They released their first album, Seven Springs of Apink, on April 19 2011, and rose steadily in popularity. Their official debut was April 21, 2011 on M! Countdown. They were named "A Pink" because "A" stands for the girls always showing an "Amazing" performance while "Pink" is known to be the group's favorite color.
Pre-debut
The documentary A Pink News (aired on TrendE) first introduced A Pink to the public. The show chronicled the debut process of the members of Apink. The first member revealed was Son Na Eun who used to be a trainee of A Cube Entertainment; she was then featured in B2ST's "Beautiful", "I Like You the Best" and "Soom" music videos. The second member revealed was the group's leader, Park Cho Rong; she was revealed through B2ST's "Shock" Japanese PV. On the morning of February 21st, A Cube Entertainment set up their own Twitter account and welcomed the maknae, Oh Ha Young as the third member of A Pink. Jung Eun Ji was the fourth member revealed through A Cube's Twitter singing "I Love You I Do" and was said to be the main vocalist of the group. The next was Hong Yoo Kyung wherein they revealed her playing the piano. And the last two were Yoon Bo Mi and Kim Nam Joo which were revealed through A Cube's Official Twitter account.
The pilot episode of Apink News was aired on March 11, 2011. Each episode was featured a different celebrity guest as its anchorman. Among the stars who presented the show will also be included: G.NA, Mario, MBLAQ's Seung Ho & G.O, B2ST, 4minute, 2AM's Jinwoon, Secret's Sunhwa & Hyosung.
Before their debut the girls have been nicknamed ‘Elf Idols’, and the image has helped them in garnering contracts, like with jewelry brand “Cottiny“, and beverage brand “Ceylon Tea“.
2011: Debut, Seven Springs of Apink and Snow Pink
On April 13, A Pink released their music video teaser for their debut album, Seven Springs of Apink (EP). Done under the concept of ’spring ladies’, the seven members expressed the different charms of the spring season and emphasized their innocent beauty. A Pink released EP Seven Springs of Apink (EP) and the Music Video for 몰라요 (I Don't Know) on 19 April 2011. The MV also stars B2ST's Lee Gi Kwang.
A Pink made their first live debut stage through M.net's M! Countdown on April 21, 2011, to further promote the album.
They had their first official fanmeet where it was revealed that their pseudo-official fanclub name is "Pink Panda".
After a few weeks of promoting 몰라요 (I Don't Know), the girls promoted It Girl. Then, the group was chosen to sing 우리 그냥 사랑하게 해주세요 (Let Us Just Love) to a Korean series, "Protect The Boss" as its OST.
On October 31, 2011 it was confirmed that A Pink would be star on a new show called Birth of a Family together with Infinite. The new show will document A Pink & Infinite taking care of abandoned animals for 8 weeks or so – until the animal is adopted by a new family. In addition, the show will also feature rare animals that are not commonly seen in the company of people. The first day of filming started on November 1st, and the first episode aired on November 12.
Apink released their second mini-album, Snow Pink, on November 22, 2011, featuring the lead single [track artist=ApinkMy My[/track]. The album featured five tracks, including Yeah and Prince.
The music video teaser for My My was released on November 21, 2011. Promotions for My My began on November 25, 2011, on Music Bank. The lead single My My was particularly noted for having a sound reminiscent of girl groups of the early 2000s, such as S.E.S and FinKL.
During their promotions for My My, the group opened up a one-day idol tea cafe, serving visiting fans to raise profits for charity and preparing food and drinks themselves. The members also auctioned off some of their personal items for charity.
In November 29, A Pink were awarded the Best New Female Artist award at the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards, while labelmate Huh Gak went on to win the Best New Male Artist award.
On December 26, 2011 A Pink released a song with B2ST called "Skinny Baby" and the song was a collaboration for the school uniform brand Skool Looks. The song itself showcases the strengths of both groups and has an addictive melody and rhythm. The track was written for them by Kim Taewan and Yoon Sangjo.
2012: Une Annee
On January 5, 2012, the group won their very first music show award on Mnet's M! Countdown for My My.
A Pink's Eunji and B2ST's Yoseob released the music video for their duet song Love Day on March 13. The full single, titled "A CUBE" FOR SEASON # GREEN, was released the next day. Eunji and Yoseob performed the song on the April 7 episode of MBC's Show! Music Core.
The group performed at the Kool Haus in Toronto, Canada, to about 1,000-1,600 fans on March 21, 2012.
On April 19, A Pink released 4월 19일 (April 19th) as a gift for their fans to celebrate their one year anniversary. The song was composed by Kim Jin-hwan, and the lyrics were personally written by the group's leader,Park Cho-rong.
A Pink released their first studio album, [açbum artist=A Pink]Une Annee, on May 9. The group promoted the album by making weekly appearances on several music programs and performing "Hush". A Pink released their third single from the album, Bubibu, on July 6. The single was chosen by fans through an internet polling on Mnet's official website. The group began follow-up promotions for Bubibu on July 7.
Fans have great respect for A Pink who performed in front of a massive crowd despite the pouring rain in the MNET One Asia Tour 2012 Smile Thailand concert at the Rajamangala Stadium in Thailand on October 4.
2013: Second Cube Project + Second Collaboration & line-up changes
Eunji and Namjoo featuring Hyunseung of B2ST released the single from the project "A Cube For season # White" on January 3 to commemorate A Pink's win the year before and Eunji, Hyunseung and B2ST's successes that year. Later in January, A Pink also had second collaboration single with B2ST, titled 5! My Baby (Oh! My Baby) which is for the school uniform brand Skoolooks. On January 5, A Pink appeared at the AIA K-POP 2013 concert in Hong Kong and performed several of their hits along with other Cube Entertainment groups 4Minute and B2ST.
On the 23rd of April, it was announced that member Yookyung left the group to focus on her studies. A CUBE announced that she is to be replaced by a new member, who is expected to start promoting with the group for their comeback, expected to be in June. But recently, at A Pink's interview in a university, Yoon Bomi confirmed that A Pink will push their comeback in July. However, their was no official statement from A Cube Entertainment.
Members:
Chorong
Birth Name: Park Cho Rong (박초롱 / 朴初瓏)
Birthday: March 3, 1991
Position: Leader, Vocalist, Rapper
Height: 163 cm
Weight: 46 kg
Language: Korean
Blood Type: O
Specialty: Dancing, Hapkido
Bomi
Birth Name: Yoon Bo Mi (윤보미 / 尹普美)
Birthday: August 13, 1993
Position: Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist
Height: 162 cm
Weight: 45 kg
Language: Korean
Blood Type: O
Specialty: Cheerleading, Taekwondo, Dancing
Eunji
Birth Name: Jung Eun Ji (정은지 / 鄭恩地)
Birthday: August 18, 1993
Position: Main Vocalist
Height: 163 cm
Weight: 47 kg
Language: Korean
Blood Type: B
Specialty: Singing, piano
Naeun
Birth Name: Son Na Eun (손나은 / 孫娜恩)
Birthday: February 10, 1994
Position: Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Visual
Height: 168 cm
Weight: 47 kg
Language: Korean
Blood Type: O
Specialty: Dancing, Acting
Namjoo
Birth Name: Kim Nam Joo (김남주 / 金南珠)
Birthday: April 15, 1995
Position: Lead Vocalist, Lead Rapper
Height: 165 cm
Weight: 46 kg
Language: Korean, English
Blood Type: B
Specialty: Singing
Hayoung
Birth Name: Oh Ha Young (오하영 / 吳夏榮)
Birthday: July 19, 1996
Position: Maknae, Vocalist, Rapper
Height: 169 cm
Weight: 46 kg
Language: Korean
Blood Type: O
Specialty: Singing, Dancing
Former Member:
Yookyung
Birth Name: Hong Yoo Kyung (홍유경 / 洪瑜暻)
Birthday: September 22, 1994
Position: Vocalist, Main Rapper
Height: 167 cm
Weight: 48 kg
Language: Korean, English
Blood Type: AB
Specialty: Piano
EYES
Apink Lyrics
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언제나 날 바라봤음 했어
두 눈 가득히 날
담아줘 네 앞에 있는 날 look in my eyes
눈을 보면 나 전부 알 것 같은데
아무것도 보이질 않아
모든 게 담겨있던 눈에 yeah yeah
어두움만 가득해 oh no
이건 아냐 아냐 아니라고 나
네 눈 속에서 날 찾아봐도
Turn around around around around 제발
이미 늦어버렸죠
네 눈 속에 비친 내가 좋아서
언제나 날 바라봤음 했어
두 눈 가득히 날
담아줘 네 앞에 있는 날 look in my eyes
눈을 보면 나 전부 알 것 같은데
I know it's true
마주 잡은 두 손끝 위로
의미 없는 시간만 흘러
반복되는 지금의 우린
시간이 만든 걸까 oh no
이건 아냐 아냐 아니라고 나
네 눈을 보며 소리쳐봐도
Turn around around around around 제발
이미 늦어버렸죠
네 눈 속에 비친 내가 좋아서
언제나 날 바라봤음 했어
두 눈 가득히 날
담아줘 네 앞에 있는 날 look in my eyes
눈을 보면 나 전부 알 것 같은데 oh
아무런 대답도 없이 넌 그저 앞만 바라봐
어색한 공기만이 남아
이게 맞는 거라면 이게 우리 답이었다면
그냥 두 눈 감고 나 서있을게
먼저 가
네 눈 속에 비친 내가 좋아서
언제나 날 바라봤음 했어
두 눈 가득히 날
담아줘 네 앞에 있는 날 look in my eyes
눈을 보면 왜 맘이 아파
네 눈 속에 비친 내가 슬퍼서
나 그만 널 놓아주려고 해
이제 그만 그만
힘들게 나 하지 않을게 just say goodbye
마지막으로 한번 바라봐 줄래
따듯하게
In the lyrics of Apink's song "Eyes," the singer expresses their longing for someone they care about deeply. They mention how they love seeing themselves reflected in the other person's eyes and how they always felt the person was looking at them. The singer wants to be fully embraced and understood by the other person, as they believe that everything about themselves can be understood just by looking into their eyes.
However, as the song progresses, the singer realizes that their feelings are not reciprocated. They feel a sense of emptiness and darkness, as if all the light has disappeared. They desperately urge the other person to turn around, but it seems too late, as the connection has already been lost.
Despite the absence of any response or acknowledgement from the other person, the singer continues to hope that their love will be returned. They question why their heart hurts when they look into the other person's eyes and express their willingness to let go if it means it's the right thing to do. In the end, they ask for one last look before saying goodbye, hoping for a warm, comforting gaze.
Overall, "Eyes" portrays the feelings of unrequited love, longing, and eventual acceptance of moving on, while emphasizing the importance of genuine connections and understanding in a relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
네 눈 속에 비친 내가 좋아서
Because you like what's reflected in your eyes
언제나 날 바라봤음 했어
You've always looked at me
두 눈 가득히 날 담아줘
Please hold me in your eyes
네 앞에 있는 날 look in my eyes
Look in my eyes, I'm right in front of you
눈을 보면 나 전부 알 것 같은데
When you look into my eyes, it feels like you know everything about me
아무것도 보이질 않아
I can't see anything
모든 게 담겨있던 눈에 yeah yeah
In my eyes where everything was contained, yeah yeah
어느새 빛을 잃어버려
Suddenly lost its light
어두움만 가득해 oh no
Filled with darkness, oh no
이건 아냐 아냐 아니라고 나
This isn't it, it's not me
네 눈 속에서 날 찾아봐도
Even if you search for me in your eyes
Turn around around around around 제발
Turn around, please
이미 늦어버렸죠
It's already too late
마주 잡은 두 손끝 위로
On the fingertips we held together
의미 없는 시간만 흘러
Only meaningless time flows
반복되는 지금의 우린
We, repeating in the present
시간이 만든 걸까 oh no
Is this what time has created? Oh no
아무런 대답도 없이 넌 그저 앞만 바라봐
Without any response, you just look ahead
어색한 공기만이 남아
Only awkward air remains
이게 맞는 거라면 이게 우리 답이었다면
If this is right, if this is our answer
그냥 두 눈 감고 나 서있을게
I'll just close my eyes and stand
네 눈 속에 비친 내가 슬퍼서
Because I'm sad reflection in your eyes
나 그만 널 놓아주려고 해
I'm trying to let you go
이제 그만 그만
Now, enough, enough
힘들게 나 하지 않을게 just say goodbye
I won't make it difficult for myself, just say goodbye
마지막으로 한번 바라봐 줄래
Can you look at me one last time?
따듯하게
Warmly
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Cho Rong Park, Daisuke Shikata, Seong Chan Ahn, Sophia Pae, Suhho Song
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