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{{Short description|South Korean boy band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = B.D.U
| image           = B.D.U My One Pose (20240626).jpg
| image_upright   = 1.15
| landscape       = yes
| alt             = B.D.U's Kim Min-seo, [[Jay Chang]], Seunghun, and Bitsaeon on their debut showcase.
| caption         = B.D.U in June 2024<br />L–R: Kim Min-seo, Jay Chang, Seunghun, and Bitsaeon
| alias           = Boys Define Universe
| origin          = [[Seoul]], South Korea
| genre           = [[K-pop]]
| years_active    = {{Start date|2024}}–present
| label           = Orca Music
| spinoffs        =
| spinoff_of      = ''[[Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival]]''
| website         =
| current_members =
* Bitsaeon
* Seunghun
* [[Jay Chang]]
* Kim Min-seo
}}
'''B.D.U''' ({{Korean|비디유||Bidiyu|Pidiyu}}; an abbreviation for '''Boys Define Universe''') is a South Korean project vocal [[boy band]] formed through [[Mnet (TV channel)|Mnet]]'s [[reality competition]] program ''[[Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival]]'' and managed by Orca Music. The group consists of four members: Bitsaeon, Seunghun, [[Jay Chang]], and Kim Min-seo. They debuted on June 26, 2024, with the [[extended play]] (EP) ''[[Wishpool (EP)|Wishpool]]''. The [[quartet]] will remain active for the following two years.
==Name==
[[File:B.D.U logo.jpg|thumb|upright=1|B.D.U official logo.]]
B.D.U is an abbreviation for Boys Define Universe and defines the meaning of four people with different personalities coming together to create a new universe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/018/0005703410|last=Yoon|first=Hi-baek|date=March 30, 2024|publisher={{ill|Edaily|ko|이데일리}}|language=ko|script-title=ko:'빌드업' 제이창·빛새온·승훈·김민서 데뷔 확정... 'B.D.U' 탄생|trans-title='Build Up' Jay Chang, Bitsaeon, Seunghun, Kim Min-seo confirmed for debut... The birth of 'B.D.U'|access-date=June 10, 2024|via=[[Naver]]|archive-date=June 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610114502/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/018/0005703410|url-status=live}}</ref>
==History==
===Formation through ''Build Up: Vocal Boy Group' Survival'' and other activities===
{{See also|Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival{{!}}''Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival''|Mix Nine{{!}}''Mix Nine''|Peak Time {{!}}''Peak Time''|Under Nineteen{{!}}''Under Nineteen''|Boys Planet{{!}}''Boys Planet''|The Origin – A, B, Or What?{{!}}''The Origin – A, B, Or What?''}}
B.D.U was formed through [[Mnet (TV channel)|Mnet]]'s [[reality competition]] program ''[[Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival]]'', which aired from January 26, to March 29, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=629&aid=0000256625|last=Gong|first=Mi-na|date=December 26, 2023|publisher=The Fact|language=ko|script-title=ko:최고의 보컬 보이그룹 뽑는다...Mnet '빌드업' 1월 26일 첫방|trans-title=Pick the best vocal boy group...Mnet 'Build Up' first broadcast on January 26th|access-date=June 10, 2024|via=[[Naver]]|archive-date=February 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209062604/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=629&aid=0000256625|url-status=live}}</ref> The show brought 40 contestants, consisting of current and former idol members, soloists, singer-songwriters, musical actors and individual trainees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=119&aid=0002791742|last=Park|first=Jung-sun|date=January 22, 2024|publisher={{ill|Dailian|ko|데일리안}}|language=ko|script-title=ko:'빌드업: 보컬 보이그룹 서바이벌' 참가자 40인 공개|trans-title='Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival' 40 Contestants Revealed|access-date=June 10, 2024|via=[[Naver]]|archive-date=February 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202212115/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=119&aid=0002791742|url-status=live}}</ref> Out of the pool of 40 contestants down to five groups with four members, only one group would make to debut.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-01-22/entertainment/kpop/Mnet-audition-program-Build-Up-looks-to-produce-vocal-quartet/1964049|title=Mnet audition program 'Build Up' looks to produce vocal quartet|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|last=Cho|first=Yong-jun|date=January 22, 2024|access-date=June 10, 2024|archive-date=January 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122130424/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-01-22/entertainment/kpop/Mnet-audition-program-Build-Up-looks-to-produce-vocal-quartet/1964049|url-status=live}}</ref> Team HunMinJayBit was announced as the eventual winner on the finale episode which was broadcast live on March 29, 2023, and they also received a {{KRW|100|link=yes}} million cash prize.<ref name="build-up">{{Cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=477&aid=0000481692|last=Kim|first=Hyun-rok|date=March 30, 2024|publisher=[[SPOTV News]]|language=ko|script-title=ko:제이창·빛새온·승훈·김민서, '빌드업' 우승...B.D.U 결성[종합]|trans-title=Jay Chang, Bitsaeon, Seunghun, and Kim Min-seo, 'Build Up' winners...B.D.U formation[Comprehensive]|access-date=June 10, 2024|via=[[Naver]]|archive-date=March 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330174707/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=477&aid=0000481692|url-status=live}}</ref>
Before appearing on the program, all the members had already been active in the entertainment industry. Bitsaeon is a member of [[M.O.N.T]] and was a contestants in ''[[Mix Nine]]'' (2018–2019) where he was eliminated on episode seven while his group placed sixth in the final episode of ''[[Peak Time]]'' (2023). Seunghun is a member of [[CIX (band)|CIX]] and was a contestants in ''YG Treasure Box'' (2018). [[Jay Chang]] is a solo artist and a member of [[One Pact]] and was a contestant in ''[[Under Nineteen]]'' (2018–2019) where he was eliminated in the first round while in ''[[Boys Planet]]'' (2023) he placed at 10th position. Kim Min-seo was a contestant in ''[[The Origin – A, B, Or What?]]'' (2022).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/001/0014651210|last=Lee|first=Tae-soo|date=April 25, 2024|publisher=[[Yonhap News]]|language=ko|script-title=ko:비디유 "노래 부르면 행복...걸어온 길이 틀리지 않았죠"|trans-title=BDU "I'm happy when I sing...The path I've taken wasn't wrong"|access-date=June 10, 2024|via=[[Naver]]|archive-date=June 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610114503/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/001/0014651210|url-status=live}}</ref>
===2024–present: Debut with ''Wishpool'' and world tour===
[[File:B.D.U Heart Pose (20240626) 01.jpg|thumb|upright=1|B.D.U debut showcase in June 2024]]
On June 10, Orca Music announced that B.D.U is set to release their debut [[extended play|EP]] ''[[Wishpool (EP)|Wishpool]]'' on June 26.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/018/0005760650|last=Kim|first=Hyun-sik|date=June 10, 2024|publisher={{ill|Edaily|ko|이데일리}}|language=ko|script-title=ko:'빌드업' 우승팀 비디유, 26일 첫 앨범 '위시풀' 발매|trans-title='Build Up' winning team B.D.U releases first album 'Wishpool' on the 26th|access-date=June 10, 2024|via=[[Naver]]|archive-date=June 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610075512/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/018/0005760650|url-status=live}}</ref> The next day, the group announced that they will embark on a world tour titled "Tour for Wishpool: Flash & Light" on 24 cities across Americas and Europe.<ref name="worldtour">{{cite web|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/108/0003241895|last=Kim|first=Soo-jin|date=June 11, 2024|publisher=Star News|language=ko|script-title=ko:'빌드업 우승' 비디유, 데뷔 동시 월드 투어..미주·남미·유럽 24개 도시 순회|trans-title='Build Up winner' BDU, world tour at the same time as debut...touring 24 cities in North America, South America, and Europe|access-date=June 12, 2024|via=[[Naver]]|archive-date=June 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611105802/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/108/0003241895|url-status=live}}</ref> B.D.U officially debuted on June 26, with their first EP ''Wishpool'' along with their lead single "My One" and its music video.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/609/0000869009|last=Lee|first=Ha-na|date=June 26, 2024|publisher=Newsen|language=ko|script-title=ko:"끝나지 않을 우리 이야기" 비디유, 여름 정조준 청량 팬송 'My One'[들어보고서]|trans-title="Our story that will never end" B.D.U, aiming for summer with refreshing fan song 'My One' [Listen report]|access-date=June 30, 2024|via=[[Naver]]|archive-date=June 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627235513/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/609/0000869009|url-status=live}}</ref> On the same day, they held a media showcase for the EP in the afternoon at Yes24 Wonderlock Hall in [[Changjeon-dong]], [[Seodaemun District]], [[Seoul]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/018/0005774152|last=Kim|first=Hyun-sik|date=June 26, 2024|publisher={{ill|Edaily|ko|이데일리}}|language=ko|script-title=ko:비디유 "어떤 무대든 핸드마이크 라이브, 보컬 서바이벌 출신이니까요"[종합]|trans-title=B.D.U "No matter what stage it is, it's a hand-mic live, because I'm from a vocal survival show" [Comprehensive]|access-date=June 30, 2024|via=[[Naver]]|archive-date=June 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626195112/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/018/0005774152|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Members==
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* Bitsaeon
* Seunghun
* [[Jay Chang]]
* Kim Min-seo
==Discography==
===Extended plays===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Details
! scope="col" | Peak chart<br />positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales
|-
! scope="col" style="font-size:90%; width:2.5em" | [[Circle Album Chart|KOR]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=30&hitYear=2024&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|title=''Wishpool''|website=[[Circle Chart]]|language=ko|access-date=August 1, 2024|archive-date=August 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808065359/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=30&hitYear=2024&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Wishpool (EP)|Wishpool]]''
|
* Released: June 26, 2024
* Label: Orca Music
* Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]], [[Music download|digital download]], [[Streaming media|streaming]]
| 13
|
* KOR: 29,031<!-- 27,287 + 1,744 --><ref>Cumulative Sales of ''Wishpool'':
* {{cite web|title=Circle Album Chart – July, 2024|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=07&hitYear=2024&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808022622/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=07&hitYear=2024&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|archive-date=August 8, 2024|access-date=August 8, 2024|website=[[Circle Chart]]|language=ko}}
* {{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=32&hitYear=2024&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|title=Circle Album Chart – Week 32, 2024|website=[[Circle Chart]]|language=ko|access-date=August 15, 2024|archive-date=August 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815020155/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=32&hitYear=2024&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions and name of the album
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="font-size:90%; width:2.5em" | [[Circle Download Chart|KOR<br />DL]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=26&hitYear=2024&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|title=Download Chart – 2024 Week 26|date=June 23–29, 2024|website=[[Circle Chart]]|access-date=July 4, 2024|archive-date=July 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240705013707/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=26&hitYear=2024&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | "My One"
| 2024
| 93
| ''Wishpool''
|}
==Videography==
===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col" | Song title
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Director(s)
! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" | "My One"
| 2024
| Choi Jae-ho
| <ref>{{cite AV media|date=June 26, 2024|title=B.D.U (비디유) - 'My One' M/V|language=ko|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2mYynebdok|access-date=June 26, 2024|minutes=4:22|publisher=B.D.U|archive-date=June 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626091917/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2mYynebdok|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
==Filmography==
===Reality shows===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" | 2024
| ''[[Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival]]''
| Reality competition program determining B.D.U's members
| style="text-align:center | <ref name="build-up" />
|}
==Concerts==
* Tour for Wishpool: Flash & Light<ref name="worldtour" />
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|https://artist.mnetplus.world/main/stg/bdu|Official platform}} {{in lang|en|ko}}
{{Authority control}}
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[[Category:K-pop music groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 2024]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Seoul]]
[[Category:South Korean musical quartets]]
[[Category:Singing talent show winners]]
[[Category:South Korean boy bands]]
[[Category:South Korean pop music groups]]