GFriend

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GFriend
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GFriend in March 2016 (Clockwise from upper left: Eunha, SinB, Yerin, Umji, Sowon, Yuju)
Background information
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active 2015 (2015)–present
Labels Source Music
Website facebook.com/gfrdofficial
Members
  • Sowon
  • Yerin
  • Eunha
  • Yuju
  • SinB
  • Umji
Korean name
Hangul 여자친구
Hanja 女子親舊
Literal meaning Girlfriend
Revised Romanization Yeoja Chingu

GFriend (Hangul: 여자친구; RR: Yeoja Chingu; stylized as GFRIEND or G-FRIEND) is a six-member South Korean girl group formed by Source Music in 2015.[1] The group consists of Sowon, Yerin, Eunha, Yuju, SinB and Umji. They made their debut with the EP Season of Glass on January 15, 2015. GFriend won several 2015 female rookie awards and has garnered a lot of momentum since their debut, despite coming from a small company.[2] In 2016, they made a comeback with their third EP Snowflake and won first on many music shows with the title song "Rough".

History

2015: Season of Glass, Flower Bud, and rise in popularity

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Gfriend in 2015

On January 15, 2015, GFriend released their five-track debut EP Season of Glass.[3] The promotional track "Glass Bead" (Hangul: 유리구슬; RR: Yuri Guseul), composed by Seo Yong-bae and Iggy, debuted at number twelve on Gaon's weekly chart.[4][5] The group started promotions for their album on January 16 on KBS's music program Music Bank.[6] According to YouTube, the M/V of "Glass Bead" ranked number nine in top ten "Most Viewed K-Pop Videos Around the World in January 2015".[7] On January 28, 2015, Billboard named GFriend as one of "Top 5 K-Pop Artists to Watch in 2015".[8]

GFriend released their second EP Flower Bud and the music video for title track "Me Gustas Tu" (Hangul: 오늘부터 우리는; RR: Oneulbuteo Urineun) on July 23, 2015.[9] GFriend started their group promotions on the same date as the album release, July 23, 2015 on Mnet's M! Countdown.[10]

The group garnered international attention after a fancam of GFriend members continuing and completing a performance of "Me Gustas Tu" despite continuously falling on a slippery stage went viral in September 2015. The group was praised for their professionalism, especially Yuju, who fell a total of eight times and suffered a twisted finger during the performance.[11][12]

On September 17, 2015, GFriend made headlines again as the only girl group to be nominated in the 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards "Best Korean Act" category alongside boy groups B1A4, BTS, Got7, and VIXX.[13][14]

2016–present: Snowflake and first music show wins

On January 25, 2016, GFriend released their third EP titled Snowflake with the title track "Rough" (Hangul: 시간을 달려서; RR: Siganeul Dallyeoseo; lit. "Running Through Time"). "Rough" is the last song to complete GFriend's high school concept trilogy along with "Glass Bead" and "Me Gustas Tu". During their fan-meeting after the comeback showcase, GFriend announced their fandom name to be "Buddy" (Hangul: 버디). GFriend started the promotions for Snowflake on January 26 on SBS MTV's music program The Show. The album debuted at number ten on Billboard's World Albums Chart,[15] and the music video of "Rough" on YouTube ranked number three in top ten "Most Viewed K-Pop Videos Around the World in January 2016".[16]

On February 2, GFriend received their first music show win for their song "Rough" on The Show.[17] They subsequently won another fourteen awards on the music shows including winning their first triple crowns on M! Countdown, Music Bank, Show Champion, and Inkigayo.[18][19][20][21] With a total of 15 wins, it placed second with the number of wins for girls groups, behind Apink who recorded a total of 17 wins with "Luv".[22]

Members

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[23]		 US
World
[24]
Season of Glass 9 —
Flower Bud
  • Released: July 23, 2015
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Label: Source Music, KT Music
 6 —
Snowflake
  • Released: January 25, 2016
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Label: Source Music, LOEN Entertainment
 2 10
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
(DL)		 Album
KOR
[28]
"Glass Bead" (유리구슬) 2015 25 Season of Glass
"Me Gustas Tu" (오늘부터 우리는) 8
  • KOR: 1,661,158+[30]
 Flower Bud
"Rough" (시간을 달려서) 2016 1
  • KOR: 1,299,640+[31]
 Snowflake

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
(DL)		 Album
KOR
[32]
"Luv Star" (사랑별) 2016 52 Snowflake
"Trust" 53
"Say My Name" (내 이름을 불러줘) 72
"Someday" (그런 날엔) 75

Collaborations and solo performances

Title Member Year Peak chart positions Sales
(DL)		 Album/Single
KOR
"내품에 라바와 친구들" (The Fairies In My Arms) SinB 2015 — — 내품에 친구들 (The Fairies In My Arms) OST
"통다리 토로롱" (Sha-wing's Song) — —
"I'll Be There" — —
"밤에 본 한강" (Han River At Night) Eunha (with Pro C) — — 밤에 본 한강 (Han River At Night) (Pro C's digital single)
"이별로 오지마" (Don't Come To Farewell) Eunha 2016 — 육룡이 나르샤 (Six Flying Dragons) OST Pt. 7
"자격지심" (Inferiority Complex) Eunha (with Park Kyung) TBA TBA 자격지심 (Inferiority Complex) (Park Kyung's digital single)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Videography

Music videos

Year Music video Director
2015 "Glass Bead" (유리구슬) Hong Won-ki (Zanybros)
"Me Gustas Tu" (오늘부터 우리는)
2016 "Rough" (시간을 달려서)
"Wave" (파도) (For CF - American Tourister)

Music video appearances

Year Music video Member Artist
2011 "To Me" (내게로..) Sowon Rainbow
2015 "I Wish" (하고 싶어) Yerin M&D (Hee-chul of Super Junior, Jung-mo of TRAX)
"You're Beautiful" (예뻐서) Eunha Yoo Seung-woo (유승우)
"Sweetie Pie" (다이뻐) All Lee Seung-hwan (이승환)
2016 "Cool Girl" (멋진여자) Eunha Jin Hae-sung (진해성)

Filmography

Dramas

Year Member Title Network Role Note
2015 Yerin 0시의 그녀 (Midnight's Girl) Naver tvcast 예은 (Ye-eun)[35] Web drama, Cameo episode 4
SinB 내 품에 라바와 친구들 (The Fairies In My Arms) MBC, iMBC 샤윙 (Sha-wing)[36] Children's musical drama, Lead role
2016 Eunha Oh My God! Tip MBC MBig TV Herself Web drama

Reality series

Year Title Network Note
2015
 여자친구! 강아지를 부탁해 (GFriend! Please Take Care of the Puppies) SkyPetPark 12 episodes
여자친구의 어느 멋진 날 (One Fine Day) MBC Music Filmed on Cebu island, Philippines, 4 episodes
2016 여자친구 - 어디 감수광?! in 제주도 (GFriend - Where R U Going?! in Jeju) iMBC, V app, MBCkpop Filmed on Jeju island, Korea, 7 episodes

Variety shows

Year Title Network Member(s) Note
2015 Yaman TV Mnet All Episode 5
9th Idol Star Athletics Championships MBC Yerin, SinB Competitors
Running Man SBS Yerin Episode 237[37]
Show! Music Core MBC SinB Special MC
Weekly Idol MBC Every 1 All with Berry Good[38]
Her Secret Weapon MBC Every 1 Yerin Main cast[39]
National Idol Singing Contest KBS2 All [40]
Weekly Idol MBC Every 1 All [41]
10th Idol Star Athletics Championships MBC Sowon, Eunha, Yuju, Umji
King of Masked Singer MBC Yerin Guest judge
Running Man SBS All Special performance, 100 Guests Special[42]
Gag Concert KBS2 Yerin, Yuju Episode 825
Immortal Song 2 KBS2 All g.o.d special[43]
Hello Counselor KBS2 All Special appearance[44]
Star King SBS All Episode 430[45]
Weekly Idol MBC Every 1 Yerin, Yuju, SinB Christmas Special with Lovelyz & TWICE[46]
2016 The Show SBS MTV Yerin Host[47]
Real Men MBC All Special appearance[48]
Weekly Idol MBC Every 1 All [49]
The Boss is Watching SBS All [50]
Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2 KBS2 Yerin Dance Survival special[51]
National Idol Singing Contest KBS2 Umji with her older brother Kim Bo-geun[52]
11th Idol Star Athletics Championships MBC All Contestants[53]
My Little Television MBC Sowon, Yerin Episode 42 & 43
The Show SBS MTV SinB Special MC
Hello Counselor KBS2 Yuju, SinB
Same Bed, Different Dreams SBS Yerin, Yuju Episode 42
Immortal Song 2 KBS2 All Episode 242 & 243
Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook KBS2 All Episode 311
Hurricane Blue MBC's MBig TV All Episode 1 & 2
The Capable Ones MBC Umji Episode 20
Star King SBS Yerin, Yuju, SinB Episode 444, 445 & 448
The Capable Ones MBC Yerin Episode 21
Infinite Challenge MBC All Episode 475
Weekly Idol MBC Every 1 SinB Host, "Idols are the Best" Segment
Duet Song Festival MBC Yerin

Awards and nominations

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They won their first award, "Best New Female Artist", on November 7, 2015 at MelOn Music Awards. Their first music show win was on The Show with "Rough" on February 2, 2016, after which the group would go on to receive a total of 15 music show wins during the song's promotion.

References

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External links

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