A-One (band)

A-One
Chinese name A-One 组合
Pinyin A-One zu3 he2 (Mandarin)
Jyutping A-One zou2 hap6 (Cantonese)
Origin China
Occupation Singer
Genre(s) Mandopop
Label(s) Kiss-star
Years active 2008 - present
Official website Official site
Members
3+x

A-One is a mandopop group created in 2008 under the label Hong Kong Kiss-star entertainment Beijing company (香港Kiss Star娱乐北京有限公司).

Names

A number of names have been used for this group.

Career

Originally Gillian Chung was scheduled to be a performer at the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. But due to the Edison Chen photo scandal, director Zhang Yimou had replaced Twins with A-One.[1] A-One did not make their international debut on August 8 as part of the ceremony.

After 2 years of training the group debuted after Hunan Satellite TV show Happy camp (快乐大本营).[2]

Members

The group members are counted as 3+x where the most popular 3 members are in the group. Sometimes it may have 5 or more members. There had been 10 members in total. The official website describe this fan selection style as democratic (民主) for the 21st century.[2]

Album

References

  1. Sydney morning herald. "Dirty downloads: diva axed from Olympic ceremony Sydney Morning Herald, February 26, 2008, retrieved on July 21, 2008.
  2. 1 2 Kiss-star. "Kiss-star.com." A-One. Retrieved on 2009-01-05.

External links

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