South Korean girl group
Rainbow
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Rainbow
(
Korean
:
레인보우
) was a South Korean
girl group
formed in 2009 by
DSP Media
. The group is composed of seven members:
Woori
,
Seungah
,
Jaekyung
, Noeul, Yoonhye,
Jisook
and Hyunyoung. They released their debut EP
Gossip Girl
on November 12, 2009, and since released two studio albums (one Korean and one Japanese) and five extended plays, In October 2016, DSP Media announced that Rainbow would disband after seven years because their contracts expired. In November 2019, the group was re-formed for their tenth anniversary.
History
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2009?2010: Formation, debut and rise in prominence
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During late October and early November 2009, DSP Media released daily
teasers
in the form of pictures of Rainbow, and then a music video for "Gossip Girl" on November 6, 2009.
[1]
[2]
On November 12, the five-song
EP
Gossip Girl
was released.
[3]
On August 12, 2010, Rainbow released the single "
A
". A second single, "
Mach
", was released on October 20.
In April 2011, Rainbow released their second EP,
So Girls
. One song from the EP, "To Me", was released as a single. On September 7, 2011, Rainbow topped
Recochoku
's weekly download rankings for the Japanese release of their "A" music video. On September 14, 2011, Rainbow released their debut single in the Japanese market, "A", and reached No. 3 on
Oricon
's daily single chart, selling 10,141 copies.
[4]
The single release included a Japanese
remake
of their debut single "Gossip Girl", as well as an exclusive
DVD
. Rainbow made their Japanese TV debut on the show
Sukkiri
, performing "A". On December 7, 2011, the group released their second Japanese single, a Japanese version of the song "Mach" (
Japanese
:
マッハ
), and reached No. 9 on Oricon's weekly chart.
[
citation needed
]
2012?2013: Rainbow Pixie,
Over the Rainbow
and
Rainbow Syndrome
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On January 3, 2012, DSP Media announced that a section of the group will be formed as a
trio
. On the same day, DSP drops a teaser image with revealing "Rainbow Pixie" as the trio's name. On January 4, 2012, another image revealed the members of the group as SeungAh, Jisook and Hyunyoung. The group released their debut song, "
Hoi Hoi
", on January 12, 2012,
[5]
and held their first performance on
Show! Music Core
.
Rainbow released a Japanese single on March 14, 2012, entitled "
Gonna Gonna Go!
" (
Japanese
:
ガナガナGO!
).
[6]
Their Japanese debut album,
Over the Rainbow
, was released on March 28.
The group released the first part of their first studio album,
Rainbow Syndrome
, on February 13, 2013.
[7]
2014?2016: Rainbow Blaxx,
Innocent
,
Prism
and disbandment
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A second subunit named Rainbow Blaxx, was formed in January 2014 consisting of Jaekyung, Woori, Seungah and Hyunyoung.
[8]
Their special album,
RB Blaxx
, was released on January 20, 2014.
[9]
The music video for the title track, "Cha Cha", was directed by
Digipedi
and was the fourth-most viewed K-pop music video globally in January 2014.
[10]
[11]
The music video, as well as the song's choreography, drew controversy for being "too sexual".
[12]
[13]
Rainbow's third EP,
Innocent
, with the title track "Black Swan" were released on February 23, 2015.
[14]
[15]
Their fourth EP
Prism
and the music video for its title track "Whoo" was released on February 15, 2016. They also held their commemorative showcase at the Yes24 Muv Hall in Seoul's Mapo-gu, which was broadcast through Naver's
V App
on the same day as the album release.
[16]
[17]
Rainbow held their first comeback stage with "Whoo" through SBS MTV's
The Show
on February 16.
[18]
On October 27, 2016, it was confirmed that Rainbow would be disbanded on November 12 as the member contracts were set to end.
[19]
2019: Tenth anniversary comeback
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In November 2019, on their tenth anniversary, the group was re-formed.
[20]
Their self-produced single, titled "
Over the Rainbow
", was released on November 14.
[21]
Members
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Discography
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Albums
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Studio albums
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Extended plays
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Singles
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Other charted songs
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Soundtracks
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Year
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Title
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TV series/Film
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2010
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"Love you, Like you"
(
사랑해, 좋아해
)
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KBS2
Secret Agent Miss Oh
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2011
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"Sad But Romantic"
(
슬퍼도 로맨틱
)
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MBC
Sparkling
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"I Love Zoobles"
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SBS
Zoobles!
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"The Adventures of Zoobles"
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"You and I"
(
그대와 난
)
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SBS
City Hunter
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2012
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"Candy Girls"
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TV Tokyo
Zoobles!
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"Sweet"
(
달콤해
)
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TV Tokyo
Rainbow Rose
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Year
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Title
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Artist(s)
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TV series/Film
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2011
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"Galpangjilpang"
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Hyunyoung,
Gyuri
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MBC
Hooray for Love
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2012
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"We Shall Love"
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Jisook, Min Hoon Ki
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tvN
I Love Italy
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Awards
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Year
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Awards
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2010
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2011
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- 12th Korean Video Daejun's Award: Photogenic Award
[45]
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2012
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Notes
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References
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- ^
(in Korean)
新銳 걸그룹 Rainbow(레인보우), 데뷔曲 티저 映像 公開!
Archived
July 8, 2011, at the
Wayback Machine
. The Star. November 6, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
- ^
(in Korean)
걸그룹 레인보우 '街쉽걸' 티저公開 '淸純+깜찍+섹시 魅力發散'
. Newsen. November 6, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2010
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(in Korean)
레인보우 (Rainbow) ? 미니앨범 : Gossip Girl
. YES24. Retrieved July 5, 2010
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(in Korean)
레인보우, 日 오리콘 3位로 데뷔 `氣焰`
naver.com. September 15, 2011. Retrieved on July 1, 2012.
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(in Korean)
레인보우, 3人組 '픽視'로 유닛 活動
.
Naver
. January 4, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012
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"3rdシングル??決定!"
(in Japanese).
DSP Media
. February 15, 2012. Archived from
the original
on February 18, 2012
. Retrieved
February 15,
2012
.
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Park, Hani (February 14, 2013).
"Rainbow Admits to Noise Marketing for Topless Photo"
.
enewsWorld
.
CJ E&M
. Retrieved
March 22,
2016
.
[
permanent dead link
]
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"[Exclusive Interview] Rainbow Blaxx Talks Sexytimes"
.
enewsWorld
.
CJ E&M
. March 7, 2014. Archived from
the original
on March 9, 2016
. Retrieved
March 22,
2016
.
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Hong, Grace Danbi (January 20, 2014).
"[Video] Rainbow Blaxx Reveals 'Cha Cha' MV with Macaroons and Cake"
.
enewsWorld
.
CJ E&M
. Archived from
the original
on April 9, 2016
. Retrieved
March 22,
2016
.
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"Orange Caramel′s MV for ′Catallena′ Was Inspired by Sexy Sushi"
.
enewsWorld
.
CJ E&M
. March 27, 2014. Archived from
the original
on March 13, 2016
. Retrieved
March 22,
2016
.
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Benjamin, Jeff (April 29, 2014).
"Most-Viewed K-Pop Videos in America vs. Internationally: Quarter 1 of 2014 | Billboard"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved
March 22,
2016
.
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Kim Ji-soo (January 22, 2014).
"Sexiness gone too far?"
.
The Korea Times
. Retrieved
March 22,
2016
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Um Dong-jin (January 28, 2014).
"Pop groups under fire for hot shows"
.
Korea JoongAng Daily
. Retrieved
March 22,
2016
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Park Hyun-taek (March 9, 2015).
"Rainbow returns after a long hiatus"
.
Korea JoongAng Daily
. Retrieved
March 21,
2016
.
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Benjamin, Jeff (February 24, 2015).
"Rainbow Attempt to Turn 'Black Swan' Into a Sultry Disco Track"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved
March 21,
2016
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Won Ho-jung (February 15, 2016).
"Girl group Rainbow brings the energy for 'Prism'
"
.
The Korea Herald
. Retrieved
March 22,
2016
.
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""團地 느릴뿐, 올해는 빵 뜬다"…레인보우, 일곱 빛깔 魅力(綜合)"
Naver
.Retrieved February 20, 2016.
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"'더쇼' 레인보우 컴백, 健康 섹시美란 이런 것 'Whoo'"
.
Daum
. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
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Park, Hero (October 28, 2016).
"레인보우, 結局 解體 公式發表..'魔의 7年' 넘지 못했다 (公式)"
.
Sports Chosun
.
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"[單獨]'10周年' 레인보우, 新曲 깜짝 發表…뮤직비디오도 撮影 完了"
.
entertain.naver.com
(in Korean). October 25, 2019
. Retrieved
November 6,
2019
.
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@official_DSP (November 5, 2019).
"Over the Rainbow"
. Twitter
. Retrieved
November 6,
2019
.
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a
b
"Gaon Weekly Album Chart"
.
Gaon Chart
(in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from
the original
on August 27, 2015
. Retrieved
January 20,
2014
.
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a
b
"Oricon Chart"
(in Japanese).
Oricon
. Retrieved
February 3,
2012
.
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2013年 上半期決算 Album Chart
[First half of 2013 Album Chart].
Gaon Chart
(in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from
the original
on October 29, 2013
. Retrieved
February 23,
2015
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"國內 代表 音樂 차트 가온차트!"
.
Gaon Chart
.
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"Circle Chart"
2011年 Album Chart
[2011 Album Chart].
Gaon Chart
(in Korean). KMCIA
. Retrieved
February 23,
2015
.
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"Circle Chart"
2011年 06月 Album Chart
[June 2011 Album Chart].
Gaon Chart
(in Korean). KMCIA
. Retrieved
February 23,
2015
.
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2014年 02月 Album Chart
[February 2014 Album Chart].
Gaon Chart
(in Korean). KMCIA
. Retrieved
February 23,
2015
.
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"2015年 上半期 總決算 (First half of 2015) Album Chart (Domestic)"
.
Gaon Chart
(in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
Archived
from the original on July 10, 2015
. Retrieved
July 9,
2015
.
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2016年 03月 Album Chart
[March 2016 Album Chart].
Gaon Chart
(in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
Archived
from the original on April 7, 2016
. Retrieved
April 7,
2016
.
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"Over the Rainbow - EP"
. music.apple.com. November 14, 2019.
- ^
a
b
"Gaon Digital Chart"
.
Gaon Chart
(in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from
the original
on February 8, 2014
. Retrieved
January 25,
2014
.
- "Gossip Girl"
. February 6, 2010. Archived from
the original
on February 2, 2014.
- "Not My Girl"
. February 13, 2010. Archived from
the original
on February 2, 2014.
- "A"
. September 4, 2010.
- "Mach"
. October 30, 2010. Archived from
the original
on May 21, 2015.
- "To Me"
. April 30, 2011.
- "Sweet Dream"
. July 2, 2011. Archived from
the original
on February 4, 2015.
- "Hoi Hoi"
. January 21, 2012.
- "Tell Me Tell Me"
. February 23, 2013. Archived from
the original
on July 5, 2016.
- "Sunshine"
. June 8, 2013.
- "Cha Cha"
. January 25, 2014.
- "Black Swan"
. February 28, 2015.
- "Whoo"
. February 20, 2016.
- ^
"Korea K-Pop Hot 100"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved
March 13,
2013
.
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"Japan Hot 100"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved
March 13,
2013
.
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"World Digital Songs"
. Billboard. January 2, 2013
. Retrieved
February 15,
2016
.
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2010年 가온차트 部門別 Top 100位
[Gaon Chart 2010 Top 100 Charts].
Gaon Chart
(in Korean). KMCIA. February 8, 2011. Archived from
the original
on February 13, 2011
. Retrieved
February 23,
2015
.
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a
b
Total sales for "To Me" and "Sweet Dream":
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Total sales for "Hoi Hoi":
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2013年 上半期決算 Download Chart
[First half of 2013 Download Chart].
Gaon Chart
(in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from
the original
on December 31, 2013
. Retrieved
February 23,
2015
.
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Total sales for "Sunshine":
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Total sales for "Cha Cha":
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Total sales for "Black Swan":
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Total sales for "Whoo":
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"Rookie of the Month (September)"
.
cyworld
. Archived from
the original
on June 5, 2011
. Retrieved
December 29,
2011
.
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"U-KISS and Rainbow win the 'Most Photogenic of the Year' award"
.
Allkpop
. Retrieved
December 29,
2011
.
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레인보우, 日서 男心 올킬…골든디스크 '韓流아이콘' 受賞
.
sport donga
(in Korean). January 11, 2012
. Retrieved
January 11,
2012
.
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