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.
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Shijaghae chulbal halge Let
's begin, we'll make it happen. These lyrics convey a motivational and empowering message to the listener, urging them to take action and make their dreams a reality. The phrase "tugtug teolgo" is a Korean expression that literally means "pull up," but in this context, it has the connotation of boosting oneself up and getting ready to tackle a challenge. The exclamation of "boys! get up!" could be interpreted as a call to action for anyone who might be feeling discouraged or struggling to find their footing.
The phrase "shijaghae chulbal halge" translates to "let's begin, we'll make it happen," indicating a sense of optimism and determination. This line reflects the idea that any project or goal can be achieved with hard work and dedication. The use of the word "we" also suggests a sense of community and collaboration, emphasizing the importance of working together to achieve success.
Line by Line Meaning
Boys! Get up! Get up! tugtug teolgo Stand Up!
Hey boys, it's time to get up and stand up for ourselves. Let's go!
Shijaghae chulbal halge Let
Let's begin and make a move towards achieving our goals.
Eunmilhage bichineun i sunganeul da
Let's make the most of this moment that is shining brightly.
Gamchwojin geon jiuk naneun sanggwaneobseo
We won't dwell on the past mistakes and instead move towards our future.
Nunchichaetteon bonen pyeonjireul sseobwado
Even those who underestimated us will notice our success.
Ot kkeutkkaji chama georeo
Let's keep moving forward till the end and never give up.
Hanaga doel geoya We're on fire
When we work together, we become unstoppable and achieve great things.
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Let's give it our all and kick it up a notch at this moment.
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Let's challenge ourselves to come up with innovative and new ideas.
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Starting now, let's put all our energy into achieving our goals.
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Let's strive for greatness and make our actions shine with excellence.
Geodaeneun wonhae Let us go
We all desire success, so let's go for it together!
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