Girl's Day
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Girl's Day is a five-member South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

n girl group under the management of Dream Tea Entertainment. The five members are: So Jin, Ji Hae, Min Ah, Yura & Hyeri.

History

DreamTea Entertainment started Girl's Day promotions before their debut with the creation of an official Cafe, YouTube channel, and Twitter accounts for the group and each member. A forum made by fans was also recognized by the company as their official international forum. The group also released dance flash mobs before their debut on the commercial and entertainment districts of Seoul gaining much interest.

On July 7, the group released their first MV, "Tilt My Head", and two days later their debut mini-album "Girl's Day Party 1".

Only two months after their debut, on September 12, it was announced through the group's official Twitter that members Ji Sun and Ji In left the group and two new members would be added to the group: "Two of our precious members of Girl's Day are to be replaced. They are Ji Sun and Ji In. Ji Sun will study music more to find her own character in music, as she wanted. And Ji In is attracted in acting so she will concentrate on acting career.
Two days later, on September 14, the two new members were announced, Yura and Hyeri. On October 29, the new line-up released the group's second digital single, "Girl's Day Party 2". On October 30 the MV for their lead track, "Nothing Lasts Forever" was released.

In December 2010, Girl's Day got their first TV-show along with boyband U-KISS
U-Kiss
U-KISS is a South Korean boy band formed by NH Media in 2008. The members of the group are Soohyun, Eli, Kevin, Dongho, Kiseop, Hoon and AJ . Alexander and Kibum became former members, when their contracts were terminated in early 2011,The group has released two full-length albums, five extended...

. The show, "We Are Dating", is a spinoff of the hit TV-show We Got Married
We Got Married
We Got Married is a popular reality South Korean variety show, one segment of the Sunday Sunday Night program. First broadcast in 2008, the show pairs up Korean celebrities to show what life would be like if they were married...

 and paired three members of each group on the first season.

On March 17, 2011, Girl's Day released their 3rd single "Twinkle Twinkle".

On May 17, 2011, Girl's Day had their first oversea concert in Taiwan
Taiwan
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 with U-KISS
U-Kiss
U-KISS is a South Korean boy band formed by NH Media in 2008. The members of the group are Soohyun, Eli, Kevin, Dongho, Kiseop, Hoon and AJ . Alexander and Kibum became former members, when their contracts were terminated in early 2011,The group has released two full-length albums, five extended...

 and Super Junior M
Super Junior
Super Junior is a South Korean boy band. Formed in 2005 by producer Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment, the group comprised a total of thirteen members at its peak, and was once claimed to be the world's largest boy band...

.The concert I Love You Taiwan - We are friends Concert(Traditional Chinese:사랑해(莎朗嘿) 台灣! WE ARE FRIENDS 演唱會) was held by Korea Tourism Organization
Korea Tourism Organization
The Korea Tourism Organization is a statutory organization of the Republic of Korea under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and is commissioned to promote the country's tourism industry.-Overview:...

 Taipei, Taiwan Office in Taipei International Convention Center,TICC.

On July 3, 2011, Girl's Day announced their comeback with their second mini-album "Everyday", to be promoted with the title song "Hug Me Once". The teaser for the music video was uploaded on that same day. The full music video was released on July 6, 2011 along with the mini album. Along with the title song "Hug Me Once", the album contains a new track called "Young Love", two previous digital singles "Nothing Lasts Forever" and "Twinkle Twinkle", and an instrumental version of "Hug Me Once". Girl's Day are scheduled to begin their comeback performances on the July 8th episode of Music Bank.

Members

Sojin :
  • Birth Name: Park So-Jin
  • Birthday: 21 May 1986 (age 25)
  • Position: Leader, Lead Vocalist


Jihae
  • Birth Name: Woo Ji-Hae
  • Birthday: 14 May 1989 (age 22)
  • Position: Vocalist, Main Rapper


Yura
  • Birth Name: Kim Ah-Young
  • Birthday: November 06, 1992 (age 19)
  • Position: Vocalist, Rapper, Main Dancer


Minah
  • Birth Name: Bang Min-Ah
  • Birthday: 13 May 1993 (age 18)
  • Position: Main Vocalist, Visual


Hyeri
  • Birth Name: Lee Hye-Ri
  • Birthday: 9 June 1994 (age 17)
  • Position: Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Maknae

Former Members

Ji In
  • Birth Name: Lee Ji-In
  • Birthday: March 13, 1992
  • Position: Vocalist
  • Reason For Leaving: To become an actress.


Ji Sun
  • Birth Name: Hwang Ji-Sun
  • Birthday: October 17, 1989
  • Position: Main Vocalist
  • Reason For Leaving: To focus on college career. Now member of the group New.F.O.

Mini Albums

Album # Album information Tracklisting
1st "Girl's Day Party #1"
  • Released: July 9, 2010
  • Length: 16:27
  • Language: Korean
    Korean language
    Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...

  • Labels: DreamTea Entertainment

  1. "갸우뚱 (Tilt My Head)" - 3:09
  2. "Shuppy Shuppy" - 3:20
  3. "Control" - 3:29
  4. "갸우뚱 (Tilt My Head - Inst.)" - 3:09
  5. "Shuppy Shuppy (Inst.)" - 3:20
2nd "Everyday"
  • Released: July 6, 2011
  • Length: 16:19
  • Language: Korean
    Korean language
    Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...

  • Labels: DreamTea Entertainment

  1. "영러브 (Young Love)" - 3:24
  2. "한번만 안아줘 (Hug Me Once)" - 3:14
  3. 반짝반짝 (Twinkle Twinkle) - 3:04
  4. "잘해줘 봐야 (Nothing Lasts Forever)" - 3:24
  5. "한번만 안아줘 (Hug Me Once - Inst.)" - 3:15

Digital Singles

Album # Album information Tracklisting
1st "How Do I Look (Summer Special Album)"
  • Released: July 22, 2010
  • Length: 7:08
  • Language: Korean
    Korean language
    Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...

  • Labels: DreamTea Entertainment

  1. "나 어때 (How Do I Look)" - 3:35
  2. "나 어때 (How Do I Look - Inst.)" - 3:33
2nd "Girl's Day Party #2"
  • Released: October 29, 2010
  • Length: 6:48
  • Language: Korean
    Korean language
    Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...

  • Labels: DreamTea Entertainment

  1. "잘해줘봐야 (Nothing Lasts Forever)" - 3:26
  2. "잘해줘봐야 (Nothing Lasts Forever - Inst.)" - 3:23
3rd "Girl's Day Party #3"
  • Released: March 18, 2011
  • Length: 6:10
  • Language: Korean
    Korean language
    Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...

  • Labels: DreamTea Entertainment

  1. "반짝반짝 (Twinkle Twinkle)" - 3:06
  2. "반짝반짝 (Twinkle Twinkle - Inst.)" - 3:04
4th "Girl's Day Party #4"
  • Released: September 2, 2011
  • Length: 7:32
  • Language: Korean
    Korean language
    Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...

  • Labels: DreamTea Entertainment

  1. "너, 한눈 팔지마! (Don't Let You Eyes Wander)" - 3:06
  2. "너, 한눈 팔지마! (Don't Let You Eyes Wander - DJ Stereo Club Mix)" - 4:26

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
KOR USA
Gaon
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Billboard
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 K-pop Hot 100

2010
"Tilt My Head" 83 - Girl's Day Party #1
"How Do I Look" 88 - How Do I Look (Summer Special Album)
"Nothing Lasts Forever" 63 - Everyday
2011 "Twinkle Twinkle" 5 -
"Hug Me Once" 15 -
"Don't Let Your Eyes Wander" 11 14 Girl's Day Party #4

Music videos

Year Music video Length
2010 "Tilt My Head" 3:29
"How Do I Look" 2:31
"Nothing Lasts Forever" 3:29
2011 "Twinkle Twinkle" 4:28
"Hug Me Once" 3:16
"Don’t Let Your Eyes Wander" 4:22

Awards

Years Awards
2010
  • 18th Korean Culture Entertainment Awards: New Generation Popular Music Teen Singer Award
2011
  • 18th Republic of Korea Entertainment Arts Awards: Best Female Rookie Award

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