blood type is A, and his MBTI is ESFJ. Also, his official emoji is the peach because of his pale complexion and his cheeks flushing often making him resemble a peach, his favorite color is cobalt blue, and he considers his profile and his eyes as his charming features. Lastly, an interesting fact is that he used to be a trainee under YG’s The Black Label.

KyungJun

KyungJun (he is the oldest member) was born Aug. 30th, 2002 (Virgo) in South Korea but he spent about 10 years in Brisbane, Australia and his English name is Justin Woo. He is a rapper with a soft shy personality who brings a beautiful juxtaposition to the group because when he raps, he is confident and shows a great performance. KyungJun speaks English fluently, his MBTI is ISFP, and his blood type is B. He was complimented for his visuals on “LOUD” and said to look like a manhwa character and is considered the representative visual of the team. Also, he used to like his right side better then, the left side of his face until he saw his face on “LOUD” and believes the left side of his face looks better on-screen (his face looks slightly different on each side when looked at separately and they give off different vibes). KyungJun’s favorite color is black, and his official emoji is a cat. An interesting fact is he once was a trainee at Big Hit. Lastly, his first career dream was to be a surgeon until he was street-casted when he came back to Korea, and he became passionate about being a K-Pop star.

HyunSoo

HyunSoo was born Sept. 16th, 2003 (Virgo) in South Korea. His MBTI is ENFP, and his blood type is O. HyunSoo’s position is lead dancer, but his light airy but impactful voice is one of his charming points too which is why he has the sub-vocal position as well. HyunSoo’s official emoji is the ghost emoji. Also, he does not like mint chocolate and his favorite color is green. He is a previous TS Ent trainee and when he can’t sleep, he likes to listen to the sound of rain. Lastly, PSY used his save card to keep HyunSoo from being eliminated from the final line-up to complete “LOUD”’s P Nation team because he believed in him and his talent immensely.

JunHyeok

JunHyeok is the main vocalist and named as the “ace” of the group. He was born Sept. 20th, 2004 (Virgo) in South Korea. His MBTI is ENFJ, and his blood type is O. JunHyeok wanted to be a balladeer at first but changed his music style to Hip-Hop in order to be casted into P Nation (as this is the style PSY’s company specializes in) and to be able to follow his dreams. His nickname is baby duck, and his official emoji is the baby chick emoji because of his lip shape. Also, his favorite colors are green and white. And he is considered the groups’ mood maker. Lastly, when JunHyeok was a child, he studied in the Philippines and while he performed at a middle school show that is when he realized he wanted to be a singer.

Hwi

Hwi was born on Nov. 11th, 2004 (Scorpio). His MBTI is ENTP, and his blood type is B. When he was younger, he won many awards in skiing, but he ultimately decided to pursue his dream of being a producer. Hwi can compose and produce music from scratch, and he was praised often for this skill on “LOUD”. So, this translated into his position in TNX as a rapper, composer, and lyricist. His favorite color is black and the official emoji that represents him is the chipmunk emoji. ‘Safety Pin’ was his favorite song to produce on “LOUD”. Also, ‘Your Favorite Melody’ which was written by Hwi was originally called ‘A Little Song’ is meant to deliver a message of hope to people. Also, Hwi is the only member of TNX that wasn’t casted apart of P Nation before the “LOUD” audition show. Lastly, an interesting fact is that his favorite item is an electric blanket and the first instrument he learned was the cello.

SungJun

SungJun was born on Aug. 30th, 2005 (Virgo) and he is the maknae of the group. His nickname is boss baby, and he thinks of himself as an old soul. Secondly, his MBTI is ENFP, and his blood type is B. SungJun loves his satoori and thinks it’s cool. SungJun performed his dad’s favorite song in the casting episode on “LOUD” and it was dedicated to him. His favorite colors are yellow and black, and his official emoji is the bear emoji. Also, SungJun describes his personality as cool and adorable. He considers the mole under his eye as his charming feature. Lastly, SungJun’s position is as a vocalist, but he trained very hard in dancing, and it matches up with his amazing voice.

“Boys Be LOUD”

Since TNX started on the “LOUD” audition show we would like to highlight some of our favorite Team P Nation performances. Starting with their ‘10 Minutes’ performance originally by Lee HyoRi: Team P Nation showed a stage with a relaxed but polished elegance and charm. As they try and convince their crush to give them 10 minutes because, that’s all the time they need to make them fall for their addicting charm and aura. ‘I’m Not Cool’ originally by HyunA: Team P Nation showed a powerful performance with many dance breaks, and light airy but powerful vocals from the singers and strong unique raps from the rappers of the group. The catchy mix with techno sound adds a strong edge to the performance. And HyunA as P Nation’s artist and as their senior lends her powerful confidence to the performance and the team exuded confidence as they shouted, “I’m Not Cool.” Also, HyunA gave the team advice and coached them for this performance and episode. We get to see Team P Nation’s soft side in ‘Behind You’ originally by Park JinYoung and in this performance they promise that they’ll be there for their audience and listeners. The drums add a strong presence and focal point without being overpowering and the simple beat allows the members vulnerable emotion to shine through with their soft and delicate vocals and powerful but pure raw emotion that you can feel in the raps. Lastly, how could we forget ‘180sec’: which was their first original song made for the group (and is included on their mini album) that wasn’t a cover and it was written by DAMIAN, PENOMECO, and Yoo GeonHyeong. The performance started off as if the members were holding a P Nation press conference which sets the stage with its own unique charm right from the beginning. Also, there is a stopwatch clock counting the time of 180 seconds. ‘180sec.’ is funk at its core and the break in the song makes way for the 180sec long performance. The chorus adds a nice twist with a catchy guitar that almost sounds like a cool snake charming you. And the members highlight this sound and the chorus with their fluid movements in the choreography. This performance is a beautiful dance between swag and a sophisticated funk.

TNX Fun Facts

Roommates are KyungJun and SungJun, TaeHun and JunHyeok, and HyunSoo and Hwi. The members decided who get what room through rock, paper, scissors. All the members are one year apart in age: the years are 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005. TNX members are born in Fall and Semi-Fall (as we at Kpopmap would like to call it) with two of the members being born in August (end of Summer and Semi-Fall), September (Fall), and November (Fall). Lastly, the average age of TNX as of their debut date is 17.7 years old.

“Way Up” In Review

The title track on TNX’s 1st mini album “Way Up” which is ‘MOVE’ has a full sound with its drums and horns. And the strong sound only adds to the message that the members have which is that they are not going to back down and that everybody should move out of the way because they can’t be stopped from achieving their dreams. ‘WE ON’ the first song on the mini album has a very old school Hip Hop feel with its heavy bass and pure tone. TNX are clear in their delivery of this song that they are fire and next level. And the way the lyrics are delivered are reminiscent of a rap battle. As they tease their opponents and let them know that they will win because they are the ones to beat. ‘Burst Up’ which uses a flute as the main sound to tie this track together illustrates that the members are already number one even though they just started because there is no one else like them. Next, ‘180sec’ is a song about how the members only need 180secs to show their unique “color” that will wow you. Wow being their choice key word in this song demonstrating their wow factor as individuals and a group. Lastly, their song “Your Favorite Melody” gives off laid-back vibes and this is accentuated with the whistling in the intro of the song, and this is highlighted even further with TNX’s relaxed tone as they encourage their THX with the message that no matter how hard it gets it will always be okay.