ile WINNER has yet to make to make their official debut, they ve already been on a n emotional roller coaster

with their fans. The quintet is the result of a reali ty-survivor TV show, Who Is Next: WIN, where South Korean record label YG Entertai nment (PSY, BIGBANG, 2NE1) pitted two potential boy bands against one another fo r viewers to vote to a proper K-pop debut. With their official first single said to be coming by the end of February, WINNE R has managed to rack up accolades like opening for BIGBANG s Japanese tour, snagg ing a clothing endorsement and appearing on U.S.-based music channel, Fuse.