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Boyfriend (Korean: 보이프렌드; more commonly known and stylized as BOYFRIEND) is a six-member South Korean boy group under Starship Entertainment formed in 2011. They are the third K-pop group after Shyne and i-13, and the first boy band to have twin members. The group consists of Kim Donghyun, Shim Hyunseong, Lee Jeongmin, Jo Youngmin, Jo Kwangmin, and No Minwoo. They debuted on Mnet's M!Countdown on May 26, 2011 with their debut single "Boyfriend". Their fanbase was officially named "Best Friend" as of August 10, 2011.
In 2011, they released three Korean singles Boyfriend, Don't Touch My Girl, I'll Be There respectively. In 2012, a mini album Love Style and a full length album Janus, together with 2 Japanese singles Be My Shine and Dance Dance Dance / My Lady. In 2013, a repackaged of Janus entitled as I Yah was released on January 10, a third Japanese single entitled Melody of Eyes on March 27, and their first digital single entitled On & On on May 28, 2013. On March 26, 2014, Boyfriend's 4th Japanese Single My Avatar was released.

History

Pre-debut

Jo Youngmin and Jo Kwangmin were trained under JYP Entertainment for two years. By their 100th day mark of being child actors, the twins had appeared in over 300 commercials. During his high school years, Donghyun starred in a variety show Conduct Zero where six rebellious high school students were made into exemplary students.

2011: Debut

On May 27, 2011, Starship Entertainment released their debut single "Boyfriend". In response to fans concerned that the group had limited its appeal in mid-July, Boyfriend changed their choreography for their single "Boyfriend" when appearing on music shows after rehearsing for two days. After ending their promotions for "Boyfriend", the group followed-up with the song "You & I", which received a more positive response from music critics.
On October 6, Boyfriend's second single, "Don't Touch My Girl". Their December 2011 single "I'll Be There" peaked at #2 on the Gaon music charts.

Awards and nominations

Year	Program	Category	Recipient	Result
2011	13th Mnet Asian Music Awards	Best New Male Artist	Boyfriend	Nominated
	SBS MTV Best Of the Best	Hot Debut Star	Boyfriend	Nominated
	SBS MTV Best Of the Best	Best New Artist	Boyfriend	Won
	3rd Philippine KPOP Convention	Rookie of the Year	Boyfriend	Won
	26th Golden Disk Awards	Best New Artist	Boyfriend	Won
	21st Seoul Music Awards	Best Newcomer Award	Boyfriend	Won
	allkpop Awards	Best Rookie Artist	Boyfriend	Won
	gokpop	Best New Artist	Boyfriend	Won
2012	allkpop Awards	Rising Star	Boyfriend	Nominated
2013	27th Japan Gold Disc Awards	Best 3 New Artists (Asia)	Boyfriend	Won
	Korean Entertainment 10th Anniversary Award in Japan	Special Jury Prize	Boyfriend	Won
	2013 MTV EMA	Best Korea Act	Boyfriend	Nominated
	SH K-Star Idol World Cup	Top Rank Artists (Male Idol) for the month of November 2013	Boyfriend	Won
	So-Loved Awards 2013 (European K-Pop Awards)	Song	Janus	Nominated
		Band Male	Boyfriend	Nominated
		Best Album	I Yah	Nominated
		Choreography	Janus	Nominated
	2013 Eat Your Kimchi Awards	Best Aegyo	On & On	Won
	Billboard Japan Music 2013 Awards	Animation Artist of the Year	Boyfriend	Nominated
2014	2014 Asia Model Festival Awards	Male Rookie of the Year (Musical Category)	Donghyun	Won
	K-Pop Lovers! Award 2013	Top 10 Single of the Year (Top 5)	Pinky Santa	Won