Stellar (South Korean band)

Stellar
스텔라

Stellar in 2014
Background information
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop, synthpop, dance-pop
Years active 2011–present
Labels Top Class Entertainment
Website Daum Cafe
Members Gayoung
Minhee
Hyoeun
JunYool
Past members Lee Seul
JoA

Stellar (Korean: 스텔라, stylized as STELLAR) is a South Korean girl group that debuted in 2011 under Top Class Entertainment. The group received attention prior to debuting for being produced by Shinhwa member Eric.[1] After the release of their debut single, "Rocket Girl", Lee Seul and JoA left the group and were replaced by Hyoeun and Minhee.

Career

Stellar officially debuted on August 28, 2011, with the release of the digital single "Rocket Girl". On January 26, 2012, it was announced that Lee Seul and JoA would be leaving the group, and would be replaced by Minhee and Hyoeun, for their first comeback track, "UFO".[2] On July 11, 2013, Stellar released their third digital single "Study".[3]

On February 12, 2014, Stellar released their first extended play, Marionette.[4] The group received criticism for their 'stripping game' promotional material, which involved fans having to 'like' posts on Stellar's official Facebook page in order to reveal photos of the members' body parts.[5] The group received further criticism for their '19+' music video and performances for Marionette.[6] Despite the controversy, "Marionette" became their best selling single, peaking at 35 on Gaon and 34 on the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 chart. On August 21, 2014, Stellar released the digital single "Mask".

On March 6, 2015, Stellar announced that they would comeback with the digital single "Fool". [7] The next day, they announced that "Fool" is a jazz and hip hop song produced by Sweetune. [8] On March 9, the group released a teaser for the song's upcoming music video. The clip featured Stellar members reacting to cruel online comments about past comebacks. [9]

Members

Current Members

Former Members

Member timeline

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart
positions		 Sales
KOR
[10]
Marionette 19
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

Year Title Peak chart position Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
[12]
2011 "Rocket Girl" 143 — Non-album single
2012 "UFO" 188 —
2013 "Study" 90 24,929+ DL [13] Marionette
2014 "Marionette" 35 125,852+ DL [14] [15]
"Mask" — — Non-album single
2015 "Fool" 99 12,746+ DL [16]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

References

  1. ↑ 에릭, '김가영 걸그룹' 스텔라 프로듀서 변신. Naver (May 16, 2011). Retrieved on February 22, 2014.
  2. ↑ 스텔라, 멤버교체 후 ‘2월 컴백’…조아-이슬 ‘발라드그룹’ 결성. ETO (January 26, 2011). Retrieved on February 22, 2014.
  3. ↑ 스텔라 '공부하세요' 티저 공개, 복고풍으로 매력발산 Sports Hankooki (July 10, 2013). Retrieved on February 22, 2014.
  4. ↑ 스텔라 ‘마리오네트’ 19금 뮤비 공개 4시간 만에 6만뷰 돌파. BNT (February 12, 2014). Retrieved on February 22, 2014.
  5. ↑ ‘너무 야한’ 스텔라 마리오네트, 페북도 ‘옷벗기기 게임’ 논란 Seoul News (February 12, 2014). Retrieved on February 22, 2014.
  6. ↑ 스텔라, ‘마리오네트’ MV 선정성 논란 … 케이블까지 19금 판정. Ten Asia (February 12, 2014). Retrieved on February 22, 2014.
  7. ↑ Stellar to release 5th digital single 'Idiot' dkpopnews (March 6, 2015). Retrieved on March 6, 2015.
  8. ↑ Stellar to make a comeback with jazz hip hop track allkpop (March 7, 2015). Retrieved on March 7, 2015.
  9. ↑ Stellar are anything but 'Stupid' in MV teaser allkpop (March 8, 2015). Retrieved on March 9, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Gaon Album Chart - Weekly". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Gaon Album Chart - 2014년 3월 (March 2014)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  13. ↑ http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=29&hitYear=2013&termGbn=week
  14. ↑ http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=02&hitYear=2014&termGbn=month
  15. ↑ http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=11&hitYear=2014&termGbn=week
  16. ↑ "2015 March 8~14 Download Chart". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. March 19, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-19.

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