Stellar (group)
Stellar 스텔라 | |
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Stellar in 2014. Left to right: Junyool, Hyoeun, Minhee and Gayoung. | |
Background information | |
Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
Genres | K-pop, synthpop, dance-pop |
Years active | 2011–present |
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Website | Daum Cafe |
Stellar (Korean: 스텔라, stylized as STELLAR) is a South Korean girl group that debuted in 2011 under Top Class Entertainment. The group received attention prior to debuting for being produced by Shinhwa member Eric.[1] After the release of their debut single, "Rocket Girl", Lee Seul and JoA left the group and were replaced by Hyoeun and Minhee.
Career
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Stellar officially debuted on August 28, 2011, with the release of the digital single "Rocket Girl". On January 26, 2012, it was announced that Lee Seul and JoA would be leaving the group, and would be replaced by Minhee and Hyoeun, for their first comeback track, "UFO".[2] On July 11, 2013, Stellar released their third digital single, "Study".[3]
On February 12, 2014, Stellar released their first extended play, Marionette.[4] The group received criticism for their 'stripping game' promotional material, which involved fans having to 'like' posts on Stellar's official Facebook page in order to reveal photos of the members' body parts.[5] The group received further criticism for their '19+' music video and performances for Marionette.[6] Despite the controversy, "Marionette" became their best selling single, peaking at 35 on Gaon and 34 on the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 chart. On August 21, 2014, Stellar released the digital single "Mask".
On March 9, 2015, Stellar released digital single "Fool" and its music video. The clip featured Stellar members reacting to cruel online comments about past comebacks.[7] On July 20, another single was released, titled "Vibrato". They performed "Vibrato" at SBS "The Show", SBS "Inkigayo", Mnet "M!Countdown", MBC "Show Champion", and Arirang "Simply K-pop". They reach number #3 at SBS "The Show" and number #10 at Mnet "M!Countdown".[8]
Members
Current Members
- Kim Ga-young (김가영)
- Joo Min-hee (주민희)
- Lee Hyo-eun (이효은)
- Junyool (Jeon Yoo-ri 전유리)
Former Members
- Kim Lee-seul (김이슬)
- JoA (Cho Young-jin 조영진)
Both members were in the ballad duo Honeydew prior to joining Stellar.
Member timeline
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Discography
Extended plays
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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KOR [9] | |||
Marionette |
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19 |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart position | Sales (digital download) |
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2011 | "Rocket Girl" | 143 | Non-album singles | ||
2012 | "UFO" | 188 | |||
2013 | "Study" | 90 |
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Marionette | |
2014 | "Marionette" | 35 |
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"Mask" | — | Non-album singles | |||
2015 | "Fool" | — |
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"Vibrato" | 97 |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Soundtracks
Year | Title | Peak chart position | Album |
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KOR [11] | |||
2011 | "Loving U" | 194 | Spy Myung-wol OST Part.5 |
2015 | "My Love You" | All is Well OST |
Music videos
Year | Title |
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2011 | "Rocket Girl" |
2012 | "UFO" |
2013 | "Study" |
2014 | "Marionette" |
"Mask" | |
2015 | "Fool" |
"Vibrato" |
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Network | Members | Note |
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2015 | Her Secret Weapon | MBC Every1 | Minhee | |
Car Talk Show S | All |
References
- ^ 에릭, '김가영 걸그룹' 스텔라 프로듀서 변신. Naver (May 16, 2011). Retrieved on February 22, 2014.
- ^ 스텔라, 멤버교체 후 ‘2월 컴백’…조아-이슬 ‘발라드그룹’ 결성. ETO (January 26, 2011). Retrieved on February 22, 2014.
- ^ 스텔라 '공부하세요' 티저 공개, 복고풍으로 매력발산 Sports Hankooki (July 10, 2013). Retrieved on February 22, 2014.
- ^ 스텔라 ‘마리오네트’ 19금 뮤비 공개 4시간 만에 6만뷰 돌파. BNT (February 12, 2014). Retrieved on February 22, 2014.
- ^ ‘너무 야한’ 스텔라 마리오네트, 페북도 ‘옷벗기기 게임’ 논란 Seoul News (February 12, 2014). Retrieved on February 22, 2014.
- ^ 스텔라, ‘마리오네트’ MV 선정성 논란 … 케이블까지 19금 판정. Ten Asia (February 12, 2014). Retrieved on February 22, 2014.
- ^ Stellar are anything but 'Stupid' in MV teaser allkpop (March 8, 2015). Retrieved on March 9, 2015.
- ^ 스텔라, 블랙 티팬티에 엉덩이 옆 부분까지…엄청난 '파격 노출'(Stellar Teases With Revealing Album Jacket Cover for Comeback) Naver (July 9, 2015). Retrieved on July 9, 2015.
- ^ "Gaon Album Chart - Weekly". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ "Gaon Album Chart - 2014년 3월 (March 2014)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
- ^ a b "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved July 29, 2015.}
- "Rocket Girl/Loving U". August 27, 2011.
- "UFO". February 11, 2012.
- "Study". July 13, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
- "Marionette". February 22, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
- "Vibrato". July 25, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
- ^ "Gaon Download Chart - 2013년 7월 (July 2013)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
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- "2014년 02월 (February 2014) Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on July 30, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
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- "2014년 02월 (February 2014) Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on July 30, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ "2015 March 8~14 Download Chart". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. March 19, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ "2015년 31주차 (Week 31) Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
External links
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