15&

15&
Also known as Fifteen And
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active 2012 (2012)–present
Labels JYP Entertainment
Associated acts JYP Nation
Website 15and.jype.com
Members

15& (Korean: 피프틴앤드, also known as Fifteen And) is a South Korean duo formed by JYP Entertainment in 2012. The duo consists of Park Jimin and Baek Yerin. 15& is a combination of their ages at debut and the ‘and’ means that they can have success into the future. They released their debut single "I Dream" on October 5, 2012.[1] They released their single "Somebody" on April 17, 2013.[2]

History

Formation

In 2012, Park Jimin was the first-place winner of the South Korean reality TV competition, "K-pop Star".[3] With the opportunity of signing with three major record labels (YG Entertainment, SM Entertainment and JYP Entertainment), she had chosen to sign with JYP Entertainment on May 21.[4][5]

When Baek Yerin was ten years old, she was introduced as a "R&B genius" on Star King.[6][7] In 2008, she auditioned with Beyoncé’s "Listen" and was accepted as a trainee at the same time as 2PM's Wooyoung and Beast's Doo-joon.[8] Yerin had been a JYP trainee for over four years before she officially debuted with Jimin.[9]

2012–2013: Debut

15&'s debut single I Dream was released on October 5, 2012. The duo's debut officially began on October 7, 2012, performing on SBS Inkigayo.[10] On October 12, 2012, 15& held their ‘school attack’ guerrilla concerts. The girls made performed at the Chungdam Middle School, Eonnam Middle School, Sungil Information High School and Dankook University. For a total of eight hours, 15& held a surprise concert at each school, performing their debut song and their cover versions of Alicia Keys's "Put It in a Love Song", and Sistar19's "Ma Boy". The event attracted a total of 5,000 in attendance. Not only the students who attended the schools were there, but also the citizens living nearby who heard the news of the free concert.[11]

15&'s second single Somebody was released on April 7, 2013. The music video showed the two parodying the "K-Pop Star" judge panel while reacting to staged auditions/cameos by Park Jin-young and some of Park Ji-min's fellow contestants from K-pop Star 1. On April 7, 2013, 15& made their comeback performance on K-pop Star 2 finale with "Somebody". Upon its release on the same day, the song rose to the summit of music charts on Olleh, Melon, Daum and others.

2014–present: Sugar

15&'s third single Can't Hide It was released on April 13. On the same day, they made their comeback performance on K-pop Star 3 finale with "Can't Hide It."[12] It was also revealed that their first album is scheduled to be released in May 2014. 15&'s first album Sugar was released on May 26, 2014. They made their comeback on Mnet's M Countdown on May 29, 2014.

They released the fourth single Love Is Madness, featuring Kanto of Troy on February 8, 2015. The song found real-time digital success, reaching #1 and #2 positions on all seven major Korean charts.[13] They performed the song for the first time along with other songs on February 14, 2015 for their Valentine's Day concert for singles.[14]

On March 31, Park Jin-young revealed that Park Ji-min would be the first member to make her solo debut.[15] She released her single and music video Hopeless Love on April 5,[16] and made her debut stage before the finals of K-pop Star 4 on the same day.[17] On November 25, JYP Entertainment released teaser images for Baek Ye-rin announcing her solo debut seven months after her groupmate's.[18] Her music video for "Across The Universe" was released on November 30, as well as her self-written debut mini-album FRANK.[19]

Members

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[20]
Sugar 9
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (download) Album
KOR
Gaon

[22]
KOR
Hot 100

[23]
"I Dream" 2012 6 11 Sugar
"Somebody" 2013 3 10
"Can't Hide It" (티가 나나봐, Tiga Nanabwa) 2014 1 3
"Sugar" 17 36
"Love is Madness" 2015 2 Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon

[22]
"Rain & Cry" 2014 46
  • KOR: 52,613 (DL)[29]
Sugar
"Star" 85
  • KOR: 25,834 (DL)[29]
"Not Today Not Tomorrow" 95
  • KOR: 23,805 (DL)[29]

Filmography

Variety shows

Individual appearance on variety shows are not listed below.

Year Title Network Note
2012 1000 Song Challenge SBS Guest
Beatles Code 2 Mnet Guest
2013 Master Chef Korea Celebrity O'live Guest (With Park Jin-young, Jia, Fei, Baek A-yeon)
1000 Song Challenge SBS Guest
People Looking for a Laugh SBS Guest
Weekly Idol MBC Every1 Guest
Global We Got Married MBC Every1 Guest (With 2PM)
Kpop Star 2 SBS Guest (Perform Somebody)
2014 Kpop Star 3 SBS Guest (Perform Can't Hide it)
After School Club Arirang Guest
Hashtag 1theK Guest
Wide Guerrilla Mini Concert Mnet Guest
MEET&GREET Mwave Guest
The Singer Game Mnet Guest (With Ha:tfelt)
Challenge! Golden Bell KBS Guest
2015 Immortal Songs 2 KBS Guest
2016 Kpop Star 5 SBS Cameo

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2013
22nd Seoul Music Awards
Best New Artist N/A Nominated
2015
24th Seoul Music Awards
Bonsang Award Can't Hide It Nominated
Popularity Award Nominated
Hallyu Special Award Nominated
7th MelOn Music Awards
Best R&B / Soul Song Love is Madness (feat. Kanto of Troy) Nominated
2016
25th Seoul Music Awards
Bonsang Award[30] Nominated
Popularity Award Nominated
Hallyu Special Award Nominated

References

  1. "15& Official Website".
  2. "박지민-백예린 15&, 컴백 티저 공개…4월 7일 'SOMEBODY' 발매".
  3. "JYP Entertainment Opens Park Ji Min's 15& Homepage". enews world. September 24, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  4. "K팝스타' 박지민, JYP와 전속계약 "데뷔 앨범 준비" (in Korean). Nate. May 21, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  5. "'K-Pop Star' winner Park Jimin signs with JYP Entertainment". allkpop. May 21, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  6. "JYP `천재소녀` 백예린 알고보니 김조한 제자" (in Korean). Nate. October 2, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  7. "15&'s Baek Ye Rin revealed to be a student of singer Kim Jo Han". allkpop. October 2, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  8. "JYP Reveals ′K-Pop Star′ Park Ji Min′s Fellow Member for 15&, Baek Ye Rin". Mnet. September 27, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  9. "JYPE releases childhood photos of 15& members". allkpop. September 26, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  10. "Rookie duo 15& debuts with "I Dream" on 'Inkigayo'!". allkpop. October 7, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  11. "15& successfully completes their 'school attack' guerrilla concerts". allkpop. October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  12. "15& releases 'Can't Hide It' digital single!". allkpop. April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  13. "15& release digital single 'Love Is Madness' + tops 5 music charts". allkpop. February 8, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  14. "15& welcome you to their Valentine's Day concert with a poster". allkpop. February 5, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  15. "15&'s Park Ji Min to make her solo debut!". allkpop. March 31, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  16. "15&'s Park Ji Min Will Blow You Away with "Hopeless Love" MV". allkpop. April 5, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  17. "박지민(Jimin Park) "Hopeless Love" Comeback Stage @ SBS KPOP STAR 4 2015.04.05". JYP Entertainment. April 5, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  18. "15& 백예린, 솔로 데뷔…열아홉 소녀의 심오한 감성". OSEN. November 25, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  19. "Baek Ye Rin longs to go 'Across the Universe' in her new MV". allkpop. November 30, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  20. "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  21. "Gaon Album Chart - 2014년 5월 (May 2014)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  22. 1 2 "Gaon Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  23. "Korea K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard (magazine). Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  24. Cumulative sales for "I Dream":
  25. "Gaon Download Chart - 2013년". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  26. "2014년 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  27. Sales by month:
  28. "2015 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  29. 1 2 3 "2014년 23주차 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  30. "Seoul Music Awards Global (scroll to K-POP STAR 2015 [LIVE VOTE] and click "Main and Popular (Overseas)" to reveal the nominees)". Seoul Music Awards. SportsSeoul. Retrieved 9 December 2015.

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