Stellar (South Korean band)

Stellar
스텔라

Stellar at the Phoenix Summer Festival in October 2015. From left: Hyo-eun, Jun-yool, Ga-young and Min-hee.
Background information
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop, synthpop, dance-pop
Years active 2011–present
Labels
  • The Entertainment Pascal
Website

Daum Cafe

Official Youtube Channel
Members
  • Ga-young
  • Min-hee
  • Hyo-eun
  • Jun-yool
Past members
  • Lee-seul
  • JoA

Stellar (Hangul: 스텔라, stylized as STELLAR) is a South Korean girl group whose line-up is composed of Ga-young, Min-hee, Hyo-eun and Jun-yool. Formed in 2011 by The Entertainment Pascal,[fn 1] the group attracted attention as they were initially produced by Eric Mun of the boy band Shinhwa.[1] Following an unsuccessful debut with the single "Rocket Girl" in August 2011, Stellar underwent a line-up change and released "UFO" in February 2012, which fared similarly.[2]

The group began working with production team MonoTree in July 2013 and released "Study", which experienced modest success and became their first single to chart in the top 100 of the Gaon Digital Chart.[3][fn 2][4] Stellar gained notoriety in February 2014, when they adopted a more "provocative" image for the release of their first extended play Marionette. The album's title track peaked at number thirty-five on the Gaon Digital Chart, making it their most commercially successful single thus far.[5] This stylistic change in direction would be maintained in Stellar's subsequent releases "Vibrato" in 2015 and their second extended play Sting in 2016.[6][7]

Career

Stellar in February 2013
Stellar in October 2012

2011–2012: Early beginnings and debut

The formation of Stellar began as early as 2010, when Top Class Entertainment reported that member Kim Ga-young had signed an exclusive contract with the company and would be joining a five-member girl group.[8][9] Ga-young had gained attention for her appearance on the Viewers' Tour episode of 1 Night 2 Days and had been cast in the drama series Poseidon alongside Top Class Entertainment operator and Shinhwa member Eric Mun. The series was set to air on the SBS network until production halted following the November 2010 Yeonpyeong bombardment incident.[10] The roles were subsequently recast when production was greenlit by KBS a year later.[11] Ga-young was later cast in the 2011 drama Spy Myung-wol along with Mun.

The final debut line-up of Stellar was Ga-young, true rookie Jun-yool, and ex-Honeydew members Lee-seul and JoA.[12] The group 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 were leaving the group and would be replaced by Min-hee and Hyo-eun for their first comeback track "UFO".[13]

2013–2014: Study, Marionette and Mask

On July 11, 2013, Stellar released their third digital single "Study".[14]

On February 12, 2014, Stellar released their first extended play Marionette.[15] The group received criticism for their "stripping game" promotional material, which involved fans having to "like" posts on Stellar's official Facebook page to reveal photos of the members' body parts.[16] The group received further criticism for their 19+ music video and performances of "Marionette".[17] Despite the controversy, "Marionette" became their best selling single, peaking at number 35 and 34 on Gaon and Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 charts, respectively.[18][19]

On August 21, 2014, Stellar released the digital single "Mask".

2015–present: "Fool", "Vibrato", and Sting

On March 9, 2015, Stellar released digital single "Fool" and its music video. On July 20, Stellar released the single "Vibrato" and another controversial music video, gaining more recognition.[20] The group responded to criticism of their revealing performance outfits with the explanation that "Vibrato"'s sexy music video was merely meant to be an expression of the group's unique identity.[21] While promoting "Vibrato", Stellar released a virtual reality clip of a July 27 performance. The video – created by virtual reality company Moovr – allows viewers to use their computer mouse or move their smartphone to scroll around a 360-degree rotating view of the stage as the four members perform.[22]

On January 8, 2016, it was announced that the group would return on the 18th with a mini-album titled Sting.[23] The album's creation was supported in part through a Makestar-hosted crowd-funding campaign. The campaign's original goal of $8,418 was reached in only three days.[24] On January 18, 2016, the album and a music video for the title-track "Sting" were released. The band explained that their intentions for "Sting" were different from "Marionette" and "Vibrato", stating "This time, we wanted to look more like a girlfriend rather than to [...] look provocative. We put on lighter makeup, so that more fans will feel closer to us.”[25] The previously released single "Vibrato" was included as the final track on the album.[26]

Members

Current

Former

Both members were in the ballad duo Honeydew prior to joining Stellar.

Discography

Extended plays

Filmography

Reality/variety shows

Year Title Channel Member(s) Note(s)
2010 1 Night 2 Days KBS2 Ga-young Guest (Pre-debut)[12]
2011 Yeonyega Junggye Guest Reporter[27]
2012 Idol Manager MBC Every 1 Jun-yool Main cast[28]
2013 Shinhwa Broadcast JTBC Ga-young, Hyo-eun Guests[29]
Hidden Singer Cameo appearance[30]
Beatles Code Mnet Hyo-eun Guest[31]
Hello Counselor KBS2 Jun-yool Guest[32]
Millionaire Game: My Turn TvN Hyo-eun Contestant
2014 Yeokjisaji Talk Show - The Spokesman KBS2 Ga-young Guest[33]
2015 Her Secret Weapon MBC Every 1 Min-hee Contestant (Eliminated episode 5, returned and completed show)[34]
Car Talk Show X Channel A Ga-young, Hyo-eun Guests (Episode 16)[35]
Human Documentary: People are Good MBC All Guests (Season 2, Episode 136)[36]
1 vs. 100 KBS2 Hyo-eun, Jun-yool Contestants[37]
2016 Vitamin KBS All Guest

Dramas

Year Title Channel Member(s) Role(s) Note(s)
2011 Spy Myung-wol KBS2 Ga-young Joo Kyung-joo Pre-debut[12][38]
2014 Dr. Frost OCN Da-rae [39]
2015 Who Are You: School 2015 KBS Herself Cameo (Episode 6)

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Following Eric Mun's contract expiration with Top Class Entertainment in late 2013, the company renamed itself as The Entertainment Pascal.
  2. ↑ MonoTree was formed in 2014 by Hwang Hyun, G-High and Lee Joo-hyoung, former composers and writers of the production team Sweetune. "Study" is credited to the latter.

References

  1. ↑ 에릭, '김가영 걸그룹' 스텔라 프로듀서 변신. Naver (May 16, 2011). Retrieved on February 22, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Stellar honestly open up about why they had no choice but to go the sexy route". allkpop (6Theory Media, LLC). 25 July 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Im, Se-yeong (13 July 2013). "[포토엔]스텔라 효은 ‘공부하세요 사랑해주세요~’". Newsen. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "2013년 29주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "2014년 09주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Yi, Gyeong-nam (26 July 2015). "스텔라 "우리가 선정적인 옷을 입고 춤추는 이유"(인터뷰①)". News1 Korea. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  7. ↑ Kim, Mi-hwa (8 January 2016). "섹시 걸그룹 스텔라가 청순해졌다..18일 '찔려'로 컴백". Star News. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  8. ↑ Yi, Eon-hyeog (28 October 2010). "‘1박2일’ 국악고 김가영, 에릭과 한솥밥 연예계 데뷔". Newsen. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  9. ↑ Mun, Wan-sik (16 November 2010). "'국악고' 김가영, 내년초 5인 걸그룹으로 데뷔". Star News. Money Today. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  10. ↑ Hong, Lucia (30 June 2011). "Poseidon confirmed to hit airwaves in September". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  11. ↑ "Choi Si-won, Lee Si-young embark Poseidon". 10Asia. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
  12. 1 2 3 Oh, Mi-jung. "Stellar, ′Eric′s Secret Weapon′". Mwave. CJ E&M Corp. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  13. ↑ Gwak, Min-goo. "스텔라, 멤버교체 후 ‘2월 컴백’…조아-이슬 ‘발라드그룹’ 결성". Focus News. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  14. ↑ Kim, Seong-han. "스텔라 '공부하세요' 티저 공개, 복고풍으로 매력발산". Sports Hankook. Hankook Media Network. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  15. ↑ Choi, Gwang-je. "스텔라 ‘마리오네트’ 19금 뮤비 공개 4시간 만에 6만뷰 돌파". BNT News. bntnews. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  16. ↑ "‘너무 야한’ 스텔라 마리오네트, 페북도 ‘옷벗기기 게임’ 논란". Seoul Newspaper (Seoul Sinmun). Seoul Sinmun. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  17. ↑ Yoon, Jun-pil. "스텔라, ‘마리오네트’ MV 선정성 논란 … 케이블까지 19금 판정". TenAsia. Korea Entertainment Media. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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  19. ↑ "KOREA K-POP HOT 100 (Week of March 1, 2014)". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  20. ↑ "스텔라, 블랙 티팬티에 엉덩이 옆 부분까지…엄청난 '파격 노출'". Asia Economy. Asia Economy. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  21. ↑ Kim, Yu-jin. "Stellar says sexy M/V is an ‘expression of identity’". The Kpop Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  22. ↑ Ahn, Sung-mi. "Stellar to reveal 360-degree VR clip". The Kpop Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  23. ↑ Hwang, Mi-hyeon. "스텔라, 이번엔 시스루 대신 흰 셔츠..남자로망 조준". Ilgan Sports. DramaHouse & J Content Hub Co.,Ltd. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  24. ↑ "STELLAR mini-album production project (Updates tab, update #1)". Makestar. Makestar Inc. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  25. ↑ Son, Ji-hyoung. "Stellar releases ‘Sting’". The Kpop Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  26. ↑ "Sting: Naver Music". Naver Music. NAVER Corp. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  27. ↑ Choi, Bo-ran (6 September 2011). "스텔라 김가영, '연예가중계' 리포터 발탁". Star News (Naver). Money Today. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  28. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi. "Stellar’s Jeon Yul Becomes MBLAQ′s Manager". Mwave News. CJ E&M Corp. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  29. ↑ Kim, Hyung-joon (11 August 2016). "스텔라 효은-가영, '신화방송'서 '침묵의 아이콘'". TV News (JoongAng Ilbo Co.,Ltd). JTBC Contents Hub. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  30. ↑ ":: 히든싱어1 :: JTBC". JTCB. JTBC, DramaHouse & JcontentHub Co., Ltd. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  31. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (13 June 2013). "[Video] Teen Top, 100%, and Stellar Make Shinhwa Sweat on ‘The Beatles Code’". enewsWorld (CJ E&M). Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  32. ↑ Han, Ye-ji (22 September 2013). "스텔라 전율 '안녕하세요' 피부 집착남 사촌동생 깜짝 출연". TV Daily (TV Daily). Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  33. ↑ "스텔라 가영 “과한 노출? 기획사 작고 힘없어 모든 걸 걸어야…”". dongA (dongA.com). 1 April 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  34. ↑ Kim, Hyeong-yu. "차세대 예능돌 투아이즈 다은, 비밀병기그녀 마지막 멤버". JoongAng Joins. JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
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  36. ↑ Jeong, Jun-hwa (30 July 2015). "[단독] 스텔라, '사람이 좋다' 출연 확정…데뷔 첫 다큐". OSEN (Nate). Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  37. ↑ "'1대 100' 박형준 최강동안…"김구라와 동갑"". SBS Sports. SBS funE.
  38. ↑ Bak, Young-ung (11 August 2016). "'국악고' 김가영 "이승기 같은 만능연예인 되고파"". Star News (Nate). Money Today. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  39. ↑ Bak, Hyeon-min (10 November 2014). "스텔라 가영, '닥터 프로스트' 출연…정은채와 호흡". OSEN (OSEN). Retrieved 26 January 2016.

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