Hong Yoo-kyung
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Apink at the Korea Sale Festa Opening Ceremony in September 2016
(From left to right: Eun-ji, Na-eun, Ha-young, Bo-mi, Cho-rong and Nam-joo) |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
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Apink (Korean: 에이핑크, Japanese: エーピンク; also written as A Pink) is a South Korean girl group formed by Plan A Entertainment (formerly A Cube Entertainment) in 2011. The group consists of Park Cho-rong, Yoon Bo-mi, Jung Eun-ji, Son Na-eun, Kim Nam-joo and Oh Ha-young. Hong Yoo-kyung left the group in April 2013 to focus on her studies.
Apink made their official debut on April 19, 2011, with the mini-album, Seven Springs of Apink, along with the title track "I Don't Know" (몰라요; "Mollayo"). In October 2014, Apink released their first Japanese-language single, "NoNoNo".The group has won awards at shows such as the 26th Golden Disc Awards, 21st Seoul Music Awards and 13th Mnet Asian Music Awards. Their first music program win was on M Countdown on January 5, 2012, for "My My" from their second EP Snow Pink. Apink has won more than 33 music awards and more than 29 music program awards. To date Apink has released five Korean mini-albums, three Korean studio albums and two Japanese studio albums.
In February 2011, Cube Entertainment announced the first trainee for its new girl group, Apink, was Son Na-eun, who was featured in label mate Beast' "Soom" (숨; "Breath"), "Beautiful" and "Niga Jeil Joha" (니가 제일 좋아; "I Like You the Best") music videos in late 2010. Park Cho-rong, who appeared at the end of Beast's "Shock" Japanese music video, joined next, as the group's leader. A sub-division of Cube Entertainment, A Cube Entertainment is the group's manager. Still in February, A Cube announced Oh Ha-young as the third member. In March, Jeong Eun-ji was introduced as the fourth member on A Cube's Twitter account through a video of her singing a rendition of Jennifer Hudson's "Love You I Do". Hong Yoo-kyung was similarly announced through an online video where she was playing the piano. The last two members, Yoon Bo-mi and Kim Nam-joo, were introduced through the group's reality show, Apink News.
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