P.O

Pyo Ji-hoon (born February 2, 1993), better known by his stage name P.O, is a South Korean rapper, singer and actor.

He is the youngest member of the boy group Block B and its sub-unit Bastarz.

P.O was born Pyo Ji-hoon on February 2, 1993, in Seongsan-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea.

P.O debuted with Block B in April 2011.

He attended Hanlim Multi Art School, graduating in 2012.

P.O got acting lessons in elementary school and entered Hanlim Multi Art School to chase after his original dream of becoming an actor.

He then fell in love with Hip hop together with his bestfriend Mino.

He decided to rejoin Stardom Entertainment, after they kicked him out previously before he lost weight and ignored offers from other Agencies, to debut with Block B.

In February 2012, the band received heavy criticism for their disrespectful behavior during an interview in Thailand, particularly jokes regarding about the previous year's flooding disaster.

P.O reportedly fainted and was hospitalized for shock on February 24, after learning of a petition calling for the members to apologize by committing suicide.

To show his gratitude to BBC (Block B Club), Block B's official fanbase, P.O released a song written especially for them.

"Dear My Wife" was released into his cyworld on September 25, featuring (previously part of BoM's) Winner's Mino.

Along with fellow Block B member, Zico, they both were chosen as MCs for SBS MTV's The Show.

During a November 2012 episode of Weekly Idol, P.O stated that he came from a wealthy family background, explaining that his father runs a duty-free store.

On March 9, P.O released the first song "Amino Acid" from his Mixtape Bigboi is Ready 2 Showtime, featuring Winner's Mino.

He continued releasing songs each day until March 21.

Rookie girl group Delight featured P.O in their song "Mega-Yak".

In September 2013, P.O starred in Kye Bum-zu's "Something Special" music video alongside Hello Venus's Yoon-jo.

In 2014, P.O was featured in the digital single "It's not a Big Deal" by V.O.S's Kim Kyung Rok, released January 6.

P.O also co-wrote the lyrics for the title track of the SBS drama Secret Door, which was performed by Block B and released September 22.

On April 5, it was announced that P.O would participate in Block B's first sub-unit, Bastarz, along with members U-Kwon and B-Bomb.

The sub-unit's album was released April 13, along with a video for the title track, "Zero for Conduct," and it debuted at No. 3 on the Gaon album chart.

P.O was significantly involved with the creation of the Bastarz album, receiving a lyrics credit for "Zero for Conduct," sole lyrics credit and a composition credit for "Charlie Chaplin," a lyrics credit for "Thief," and a lyrics and composition credit for "Sue Me," which he performed along with the rapper Incredivle.

On May 23, P.O appeared with fellow Block B member Taeil on the KBS show Immortal Songs 2, where they performed a remake of the song "I Don't Know Why" by Kim Soo-chul.

P.O featured in Bumzu's "Give It 2 U," which was released in late July.

Bastarz released a Japanese version of "Conduct Zero" in October; the CD single containing the song reached No. 20 on the Oricon weekly chart.

In February, P.O appeared in the theatrical play Superman.com, which he also helped write and produce as part of a new theatrical troupe, Company Boy (극단 소년).

In October, Block B announced that the Bastarz sub-unit would be having a comeback featuring a lead single composed by P.O, which was released October 24.

The sub-unit's second mini-album, Welcome to BASTARZ, was released October 31; P.O received lyrics credits for all five songs on the album, and composition credits for three.

Also in October, the OnStyle network announced that P.O and fellow Block B member U-Kwon would be on the new show Lipstick Prince. The first season aired from December 1, 2016, to February 16, 2017.

P.O was cast in Living Together in Empty Room, a special variety show broadcast on MBC for the Korean New Year in three episodes from January 26 to 27, 2017.

In the course of the show, two women, trot singer Hong Jin-young and comedian Kim Shin-young, moved into P.O's house.

The show ranked No. 1 among New Year's specials.

In March it was reported that the show would be picked up and aired as a series, and that P.O would be among the cast members.

In addition, P.O was cast as an MC for the cooking variety show Strange Restaurant, which premiered on the O'live television channel March 13.

P.O hosted the show, in which guests attempted to cook dishes they have ordered, along with Kim Jong-min, Kim Yong-man, and Seo Jang-hoon.

P.O also appeared in the second season of Lipstick Prince, which premiered March 30.

On April 5, it was announced that P.O had been cast in the upcoming drama "Our First Romance," starring Lee Jong-hyun and Lee Yu-bi, and written by Go Sun Hee, who also wrote the tvN drama Cheese in the Trap. Later that month, it was reported that P.O had been cast on a pilot MBC variety show called Secret Variety Institute.

In May, it was announced that P.O would be an MC for the SBS MTV music program The Show, along with Jeonghwa of EXID and Yeonwoo of Momoland.

P.O appeared in a second play by the Company Boy troupe, Manitoz, which ran from June 17 to 25.