ABOUT
After School is a South Korean girl group. They are managed by Pledis Entertainment, the same management company that manages singer Son Dambi. After School debuted on January 17, 2009 with their first dance song, "Ah."
A majority of the members in After School have been back-up dancers for Son Dam-bi as well as for other artists before debut. Park Ga Hee, After School's leader, has been seen as a back-up dancer for artists under both SM Entertainment and YG Entertainment, most notably for BoA. Park was also part of a Korean American girl group called S.Blush, whose first digital single peaked at #2 at the Billboard Hot Dance Chart. In 2008, Park was featured in Son Dam Bi's "Bad Boy" music video as a rapper, and Kim Jung-ah was featured in Son's performances as a back-up dancer. Lee Jooyeon was featured in Son's "Crazy" performances.
Days before After School's debut, Pledis Entertainment officially announced that the group's music concept is heavily influenced by the Pussycat Dolls, and that they "will be a type of group that Korea has never seen before." On January 15, 2009, Sony BMG released a 30-second teaser video to the web, reaching 10 thousand views on the first day. The girls, as a group, made an unofficial first appearance on December 29, 2008 at the SBS Song Festival 'S', performing "Playgirlz" with Son Dam Bi.
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles:
[2009.01.15] New Schoolgirl
[2009.04.09] Diva
[2009.11.25] Because of You
[2010.03.25] Bang!
LINKS OUT
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Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia (Korean)
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