4minute

4minute (포미닛) is a South Korean girl group created by CUBE Entertainment. 4minute was announced on May 2009, along with two of the groups members, Kim HyunAh and Nam JiHyun, the leader of the group. On June 11, 2009, the silhouette teaser video was released online, along with their official website. The remaining three members identities were kept a secret until June 12. On June 15, 2009, their debut single “Hot Issue” was released along with another teaser video and the profiles for each group member. Within hours of the song release, it quickly climbed onto top five within various digital music charts such as Cyworld, Bugs, Soribada, and Mnet. 4minute debuted on June 18 at M! Countdown. They also won the digital music award “Rookie of the Month”. At the end of August, 4minute's first mini-album, "For Muzik", was released with "Muzik" as the lead single. 4minute won their first number one award on September 27th at Inkigayo and received their second award on October 1st at M!Countdown. "What A Girl Wants" was their last promo song for the album. 4minute went on their tour of Asia that began January and went to countries such as Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Japan. On May 5th, they released their first Japanese single "Muzik" which was a Japanese remake of their Korean song. The single also included "Hot Issue" but in Korean along with instrumentals for both tracks. On May 19th, 4minute's second mini album, "Hit Your Heart" was released with "HuH" being the album's title track. It immediately went to #1 on such charts as Bugs and Gom TV. The members include: JiHyun * Birth name: Nam JiHyun (Korean: 남지현) * Position: Leader, Vocalist * Date of Birth: January 9, 1990 (1990-01-09) (age 20) GaYoon * Birth name: Heo GaYoon (Korean: 허가윤) * Position: Main Vocalist * Date of birth: May 18, 1990 (1990-05-18) (age 20) * Additional Notes: - - Featured in Mario’s music video “I’m Yours”. JiYoon * Birth name: Jeon JiYoon (Korean: 전지윤) * Position: Lead Vocalist, Lead Rapper * Date of Birth: October 15, 1990 (1990-10-15) (age 19) HyunAh * Birth name: Kim HyunAh (Korean: 김현아) (Stage Name: 현아) * Date of birth: June 6, 1992 (1992-06-06) (age 18) * Position: Main Rapper, Vocalist * Additional Notes : - - Former member of Wonder Girls, resigned due to health issues. - - Featured in AJ’s song “2009” and music video for “Dancing Shoes”. - - Released her solo single Change (feat. 용준형 from BEAST) on January 4th, 2010 SoHyun * Birth name: Kwon SoHyun (Korean: 권소현) * Position: Vocalist, Rapper * Date of birth: August 30, 1994 (1994-08-30) (age 16) - - Was once a member of the child group called "Orange".