15&
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Also known as | Fifteen And |
Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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Years active | 2012 | –present
Labels | JYP Entertainment |
Associated acts | JYP Nation |
Website |
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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 |
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KOR [20] | |||
Sugar |
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9 |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (download) | Album | |
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KOR Gaon [22] |
KOR Hot 100 [23] | ||||
"I Dream" | 2012 | 6 | 11 |
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Sugar |
"Somebody" | 2013 | 3 | 10 |
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"Can't Hide It" (티가 나나봐, Tiga Nanabwa) | 2014 | 1 | 3 |
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"Sugar" | 17 | 36 |
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"Love is Madness" | 2015 | 2 | — |
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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 |
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KOR Gaon [22] | ||||
"Rain & Cry" | 2014 | 46 |
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Sugar |
"Star" | 85 |
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"Not Today Not Tomorrow" | 95 |
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Filmography
Variety shows
Individual appearance on variety shows are not listed below.
Year | Title | Network | Note |
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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 |
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Best New Artist | N/A | Nominated |
2015 | Bonsang Award | Can't Hide It | Nominated | |
Popularity Award | Nominated | |||
Hallyu Special Award | Nominated | |||
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Best R&B / Soul Song | Love is Madness (feat. Kanto of Troy) | Nominated | |
2016 | Bonsang Award[30] | Nominated | ||
Popularity Award | Nominated | |||
Hallyu Special Award | Nominated |
References
- ↑ "15& Official Website".
- ↑ "박지민-백예린 15&, 컴백 티저 공개…4월 7일 'SOMEBODY' 발매".
- ↑ "JYP Entertainment Opens Park Ji Min's 15& Homepage". enews world. September 24, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ↑ "K팝스타' 박지민, JYP와 전속계약 "데뷔 앨범 준비" (in Korean). Nate. May 21, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ↑ "'K-Pop Star' winner Park Jimin signs with JYP Entertainment". allkpop. May 21, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ↑ "JYP `천재소녀` 백예린 알고보니 김조한 제자" (in Korean). Nate. October 2, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ↑ "15&'s Baek Ye Rin revealed to be a student of singer Kim Jo Han". allkpop. October 2, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ↑ "JYP Reveals ′K-Pop Star′ Park Ji Min′s Fellow Member for 15&, Baek Ye Rin". Mnet. September 27, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ↑ "JYPE releases childhood photos of 15& members". allkpop. September 26, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ↑ "Rookie duo 15& debuts with "I Dream" on 'Inkigayo'!". allkpop. October 7, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ↑ "15& successfully completes their 'school attack' guerrilla concerts". allkpop. October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ↑ "15& releases 'Can't Hide It' digital single!". allkpop. April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
- ↑ "15& release digital single 'Love Is Madness' + tops 5 music charts". allkpop. February 8, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ↑ "15& welcome you to their Valentine's Day concert with a poster". allkpop. February 5, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ↑ "15&'s Park Ji Min to make her solo debut!". allkpop. March 31, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ↑ "15&'s Park Ji Min Will Blow You Away with "Hopeless Love" MV". allkpop. April 5, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ↑ "박지민(Jimin Park) "Hopeless Love" Comeback Stage @ SBS KPOP STAR 4 2015.04.05". JYP Entertainment. April 5, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ↑ "15& 백예린, 솔로 데뷔…열아홉 소녀의 심오한 감성". OSEN. November 25, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Baek Ye Rin longs to go 'Across the Universe' in her new MV". allkpop. November 30, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 "Gaon Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard (magazine). Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ↑ Cumulative sales for "I Dream":
- "Gaon Download Chart - 2012년 10월 (October 2012)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- "Gaon Download Chart - 2012년 11월 (November 2012)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- "Gaon Download Chart - 2012년 12월 (December 2012)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Gaon Download Chart - 2013년". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ↑ "2014년 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- ↑ Sales by month:
- "Gaon Download Chart - 2014년 5월 (May 2014)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- "Gaon Download Chart - 2014년 6월 (June 2014)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ↑ "2015 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "2014년 23주차 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
- ↑ "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.