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Dragon Pony
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2024 (2024)-present
Labels
Members
  • Ahn Tae-gyu
  • Pyeon Seong-hyeon
  • Kwon Se-hyeok
  • Go Kang-hoon

Dragon Pony (Korean: 드래곤포니; RR: Deuraegonponi) is a South Korean rock band formed by Antenna. The band consists of four members: Ahn Tae-gyu, Pyeon Seong-hyeon, Kwon Se-hyeok and Go Kang-hoon. They debuted on September 26, 2024, with the extended play (EP) Pop Up.

Name

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The band's name was taken from the members' Chinese Zodiac signs being born in the year of the dragon and the horse.[1]

History

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2024–present: Introduction and debut with Pop Up

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On March 19, Dragon Pony was officially introduced by music and entertainment agency Antenna as their first boy band to debut. The members auditioned and have been trainees for two years under the agency[2][3]

On April 4, Dragon Pony revealed through their official Youtube channel that in order for them to debut, they must complete two missions given by the company's CEO Yoo Hee-yeol. The first goal is to reach 20,000 followers on their official SNS (Instagram account) and second is to have a solo concert with 500 audience members.[4][5][6] On April 22, Dragon Pony surpassed 20,000 SNS followers therefore accomplishing their first goal.[7]

On June 29, Dragon Pony held a 500 audience solo-concert held at Musinsa Garage, Mapo-gu Seoul completing their debut mission.[8][9] Dragon Pony has been active on their YouTube channel releasing videos of their debut journey and posting live clips of their self composed songs: "Morse Code", "Traffic Jam", "Snake That Eats Its Tail" and "Pity Punk".[10][11][12] Dragon Pony has been invited in multiple music festivals and events like 'Mint Festa vol.73', '2024 Busan International Rock Festival', '2024 Hyundai Card Da Vinci Motel' and 'Grand Mint Festival 2024'.[13][14][15][6] Dragon Pony also joined their labelmates and seniors Peppertones, Jung Jae-hyung and Kwon Jin-ah for a commercial shoot called 'Samsung Gift Funding Song'.[16][17] Dragon Pony then participated on the 20th anniversary album of the band Peppertones by singing a remake version of their song "Deneb".[18]

On September 26, Dragon Pony officially debuted with the self-composed and produced EP Pop Up.[19][20]

Members

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  • Ahn Tae-gyu (안태규)
  • Pyeon Seong-hyeon (편성현)
  • Kwon Se-hyeok (권세혁)
  • Go Kang-hoon (고강훈)

Discography

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Extended plays

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List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
Pop Up
Track listing
  1. "Pop Up"
  2. "Morse Code" (모스부호
  3. "Ouroboros" (꼬리를 먹는 뱀)
  4. "Traffic Jam"
  5. "Pity Punk"
 TBA

Singles

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List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, sales figures, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
"Pop Up" 2024 TBA Pop Up

Other appearances

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Title Year Album
"Deneb"
(Remake song of the band Peppertones) 		2024 Twenty Plenty
"Samsung Gift Funding Song"
(with Peppertones, Jung Jae-hyung and Kwon Jin-ah) 		Non-album single

References

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  1. ^ Lee, Min-ji (2024-03-19). 안테나, 첫 보이 밴드 ‘드래곤포니’ 론칭 [공식] [Antenna Launches First Boy Band ‘Dragon Pony’ [Official]]. Newsen. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "예능인-배우까지 포섭하고 있는 안테나, 이번엔 보이 밴드 론칭?". MHNsports / MHN스포츠 (in Korean). 2024-03-19. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  3. ^ tenasia.hankyung.com, Digital (2024-09-26). "유희열이 정성껏 키운 '안테나 첫 밴드' 드래곤포니 "롤모델은 콜드플레이"[종합] | 텐아시아". 텐아시아 연예뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  4. ^ NEWS, SPOTV (2024-04-05). "'안테나 보이 밴드' 드래곤포니, 데뷔 프로젝트 돌입 "관객수 500명·팔로어 수 2만명 목표"". SPOTV NEWS (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  5. ^ Dragon Pony (2024-04-04). [ENG] 드래곤포니 이대로 데뷔 불발?! | 용마랜드에서 만나 EP.01. Retrieved 2024-09-24 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ a b "드래곤포니, 첫 EP 'POP UP' 기대 포인트 셋". 글로벌에픽 (in Korean). 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  7. ^ 스타뉴스 (2024-04-23). "드래곤포니, 공식 SNS 팔로워 2만명 돌파..MZ 밴드 매력 과시". 스타뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  8. ^ 이데일리 (2024-06-08). "'안테나 밴드' 드래곤포니, 단독 공연 매진→올해 데뷔 확정". 이데일리 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  9. ^ Choi, Lee-jung (2024-06-30). "드래곤포니, 단독공연 '500' 성료 데뷔 미션 ALL달성 '눈물'…올해 데뷔 확정".
  10. ^ 스타뉴스 (2024-05-16). "'안테나 男밴드' 드래곤포니, 정식 데뷔 전 자작곡 라이브 클립 오픈". 스타뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  11. ^ Seon, Mi-kyung (2024-05-16). ""실력이 답이다"..드래곤포니, K밴드 열풍 잇는다 [Oh!쎈 레터]".
  12. ^ Lee, Min-ji (2024-06-13). "드래곤포니, 자작곡 'Pity Punk' 라이브 클립…청춘 에너지".
  13. ^ 기자, 손봉석 (2024-05-28). "'뷰티풀 민트 라이프 2024 어워즈' 최고의 공연 페퍼톤스, 최고의 루키 김성규, 최고의 아티스트는?". 스포츠경향 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  14. ^ 톱스타뉴스 (2024-07-24). ""하이도가 부산락페에?"…'2024 부산국제락페스티벌', 3차 라인업 공개". 톱스타뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  15. ^ 톱스타뉴스 (2024-08-26). "'그랜드 민트 페스티벌 2024', 2차 라인업 공개…16팀 추가 발표". 톱스타뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  16. ^ Lee, Young-soon (2024-05-28). "드래곤포니 첫 광고 촬영에 긴장…페퍼톤스 이장원 한마디에 분위기 반전". se-cu.com. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  17. ^ 안테나 Antenna (2024-05-27). 오랜만에 우당탕탕💛 | 삼성 Gift Funding Song 촬영 비하인드. Retrieved 2024-09-24 – via YouTube.
  18. ^ "'데뷔 20주년' 페퍼톤스, 겸연쩍은 '우주 대스타' [인터뷰]". stoo (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  19. ^ "드래곤포니, 당찬 데뷔 출사표 "'K-밴드 붐' 윤활유 될 것"". 스포츠동아 (in Korean). 2024-09-26. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  20. ^ 1theK (원더케이) (2024-09-26). [MV] Dragon Pony (드래곤포니) _ POP UP. Retrieved 2024-09-26 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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