Laboum
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Laboum on October 12, 2014. Left to right, top row: Yujeong, Soyeon, ZN. Bottom row: Haein, Solbin, Yulhee. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Years active | 2014–present |
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| Website | Official website |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 라붐 |
| Revised Romanization | Rabum |
| McCune–Reischauer | Rapum |
Laboum (Korean: 라붐) is a South Korean girl group that debuted in 2014 under NH Media and Nega Network's joint venture Global H Media. Their name means "the party" in French.[1]
Biography
2014: Debut with Petit Macaron
In August 2014, NH Media and Nega Network announced the upcoming debut girl group Laboum, who had been training for four years. The group was touted as a sister group to NH Media's U-KISS and Nega Network's Brown Eyed Girls.[1]
Laboum released their debut EP Petit Macaron on August 28, 2014, following the release of their music video for title track "Pit-A-Pat" the day before. The song was written by Seo Ji-eum, known for hits such as f(x)'s "Electric Shock" and TaeTiSeo's "Twinkle", and composed by Jung Jae-yeob.[2]
On October 24, Laboum announced that they would comeback with Petit Macaron DATA PACK, a Petit Macaron re-release with extra digital contents, and a reworking of the track "What About You?". On October 31, the group held a comeback performance on Music Bank and released the song's music video, which featured a clockwork doll theme. Petit Macaron DATA PACK was released on November 3.[3]
2015: Sugar Sugar and AALOW AALOW
In late February 2015, ZN was cast to star opposite U-KISS' Kevin in the two "Milky Love" episodes of the omnibus web drama About Love. Both episodes were released on March 2 on Naver TV Cast.[4][5]
On March 16, Laboum announced they would comeback with a more mature yet refreshing concept in "Sugar Sugar", which would feature a slumber party theme. The single, it's accompanying EP, and music video were released on August 14.[6][7] Yujeong was a guest on a May episode of the popular radio program Kiss the Radio, hosted by Super Junior.
In June, Solbin was cast in the variety series Her Secret Weapon. The show focused on lesser-known girl group members and ranked them based on their performance in certain tasks that highlight the qualities female idols need to generate loyal fans.[8] Out of ten contestants, Solbin tied with Berry Good's Taeha for sixth place.
On November 26, 2015, Laboum uploaded a music video teaser for the comeback single "Aalow Aalow" to the group's official YouTube channel. The video was released on December 1 and featured an elegant, yet funky retro style.[9] On December 4, Laboum held a comeback stage for "Aalow Aalow" on Music Bank. The EP was officially released on December 6.[10]
2016–present: Makestar campaign, Fresh Adventure and Love Sign
On February 15, 2016, Laboum launched a campaign to fund their upcoming music video on the crowdfunding platform Makestar. Among other rewards, the group offered an "Honorary Producer" title in the music video credits to those who donated over a certain amount.[11] The campaign reached its goal of $8,261 in just four hours.[12]
The makestar campaign ultimately raised $27,832 – 336.9% of its original goal.[11] Laboum released the music video for "Journey to Atlantis" and its accompanying EP Fresh Adventure on April 6, 2016.[13]
On August 9, 2016 Laboum began teasing an upcoming comeback. After much anticipation they released the music video for "Shooting Love" and it's accompanying EP Love Sign on August 23, 2016.
Current members
- Kim Yu-jeong (김유정), born February 14, 1992.
- Jung So-yeon (정소연), born May 4, 1994
- ZN (지엔), born Bae Jin-ye (배진예) on June 9, 1994
- Yeom Hae-in (염해인), born May 19, 1995
- Ahn Sol-bin (안솔빈), born August 19, 1997
- Kim Yul-hee (김율희), born November 27, 1997
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| KOR [14] | |||
| Love Sign |
Track listings
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13 |
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Single albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
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| KOR [16] | |||||
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| Petit Macaron |
Track listings
Petit Macaron Data Pack
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15 |
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| Sugar Sugar |
Track listings
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17 |
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| Aalow Aalow |
Track listings
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26 |
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| Fresh Adventure |
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9 |
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| Special Gift Album 'Winter Fairy Tale' |
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TBA | |||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (DL) |
Album |
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| KOR [21] | ||||
| "Pit-A-Pat" (두근두근) | 2014 | 195 |
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Petit Macaron |
| "What About You" (어떡할래) | 148 |
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| "Sugar Sugar" | 2015 | 271 |
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Sugar Sugar |
| "Aalow Aalow" (아로아로) | 180 |
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Aalow Aalow | |
| "Journey to Atlantis" (상상더하기) | 2016 | 147 |
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Fresh Adventure |
| "Shooting Love" (푱푱) | 128 | Love Sign | ||
| "Winter Story" (겨울동화) | TBA | Special Gift Album 'Winter Fairy Tale' | ||
Soundtrack appearances
| Year | Song | Album | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "My Reason" | Collage | Yulhee with Kevin |
| 2014 | "Softly" | Can We Love? OST | Soyeon with Sum (숨) |
| 2015 | "Love Is Cold" | Sweet Home, Sweet Honey OST Part. 4 | Soyeon |
Videography
Music videos
| Year | Song |
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| 2014 | "Pit-A-Pat (두근두근)" |
| "What About You? (어떡할래)" | |
| "What About You? (어떡할래)" (dance ver.) | |
| 2015 | "Sugar Sugar" |
| "Aalow Aalow" | |
| 2016 | "Journey to Atlantis" |
| "Shooting Love" | |
| "Winter Story" |
Music video appearances
| Year | Song | Artist(s) | Member(s) |
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| 2012 | "The Original" Teaser | Brown Eyed Girls | Solbin |
| "One Summer Night" | |||
| 2013 | "Standing Still" | U-KISS | Yulhee |
| "MaMa Beat" | LC9 | Solbin, ZN | |
| "Inside of Me" | U-KISS | Yulhee | |
| "Open the Door (문을 여시오)" | Im Chang-jung | ||
| 2014 | "Shall We Dance With Dr. Lim (임박사와 함께 춤을)" | Haein, Solbin, Soyeon, Yulhee | |
| 2016 | "Ms. Burgundy" | Son Seung-yeon (Sonnet Son) | Yulhee |
| "Stalker" | U-KISS | Solbin | |
| "Thank You" | DJ Hanmin, Flawless, DizzySunn (Feat. Soyeon) | Soyeon | |
| "Sick" | Big Brain | Solbin |
Filmography
Dramas
| Year | Title | Network | Member(s) | Note |
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| 2015 | About Love | Naver TV Cast | ZN | Web Drama, 2 Episodes |
Variety shows
| Year | Title | Network | Member(s) | Note |
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| 2007 | Star King | SBS | Solbin | |
| 2014 | Idol School | MBC Music | All | Episodes 10, 12 & 13 |
| Music On! Rookie Talk | Music On! TV | All | ||
| Pops in Seoul | Arirang TV | All | September 2014 | |
| Arirang TV | All | November 2014 | ||
| After School Club | Arirang TV | All | Episode 119 | |
| Dream Team | KBS2 | ZN, Solbin, Yulhee | Girl Group Bubble Suit Championship | |
| 2015 | Dream Team | KBS2 | ZN, Haein, Yulhee | |
| 1 vs. 100 | KBS2 | Yujeong, ZN | ||
| Music Bank | KBS2 | Solbin | Special MC | |
| Her Secret Weapon | MBC Every 1 | Solbin | Contestant | |
| After School Club | Arirang TV | All | Episode 189 | |
| Hello Counselor | KBS2 | Solbin, Yulhee | Guests | |
| SNL Korea | tvN | All | Guests | |
| 2016 | The Boss Is Watching | SBS | All | Contestants; New Year Special Survival Show |
| Laboum TV | Naver V App | All | ||
| Weekly Idol | MBC Every 1 | All | Episode 246 | |
| After School Club | Arirang TV | All | Episodes 208, 227 | |
| New Star King | SBS | Soyeon, Haein, Solbin, Yulhee | Episode 24 | |
| Music Bank | KBS2 | Solbin | Co-host with Kang Min-hyuk; July 2016 - present | |
| Good Life | Channel A | Yujeong, ZN, Haein, Solbin, Yulhee | Episodes 70-71 | |
| Girl Spirit | JTBC | Soyeon | ||
| Happy Together | KBS2 | Solbin | Episode 461 | |
| Knowing Bros | JTBC | Solbin | Episode 40 | |
| Running Man | SBS | Solbin | Episode 321 | |
| My Little Television | MBC | Solbin | Episode 69,70 | |
Film
| Year | Title | Member(s) | Role | Note |
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| 2016 | Showdown | Solbin | TBA | [25] |
Reality show
| Year | Title | Network | Member(s) | Note |
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| 2016 | Laboum project | MBC Music | All | [26] |
References
- 1 2 Lee, Je-hyeon. "nh미디어-내가네트워크, 프로젝트 걸그룹 '라붐' 공개". TenAsia. Korea Entertainment Media. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ Kwon, Seok-jeong. "신인걸그룹 라붐 음원공개 소녀시대 태티서 작사가 참여". TenAsia. Korea Entertainment Media. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ Choi, Jin-sil. "라붐, 뮤비 티저 영상 공개 '태엽 인형 변신'". TenAsia. Korea Entertainment Media. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ "U-KISS' Kevin, ZE:A's Dongjun, and LABOUM's ZN Star in Omnibus Web Drama "About Love"". February 26, 2015.
- ↑ "「U-KISS」ケビン＆「LABOUM」ZN、ウェブドラマで共演". Wow! Korea. AISE Inc. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ "라붐, 27일 '슈가슈가'로 컴백..성숙 티저 공개". March 16, 2015.
- ↑ Yoon, So-hee. "라붐, 새 앨범 '두근두근' 재킷 이미지 공개.. '파자마 파티'". TenAsia. Korea Entertainment Media. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ Lee, Eun-ho. "'비밀병기 그녀' 네 번째 참가자 공개 "라붐 솔빈"". TenAsia. Korea Entertainment Media. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ Lee, Gyeong-ho. "라붐, 새 싱글 티저 공개..복고풍 요조숙녀 변신". Korea Daily. JMnet USA. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ↑ Ahn, Woorim. "Laboum to Make Its Comeback with 'Aalow Aalow'". BNTNews. bntnews. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Girl Group LABOUM M/V Production Funding Project". Makestar. Makestar. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ "Updates Tab - Girl Group LABOUM M/V Production Funding Project". Makestar. Makestar. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ Lee, Eun-jeong. "라붐, 말괄량이서 숙녀로…"청량한 노래로 돌아왔죠"". Yonhap News (in Korean). Yonhap News. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ↑ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- "Love Sign". Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ Cumulative sales for Love Sign:
- "Gaon Monthly Album Chart, October 2016". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ↑ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- "Petit Macaron". Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- "Sugar Sugar". Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- "Aalow Aalow". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- "Fresh Adventure". Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ↑ Cumulative sales for Petit Macaron:
- "Gaon Year Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
- "Gaon Monthly Album Chart, November 2014". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ↑ Cumulative sales for Sugar Sugar:
- Album Chart [End of 2015 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). p. 3. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ↑ Cumulative sales for Aalow Aalow:
- "Gaon Monthly Album Chart, December 2015". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ 2016년 상반기 결산 Album Chart [First half of 2016 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). p. 2. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ↑ Chart position on the Gaon Digital Chart:
- "Pit-A-Pat". August 30, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- "What About You". November 8, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- "Sugar Sugar". April 4, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- "Aalow Aalow". December 12, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- "Journey to Atlantis". April 9, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Gaon Monthly Download Chart, April 2016". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ↑ "Gaon Monthly Download Chart, August 2016". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ↑ "Gaon Monthly Download Chart, September 2016". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ↑ Park, Soo-jyeong. "라붐 솔빈, 영화 '대결' 캐스팅..차세대 연기돌 기대". 10Asia. Korea Entertainment Media. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/11/laboum-tease-new-solo-reality-show-laboum-project
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