Laboum
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 Laboum in July 2018 | |
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| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Years active | 2014–present |
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Laboum (Korean: 라붐; stylized as LABOUM) is a South Korean girl group currently under Interpark Music Plus. They debuted in 2014 under NH Media and Nega Network's joint venture Global H Media. Their name is taken from the French term meaning "The Party".[2]
History[]
2014: Debut with Petit Macaron[]
In August 2014, NH Media and Nega Network announced the upcoming debut girl group Laboum, who had been training for four years. The group was touted as a sister group to NH Media's U-KISS and Nega Network's Brown Eyed Girls.[2]
Laboum released their debut single album Petit Macaron on August 28, 2014, following the release of their music video for title track "Pit-A-Pat" the day before. The song was written by Seo Ji-eum, known for hits such as f(x)'s "Electric Shock" and TaeTiSeo's "Twinkle", and composed by Jung Jae-yeob.[3]
On October 24, Laboum announced that they would come back with Petit Macaron DATA PACK, a Petit Macaron re-release with extra digital contents, and a reworking of the track "What About You?". On October 31, the group held a comeback performance on Music Bank and released the song's music video, which featured a clockwork doll theme. Petit Macaron DATA PACK was released on November 3.[4]
2015: Sugar Sugar and Aalow Aalow[]
In late February 2015, ZN was cast to star opposite U-KISS' Kevin in the two "Milky Love" episodes of the omnibus web drama About Love. Both episodes were released on March 2 on Naver TV Cast.[5][6]
On March 16, Laboum announced they would come back with a more mature yet refreshing concept in "Sugar Sugar", which would feature a slumber party theme. Their second single album "Sugar Sugar" was released on August 14.[7][8] Yujeong was a guest on a May episode of the popular radio program Kiss the Radio, hosted by Super Junior.
In June, Solbin was cast in the variety series Her Secret Weapon. The show focused on lesser-known girl group members and ranked them based on their performance in certain tasks that highlight the qualities female idols need to generate loyal fans.[9] Out of ten contestants, Solbin tied with Berry Good's Taeha for sixth place.
On November 26, 2015, Laboum uploaded a music video teaser for the comeback single "Aalow Aalow" to the group's official YouTube channel. The video was released on December 1 and featured an elegant, yet funky retro style.[10] On December 4, Laboum held a comeback stage for "Aalow Aalow" on Music Bank. The single album was officially released on December 6.[11]
2016–2017: Fresh Adventure, Love Sign, Miss This Kiss and Yulhee's departure[]
On February 15, 2016, Laboum launched a campaign to fund their upcoming music video on the crowdfunding platform Makestar. Among other rewards, the group offered an "Honorary Producer" title in the music video credits to those who donated over a certain amount.[12] The campaign reached its goal of $8,261 in just four hours.[13]
The makestar campaign ultimately raised $27,832 – 336.9% of its original goal.[12] Laboum released the music video for "Journey to Atlantis" and its accompanying fourth single album Fresh Adventure on April 6, 2016.[14]
On August 23, 2016, Laboum's first mini album Love Sign was released. The album consists of six tracks, including the lead single "Shooting Love".
On December 2, 2016, Laboum released their winter digital single Winter Story.
On April 17, 2017, their second mini album Miss This Kiss was released with the lead track "Hwi Hwi". They took home their first music show win on Music Bank on April 28, 2017, with "Hwi Hwi".[15] The album was crowdfunded on the platform Makestar; the campaign raised $75,751.58 – 849.93% over its original goal.[16]
On July 25, 2017, Laboum released their summer digital single Laboum Summer Special with lead single "Only U".
ZN, Yujeong, and Haein appeared on KBS Idol Rebooting Project The Unit,[17] which first aired on October 28, 2017.
On November 3, 2017, NH Media confirmed the departure of Yulhee from the group and terminated her contract.[18]
2018–2019: The Unit, Between Us, Japanese debut, I'm Yours, and Two Of Us[]
On February 10, 2018, the finale for The Unit was held live at COEX Stadium, with ZN ranked #8.[19] ZN promoted briefly as a member of the show's winning girl group, UNI.T. She was unable to take part in the group's second and final album, "Begin with the End" due to Laboum's conflicting schedules.[20]
On July 9, a teaser image for the group's single album, Between Us was released.[21] The following day, it was revealed that the single was produced by member Soyeon, and that all five members would participate in promotional activities.[22]
The group released its debut Japanese single "Hwi Hwi" on November 7, 2018 under Nippon Columbia.[1] The single reached No. 9 on the Oricon charts.
Laboum's sixth single album was released on December 5, 2018, with the lead single "Turn It On".
Laboum released their first studio album Two Of Us with the title track "Firework" on September 19th, 2019. The comeback was also backed by Makestar, achieving 529% of its original goal, and earning $43,283.28 from participants.
On December 21, Laboum came out with a rearranged version of their song 'Fresh Adventure' as 'Fresh Adventure Winter ++' for Christmas. This was the group's third digital single.[23]
2020–present: "Smile Pop Pop", sudden success with "Journey to Atlantis" and Yujeong's departure[]
Member Yujeong shared a teaser image on August 25, 2020 in an Instagram story that revealed a collaborative music video between Laboum and Chinese children's franchise BabyBus, for a song titled 'Smile Pop Pop'.[24] On the same day, the song was released digitally.[25]
On September 1, 2020, Laboum's company Global H Media confirmed that Laboum is scheduled to make a comeback with a mini-album in October 2020, but the comeback never materialized.[26]
Two days after the announcement, on September 3rd, 2020, the music video for "Smile Pop Pop" got released through the 'SUPER SOUND Bugs' YouTube channel.[27]
On December 24, 2020, Laboum released their fourth digital single "Cheese".
On March 2021, the 2016 song "Journey to Atlantis" was heavily featured in Hangout with Yoo, a Korean variety show program, causing the song to reappear on Korean music charts and steadily rose in position on several real-time charts. In response, the group resumed promotional activities for the song on June 2021.[28]
On September 8, Yujeong posted a handwritten letter on Instagram, announcing that she was going to leave the group after her contract expired. She also announced that Soyeon, ZN, Solbin and Haein have renewed their contracts, and that Laboum would continue as a quartet.[29] In addition, it was announced that the remaining members has departed from their current agency and signed with Interpark Music Plus, a subsidiary of Interpark.[30]
Members[]
Current[]
- Soyeon (소연)
- ZN (지엔)
- Haein (해인)
- Solbin (솔빈)
Former[]
- Yujeong (유정)
- Yulhee (율희)
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
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| KOR [31] |
JPN [32] | |||
| Love Pop Wow |
show
Track listing |
— | 58 |
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| Two Of Us |
show
Track listing |
27 | — |
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Extended plays[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| KOR [31] | |||
| Love Sign |
show
Track listing |
13 |
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| Miss This Kiss |
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1 |
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Single albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| KOR [31] | |||
| Petit Macaron |
show
Track listing |
15 |
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show
Track listing |
25 | ||
| Sugar Sugar |
show
Track listing |
17 |
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| Aalow Aalow |
show
Track listing |
26 |
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| Fresh Adventure |
show
Track listing |
9 |
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| Between Us |
show
Track listing |
17 |
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| I'm Yours |
show
Track listing |
22 |
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Singles[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales (DL) |
Album | |||
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| KOR [43] |
KOR Hot [44] |
JPN [45] | |||||
| "Pit-A-Pat" (두근두근) | 2014 | 195 | N/A | N/A |
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Petit Macaron | |
| "What About You" (어떡할래) | 148 |
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| "Sugar Sugar" | 2015 | 271 | Sugar Sugar | ||||
| "Aalow Aalow" (아로아로) | 163 |
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Aalow Aalow | ||||
| "Journey to Atlantis" (상상더하기) | 2016 | 10 | 12 |
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Fresh Adventure | ||
| "Shooting Love" (푱푱) | 128 | N/A | Love Sign | ||||
| "Winter Story" (겨울동화) | — | N/A | Non-album single | ||||
| "Hwi Hwi" (휘휘)[A] | 2017 | —[B] | 97 | 16 | Miss This Kiss | ||
| "Only U" (두바둡) | — | — | N/A | N/A | Non-album single | ||
| "Between Us" (체온) | 2018 | —[C] | — | Between Us | |||
| "Turn It On" (불을 켜) | —[D] | — | I'm Yours | ||||
| "Love Me" | 2019 | — | — | Love Pop Wow!! | |||
| "Firework" (불꽃놀이) | — | — | Two Of Us | ||||
| "Winter++" (상상더하기) | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||
| "Cheese" (치즈) | 2020 | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Soundtrack appearances[]
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Don't Look Back" (돌이키지 마) | 2017 | Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Lee Eun-ha) |
| "Oh My" (봄을 만나) | 2019 | Spring Turns to Spring OST Part.4 |
Collaborations[]
| Title | Year | Album | Other Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Side by Side" | 2019 | Korea - ASEAN Summit `Growing With Art` Project | Sandeul, Killagramz, Cinta Laura Kiehl, Indigo, Darren Espanto, Wyne Lay, Alvin Chong, Vu Cat Tuong, OLABlack, Kelly Pan, Meas Sok Sophea |
| "Sangnoksu 2020" (부르는 상록수2020) | 2020 | Non-album singles | Bizzy, Kang San-ae, Johan Kim, Kim Feel, Na Yoon Kwon, Joy, Muzie, Young, JeA, Sandeul, Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, Yesung, Ali, Ailee, YooA, Oh Yeon Joon, Yoon Do-hyun, Solji, Lee Eun-mi, Tiger JK, TXT, Ha Dong-kyun, Hong Jin-young |
| "Smile POP POP" (스마일팝팝) | BABYBUS |
Videography[]
Music videos[]
| Year | Song | Director(s) |
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| Korean | ||
| 2014 | "Pit-A-Pat" | Yong Seong[59] |
| "What About You?" | Kim Beom-chul[60] | |
| 2015 | "Sugar Sugar" | No Jang-sik[61] |
| "Aalow Aalow" | INSP, SUIKO[62] | |
| 2016 | "Journey to Atlantis" | Hong Won-ki[63] |
| "Shooting Love" | Yoo Sung-kyun[64] | |
| "Winter Story" | ||
| 2017 | "Hwi Hwi" | |
| "Dobadob (Only U)" | ||
| 2018 | "Between Us" | |
| "Turn It On" | Lee Hyun-jong[65] | |
| 2019 | "Firework" | N/A |
| "상상더하기 WINTER ++" | ||
| 2020 | "Smile POP POP" | |
| Japanese | ||
| 2018 | "Hwi Hwi" | Yoo Sung-kyun[66] |
Filmography[]
Television Series[]
| Year | Title | Network | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Backstreet Rookie | SBS | Solbin as Jung Eun-byul |
Variety shows[]
| Year | Title | Network | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Laboum TV | Naver V App | |
| 2017 | Battle K Food(K-Rush) | KBS World TV | Yujeong and Soyeon |
Reality show[]
| Year | Title | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Laboum project | MBC Music |
Awards and nominations[]
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| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / work | Result | Ref. |
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| Asia Artist Awards | 2016 | Popularity Award – Singer | Laboum | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Popularity Award – Singer | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Popularity Award – Singer | Nominated | |||
| Seoul Music Awards | 2015 | Bonsang Award | Nominated | ||
| New Artist Award | Nominated | ||||
| Popularity Award | Nominated | ||||
| Hallyu Special Award | Nominated |
Notes[]
- ^ On November 7, 2018 "Hwi Hwi (Japanese ver.)" was released as Laboum's debut Japanese single.
- ^ "Hwi Hwi" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but appeared at number 99 on the component Download Chart.[54]
- ^ "Between Us" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but appeared at number 82 on the component BGM Chart.[57]
- ^ "Turn It On" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but appeared at number 81 on the component BGM Chart.[58]
References[]
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