Rainbow (South Korean band)
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| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Years active | 2009–2016 |
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Rainbow was a South Korean girl group formed in 2009 by DSP Media. The group consisted of seven members: Woori, Seungah, Jaekyung, Noeul, Yoonhye, Jisook and Hyunyoung. They released their debut mini album Gossip Girl on November 12, 2009. On October 27, 2016 the group was officially confirmed to disband after all members decided to not renew their contracts.
History
2009–10: Formation and Gossip Girl
Rainbow performing at the Korea KPOP World Festival.
During late October and early November 2009, DSP Media released daily teasers in the form of pictures of Rainbow, and then a music video for "Gossip Girl" on November 6, 2009.[1][2] On November 12, the five-song EP Gossip Girl was released.[3] On August 12, 2010, Rainbow released the single "A". A second single, "Mach", was released on October 20.
In April 2011, Rainbow released their second EP, So Girls. One song from the EP, "To Me", was released as a single. On September 7, 2011, Rainbow topped Recochoku's weekly download rankings for the Japanese release of their "A" music video. On September 14, 2011, Rainbow released their debut single in the Japanese market, "A", and reached No. 3 on Oricon's daily single chart, selling 10,141 copies.[4] The single release included a Japanese remake of their debut single "Gossip Girl", as well as an exclusive DVD. Rainbow made their Japanese TV debut on the show Sukkiri, performing "A". On December 7, 2011, the group released their second Japanese single, a Japanese version of the song "Mach" (Japanese: マッハ), and reached No. 9 on Oricon's weekly chart.
2012–13: Rainbow Pixie, Over the Rainbow and Rainbow Syndrome
Rainbow in 2012 Asia Model Festival Awards
On January 3, 2012, DSP Media announced that a section of the group will be formed as a trio. On the same day, a teaser image was revealed on DSP Media's website, revealing "Rainbow Pixie" as the trio's name. On January 4, 2012, another image revealed the members of the group as SeungAh, Jisook and Hyunyoung. The group released their debut song, "Hoi Hoi", on January 12, 2012,[5] and held their first performance on Show! Music Core.[6]
Rainbow released a Japanese single on March 14, 2012, entitled "Gonna Gonna Go!" (Japanese: ガナガナGO!).[7] Their Japanese debut album, Over the Rainbow, was released on March 28.
The group released the first part of their first studio album, Rainbow Syndrome, on February 13, 2013.[8]
2014–16: Rainbow Blaxx, Innocent, Prism and disbandment
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Rainbow with APRIL in September 2016.
A second subunit, named Rainbow Blaxx, was formed in January 2014 consisting of Jaekyung, Woori, Seungah and Hyunyoung.[9] Their special album, RB Blaxx, was released on January 20, 2014.[10] The music video for the title track, "Cha Cha", was directed by Digipedi and was the fourth-most viewed K-pop music video globally in January 2014.[11][12] The music video, as well as the song's choreography, drew controversy for being "too sexual".[13][14]
Rainbow's third mini album, Innocent and the music video for its title track, "Black Swan" were released on February 23, 2015.[15][16] Their fourth mini-album Prism and the music video for its title track "Whoo" was released on February 15, 2016. They also held their commemorative showcase at the Yes24 Muv Hall in Seoul's Mapo-gu, which was broadcast through the Naver V App on the same day as the album release.[17][18] Rainbow held their first comeback stage with "Whoo" through SBS MTV's The Show on February 16.[19]
In the summer 2016, Rainbow collabored with Makestar and various photographer to release their first photobook titled "Up Close" and sponsored by the groups fans around the world, funding started on August 2.[20]
On October 27, 2016, it was confirmed that the members of the group choose not to resign with DSP Media and that Rainbow would be disbanded as their contracts were set to end, on November 12.[21] Prior to disbandment, the members went on a farewell trip to Southeast Asia.[22]
Members
- Woori (우리, born Go Woo-ri (고우리) on February 22, 1988) was a rapper and vocalist in the group.[23] She was the eldest in Rainbow. She studied at Korea National Sport University. Woori was a fixed member cast of the KBS' TV shows Invincible Youth 2 and Let's Go! Dream Team, both in season two, and on the TV sitcom I Need a Fairy, also of KBS.[24] She was a member of Rainbow Blaxx. Her color in Rainbow was orange.[23]
- Seungah (승아, born Oh Se-mi (오세미) on September 13, 1988 ) was a vocalist in the group.[23] She made her audition at DSP Media on the same day as Kara's Goo Hara and Kang Jiyoung. Seungah is studying at Sangmyung University, but is currently on a leave of absence because of the group's activities. She appeared in SS501's music video for "A Song Calling For You". In 2012, she was part of the season 1 of tvN's show The Romantic and Idol, pairing with JJ Project's member JB. She was also a member of the group's sub-unit Rainbow Pixie and Rainbow Blaxx. Her color in Rainbow was indigo.[23]
- Jaekyung (재경, born Kim Jae-kyung (김재경) on December 24, 1988) was the group's leader, and was a vocalist and dancer.[23] She studied at Dongduk Women's University, where she majored in Fashion Design. She has appeared in two music videos by SS501: "Love Like This" and "A Song Calling For You", and in A'ST1's "Dynamite". She made her acting debut on jTBC's drama Monster.[25] She was also a member of the sub-unit Rainbow Blaxx. Her color in Rainbow was red.[23]
- Noeul (노을, born No Eul (노을) on May 10, 1989) was a rapper and vocalist in the group.[23] She studied at Sungdong Women's Business High School. Alongside Seungah, Noeul appeared in SS501's music video for "A Song Calling For You". She is a childhood friend of Girls' Generation's Kim Tae-yeon, and she was part of the recurring cameo cast of MBC's TV drama Time Slip Dr. Jin.[26] Her color in Rainbow was blue.[23]
- Yoonhye (윤혜; born Jung Yoonhye (정윤혜) on April 14, 1990) was a vocalist and rapper in the group.[23] She is currently studying at Dongduk Women's University, majoring in broadcast entertainment. Both of her parents are classical musicians. Her cousin Roy Kim, is the winner of Mnet's music contest Superstar K4. She has worked independently as a drama actress in The Firstborn[27] and Great First Wives.[28] Her color in Rainbow was violet.[23]
- Jisook (지숙; born Kim Jisook (김지숙) on July 18, 1990) was a main vocalist in the group.[23] She studied at Hanyang Women's University, majoring in music. She is known for resembling Girls' Generation's Kim Tae-yeon.[29] Before Rainbow, Jisook was in a pre-debut rock band. Her mother died of chronic disease on July 4, 2011, during promotions for "Sweet Dream".[30] Jisook was also a member of the group's sub-unit Rainbow Pixie. Her color in Rainbow was green.[23]
- Hyunyoung (현영; born Cho Hyunyoung (조현영) on August 11, 1991) was a main vocalist in the group.[23] She studied at Shingwang Female High School. Along with Woori, she was previously a S.M. Entertainment trainee. In 2012, she was diagnosed with a vocal cord polyp and underwent surgery for its removal.[31] She was also a member of the group's sub-unit Rainbow Pixie and Rainbow BLAXX alongside JaeKyung, WooRi and SeungAh. Her color in Rainbow was yellow.[23]
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales | |
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| KOR [32] |
JPN [33] | |||
| Over the Rainbow |
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— | 10 |
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| Rainbow Syndrome |
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2 | 164 |
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6 | 234 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales |
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| KOR [32] | |||
| Gossip Girl |
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2 |
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| So Girls |
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3 | |
| RB Blaxx |
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3 |
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| Innocent |
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5 |
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| Prism |
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8 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales[upper-alpha 1] | Album | ||||
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| KOR Gaon [41] |
KOR Hot [42] |
JPN Oricon [33] |
JPN Hot [43] |
US World [44] | ||||
| "Gossip Girl" | 2009 | 62 | — | — | — | — | Gossip Girl | |
| "Not Your Girl" | 2010 | 84 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "A" | 9 | — | — | — | — |
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So Girls | |
| "Mach" | 19 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "To Me" (내게로) | 2011 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
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| "Sweet Dream" | 8 | — | — | — | — |
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| "A" (エー) | — | — | 3 | 4 | — |
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Over the Rainbow | |
| "Mach" (マッハ) | — | — | 9 | 15 | — |
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| "Hoi Hoi" (호이 호이) (as Rainbow Pixie) |
2012 | 35 | 35 | — | — | — |
|
Gonna Gonna Go! (single) |
| "Gonna Gonna Go!" (ガナガナGO!) | — | — | 7 | 23 | — |
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Over the Rainbow | |
| "Candy Girls" (キャンディー・ガールズ) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Tell Me Tell Me" | 2013 | 14 | 13 | — | — | — |
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Rainbow Syndrome |
| "Sunshine" | 13 | 8 | — | — | — |
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| "Cha Cha" (as Rainbow Blaxx) |
2014 | 20 | 26 | — | — | — |
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RB Blaxx |
| "Black Swan" | 2015 | 43 | — | — | — | 16 |
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Innocent |
| "Whoo" | 2016 | 40 | — | — | — | — |
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Prism |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||||||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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| KOR [41] | |||||||
| "Sad But Romantic" (슬퍼도 로맨틱) | 2012 | 62 | The Sparkling OST Part.1 | ||||
| "Kiss" | 115 | Gossip Girl | |||||
| "So Cool" | 2011 | 104 | So Girls | ||||
| "I Said You're The One" (너뿐이라고) | 111 | ||||||
| "I'm With You" (그대와 난) | 61 | City Hunter OST | |||||
| "A Story You Never Knew But I Know" (나만 아는 너는 절대 모를 이야기) |
2013 | 143* | Rainbow Syndrome | ||||
| "Golden Touch" | 200* | ||||||
| "*" denotes releases on domestic chart only. | |||||||
Soundtracks
| Year | Title | TV series/Film |
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| 2011 | "Sad But Romantic" | MBC Sparkling |
| "I Love Zoobles" | SBS Zoobles! | |
| "The Adventures of Zoobles" | ||
| "I'm With You" | SBS City Hunter | |
| 2012 | "Candy Girls" | TV Tokyo Zoobles! |
| "Sweet" | TV Tokyo Rainbow Rose | |
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | TV series/Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Galpangjilpang" | Hyunyoung, Gyuri | MBC Hooray for Love |
| 2012 | "We Shall Love" | Jisook, Min Hoon Ki | tvN I Love Italy |
Awards
| Year | Awards |
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| 2010 |
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| 2011 |
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| 2012 |
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Notes
- ↑ Korea sale is a digital sales only by Gaon Music Chart and Japan is a CD single sales by Oricon
References
- ↑ (in Korean) 신예 걸그룹 Rainbow(레인보우), 데뷔곡 티저 영상 공개!. The Star. November 6, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
- ↑ (in Korean) 걸그룹 레인보우 ‘가쉽걸’ 티저공개 ‘청순+깜찍+섹시 매력발산’. Newsen. November 6, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2010
- ↑ (in Korean) 레인보우 (Rainbow) – 미니앨범 : Gossip Girl. YES24. Retrieved July 5, 2010
- ↑ (in Korean)레인보우, 日 오리콘 3위로 데뷔 `기염` naver.com. September 15, 2011. Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
- ↑ (in Korean) 레인보우, 3인조 ‘픽시’로 유닛 활동. Naver. January 4, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012
- ↑ Rainbow Pixie debuts with “Hoi Hoi” on ‘Music Core’!. allkpop. January 14, 2012
- ↑ "3rdシングル発売決定！" (in Japanese). DSP Media. February 15, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ↑ Park, Hani (14 February 2013). "Rainbow Admits to Noise Marketing for Topless Photo". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ↑ "[Exclusive Interview] Rainbow Blaxx Talks Sexytimes". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (20 January 2014). "[Video] Rainbow Blaxx Reveals ‘Cha Cha’ MV with Macaroons and Cake". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ↑ "Orange Caramel′s MV for ′Catallena′ Was Inspired by Sexy Sushi". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ↑ Benjamin, Jeff (2014-04-29). "Most-Viewed K-Pop Videos in America vs. Internationally: Quarter 1 of 2014 | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ↑ Kim Ji-soo (22 January 2014). "Sexiness gone too far?". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ↑ Um Dong-jin (28 January 2014). "Pop groups under fire for hot shows". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ↑ Park Hyun-taek (9 March 2015). "Rainbow returns after a long hiatus". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
- ↑ Benjamin, Jeff (2015-02-24). "Rainbow Attempt to Turn 'Black Swan' Into a Sultry Disco Track". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
- ↑ Won Ho-jung (15 February 2016). "Girl group Rainbow brings the energy for ‘Prism’". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ↑ ""단지 느릴뿐, 올해는 빵 뜬다"…레인보우, 일곱 빛깔 매력(종합)" Naver.Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ↑ "'더쇼' 레인보우 컴백, 건강 섹시미란 이런 것 'Whoo'". Daum. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/07/rainbow-to-release-their-first-ever-photo-book
- ↑ https://www.soompi.com/2016/10/27/rainbow-confirmed-disband/
- ↑ https://www.soompi.com/2016/10/30/rainbow-go-farewell-trip-southeast-asia-disbanding/
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Rainbow's biography at Universal Music Japan website" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
- ↑ 엠블랙 이준-레인보우 고우리 ‘선녀가 필요해’ 합류 (in Korean). Nate. April 3, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
- ↑ 레인보우 재경, 종편 드라마로 연기자 데뷔 (in Korean). Nate. March 14, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
- ↑ "레인보우 노을, MBC '닥터진' 전격출연 '설레는 첫 연기도전'" (in Korean). TVDaily. May 25, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
- ↑ http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/10/10/2013101002684.html
- ↑ http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/526187
- ↑ 레인보우 지숙, 묘한 자세로 한컷 '혹시 태연?' (in Korean). Naver. September 9, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
- ↑ "´레인보우´김지숙, 4일 밤 모친상 ´전원 스케줄 취소´" (in Korean). Nate. July 5, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
- ↑ 레인보우 조현영, 성대 폴립 수술 받아 (in Korean). Nate. April 19, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- 1 2 "Gaon Weekly Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on August 27, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- "Rainbow Syndrome". February 16, 2013.
- "Rainbow Syndrome Part 2". June 8, 2013.
- "So Girls". April 10, 2011.
- "RB Blaxx". January 25, 2014.
- "Innocent". February 28, 2015.
- 1 2 "Oricon Chart" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
- ↑ 2013년 상반기결산 Album Chart [First half of 2013 Album Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ↑ http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=40&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week
- ↑ 2011년 Album Chart [2011 Album Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ↑ 2011년 06월 Album Chart [June 2011 Album Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ↑ 2014년 02월 Album Chart [February 2014 Album Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ↑ "2015년 상반기 총결산 (First half of 2015) Album Chart (Domestic)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ↑ 2016년 03월 Album Chart [March 2016 Album Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- 1 2 "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- "Gossip Girl". February 6, 2010. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014.
- "Not My Girl". February 13, 2010. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014.
- "A". September 4, 2010.
- "Mach". October 30, 2010. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
- "To Me". April 30, 2011.
- "Sweet Dream". July 2, 2011. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015.
- "Hoi Hoi". January 21, 2012.
- "Tell Me Tell Me". February 23, 2013. Archived from the original on July 5, 2016.
- "Sunshine". June 8, 2013.
- "Cha Cha". January 25, 2014.
- "Black Swan". February 28, 2015.
- "Whoo". February 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard (magazine). Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- ↑ "Japan Hot 100". Billboard (magazine). Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- ↑ "World Digital Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2016. (Subscription required (help)).
- "Black Swan". March 14, 2015.
- ↑ 2010년 가온차트 부문별 Top 100위 [Gaon Chart 2010 Top 100 Charts]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. February 8, 2011. Archived from the original on February 13, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- 1 2 Total sales for "To Me" and "Sweet Dream":
- 2011년 04월 Download Chart [April 2011 Download Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- 2011년 05월 Download Chart [May 2011 Download Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- "Gaon Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. June 2011. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- 2011년 07월 Download Chart [July 2011 Download Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- "Gaon Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. August 2011. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ↑ Total sales for "Hoi Hoi":
- 2012년 01월 Download Chart [January 2012 Download Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- 2012년 02월 Download Chart [February 2012 Download Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ↑ 2013년 상반기결산 Download Chart [First half of 2013 Download Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on December 31, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ↑ Total sales for "Sunshine":
- 2013년 06월 Download Chart [June 2013 Download Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- "Gaon Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. July 2013. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ↑ Total sales for "Cha Cha":
- 2014년 01월 Download Chart [January 2014 Download Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- 2014년 02월 Download Chart [February 2014 Download Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- "Gaon Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. March 2014. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ↑ Total sales for "Black Swan":
- 2015년 10주차 Download Chart [10th week of 2015 Download Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- 2015년 11주차 Download Chart [11th week of 2015 Download Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on March 12, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ↑ Total sales for "Whoo":
- 2016년 02월 Download Chart [February 2016 Download Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- 2015년 3주차 Download Chart [3rd month of 2016 Download Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Rookie of the Month (September)". cyworld. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
- ↑ "U-KISS and Rainbow win the ‘Most Photogenic of the Year’ award". allkpop. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
- ↑ 레인보우, 日서 男心 올킬…골든디스크 ‘한류아이콘’ 수상. sport donga (in Korean). January 11, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
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