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{{quote|''"We are [[Catch Phrase|SO BEAST]]!"''}}

They were originally known for having members who have either already debuted as singers or almost did so in other groups that then went on to find fame without them. However, over time, Beast has managed to strip away the titles of the "reject group" and "recycled group" that they were originally labeled with and gain respect as excellent [[Idol Singer|idol singers]] with a penchant for [[Fan Service]] of the [[Ho Yay]] variety.

* ''[[Self-Titled Album|Beast is the B2ST]]'' 2009

* ''[[Darker and Edgier|Shock of the New Era]]'' 2010

=== Tropes in their work: ===

* [[A Father to His Men]]: How the boys regard the president of Cube Entertainment. Fans have even taken to calling him "Hong Papa". Hong also likes to refer to his artists as "the sons and daughters of Cube".

* [[Anime Hair]]: Hyunseung, to a lesser extent. He designs his own [[Fashionable Asymmetry|hairstyles]] and doesn't really understand why others dislike them.

** Junhyung, too. He spent most of their earlier promotions with either different designs shaved into his hair on either side of his head or in a style reminiscent of [[Digimon Adventure|Tsunomon]].

* [[Ascended Meme]]: An international fan made a parody of Far East Movement's ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4s6H4ku6ZY Like a G6]'' titled ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8_9-niTaxY Like Yong Junhyung]''. The video somehow made its way to Junhyung's twitter account where he commented on it, and the phrase itself became a [[Memetic Mutation]] in the international fandom. Then during Beast's first concert, Junhyung and Yoseob's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bwm-h5O-p4 self-composed, self-produced duet] included the words "[[Shout-Out|I'm fly like a G6]]" in Junhyung's rap. [[And the Fandom Rejoiced]].

* [[Bishonen]]: All of them, but special mention goes to Hyunseung who is constantly compared to a girl. Much to his displeasure.

** Dongwoon definitely counts, too, even if he doesn't look girly. He's just a [http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee41/by714/B2ST/DongWoon.jpg really beautiful guy].

** Dongwoon got into Beast after pleading for a second chance in his monthly assessment.

** The president of their company says that because most of the boys have gone through rejections from either the public, other groups, or other companies, they've all become this to some degree in order to prove themselves even more.

* [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]]: Hyunseung is often told this by the fans and [[Even the Guys Want Him|his own group members]]. [[I Want to Be a Real Man|It doesn't make him happy]].

** In Episode 9 of their MTV Documentary:

* [[Dumb Muscle]]: Kikwang, who has [[Sculpted Physique|washboard abs]] and whose intelligence is regularly doubted.

* [[Embarrassing First Name]]: Junhyung's birth name was Jaesoon, which he was [[Kids Are Cruel|teased about by other kids to the point where he ended up changing his name to Junhyung in the sixth grade due to the stress]] and was too embarrassed about it to even tell his fellow bandmates for a long time. [[Values Dissonance|There's nothing wrong with it to the international fans]], but in South Korea, Jaesoon would be an old-fashioned, [[Gender Blender Name|slightly feminine name]] associated with your [[Granny Classic|grandmother's friends]].

* [[Expy]]: Junhyung is often compared to G-Dragon of Big Bang because he also helps write the lyrics for his group's songs, is a fashionista with strange clothes and ridiculous hairstyles, and used to go by the [[Stage Names|stage name]] Poppin' Dragon.

* [[Fan Nickname]]: Each member has several:

* [[Fan Girl|Fangirls]]: The majority of their fanbase, B2UTY. The exception would be Hyunseung's [[Fan Boy|fanboys]], but nobody's quite sure what they call themselves.

* [[Fan Service]]: It was evident from their first few ''Bad Girl'' performances that Beast was going to be very generous with the [[Ho Yay|fan service]].

** Their ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur7mtOA1ST4 Beautiful]'' MV has Doojoon as a DJ, Hyunseung dancing for a whole minute, and the rest in school uniforms for part of the video. The choreography is also full of fan service.

** They frequently release [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dea7zBeP1QI practice] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4_aJC7IzMQ videos] of themselves dancing to their title tracks with additional content thrown in. The ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGmoPFtYBXE Shock]'' practice video featured bloopers and down time and the ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLSn9QKK2Zk Breath]'' practice video included over-the-top choreography for their track ''V.I.U. (Very Important U)''. Which according to fan accounts turned out to be the real choreography.

* [[Fun with Foreign Languages]]: They just mostly abuse [[Gratuitous English|English]]. The worst offenders are Junhyung and Yoseob.

** Dongwoon is actually [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtV_k3lpldQ pretty decent with English]. He has demonstrated the ability to translate from English to Korean on their show "Idol Maid".

** Doojoon's character in "All My Love" has him in uniform for most of his introductory episode due to having just been released from his mandatory military service.

** The promotional pictures for their first concert "Welcome to [[B2ST]] Airline" featured the boys in [http://i1010.photobucket.com/albums/af224/mikimika101/20101025_b2st_concert_poster.jpg pilot uniforms].

** Although not quite so well known as the others, Dongwoon was already a known JYP Entertainment trainee alongside Doojoon, Kikwang, and the members of 2PM and 2AM.

* [[Hell-Bent for Leather]]: The outfits for ''Shock''.

* [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl|Huge Guy Tiny Guy]]: Doojoon and Yoseob.

* [[Humiliation Conga]]: Doojoon's character in "All My Love". He is finally released from two years of mandatory military service, only to be [[Accidental Pervert|mistaken as a pervert]] by a violent, unattractive woman, pretty much forgotten about by his family, and arrested in his own house in his [[Fan Service|underclothes]] because the [[The Ingenue|tenant]] who moved into his room after he left mistook him for a stalker.

* [[My Sister Is Off-Limits]]: [[Played for Laughs|Hilariously]] [[Subverted Trope|subverted]] with Hyunseung. On one of their variety shows, he told the English tutor "You give me four star, I give you beautiful younger sister." Other than that though, his [[Big Brother Instinct]] is pretty strong and he said he would only trust Yoseob with her.

* [[Name's the Same]]: Kikwang had a really unfortunate instance of this while he was a solo singer. His stage name then was "AJ" which was short for "[[The Ace|Ace Junior]]"; however, another AJ from the boy band Paran and his [[Fan Dumb|fans]] took offense to sharing the name. This culminated in an online fan war and Cube Entertainment backing down and agreeing to change Kikwang's stage name. Of course, now he just goes by his real name.

** As of "Idol Maid", any attempts to keep the dorm clean seem to have been abandoned.

* [[No Sense of Personal Space]]: Part of their fan service ploys. Originally started with Doojoon and Yoseob, but spread to the rest of the group as well.

* [[Not a Morning Person]]: Hyunseung. He sleeps through his alarm and the others have to work together to wake him up.

** Kikwang too.

* [[Performance Anxiety]]: Dongwoon may have experienced this in their earlier days. Pre-debut, he and Yoseob were expected to be the best entertainers of the group because they were both funny and ridiculous. Once the camera was on though, Dongwoon started clamming up instead of acting out.

* [[Precision F-Strike]]: The word "Shit" was used in their song ''Yet'', which was then banned from being performed.

* [[Sickeningly Sweethearts]]: Doojoon and Yoseob during Beast's stint as the hosts of Inkigayo's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xhmdI24Zeg Digital] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZoXsXJjnLc Music] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80U8W8bODrQ Ranking]. The others tore them apart in their last video.

* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: Why Kikwang was dropped from JYP Entertainment. While the head of JYPE recognized that Kikwang had talent, he realized Kikwang recognized this too. He believed that because of this attitude, Kikwang wouldn't be willing to work on improving his skills out of complacency. Giving Kikwang his first taste of failure was supposed to help him learn some humility and that there was always room for improvement. It worked in the end.

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: The group name itself: Beast, B2ST or BEAST?

** As for the members, there's Doojoon/Dujun, Junhyung/Joonhyung, Yoseob/Yoseop, and Kikwang/Gikwang.

* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: How they appeared in their ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXxGo1MvNls Shock]'' MV.

* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Meat, ice-cream, and vitamin drinks for Hyunseung, cola for Junhyung, and ramyun for Yoseob.

** Junhyung did it again for 2010's three end-of-the-year music specials.

* [[Updated Rerelease]]: ''Easy'' from their ''Shock of the New Era'' mini-album was digitally rereleased as ''Easy (Sincere Version)'' in which a new opening rap and an orchestral instrumental were added.

* [[What Could Have Been]]: Doojoon was one of the JYP Entertainment trainees in the running to join either 2AM or 2PM, sibling boy bands collectively called One Day. He was featured in the pre-debut documentary for the group, and was cut along with two other trainees.

** Hyunseung was the only Big Bang candidate to be eliminated before the group debuted, and was also featured in a pre-debut documentary regarding the group's training.

** [http://youtu.be/tnrFR9aOPcY To be fair, the other members aren't much better], but... it's quite pronounced in Dongwoon's case.

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