1) Red Velvet (레드벨벳) i… Read Full Bio ↴There are three artists who go by Red Velvet:
1) Red Velvet (레드벨벳) is a five-member South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment in 2014. The group consists of Irene (아이린), Seulgi (슬기), Wendy (웬디), Joy (조이), and Yeri (예리). Their name is a play on their dual concept of "red" and "velvet;" the "red" half is their brighter and bubblier side, while their "velvet" image is their softer, more mature and elegant concept.
Debuting in 2014, Red Velvet was originally a four-member group. Three of the original four members of Red Velvet were previously part of S.M. Entertainment's pre-debut team, SM Rookies. Seulgi, the first member who joined the agency, was brought in through an audition in 2007. Irene, the next member to join the company, was cast in 2009. Joy, the member who wasn't part of SM Rookies, auditioned through the SM Global Audition in Seoul in 2012. As part of SM Rookies, several clips of Irene and Seulgi were released on S.M. Entertainment's official YouTube account. The three members were rumored to debut as a group in July 2014, which was then later confirmed by SM Entertainment. With the addition of member Joy, the four-member group would debut as Red Velvet - SM Entertainment's first girl group in five years, after f(x).
Red Velvet's debut single "행복 (Happiness)" was digitally released on August 4, 2014. The music video was released on August 1, and later become the second most viewed K-pop video worldwide in August 2014; on the same day, the group made their official debut stage on the music program Music Bank.
Red Velvet released their second digital single "Be Natural" on October 13, 2014. It is a remake of a song by veteran SM Entertainment girl group, S.E.S.. The track features Taeyong, former member of SM Rookies' male unit named SR14B, as well as a member of NCT. The group started their promotional activities for this release on October 9, making their first appearance on the music program, M! Countdown. The music video for the song was released on the same day.
On March 11, 2015, SM Entertainment released a video announcing the addition of a new member to the group's lineup—Yeri. On March 14, "Automatic," the group's first music video featuring Yeri, was released. The following day, they released their first mini-album "Ice Cream Cake", along with the music video for "Ice Cream Cake." It was also announced by S.M. Entertainment that both "Automatic" and "Ice Cream Cake" would be promoted as double lead singles of the album.
In early September 2015, S.M. Entertainment announced that the group would be making a comeback, and on September 9, 2015, Red Velvet released their first full length album "The Red". The album features ten tracks, including the title track, "Dumb Dumb." The album focuses on their "red" image, which is supposed to be the group's bright and bold side. On December 18, 2015, the group took part in S.M. Entertainment's special winter project, Winter Garden, alongside label-mates f(x) and BoA, releasing a digital single titled "세가지 소원 (Wish Tree)."
While promoting "The Red", it was hinted at by the members and S.M. Entertainment that there would be a follow up album, but nothing was confirmed at that time. In March 2016, it was announced that the group would make a comeback with the group's second mini album. "The Velvet" was released on March 17, 2016 as a direct follow up to their first album "The Red". While "The Red' focuses on the "red" half of the group's image, "The Velvet' focuses on the group's smooth and soft "velvet" image. The title track, "7월 7일 (One Of These Nights)," is described as an R&B ballad. On March 27, 2016, the group performed the track on music show Inkigayo.
On September 7, 2016, Red Velvet released their third mini-album "Russian Roulette". The mini album features seven tracks, including the title track of the same name, "러시안 룰렛 (Russian Roulette)". On September 13, 2016, Red Velvet took their first music show win for "Russian Roulette" on The Show. The title track peaked at #2 on the Gaon Digital Chart and Billboard's World Digital Songs chart, making it their highest rankings on both charts at the time. On January 27, 2018, the music video for "Russian Roulette" became the group's first music video to reach 100 million views.
A few months later in January of 2017, it was announced that the group would be releasing new music in February. The group's fourth mini-album "Rookie" was released on February 1, 2017. The mini-album contains six tracks, including the title track of the same name, "Rookie" and "마지막 사랑 (Last Love)," a solo track by group member Wendy.
On July 9, 2017, Red Velvet released their fifth mini-album "The Red Summer". The mini-album features five tracks, including lead track "Red Flavor." The album was a commercial success, becoming their third #1 win, which made them the K-pop girl group with the most #1 albums on a chart. All five tracks on the mini album debuted in the Top 50 of the Gaon Digital Chart.
Red Velvet revisited their "velvet" image by releasing their second full-length album "Perfect Velvet" on November 17, 2017 with the lead single "Peek-a-Boo." "Peek-a-Boo" peaked at #2 on Billboard's World Digital Songs chart. In South Korea, the album and the single "Peek-a-Boo" both charted at #2 on the Gaon Album Chart and Gaon Digital Chart. Through the release of Rookie, The Red Summer and Perfect Velvet all in the same year and the success of their albums overseas, Red Velvet achieved a "top girl group" status in South Korea in 2017. On January 29, 2018, Red Velvet released a repackage of their previous album titled "The Perfect Red Velvet", consisting of three new songs, including title track "Bad Boy." This was meant to be the most "velvet" track Red Velvet had ever put out.
On March 20, 2018, it was announced that Red Velvet would be performing alongside other selected South Korean artists for an inter-Korean concert in Pyongyang, North Korea. This makes them the first artist from SM Entertainment in fifteen years since Shinhwa to perform in North Korea. On May 23, it was revealed that their debut Japanese extended play is titled "#Cookie Jar". It was released on July 4, 2018 by the label Avex Trax, and included six new songs including the Japanese versions of "Dumb Dumb," "Russian Roulette," and "Red Flavor." The new songs consist of "#Cookie Jar," the title track, "Aitai-tai," and "Cause It’s You." The extended play debuted at #3 on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart and sold 26,124 copies on its first week of release in Japan.
On July 19, 2018, Red Velvet announced they would be making a comeback soon and had already filmed their music video outdoors in Gyeonggi-do. Excitement was stirred after the announcement of an English language version of previous single "Bad Boy." The songs from the new album were performed during Red Velvet's concert Redmare. They released their sixth extended play "Summer Magic" on August 6, 2018. The extended play contained seven tracks, including the title track "Power Up" and a bonus track of their popular song "Bad Boy" recorded in English. The album peaked at #1 on the Gaon Album Chart.
After the release of "Summer Magic", news about Red Velvet's upcoming comeback circulated in October 2018, which SM Entertainment responded to by confirming a November comeback. SM Entertainment later revealed the details of the extended play along with the title of the lead single: "RBB (Really Bad Boy)." They also teased an English version of the title track to be added as a bonus track. RBB was released on November 30 as their seventh Korean extended play overall.
On January 6, 2019, Red Velvet released their first Japanese digital single, titled "Sappy." The group released another Japanese single, "Sayonara," on February 20. Both singles are included in their second Japanese EP, "Sappy", which was released on May 29; the EP also includes Japanese versions of "Peek-a-Boo," "Rookie," and "Power Up," as well as a new song called "Swimming Pool."
In February, Red Velvet embarked on the North American leg of their Redmare Tour. They went on to hold shows in Los Angeles, Dallas, Miami, Chicago, and Newark in the United States and Toronto and Vancouver in Canada, becoming the first K-pop girl group to hold a North American tour in three years.
On April 5, Red Velvet were featured in a remixed version of "Close to Me" by Ellie Goulding and Diplo, with Yeri and Wendy contributing Korean lyrics to the song.
On June 19, Red Velvet released their sixth Korean EP, titled "The ReVe Festival: Day 1", which topped the Gaon Album Chart and features the lead single "Zimzalabim." It is the first entry of The ReVe Festival trilogy. The group's seventh Korean EP, The ReVe Festival: Day 2 and its lead single "Umpah Umpah" arrived on August 20. The summery single received a Song of the Year Daesang (Grand Prize) at the 2019 Asia Artist Awards on November 26. To promote The ReVe Festival, the group embarked on their third tour, La Rouge, which began in Seoul on November 23 and 24. The third and final entry of the trilogy, "The ReVe Festival: Finale" was a compilation of the previous two EPs and contained four new songs, including the chart-topping lead single "Psycho." This would be the group's latest comeback for over a year.
On July 6, 2020, the group's first sub-unit was formed. Red Velvet - Irene & Seulgi released their first mini album with "Monster" as the title track. The album also featured a solo song for the group's lead vocalist, Seulgi. On July 19, they dropped a single titled "Naughty." It was remixed soon afterwards.
On January 1, 2021, their company, SM Entertainment, hosted the Culture Humanity free online concert featuring many of their artists. Red Velvet returned as five after the member Wendy had been on hiatus for a year because of injuries and Irene had been absent for weeks due to controversy. The group preformed songs including "Peek-a-Boo" and "Bad Boy." The long-anticipated five-member performance of their hit track "Psycho" was also performed.
Before the group returned as five, Wendy was announced to be debuting as a solo artist. On April 5, 2021, "Like Water" was released, which included two lead singles: "Like Water" and "When This Rain Stops."
Member Joy also debuted as a solo artist with a title track and remake album titled "Hello". It released on May 31, 2021.
The five-member group's long-anticipated 6th mini-album "Queendom" was released on August 17, 2021. The title track "Queendom" was described as "a pop dance song with the message that we are all 'queens' of our lives, and that together we shine more beautifully."
Their first release of 2022, "Feel My Rhythm," was released on March 21, marking the return of The ReVe Festival. The mini album consisted of 6 songs, the title track sampling "Aria on the G String." The song effortlessly mixes elegant classical music with a modern, upbeat pop sound.
As the third member of the group to debut solo, Seulgi released her first EP "28 Reasons," on October 4, 2022, alongside the title track of the same name.
The group has been endlessly praised for their diverse concepts and uniqueness. In November 2019, Billboard crowned Red Velvet as "the best idol group alive." The group has now surpassed their seventh anniversary, and Red Velvet continues to captivate and gain recognition domestically and around the world from their fans, ReVeluv (레벨업), as well as casual listeners alike.
2) Red Velvet is the name of an Italian musician.
3) Red Velvet was a short-lived future funk project by Chicago-based producer Escape, created as an attempt to make future funk with modern songs. Only two tracks were released under this alias: Smooth (sampling Bruno Mars - Chunky) and Sledgehammer (sampling Fifth Harmony - Sledgehammer).
BAMBOLEO
Red Velvet Lyrics
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To the left to right I feel the vibe
To the left to right I come alive
Bamboleo
아무도 모르게 tonight
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
이 묘한 떨림 조금씩 다가오다
온몸에 퍼져 휘감아와 oh, oh
온통 일렁이는 lights
Feels like once in a lifetime
눈을 감아버린 순간
하늘을 나는 듯한 가벼워진 두 발
홀린 듯이 춤을 춰 난
Oh bamboleo
넘치는 feels
이끌리는 대로 움직여
흐트러진 머린 그냥 둬
Bamboleo
가빠진 숨이
계속 내 마음을 두드려
나를 깨어나게 해
Just bamboleo
살며시 open my eyes
거울을 마주한 나
내 손짓 이 몸짓 달라진 저 눈빛
또 다른 나를 봐
어떤 나보다 더 맘에 들어
몰래 내일을 잠시만 빌려
벌써 끝내긴 너무 이르지
낚아채 the chance 원하던 better me
이 밤 어질러도 fine
Dance like once in a lifetime
한껏 자유로워 so nice
투명한 내 맘속 wine 가득히 차올라
저 하얀 달 위로 쏟아
Oh bamboleo
넘치는 feels
이끌리는 대로 움직여
흐트러진 머린 그냥 둬
Bamboleo
가빠진 숨이
계속 내 마음을 두드려
나를 깨어나게 해
Just bamboleo
Bamboleo
Bamboleo
To the left to right, I sway all night
To the left to right, I feel the vibe
To the left to right, I come alive (ooh, yeah)
To the left to right, I sway all night (oh)
To the left to right I feel the vibe (oh)
To the left to right I come alive
I can fly to the moon
Oh bamboleo
넘치는 feels
이끌리는 대로 움직여
흐트러진 모습 그대로
Bamboleo
내 심장 소린
자연스레 몸을 따라가
계속 춤을 추게 해
Just bamboleo
(Now look at me)
Bamboleo
Bamboleo
지금 이 기분이 난 좋아
Bamboleo oh
The song "Bamboleo" by Red Velvet starts with a description of swaying from left to right while feeling the music, followed by an invitation to join in with the fun. The lyrics speak of a special sensation, where the music envelops the body, and a strange thrill creeps up gradually. The lights pulse, and the feeling is unique, almost like levitating on air when the feet feel lighter, and inhibitions dissipate. One is overcome with the desire to dance, and the whole world disappears for a moment; everything is just the exhilarating sensation of bamboleo.
The chorus of the song reiterates the theme of surrendering to the rhythm and feeling the urge to move. It speaks to the heart, bringing an awareness of the presence of something powerful that beats at a rhythm faster than the heart. This exhilaration continues to resonate, beating harder, and enlivening the senses. In the second verse, the song describes the experience of finding oneself in front of a mirror, looking like someone else, caught up in the joy of the moment. A transformation occurs with a different kind of energy, and a newfound confidence radiates out. It purports that, by merely allowing oneself to feel, a better version of oneself emerges.
Line by Line Meaning
To the left to right I sway all night
I dance freely and happily all night, swaying from the left to the right
To the left to right I feel the vibe
I feel the energy and rhythm of the music, which makes me move from left to right
To the left to right I come alive
The music makes me come alive and feel more energetic, which expresses through my movements
Bamboleo
I am getting excited by the rhythm of the music
아무도 모르게 tonight Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Tonight I let go of everything and enjoy myself to the fullest without anybody else noticing
아득히 깔린 음악은 커져와 이 묘한 떨림 조금씩 다가오다 온몸에 퍼져 휘감아와 oh, oh
The distant music grows louder and closer, this strange tremble is spreading over my body
온통 일렁이는 lights Feels like once in a lifetime 눈을 감아버린 순간 하늘을 나는 듯한 가벼워진 두 발 홀린 듯이 춤을 춰 난
The flashing lights surround me and make me feel like this moment won't come again, I close my eyes and feel weightless like I am flying, which drives me crazy to dance
Bamboleo 넘치는 feels 이끌리는 대로 움직여 흐트러진 머린 그냥 둬
I am overwhelmed by feelings, and I move accordingly to the beat, let my messy hair be free and go with the flow
Bamboleo 가빠진 숨이 계속 내 마음을 두드려 나를 깨어나게 해 Just bamboleo
My quickened breath keeps drumming in my heart, and keeps me awake, it's just the Bamboleo rhythm
살며시 open my eyes 거울을 마주한 나 내 손짓 이 몸짓 달라진 저 눈빛 또 다른 나를 봐
I softly open my eyes and see myself in front of the mirror, my gestures and body language have changed, and I see a different me
어떤 나보다 더 맘에 들어 몰래 내일을 잠시만 빌려 벌써 끝내긴 너무 이르지 낚아채 the chance 원하던 better me
I like that version of me more than others, and secretly borrow tomorrow for just a moment. It's too early to end, Let's take the chance and be the better version of me I always wanted to be
이 밤 어질러도 fine Dance like once in a lifetime 한껏 자유로워 so nice 투명한 내 맘속 wine 가득히 차올라 저 하얀 달 위로 쏟아
Even if this night gets messy it's okay, let's dance like it's the only chance we've got, being freely and it feels so nice with my heart filled with the wine of transparency pouring towards that white moon
To the left to right, I sway all night (oh) To the left to right I feel the vibe (oh) To the left to right I come alive I can fly to the moon
I keep swaying from the left to right, feeling the rhythm and coming alive. I can fly to the moon and enjoy the night
Bamboleo 넘치는 feels 이끌리는 대로 움직여 흐트러진 모습 그대로
I follow my feelings and move along the beat, letting my disordered appearance be what it is
Bamboleo 내 심장 소린 자연스레 몸을 따라가 계속 춤을 추게 해 Just bamboleo (Now look at me)
My accelerated heartbeat naturally syncs with my body and just keeps me dancing to the Bamboleo rhythm (Now look at me)
Bamboleo 지금 이 기분이 난 좋아 Bamboleo oh
Bamboleo rhythm gives me such an uplifting feeling, and it makes me feel so happy
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Yoo Bin Cha, Jake Byung Jin Kim, Maria Marcus, Andreas Oberg, Min Chul Kim
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