Apink
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Debuted in 2011 as seven, five today after Yookyung (2013) and Naeun (2022) left, and they traded bubblegum for a more mature sound from 2018. Start with "Mr. Chu" for the sugar, then "Dumhdurum" to hear them grown up.
- Members
- 5
- Debut
- 2011 (15 years)
- Generation
- 2nd gen (2004 to 2011)
- Label
- With Us Entertainment
Start with: Mr. Chu
Achievements
- Won Rookie awards at the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards and, in January 2012, at the Golden Disk Awards, the Seoul Music Awards and the Korean Culture & Entertainment Awards
- "NoNoNo" (2013) peaked at number two on Billboard's K-Pop Hot 100, as did "Mr. Chu" (2014), which won six music show trophies
- "Luv" (2014) became their first number one on Gaon's weekly and monthly digital charts, and the group won all three major music shows two weeks in a row, the only girl group to do so in 2014
- First group to win five consecutive awards on Music Core (2015)
- "Dumhdurum" (2020) was their first Melon number one in five years and ranked second on Billboard's list of top K-pop songs of 2020
Timeline
- 2011Debut on April 19 with the EP Seven Springs of Apink and the single "Mollayo"
- 2012First music show win on M Countdown with "My My" and release of the first studio album Une Année
- 2013Yookyung leaves to pursue her education, and the group continues as six members
- 2014Japanese debut, and the EP Pink Luv with "Luv" tops the Gaon album chart
- 2015First headlining concert, Pink Paradise, with 7,200 tickets sold out in two minutes
- 2018Shift to a bolder sound with the EP One & Six and "I'm So Sick"
- 2022Naeun leaves the group; fourth studio album Horn released under IST Entertainment
- 202611th EP Re: Love released on January 5 for the 15th anniversary
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