[Edit]Star Empire Entertainment introduces a new 9 member boy band called "Child of Empire", also known as Emperor's Children. On 27 December, they officially changed their name to ZE: A.
Following the street performance tradition of Park Jung Ah and VOS, the group will ride around the city in a truck and perform guerrilla style in various locations from 28th September to build up experience and gain support.
Among them, Park Hyeong Sik (19) appeared as the boyfriend in Jewlery S "Date" video. Moon Joon Yeong (21) became very popular on Mnet's "Flower Boys Terror". These two along with 7 others will make up the new group.
Members
Dongjun
Siwan
Taehun
Minwoo
Heechul
Hyunshik
Kevin
Kwanghee
Junyong
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Child of Empire first showed their faces back in April, on MNET's "Office Reality" where it showed them training up for their debut. Some of the members have reportedly trained for more than four years. No mention of the girls who were on the same show too.
Before their official debut, they have expressed feelings of wanting a fan club of at least 10,000 people, and they plan on getting those fans. The group has been making small appearances in the media over the past year, popping up here and there, but now they want as much exposure as possible.
The group started making appearances all over Korea, visiting many cities and even schools starting, making 3 street performances a day. As if that wasn't enough, the group says they hope to make 50 live performances after their debut by the end of November. The group also has a "if you request it, we'll be there" kind of policy.
There were originally suppose to debut in November however due to finicial issues, their debut was postponed to January 2010. The group completed their filming for an upcoming music video in GyeongGiDo, indicating that the title song has already been chosen and that promotions are in the works.
Although they have yet to officially debut, Child of Empire has received offers from companies for commercials and much love from fans due to their talent and persistence, as indicated by their reality program, Mnet's Return of the Empire Children. CoE has already completed several CFs which are set to be broadcast after the boys' debuts, ensuring a strong start to a promising career.
On Decemeber 27, the group undergone a name change from Child of Empire to ZE: A. Their album, Nativity will be debuting in January 7th.
"Nativity" mini-album
01. Love Coach
02. New Star
03. Mazeltov
