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GFRIEND History

GFRIEND is a South Korean girl group formed by Source Music Entertainment in 2015.

The members include Sowon, Yerin, Yuju, Eunha, Sinb, and Umji. On January 16, 2015, GFRIEND officially debuted at Music Bank with “Glass Bead”.

GFRIEND’s entertainment company is smaller, but it still attracted public attention when they debuted. At the end of 2015, GFRIEND received several
Best New Artist (Female) awards.

On September 5, 2015, when GFRIEND was performing in Gangwon-do, the stage becomes slippery due to the rain. Although members had a total of eight falls, the lead singer Yuju sprained her fingers, but they held on until the end of the performance. The falling video has been viewed more than 12 million times since it spread on the internet and has been praised by netizens around the world for their dedication.

On January 25, 2016, GFRIEND released their third mini-album, “Snowflake,” and announced that the official fan name as “Buddy”.

On April 26, 2018, GFRIEND reveals their official colors as Cloud Dancer, Scuba Blue, and Ultra Violet.

Towards the end of the year 2016, YouTube revealed the top 10 K-pop MVs most beloved by South Koreans in 2016.

“Rough” and “Navillera” were ranked 2nd and 10th respectively in that list. “Rough” and “Navillera” were also ranked 2nd and 11th respectively in the 2016 Bugs Year-End Top 100.

“Rough” was also ranked 13th in Billboard’s 20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2016: Critic’s Picks. At the end of the year show 2016 KBS Song Festival, the peak viewer ratings for the whole show were recorded during GFRIEND’s “Rough” performance at 10.3%.

“Rough” also became the most downloaded song in 2016 according to Gaon Chart’s 2016 Year End Download Chart.