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Project K (band)
Project K is a seven-member boy band in Myanmar that formed in 2016. The septet — composed of Bhone Nay Lin Kai(Micky), Bhone Nay Min Khant (Morris), Chan Myae Oo (Htet Phone Naing), Hein Yar, Min Khant Hein, William Tun, and Ye Yint Thaw — is known for their dancing and singing abilities, and fashion.[1] Until the debut of ALFA in 2019, Project K was Myanmar's only K-pop style boy band.[2] The K in "Project K" stands for "king," "Korea," and "K-pop."[3] The majority of them have Northern Chinese ancestry, which contributed to their Korean-passing appearance—a key reason they were handpicked. The group is known for incorporating traditional Burmese dance styles to their dance performances, and has amassed as significant social media following as a result.[3][4] CareerThree dance crews — Triplet (comprising William Tun, Bhone Nay Min Khant-Morris and Bhone Nay Lin Kai-Micky), Jade Dragon (comprising Htet Phone Naing (Chan Myae Oo), Min Khant Hein, and Hein Yar), and a solo dancer (Ye Yint Thaw) — joined forces in August 2016 to form Project K, in the lead-up to the 2016 K-pop Cover Dance Festival.[3] Project K first gained traction after winning 2nd place at said competition in Seoul, South Korea on 8 October 2016.[5] In April 2017, the group's members all ordained as Buddhist monks, to mark Thingyan, the Burmese New Year.[6] Project K garnered praise from Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, who considered herself a fan of the group.[7][8] She noted the group's ability to blend traditional Burmese dance styles into contemporary dance routines during her remarks at the 2018 Myanmar Entrepreneurship Summit, held in December 2018.[9] During the 2019 ASEAN-Korea Summit, she asked Moon Jae-in to allow Project K to train in South Korea.[10] In December 2019, filming commenced for a television series, Before and After (ပြောင်းလဲခြင်းနောက်ကွယ်), starring Project K, Thinzar Wint Kyaw, and Wa Shwe Nwe Thway Win.[11] In February 2020, Project K covered Hlwan Moe's classic Burmese language song, "That Yangon Lad is Me" (ရန်ကုန်သားလေးကျွန်တော်), at Yangon City FM's 18th Annual Music Awards.[12] In August 2020, the group performed in a traditional Burmese monsoon season theatrical show (မိုးရာသီသဘင်ပွဲ), headlined by traditional actors Han Za Moe Win and Tin Maung San Min Win.[13] In September 2020, in the lead-up to the 2020 Myanmar general election, Project K released an election song, dubbed "Choose With Your Own Hands" (ကိုယ့်လက်နှင့်ရွေးချယ်), in support of the National League for Democracy's electoral campaign.[14] The song's music video was directed by Kyi Phyu Shin.[14] In September 2020, the band traveled to South Korea to train for a month in the lead-up to performing at the Asia Song Festival, held in October 2020 in Gyeongju.[15][16] Their performance at the 2020 Asia Song Festival was marred with some controversy, with Burmese netizens and religious hardliners criticizing the band for dancing on CGI images of Shwedagon Pagoda.[17][18] Upon their return to Myanmar, the group was met with protestors at the Yangon International Airport.[19] Project K issued a swift apology on Facebook, reiterating that all the members were Buddhist, and that the group members had not known they would perform atop images of the sacred pagoda during rehearsals.[17] In December 2020, South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism requested 1.5 billion won in funding to support the K-pop training of Asian artists, citing Project K.[20] The National Assembly ultimately approved 400 million won to fund the program.[20] Members
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