B.A.P Bang Yongguk has been chosen as one of the finalists for the 'Shorty Awards'.

TS Entertainment revealed today that Bang Yongguk was one of the finalists for the 'Activism' category of the global twitter 'Shorty Awards'.

He was one of the 7 finalists for this category.

They also hoped that people would not only see him as the leader of a global K-Pop group, but also a person that would be able to influence others to make the world a better place.

As a way to celebrate this, they released a special video titled, 'Bang Yong Guk's Way For A Better World' on their official Facebook page.

The video is a collage of still shots of Bang Yong Guk who is the leader of B.A.P, and B.A.P's "With You" was used as the background music for this video.

On the other hand, B.A.P will be holding a concert in Seoul on March 8-9.

The members of B.A.P released a series of photos of themselves, expressing different keywords with the theme of "Earth Needs You." Different members of the group represented different keywords such as, "Justice", "Happiness", "Passion", "Love", "Emotion", and "You".

B.A.P has also received an award from the Japan Gold Disc. B.A.P was announced as "New Artist of the Year Asia" and "Best 3 New Artist Asia".

This award began in 1989, and these awards are given to artists and albums who made a difference in advancement of the music market.

B.A.P released their debut single album "Warrior" last year in Japan, and they have been gaining much interest with their second single album, "One Shot." They will also be going on a Japan touring with 6 concerts in 3 different cities.