Stellar (South Korean band)

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Stellar
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Stellar at the Phoenix Summer Festival in October 2015. From left: Hyoeun, Jeonyul, Gayoung and Minhee.
Background information
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop, synthpop, dance-pop
Years active 2011–present
Labels
  • The Entertainment Pascal
Website Daum Cafe Official Youtube Channel
Members
  • Gayoung
  • Minhee
  • Hyoeun
  • Jeonyul
Past members
  • Leeseul
  • JoA

Stellar (Hangul: 스텔라, stylized as STELLAR) is a South Korean girl group whose line-up is composed of Ga-young, Min-hee, Hyo-eun and Jun-yool. Formed in 2011 by The Entertainment Pascal,[fn 1] the group attracted attention as they were initially produced by Eric Mun of the boy band Shinhwa.[1] Following an unsuccessful debut with the single "Rocket Girl" in August 2011, Stellar underwent a line-up change and released "UFO" in February 2012, which fared similarly.[2]

The group began working with production team MonoTree in July 2013 and released "Study", which experienced modest success and became their first single to chart in the top 100 of the Gaon Digital Chart.[3][fn 2][4] Stellar gained notoriety in February 2014, when they adopted a more "provocative" image for the release of their first extended play Marionette. The album's title track peaked at number thirty-five on the Gaon Digital Chart, making it their most commercially successful single thus far.[5] This stylistic change in direction would be maintained in Stellar's subsequent releases "Vibrato" in 2015 and their second extended play Sting in 2016.[6][7]

Career

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Stellar in October 2012
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Stellar in February 2013

2011–2012: Early beginnings and debut

The formation of Stellar began as early as 2010, when Top Class Entertainment reported that member Kim Ga-young had signed an exclusive contract with the company and would be joining a five-member girl group.[8][9] Ga-young had gained attention for her appearance on the Viewers' Tour episode of 1 Night 2 Days and had been cast in the drama series Poseidon alongside Top Class Entertainment operator and Shinhwa member Eric Mun. The series was set to air on the SBS network until production halted following the November 2010 Yeonpyeong bombardment incident.[10] The roles were subsequently recast when production was greenlit by KBS a year later.[11] Ga-young was later cast in the 2011 drama Spy Myung-wol along with Mun.

The final debut line-up of Stellar was Ga-young, true rookie Jun-yool, and ex-Honeydew members Lee-seul and JoA.[12] The group officially debuted on August 28, 2011, with the release of the digital single "Rocket Girl". On January 26, 2012, it was announced that Lee-seul and JoA were leaving the group and would be replaced by Min-hee and Hyo-eun for their first comeback track "UFO".[13]

2013–2014: "Study", Marionette and "Mask"

On July 11, 2013, Stellar released their third digital single "Study".[14]

On February 12, 2014, Stellar released their first extended play Marionette.[15] The group received criticism for their "stripping game" promotional material, which involved fans having to "like" posts on Stellar's official Facebook page to reveal photos of the members' body parts.[16] The group received further criticism for their 19+ music video and performances of "Marionette".[17] Despite the controversy, "Marionette" became their best selling single, peaking at number 35 and 34 on Gaon and Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 charts, respectively.[18][19]

On August 21, 2014, Stellar released the digital single "Mask".

2015: "Fool" and "Vibrato"

On March 9, 2015, Stellar released digital single "Fool" and its music video. On July 20, Stellar released the single "Vibrato" and another controversial music video, gaining more recognition.[20] The group responded to criticism of their revealing performance outfits with the explanation that "Vibrato"'s sexy music video was merely meant to be an expression of the group's unique identity.[21] While promoting "Vibrato", Stellar released a virtual reality clip of a July 27 performance. The video – created by virtual reality company Moovr – allows viewers to use their computer mouse or move their smartphone to scroll around a 360-degree rotating view of the stage as the four members perform.[22]

2016-present: Sting and 2016 1st Solo Concert

On January 8, 2016, it was announced that the group would return on the 18th with their 2nd mini-album titled Sting.[23] The album's creation was supported in part through a Makestar-hosted crowd-funding campaign. The campaign's original goal of $8,418 was reached in only three days, ultimately reaching 422% of its goal with $35,510.[24] On January 18, 2016, the album and a music video for the title track "Sting" were released. The band explained that their intentions for "Sting" were different from "Marionette" and "Vibrato", stating "This time, we wanted to look more like a girlfriend rather than to [...] look provocative. We put on lighter makeup, so that more fans will feel closer to us.”[25] The previously released single "Vibrato" was included as the final track on the album.[26]

Stellar announced on April 1 that they would be holding their first solo concert, since their debut, on April 22, 2016 at Seoul's Yes24 MUVHALL.[27] On the upcoming concert, Stellar relayed, "Our solo concert is something we've always dreamed of holding ever since we began our dreams to become singers. We're so excited that the dream is finally happening. We're doing our best to prepare a full stage of performances. Please expect the unimaginable!" Although held at a small venue tickets for the concert were sold out and attended by their dedicated fandom in Korea.[28] They brought to their fans a range of unique performances, including hit songs like "Marionette" and "Sting". The concert was live streamed on various websites such as Allreh TV,'Allreh TV mobile and Goliveconcert.com . Broadcast in Japan,[29] Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and The United Arab Emirates.

Members

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Current

  • Gayoung (가영, Kim Gayoung (김가영)) was born on December 2, 1991, in Seoul, South Korea.
  • Minhee (민희, Joo Minhee (주민희)) was born on January 3, 1993, in Seoul, South Korea.
  • Hyoeun (효은, Lee Hyoeun (이효은)) was born on March 16, 1993, in Seoul, South Korea.
  • Jeonyul (전율, Jun Yoo-ri (전유리)) was born on March 20, 1994.

Former

  • Kim Lee-seul (김이슬)
  • JoA (Cho Young-jin 조영진)

Both members were in the ballad duo Honeydew prior to joining Stellar.

Discography

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Main article: Stellar (South Korean band) discography
Extended plays:

Concert

  • Stellar 1st Concert (2016)

Filmography

Reality/variety shows

Year Title Channel Member(s) Note(s)
2010 1 Night 2 Days KBS2 Ga-young Guest (Pre-debut)[12]
2011 Yeonyega Junggye Guest Reporter[30]
2012 Idol Manager MBC Every 1 Jun-yool Main cast[31]
2013 Shinhwa Broadcast JTBC Ga-young, Hyo-eun Guests[32]
Hidden Singer Cameo appearance[33]
Beatles Code Mnet Hyo-eun Guest[34]
Hello Counselor KBS2 Jun-yool Guest[35]
Millionaire Game: My Turn TvN Hyo-eun Contestant
2014 Yeokjisaji Talk Show - The Spokesman KBS2 Ga-young Guest[36]
2015 Her Secret Weapon MBC Every 1 Min-hee Contestant (Eliminated episode 5, returned and completed show)[37]
Car Talk Show X Channel A Ga-young, Hyo-eun Guests (Episode 16)[38]
Human Documentary: People are Good MBC All Guests (Season 2, Episode 136)[39]
1 vs. 100 KBS2 Hyo-eun, Jun-yool Contestants[40]
2016 Vitamin KBS All Guest

Dramas

Year Title Channel Member(s) Role(s) Note(s)
2011 Spy Myung-wol KBS2 Ga-young Joo Kyung-joo Pre-debut[12][41]
2014 Dr. Frost OCN Da-rae [42]
2015 Who Are You: School 2015 KBS Herself Cameo (Episode 6)

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Following Eric Mun's contract expiration with Top Class Entertainment in late 2013, the company renamed itself as The Entertainment Pascal.
  2. ↑ MonoTree was formed in 2014 by Hwang Hyun, G-High and Lee Joo-hyoung, former composers and writers of the production team Sweetune. "Study" is credited to the latter.

References

  1. ↑ 에릭, '김가영 걸그룹' 스텔라 프로듀서 변신. Naver (May 16, 2011). Retrieved on February 22, 2014.
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  11. ↑ "Choi Si-won, Lee Si-young embark Poseidon". 10Asia. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
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