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After School

After School (Korean: 애프터스쿨) is a South Korean girl group under the label of Pledis Entertainment. The group had their public debut alongside label mate Son Dam Bi in 2008. The group eventually made a proper debut on 17 January 2009 with the first single, "Ah!". Later that year, Uee joined the group, and After School released a second single, "Diva". Their official fanclub is called "Play Girlz".

In Fall 2009, Soyoung left the group, which led to the addition of two members, Raina and Nana. The group then released "Neo Ddaemunae" (Korean: "너 때문에", "Because of You"), which became their first chart-topping single. In March 2010, After School released their 3rd Single called "Bang!" with the addition of 8th member, Lizzy.

History

Pre-debut

Kahi, After School's leader, started her career in the entertainment industry as a professional dancer for artists under both SM Entertainment and YG Entertainment,[1] most notably for BoA. Kahi was also part of a Korean American girl group called S.Blush,[2] whose first digital single peaked at #2 at the Billboard Hot Dance Chart.[2] Nana was a contestant in the 2009 Asia-Pacific Super Model Contest.

2008–2009: Debut

After School, as a group, made an unofficial first appearance on 29 December 2008 at the SBS Song Festival 'S', performing "Play Girlz" with Son Dam Bi. In the beginning on 2009, a few days before After School's debut, Pledis Entertainment officially announced that the group's music concept is heavily influenced by the Pussycat Dolls".[3] On 15 January 2009, Pledis Entertainment released a 30-second teaser video on Gom TV, reaching 100 thousand views on the first day.[4] Consequently, the group released their debut single, "AH!" alongside their EP, New Schoolgirl on 15 January'[1][5]. On 17 January, After School made their live debut on MBC's, Music Core[6] During the month of April, the group announced a new member joining the group, Uee.[7][8][9][10] Alongside the announcement, the group released the second single, "Diva"[8] on 9 April 2009.[9] The group made their comeback performance on April 9, 2009 on M!Countdown.[11] On 21 May, the group released their third single, a cover of Morning Musume's "Love Machine", entitled "Dream Girl".[12] In July, it was announced that the group would collaborate with popular artist, Son Dam Bi,[10][13] for digital single, "Amoled", which was released on the 16th, which was also part of promotions for Amoled, Samsung's phone.[14]

On October 29, 2009, Yoo Soyoung officially withdrew from the group citing health problems as the cause of departure (This was apparently eventually dealt with, as Pledis Entertainment announced on May 3, 2010 that she will be making a comeback in August, though not with After School). She was then replaced by two new members, Raina and Nana.[1] After School made their comeback on 25 November 2009 with their single, "Neo Ddaemunae" (Korean: "너 때문에", "Because of You"),[1][15] with teasers being released a day before.[16] Marking a change for the group to a more mature and sophisticated concept,[1] the song became popular, winning three Mutizen awards[17][18][19] and topping various online music charts.[20] A remixed version was released later on.[21]

2010–present: Bang! and subgroups

On March 17 2010, details surrounding a new member, Lizzy, were announced,[22] following the release of the group's concept photos for the single album, Bang. Pledis Entertainment simultaneously announced that the album would be released on March 25, 2010.[22]

On May 31 2010, Pledis announced that After School would be splitting up into two subgroups with three members each and one solo artist for promotion. Uee will not participate due to her drama promotions.

The first sub-unit group was named Orange Caramel. On June 6, 2010, Pledis announced Nana as the first member of one of the 2 sub-units. On June 7, 2010, Pledis announced Raina as the second member of the same sub-unit. On June 8, 2010, Pledis announced Lizzy as the final member of this sub-unit. The trio released a new mini album entitled Orange Caramel. This album consists of 4 songs, 2 of which are instrumentals of the two other songs. The promoted song is Magic Girl (마법소녀). The second song is Can You Not Push Love? (사랑을 미룰 순 없나요) which is Raina's solo song as well as a cover of M2M's The Day You Went Away. Orange Caramel's concept is cheery and retro, or Candy Culture (cute and bright, while lovely and innocent at the same time). Their music video was released on June 16th, 2010.

Members

  • Kahi (가희) (b. (1980-12-25) December 25, 1980 (age 43)), birth name Park Ji-young (박지영)
  • Jung-ah (정아) (b. (1983-08-02) August 2, 1983 (age 40)), birth name Kim Jung-ah (김정아)
  • Jooyeon (주연) (b. (1987-03-19) March 19, 1987 (age 37)), birth name Lee Joo-yeon (이주연)
  • Uee (유이) (b. (1988-04-09) April 9, 1988 (age 36)), birth name Kim Yoo-jin (김유진)
  • Raina (레이나) (b. (1989-05-07) May 7, 1989 (age 35)), birth name Oh Hye-rin (오혜린)
  • Bekah (베카) (b. (1989-08-11) August 11, 1989 (age 34), birth name Kim Rebecca (김레베카)
  • Nana (나나) (b. (1991-09-14) September 14, 1991 (age 32)), birth name Lim Jin-ah (임진아)
  • Lizzy (리지) (b. (1992-07-31) July 31, 1992 (age 31)), birth name Park Soo-young (박수영)

Former

  • Soyoung (소영) (b. (1986-03-29) March 29, 1986 (age 38)), Yoo So-young (유소영)

Discography

Awards

Years Awards
2009
  • Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Rookie of the month (April)[23]
  • Korea Lifestyle Awards: Best Style Icon [citation needed]
2010

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "人터뷰, 애프터스쿨 "크리스마스 선물로 1위 트로피 받고 싶어요"" (in Korean). 쿠키뉴스. 15 December 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b Chung Ah, Young (29 April 2007). "Korean Group Ranks 2nd in Billboard Chart". The Korea Times. Retrieved 28 December 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Son Dam-bi's management releases new girl group, After School". Korea JK News (in Korean). 31 December 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-16. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  4. ^ Kang Seung-hoon (16 January 2009). "New girl group After School debuts". Asia Entertainment (in Korean). Retrieved 16 January 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  5. ^ "방과후처럼 Ah 5人5色 끼맘껏" (in Korean). Focus News Network. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "태군-애프터스쿨, '쇼! 음악중심'서 첫 데뷔무대 가져" (in Korean). Sports Chosun. 17 January 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Uee练习孙谭菲舞蹈视频公开 网路聚拢人气" (in Mandarin). CNNB. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  8. ^ a b "组合After School新成员U-ie公开宣传视频(图)" (in Mandarin). Sina. 8 April 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  9. ^ a b "HD동영상 애프터스쿨의 신입생, 베일을 벗다!" (in Korean). Chosun. 8 April 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ a b "Battle of Girl Groups Under Way". The Korea Times. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "[HD동영상] 애프터스쿨의 신입생, 베일을 벗다!" (in Korean). Chosun. 8 April 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ "애프터스쿨, 日모닝구 '러브머신' 리메이크…'대동경소녀' 주제곡 불러" (in Korean). My Daily. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "Son Dam Bi hợp sức After School "lăng xê" Samsung Jet" (in Vietnamese). Tin nhanh. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ "女子组合AfterSchool成为Anycall模" (in Mandarin). Sina. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  15. ^ "애프터스쿨 '너 때문에' 강세 여전..하반기 신드롬 일으키나" (in Korean). Joins. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ "애프터스쿨 `너 때문에' 심의 신청했을 뿐인데…유출?" (in Korean). Newsway. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ Lynn, Kim (21 December 2009). "2PM, After School top TV music charts". Asia Economy. Retrieved 4 January 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ "손담비·애프터스쿨 합동공연, 누리꾼 폭발적 반응!" (in Korean). Asia Economy. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ "애프터스쿨 2주연속 뮤티즌송, 3주연속 1위 도전장!" (in Korean). Joins. 3 January 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  20. ^ "애프터스쿨, 데뷔 후 첫 가요프로 1위 할까?" (in Korean). 매일경제. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  21. ^ "애프터스쿨 오늘(22일) '뮤직뱅크'서 '너 때문에' 리믹서 첫 공개!" (in Korean). Joins!. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  22. ^ a b "애프터스쿨의 새 멤버 '리지' (After School's New Member)" (in Korean). Today Korea. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  23. ^ "섹시디바 애프터스쿨, 'Diva'로 '디지털 뮤직 어워드' 신인상" (in Korean). Hankyung.com. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  24. ^ "애프터스쿨, 빌보드 재팬 어워드 '한국 대표'" (in Korean). Hankooki. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  25. ^ Hicap, Jonathan M (4 February 2010). "Girls Generation, Super Junior dominate 19th High1 Seoul Music Awards". Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation. Retrieved 10 February 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

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