Red Velvet is a five-member South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainm… Read Full Bio ↴Red Velvet is a five-member South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment in 2014. The group consists of Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, Joy, and Yeri. 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. Wendy auditioned through the SM Global Audition in Canada in 2012. 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, Seulgi, and Wendy 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, SR14B, and currently 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, S.M. Entertainment released a video announcing the addition of a new member to the group's lineup - Yeri. Yeri was formerly part of S.M. Rookies with Irene, Seulgi and Wendy. 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 off 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, making 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 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 titled The Perfect Red Velvet, consisting of three new songs, including title track "Bad Boy", which was meant to be the most "velvet" track Red Velvet has 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 are "#Cookie Jar," "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 bonus track "Bad Boy (Eng Ver.)." 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 subunit 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 and Irene had been absent for weeks due to controversy. The group preformed songs including Peek-a-Boo, Bad Boy. The long-anticipated five-member performance of their hit track Psycho was also performed. The group is nearing their seventh anniversary, and they are continuing to captivate and gain recognition domestically and around the world.
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. Wendy auditioned through the SM Global Audition in Canada in 2012. 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, Seulgi, and Wendy 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, SR14B, and currently 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, S.M. Entertainment released a video announcing the addition of a new member to the group's lineup - Yeri. Yeri was formerly part of S.M. Rookies with Irene, Seulgi and Wendy. 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 off 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, making 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 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 titled The Perfect Red Velvet, consisting of three new songs, including title track "Bad Boy", which was meant to be the most "velvet" track Red Velvet has 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 are "#Cookie Jar," "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 bonus track "Bad Boy (Eng Ver.)." 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 subunit 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 and Irene had been absent for weeks due to controversy. The group preformed songs including Peek-a-Boo, Bad Boy. The long-anticipated five-member performance of their hit track Psycho was also performed. The group is nearing their seventh anniversary, and they are continuing to captivate and gain recognition domestically and around the world.
Somethin Kinda Crazy
Red Velvet (레드벨벳) Lyrics
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So crazy 말도 안 되는 일이 일어났어
Ah ah, I don't know what's happening to me
내 얘길 잘 들어봐
외로운 별이 있어
아주 작지만 힘내 반짝이던
어느 날 밤하늘에 찡하고 금이 가 별은 떨어졌어
참 재미있지 누가 알았겠니 운명 같던 사랑
그때 다 시작된 거라는 걸
난 둥둥 떠있는 걸 이런 느낌은 처음이에요
꿀보다 달콤한걸
Somethin' kinda crazy happens to me
거짓말처럼 무슨 일인 거에요?
반짝이는 별이던 네가 내 품에 안긴 crush
대체 무슨 일이죠?
말도 안돼 말도 안돼 안돼 it's love
현실이 되었어 영화 같은 신기한 얘기인데
수많은 타인들의 우주 그 거리를 이겨
우리가 만났다는 것
참 재미있지 아주 멀 수도 있었던 우린
오늘 세상 가장 가까워요
믿기지 않는걸요 너무 행복해 웃음이 나와
나 좀 이상해진걸
Somethin' kinda crazy happens to me
거짓말처럼 무슨 일인 거에요?
반짝이는 별이던 네가 내 품에 안긴 crush
대체 무슨 일이죠?
머릿속 생각 가득해 아무것도 너 없인 못하겠어
바보가 되나 봐요 정말 내게
무슨 일이 일어나고 있는 거에요? hoo
Somethin' kinda crazy happens to me
거짓말처럼 무슨 일인 거에요?
멀리서도 찾을 수 있게 빛나고 있는 crush
그건 당신인거죠?
Somethin' kinda crazy happens to me
거짓말처럼 무슨 일인 거에요?
반짝이는 별이던 네가 내 품에 안긴 crush
대체 무슨 일이죠?
Ah ah, I don't know what's happening to me
내 얘길 잘 들어봐
외로운 별이 있어
아주 작지만 힘내 반짝이던
어느 날 밤하늘에 찡하고 금이 가 별은 떨어졌어
그때 다 시작된 거라는 걸
난 둥둥 떠있는 걸 이런 느낌은 처음이에요
꿀보다 달콤한걸
Somethin' kinda crazy happens to me
거짓말처럼 무슨 일인 거에요?
반짝이는 별이던 네가 내 품에 안긴 crush
대체 무슨 일이죠?
말도 안돼 말도 안돼 안돼 it's love
현실이 되었어 영화 같은 신기한 얘기인데
수많은 타인들의 우주 그 거리를 이겨
우리가 만났다는 것
참 재미있지 아주 멀 수도 있었던 우린
오늘 세상 가장 가까워요
믿기지 않는걸요 너무 행복해 웃음이 나와
나 좀 이상해진걸
Somethin' kinda crazy happens to me
거짓말처럼 무슨 일인 거에요?
반짝이는 별이던 네가 내 품에 안긴 crush
대체 무슨 일이죠?
머릿속 생각 가득해 아무것도 너 없인 못하겠어
바보가 되나 봐요 정말 내게
무슨 일이 일어나고 있는 거에요? hoo
Somethin' kinda crazy happens to me
거짓말처럼 무슨 일인 거에요?
멀리서도 찾을 수 있게 빛나고 있는 crush
그건 당신인거죠?
Somethin' kinda crazy happens to me
거짓말처럼 무슨 일인 거에요?
반짝이는 별이던 네가 내 품에 안긴 crush
대체 무슨 일이죠?
The lyrics to Red Velvet's Somethin Kinda Crazy are about the crazy and unexpected feelings that come with falling in love. The song describes the feeling of being taken over and consumed by love in a way that is both exciting and overwhelming.
The first verse sets the scene with a lonely star in the sky that suddenly falls. This symbolizes the unexpectedness of love. The second verse continues with the theme of fate as the singer reflects on the fact that everything started when they fell in love. The chorus repeats the phrase "Somethin' kinda crazy happens to me" which captures the intense feeling of love that is hard to describe or put into words. The bridge ponders the idea of being a fool for love and not being able to think of anything without the person they love.
Overall, the lyrics to Somethin Kinda Crazy convey the wild and irrational feelings that come with love and how it can consume a person entirely. The lyrics capture the confusion, excitement, and overwhelming nature of falling in love.
Line by Line Meaning
So crazy 말도 안 되는 일이 일어났어
Something so outrageous has happened, it doesn't make sense
Ah ah, I don't know what's happening to me
I'm confused and unsure about what's going on with me
내 얘길 잘 들어봐
Listen to what I'm saying carefully
외로운 별이 있어
There was a lonely star
아주 작지만 힘내 반짝이던
Although small, it shone brightly with energy
어느 날 밤하늘에 찡하고 금이 가 별은 떨어졌어
One night, the star became sad and fell from the sky
참 재미있지 누가 알았겠니 운명 같던 사랑
It's funny how love, which seemed like fate, started unexpectedly
그때 다 시작된 거라는 걸
That's when everything started
난 둥둥 떠있는 걸 이런 느낌은 처음이에요
I feel like I'm floating, and it's the first time I've felt this way
꿀보다 달콤한걸
It's sweeter than honey
Somethin' kinda crazy happens to me
Something strange is happening to me
거짓말처럼 무슨 일인 거에요?
Is this some kind of joke? What's going on?
반짝이는 별이던 네가 내 품에 안긴 crush
The shining star, my crush, is now in my arms
대체 무슨 일이죠?
What on earth is happening?
말도 안돼 말도 안돼 안돼 it's love
It's unbelievable, but it's love
현실이 되었어 영화 같은 신기한 얘기인데
It's become a reality, a strange story like a movie
수많은 타인들의 우주 그 거리를 이겨
We overcame the distance of so many others in the universe
우리가 만났다는 것
The fact that we met
참 재미있지 아주 멀 수도 있었던 우린
It's funny because we could have been so far apart
오늘 세상 가장 가까워요
Today, we're the closest we've ever been
믿기지 않는걸요 너무 행복해 웃음이 나와
I can't believe it, I'm so happy I can't stop smiling
나 좀 이상해진걸
I think I'm going crazy
멀리서도 찾을 수 있게 빛나고 있는 crush
My crush is shining so brightly that I can see it from far away
그건 당신인거죠?
Is it you?
머릿속 생각 가득해 아무것도 너 없인 못하겠어
My head is full of thoughts, I can't do anything without you
바보가 되나 봐요 정말 내게
I guess I must be a fool, really
무슨 일이 일어나고 있는 거에요? hoo
What's happening to me? hoo
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Charli Taft, Dominique Rodriguez, Hyun Seung Lee, Jong Hyun Kim, Teddy Riley
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