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Secret at the Kpop World Festival in 2012. (From L-R): Jung Hana, Han Sunhwa (former), Jun Hyoseong, Song Jieun
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Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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Years active | 2009 | –present
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Website | tsenter |
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Secret (Hangul: 시크릿) is a South Korean K-pop girl group formed by TS Entertainment in 2009. The group currently consists of three members: Jun Hyoseong, Jung Hana, and Song Jieun. Secret was originally a quartet with Han Sunhwa, who departed from the group in October 2016. They released their debut single "I Want You Back" in 2009 and their first full-length studio album Moving in Secret in 2011.
The documentary Secret Story which aired on Mnet introduced Secret to the public. The show chronicled the debut process of the members and aired their invitation-only debut showcase, which took place on September 29, 2009. On October 13, 2009, Secret officially debuted with the release of the music video of "I Want You Back", their first single. Two days later, on October 15, 2009, they had their first live stage on M! Countdown. Secret participated in the Master of Study OST with the song "Friends" which was released on January 2010.
On March 31, 2010, Secret revealed the music video for "Magic", the title track of their debut mini album Secret Time. Secret had their comeback performance for "Magic" on M! Countdown on April 8, 2010. The song peaked at No. 5 on the Music Bank K-Chart. The music video quickly reached one million views on video sharing sites such as YouTube and Cyworld, and the "Suspender Dance" which appeared in the video, gained popularity amongst netizens.