In 2012, Bang Ye Dam participated in the second season of the reality show "'" finishing in second place and signing a contract with YG Entertainment. In 2018, Bang Ye Dam participated in YG Entertainment's new survival show, YG Treasure Box. On the final episode, he was announced as the second member of the boy group, later called TREASURE.
On January 29, 2019, YGE announced that he would form a second group from the show, called MAGNUM and together with TREASURE, they would promote together as TREASURE 13. Unfortunately, due to scandals surrounding the agency, the debut was postponed. On January 6, 2020, YGE posted a notice on their official website stating the group's future plans.
This included re-organizing as a 12-member group and the integration of the two units, TREASURE and MAGNUM, into only one group named simply as TREASURE. On May 21, YG Entertainment officially announced that Bang Ye Dam's solo single will be released in June through a fan announcement. YG explained, "We've been preparing Bang Ye Dam's solo music before TREASURE was formed" and added, "We've decided that it would be a good decision to release a song that was completed in June, prior to TREASURE’s debut, as a surprise gift for the fans".
On May 27, the first promotional photo for the song was revealed through YG Enterteinment's social networks. On May 28, it was announced that the single would be called "Wayo" along with a second promotional photo posted on YG Enterteinment's social networks. It was released on June 5.
He officially debuted as a member of TREASURE on August 7 with the group's first single album "The First Step : Chapter One". On November 8, 2022, YG Entertainment announced that he, along with Mashiho, who had been on hiatus from the group since May, had ended their contracts with the company and left TREASURE. Bang Ye Dam will be pursuing his career as a producer.
In a November 2023 interview, he revealed that he left the group because of he wanted to show his colors more and release music more often. On August 24, 2023, Bang Ye Dam announced via an Instagram post that he had signed a contract with GF Entertainment to resume his activities as a solo artist and producer. On October 30, Bang Ye Dam opened his SNS accounts.
Additionally, GF Entertainment announced that he will be releasing a pre-release single "Miss You" on November 10 before making his solo debut with his first mini album Only One on November 23. On November 24, Bang Ye Dam's solo fandom name was announced, which was revealed to be "YeloDy", a portmanteau of his first name and "melody". On March 14, it was confirmed that he will be collaborating with aespa's Winter.
The title of the single was later revealed to be "Officially Cool". On August 13, Bang Ye Dam announced that he will be releasing his second mini album Good Vibes on August 29. On October 20, he released the digital single "Like Yesterday" as part of the SBS music variety show '.
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