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F(x) (band)
f(x) (; ) is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment in 2009. The group is composed of Victoria, Amber, Luna, Krystal and previously Sulli until her departure from the group in August 2015. f(x) officially debuted in September 2009 with the release of the digital single "La Cha Ta". Their debut studio album, ''Pinocchio'' (2011), and their two extended plays ''Nu Abo'' and ''Electric Shock'' produced three number-one singles on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. Their acclaimed second studio album, ''Pink Tape'' (2013), was the only K-pop album on US music channel Fuse's "41 Best Albums of 2013", the only idol album to be featured in Korean critics' definitive list of "Top 100 Classic Albums of All Time", and was named "Greatest K-pop Album of the 2010s" by ''Billboard''. The group's third and fourth albums, '' Red Light'' (2014) and '' 4 Walls'' (2015), were commercially successful and well received by music critics. Following the release of the SM Station singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of the 1948 constitution. According to the 2020 census, Seoul has a population of 9.9 million people, and forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area with the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha – City by Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC), Seoul was the world's fourth largest metropolitan economy in 2014, following Tokyo, New York City and Los Angeles. Seoul was rated Asia's most livable city with the second highest quality of life globally by Arcadis in 2015, with a GDP per capita (PPP) of around $40,000. With major technology hubs centered in Gangnam and Digital Media City, the Seoul Capital Area is home to the headquarters of 15 ''Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pink Tape
''Pink Tape'' is the second studio album by South Korean girl group f(x). The album was released on July 29, 2013, by S.M. Entertainment. ''Pink Tape'' is the first studio album by f(x) in over two years, the last being the repackage of their first album '' Hot Summer'' in 2011, and the first Korean release in over a year since 2012's ''Electric Shock''. The album peaked at the number one position on multiple music charts internationally including Billboard's World Albums and South Korea's Gaon charts. ''Pink Tape'' garnered widespread critical acclaim; the album was the only K-pop album to be featured on US music channel Fuse's "41 Best Albums of 2013" and was named the "Greatest K-pop Album of the 2010s" by ''Billboard''. "Rum Pum Pum Pum" was ranked at number 59 on ''Billboards "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time" list. In a panel of 47 music and pop culture critics organized by ''The Hankyoreh'' and Melon, it was ranked at number 96 in their list of the Top 100 Kore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinhwa
Shinhwa () is a South Korean six-member boy band based in Seoul, composed of Eric Mun, Lee Min-woo, Kim Dong-wan, Shin Hye-sung, Jun Jin, and Andy Lee. Launched by SM Entertainment on March 24, 1998, the group signed with Good Entertainment in 2004 before creating theiShinhwa Companyto manage their career as a band. The band struggled initially with their first album before finding commercial success with their sophomore album ''T.O.P.'' (April 1999). When their contract with SM Entertainment expired in July 2003, all six members signed with Good Entertainment and assumed creative control with the release of '' Brand New'' (August 2004). That same year, members began to pursue individual careers. After a four-year hiatus due to majority of the members completing their mandatory military service, the sextet established the Shinhwa Company to facilitate their group career. The release of their tenth album '' The Return'' (2012) made them the first Korean boy band to continue p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation (), also known as SNSD, is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment. The group is composed of eight members: Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun. Originally a nine-piece ensemble, Jessica departed from the group in September 2014. Among the prominent South Korean figures and most popular K-pop groups worldwide, Girls' Generation has earned numerous accolades and the honorific nickname "The Nation's Girl Group" in their home country. Girls' Generation debuted on August 5, 2007, with the single " Into the New World" from their eponymous Korean album. The group rose to fame in 2009 with the single " Gee", which claimed the top spot on KBS's ''Music Bank'' for a record-breaking nine consecutive weeks and was Melon's most popular song of the 2000s decade. The group cemented their popularity in Asia with follow-up singles "Genie", " Oh!", and " Run Devil Run", which were released between mid-2009 and early 2010. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Jung
Jessica Jung (born Jessica Sooyoun Jung; April 18, 1989), also known by the mononym Jessica, is a South Korean-American singer, songwriter, actress, author, fashion designer and businesswoman known for her work as a former member of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. As an actress, Jung portrayed Elle Woods in the Korean version of the musical ''Legally Blonde'' in 2010 and played a role in the television drama '' Wild Romance'' in 2012. In early 2014, she established a fashion brand, Blanc & Eclare. Later that year, she was dismissed from Girls' Generation due to conflicts between the group's schedule and her own business activities. Following the dismissal, Jessica ended her contract with SM Entertainment and signed with Coridel Entertainment in 2016, prior to the release of her debut solo album ''With Love, J''. In May 2018, Jessica signed a contract with United Talent Agency. Her debut best-selling novel '' Shine'' was released in September 2020. Early life Jessic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Function (mathematics)
In mathematics, a function from a set to a set assigns to each element of exactly one element of .; the words map, mapping, transformation, correspondence, and operator are often used synonymously. The set is called the domain of the function and the set is called the codomain of the function.Codomain ''Encyclopedia of Mathematics'Codomain. ''Encyclopedia of Mathematics''/ref> The earliest known approach to the notion of function can be traced back to works of Persian mathematicians Al-Biruni and Sharaf al-Din al-Tusi. Functions were originally the idealization of how a varying quantity depends on another quantity. For example, the position of a planet is a ''function'' of time. Historically, the concept was elaborated with the infinitesimal calculus at the end of the 17th century, and, until the 19th century, the functions that were considered were differentiable (that is, they had a high degree of regularity). The concept of a function was formalized at the end of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South By Southwest
South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and Convention (meeting), conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States. It began in 1987 and has continued to grow in both scope and size every year. In 2017, the conference lasted for 10 days with the interactive track lasting for five days, music for seven days, and film for nine days. There was no in-person event in 2020 and 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Austin, Texas; both years, there was a smaller online event instead. SXSW is run by the company SXSW, LLC, which organizes conferences, trade shows, festivals, and other events. In addition to SXSW, the company runs the conference SXSW Edu and the upcoming SXSW Sydney festival, and co-runs North by Northeast in Toronto. It has previously run or co-run the events North by Northwest (1995-2001), West by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SM Town
SM Town (stylized as SMTOWN) is a musical collective for the recording artists under South Korean entertainment company SM Entertainment. SM Town artists have performed at the annual SM Town Live world tours since the SM Town Live '08 Asia tour in 2008. As of 2014, the SM Town Live concert series had cumulatively attracted over 1 million audience members. Artists Discography Projects * 2003–19: '' The Agit - Concert Series'' * 2016–present: ''SM Station'' Studio albums Compilation albums Single albums Single Concerts Concert tours * SM Town Live '08 (2008–09) * SM Town Live '09 (2009; canceled) * SM Town Live '10 World Tour (2010–11) * SM Town Live World Tour III (2012–13) * SM Town Live World Tour IV (2014–15) * SM Town Live Tour V in Japan (2016) * SM Town Live World Tour VI (2017–18) * SM Town Live 2022: SMCU Express (2022) Music festivals * SM Smile Concert China (2002) * SM Smile Concert (2003) * SM Summer Town Festival (July 15–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Mine (f(x) Song)
"All Mine" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group f(x) for the first season of SM Station, a weekly digital music project by their label SM Entertainment. The song was released through the project on July 22, 2016, serving as the group's first release since their Christmas single "Wish List" in December 2015, and subsequently their last Korean single to date as a quartet. Background and release On July 20, 2016, it was announced that f(x) would be the next artist to release a single for the SM Station project, with the title, "All Mine", on July 22. The single was released digitally at midnight on July 22, 2016, by S.M. Entertainment, accompanied by a music video. Music video The music video was filmed during f(x)'s stay in Japan for SM Town Live World Tour V in Osaka. It was directed and edited by the group's rapper, Amber Amber is fossilized tree resin that has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Much valued from antiquity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SM Station
SM Station is a digital music project by South Korean record label SM Entertainment. It undertook to release one digital single every Friday starting from February 3, 2016. The project's first season ended on February 3, 2017, with 52 songs. Its second season began on March 31, 2017, and concluded on April 6, 2018, with a total of 57 songs. History SM Station's purpose was to showcase SM Entertainment's artists and producers, while also including collaborations with artists outside of the label. The project began on February 3, 2016, with the release of its first single "Rain" by Taeyeon. The song proved successful, topping the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart and winning first place on the weekly music show ''Inkigayo''. Subsequent singles that entered top 10 on the Gaon Digital Chart include "Spring Love" by Wendy and Eric Nam, "The Day" by Baekhyun and K.Will, "No Matter What" by BoA and Beenzino, "Dancing King" by Exo and Yoo Jae-suk, "Always in My Heart" by Joy and Seulong, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4 Walls
''4 Walls'' is the fourth studio album by South Korea-based girl group f(x), released by SM Entertainment and Genie Music on October 27, 2015. A dominant electropop and synthpop record that incorporates various genres, such as house, EDM and UK garage, ''4 Walls'' was composed by several production teams and songwriters, namely LDN Noise, The Stereotypes, Kenzie, Ryan S. Jhun, Makeba Riddick, Carly Rae Jepsen, among others, with Lee Soo-man served as the executive producer of the release. It marked f(x)'s first major release since '' Red Light'' in July 2014, and subsequently the group's first and currently the only major release as a quartet since the departure of former member Sulli in August 2015. Upon its release, ''4 Walls'' received favorable reviews from music critics for showcasing all members' vocal abilities more and its "trendy" production. The album also attained commercial success, becoming their fifth and final chart-topper on the Gaon Album Chart, and has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Light (f(x) Album)
''Red Light'' is the third studio album by South Korean girl group f(x), released on July 7, 2014, by SM Entertainment and Genie Music. It reached number one on the Gaon Album Chart and had two promotional singles, "Red Light" and "Milk". This is the last album with Sulli, who left the group one year after its release. Background ''Red Light'' has a dark and eerie concept, which f(x) said they liked. Krystal added that she liked this concept because she is often given roles that make her look pretty, and just this once she wanted something that would make her look darker and different. Naver describes the album's title track, "Red Light", as a "blast of urban rhythm bit, reversal in electro house genre". The lyrics talk about capturing great moments, stopping and reconsidering what is important in life. Also, it is a message, using a "red light" to symbolize the warning, that is expressed in an eye-catching way. Jakob Dorof of ''Vice'' described the song as "a high-tech whiplash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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