Overview
- Pledis Entertainment said Monday that Dino will drop his first EP as Picheolin, titled Gilboard, on Aug. 3.
- The title blends the Chinese character gil, meaning good fortune, with board, nodding to unofficial 1990s street charts built from cassette vendors’ play counts.
- An album trailer shows the alter ego across different eras before landing on a sharp, suit‑and‑fedora look with title art styled after Billboard’s logo.
- HYBE’s official YouTube channel also posted a morning talk show‑style interview with the character as part of the rollout.
- Picheolin is framed as a 1990s‑style producer and the boss of a make‑believe talent agency, which reports name as BOMG or Bong.
- Dino debuted with Seventeen in 2015 and previously put out the solo mixtape Wait in 2023, laying groundwork for this formal launch.