[1] Bang participated in the first season of Mnet's rap competition show, High School Rapper, in February 2017.

[2] He was eliminated at the regional competition round, but was brought back by the judges after barely surviving the revival match.

[7] Two days later, Bang was confirmed to have his acting debut on Youtube Red's original series, Top Management.

[10] On February 21, 2021, after two years of hiatus, Bang released his debut EP Fairy Tale: Lingering with "Snow Man" as the lead single.

[15] On October 19, PLVL announced that he would play as a high school student named Heo Jae-hoon on Genie TV's Summer Strike.