A-One (band)
A-One | |||||||||||
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Occupation | Singer | ||||||||||
Years active | 2008–present | ||||||||||
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Origin | China | ||||||||||
Genres | Mandopop | ||||||||||
Labels | Kiss-star | ||||||||||
Members | 3+x | ||||||||||
Website | kiss-star |
A-One is a mandopop group created in 2008 under the label Hong Kong Kiss-star entertainment Beijing company (香港Kiss Star娱乐北京有限公司).
Names
A number of names have been used for this group.
- A-One (昆虫一族)
- A-One (昆虫组合)
- A-One (中国昆虫)
Career
Originally Gillian Chung was scheduled to be a performer at the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. But due to the Edison Chen photo scandal, director Zhang Yimou had replaced Twins with A-One.[1] A-One did not make their international debut on 8 August as part of the ceremony.
After 2 years of training the group debuted after Hunan Satellite TV show Happy camp (快乐大本营).[2]
Members
The group members are counted as 3+x where the most popular 3 members are in the group. Sometimes it may have 5 or more members. There had been 10 members in total. The official website describe this fan selection style as democratic (民主) for the 21st century.[2]
Album
- Jeet Kune Do (截拳道)
References
- ^ Sydney morning herald. "Dirty downloads: diva axed from Olympic ceremony The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 February 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
- ^ a b Kiss-star. "Kiss-star.com Archived January 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine." A-One. Retrieved on 5 January 2009.