A-One is a

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group created in 2008 under the label Hong Kong Kiss-star entertainment Beijing company (香港Kiss Star娱乐北京有限公司).

Names

A number of names have been used for this group. * A-One (昆虫一族) * A-One (昆虫组合) * A-One (中国昆虫)

Career

Originally

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was scheduled to be a performer at the

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. But due to the

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, director

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had replaced

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with A-One.Sydney morning herald.
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''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 26 February 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2008. A-One did not make their international debut on 8 August as part of the ceremony. After 2 years of training the group debuted after

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show Happy camp (快乐大本营).Kiss-star.
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." ''A-One.'' Retrieved on 5 January 2009.

Members

The group members are counted as 3+x where the most popular 3 members are in the group. Sometimes it may have 5 or more members. There had been 10 members in total. The official website describe this fan selection style as democratic (民主) for the 21st century.

Album

* Jeet Kune Do (截拳道)

References

External links

Tudou video sample

Youtube video sample
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