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GFriend
GFriend (stylized in all caps; ) is a South Korean girl group formed by Source Music in 2015. The group consists of six members: Kim So-won, Sowon, Yerin (entertainer), Yerin, Eunha (singer), Eunha, Yuju (singer), Yuju, SinB, and Umji. They debuted with the extended play (EP) ''Season of Glass (EP), Season of Glass'' on January 15, 2015, and won several female rookie awards, garnering momentum early on despite being from a small company. GFriend continued their commercial success in the next year with their third EP, Snowflake (EP), ''Snowflake'', whose lead single "Rough (song), Rough" won first place on numerous music shows. They released their first studio album, ''LOL (GFriend album), LOL'', in 2016 as well. In 2017, GFriend returned with their fourth EP, The Awakening (EP), ''The Awakening'', for which pre-orders exceeded 100,000 copies. The same year, the group released their fifth EP, Parallel (EP), ''Parallel'', which was re-issued one month later under the title Paralle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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GFriend (stylized in all caps; ) is a South Korean girl group formed by Source Music in 2015. The group consists of six members: Sowon, Yerin, Eunha, Yuju, SinB, and Umji. They debuted with the extended play (EP) '' Season of Glass'' on January 15, 2015, and won several female rookie awards, garnering momentum early on despite being from a small company. GFriend continued their commercial success in the next year with their third EP, ''Snowflake'', whose lead single " Rough" won first place on numerous music shows. They released their first studio album, ''LOL'', in 2016 as well. In 2017, GFriend returned with their fourth EP, ''The Awakening'', for which pre-orders exceeded 100,000 copies. The same year, the group released their fifth EP, ''Parallel'', which was re-issued one month later under the title ''Rainbow''. In 2018, GFriend released their sixth EP, '' Time for the Moon Night'', and the special EP '' Sunny Summer''. They also made their official Japanese debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuju (singer)
Choi Yu-na (; born October 4, 1997), better known by her stage name Yuju (), is a South Korean singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in 2015 as a member of the South Korean girl group GFriend and became known for her vocals, having participated in various singing competitions. After GFriend's exclusive contract ended, Yuju debuted as a solo artist with the extended play (EP) ''Rec.'' in 2022 and took creative control over her works. Yuju's accolades include individual awards from the K-Global Heart Dream Awards, Hanteo Music Awards, and Seoul Music Awards. Her chart-topping duet song "Spring Is Gone by Chance" for the television Korean drama, series ''A Girl Who Sees Smells'' soundtrack won Best OST at the 2015 Melon Music Awards. Early life and education Yuju was born Choi Yu-na on October 4, 1997 in Goyang, South Korea, as the youngest of two daughters in her family. From an early age, Yuju enjoyed sports, dancing and singing. In her first year of middle school, Yuju won a sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LOL (GFriend Album)
''LOL'' is the debut studio album by South Korean girl group GFriend. It was released by Source Music on July 11, 2016, distributed by LOEN Entertainment. The album contains ten songs, including the single " Navillera", and two instrumental tracks. It has a retro musical style with a diverse range of genres, including pop, rock, reggae, R&B, and house. Release and promotion ''LOL'' is GFriend's first studio album, released eighteen months after their debut. It follows their three successful extended plays that comprise their "school series" trilogy. It was released at midnight on July 11, 2016, in two versions: "Laughing Out Loud" and "Lots of Love". That same day, GFriend held two showcases in Seoul, where they performed songs from the album. The media showcase was held at Yes24 Live Hall in Gwangjin-gu, and the showcase for fans was broadcast live via Naver's V app. The group then promoted the album on music shows, starting with SBS MTV's ''The Show'' on July 12, where they p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowflake (EP)
''Snowflake'' is the third extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group GFriend. It was released by Source Music on January 25, 2016 and distributed by LOEN Entertainment. The album contains five songs, including the single "Rough", and two instrumental tracks. The album debuted at number two on the Gaon Album Chart and has sold more than 33,000 units. GFriend promoted the album with a series of televised live performances on South Korea's music shows, winning a total of 15 music show awards. "Rough" was also commercially successful, topping the Gaon Digital Chart and selling more than one million digital downloads. Musically, the album is similar in style to K-pop from the late 1990s and 2000s. Release and promotion GFriend's third EP was much-anticipated after the group won Rookie of the Year at the Golden Disk Awards and Best New Female Artist at the MelOn Music Awards for their hit singles "Glass Bead" and "Me Gustas Tu". The album's title, ''Snowflake'', and track list wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Season Of Glass (EP)
''Season of Glass'' is the debut extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group GFriend. It was released by Source Music on January 15, 2015 and distributed by KT Music. The album contains three songs, including the single " Glass Bead", and two instrumental tracks. The album peaked at number nine on the Gaon Album Chart and has sold over 10,000 units. GFriend promoted the album with a series of televised live performances on South Korea's music shows. Their debut was often compared to Girls' Generation's debut, with the music and choreography of "Glass Bead" being reminiscent of "Into the New World". Release and promotion In November 2014, Source Music announced the upcoming debut of their first girl group, named GFriend. On January 5, the whole group was unveiled and their album release date was announced. GFriend's debut EP (also called a mini album) was released as a digital download on January 15, and was released in CD format the next day. The music video for lead single "Gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time For The Moon Night
''Time for the Moon Night'' is the sixth extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group GFriend. It was released by Source Music on April 30, 2018, and distributed by kakao M (formerly LOEN Entertainment). The album contains six songs, including the single of the same name, and two instrumental tracks. " Time for the Moon Night", written by No Joo-hwan and Lee Won-jong, is GFriend's first single not written by producer duo Iggy and Youngbae. Composition ''Time for the Moon Night'' is more sentimental and dreamlike compared to GFriend's previous albums. According to member Umji, the group wanted to "set a new direction toward producing thought-provoking and sentimental music". "Love Bug" is an upbeat song with a retro jazz sound, "Flower Garden" is retro synth-pop, and "Tik Tik" has a funky sound with Nu-disco beat. "Bye" is a pop ballad and "You Are My Star" is a sentimental song for GFriend's fans. Release and promotions After a seven-month break since the sextet's Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rough (song)
"Rough" () is a song recorded by South Korean girl group GFriend for their third extended play, ''Snowflake'' (2016). The song was written and produced by Iggy and Youngbae, and was released by Source Music on January 25, 2016. The song was ranked at number 3 on the year-end Gaon Digital Chart for 2016 and was the best selling song of the year in South Korea with 1,903,126 downloads sold. Release and promotion "Rough" was revealed as the lead single of GFriend's third EP, ''Snowflake'', on January 14, 2016, and was released with the EP on January 25. "Rough" is the final song in the group's "school series" and represents the end of a school year. They maintained their "powerful-innocent" concept, wearing school uniforms and showcasing "perfectly synchronized fierce and powerful" dance choreography. The accompanying music video for "Rough" was inspired by the anime film '' The Girl Who Leapt Through Time''. It was produced by Zanybros and directed by Hong Won-ki. The group per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim So-won
Kim So-jeong (; born December 7, 1995), known professionally as Kim So-won (), is a South Korean actress and singer. She is best known as the leader of South Korean girl group GFriend. Early life and education Kim was born on December 7, 1995, in Gupabal-dong, Eunpyeong District, Seoul, South Korea. She graduated from Hanlim Multi Arts High School in 2014, majored in modeling. She got accepted into the Department of Media and Film Acting at Sungshin Women's University in 2016. Career 2010β2014: Pre-debut Prior to debut, Kim trained with DSP Media for 4 years. After leaving DSP Media, she joined Source Music as trainee in 2013, where she trained for 1 year and 6 months before debuting as a member of GFriend. 2015β2020: Debut with GFriend, solo activities and disbandment On January 15, 2015, Kim debuted as a member and sub-vocal of South Korean girl group GFriend under the stage name Sowon with the released of EP '' Season of Glass''. On July 25, 2018, Kim was cast as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fever Season (EP)
''Fever Season'' is the seventh extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group GFriend. It was released by Source Music on July 1, 2019, and distributed by kakao M. It debuted at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' World Albums chart. A music video was released for "Fever". Promotion The group promoted the single "Fever" in several music shows having received 7 music shows wins with the single during the promotion of the EP. Production and composition "Fever" was released as the lead single in conjunction with the EP on July 1, 2019. All GFriend members participated in writing lyrics for the song "Hope" with Lee Won-jong. The EP includes the song the Korean version of the group's third Japanese single "Flower". Commercial performance The EP debuted at number one on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart The Circle Album Chart, previously known as the Gaon Album Chart, is a record chart ranking the 100 most popular albums, extended plays and single albums in South Koreabased on their Rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Season Of Memories
''Season of Memories'' is the first single album by South Korean girl group GFriend. It was released on January 13, 2025, by Source Music. The album is a special project to celebrate the group's tenth anniversary, and is their first release since ''Walpurgis Night'' in 2020. Background and release GFriend debuted in 2015 with '' Season of Glass''. In May 2021, Source Music announced that the group would be leaving the agency upon the completion of their exclusive contracts. In 2022, former members Eunha, SinB, and Umji reunited to form Viviz under BPM Entertainment. On September 24, 2024, Source Music confirmed that the members of GFriend would be reuniting in January 2025 for a special project in celebration of their tenth anniversary. In November 2024, ''Ilgan Sports'' reported that January 2025's "special project" would be an album, but the size and concept had yet to be determined. GFriend's reunion project, ''Season of Memories'', was officially announced on December 2, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eunha (singer)
Jung Eun-bi (; born May 30, 1997), better known by her stage name Eunha (), is a South Korean singer. She is a vocalist in the girl groups GFriend and Viviz. Early life Eunha was born May 30, 1997, in Geumcheon District, Seoul, South Korea. She appeared in the 2007 television drama '' The Clinic for Married Couples: Love and War''. When she was seven years old, she was diagnosed with langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH). She then took on treatment for the disease and had regular blood tests until she was in the sixth grade of primary school. It was successfully cured and it was said that there is no possibility of recurrence. Career Eunha debuted as a member of South Korean girl group GFriend in early 2015 with the song " Glass Bead". She was featured on Pro C's single "Han River at Night", released on October 21, 2015. Eunha's first solo release was the song "Don't Come to Farewell", recorded for the soundtrack of the television drama ''Six Flying Dragons''. It was released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time For Us
''Time for Us'' is the second studio album by South Korean girl group GFriend. It was released by Source Music on January 14, 2019, distributed by kakao M. The album contains thirteen songs, including the lead single "Sunrise" and its instrumental version, along with a Korean version of the group's first Japanese single "Memoria". Release and promotion ''Time for Us'' is GFriend's second studio album, released two years and six months after their first studio album, ''LOL''. ''Time for Us'' was released on January 14, 2019 in three versions: "Daybreak", "Daytime" and "Midnight". Following this, a limited version of the album was then released on January 25, 2019. GFriend started their promotions with Mnet's M Countdown on January 17, 2019, where they performed "Sunrise" and "Memoria (Korean ver.)". On January 19, 2019, they performed their side track "A Starry Sky" on MBC's Show! Music Core as part of their comeback stage. During the second week of promotions, GFriend took firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |