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Fresh off the success of the boy band, Super Junior, SM Entertainment began preparations to repeat the same success with a girl group. After a couple of years of planning, the company decided to have the group consist of nine members. Jessica Jung , Lee Soon-kyu aka Sunny , Tiffany Hwang, Hyoyeon, Kwon Yuri, Choi Soo-young, Im Yoon-ah, and Seohyun, with Kim Tae-yeon assigned as the group leader. The name, Girls' Generation, was deprived from a 1989 song of the same title by Lee Seung-chul. Though the group did perform on stage and came out with their first single, "Into the New World" in July, their official debut wasn't until August 5th, 2007. Their first album, self-titled "Girls' Generation", was released November 1st and became a smash hit with singles like "Girls' Generation", "Kissing You", and "Baby Baby". In 2009, the group released a mini album "Gee". Their first single off of the album, "Gee", was released the same day and became an instant hit. The single reached #1 and broke records all over Korea. That same year, the group planned their first official Asian Tour. Tickets went on sale November 19th and sold out in three minutes. In January 2010, the group released their second full length album, "Oh!". The album became the second highest selling album of the year, behind Super Junior's "Bonamana", and even made the Top 10 in both Taiwan and Japan. In May 2010, Girls' Generation signed on with the Japanese record company, Nayutawave Records, for their Japanese promotions. A Japanese version of one of their old Korean singles, "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)", was released in August. With success in both Korea and Japan, the girls set their sights on the international market. They signed on with the Universal Music Group, in the United States, in 2011. Their first English single, "The Boys", was released through Interscope Records. The single was co-written by band member, Tiffany, and was produced by Teddy Riley. The girls became the musical guests of TV talk shows like "David Letterman" and "Live With Kelly and Michael". They even performed at Madison Square Garden. The group's success has continued to rise. Performing in Korea, Japan, and many other countries. In 2013, their single, "I Got a Boy", won best music video of the year at the very first YouTube Music Awards, beating famous singers like Miley Cyrus, Psy, and Justin Bieber; and was ranked #5 in TIME Magazine's Top 10 Songs of 2013. In September 2014, the girls became the first K-pop group ever to have three Youtube videos with 100 million or higher views: "Gee", "I Got a Boy", and "The Boys". "I Got a Boy" also set the record for the shortest amount of time that it took to reach 100 million views for K-pop. Though the girls still make music, they've starred in many reality shows and documentaries, they've acted in TV shows and movies, and have been hosts on both TV and radio. On September 29th, 2014, it was announced that Jessica had been removed from the group due to lack of commitment with group activities.- Music Artist
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Koda Kumi was the first girl born into her family in a number of generations. She dreamed of becoming a singer ever since she was in elementary school, but had to put off this dream until she turned eighteen and debuted with a single titled Take Back. She became known for her fresh urban style and her signature streaky blond hair, as well as dressing a bit on the revealing side. Her music also gradually found success, and she has been there ever since.- Music Artist
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Kwon Boa, commonly stylized and known by her stage name BoA, which is a backronym for Beat of Angel, is a South Korean singer and actress active in South Korea, Japan, and the United States. She is referred to as the Queen of Korean Pop.
BoA was born and raised in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. She was discovered by SM Entertainment talent agents when she accompanied her older brother to a talent search. In 2000, after two years of training, she released ID; Peace B, her debut Korean album. Two years later, she released her debut Japanese album, Listen to My Heart, becoming the first Korean pop star to break through in Japan following the fall of barriers that had restricted the import and export of entertainment between the countries since the end of World War II.
On October 14, 2008, BoA debuted in the United States with the single "Eat You Up" and released her debut English-language album, BoA on March 17, 2009.
BoA's multilingual skills (she speaks Japanese and English along with native Korean and has recorded songs in Chinese) have contributed to her commercial success throughout East Asia. She is the only foreign artist to have three albums selling more than one million copies in Japan and is one of only two artists to have six consecutive number-one studio albums on the Oricon charts since her debut, the other being Ayumi Hamasaki. BoA has sold over 10 million records throughout her career, including albums, singles, and DVD's.- Actress
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Jolin Tsai was born on September 15, 1980 in Hsinchuang, Taiwan, and she is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and businesswoman. She began her singing career by winning a television singing competition produced by MTV Mandarin in 1998, and in the next year she released her debut album. The Queen of C-Pop who never stops reinventing herself, she is a seven-time Golden Melody Award-winner who has sold over twenty-five million records in Asia. Her acting career, however, is another story. In 2001, she made her acting debut as a guest appearance in the TV series, Six Friends. She followed it with guest appearances in two other TV series: Come to My Place (2002) and In Love (2002). Moreover, she scored a minor cult hit with the TV series, Hi Working Girl (2003), starring alongside Taiwanese actor Show Lo. In 2007, she played the title role in the film, Agent J (2007), to further promote her album under the same title. In 2016, she joined the voice cast of the animated film, Zootopia (2016), and voiced Judy Hopps in the film's Taiwan edition.- Actress
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2NE1 was a South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment, which was active between 2009 and 2016. The group was composed of four members: Bom, CL, Dara, and Minzy. Known for breaking typical stereotypes of K-pop, musical experimentation, fashion, and stage presence, they are recognized for expanding girl group styles in the Korean music industry and have become one of the leading figures of the Korean wave.
The group was introduced in March 2009 after appearing on the promotional single "Lollipop" alongside label-mate Big Bang. 2NE1 rose to prominence with the release of their debut extended play 2NE1 (2009), which featured the singles "Fire" and "I Don't Care". The latter was named the Mnet Asian Music Award for Song of the Year, making 2NE1 the first idol group to receive a Daesang (grand prize) in the same year of debut. They followed up their debut EP with their first studio album, To Anyone (2010), and their second EP; the latter produced four chart-topping singles including Bom's "Don't Cry", "Lonely", "I Am the Best" and "Ugly". Considered the first international tour by a K-pop girl group, their New Evolution Global Tour visited eleven cities in seven countries in Asia and North America in 2012, and their show at the Prudential Center in New Jersey was named the second-best concert of the year by The New York Times.
2NE1 released their final studio album, Crush, in 2014. It was the first album by a Korean artist to break into the top 100 of the US Billboard 200, debuting at number 61, and remaining the highest-charting Korean album for over two years. By the end of 2014, 2NE1 amassed a total of nine number-one songs on the Gaon Digital Chart. After a period of group hiatus, Minzy announced her departure from 2NE1 in April 2016, while YG Entertainment announced that the other three members had disbanded that November. Their final single, "Goodbye", was recorded as a trio and was released in January 2017. In April 2022, 2NE1 performed for the first time since their disbandment at the Coachella festival as a surprise reunion, which was named by several publications as one of the year's best performances at the festival.
The group won numerous accolades throughout their career, including nine Melon Music Awards, eleven Cyworld Digital Music Awards, and ten Mnet Asian Music Awards, and were the first artist to receive all three grand prizes at the latter by their second year. The group has sold 66 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.- Music Artist
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Half African-American and Korean, Crystal Kay became one of the youngest RIAJ Certified pop-artists in Japan at the age of 13. With over 3 Platinum Albums and 6 Gold Albums, Crystal Kay is one of the most successful non-group J-pop artists in Japan. Crystal Kay is a Universal Music Artist with EpicRecords and was previously signed with Sony Music. Her single "Shine" was one of the most watched YouTube singles for a Japanese Artist in 2016.- Music Artist
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Namie Amuro is a Japanese former recording artist, producer, dancer, model, actress, and entrepreneur who was active between 1992 and 2018. A leading figure in the Japanese entertainment industry since the early 1990s, Amuro is known for breaking the youthful idol stereotype of J-Pop, changing the fashion trends and lifestyle of women in Japan, her experimentation across music styles, and for her visual imagery in music videos and live performances. Due to her career longevity, resilience, professionalism, efforts behind-the-scenes in the music industry, and her way of life, she is considered a pop culture icon in Japan and Asia. She has been referred to as the "Diva of the Heisei Era" and the "Queen of Japanese Pop", and has been recognized as having the influence and career impact domestically equivalent to artists such as Janet Jackson and Madonna in Western music and pop culture.
Born in Naha, Okinawa, Japan, Amuro debuted as the lead singer of the idol group Super Monkeys when she was 14 years old. Despite early sales disappointments, she ventured into modeling and acting, attracting domestic attention with the group's best-selling single "Try Me (Watashi o Shinjite)". She signed to Avex Trax in 1995 and debuted as a solo artist with the single "Body Feels Exit". Her 1996 studio album, Sweet 19 Blues, sold over 3 million copies, setting the record at the time for the biggest-selling album by a female artist in Japan and the highest-selling album debut in the world. One of the singles from her album Concentration 20 (1997), "Can You Celebrate?", is the best-selling single by a solo female artist in Japanese music history. From 1999, Amuro partnered with international musicians and producers on her records, beginning with Genius 2000 (2000).
In the early 2000s, Amuro's music evolved from pop to R&B, and she saw a decline in sales. Play (2007), her eighth studio album, began the period of commercial resurgence. She continued to experiment musically, moving to electronic dance music and English language songs with follow-up records Uncontrolled (2012) and Feel (2013). She subsequently released her eleventh studio album Genic (2015) and her last compilation album Finally (2017), which contains re-recordings of her selected singles from 1992 to 2017.
Amuro is noted within the Japanese entertainment industry for "producing" and managing her own career. Aside from music, she has appeared in various advertisement campaigns in Japan and founded her own management company Stella88, and her own record label Dimension Point.
Having sold more than 40 million records, Amuro is recognized as one of the best-selling artists in Japan by Oricon. Since her solo debut, she achieved top 10 singles for 23 consecutive years (#1 for solo artists). All of her albums are certified Platinum, and her debut solo album, Sweet 19 Blues, was the best-selling album in Japan. She is the only artist in Japan to sell a million albums in her teens, 20s, 30s, and 40s. Her last album, Finally, topped the year-end album charts of both Oricon and Billboard Japan for two consecutive years (the first and only artist in the Japanese Music Industry to do so). Amuro has frequently been noted for her live performances at music award ceremonies and is the recipient of the World Music Awards, Japan Record Awards, Japan Gold Disc Awards, and MTV Video Music Awards Japan, among many others.
On September 16, 2018, Amuro officially retired from the music and entertainment business.