Apink
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, A Cube Entertainment, and Plan A Entertainment). The group debuted on April 19, 2011, with the extended play (EP) Seven Springs of Apink. Apink currently consists of five members: Park Cho-rong, Yoon Bo-mi, Jeong Eun-ji, Kim Nam-joo, and Oh Ha-young. Originally a seven-member group, Hong Yoo-kyung left in 2013 and Son Na-eun left in 2022.
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Apink in July 2018 (From left to right: Na-eun, Bo-mi, Ha-young, Cho-rong, Eun-ji, Nam-joo) | |
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| 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 |
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.
On April 29, 2021, Play M Entertainment officially announced that Na-eun had left the agency following the expiration of her exclusive contract, while the other five members of Apink had renewed their contracts with the agency. She remained a member of Apink until April 8, 2022, before withdrawing from the group.