신비 (Shinvi)

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Trained by Starlight Casting System, Shinvi was a group that, similar to their contemporaries M.I.L.K., was promoted by SM Entertainment, but actually belonged to a different company -- in Shinvi's case, SM Group subsidiary, Cid.K Entertainment. Member Soo Jin was chosen from the 1st SM Entertainment Best Youth Contest. Lead singer Sang Eun had previously appeared in Moon Hee Jun's song "Our Story." Shinvi caused a lot of confusion and speculation when they debuted. The first confusion relates to SM singer BoA. Back before BoA debuted, there was a rumor that SM Entertainment was in the process of creating another girl group called "ShinBi". Pictures even circulated online of the girls who were supposed to be in that group. When the news arose that a group named "Shinvi" (though thought at that time to be "ShinBi") was going to debut, many fans dismissed the news as just the old rumor recircluating. The second point of confusion -- albiet a small one -- was related to their name. The group was thought to be named ShinBi (신비) until official romanization revealed it to be Shinvi. Both names are pronounced the same way in Korean. Additionally, the name is composed of the Chinese characters (神飛) "god" and "fly" and thus does not have the normal meaning of "shinbi" (mystery) in Korean. Shinvi's album was originally scheduled to be released in late 2001, but was plagued by a score of delays. Shinvi actually debuted on stage in February, but it wasn't until late March that thei

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