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Artist
After School
12+ albums
k-popKoreanfemale vocalistspopKpop
about
There are at least two acts under this name: 1) After School was a South Korean girl group formed by Pledis Entertainment in 2009. They were the first group to debut with a unique admissions and graduation concept in Korea, where members were added or withdrawn in a "natural" manner. All former members: Raina, Nana and E-Young. Soyoung withdrew from the group in fall 2009, Bekah officially graduated from the group in July 2011, former leader Kahi graduated in September 2012, Jooyeon graduated in January 2015 and Jungah graduated in January 2016. Additionally, Uee graduated in May 2017 and Lizzy graduated in May 2018 due to the expiration of their contracts. Three members of After School also formed a sub-group with a different concept known as Orange Caramel. After School had their first performance alongside label mate Son Dambi in 2008 and their official debut occurred in January of 2009 with the song AH. The group became popular with the release of their hit single, "๋ ๋๋ฌธ์ (Because of You)", which attained #1 and a triple crown on SBS's Inkigayo. After School went on to win various awards at the Billboard Japan Music Awards and the Seoul Music Awards. Other hits by After School include Diva, Bang! and Shampoo. The group began a foray into the Japanese music scene in 2011 under Avex Trax with a remake of their Korean hits "Bang!" and "Diva". Their debut in Japan was quite a success, as the group managed to enter the Oricon Weekly Chart at #7. Kahi, After School's lead
