4 MINUTE

4Minute was announced in May 2009, along with two of the group’s members, Kim Hyun Ah and Nam Ji Hyun. Although Ji Hyun is known as the leader, many singing parts and centered dancing roles belong to HyunA(who is a former member of Wonder Girls) On June 11, 2009, the silhouette teaser video was released online, along with their official website.^[1] The remaining three members’ identities were kept secret until June 12.^[2] On June 15, 2009, their debut single “Hot Issue” was released along with another teaser video and the profiles for each group member.^[3] Within hours of the song release, it quickly climbed onto top five within various digital music charts such as Cyworld, Bugs, Soribada, and Mnet.^[4] 4minute had their debut performances on June 18-21 with “Hot Issue” on Mnet’s “m!countdown“, ”KBS’s Music Bank“, “MBC’s music core” and SBS’s Popular Song. They won the digitalmusic award “Rookie Of The Month” for June and August. 4minute won their first ever number one award on Inkigayo, on September 27 and on M!Countdown, on October 1

Jihyun

Real name: Nam Ji-hyun (남지현)

DOB: January 9, 1990

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

Height: 167cm | Blood type: A

Group leader.

Starred in drama It’s Okay, Daddy’s Girl (2010).

Gayoon

Real name: Heo Ga-yoon (허가윤)

DOB: May 8, 1990

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

Height: 165cm | Blood type: O

Duet with Han Ye-ji in One Two Three, drama OST for Still, Marry Me (2010).

Featured in Sunny Side’s Bad Guy Good Girl (2010).

Featured in Group of 20′s Let’s Go (2010).

Solo in Wind Blow, drama OST for My Princess (2011).

Jiyoon

Real name: Jeon Ji-yoon (전지윤)

DOB: October 15, 1990

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

Height: 165cm | Blood type: B

Featured in Woo Yi-kyung’s Look Only At Me (2009).

Featured in Lee Hyori’s Bring it Back (2010) with After School’s Bekah.

HyunA

Real name: Kim Hyun-ah (김현아)

DOB: June 6, 1992

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

Height: 163cm | Blood type: O

Former member of Wonder Girls.

Featured in AJ’s 2009 (2009).

Featured in Brave Brothers’ Bittersweet (2009) with Mabus, Red Roc, Basick & M.

Featured in MBLAQ’s Oh Yeah (2009).

Featured in 4Tomorrow project group (2009).

Starred in reality-variety show Invincible Youth (2009-2010).

Solo in Change (2010, feat. B2ST’s Junhyung).

Duet with T-Max in Love Parade (2010).

Duet with Nassum in Outlaw in the Wild (2010).

Featured in G.NA’s Say You Love Me (2010).

Co-hosting variety show Remote Control (2011-present).

Sohyun

Real name: Kwon So-hyun (권소현)

DOB: August 30, 1994

Height: 159cm | Blood type: B

Group maknae.

A child actress before 4minute’s group debut