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Sonamoo
Sonamoo
Background information
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop
Years active	2014–present
Labels	TS Entertainment
Members	Sumin; Minjae; D.ana; Nahyun; Euijin; High.D; NewSun;
Website	tsenter.co.kr/sonamoo

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Sonamoo (Korean: 소나무; stylized as SONAMOO, lit. Pine Tree^[1]) is a South Korean girl group formed by TS Entertainment. Their fans are called Solbangul (Hangul: 솔방울) which means pine cone. On December 29, 2014, Sonamoo made their official debut with the extended play, Deja Vu.^[1] The group consists of Sumin, Minjae, D.ana, Nahyun, Euijin, High.D and NewSun.^[2]

Career

2014–2015: Debut with Deja Vu and Cushion

On December 29, 2014, Sonamoo officially debuted with the release of their debut EP, Deja Vu and held their debut showcase performance.^[3] The album debuted at the number one spot on Gaon's weekly Album Chart.^[4] On February 25, 2015, they promoted "Just Go" as the second single off of their debut album.^[5]

On July 20, 2015, Sonamoo released their second extended play Cushion. The lead single was co-produced by EastWest and ₩uNo, who is known for being the former member of Speed, Taewoon.^[6] Members D.ana and NewSun also took part in writing the rap portion for two songs: "Deep" and "Let's Make A Movie". On September 1, 2015, they followed up their Cushion promotions by promoting "Round N Round" as the second single of the album.^[7]

2016–present: I Like U Too Much, I Think I Love U and Happy Box Project

On June 29, 2016, the group released their third extended play I Like U Too Much. The album presented a new side of the group with a brighter "girls next door" image compared to their debut concepts which the members themselves called "dark". The group cited they looked up to Girls' Generation for inspiration with this album. ^[8]

On December 21st, TS Entertainment announced that group will return with their 1st single album I Think I Love U, on January 9th, 2017. The lead single is a brighter dance track produced by hit-maker Shin Hyuk.^[9]

On July 27, TS Entertainment revealed a teaser image for Sonamoo's Happy Box Project revealing that the group will be releasing a new single over the course of several months. The first single "Friday Night" was released on August 14. The rap portion of the single is written by NewSun.^[10]^[11]^[12]

Member Euijin was confirmed to be a contestant on KBS Idol Rebooting Project The Unit, which first aired on October 28, 2017.^[13]On November 6, Sonamoo continued their Happy Box Project releasing their single "I (Knew It)". The single is a medium tempo dance track composed by hitmaker e.one, who has previously worked with Wonder Girls.^[14]

Members

Sumin (수민) – Leader, sub-vocal^[2]
Minjae (민재) – Lead vocal^[2]
D.ana (디애나) – Low rap^[2]
Nahyun (나현) – Sub-vocal^[2]
Euijin (의진) – Performance, lead vocal^[2]
High.D (하이디) – Main vocal^[2]
NewSun (뉴썬) – High rap^[2]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Album details	KOR ^[15]	Sales
Deja Vu	Released: December 29, 2014 Label: TS Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	1	KOR: 4,260+^[16]
Cushion	Released: July 20, 2015 Label: TS Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	7	KOR: 4,196+^[17]
I Like U Too Much	Released: June 29, 2016 Label: TS Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	7	KOR: 4,387+^[18]

Single albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Album details	KOR ^[15]	Sales
I Think I Love U	Released: January 9, 2017 Label: TS Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	13	KOR: 4,018+^[19]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales (DL)	Album
Title	Year	KOR ^[20]	Sales (DL)	Album
"Deja Vu"	2014	—	—	Deja Vu
"Cushion"	2015	—		Cushion
"I Like U Too Much" (넘나 좋은 것)	2016	—		I Like U Too Much
"I Think I Love U?" (나 너 좋아해?)	2017	—		I Think I Love U?
"Friday Night" (금요일밤)		—		Non-album singles
"I (Knew It)"		—		Non-album singles
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales (DL)	Album
Title	Year	KOR ^[20]	Sales (DL)	Album
"First Kiss"	2016	—	—	The Miracle OST

Music videos

Year	Title	Director
2014	"Deja Vu"	Unknown
2015	"Just Go"
2015	"Cushion"
2016	"I Like U Too Much"
2016	"First Kiss"
2017	"I Think I Love You"
	"Friday Night"
	"I (Knew It)"

Filmography

Reality shows

Year	Title	Network
2015	SONAMOO's Pet House	SBS MTV
	2015 SONAMOO	Naver TVcast
	Battle SONAMOO	V Live

Awards & Nominations

Soribada K-Music Awards

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References

^ ^a ^b "'Bad girl' group Sonamoo raises the ante". The Korea Times. December 31, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Sonamoo Profile". Retrieved February 13, 2015.
^ Hong, Grace Danbi (December 29, 2014). "SONAMOO Chooses Big Bang as Its Role Model". enewsWorld. Mwave. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
^ "SONAMOO debut album peaks No. 1 on Gaon Chart". starnews. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^ Lim Jeong-yeo (February 25, 2015). "SONAMOO sings 'Just Go'". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
^ "SONAMOO to make their comeback with title track 'Cushion'! | allkpop.com". Retrieved 2015-08-05.
^ WithSONΛMOO, REAL 1st (26 August 2015). "[INFO] #SONAMOO will promote their sub-title track '빙그르르' at SBS MTV The Show stage on 1 Sep.pic.twitter.com/DztQnwwdxC".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "SONAMOO signal their June comeback with 'Green Moon'! - allkpop.com".
^ "SONAMOO To Make Comeback in January". Soompi. December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
^ 26, D. Kim July; 2017 (2017-07-26). "SONAMOO To Kick Off 3-Month Comeback Project In August". Soompi. Retrieved 2017-08-01. {{cite web}}: |last= has numeric name (help)
^ "'컴백' 소나무, 몽환적 단체 티저..이미지 변신" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-08-01.
^ 14, DY_Kim August; 2017 (2017-08-14). "Watch: SONAMOO Is Ready For "Friday Night" In MV For First Single Of 3-Month Project". Soompi. Retrieved 2017-08-14. {{cite web}}: |last= has numeric name (help)
^ "[단독] 소나무 의진, '더 유닛' 출연 확정…메인 댄서 저력" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-10-31.
^ "[공식입장] 소나무, 11월 6일 컴백 확정..타이틀곡은 '아이'" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-10-31.
^ ^a ^b "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^
Cumulative sales of Deja Vu:
- "2014년 12월 Album Chart".
- "2015년 02월 Album Chart".
^ "2015년 09월 Album Chart".
^ "2016년 08월 Album Chart".
^ "2017년 02월 Album Chart".
^ ^a ^b "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Official website

[koreatimes1-1] "'Bad girl' group Sonamoo raises the ante". The Korea Times. December 31, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

[Sonamoo_Profile-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Sonamoo Profile". Retrieved February 13, 2015.

[3] Hong, Grace Danbi (December 29, 2014). "SONAMOO Chooses Big Bang as Its Role Model". enewsWorld. Mwave. Retrieved April 4, 2015.

[4] "SONAMOO debut album peaks No. 1 on Gaon Chart". starnews. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[5] Lim Jeong-yeo (February 25, 2015). "SONAMOO sings 'Just Go'". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved April 4, 2015.

[6] "SONAMOO to make their comeback with title track 'Cushion'! | allkpop.com". Retrieved 2015-08-05.

[7] WithSONΛMOO, REAL 1st (26 August 2015). "[INFO] #SONAMOO will promote their sub-title track '빙그르르' at SBS MTV The Show stage on 1 Sep.pic.twitter.com/DztQnwwdxC".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[8] "SONAMOO signal their June comeback with 'Green Moon'! - allkpop.com".

[9] "SONAMOO To Make Comeback in January". Soompi. December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.

[10] 26, D. Kim July; 2017 (2017-07-26). "SONAMOO To Kick Off 3-Month Comeback Project In August". Soompi. Retrieved 2017-08-01. {{cite web}}: |last= has numeric name (help)

[11] "'컴백' 소나무, 몽환적 단체 티저..이미지 변신" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-08-01.

[12] 14, DY_Kim August; 2017 (2017-08-14). "Watch: SONAMOO Is Ready For "Friday Night" In MV For First Single Of 3-Month Project". Soompi. Retrieved 2017-08-14. {{cite web}}: |last= has numeric name (help)

[13] "[단독] 소나무 의진, '더 유닛' 출연 확정…메인 댄서 저력" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-10-31.

[14] "[공식입장] 소나무, 11월 6일 컴백 확정..타이틀곡은 '아이'" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-10-31.

[gaon-15] "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[16] Cumulative sales of Deja Vu:
"2014년 12월 Album Chart".

"2015년 02월 Album Chart".

[17] "2014년 12월 Album Chart".

[18] "2015년 02월 Album Chart".

[17] "2015년 09월 Album Chart".

[18] "2016년 08월 Album Chart".

[19] "2017년 02월 Album Chart".

[gaondigital-20] "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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 ===2016–present: ''I Like U Too Much'', ''I Think I Love U'' and ''Happy Box Project'' ===
-On June 10, 2016 TS Entertainment announced the group would have a comeback with their third mini-album ''I Like U Too Much''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/05/sonamoo-signal-their-june-comeback-with-green-moon|title=SONAMOO signal their June comeback with 'Green Moon'! - allkpop.com|publisher=}}</ref>
+On June 29, 2016, the group released their third extended play ''I Like U Too Much''. The  album presented a new side of the group with a brighter "girls next door" image compared to their debut concepts which the members themselves called "dark". The group cited they looked up to Girls' Generation for inspiration with this album.  <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/05/sonamoo-signal-their-june-comeback-with-green-moon|title=SONAMOO signal their June comeback with 'Green Moon'! - allkpop.com|publisher=}}</ref>
 On December 21st, TS Entertainment announced that group will return with their 1st single album ''I Think I Love U'', on January 9th, 2017. The lead single is a brighter dance track produced by hit-maker Shin Hyuk.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soompi.com/2016/12/20/sonamoo-make-comeback-january/|title=SONAMOO To Make Comeback in January|work=Soompi|date=December 20, 2016|access-date=December 22, 2016}}</ref>