F-ve Dolls (; sometimes stylized in
all caps
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, formerly known as 5dolls) was a South Korean girl group formed by
Core Contents Media
MBK Entertainment () was a South Korean entertainment company established by Kim Kwang-soo. MBK Entertainment is known for managing multiple successful K-pop artists, such as T-ara, DIA, Davichi, SeeYa, F-ve Dolls, Shannon, Coed School, and S ...
in 2011. The group was composed of six members: Hyoyoung, Seunghee, Yeonkyung, Hyewon, Eunkyo and Nayeon. They debuted with two single tracks, "Lip Stains" () and "I Mean You" (), in 2011. The group was known as "Female Unit" of
Coed School until
CCM's announced that the group became independent in 2013, originally as five members, Soomi and Chanmi left the group’s line-up on 2012, The group disbanded on March 10, 2015.
History
2010: Formation
In December 2010, Coed School broke into sub-groups. The female members Lee Soo-mi, Heo Chan-mi,
Ryu Hyo-young
Ryu Hyo-young (born April 22, 1993), better known by the mononym Hyoyoung or Jung Woo-yeon, is a South Korean actress, model, and rapper. She was a member of the South Korean co-ed group Coed School and the girl group F-ve Dolls.
Biography
R ...
and Jin Hye-won, with the addition of new member Seo Eun-kyo, became 5dolls.
2011: Debut with ''Lip Stains'', ''Charming Five Girls'', ''Time to Play''
On January 20, 2011, 5dolls released two promotional videos featuring
Jay Park
Jay Park (born April 25, 1987), Korean name Park Jae-beom (), is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and dancer based in South Korea. He is a member of the Seattle-based breakdancing, b-boy crew Art of Movement (AOM), and founder and former ...
, one called "Lip Stains" and the other one called "I Mean You" (or "It's You"). The group released its first mini album on February 16, 2011, and debuted on
M! Countdown
''M Countdown'' () is a South Korean music program broadcast by Mnet from the CJ E&M Center Studio in Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul. It features appearances by popular music artists who also perform live on stage. First hosted by Leete ...
on February 17, 2011. During their live performances, the group received criticism for presumably lip synching. 5dolls released their second mini-album ''Time To Play'' on May 11, 2011, with their lead single "Like This Or That" (이러쿵 저러쿵) and the music video. "Like This or That" stands as the highest selling song for a rookie of 2011 with US$192,000 grossed.
2012–13: Line-up changes, ''Since 1971'', ''First Love''
In 2012, saw the departure of both Soomi and Chanmi from the group, in February and summer respectively. Han Na-yeon and
Shannon were announced as replacements and, in February 2013, trainee Choi Ji-hyun was also said to be joining the group, thus becoming six. On July 8, 2013, the group officially announced that they would be returning at the end of the month with a new single called "Soulmate #1" as well as a new stage name, F-ve Dolls. However, of the three new members announced, only Nayeon stayed, and the other two gaps were filled by Cho Seung-hee and ''
The SeeYa'' member Oh Yeon-kyung, who simultaneously promoted the two groups. On July 31, 2013, their first digital single "Since 1971" was released with the music video of the title track "Soulmate #1". The song charted 62 on the Gaon Chart and 44 on the Billboard Korea Hot 100. F-ve Dolls promoted "Soulmate #1" from July 31 through September 1, 2013.
F-ve Dolls followed-up promotions with a new mini-album called "First Love", which was released on September 17. The group promoted with the song "Can You Love Me?", which features new
T-ara N4
T-ara N4 was the first official sub-group of South Korean girl group T-ara, composed of Eunjung, Hyomin, Jiyeon and previously Areum until her departure from the main group in July 2013. The sub-group only released one EP, '' Jeon Won Diary'' ...
member
Kim Dani, making it her debut. On 17 September 2013, a second version of "Can You Love Me?" music video and a music video for the song "Deceive" were released.
2014–2015: Disbandment
In November 2014, it was reported that F-ve Dolls was disbanded after their labels were renamed, and subsequently F-ve dolls was deleted from the official label's website.
On March 10, 2015, the label confirmed the official disbandment of the group. It was stated that those members who still had a contract with the agency will be part of a new group.
In September 2015, Cho Seunghee re-debuted with new group
DIA, but she left the group the following year to focus on her acting career.
Members
Past members
*
Lee Soo-mi () (2011-2012)
*
Cho Seung-hee () (2012-2015)
* Han Na-yeon () (2013-2015)
*
Heo Chan-mi () (2011-2012)
*
Ryu Hyo-young
Ryu Hyo-young (born April 22, 1993), better known by the mononym Hyoyoung or Jung Woo-yeon, is a South Korean actress, model, and rapper. She was a member of the South Korean co-ed group Coed School and the girl group F-ve Dolls.
Biography
R ...
() (2011-2015)
* Oh Yeon-kyung () (2013-2015)
* Seo Eun-kyo () (2011-2015)
* Jin Hye-won () (2011-2015)
Temporary members
*
Shannon () (2012-2013)
* Choi Ji-hyun () (2013)
Timeline
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Discography
Extended plays
Singles
Music videos
Notes
References
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K-pop music groups
MBK Entertainment artists
South Korean dance music groups
South Korean girl groups
Musical groups established in 2011
2011 establishments in South Korea
Musical groups disestablished in 2015
2015 disestablishments in South Korea