4 minutes
| 4minute 포 미닛 |
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 4minute - Ga Yoon, Ji Yoon, Hyun A, So Hyun, Ji Hyun (from left to right) |
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| General information | |
| origin | South Korea |
| Genre (s) | K-pop |
| founding | 2009 |
| resolution | 2016 |
| Website | www.4min.co.kr |
| Last occupation | |
| Ji Hyun Ga Yoon Ji Yoon Hyun A So Hyun |
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4minute ( 포 미닛 ) was a South Korean girl group that was founded in 2009 by the Cube Entertainment label . In June 2016, Cube Entertainment confirmed the dissolution of the group.
history
The establishment of 4minute was announced in May 2009, together with the two members Kim Hyun-ah and Nam Ji-hyun. On June 11, 2009, a 35-second video preview was published online showing the silhouettes of the 5 singers. In addition, the official website has been “activated”. The identities of the other three members were kept secret until June 12th. On June 15, 2009, their debut single Hot Issue was released. A few hours after the song was released, it climbed various digital music charts, including Cyworld , Bugs, Soribada and Mnet . 4minute made their debut performances between June 18th and 21st with the song Hot Issue on Mnet M! Countdown, KBS Music bank, MBC Music Core and SBS Popular Music show. They won the “Newbie of the Month” digital music award for June and August.
At the end of August, the mini-album For Muzik was released , which includes the new single Muzik .
The group was dissolved in June 2016. HyunA renewed her contract with Cube Entertainment and is now active as a solo singer.
Controversy
On August 27, 2009, Korean broadcaster KBS stopped playing the song Won't Give (안 줄래) due to the sexual content of the lyrics. The record company Cube Entertainment announced that it was very disappointed with the decision.
Members
- Ji Hyun : Nam Ji-hyun (Hangeul: 남지현 , * January 9, 1990)
- Ga Yoon : Heo Ga-yoon (Hangeul: 허가윤 , * May 18, 1990)
- Ji Yoon : Jeon Ji-yoon (Hangeul: 전지윤 , born October 15, 1990)
- Hyun A : Kim Hyun-ah (Hangeul: 김현아 , * June 6, 1992); former member of the “ Wonder Girls ”, left flat share for health reasons. Member of the band project "4Tomorrow" (together with After Schools UEE, Karas Seungyeon and Brown Eyed Girls Ga-in)
- So Hyun : Kwon So-hyun (Hangeul: 권소현 , * August 30, 1994); former member of the Orange group.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title | Chart positions | annotation | |
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| KR | JP | |||
| 2010 | Diamond | 10 | 27 |
First published: December 15, 2010 Japanese |
| 2011 | 4 minutes left | 2 | - |
First published: April 5, 2011 Korean |
Albums
| EPs | Track list |
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For Muzik (first mini album)
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Hit Your Heart (HuH) (second mini-album)
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Volume Up (third mini album)
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Name Is 4minute (fourth mini album)
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4minute World (fifth mini album)
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Crazy (sixth mini-album)
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ACT.7 (seventh mini-album)
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Korean singles
| Singles | Track list |
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Hot Issue (first single)
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Jingle Jingle (second single)
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Superstar (third single)
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Freestyle (fourth single)
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Japanese singles
| Singles | Track list |
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Muzik (first single)
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I My Me Mine (second single)
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First / Dreams Come True (third single)
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Why (fourth single)
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CD + DVD A
CD + DVD B
CD only
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Heart to Heart (fifth single)
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CD + DVD A
CD + DVD B
CD only
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Collaborations
| Singles | Track list |
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Heard 'Em All
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Awards
- Golden Disk Awards: Samsung YEPP Rookie Award (2009)
- 16th Korea Entertainment Arts Awards: Newcomer Award (2010)
- Mnet 20's Choice Awards: Hot New Star (2010)
- Mnet Asian Music Awards (2010):
- Best New Female Artist
- Music Portal Mnet Award
- Mnet Artist of the Year
- Mnet Album of the Year
- Cyworld Digital Music Awards 2010: Best Artist
- Cyworld Digital Music Awards 2010: Bonsang Award
Web links
Commons : 4Minute - collection of images
Individual evidence
- ^ Former Wonder Girls member Hyuna to redebut ( Korean ) Hankyung.com. Retrieved May 14, 2009.
- ↑ 4minute Members Revealed ( Korean ) mydaily. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
- ↑ 4minute Teaser Released ( Korean ) Newsen. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
- ↑ Hyeon-wu Kim: 데뷔 하루 앞둔 포 미닛 “라이브 걱정 없어, 실력 으로 승부 하겠다” ( Morning Before Debut, 4 Minute States “We Do Not Worry About Live Performance; We Will Win Through Talent” ) ( Memento from 23. October 2014 in the Internet Archive ). Joins.com / Newsen . June 17, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
- ↑ 포 미닛, 신곡 '안 줄래' 선정성 으로 방송 불가 판정 , Star News, August 28, 2009, accessed July 18, 2010 (Korean)
- ↑ 포 미닛 '안 줄래', KBS 서 방송 '빨간불' , Nocutnews.co.kr, August 28, 2009, accessed July 18, 2010 (Korean)
- ↑ Jeff Yang: Next stop, Wonderland . ; San Francisco Chronicle , April 9, 2008 (English)
- ↑ Chart sources: KR , JP
- ↑ 4minute wins a rookie award . In: Allkpop.com . August 4, 2009. Retrieved on December 28, 2012. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
