Korean group AOA: composition, biography, albums

Korean group AOA - a team that consists of eight participants. They work in the label FNC Ent. If you decipher the name and translate it, it will mean "the best of angels". An interesting feature of the group is that they are divided into two separate teams - AOA Black and AOA White.

The first shows the beautiful vocals of the girls, which sounds great music. By the way, the participants of the group play themselves on musical instruments during performances. And the second collective is dance. This year, the company introduced another sub-unit called AOA Cream.

FNC Ent - record label

FNC Entertainment is a subsidiary of the conglomerate CJ Croup. It was founded in 2006 by Han Son Ho. The first time the company was not very good. But after the headquarters of the label was moved to the area where other successful offices are located, popularity did not wait.

The success of the company was brought by the first group - FTIsland. This male musical team consists of 5 people, the leader is Chon Hong (and not Hon Ki, as many newcomers believe). The official color of the group is yellow, the fans call themselves prima donnas. The debut took place in 2007.

In a couple of years, the company is releasing a second group, similar to the first group, CNBlue. Their leader is Yong Hwa's boyfriend, there are four people in the team. The color is blue.

In 2012, the debut took place already in the women's group AOA. The company FNC Entertainment became Zhiming. Official shade is golden. There are 7 + 1 participants in the group. I wonder what that means? Read on!

Early career AOA

While in America and Europe the popularity of young groups is falling, in South Korea interest in them is only warming up.

The musical collective becomes interesting to listeners due to a unique presentation. On the official site, which opened in the year of the debut, the history of the "angels" represented by the participants is presented. It consists in the fact that in the sky there once lived 7 angels. Each of them received a unique gift from God. The last - the eighth - was a half-angel. The keys to the doors of the Earth, where gifts were hidden, were only with him.

The first single was presented on June 28, 2012. The official debut took place in August. In autumn the AOA group presented the second single, which brought unprecedented success.

In the Russian-speaking countries this team is not as popular as 2NE1, SNSD, f (x), Red Velvet, but they have a strong fandom in China and Japan.

Korean Releases

Albums and other releases released by AOA:

1. The single-album Angels Story was presented on July 30, 2012. It included 4 songs. More than 1500 copies were sold.
2. The single-album Wanna Be was presented to listeners on October 9, 2012. There were three songs in it. As for sales, this time the company sold more than 2500 copies.
3. Red Motion delighted the audience with its release on November 14, 2013. More than 3,000 copies were sold. The album includes two new songs.
4. With the Miniskirt disc, which had 2 singles and instrumental versions, the girls received the award. They released the album AOA on January 16, 2014. Sold more than 9,500 copies.
5. Release of the first mini-album Short Hair took place on June 19, 2014. It got 7 songs. More than 16 thousand disks have disappeared.
6. The second mini-album with 6 songs was sold in an amount of 25 thousand copies. The release took place on November 10, 2014. AOA received 1 reward for it.
7. Heart Attack, which became the third mini-album, was released on June 22, 2015. Girls start catching up and get 3 rewards! The album included 6 tracks. Sold 46 thousand copies.
8. The fourth mini-album Good Luck was released on May 16, 2016. It included five tracks. With him, the girls received 3 awards.

The material that the AOA Black subgroup produced:

• The album of two full songs and two instrumental versions called Moya was released on July 26, 2013.

Releases AOA Cream:

• On February 12, 2016 girls from the subgroup presented the single album I'm Jelly Baby.

Japanese releases

Albums and other releases from AOA, released on the Japanese market:

1. On October 1, 2014, the single-album Miniskirt appeared, which includes 6 songs. Of these: three - karaoke versions, one - instrumental and one - Korean in the new processing. More than 12,000 copies were sold.
2. Exactly one year later the single-album Like a Cat is released. It included 6 songs. Sold more than 21 thousand disks.
3. AOA June 29, 2015 release the first mini-album called Heart Attack, which also has 6 songs. It sold in quantities of 26 thousand copies.
4. The first full-length album Ace of Angels was released on October 14, 2015. It included 11 songs. Just 5 days after the release, 20,000 disks were sold.
5. On April 20, 2016, the band released Give Me the Love single-album together with one Japanese artist. It included 7 songs.

Chinese releases

Chinese albums and other releases of AOA:

1. The first album in China was released on August 29, 2014. It included 7 songs. Interestingly, they are all in Korean.
2. September 26, 2014 was released a collection of songs, which included 13 singles.
3. The mini-album Like a Cat Korean band AOA released on December 19, 2014. The tracks included in it, only six.
4. June 31, 2015, the group presented the track in Chinese. He came out alone, so this is a single-album. The name is Heart Attack.

Park Cho Ah / Park Cho A

The girl was born on March 6, 1990 (26 years) in Incheon. Its height is 160 cm, weight - 42 kg. In the group she takes the position of the main vocalist and guitarist. Pak Choa has long been dreaming of acting in advertising for soya. Her favorite color is white, and the thing is aipad. The peculiarity is that if a girl does not have a mood, she is always silent. But if Choa is in a good mood, then do not calm her down.

Shin Ji Min / Shin Ji Min

Jimin (such is her pseudonym) was born on January 8, 1991 (25 years). In the group she has the role of leader, rapper and guitarist. Her height is 160 cm.

One day my mother gave her a guitar. The girl called her Mimi. In the family, Jimin is not alone, she has an older sister. She lived for a while in China (about 2 years), so she knows Chinese well. Four years after the end of the training in playing musical instruments, the girl showed carpal tunnel syndrome. It manifests itself by numbness, tingling and pain in the hand. Two years ago, she could hardly play, but now her condition has returned to normal.

Seo Yu Na / So Yu Na

Korean group AOA has an excellent vocalist, whose name is Yuna. She was born on December 30, 1992 (24 years) in Busan. Due to some peculiarities of her throat, she does not drink cola and coffee before the performance, as they have a bad influence on her ability to sing. Youna's younger sister is also engaged in the music industry. However, she was not very lucky, and little is known about her group.

Seo You Kyung

The girl's nickname is Yuken. She was born on March 15, 1993 (23 years). She joined the band in 2011. But it is noteworthy that Yuken is not a member of the main AOA team, but only acts with AOA Black. The girl explained this by saying that she wants to develop purely in the musical direction, and her choreography is of little interest. That's why even official sources indicate that there are 7 + 1 participants in the team. In the group is a vocalist and drummer.

Shin Hye Jeong / Shin Hye Jeong

August 10, 1993, the world appeared Hejong. At the moment she is 23 years old. She is a vocalist. The Korean group AOA has united girls, each of which has either a brother or a sister, but Hejong is the only one in the family. Since childhood, she was a shy girl, confidence in her appeared only when Hezheon became cheerleader.

Kwon Min Ah / Kwon Min A

Mina was born in Busan on September 21, 1993 (23 years). In the group he takes the position of bass guitar and rapper. Listening to the company, it was held in the distant 2009. The mine is the lowest in the AOA. The songs that they release, she really likes, she repeatedly stated this in an interview. If the girl starts to be nervous or is under stress, she relieves her depressed state with the help of ordinary walking.

Kim Seol Hyun / Kim Sol Hyun

On January 3, 1995 (21 years), Solchen was born in Bucheon. In the band he is a vocalist. Even before the official debut, the girl starred in the video of the popular band FTIsland. He is quite afraid of insects, especially crickets.

Kim Chan Mi / Kim Jang Mi

In Kumi on June 19, 1996 (20 years) was born Chanmi. In the group he takes the position of the youngest (makne), as well as the dancer and rapper.

She has few friends. This is due to the fact that she became a trainee early.