Apink

Apink
Apink in April 2022 (From left to right: Chorong, Hayoung, Namjoo, Bomi, Eunji)
Apink in April 2022
(From left to right: Chorong, Hayoung, Namjoo, Bomi, Eunji)
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2011–present
Labels
SpinoffsApink Chobom
Members
Past members
Websiteplanaent.co.kr/apink (in Korean)

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.

  1. ^ Sun, Mi-kyung (November 12, 2021). 에이핑크➝더보이즈 소속사, IST엔터로 새 출발..글로벌 엔터 목표[공식] [Apink➝The Boyz's agency, a new start as IST Entertainment... Global entertainment goal [Official]]. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. ^ EXID·에이핑크 소속사, 나란히 사명 변경 왜 [Why EXID and Apink's agency changed their names side by side] (in Korean). entertain.naver.com/. March 2, 2016. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  3. ^ [공식입장] 플랜에이·페이브 합병...'플레이 M' 이름으로 새 출발 [[Official position] Plan A and Fave merger... A new start under the name 'Play M']. Naver (in Korean). March 29, 2019. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.