Krystal was first spotted by SM Entertainment in 2000, which earned her a small role in a short segment of Shinhwa's "Wedding March" music video. Former member 설리 (Sulli) first debuted as a child actress in 2005 when she was selected to play young Princess Sun-hwa in the SBS television drama, The Ballad of Seo-dong. In 2006, SM Entertainment recruited Luna after seeing her performing on SBS's television program, "Truth Game". In September 2007, SM Entertainment recruited Victoria Song. A month later, Amber was cast from an audition in Los Angeles, California.
SM first released a teaser preview of the group via YouTube on August 24, introducing them as "Asia's Pop Dance Group." For five days, SM individually released information through news portals and posted pictures of each member on SM Town's official website, starting with Korean member Sulli on August 26, Taiwanese-American member Amber on August 27, Korean-American member Krystal on August 28, Korean member Luna on August 29, and lastly the Chinese member Victoria on August 30.
On September 1, the group's first single "라차타 (LA chA TA)" was digitally released. Following their first performance at the Samseong-dong Fashion Center on September 2, the music video was screened and released online the next day. The group's first broadcast performance of "La Cha Ta" was held at MBC's music show Show! Music Core on September 5.
On October 7, the group also released the electro-pop version of the digital single, "Chocolate Love", alongside their label mate Girls' Generation. The single was released for the promotion of the 4th edition Blacklabel series of LG CYON phone, LG Chocolate (BL40).
On November 9, f(x) released their first single album Chu~♡.
On May 4, f(x) released their first mini-album NU ABO. The lead single "NU ABO" topped online music portal charts Monkey3, Dosirak and Bugs. The song also made it to the Gaon Chart weekly number-one singles. The music video for the song was released on May 6. The group made their live comebacks on KBS's Music Bank on May 7, MBC's Music Core on May 8 and SBS's Inkigayo on May 9. On July 17, the group started performing their next promotional single, "Mr. Boogie".They had their first performance for the song on MBC's Music Core.
It was announced by SM Entertainment that Amber returned from USA after a long leave since June 2010 and that f(x) are planning to release a studio album in February 2011. f(x) finally released their first album PINOCCHIO on April 20, 2011. The album's lead single "(피노키오) Danger" immediately went to #1 and stayed at the top of various online charts such as Melon. On April 29, f(x) received their first k-chart award on Music Bank.
Their acclaimed second studio album, Pink Tape (2013), was the only K-pop album on US music channel Fuse's "41 Best Albums of 2013", the only idol album to be featured in Korean critics' definitive list of "Top 100 Classic Albums of All Time", and was named "Greatest K-pop Album of the 2010s" by Billboard chart.
The group's third album, Red Light (2014) was commercially successful and well received by music critics. On July 22, 2015, f(x) released a Japanese physical single album, Summer Special Pinocchio / Hot Summer, which debuted at #23 on Oricon's weekly chart. In August, it was announced that Sulli had officially left the group to focus on acting. The remaining four members continued as a group, releasing their fourth studio album, 4 Walls, in October.
Following the release of the SM Station single "All Mine" in 2016, the group halted group promotions and the members have embarked on individual music, acting, and modelling careers. In August 2019, f(x) officially reunited as a three-piece (without Victoria) and performed at the three-night SM Town Live 2019 in Tokyo concert.
Former member Sulli passed away on October 14, 2019.
As of 2020 all 4 members have left SM entertainment to pursue new career endeavors.
Chocolate Love
f(x) Lyrics
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Manjigo sipeo naman gajigo sipeo
[Luna] Chocolate love!
Yosul gateun saeroun maeryeok geobuhal su itgenni
[Victoria] Dodohage saechimhage neol gamchugo isseo
[Sulli] Ireon neukkim cheoeumingeol nan ppajyeobeoryeotjyo
I call it chocolate love
Neoreul wonhae, gajillae
Dalkom dalkom oh chocolate love
[Luna] Meotjidan mallon bujokhan geol
Moduga nollal geoya sseureojil geoya
[Krystal] Chocolate love! Brand new world...
Han madiro da seolmyeonghal su eomneun geol
[Victoria] Musimhage nalkaropge yuhokhago isseo
[Sulli] Ireon neukkim cheoeumingeol nan nogabeoryeotjyo
I got you babe, I call,
I call it chocolate love
Neoreul wonhae, gajillae
Dalkom dalkom oh chocolate love
I got you babe, I call,
I call it chocolate love
Neoreul wonhae, gajillae
Dalkom dalkom oh chocolate love
[Amber] You and I, now picture that it's so fly
Sweet tease break me a piece off of that chocolate pie
Bottom to top your so hot, in my eyes a perfect profile
Something about that dark complexion causes me feeling your style
[Krystal] Woo~geudaen jebeop swipji anha boyeo
Hajiman neukkimi wayo
[Sulli] Ro~maentik hage chokollitcheoreom
Oh geureoke naege wayo
[Victoria] Woo~geudaen jebeop swipji anha boyeo
Hajiman neukkimi wayo
[Luna] Ro~maentik hage chokollitcheoreom
Oh geureoke naege wayo
I got you babe, I call,
I call it chocolate love
Neoreul wonhae, gajillae
Dalkom dalkom oh chocolate love
I got you babe, I call,
I call it chocolate love
Neoreul wonhae, gajillae
Dalkom dalkom oh chocolate love
From the first time I saw you
I wanted to touch you, be the only one to have you
Chocolate love!
Will you be able to resist this new magical charm
Proudly, preciously I am hiding you
This feeling is a first, and I've fallen for it
I got you babe, I call,
I call it chocolate love
I want you, I want to keep you
Sweet Sweet Oh chocolate love
Just saying you are cool isn't enough
Everyone's going to be surprised, they're going to faint
Chocolate love! Brand new world..
Can't explain all of this with a single word
You are unconsciously, sharply tempting me
This feeling is a first, I've melted
I got you babe, I call,
I call it chocolate love
I want you, I want to keep you
Sweet Sweet Oh chocolate love
I got you babe, I call,
I call it chocolate love
I want you, I want to keep you
Sweet Sweet Oh chocolate love
*Amber's Rap*
You and I, now picture, that'd be so fly.
Sweeties, break me off a piece of that chocolate pie.
Bottom to top, you're so hot.
In my eyes, a perfect profile.
Something about that dark complexion, that cause me feeling your style.
Woo~ you are not easy as it seems
But the feeling is coming to me
Ro~mantic like chocolate
Oh come to me like that
Woo~ you are not easy as it seems
But the feeling is coming to me
Ro~mantic like chocolate
Oh come to me like that
I got you babe, I call,
I call it chocolate love
I want you, I want to keep you
Sweet Sweet oh chocolate love
I got you babe, I call,
I call it chocolate love
I want you, I want to keep you
Sweet Sweet oh chocolate love
The lyrics of f(x)'s "Chocolate Love" can be interpreted as a love song that likens the feeling of falling in love to chocolate. The first verse, sung by Krystal and Luna, expresses the desire to possess the person they have just seen and how their love is like a sweet, new sensation. The chorus, which is repeated several times, emphasizes the sweetness of their love and how it is irresistible, just like chocolate.
The second verse, sung by Victoria and Sulli, continues the theme of chocolate as a metaphor for love. They describe the feeling of being hidden away and the overwhelming sensation of falling for someone new. This is followed by Amber's rap which talks about the strong physical attraction she has for the person and how irresistible they are.
The final chorus is a repetition of the first, emphasizing the desire for the person and how sweet their love is. Overall, the song presents love as an indulgence, much like chocolate, and the lyrics convey the intense feeling of falling for someone new.
Line by Line Meaning
Neol cheoeum bon sunganbuteo
From the moment I first saw you
Manjigo sipeo naman gajigo sipeo
I want to touch you, be the only one to have you
Chocolate love!
I call this feeling chocolate love
Yosul gateun saeroun maeryeok geobuhal su itgenni
A new magical charm that you may not be able to resist
Dodohage saechimhage neol gamchugo isseo
I am proudly and preciously hiding you
Ireon neukkim cheoeumingeol nan ppajyeobeoryeotjyo
This feeling is the first of its kind, and I have fallen for it
Meotjidan mallon bujokhan geol
It's like a sweet tease, a little bit lacking
Moduga nollal geoya sseureojil geoya
Everyone will be surprised and amazed
Chocolate love! Brand new world...
I call this new feeling chocolate love, it's like a brand new world
Han madiro da seolmyeonghal su eomneun geol
It's hard to explain everything with just one word
Musimhage nalkaropge yuhokhago isseo
You are unconsciously and sharply tempting me
Ireon neukkim cheoeumingeol nan nogabeoryeotjyo
This feeling is the first of its kind, and I have melted
You and I, now picture that it's so fly
Imagine you and me together, it's so cool
Sweet tease break me a piece off of that chocolate pie
You're like a sweet tease, but I want a piece of you
Bottom to top your so hot, in my eyes a perfect profile
You're hot from top to bottom, and you look perfect to me
Something about that dark complexion causes me feeling your style
There's something about your dark complexion that makes me attracted to your style
Woo~geudaen jebeop swipji anha boyeo
You are not as easy as it seems
Hajiman neukkimi wayo
But this feeling is coming to me
Ro~maentik hage chokollitcheoreom
Romantically like chocolate
Oh geureoke naege wayo
Come to me like that
I got you babe, I call,
I've got you, and I call it
I want you, I want to keep you
I want you and I want to keep you
Dalkom dalkom oh chocolate love
Sweet sweet, oh chocolate love
Contributed by Colton M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Multi_ Fandom_Army
Both versions are awesome tbh
Michael Daw
agreed
Yu Han
I have seen one. Ya I haven't. You have tbh
Tamires Alves
So true
Kylem
f(x)'s one is better bc of that Amber's "yOU anD I"
Khelena Devi Sukham
I agree
marky
11 years passed and i still remember all the lyrics and adlibs 😌😭
velvetiny ツ
Same haha! 😆
Kam
In both versions even haha
Squishy Mallow
SAME