Jewelry (쥬얼리), was a South Korean girl group created and managed by Star Em… Read Full Bio ↴Jewelry (쥬얼리), was a South Korean girl group created and managed by Star Empire Entertainment. They debuted in 2001 with their first album Discovery. The group was the longest-running Korean girl group (with more than 2 members), surpassing super-group Baby V.O.X., until their disbandment in 2015.

Members (as of 2014):

Yewon (예원)
* Full Name: Kim Yewon (김예원)
* Born: December 5, 1989
* Height: 162 cm
* Weight: 45 kg
* Bloodtype: O
* Education: Myongji College, Applied Music
* Hobbies/Skills: Listening to Music
* Position: Main Vocals, Leader

-Was a Star Empire trainee for five years.
-Joined Jewelry May/June 2010.
-Revealed to be the 4th Jewelry member in January 19. 2011.

Links:
* Cyworld
* Minihompy
* Twitter

Semi (세미)
* Full Name: Park Semi (박세미)
* Born: October 8, 1990
* Height: 163 cm
* Weight: 44 kg
* Bloodtype: A
* Education: Chosun University, Chinese Studies
* Hobbies/Skills: Watching Movies
* Position: Maknae, Vocals

-Superstar K Season 1 contestant in 2009. Made it into the top 10.
-Former student of Plug In Music.
-Signed up with Star Empire in November 2009 after Superstar K.
-Revealed to be a member of Jewelry in June 15, 2010.

Links:
* Cyworld
* Minihompy
* Twitter

Former Members: Park JungAh, Seo InYoung, Lee JiHyun, Jo MinAh, Jun EunMi, Eunjung (은정), Baby-J.

After less-than-stellar sales of the first album, two of the singers were replaced. A year later, their second album Again was released, with better results. Full of strong ballads the album quickly yielded two high-charting singles — "Tonight" and "Again" — which started the group's rise to popularity. This was quickly followed by their third album Beloved.

After the success of their sophomore album, Jewelery left for Japan to start on their career there in 2004 with their first single ココロが止まらない (Kokoro no Tomaranai) under the independent label Giza Studio. After releasing a few materials there with mediocre sales, the group eventually left to return to their native country to release their fourth album.

By the time their fourth album Superstar came out in the beginning of 2005, Jewelry has since shed their "cute image" concept. Following the trend in Korean pop, they became sexier and more womanly, which helped bring about their current level of success. The first single "Superstar" was a driven rock song and surprisingly became a huge hit. They followed this up with the sexy R&B number "Passion", which also charted strongly. In 2006, Jewelry took a break from the South Korean music industry in order to focus on Japan. During that time, member Ji-Hyun left to pursue an acting career. In early November, news also leaked out that another member, Cho Min-Ah, had also left, which forced their record company to look for a second replacement member. As Park Jung-Ah and Seo In-Young had solo projects, a new album was not expected until mid-2007.

In early 2008, Jewelry returned to the music scene with their new members Ha Joo Yeon and Kim Eun Jung with the release of their fifth album, Kitchi Island. Released on February 20, 2008, the album featured the single "One More Time", a cover of In-Grid's song. It is their most successful single to date gaining the group many awards and topping music charts as well as staying on the no. 1 spot for 7 weeks on KBS' Music Bank and MBC's Music Core. They followed the single up with the cheerleader-rock song 모두 다 쉿! (Everyone Shh!). At the end of the year they were awarded a Golden Disk for highest digital sales of 2008.

In June of 2009 the girls released a new single titled "Super Star" with the song "Rally" which features rapper Nassun. The song is for MNet's talent competition, Superstar K, which is similar to American Idol and Britain's Got Talent. A music video was also released and features the group's performance of the song on Mnet's M! Countdown as well as scenes of Superstar K.

About a week prior to the album release, the song "Strong Girl" was released as a digital single. Their 6th album Sophisticated was released on the 27th of August and features the single "Vari2ty", the music video for the song was also released on the same day.

It was announced in December 2009 that members Seo In Young and Park Jung Ah would be leaving the group after completing promotional activities for Sophisticated and fully commit to their solo careers. Park stated that as an original member of Jewelry and being with the group for 10 years, it was time for her to depart. Korean media reports Superstar K top 10 contender Semi as highly likely to replace them.

A repackaged edition of their 6th album entitled End And.. was released in December 17th, 2009 with the single "Love Story". It was composed by the same producer of Davichi's hit song "Hate Though I Love You" and describes the feelings of Seo In Young and Park Jung Ah's departures.

On June 14, 2010, it has been announced that Semi, one of the Top 10 finalists in Superstar K Season 1, will be joining Jewelry. On November 17, Star Empire Entertainment announced that they were planning on changing the group's name but later announced on December 15 Jewelry would retain their group name and would not change it, they also announced the group's comeback was delayed until January 2011.

On January 17, 2011, Jewelry released their comeback teaser with their new members. The teaser featured the group practicing their choreography and also had clips of the girls casually hanging out together. The group underwent a 180 degree change, shedding their cutesy image and changing into a more powerful 'locking' hip hop dance style and b-girls concept. It was revealed that the group would have their comeback release a digital single on January 27, 2011, entitled "Back It Up", produced by Outsidaz. Two days later on January 19, 2011, it was revealed that Jewelry's fourth member, Yewon, had joined Jewelry. Yewon was revealed by fans through a 'Jewelry Puzzle Game', which also revealed a 20 second teaser of "Back It Up". It was known that Yewon was a trainee under Star Empire Entertainment for 4 years and was born in 1989.

On March 3, 2014, it was revealed that Eunjung's contract had expired and she would be leaving the group. Yewon was casted on a weekend drama, Hotel King. In the drama, she played the role of an enthusiastic front desk officer on 'Hotel King'. On April 17, 2014, Yewon host a talk show Mnet Mcountdown Begins with Kwill. Semi in a new sitcom, Boarding House no 24 as Park Semi who is the niece of the boarding house.
On November 19, 2014, Baby J revealed that she will be leaving Jewelry as her contract expired last August. It was also revealed that Semi would not be renewing her contract after it expired that month. On January 7, 2015, the group was officially confirmed as disbanded

소나기
Jewelry Lyrics

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알아 우린 이렇게
서로 웃고 있어도
시간에 흩어져야 하는
그런 사랑이라는걸
내게 너의 기억만 혼자 남긴채
간다고 애써힘들게말할필요는없어
처음 너를 보던날 내게건넨 미소가
어느새 내 맘속에 번져와

가득히 날 채웠는데
아직못다보여진나의사랑을 남긴채
너는 그렇게 떠나가야만 하니
그냥 모른척 떠나줘
나에겐 눈물만 남겨질
마지막 인사까지 할 수는 없어
우리 이대로 헤어져
다신 볼수는 없어도 지금처럼
너를 내 맘속에 간직할꺼야
사랑해 잊지마 우리 짧은 사랑
흘러내린 소나기처럼
이제는 그쳐야만
하지만 언젠가 다시
만날 날을 기다리면 돼
그때는커버린나의사랑 줄수 있게
혼자 울기만 했었어
잘가란 말조차 못했어
점점 더 멀어지는 니 모습 보며
아무 준비도 없이
널 그저 보내야 했지만
내맘가득너를영원토록간직할꺼야
사랑해 잊지마 우리 짧은 사랑
흘러내린 소나기처럼
이제는 그쳐야만 하지만
언젠가 다시 만날날을 기다리면돼
그때는 커버린 나의사랑 줄수있게

그럼 넌 웃으며
내 맘 모두 받으면 돼

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Jewelry's song "소나기" (Sudden Shower) convey the bittersweet emotions of a love that must come to an end despite the smiles shared between the two individuals involved. The singer acknowledges the fleeting nature of their love that must eventually be scattered by time, leaving only memories behind. The singer reflects on the day they first met and the smile you gave them, which quickly spread through their heart, filling them completely. Despite not being able to fully express their love that remains unseen, the singer understands that you must leave in this way, silently departing and leaving only tears in their wake. They cannot bring themselves to say a final goodbye, choosing instead to part ways as they are, cherishing your memory within their heart.

As the singer grapples with the inevitable separation, they resign themselves to the fact that they may never see you again, but they vow to hold onto your memory just as fervently as they do in the present moment. They express their love for you and urge you not to forget the brief but impactful love they shared, comparing it to a fleeting rain shower that must eventually stop. Despite the pain of parting, they find solace in the hope of meeting again someday, when they can finally reveal the love they've kept hidden within them. The singer reflects on their inability to bid you a proper farewell, watching you drift further away without any preparation, ultimately having to let you go without being able to express their true feelings.

The lyrics emphasize the difficulty of saying goodbye when the time comes for separation, highlighting the singer's struggle to come to terms with the end of their relationship. Despite not being able to utter the words "goodbye" and watching you become increasingly distant, the singer is determined to hold onto the love they feel for you eternally. They implore you to remember their love even as they accept that the sudden shower of their love must come to an end. However, they hold onto the hope of a future reunion, believing that when that time comes, they will be able to freely express the depths of their love that have remained concealed. In the end, the singer relinquishes their love with a sense of resignation, hoping that you will receive it with a smile as they hold onto your memory forevermore.

Line by Line Meaning

알아 우린 이렇게
Understand that we are like this

서로 웃고 있어도
Even though we are smiling at each other

시간에 흩어져야 하는
We must be scattered by time

그런 사랑이라는걸
That kind of love

내게 너의 기억만 혼자 남긴채
Leaving me alone with only memories of you

간다고 애써힘들게말할필요는없어
There's no need to struggle to say goodbye

처음 너를 보던날 내게건넨 미소가
The smile you gave me when I first saw you

어느새 내 맘속에 번져와
Slowly spread in my heart

가득히 날 채웠는데
Completely filled me

아직못다보여진나의사랑을 남긴채
Leaving my unseen love behind

너는 그렇게 떠나가야만 하니
Must you leave like that?