15&
| 15& | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Fifteen And |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | JYP Entertainment |
| Associated acts | JYP Nation |
| Website | 15and |
| Members | |
15& (Korean: 피프틴앤드, also known as Fifteen And) is a South Korean duo formed by JYP Entertainment in 2012. The duo consists of Park Jimin and Baek Yerin. 15& is a combination of their ages at debut and the ‘and’ means that they can have success into the future. They released their debut single "I Dream" on October 5, 2012. They released their single "Somebody" on April 17, 2013.
In 2012, Park Jimin was the first-place winner of the South Korean reality TV competition, "K-pop Star". With the opportunity of signing with three major record labels (YG Entertainment, SM Entertainment and JYP Entertainment), she had chosen to sign with JYP Entertainment on May 21.
When Baek Yerin was ten years old, she was introduced as a "R&B genius" on Star King. In 2008, she auditioned with Beyoncé’s "Listen" and was accepted as a trainee at the same time as 2PM's Wooyoung and Beast's Doo-joon. Yerin had been a JYP trainee for over four years before she officially debuted with Jimin.
15&'s debut single I Dream was released on October 5, 2012. The duo's debut officially began on October 7, 2012, performing on SBS Inkigayo. On October 12, 2012, 15& held their ‘school attack’ guerrilla concerts. The girls made performed at the Chungdam Middle School, Eonnam Middle School, Sungil Information High School and Dankook University. For a total of eight hours, 15& held a surprise concert at each school, performing their debut song and their cover versions of Alicia Keys's "Put It in a Love Song", and Sistar19's "Ma Boy". The event attracted a total of 5,000 in attendance. Not only the students who attended the schools were there, but also the citizens living nearby who heard the news of the free concert.
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