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4minute

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Left to Right: Hyun A, So Hyun, Ji Yoon, Ga Yoon, Ji Hyun

4minute (포미닛) is an all girl Korean pop group, formed by Cube Entertainment.

Members

Information

Debut

Initially, 4minute was known as " Hyun A's Group" due to little information known about the group and Hyun A; a former Wonder Girls member who would re-debut with 4minute. Hyun A and Jihyun were the first members announced to be in the 5 member group. On May 14, 2009 Cube Entertainment released the official name of the group and slated their official debut for mid-June. In a statement,Cube Entertainment defined the meaning of the name "4minute" stating that they "...will give off each of their charms while performing for that 4 minute long performance on the stage, captivating the hearts of fans.” The teaser for Hot Issue, their debut MV, was released on June 11, 2009. However, the teaser sparked controversy amongst Netizens who claimed the teaser plagiarized an iPod advertisement.

Cube Entertainment released concept photo's of 4minute on June 12, 2009; promoting the "Candy Funky Style". 4minute was critisized by Netizens who declared 4minute was similar to 2NE1 and After School. Cube Entertainment assured netizens that 4minute was unique stating "Their Candy Funky Stye is different from After School, who does vivid colours and 2NE1 with the Hip Hop style. "Candy Funky" is currently very famous in Europe with the spirit of ‘Let’s go back to the 1980s’." Regardless, 4minute became the #1 searched phrase on Daum, and their popularity increased before their debut. On June 15, 2009 the MV for "Hot Issue" was officially released. 4minute debuted Hot Issue on June 18, 2009 on "MNET M!Countdown", then won the "Rookie of the Month" award from Cyworld with Hot Issue on July 1, 2009.

Sony Korea chose 4minute's un-released song "Muzik" as their MP3 Player theme, which was played in the CM. Sequentially, "ShoeMarker", a shoe company, collaborated with 4minute who endorsed their product while 4minute was asked to represent the relaunch of Pucca, a South Korean character brand. "Hot Issue" continued to have immense popularity digitally. On August 3, 2009 4minute was awarded the "Rookie of the Month" award from Cyworld for Hot Issue.

4minute acquired a Reality Show through MTV titled "MTV 4minute". The show, which was a total of 20 Episodes and 4 minutes long, first aired on August 10, 2009. 4minute completed promotions for Hot Issue and began preparing for their first mini album.

For Muzik

Cube Entertainment slated the debut mini album, titled For Muzik for an early August release. However, the mini album was postponed til August 31, 2009. For Muzik was leaked on August 28, 2009 from Venezuela via Youtube. Due to the leak, Cube Entertainment released the mini album digitally online, and For Muzik entered the charts. 4minute planned to promote For Muzik with "Muzik" and "I wont give you". Yet, "I wont give you" suffered a ban from KBS "Music Bank", deeming the lyrics inappropriate. However, 4minute experience explosive sales with "For Muzik"; the mini album hit the 20,000 mark in pre-orders.

The MV for "MUZIK" was released on September 3, 2009. 4minute debuted "MUZIK" September 5, 2009 on KBS's "Music Bank". "MUZIK" became popular among the public which led to 4minute winning a "Mutizen" for "MUZIK" at SBS "Inkigayo" on September 27, 2009. They won their 2nd award on "M! Countdown". 4minute ended "MUZIK" promotions and released the "What a girl wants" MV teaser on October 23, 2009. The debut performance was on "Music Core" on October 24, 2009.

Trivia

  • Official Fanclub: 4NIA (4 + MANIA; For Our Mania). "The mania we have gives us the strength to support 4minute".

Discography

Digital Single

Mini Album

Awards

  • [2009.07.01] Cyworld Rookie of the Month of June (4minute)
  • [2009.08.01] Korea's Cultural, Physical Education and Tourism Bureau - Rookie Music Award (4minute)
  • [2009.08.12] SBS Power Rookie (4minute)
  • [2009.09.27] SBS Inkigayo #1 (Muzik)
  • [2009.10.01] MNet M! Countdown #1 (Muzik)
  • [2009.12.10] 24th Golden Disk Awards - Yepp newcomer award (4minute)

External Links

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