Apink, a group in its 14th year of debut, is continuing its active activities.
On the 19th, Apink released the fan song ‘Wait Me There’ to commemorate the 13th anniversary of their debut. ‘Memory, That Beauty’ is a song that Apink prepared while recalling the happy memories of crying and laughing with fans over the past 13 years. Every year, Apink releases ‘Good Morning Baby’, ‘Little Finger’, ‘When You Beckon’, ‘Always’, ‘A Miraculous Story’, ‘Everyone Ready?’, ‘I Love Every Moment of You’, ‘Thank You’ and ‘Candy’. They celebrated their debut anniversary by releasing fan songs such as: Apink also celebrated their debut anniversary with several performances, including the fan meeting ‘Apink Picnic’ commemorating the 3rd anniversary of their debut and the fan concert ‘Pink Drive’ for the 12th anniversary of their debut.
In addition to Apink’s team activities, the members’ individual activities also stand out. Bomi Yoon was recognized for her acting skills by playing the role of Nabi Seo in the tvN drama ‘Queen of Tears’, which boasted her all-time hot topic with her recent viewership rating exceeding 20%. Recently, on A post saying, “It’s a song from 10 years ago” was posted and became a hot topic. On the 23rd, Bomi Yoon also acknowledged her romantic relationship with Rado, who composed songs such as ‘So I Can Be Excited’ and ‘Hush’.
Jeong Eun-ji, who is Apink’s main vocalist and has also been active as a solo artist, has been selected as a producer for JTBC’s ‘Girls on Fire’. ‘Girls on Fire’ is an audition program to form a female vocal group. She also plans to hold her exclusive fan meeting ‘Eunji’s Bookstore’ on May 25th in three Asian countries: Seoul, Taiwan, and Hong Kong to meet domestic and foreign fans.
Kim Nam-joo released his second solo single album ‘Bad’ on March 18th and appeared on various music broadcasts, showing a different charm that was not shown in Apink. He continued his active activities by holding an exclusive fan meeting ‘Bad Juice’ on the 14th and meeting his fans.
In addition to individual activities, Apink will appear as a complete group on JTBC’s ‘Knowing Bros’ on the 27th. Apink is raising fans’ expectations with its first appearance in 6 years since appearing as a complete group on ‘Knowing Bros’ in 2018. Apink members were called ‘entertainment idols’ in the past when they performed in various entertainment programs such as ‘Weekly Idol’, ‘Happy Together’, ‘Running Man’, and ‘Crime Scene’. This appearance on ‘Knowing Bros’ is also raising expectations.
Ha Jae-geun, a pop music critic, said, “A Pink debuted with an innocent concept at a time when sexy girl group concepts were popular, differentiating them from other groups and creating a solid fandom.” He added, “Although it has been a long time since their debut, they have built a loyal fandom “I think we were able to maintain group activities for a long time,” he said. He continued, “The abilities of each member are also quite outstanding. “Like Jeong Eun-ji and Yoon Bomi, they are expanding their scope as actors and their individual charms are standing out,” he added.
