Fin.K.L

Fin.K.L
Left to right: Sung Yu-ri, Ock Joo-hyun, Lee Jin, Lee Hyori
Left to right: Sung Yu-ri, Ock Joo-hyun, Lee Jin, Lee Hyori
Background information
OriginSouth Korea
Genres
Years active
  • 1998–2002
  • 2005
  • 2019
LabelsDSP
Members
Websitehttp://finkl.dspenter.com (archived on July 11, 2006)
Korean name
Hangul
핑클
Revised RomanizationPingkeul
McCune–ReischauerP'ingk'ŭl

Fin.K.L (Korean: 핑클) is a South Korean girl group formed by DSP Media in 1998 consisting of members Lee Hyori, Ock Joo-hyun, Lee Jin, and Sung Yu-ri. Fin.K.L was one of the most popular K-pop groups of the late 1990s and early 2000s, alongside rival girl group S.E.S.[1] The group cemented their popularity in South Korea with the release the songs "To My Boyfriend" in 1998, "Eternal Love" in 1999, and "Now" in 2000.

The group released four full-length albums: Blue Rain (1998), White (1999), Now (2000), and Forever (2002). They won several major awards including New Artist of the Year at the 1998 Golden Disc Awards, the Grand Prize at the 1999 Seoul Music Awards, and Best Female Group at the 2000 Mnet Music Video Festival.[2][3][4]

Fin.K.L became inactive after releasing the single, "FinKL", in 2005.[5] However, Fin.K.L reunited on a variety show in July 2019 and released Fin.K.L Best Album, including a new song titled "Just Like the Song That Remains" on September 22.[6]

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  2. ^ "골든디스크 역대수상자". Golden Disc Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "[서가대 D데이⑤]역대 서울가요대상을 빛낸 수상팀은 누구?". Sports Seoul (in Korean). January 25, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "2000 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" Archived August 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  5. ^ Gang, I-hyang (May 23, 2018). ""영원한 우정"…제주도에서 3년 만에 뭉친 핑클 '완전체'". KBS News (in Korean). Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  6. ^ "핑클, 14년만 신곡 발표…"김현철 지원사격, 22일 발매" [공식]". entertain.naver.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019.