Lee Ji-eun, known professionally as IU (Korean: 아이유), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actress. The name IU is a combination of 'I' and 'you' meaning "you and I become one through music." She signed with Kakao M in 2007 as a trainee and debuted as a singer at the age of fifteen with her first mini album Lost and Found. Although her follow-up albums, Growing Up and IU...IM, brought mainstream success, it was after the release of "Good Day", the lead single from her 2010 album Real, that she achieved national stardom. "Good Day" went on to spend five consecutive weeks at the top position of South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart, and in 2019, it was ranked number one on Billboard's "100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s" list.
Orange Caramel is a South Korean pop group, and first subgroup of South Korean girl group After School. The subgroup was formed in 2010 with the third generation After School members Nana, Raina, and Lizzy. As of December 2019, Orange Caramel only has one member under the label. According to the group's website however, Raina and Lizzy are still members of the group.
Alive is the fifth Korean-language extended play by South Korean group Big Bang. It was released on February 29, 2012 by YG Entertainment. Big Bang members G-Dragon and T.O.P wrote the music and lyrics, respectively, for nearly all tracks on the album. The EP had three singles—"Blue", "Fantastic Baby", and "Bad Boy". A repackaged version of the EP titled Still Alive was released on June 3, 2012, and featured the single, "Monster". Both EP versions and their singles achieved commercial success on music charts in South Korea, and the EP became the first K-pop album to chart on the United States' Billboard 200.
"Spring of a Twenty Year Old" is a single album by South Korean singer-songwriter IU. It was released as a CD single. The single has a double A-side hit singles, "Peach" and "Every End of the Day" which was also released digitally, consists of three tracks in total, one of which was composed by IU. It is the singer's first Korean-language release since the full-length album, Last Fantasy, that was released six months prior.. The latter topped Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 for four consecutive weeks, making it IU's second number-one hit on the chart after "You and I". The single has sold over 34,400 copies in South Korea as of 2013.
Kim Sung-kyu, referred to as Sunggyu or Sungkyu, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is the leader and main vocalist of South Korean boy band Infinite.
Eliane Baek Ye-rin, also credited as Yerin Baek, is a South Korean singer-songwriter. A former member of duo 15&, she debuted as a solo artist with the mini album Frank, in 2015. Since 2015, she has had seven singles peak in the top ten on Gaon Digital Chart.
Melody Day was a South Korean girl group formed in 2012. The group officially debuted with their single album Another Parting in February 2014 and with three members: Yeoeun, Chahee, and Yein. The fourth member, Yoomin was added to the group in October 2014. On December 26, 2018, it was confirmed that all four members decided to not renew their contracts with Cre.ker Entertainment, ultimately ending the group.
Kim Ji-won, known by his stage name Bobby (Korean: 바비) is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and member of iKon under YG Entertainment. In 2016, he formed a sub-unit with Mino under the name MOBB. He is best known for finishing in first place on Mnet's Show Me The Money 3.
Laboum is a South Korean girl group that debuted in 2014 under NH Media and Nega Network's joint venture Global H Media. Their name is taken from the French term meaning "The Party".
The discography of the South Korean girl group Red Velvet consists of two studio albums, eleven extended plays, one reissue album, one compilation album, and twenty two singles. Red Velvet was formed by the Korean entertainment company SM Entertainment in 2014, and consists of five members.
Skool Luv Affair is the second extended play by South Korean boy band BTS. The ten-track album was released on February 12, 2014 with "Boy in Luv" as its lead single. Two music videos, including a choreography only version, accompanied the single's release. A second single, "Just One Day", was promoted in April. Four different music videos were subsequently released in support of the song. A limited edition repackage of the album, Skool Luv Affair Special Addition, was released on May 14. The physical copy of the repackage contained eighteen tracks, including two new songs: "Miss Right" and "I Like It ", and six instrumentals. After remaining out of print for six years, Big Hit reissued the repackage on October 13, 2020 due to popular demand.
Made is the third Korean studio album and the fifth Japanese studio album by South Korean boy band Big Bang. Made was preceded by four single albums containing eight songs, all released in 2015. After over a year of delays, the full album was released on December 12, 2016. It marks the group's comeback after a three-year hiatus and their first Korean studio album in eight years. Made charted at number one on the South Korean, Japanese and Taiwanese albums charts and, including the four single albums, sold over six million copies in China alone.
DIA is a South Korean girl group formed by MBK Entertainment. The group is currently composed of seven members: Eunice, Jueun, Huihyeon, Yebin, Chaeyeon, Eunchae, and Somyi. DIA officially debuted on September 17, 2015, with their lead single "Somehow" from debut album Do It Amazing.
Cosmic Girls, also known as WJSN, is a South Korean-Chinese girl group formed by Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment. The group debuted on February 25, 2016 with the extended play Would You Like? and with twelve members: Seola, Xuanyi, Bona, Exy, Soobin, Luda, Dawon, Eunseo, Cheng Xiao, Meiqi, Yeoreum and Dayoung. In July 2016, Cosmic Girls added a thirteenth member, Yeonjung, to the group.
Astro (Korean: 아스트로) is a South Korean boy band formed by Fantagio that debuted in 2016. The group is composed of six members: MJ, Jinjin, Cha Eun-woo, Moon Bin, Rocky and Yoon San-ha. They debuted with the single "Hide & Seek" from their debut EP Spring Up, and were subsequently named by Billboard as one of the best new K-pop groups of 2016.
Gugudan (Korean: 구구단), also stylized as gu9udan or gx9, was a South Korean girl group formed in 2016 by Jellyfish Entertainment. The group debuted on June 28, 2016, with their EP Act. 1 The Little Mermaid. The group was composed of eight members: Mimi, Hana, Haebin, Nayoung, Sejeong, Sally, Soyee and Mina. Originally a nine-piece group, Hyeyeon left the group in October 2018.
Wings is the second Korean studio album by South Korean boy band BTS. The album was released on October 10, 2016, by Big Hit Entertainment. It is available in four versions and contains fifteen tracks, with "Blood Sweat & Tears" serving as its lead single. Heavily influenced by Hermann Hesse's coming of age novel, Demian, the concept album thematically deals with temptation and growth. It was later reissued as a repackage album, titled You Never Walk Alone, on February 13, 2017, a continuation of the canon for Wings. Three new songs were added to the track listing, with "Spring Day" and "Not Today" promoted as the lead singles.
Victon is a South Korean boy group formed in 2016 by Play M Entertainment. The group is composed of seven members: Han Seung-woo, Kang Seung-sik, Heo Chan, Lim Se-jun, Do Han-se, Choi Byung-chan and Jung Su-bin. The group debuted on November 9, 2016, with their extended play Voice to New World.
South Korean boy band Day6 have released four studio albums, one live albums, two compilation albums, seven extended plays and twenty-four singles.
Sunrise is the first studio album by South Korean pop rock band Day6. It was released by JYP Entertainment on June 7, 2017. This album features 14 tracks which consists of all 10 tracks that were previously released from January to May 2017 through Every Day6, tracks from Every Day6 June, rebooted version of "Letting Go", and final version of "Congratulations".
