Sonamoo
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | TS Entertainment |
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| Website |
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Sonamoo (Hangul: 소나무; stylized as SONAMOO, lit. Pine Tree[1]) is a seven-member South Korean girl group formed by TS Entertainment. Their fans are called Solbangul (Hangul: 솔방울) which means pine cone. On December 29, 2014, Sonamoo made their official debut with the extended play, Deja Vu.[1] The group consists of Sumin, Minjae, D.ana, Nahyun, Euijin, High.D and NewSun.[2]
Career
2014–2015: Debut with Deja Vu and comeback with Cushion
On December 29, 2014, Sonamoo officially debuted with the release of their debut EP, Deja Vu and held their debut showcase performance.[3] The album debuted at the number one spot on Gaon's weekly Album Chart.[4] On February 25, 2015, they began promoting another song from the album, "Just Go".[5]
Sonamoo's first overseas performance was in Japan on March 15, 2015, performing at Shibuya and also walked the runway for Onitsuka Tiger x Andrea Pompilio[6]
They had their second overseas activity in Singapore on May 22, 2015 for Kpop Night Out Music Matters in Clarke Quay.[7]
On July 20, 2015, Sonamoo made their comeback with Cushion through their showcase and the release of the music video through TS Entertainment official YouTube channel. The lead song was co-produced by EastWest and ₩uNo, who is known for being the former member of Speed, Taewoon.[8] Members D.ana and NewSun also took part in writing the rap portion for two songs: "Deep" and "Let's Make A Movie". On September 1, 2015, they began promoting "Round N Round", another song from the album.[9]
2016–present: I Like U Too Much, Do I Like You? and Happy Box Project
On June 10, 2016 TS Entertainment announced the group would have a comeback with their third mini-album I Like U Too Much.[10]
On December 21st, TS Entertainment announced that group will return with their 1st single album Do I Like You?, on January 9th, 2017. The lead single is a brighter dance track produced by hit-maker Shin Hyuk.[11]
On July 27, TS Entertainment revealed a teaser image for Sonamoo's “Happy Box Project” revealing that the group will be releasing a new single every month for the next three months. The first single Friday Night is set to be released on August 14. The rap portion of the single is written by NewSun.[12][13]
Members
- Sumin (수민) – Leader, sub-vocal[2]
- Her real name is Ji Su-min (지수민) and she was the first member to be trained as a trainee.[14] She is the oldest, born on March 3, 1994. She is the leader and also one of the sub-vocalists.
- Minjae (민재) – Lead vocal[2]
- Real name is Seong Min-jae (성민재). She and Nahyun are the last members to join as trainees.[14] Born on December 18, 1994, she is the second oldest. On various occasions, she replaced her senior from the same company, Secret's Song Ji-eun to perform 'Cool Night (쿨밤)' on her behalf with Untouchable's Sleepy due to her clashing schedules. She is the main vocalist along with High.D.
- D.ana (디애나) – Low rap[2]
- Her real name is Jo Eun-ae (조은애), born in Seoul on September 10, 1995. She is the third member to join as trainee.[14] On October 31, 2014, through their official fancafe, a video of her rapping to her self-written rap and her silhouette were released by her label.[15] On the same day, her label asked their fans to pick a stage name for her. And on November 19, 2014, it is revealed her stage name is D.ana, taking after the name of Diana, from a goddess of the moon in Roman mythology. She is in charge of low rap.
- Nahyun (나현) – Sub-vocal, Performance, Visual[2]
- Her full name is Kim Na-hyun (김나현), with date of birth of December 9, 1995. She is the last member to join as trainee together with Minjae.[14] Along with NewSun and Euijin, she was revealed first officially through their official fancafe. She is considered the visual of the group and also the sub-vocalist.
- Euijin (의진) – Performance, Lead Vocalist[2]
- Her real name is Hong Eui-jin (홍의진) and she is among the four members who use a real name. Born on October 8, 1996, she was the second member after Sumin to join as trainee.[14] She is a former JYP entertainment trainee. TS Entertainment revealed her officially along with Nahyun and NewSun, first. Prior to debut, she could be seen performing on stage as Untouchable's background dancer and appeared in a few episodes of Ta-Dah It's B.A.P. She is in charge of performance.
- High.D (하이디) – Main vocal[2]
- Her real name is Kim Do-hee (김도희) and she was the fifth member to join as trainee.[14] She was born on December 21, 1996. Her stage name is pronounced as Heidi [haɪdi]. She is the main vocal of the group along with Minjae.
- NewSun (뉴썬) – High rap[2]
- Her real name is Choi Yoon-sun (최윤선) and she was born on June 19, 1997 which makes her the youngest of the girls. She is the fourth member to join[14] and among the first members to be revealed by TS Entertainment, together with Nahyun and Euijin. In contrast to D.ana, she is in charge of high rap. She revealed she started to take interest in rap after listening to Yoon Mirae's "Black Happiness".[16] She is also a former trainee in Woollim Entertainment.
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [17] | |||
| Deja Vu |
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1 |
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| Cushion |
|
7 |
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| I Like U Too Much |
|
7 |
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Single albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [17] | |||
| I Think I Love U |
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13 |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (DL) |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [22] | ||||
| "Deja Vu" | 2014 | 109 |
|
Deja Vu |
| "Cushion" | 2015 | 114 |
|
Cushion |
| "I Like U Too Much" | 2016 | 123 |
|
I Like U Too Much |
| "I Think I Love U" | 2017 | — | N/A | I Think I Love U |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
Soundtrack appearances
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (DL) |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [22] | ||||
| "First Kiss" | 2016 | — | N/A | The Miracle OST |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Deja Vu" | Unknown |
| 2015 | "Just Go" | |
| "Cushion" | ||
| 2016 | "I Like U Too Much" | |
| "First Kiss" | ||
| 2017 | "I Think I Love You" | |
Filmography
Television dramas
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Cheo Yong | Nahyun and Sumin | OCN | Episode 4 |
| 2017 | Criminal Minds | NewSun | tvN | Episodes 1-2 |
Reality shows
| Year | Title | Network | Members | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | SONAMOO's Pet House | SBS MTV | All | Cast members |
| 2015 SONAMOO | Naver TVcast | |||
| Battle SONAMOO | V Live | |||
| 2017 | Idol Drama Operation Team | KBS | D.ana | Cast member |
References
- 1 2 "'Bad girl' group Sonamoo raises the ante". The Korea Times. December 31, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Sonamoo Profile". Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (December 29, 2014). "SONAMOO Chooses Big Bang as Its Role Model". enewsWorld. Mwave. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ↑ "SONAMOO debut album peaks No. 1 on Gaon Chart". starnews. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ Lim Jeong-yeo (February 25, 2015). "SONAMOO sings 'Just Go'". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/wangkayee_/status/575186540181131264
- ↑ "(x)clusive". www.facebook.com.
- ↑ "SONAMOO to make their comeback with title track 'Cushion'! | allkpop.com". Retrieved 2015-08-05.
- ↑ WithSONΛMOO, REAL 1st (26 August 2015). "[INFO] #SONAMOO will promote their sub-title track '빙그르르' at SBS MTV The Show stage on 1 Sep.pic.twitter.com/DztQnwwdxC".
- ↑ "SONAMOO signal their June comeback with 'Green Moon'! - allkpop.com".
- ↑ "SONAMOO To Make Comeback in January". Soompi. December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- ↑ 26, D. Kim July; 2017 (2017-07-26). "SONAMOO To Kick Off 3-Month Comeback Project In August". Soompi. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
- ↑ "'컴백' 소나무, 몽환적 단체 티저..이미지 변신" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-08-01.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 [Video] Arirang Radio with Sonamoo for Deja Vu Debut, retrieved 2015-08-05
- ↑ "TS Entertainment releases rap video by fourth member of SONAMOO – Koreaboo". Retrieved 2015-08-05.
- ↑ Sonamoo Pet House Ep. 6, retrieved 2015-08-06
- 1 2 "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ↑ Total sales of Deja Vu:
- "2014년 12월 Album Chart (see #25)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
- "2015년 01월 Album Chart (see #34)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- "2015년 2월 Album Chart (see #65)". Gaon Album Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
- ↑ Total sales of Cushion:
- "2015년 07월 Album Chart (see #36)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- "2015년 08월 Album Chart (see #49)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- ↑ Total sales of I Like U Too Much:
- "2016년 06월 Album Chart (see #41)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- "2016년 07월 Album Chart (see #40)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- "2016년 08월 Album Chart (see #82)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- ↑ Total sales of I Think I Love U:
- "2017년 01월 Album Chart (see #37)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
- 1 2 "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
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