Apink | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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Years active | 2011–present |
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Spinoffs | Apink Chobom |
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Website | planaent |
Apink (Korean: 에이핑크; RR: Eipingkeu; Japanese: エーピンク) is a South Korean girl group formed by IST Entertainment, (formerly Play M Entertainment,[1] A Cube Entertainment,[2] and Plan A Entertainment[3]) and managed by Choi Creative Lab as of April 2024. The group debuted on April 19, 2011, with the extended play (EP) Seven Springs of Apink. Apink currently consists of five members: Chorong, Bomi, Eunji, Namjoo, and Hayoung. Originally a septet, Yookyung left in 2013 due to educational pursuits and Naeun left upon the expiry of her contract in 2021.
Since their debut, Apink has won awards at shows such as the Golden Disc Awards, the Seoul Music Awards and the Mnet Asian Music Awards. Their first music program win was on M Countdown on January 5, 2012, for "My My" from their second EP Snow Pink. To date, Apink has released nine Korean EPs, five Korean studio albums, and three Japanese studio albums.