In 2007 a 24 year old Korean singer named Son Bam Di released a single called "Cry Eye" which reached number 6 on the Gaon charts and so began her star career with Pledis Entertainment.
Since then she has released four mini albums and one studio album. I first found about her in 2010 when i came across a short stage performance of her song "Can't U See"
The song reached number 12 on the Gaon chart and from the same album came the song "the Queen" which reached number 3.
She's back this year with her fourth mini album and a new song called "Dripping Tears"
I've decided to change the format of my posts. Since I started this blog i was presenting one song at a time in the hopes I would eventually cover some of my favorite songs from the past but I find that I'm barely keeping up with the industry this year.
So instead I'm going to make my posts about the artists themselves and get a bit more into their history and some of my favorite songs by those artists.
Also I changed the settings on my comments so anyone can comment . Feel free to do so. I'd love to hear other people's opinions about songs and artists. Of course any spam comments or outright abusive comments will be removed
So on that note , I will begin with an artist called Miss A. Miss A is a female group formed by JYP entertainment. The same company that formed the Wonder Girls and 2PM.
Two Chinese girls, Fei (from Hainan) and Jia (from Hunan) were recruited by the company back in 2007. From 2009 JYP was forming the girl group in China where they had a single called "Love Again" . At first they had no official name and were known as the Chinese Wondergirls or the JYP Sisters.
After some changes the two Chinese girls were paired up with two Korean girls Suzy and Min (who was added just prior to their debut). Then the release of their debut single occurred in 2010 "Bad Girl Good Girl" off their mini album "Bad but Good". The song reached number 1 on the Gaon chart.
At the MNet Asian Music Awardst hey walked away with Female Rookie Award. Best Female Dance Performance and Song of the Year
from left to right we have Jia (today aged 23); Min (today aged 21); Suzy (today aged 18); and Fei (today aged 25)
The group released a second mini album called "Step Up" that year with a single called "Breathe" which reached number 2 on the Gaon chart. Now this is not one of my favorite songs by them so you'll have to look for it yourself.
In 2011 the group released their first full studio album called "A Class" featuring their previous hits and some new tracks including the single "Goodbye Baby"
Jia's pink was a bit too much for me so the orange hair is much nicer. Personally I prefer it when the Asian girls stick with brown or orange or blondish hues and not go for the outrageous pinks and blues and greens . Actually I think the same about Caucasian girls too.
Anyways the song reached number 1 on the Gaon charts and is probably my favorite song by them. It received Best Female Dance Performance at the Mnet Asian Music Awards
In 2012 they released an extended play album called "Touch", the single reached number 2 on the Gaon chart. Again this is not a song I like much so you'll have to check it out for yourself.
They then released another extended play recently called Independent Women Part III with the single "I Don't Need A Man"
Now this is a recent release so there isn't a final stat on it yet but it has reached number 3 on the Gaon charts
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So, what is my opinion of this band? Well, like most groups I seem to only like a few songs by them and I wasn't sure if they would become a band I would really like but every year they have released at least one song that I like so it was good to see them come out with something I like by them this year. That way they stay within the circle of girl groups I will continue to follow
