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*[[Park Cho-rong]]

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*[[Yoon Bo-mi]]
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*[[Jung Eun-ji]]
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*[[Son Na-eun]]
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*[[Kim Nam-joo (singer)|Kim Nam-joo]]
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| [[Park Cho-rong|Chorong]]
*[[Oh Ha-young]]
| {{lang|ko|초롱}}
| Park Chorong
| {{lang|ko|박초롱}}
| {{Birth date and age|1991|3|3}}
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| [[Yoon Bo-mi|Bomi]]
| {{lang|ko|보미}}
| Yoon Bomi
| {{lang|ko|윤보미}}
| {{Birth date and age|1993|8|13}}
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| [[Jung Eun-ji|Eunji]]
| {{lang|ko|은지}}
| Jung Hyerim <br>(legally changed to Jung Eunji)<ref>She changed her name to Jung Eunji (정은지) when she was in high school.
{{cite episode|series=A Pink News|network=TrendE|season=1|number=4|date= April 15, 2011}}</ref>
| {{lang|ko|정혜림}} (now {{lang|ko|정은지}})
| {{Birth date and age|1993|8|18}}
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| [[Son Na-eun|Naeun]]
| {{lang|ko|나은}}
| Son Naeun
| {{lang|ko|손나은}}
| {{Birth date and age|1994|2|10}}
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| [[Kim Nam-joo (singer)|Namjoo]]
| {{lang|ko|남주}}
| Kim Namjoo
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| {{Birth date and age|1995|4|15}}
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| [[Oh Ha-young|Hayoung]]
| {{lang|ko|하영}}
| Oh Hayoung
| {{lang|ko|오하영}}
| {{Birth date and age|1996|7|19}}
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=== Former ===
=== Former ===
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*[[Hong Yoo-kyung]]

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| [[Hong Yoo-kyung|Yookyung]]
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| Hong Yoo-kyung
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== Discography ==
== Discography ==

Revision as of 15:20, 21 December 2014

A Pink
A Pink at 2014 Seoul Music Awards, on January 23, 2014. From left to right: Oh Ha-young, Jung Eun-ji, Son Na-eun, Yoon Bo-mi, Park Cho-rong and Kim Nam-joo.
A Pink at 2014 Seoul Music Awards, on January 23, 2014.
From left to right: Oh Ha-young, Jung Eun-ji, Son Na-eun, Yoon Bo-mi, Park Cho-rong and Kim Nam-joo.
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
GenresK-pop, dance-pop
Years active2011 (2011)–present
Labels
Members
Past membersHong Yoo-kyung
Websitea-cube.co.kr/apink Template:Ko icon
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationEipingkeu
McCune–ReischauerEip'ingk'ŭ

Template:Contains Korean text Template:Contains Japanese text

A Pink (Korean: 에이핑크, Japanese: エーピンク; stylized as Apink) is a South Korean girl group under A Cube Entertainment formed in 2011. The group consists of Park Cho-rong, Yoon Bo-mi, Jung Eun-ji, Son Na-eun, Kim Nam-joo and Oh Ha-young. Hong Yoo-kyung left the group in April 2013 to focus on her studies.

The group has released five Korean extended plays and one studio album. They debuted on April 21, 2011, with "Mollayo" (몰라요; "I Don't Know") from their debut extended play (EP) Seven Springs of A Pink on Mnet's M! Countdown. A Pink released their Japanese debut single album, NoNoNo on October 22, 2014. Their fifth Korean EP, Pink Luv, was released on November 24, 2014.

History

Pre-debut

The first trainee to be revealed as a member of Cube Entertainment's new girl group was Son Na-eun, who was featured in labelmate Beast's "Soom" (숨; "Breath"), "Beautiful" and "Niga Jeil Joha" (니가 제일 좋아; "I Like You the Best") music videos in late 2010.[1] The second member revealed was the group's leader, Park Cho-rong, who was shown at the end of Beast's "Shock" Japanese music video.[2] It was later revealed that the new girl group would be managed by a sub-division of Cube Entertainment known as A Cube Entertainment. On February 21, A Cube set up an official Twitter account and revealed Oh Ha-young as the third member of A Pink. Jung Eun-ji was the fourth member revealed through A Cube's Twitter through a video of her singing a rendition of Jennifer Hudson's "Love You I Do". Hong Yoo-kyung was similarly revealed through an online video where she was playing the piano. Yoon Bo-mi and Kim Nam-joo were the last members to be revealed through Twitter.

Prior to the group's debut, the documentary A Pink News aired on the Korean cable channel Trend E.[3] The show chronicled the debut process of the members of A Pink. Each episode featured a different celebrity guest as its anchorman. Among the celebrity guests of the show were G.NA, Mario, MBLAQ's Seung Ho and G.O, Beast, 4minute, 2AM's Jinwoon, Infinite's Sunggyu and Sungjong, and Secret's Sunhwa and Hyoseong.

2011: Debut, Seven Springs of A Pink and Snow Pink

A Pink performed "Mollayo" at the GSL Season 5 Code S Final Performance, September 10, 2011

The group released their debut EP, Seven Springs of A Pink and the music video for its lead single, "Mollayo" (몰라요; "I Don't Know"), on April 19.[4] The album had five songs, including "It Girl" and "Wishlist". The music video for "Mollayo" featured Beast's Lee Gi-kwang. A Pink made their debut stage performance with "Mollayo" on Mnet's M! Countdown on April 21 to promote their album. During the group's first official fanmeet, it was revealed that the name of their official fan club is Pink Panda, a play on the name of the group and the Korean word for 'fan' (팬, paen). Following their promotions for "I Don't Know", the group promoted "It Girl" on the weekly music shows. A Pink also recorded the song "Uri Geunyang Saranghage Haejuseyo" (우리 그냥 사랑하게 해주세요; "Please Let Us Love") for the popular SBS drama, Protect the Boss. The soundtrack was released in September 2011.

In November 2011, A Pink began recording a reality television show called Birth of a Family with boy band Infinite. The show followed the journey of the two idol groups in taking care of abandoned and mistreated animals over the course of eight weeks.[5]

A Pink performed "My My" in 2012 Asia Model Festival Awards

The group released their second EP, Snow Pink, on November 22, featuring the lead single "My My".[6] The album featured five tracks, including "Yeah" and "Prince". Promotions for "My My" began on November 25, on KBS' Music Bank. During their promotions for "My My", the group opened up a one-day idol tea cafe, serving visiting fans to raise profits for charity and preparing food and drinks themselves. The members also auctioned off some of their personal items for charity.[7]

On November 29, A Pink were awarded the Best New Female Artist award at the 13th Mnet Asian Music Awards.[8]

A Pink released a song with Beast called "Skinny Baby" for the school uniform brand Skool Looks on December 26. The track was written by Kim Taewan and Yoon Sangjo.[9]

2012: Une Année

On January 5, 2012, the group won their first music show award on Mnet's M! Countdown for "My My".[10]

Jeong Eun-ji and Beast's Yoseob released the music video for their duet song "Love Day" on March 13, which was from a project titled "A Cube for Season # Green",[11] with the full single being released the next day.[12] Jeong Eun-ji and Yoseob performed the song on the April 7 episode of MBC's Show! Music Core.[13]

A Pink performed "Bubibu" at Mnet 'M Countdown' Smile Thailand Southeast Asia on September 28, 2012.

The group performed at the Kool Haus in Toronto, Canada on March 21, 2012.[14] On April 19, they released "4 Wol 19 Il" (4월 19일; "April 19") as a gift for their fans to celebrate their one-year anniversary. The song was composed by Kim Jin-hwan, and the lyrics were personally written by the group's leader, Park Cho-rong.[15] "April 19" was included on their first studio album, Une Année, which was released on May 9. The group promoted the album by making weekly appearances on several music programs and performing their title song "Hush". A Pink released their third single from the album, "Bubibu", on July 6. The single was chosen by fans through an internet poll on Mnet's official website.[16][17] The group began follow-up promotions for "Bubibu" on July 7.

2013: Line-up changes and Secret Garden

Jung Eun-ji and Kim Nam-joo released the single "A Year Ago", featuring Jang Hyun-seung of Beast, from the project A Cube For Season #White on January 3.[18] Later in January, A Pink recorded a second collaboration single with Beast, titled "5! My Baby (Oh! My Baby)" which was for the school uniform brand Skoolooks. On January 5, A Pink appeared at the AIA K-POP 2013 concert in Hong Kong and performed several of their hit songs along with other Cube Entertainment groups 4Minute and Beast.[19]

A Pink at the NBA 3X Korea event, Yeoeuido park, Seoul, in August 2013

On April 23, it was announced that member Hong Yoo-kyung would leave the group to focus on her studies.[20]

On May 31, Jung Eun-ji and labelmate Huh Gak released a song from the A Cube For Season #Blue project titled "Short Hair", which made an all-kill immediately upon its release to online music charts.[21]

The group's third EP, Secret Garden and its title track "NoNoNo" were released on July 5. The group promoted as a six-member group after the departure of previous member Hong Yoo-kyung. The song's similarity to S.E.S's "Just in Love" caused some netizens to accuse the group of plagiarism,[22][23] but Seo Byeong-gi of The Herald Business would later state that although the two songs were similar, "NoNoNo" still had A Pink's distinctive sound.[24] Jung Eun-ji said in an interview that A Pink's musical style is similar to first generation idol groups, including S.E.S., and she was thankful that people made the comparison.[25]

On July 11, A Pink were appointed honorary ambassadors of the Seoul Character & Licensing Fair 2013.[26]

A Pink at Vizit Korea concert in Singapore, October 25, 2013

On July 17, A Pink won their first trophy on Show Champion for "NoNoNo", followed by their first network win on KBS' Music Bank. Promotions for "NoNoNo" concluded on August 16. A Pink also released the music videos for the tracks "Secret Garden" and "U You" from Secret Garden which concluded their promotions for the EP. During the same year, A Pink held their first official fan-meeting in Korea, Taiwan and Singapore. On November 22, A Pink attended the 15th Mnet Asian Music Awards where they received the Next Generation Global Star award.[27]

On December 2, A Pink collaborated with fellow Cube Entertainment acts Beast, 4Minute, BTOB, G.NA, Roh Ji-hoon, Shin Ji-hoon and Kim Kiri to release "Christmas Song".[28] In the same month, A Pink recorded a collaboration single with B.A.P, titled "Mini" for the school uniform brand Skoolooks.[29]

2014: Pink Blossom, sub-unit Apink BnN, Japanese debut and Pink Luv

On January 13 Apink released the single "Good Morning Baby". Their fourth EP Pink Blossom and the music video for its title track "Mr Chu" were released on March 31..[30][31]

Kim Nam-joo and Yoon Bo-mi (Apink BnN) at Sudden Attack Mini Concert, June 29, 2014

Yoon Bomi and Kim Namjoo formed a sub-unit called Apink BnN,[32] and released a single, "My Darling", in June 2014, produced by Brave Brothers.[33] "My Darling" was later included on Pink Luv, the fifth extended play of A Pink.

The single "Break Up To Make Up" for the project A Cube for Season #Sky Blue, featuring Jung Eun-ji and labelmate Huh Gak, was released on July 8.[34]

Besides activities in South Korea, the group also debuted in Japan by having a showcase on August 4. They released their first Japanese single album, NoNoNo (consists of Japanese version of two songs, "NoNoNo" and "My My") on October 22.[35]

In September, A Pink had a fundraising campaign to build a hospital specifically for Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) patients, and it met its goal just within a day. The campaign ended on November 7, and all the money collected was donated to the Seungil Hope Foundation.[36]

In early November, teaser images for the group's upcoming album were released. Netizens pointed out similarities between the images and the work of fashion photographer Michal Pudelka, and accused A Pink of plagiarism.[22][37] A Cube Entertainment responded to the controversy by stating that the similarity was not intentional since they had never seen Pudelka's work.[38][39]

On November 13, A Pink received the Best Female Dance award at the 6th MelOn Music Awards, for their song "Mr. Chu".[40]

On November 24, after a one week delay,[41] A Pink released their fifth EP, Pink Luv, as well as the music video for their title song, "Luv".[42] They performed their first comeback stage on November 21 on Music Bank. Hours after its release, "Luv" achieved number 1 on all the major online music charts including Melon, Naver, Daum, Mnet and Olleh.[43] A Pink also won first place on all three major music shows two weeks in a row, the only girl group to do so in 2014.[44]

A Pink's first solo concert, Pink Paradise, will be held at Olympic Hall, Olympic Park on January 30–31, 2015.[45]

Members

Current

Former

Discography

Main article: A Pink discography

Filmography

Main article: A Pink filmography

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by A Pink

The group has won a number of awards at shows such as the 26th Golden Disk Awards, 21st Seoul Music Awards, and 13th Mnet Asian Music Awards. Their first music program win was on M! Countdown on January 5, 2012, for "My My" from their second EP Snow Pink. Until now, A Pink has won 14 awards and 20 music program awards.[citation needed]

References

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  2. ^ Kim Yoon-mi (July 14, 2011). "A Pink shows seven pastel colors". The Korea Herald. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  3. ^ "A Pink News" (in Korean). Hyundai Media. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013.
  4. ^ "Apink releases debut EP, "Seven Springs of Apink"". Allkpop. April 18, 2011.
  5. ^ "INFINITE & APink to star on new animal variety show 'Birth of a Family'". Allkpop. October 31, 2011.
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  8. ^ "2011 MAMA Winners". Mnet Asian Music Awards. CJ E&M. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
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  11. ^ "B2ST's Yoseob and A Pink's Eun-ji release MV for 'Love Day'". Allkpop. March 13, 2012.
  12. ^ "[Album] 'A CUBE' for Season # Green". Mwave. Mnet Media.
  13. ^ "B2ST's Yoseob & A Pink's Eun-ji sing "Love Day" on 'Music Core'!". Allkpop. April 7, 2012.
  14. ^ "CMF in Review: 2K12 Korea Night: K-Pop Wave at Kool Haus (03/21/12)". AW Music. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  15. ^ "A Pink's Park Cho Rong dedicates her first written song to her fans". Korea.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
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  21. ^ "'비스트-허각 정은지 음악차트 양분 '놀라운 큐브 파워'". Newsen. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
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  28. ^ "United Cube artists drop carol 'Christmas Song' and MV to spread holiday cheer". Allkpop. December 2, 2013.
  29. ^ "A Pink and B.A.P look fresh and youthful in 'Mini' MV for Skoolooks endorsement". Allkpop. December 2, 2013.
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  35. ^ Park Gyu-oh (September 15, 2014). "Apink gains tremendous popularity in Japan". The Korea Herald. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  36. ^ Park Gyu-oh (September 28, 2014). "Apink's campaign for ALS exceeds goal on first day". K-pop Herald. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  37. ^ "컴백 에이핑크, 표절 논란 휩싸여…소속사 "처음 본 사진, 당황스럽다"". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). November 5, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  38. ^ Jung Si-nae (November 5, 2014). 에이핑크, 컴백 티저 이미지…마이클 푸델카 작품 '표절 논란'. EDaily (in Korean). Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  39. ^ "A Pink's Comeback Teaser Photo Accused of Plagiarizing the Work of Another Photographer?". Soompi. November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
  40. ^ "Taeyang, IU, god and More Receive Awards at 2014 MelOn Music Awards". Soompi. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  41. ^ Ock Hyun-ju (November 13, 2014). "Apink delays album release". K-pop Herald. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  42. ^ "Apink releases comeback MV, "Luv"". Koreaboo. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  43. ^ Jackson, Julie (November 24, 2014). "Apink ladies top charts with their 'LUV'". K-pop Herald. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  44. ^ Lee, Jinho. "A Pink Becomes First Girl Group This Year to Place First in Three Music Programs for 2 Weeks". Mnet America. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  45. ^ Lee Min Ji (December 16, 2014). "A Pink to Launch First Solo Concert in Four Years Since Debut". Newsen. Retrieved December 16, 2014.

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