Son Dam Bi is a solo female artist who debuted in 2007 on the Pledis Entertainment label. That same year, FT ISLAND, Wonder Girls, and Girl’s Generation also debuted, making Son Dam Bi’s introduction as a solo artist even more unique. In addition to her singing and dancing skills, which she has won several awards…
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g.o.d: Getting On Down
g.o.d. (Groove Over Dose) was a male R&B/rap group that was signed with JYP Entertainment from 1999 – 2005. Group members included Park Joon Hyung, Danny Ahn, So Ho Young, Kim Tae Woo, and Yoon Kye Sang, who left the group in 2004 to begin his compulsory military service. To see the enhanced profile, including…
Sechs Kies: Pebbles Rippling Out to Hallyu
During their three year tenure, Sechs Kies (German for “six pebbles”) successfully mastered and promoted several genres of music (pop, rap, R&B). Their efforts earned a number of awards (almost all Bonsang awards) from various entities, including Mnet’s Golden Disk and Korean Music Television Awards. To see the enhanced profile, including discographies and videographies, click…
SM☆SH (SMASH): Hitting Hallyu with Backup
While Internet searches for the stylized name SM☆SH bring back results about an Indonesian pop group with the same name, in K-pop, SM☆SH (SMASH) is a five-member group made up of World (Nam Hyun), Jerry (Shim Min Gyu), Naru (Joo Young Suk), Hanbang (also known as One Shot; Han Jung Soo), and Hero (Kim Min Soo). Cheon…
After School
Click to jump to a section: BASICS FANFACTS NEWSWORTHY VIDEOS DISCOGRAPHY: KOREAN RELEASES DISCOGRAPHY: JAPANESE RELEASES BASICS Name After School Meaning of Name Members Kahi (가희) / Park Ji Young (박 지영) Leader, Lead Vocalist, Main Rapper, Main Dance (2009-present) Jungah (정아) / Kim Jung Ah (김 정아) Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer (2009-present) Jooyeon (주연) /…
Orange Caramel
Click to jump to a section: BASICS FANFACTS NEWSWORTHY VIDEOS DISCOGRAPHY: KOREAN RELEASES DISCOGRAPHY: JAPANESE RELEASES BASICS Name Orange Caramel Meaning of Name N/A (subunit of After School) Members Raina (레이나) – 오혜린 (Oh Hye Rin) Nana (나나) – 임진아 (Im Jin Ah) Lizzy (리지) – 박 수영 (Park Soo Young) (maknae) Debut June 16, 2010 Status…
Nell
Click to jump to a section: BASICS FANFACTS NEWSWORTHY VIDEOS DISCOGRAPHY: KOREAN RELEASES BASICS Name Nell Meaning of Name They named themselves after the 1994 movie “Nell” starring Jodie Foster and Liam Neeson; Nell is a young girl raised in isolation who must interact with people for the first time – the group felt that…
The Boss
Click to jump to a section: BASICS FANFACTS NEWSWORTHY VIDEOS DISCOGRAPHY: KOREAN RELEASES DISCOGRAPHY: JAPANESE RELEASES BASICS Name The Boss (Dae Guk Nam Ah) (Daikoku Danji) Meaning of Name The Boys of Super Space Members Lee Suhoon (Mika)(Leader) Park Hyunchul (Karam) Woo Hyunmin (Hyunmin) Lee Injun (Injun) Jeon Jihwan (Jay)(Maknae) Debut March 4,…
Girl’s Day
Click to jump to a section: BASICS FANFACTS NEWSWORTHY VIDEOS DISCOGRAPHY: KOREAN RELEASES BASICS Name Girl’s Day Meaning of Name Unclear Members Sojin (Park So Jin, Leader) Jihae (Woo Ji Hae) Jisun (Hwang Ji Sun)* Ji In (Lee Ji In)** Yura (Kim Ah Young) Minah (Bang Minah) Hyeri (Lee Hye Ri, maknae) * – Joined…
Casker
Click to jump to a section: BASICS FANFACTS VIDEOS DISCOGRAPHY: KOREAN RELEASES BASICS Name Casker Meaning of Name The name “Casker” is derived from the character Caska of the Japanese manga Berserk Members Lee Juno Lee Yoong Jin Debut February 7, 2003 Status Active Label Pastel Music Fan Name N/A Origin…
KPK: Kpop Kollective 